commit f37dc9fa7611c926b6e6ec80324fabc9c95c9435
Author: Thorsten <thorsten@tstratmann.de>
Date:   Mon Aug 31 18:43:08 2026 +0200

    Add Phase 1 MVP: D&D text-adventure server
    
    FastAPI + Postgres backend with fastapi-users auth, games/characters
    CRUD, and a WebSocket chat endpoint where an x.ai Grok DM narrates
    play, rolls dice, and maintains character sheets via tool calls.
    React + Tailwind frontend covers registration/login, game list and
    creation, participation-code join flow, character viewer, and a
    real-time chat session view. Docker Compose skeleton (Postgres +
    backend) included; Caddy/frontend container wiring is deferred to
    the deploy milestone.
    
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

diff --git a/.claude/launch.json b/.claude/launch.json
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+{
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "frontend",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["--prefix", "frontend", "run", "dev"],
+      "port": 5173
+    }
+  ]
+}
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+# Copy this file to .env and fill in real values. Never commit .env.
+
+# x.ai API (Grok) — DM model. Get a key at https://console.x.ai
+XAI_API_KEY=
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+# Auth secrets — generate with: python -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe(32))"
+JWT_SECRET=
+RESET_PASSWORD_SECRET=
+VERIFICATION_TOKEN_SECRET=
+
+# Postgres
+POSTGRES_USER=dnd
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
+POSTGRES_DB=dnd
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://dnd:changeme@postgres:5432/dnd
+
+# SMTP (password reset emails). Leave empty in dev — emails are logged to console instead.
+SMTP_HOST=
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USER=
+SMTP_PASSWORD=
+SMTP_FROM=no-reply@dungeonsdragons.tstratmann.de
+
+# Frontend / CORS
+FRONTEND_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173
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+.venv/
+venv/
+node_modules/
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+caddy_data/
+caddy_config/
+pgdata/
+frontend/dist/
+*.tsbuildinfo
+.DS_Store
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+T S GOOD TO &E THE DUNGEON MASTER! NOT ONLY 
+do you get to tell fantastic stories about heroes, 
+villains, monsters, and magic, but you also get 
+to create the world in which these stories live. 
+Whether you Ye running a D&D game already 
+or you think it s something you want to try. this 
+book is for you. 
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+The Dungeon Master's Guide assumes that you know 
+the basics of how to play the D&D tabletop roleplaying 
+game. If you havenY played before, the DUNGEONS eP 
+Dragons Starter Set is a great starting point for new 
+players and DMs. 
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+This book has two important companions; the Players 
+Handbook, which contains the rules your players need 
+to create characters and the rules you need to run the 
+game, and the Monster Manual . which contains ready-lo¬ 
+use monsters to populate your D&D world. 
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+The Dungeon Master 
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+The Dungeon Master (DM) is the creative force 
+behind a D&D game. The DM creates a world for the 
+other players to explore, and also creates and runs 
+adventures that drive the story. An adventure typically 
+hinges on the successful completion of a quest, and 
+can be as short as a single game session. Longer 
+adventures might embroil players in great conflicts that 
+require multiple game sessions to resolve. When strung 
+together, these adventures form an ongoing campaign, 
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+A D&D campaign can include dozens of adventures and 
+last for months or years, 
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+A Dungeon Master gets to wear many hats. As the 
+architect of a campaign, the DM creates adventures 
+by placing monsters, traps, and treasures for the other 
+players’ characters (the adventurers) to discover. As 
+a storyteller, the DM helps the other players visualize 
+what's happening around them, improvising when the 
+adventurers do something or go somewhere unexpected. 
+As an actor, the DM plays the roles of the monsters and 
+supporting characters, breathing life into them. And as a 
+referee, the DM interprets the rules and decides when to 
+abide by them and when to change them. 
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+Inventing, writing, storytelling, improvising, acting, 
+refereeing—every DM handles these roles differently, 
+and you’ll probably enjoy some more than others. It 
+helps to remember that Dungeons & Dragons is a 
+hobby, and being the DM should be fun. Focus on the 
+aspects you enjoy and downplay the rest. For example, if 
+you don't like creating your own adventures, you can use 
+published ones. You can also lean on the other players 
+to help you with rules mastery and world-building. 
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+The D&D rules help you and the other players have 
+a good time, but the rules aren't in charge. You Ye the 
+DM, and you are in charge of the game. That said, your 
+goal isn't to slaughter the adventurers but to create a 
+campaign world that revolves around their actions and 
+decisions, and to keep your players coming back for 
+more! If you Ye lucky, the events of your campaign will 
+echo in the memories of your players long after the final 
+game session is concluded. 
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+How to Use This Book 
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+This book is organized in three parts. The first part 
+helps you decide what kind of campaign you'd like to 
+run. The second part helps you create the adventures— 
+the stories—that will compose the campaign and 
+keep the players entertained from one game session 
+to ihe next. The last part helps you adjudicate the 
+rules of the game and modify them to suit the style of 
+your campaign. 
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+Part 1 : Master of Worlds _ 
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+Every DM is the creator of his or her own campaign 
+world. Whether you invent a world, adapt a world from 
+a favorite movie or novel, or use a published setting for 
+the D&D game, you make that world your own over the 
+course of a campaign. 
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+The world where you set your campaign is one of 
+countless worlds that make up the D&D multiverse. 
+a vast array of planes and worlds where 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, game products, and digital 
+games are assumed to take place. The world is yours to 
+change as you see fit and yours to modify as you explore 
+the consequences of the players' actions. 
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+Your world is more than just a backdrop for 
+adventures. Like Middle Earth. Westeros, and countless 
+other fantasy worlds out there, it’s a place to which you 
+can escape and witness fantastic stories unfold. A well- 
+designed and well-run world seems to flow around the 
+adventurers, so that they feel part of something, instead 
+of apart from it. 
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+Consistency is a key to a believable fictional 
+world. When the adventurers go back into town for 
+supplies, they should encounter the same nonplayer 
+characters (NPCs) they met before. Soon, they'll learn 
+the bat-keep's name, and he or she will remember 
+theirs as well. Once you have achieved this degree of 
+consistency, you can provide an occasional change. If 
+the adventurers come back to buy more horses at the 
+stables, they might discover that the man who ran the 
+place went back home to the large city over the hills, 
+and now his n iece runs the family business. That sort of 
+change—one that has nothing to do with the adventurers 
+directly, but one that they'll notice—makes the players 
+feel as though their characters are part of a living world 
+that changes and grows along with them. 
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+Part 1 of this book is all about inventing your world. 
+Chapter 1 asks what type of game you want to run, and 
+helps you nail down a few important details about your 
+world and its overarching conflicts. Chapter 2 helps you 
+put your world in the greater context of the multiverse, 
+expanding on the information presented in the Player's 
+Handbook to discuss die planes of existence and the 
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+Whether you write your own adventures or use 
+published ones, expect to invest preparation time 
+beyond the hours you spend at the gaming table. You"II 
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+creativity as you invent compelling plots, create new 
+NPCs. craft encounters, and think of clever ways to 
+foreshadow story events yet to come. 
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+Part 2 of this book is devoted to helping you create 
+and run great adventures. Chapter 3 covers the basic 
+elements of a D&D adventure, and chapter 4 helps you 
+create memorable NPCs. Chapter 5 presents guidelines 
+and advice for running adventures set in dungeons, 
+the wilderness, and other locales, and chapter 6 covers 
+the time between adventures. Chapter 7 is all about 
+treasure, magic items, and special rewards that help 
+keep the players invested in your campaign. 
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+Dungeons & Dragons isn’t a head-to-head competition, 
+but it needs someone who is impartial yet involved in the 
+game to guarantee that everyone at the table plays by the 
+rules. As the player who creates the game world and the 
+adventures that take place within it, the DM is a natural 
+fit to take on the referee role. 
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+As a referee, the DM acts as a mediator between the 
+rules and the players. A player tells the DM what he or 
+she wants to do, and the DM determines whether it is 
+successful or not. in some cases asking rhe player to 
+make a die roll to determine success. For example, if a 
+player wants his or her character to take a swing at an 
+ore. you say, "Make an attack roll" while looking up the 
+ore’s Armor Class. 
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+The rules don’t account for every possible situation 
+that might arise during a typical D&D session. For 
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+hud a brazier full of hot coals into a monster s face. 
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+How you determine the outcome of this action is up to 
+you. You might tell the player to make a Strength check, 
+while mentally setting the Difficulty Class (DC) at 15. 
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+how a face full of hot coals affects the monster. You 
+might decide that it deals ld4 fire damage and imposes 
+disadvantage on the monster's attack rolls until the end 
+of its next turn. You roll the damage die (or let the player 
+do it), and the game continues. 
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+Sometimes mediating the rules means setting limits. 
+If a player tells you, "1 want to run up and attack the 
+ore/’ but the character doesn’t have enough movement 
+to reach the ore, you say, “It’s too far away to move up 
+and still attack. What would you like to do instead?"’ 
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+different plan. 
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+To referee the rules, you need to know them. You don’t 
+have to memorize this book or the Player’s Handbook, 
+but you should have a clear idea of their contents so that, 
+when a situation requires a ruling, you know^ where to 
+find the proper reference. 
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+The Player's Handbook contains the main rules you 
+need to play the game. Part 3 of this book offers a wealth 
+of information to help you adjudicate the rules in a wide 
+variety of situations. Chapter 8 presents advice for using 
+attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. It also 
+includes options appropriate for certain play styles and 
+campaigns, including guidelines for using miniatures, 
+a system for handling chase scenes, and rules for 
+madness. If you like to create your own stuff, such 
+as new monsters, races, and character backgrounds, 
+chapter 9 shows you how. That chapter also contains 
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+The success of a D&D game hinges on your ability to 
+entertain the other players at the game table. Whereas 
+their role is to create characters (the protagonists of 
+the campaign), breathe life into them, and help steer 
+the campaign through their characters’ actions, your 
+role is to keep the players (and yourself) interested and 
+immersed in the world you’ve created, and to Let their 
+characters do awesome things. 
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+Knowing what your players enjoy most about the 
+D&D game helps you create and run adventures that 
+they will enjoy and remember. Once you know which of 
+the following activities each player in your group enjoys 
+the most, you can tailor adventures that satisfy your 
+players’ preferences as much as possible, thus keeping 
+them engaged. 
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+Acting _ __ 
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+Players who enjoy acting like getting into character 
+and speaking in their characters' voices, Rolcplayers 
+at heart, they enjoy social interactions with NPCs. 
+monsters, and their fellow party members. 
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+Engage players who tike acting by 
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+* allowing them to interact regularly with NPCs. 
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+* adding roleplaying elements to combat encounters, 
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+Exploring _ 
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+Players who desire exploration want to experience the 
+wonders that a fantasy world has to offer. They want to 
+know what's around the next corner or hill. They also 
+like to find hidden clues and treasure. 
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+Engage players who like exploration by 
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+- providing rich descriptions of exciting environments, 
+and using interesting maps and props, 
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+* giving monsters secrets to uncover or cultural 
+details to learn. 
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+Instigating _ 
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+Player’s who like to instigate action are eager to make 
+things happen, even if that means taking perilous risks. 
+They would rather rush headlong into danger and face 
+the consequences than face boredom. 
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+Engage players who like to instigate by ... 
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+* including things in your adventures to tempt them. 
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+* letting their actions put the characters in a tight spot, 
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+unpredictable as they are. 
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+Players who enjoy fantasy combat like kicking the 
+tar out of villains and monsters. They look for any 
+excuse lo start a fight, favoring bold action over careful 
+deliberation. 
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+Engage players who like fighting by 
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+* vividly describing the havoc their characters wreak 
+with their attacks and spells. 
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+* including combat encounters with large numbers of 
+weak monsters. 
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+* interrupting social interaction and exploration 
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+Opti mizing _ _ _ 
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+Players who enjoy optimizing their characters' 
+capabilities like to fine-tune their characters for peak 
+combat performance by gaining levels, new features, 
+and magic items. They welcome any opportunity to 
+demonstrate their characters' superiority. 
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+Engage players who like optimization by ,,, 
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+* ensuring steady access to new abilities and spells. 
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+* using desired magic items as adventure hooks. 
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+* including encounters that let their characters shine. 
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+* providing quantifiable rewards, like experience points, 
+for noncombat encounters. 
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+Players who want to solve problems like to scrutinize 
+NPC motivations, untangle a villain s machinations, 
+solve puzzles, and come up with plans. 
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+Engage players who like to solve problems by ... 
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+* rewarding planning and tactics with in-game benefits. 
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+* occasionally allowing a smart plan to grant an easy 
+win for the players. 
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+* creating NPCs with complex motives. 
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+Storytelling 
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+Players who love storytelling want to contribute to a 
+narrative. They like it when their characters are heavily 
+invested in an unfolding story, and they enjoy encounters 
+that are, tied to and expand an overarching plot. 
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+Engage players who like storytelling by ... 
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+* using their characters’ backgrounds to help shape the 
+stories of the campaign. 
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+* making sure an encounter advances the story 
+in some way. 
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+* making their characters' actions help steer 
+future events. 
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+* giving NPCs ideals, bonds, and flaws that the adven¬ 
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+OUR WORLD IS T HE SETTING I OR YOUR CAMPAIGN, 
+the place where adventures ha] j pen. Even 
+if you use an existing setting, such as the 
+Forgotten Realms, It becomes yours as you 
+set your adventures there, create characters 
+to inhabit it, and make changes to it over 
+the course of your campaign. This chapter is all about 
+building your world and then creating a campaign to 
+take place in it. 
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+The Big Picture 
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+This book, the Players Handbook, and the Monster 
+Manual present the default assumptions for how the 
+worlds of D&D work. Among the established settings of 
+D&D, the Forgotten Realms, Grey hawk. Dragon lance, 
+and Mystara don’t stray very far from those 
+assumptions. Settings such as Dark Sun, Eberron, 
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+Raven loft, Spelljammer, and Plane scape venture further 
+away from that baseline. As you create your own world, 
+its up to you to decide where on the spectrum you want 
+your world to fall. 
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+Core Assumptions _ 
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+The rules of the game are based on the following core 
+assumptions about the game world, 
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+Gods Oversee the World ♦ The gods are real and 
+embody a variety of beliefs, with each god claiming 
+dominion over an aspect of the world, such as war, 
+forests, or the sea, Gods exert influence over the w T orld 
+by granting divine magic to their followers and sending 
+signs and portents to guide them. The follower of a god 
+serves as an agent of that god in the world. The agent 
+seeks to further the ideals of that god and defeat its 
+rivals. While some folk might refuse to honor the gods, 
+none can deny their existence. 
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+Much of the World Is Untamed, Wild regions 
+abound. City-states, confederacies, and kingdoms 
+of various sizes dot the landscape, but beyond their 
+borders the wilds crowd in. People know r the area they 
+live in w ell. They’ve heard stories of other places from 
+merchants and travelers, but few know' what lies beyond 
+the mountains or in the depths of the great forest unless 
+they’ve been there themselves. 
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+The World Is Ancient. Empires rise and fal! t leaving 
+few places that have not been touched by imperial 
+grandeur or decay. War, time, and natural forces 
+eventually claim the mortal 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 collapse. 
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+Conflict Shapes the World's History. Powerful 
+individuals strive to make their mark on the world, and 
+factions of like-minded individuals can alter the course 
+of history. Factions include religions led by charismatic 
+prophets, kingdoms ruled by lasting dynasties, and 
+shadowy societies that seek to master long-lost magic. 
+The influence of such factions waxes and wanes as 
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+they compete with each other for power. Some seek to 
+preserve the world and usher in a golden age. Others 
+strive toward evil ends, seeking to rule the world with 
+an iron fist. Still others seek goals that range from 
+the practical to the esoteric, such as the accumulation 
+of material wealth or the resurrection of a dead god. 
+Whatever their goals, these factions inevitably collide, 
+creating conflict that can steer the world's fate. 
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+The World Is Magical Practitioners of magic are 
+relatively few in number, but they leave evidence of 
+their craft everywhere. The magic can be as innocuous 
+and commonplace as a potion that heals wounds to 
+something much more rare and impressive, such as a 
+levitating tower or a stone golem guarding the gates 
+of a city. Beyond the realms of civilization are caches 
+of magic items guarded by magic traps, as well as 
+magically constructed dungeons inhabited by monsters 
+created by magic, cursed by magic, or endowed with 
+magical abilities. 
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+It’s Your World 
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+In creating your campaign world, it helps to start with 
+the core assumptions and consider how your setting 
+might change them. The subsequent sections of this 
+chapter address each element and give details on how to 
+flesh out your world with gods, factions, and so forth. 
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+The assumptions sketched out above aren’t carved 
+in stone. They inspire exciting D&D worlds full of 
+adventure, hut they’re not the only set of assumptions 
+that can do so. You can build an interesting campaign 
+concept by altering one or more of those core 
+assumptions, just as well-established D&D worlds have 
+done. Ask yourself, “What if the standard assumptions 
+weren't true in my world?” 
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+The World Is a Mundane Place. What if magic is rare 
+and dangerous, and even adventurers have limited or no 
+access to it? What if your campaign is set in a version of 
+our own world's history? 
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+The World Is New. What if your world is new, and 
+the characters are the first of a long line of heroes? 
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+The adventurers might be champions of the first 
+great empires, such as the empires of Nethenl and 
+Cormanthor in the Forgotten Realms setting. 
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+The World Is Known. What if the world is completely 
+charted and mapped, right down to the “Here there be 
+dragons" notations? What if great empires cover huge 
+stretches of countryside, with clearly defined borders 
+between them? The Five Nations of the Eberron setting 
+were once part of a great empire, and magically aided 
+travel between its cities is commonplace. 
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+Monsters Are Uncommon. What if monsters are 
+rare and terrifying? In the Ravenloft setting, horrific 
+domains are governed by monstrous rulers. The 
+populace lives in perpetual terror of these darklords 
+and their evil minions, but other monsters rarely trouble 
+people’s daily lives. 
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+Magic Is Everywhere. What if every town is ruled 
+by a powerful wizard? What if magic item shops are 
+common? The Eberron setting makes the use of magic 
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+Gods Inhabit the Land, or Are Entirety Absent. 
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+What if the gods regularly walk the earth? What if the 
+characters can challenge them and seize their power? 
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+Or what if the gods are remote, and even angels never 
+make contact with mortals? In the Dark Sun setting, the 
+gods are extremely distant—perhaps nonexistent—and 
+clerics rely instead on elemental power for their magic. 
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+Gods of Your World 
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+Appendix B of the Players Handbook presents a 
+number of pantheons (loose groupings of deities not 
+united by a single doctrine or philosophy) for use in your 
+game, including the gods of established D&D worlds 
+and fantasy-historical pantheons. You can adopt one of 
+these pantheons for your campaign, or pick and choose 
+deities and ideas from them as you please. See “A 
+Sample Pantheon h in this section for an example. 
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+As far as the game's rules are concerned, it doesn't 
+matter if your world has hundreds of deities or a church 
+devoted to a single god. In rules terms, clerics choose 
+domains, not deities, so your world can associate 
+domains w ith deities in any way you choose. 
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+Loose Pantheons _ 
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+Most D&D worlds have a loose pantheon of gods, 
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+A multitude of deities rule the various aspects of 
+existence, variously cooperating with and competing 
+against one another to administer the affairs of the 
+universe. People gather in public shrines to worship 
+gods of life and wisdom, or meet in hidden places to 
+venerate gods of deception or destruction. 
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+Each deity in a pantheon has a portfolio and is 
+responsible for advancing that portfolio. In the 
+Grcyhawk setting, Beironeous is a god of valor who 
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+them to spread the ideals of honorable warfare, 
+chivalry, and justice in society. Even in the midst of his 
+everlasting war with his brother Hex tor, god of war and 
+tyranny, Heironeous promotes his own portfolio: war 
+fought nobly and in the cause of justice. 
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+People in most D&D worlds are polytheistic, honoring 
+deities of their own and acknowledging pantheons of 
+other cultures. Individuals pay homage to various gods, 
+regardless of alignment. In the Forgotten Realms, a 
+person might propitiate Umberlee before setting out 
+to sea, join a communal feast to celebrate Chauntea at 
+harvest time, and pray to Malar before going hunting. 
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+Some individuals feel a calling to a particular deity’s 
+service and claim that god as a patron. Particularly 
+devoted individuals become priests by setting up a 
+shrine or helping to staff a holy site. Much more rarely, 
+those who feel such a calling become clerics or paladins 
+invested with the responsibility of true divine power. 
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+Shrines and temples serve as community gathering 
+points for religious rites and festivals. Priests at such 
+sites relate stories of the gods, teach the ethics of their 
+patron deities, offer advice and blessings, perform 
+religious rites, and provide training in activities their 
+deities favor. Cities and large towns can host several 
+temples dedicated to individual gods important to the 
+community, while smaller settlements might have a 
+single shrine devoted to any gods the locals revere. 
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+To quickly build a pantheon for your world, create 
+a single god for each of the eight domains available 
+to clerics: Death, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, 
+Tempest, Trickery, and War. You can invent names 
+and personalities for these deities, or borrow deities 
+from other pantheons. This approach gives you a small 
+pantheon that covers the most significant aspects of 
+existence, and it’s easy enough to extrapolate other 
+areas of life each deity controls. The god of Know ledge, 
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+A Sample Pantheon 
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+The pantheon of the Dawn War is an example of a 
+pantheon assembled from mostly preexisting elements 
+to suit the needs of a particular campaign* This is 
+the default pantheon in the fourth edition Players 
+Handbook (2008), The pantheon is summarized in the 
+Dawn War Deit ies table. 
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+This pantheon draws in several nonhuman deities 
+and establishes them as universal gods* These gods 
+include Bahamut, Corel Ion, Gruumsh, Lolth, Moradin. 
+Sehanine, and Tiamat. Humans worship Moradin and 
+Corellon as gods of their respective portfolios, rather 
+than as racial deities* The pantheon also includes the 
+archdevil Asmodeus as god of domination and tyranny. 
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+Several of the gods are drawn from other pantheons, 
+sometimes with new names for the gods* Bane comes 
+from the Forgotten Realms* From Greyhawk come 
+Kord, Pelor* Tharizdun* and Vecna* From the Greek 
+pantheon come Athena (renamed Erathis) and Tyche 
+(renamed Avandra), though both are altered. Set 
+(renamed Zehir) comes from Hie Egyptian pantheon. 
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+The Raven Queen is akin to the Norse pantheon's Hel 
+and Grey hawk’s Weejas* That leaves three gods created 
+from scratch: Ioun, Melora, and Torog, 
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+Other Reli gious Systems _ 
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+In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods 
+who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic 
+religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems 
+(centered on two opposing deities or forces), mystery 
+cults (involving personal devotion to a single deity* 
+usually as part of a pantheon system)* animistic 
+religions (revering the spirits inherent in nature), or 
+even forces and philosophies that don't center on deities. 
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+Tight Pantheons 
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+In contrast to a loose pantheon, a tight pantheon focuses 
+on a single religion whose teachings and edicts embrace 
+a small group of deities. Followers of a tight pantheon 
+might favor one of its member deities over another* 
+but they respect all the deities and honor them with 
+sacrifices and prayer as appropriate. 
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+The key trait to a tight pantheon is that its worshipers 
+embrace a single ethos or dogma that includes all the 
+deities. The gods of the tight pantheon work as one to 
+protect and guide their followers. You can think of a 
+tight pantheon as similar to a family. One or two deities 
+who lead the pantheon serve as parent figures, with 
+the rest serving as patrons of important aspects of the 
+culture that worships the pantheon. A single temple 
+honors all members of the pantheon. 
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+Most tight pantheons have one or more aberrant 
+gods—deities whose worship isn’t sanctioned by the 
+priests of the pantheon as a whole. These are usually 
+evil deities and enemies of the pantheon, such as the 
+Greek Titans. These deities have cults of their own, 
+attracting social outcasts and villains to their worship* 
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+members of aberrant cults pay lip service in the temples 
+of the tight pantheon. 
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+The Norse deities serve as an example of a tight 
+pantheon, Odin is the pantheon's leader and father 
+figure* Deities such as Thor, Tyr, and Freya embody 
+important aspects of Norse culture. Meanwhile, Loki 
+and his devotees lurk in the shadows* sometimes aiding 
+the other deities, and sometimes working against them 
+with the pantheon’s enemies. 
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+Mystery Cults 
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+A mystery cult is a secretive religious organization 
+based on a ritual of initiation* in which the initiate is 
+mystically identified with a god. or a handful of related 
+gods. Mystery cults are intensely personal, concerned 
+with the initiate s relationship with the divine. 
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+Sometimes a mystery cult is a type of worship within 
+a pantheon. It acknowledges the myths and rituals of 
+the pantheon, but presents its own myths and rites as 
+primary. For instance, a secretive order of monks might 
+immerse themselves in a mystical relationship to a god 
+who is part of a broadly worshiped pantheon* 
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+A mystery cult emphasizes the history of its god, 
+which is symbolically reenacted in its initiation ritual, 
+fhe foundation myth of a mystery cult is usually simple 
+and often involves a god s death and rising, or a journey 
+to the underworld and a return. Mystery cults often 
+revere sun and moon deities and agricultural deities— 
+gods whose portfolios reflect the cycles of nature. 
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+The divine beings of the multiverse are often categorized 
+according to their cosmic power. Some gods are worshiped 
+on multiple worlds and have a different rank on each world, 
+depending on their influence there* 
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+Greater deities are beyond mortal understanding. They 
+can't be summoned, and they are almost always removed 
+from direct involvement in mortal affairs. On very rare 
+occasions they manifest avatars similar to lesser deities, but 
+slaying a greater god’s avatar has no effect on the god itself 
+Lesser deities are embodied somewhere in the planes. 
+Some lesser deities live in the Material Plane, as does the 
+unicorn-goddess Lurue of the Forgotten Realms and the 
+titanic shark-god Sekolah revered by the sahuagin. Others 
+live on the Outer Planes, as Lolth does in the Abyss. Such 
+deities can be encountered by mortals. 
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+Quasi-deities have a divine origin, but they don't hear or 
+answer prayers, grant spells to clerics, or control aspects of 
+mortal life. They are still immensely powerful beings, and in 
+theory they could ascend to god hood If they amassed enough 
+worshipers. Quasi-deities fall into three subcategories: 
+demigods, titans, and vestiges. 
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+Demigods are born from the union of a deity and a mortal 
+being. They have some divine attributes, but their mortal 
+parentage makes them the weakest quasi-deities. 
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+Titans are the divine creations of deities. They might be 
+birthed from the union of two deities, manufactured on 
+a divine forge, born from the blood spilled by a god, or 
+otherwise brought about through divine will or substance. 
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+Vestiges are deities who have lost nearly all their worshipers 
+and are considered dead, from a mortal perspective. Esoteric 
+rituals can sometimes contact these beings and draw on 
+their latent power. 
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+The cult’s ritual of initiation follows the pattern of its 
+foundation myth. Neophytes retrace the god’s footsteps 
+in order to share the god’s ultimate fate. In the case of 
+dying and rising gods, the symbolic death of the initiate 
+represents the idea of death to the old life and rebirth 
+into a transformed existence. Initiates are born into 
+a new life, remaining in the world of mortal affairs 
+but feeling elevated to a higher sphere. The initiate is 
+promised a place in the god’s realm after death, but also 
+experiences new meaning in life. 
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+Monotheism 
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+Monotheistic religions revere only one deity, and in 
+some cases, deny the existence of any other deity. If you 
+introduce a monotheistic religion into your campaign, 
+you need to decide whether other gods exist. Even if 
+they don’t, other religions can exist side by side with 
+the monotheistic religion. If these religions have clerics 
+with spellcasting ability, their spells might be powered 
+by the one true deity, by lesser spirits who aren’t deities 
+(possibly including powerful aberrations, celestials, fey, 
+fiends, or elementals), or simply by their faith. 
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+The deity of a monotheistic religion has an extensive 
+portfolio and is portrayed as the creator of everything, in 
+control of everything, and concerned with every aspect 
+of existence. Thus, a worshiper of this god offers prayers 
+and sacrifices to the same god regardless of what 
+aspect of life is in need of divine assistance. Whether 
+marching into war, setting off on a journey, or hoping 
+to win someone’s affections, the worshiper prays to 
+the same god. 
+
+Some monotheistic religions describe different 
+aspects of their deity. A single god appears in different 
+aspects as the Creator and the Destroyer, and the clerics 
+of that god focus on one aspect or the other, determining 
+their domain access and possibly even their alignment 
+on that basis. A cleric who venerates the Destroyer 
+aspect chooses the Tempest or War domain, while 
+one who worships a Creator aspect chooses the Life 
+or Nature domains. In some monotheistic religions, 
+clerics group themselves into distinct religious orders to 
+differentiate clerics who choose different domains. 
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+Dualism 
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+A dualistic religion views the world as the stage for 
+a conflict between two diametrically opposed deities 
+or divine forces. Most often, the opposed forces are 
+good and evil, or opposed deities representing those 
+forces. In some pantheons, the forces or deities of law 
+and chaos are the fundamental opposites in a dualistic 
+system. Life and death, light and darkness, matter and 
+spirit, body and mind, health and illness, purity and 
+defilement, positive energy and negative energy—the 
+D&D universe is full of polar opposites that could serve 
+as the foundation for a dualistic religion. Whatever the 
+terms in which the dualism is expressed, half of the pair 
+is usually believed to be good—beneficial, desirable, 
+or holy—while the other half is considered bad. if not 
+explicitly evil. If the fundamental conflict in a religion is 
+expressed as the opposition between matter and spirit, 
+the followers of that religion believe that one of the two 
+(usually matter) is evil and the other (spirit) is good, and 
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+so seek to liberate their spirits from this material world 
+and its evils through asceticism and contemplation. 
+
+Rare dualistic systems believe that the two opposing 
+forces must remain in balance, always pulling away 
+from each other but remaining bound together in 
+creative tension. 
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+In a cosmology defined by an eternal conflict between 
+good and evil, mortals are expected to take sides. The 
+majority of those who follow a dualistic religion worship 
+the deity or force identified as good. Worshipers of 
+the good deity trust themselves to that god’s power to 
+protect them from the evil deity’s minions. Because 
+the evil deity in such a religion is usually the source 
+of everything that is detrimental to existence, only the 
+perverse and depraved worship this god. Monsters 
+and fiends serve it, as do certain secretive cults. The 
+myths of a dualistic religion usually predict that the 
+good deity will triumph in an apocalyptic battle, but the 
+forces of evil believe that the outcome of that battle isn't 
+predetermined and work to promote their deity’s victory. 
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+Deities in a dualistic system maintain large portfolios. 
+All aspects of existence reflect the dualistic struggle, 
+and therefore all things can fall on one side or the other 
+of the conflict. Agriculture, mercy, the sky, medicine, 
+and poetry reside in the portfolio of the good deity, and 
+famine, hatred, disease, and war belong to the evil deity. 
+
+Animism 
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+Animism is the belief that spirits inhabit every part of 
+the natural world. In an animistic worldview, everything 
+has a spirit, from the grandest mountain to the lowliest 
+rock, from the great ocean to a babbling brook, from the 
+sun and moon to a fighter’s ancestral sword. All these 
+objects, and the spirits that inhabit them, are sentient, 
+though some are more aware, alert, and intelligent 
+than others. The most powerful spirits might even 
+be considered deities. All are worthy of respect if not 
+veneration. 
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+Animists don’t typically pay allegiance to one spirit 
+over the others. Instead, they offer prayers and sacrifices 
+to different spirits at different times, as appropriate 
+to the situation. A pious character might make daily 
+prayers and offerings to ancestor spirits and the spirits 
+of the house, regular petitions to important spirits 
+such as the Seven Fortunes of Good Luck, occasional 
+sacrifices of incense to location spirits such as the 
+spirit of a forest, and sporadic prayers to a host of other 
+spirits as well. 
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+An animistic religion very tolerant. Most spirits don’t 
+care to whom a character also offers sacrifices, as long 
+as they receive the sacrifices and respect they are due. 
+As new religions spread through animist lands, those 
+religions typically win adherents but not converts. 
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+People incorporate new spirits and deities into their 
+prayers without displacing the old ones. Contemplatives 
+and scholars adopt complex philosophical systems and 
+practices without changing their belief in and respect 
+for the spirits they already venerate. 
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+Animism functions as a large tight pantheon. Animist 
+clerics serve the pantheon as a whole, and so can 
+choose any domain, representing a favorite spirit for 
+that cleric. 
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+Forces and Philosophies 
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+Not all divine powers need to be derived from deities. 
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+In some campaigns, believers hold enough conviction 
+in their ideas about the universe that they gain magical 
+power from that conviction. In other campaigns, 
+impersonal forces of nature or magic replace the gods 
+by granting power to mortals attuned to them. Just as 
+druids and rangers can gain their spell ability from the 
+force of nature rather than from a specific nature deity, 
+some clerics devote themselves to ideals rather than to 
+a god. Paladins might serve a philosophy of justice and 
+chivalry rather than a specific deity. 
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+Forces and philosophies aren’t worshiped; they aren't 
+beings that can hear and respond to prayers or accept 
+sacrifices. Devotion to a philosophy or a force isn’t 
+necessarily exclusive of service to a deity. A person can 
+be devoted to the philosophy of good and offer worship 
+to various good deities, or revere the force of nature 
+and also pay homage to the gods of nature, who might 
+be seen as personal manifestations of an impersonal 
+force. In a world that includes deities with demonstrable 
+power (through their clerics), it’s unusual for a 
+philosophy to deny the existence of deities, although a 
+common philosophical belief states that the deities are 
+more like mortals than they would have mortals believe. 
+According to such philosophies, the gods aren't truly 
+immortal (just very long-lived), and mortals can attain 
+divinity. In fact, ascending to god hood is the ultimate 
+goal of some philosophies. 
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+The power of a philosophy stems from the belief that 
+mortals invest in it, A philosophy that only one person 
+believes in isn't strong enough to bestow magical power 
+on that person. 
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+When it comes to the gods, humans exhibit a far wider 
+range of beliefs and institutions than other races do. In 
+many D&D settings, ores, elves, dwarves, goblins, and 
+other humanoids have tight pantheons. It is expected 
+that an ore will worship Gruumsh or one of a handful of 
+subordinate deities. In comparison, humanity embraces 
+a staggering variety of deities. Each human culture 
+might have its own array of gods. 
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+In most D&D settings, there is no single god that 
+can claim to have created humanity. Thus, the human 
+proclivity for building institutions extends to religion, 
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+A single charismatic prophet can convert an entire 
+kingdom to the worship of a new god. With that 
+prophet's death, the religion might wax or wane, or the 
+prophet's followers might turn against one another and 
+found several competing religions. 
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+In comparison, religion in dwarven society is set in 
+stone. The dwarves of the Forgotten Realms identify 
+Moradin as their creator. While individual dwarves 
+might follow' other gods, as a culture the dwarves are 
+pledged to Moradin and the pantheon he leads. His 
+teachings and magic are so thoroughly ingrained in 
+dwarven culture that it would take a cataclysmic shift to 
+replace him. 
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+With that in mind, consider the role of the gods in 
+your world and their ties to different humanoid races. 
+Does each race have a creator god? How does that god 
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+shape that race's culture? Are other folk free of such 
+divine ties and free to worship as they w ish? Has a race 
+turned against the god that created it? Has a new race 
+appeared, created by a god within the past few years? 
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+A deity might also have ties to a kingdom, noble 
+line, or other cultural institution. With the death of 
+the emperor, a new ruler might be selected by divine 
+portents sent by the deity who protected the empire in 
+its earliest days. In such a land, the worship of other 
+gods might be outlawed or tightly controlled. 
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+Finally, consider the difference between gods who 
+are tied to specific humanoid races and gods with 
+more diverse followers. Do the races with their own 
+pantheons enjoy a place of privilege in your world, with 
+their gods taking an active role in their affairs? Are the 
+other races ignored by the gods, or are those races the 
+deciding factor that can tilt the balance of power in favor 
+of one god or another? 
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+When creating the world where your campaign takes 
+place, you'll want a map. You can take one of two 
+approaches with it: top-down or bottom-up. Some DMs 
+like to start at the top, creating the big picture of the 
+world at the start of the campaign by having a map 
+that shows whole continents, and then zooming in on 
+smaller areas. Other DMs prefer to go the opposite 
+direction, starting with a small campaign area that is 
+mapped at a province or kingdom scale, then zooming 
+out as adventures take the characters into new territory* 
+Whichever approach you take, hexes work well for 
+mapping outdoor environments where travel can go 
+in any direction and calculating distance might be 
+important. A single sheet of hex paper with 5 hexes to 
+the inch is ideal for most maps. Use a scale for your map 
+that's best suited to the level of detail you want* Chapter 
+7 offers more information about creating and mapping 
+wilderness areas. 
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+On a kingdom-scale map, each hex represents 6 miles* 
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+A map at this scale covers a large region, about the size 
+of Great Britain or half the size of the state of California. 
+That's plenty of room for adventuring. 
+
+The first step of mapping a region at this scale is to 
+sketch out the coastlines and any major bodies of water 
+in the area. Is the region landlocked or on a coast? A 
+coastal region might include islands offshore, and a 
+landlocked area might include an inland sea or major 
+lakes. Alternatively, the region could consist of a single 
+large island, or an isthmus or peninsula w ith multiple 
+coastlines. 
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+Next, sketch in any major mountain ranges* Foothills 
+form a transition between the mountains and lowlands* 
+and broad patches of gentle hills might dot the region. 
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+That leaves the rest of your map for relatively flat 
+terrain: grasslands, forests, swamps, and the like* Place 
+these elements as you see fit. 
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+Map out the courses of any rivers that flow through 
+the area. Rivers are born in mountains or inland areas 
+that see a lot of rainfall, winding down to the nearest 
+major body of water that doesn't require the river to 
+cross over higher elevation. Tributaries join rivers as 
+they grow larger and move toward a lake or the sea* 
+finally, place the major towns and cities of the region. 
+At this scale, you don’t need to worry about small towns 
+and villages, or about mapping every belt of farmland. 
+Even so, a settled region this size might easily have 
+eight to t welve cities or towns to put on the map* 
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+Continent Scale 
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+For the most detailed areas of your world, use a 
+province scale where each hex represents 1 mile. A 
+full-page map at this scale represents an area that 
+can be covered in one day s travel in any direction 
+from the center of the map, assuming dear terrain. As 
+such, province scale is a useful scale for mapping a 
+campaign's starting area (see "Creating a Campaign/' 
+later in this chapter) or any location where you expect 
+to track the adventurers' movement in hours rather 
+than days* 
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+The ground cover of an area this size will include 
+broad stretches of one predominant terrain type, broken 
+up by other isolated terrain types. 
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+A settled region mapped at this scale might have one 
+town and eight to twelve villages or farming hamlets, 
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+A wilder region might have only a single keep, or no 
+settlements at all* You can also indicate the extent of 
+the cleared farmland that surrounds each city or town* 
+On a province-scale map, this will show as a belt a few 
+hexes wide surrounding each town or village. Even 
+small villages farm most of the arable land within a 
+mile or two. 
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+For mapping a whole continent, use a scale where 
+1 hex represents 60 miles* At this scale, you can t 
+see more than the shape of coastlines, the biggest 
+mountain ranges, major rivers, huge lakes, and political 
+boundaries. A map at this scale is best for showing how 
+multiple kingdom-scale maps fit together* rather than 
+tracking the movement of adventurers day by day* 
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+The same process you use for mapping a region at 
+kingdom scale works for mapping a whole continent, 
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+A continent might have eight to twelve large cities that 
+deserve a place on the map, most likely major trade 
+centers and the capitals of kingdoms. 
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+Combining Scales 
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+Whichever scale you start with, it's easy to zoom in or 
+out on your maps. At continent scale. I hex represents 
+the same area as 10 kingdom-scale hexes. Two cities 
+that are 3 hexes (180 miles) apart on your continent 
+map would be 30 hexes apart on your kingdom map, 
+and might define the opposite ends of the region you’re 
+detailing* At kingdom scale, 1 hex equals 6 province- 
+scale hexes, so it’s easy to put the region covered by your 
+province-scale map into the center of a kingdom-scale 
+map and create interesting areas around it. 
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+The places where people live-hustling cities, 
+prosperous towns, and tiny villages nestled among 
+miles of farmland—help define the nature of civilization 
+in your world* A single settlement—a home base for 
+your adventurers—is a great place to start a campaign 
+and begin your world building. Consider the following 
+questions as you create any settlement in your world: 
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+* What purpose does it serve in your game? 
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+« How big is it? Who lives there? 
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+* What does it look, smell, and sound like? 
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+* Who governs it? Who else holds power? Is it part 
+of a larger state? 
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+they need? 
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+* What temples and other organizations feature 
+prominently? 
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+* What fantastic elements distinguish it from an 
+ordinary town? 
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+* Why should the characters care about the settlement? 
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+The guidelines in this section are here to help you build 
+the settlement you want for whatever purpose you have 
+in mind. Disregard any advice here that runs counter to 
+your vision for a settlement. 
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+Purpose 
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+A settlement exists primarily to facilitate the story 
+and fun of your campaign. Other than that point, the 
+settlement's purpose determines the amount of detail 
+you put into it. Create only the features of a settlement 
+that you know youTl need, along with notes on general 
+features. Then allow the place to grow organically as the 
+adventurers interact with more and more of it, keeping 
+notes on new places you invent. 
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+Local Color 
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+A settlement might serve as a place where the 
+characters stop to rest and to buy supplies. A settlement 
+of this sort needs no more than a brief description. 
+Include the settlement's name, decide how big it is, 
+add a dash of flavor (“The smell of the local tanneries 
+never lifts from this town 1 *), and let the adventurers get 
+on with their business. The history of the inn where 
+the characters spend the night, the mannerisms of the 
+shopkeeper they buy supplies from—you can add this 
+level of detail but you dont have to. If the characters 
+return to the same settlement, start adding these local 
+features so that it begins to fee! a little more like a home 
+base, albeit a temporary one. Let the settlement develop 
+as the need arises. 
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+Home Base 
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+A settlement gives the adventurers a place to live, 
+train, and recuperate between adventures. An entire 
+campaign can center on a particular town or city. 
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+Such a settlement is the launching pad from which the 
+characters go out into the wider world. 
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+Designed well a home base can hold a special place 
+in the adventurers' hearts, particularly if they care about 
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+invest some time fleshing out details, but the players 
+can help you with that work. Ask them to tell you a bit 
+about mentors, family members, and other important 
+people in their characters lives. Feel free to add to and 
+modify what they give you, but you'll start with a solid 
+foundation of the nonplayer characters (MFCs) who are 
+important to the characters. Let the players describe 
+where and how their characters spend their time—a 
+favorite tavern, library, or temple, perhaps. 
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+Using these MFCs and locations as a starting point, 
+flesh out the settlement s cast of characters. Detail 
+its leadership, including law enforcement (discussed 
+later in the chapter). Include characters who can 
+provide information, such as sages, soothsayers, 
+librarians, and observant vagabonds. Priests can 
+provide spellcasting as well as information. Make note 
+of merchants who might regularly interact with the 
+adventurers and perhaps compete with one another for 
+the party’s business. Think about the people who run 
+the adventurers' favorite tavern. And then add a handful 
+of wild cards; a shady dealer, a mad prophet, a retired 
+mercenary, a drunken rake, or anyone else who adds a 
+dash of adventure and intrigue to your campaign. 
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+A village harboring a secret cult of devil worshipers. A 
+town controlled by a guild of wererats, A city conquered 
+by a hobgoblin army. These settlements aren't merely 
+rest stops but locations where adventures unfold. In 
+a settlement that doubles as an adventure location, 
+detail the intended adventure areas, such as towers 
+and warehouses. For an event-based adventure, note 
+the NFCs who play a part in the adventure. This 
+work is adventure preparation as much as it is world 
+building, and the cast of characters you develop for 
+your adventure—including allies, patrons, enemies, and 
+extras—can become recurring figures in your campaign. 
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+Size 
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+Most settlements in a D&D world are villages clustered 
+around a larger town or city. Farming villages supply the 
+town or city population with food in exchange for goods 
+the farmers can't produce themselves. Towns and cities 
+are the seats of the nobles who govern the surrounding 
+area, and who carry the responsibility for defending the 
+villages from attack. Occasionally, a local lord or lady 
+lives in a keep or fortress with no nearby town or city. 
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+Population: Up to about LOGO 
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+Government: A noble (usually not a resident) rules the 
+village, with an appointed agent (a reeve) in residence 
+to adjudicate disputes and collect taxes. 
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+Defense: The reeve might have a small force of soldiers. 
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+Otherwise, the village relies on a citizen militia. 
+Commerce: Basic supplies are readily available, 
+possibly from an inn or a trading post. Other goods 
+are available from traveling merchants. 
+Organizations: A village might contain one or two 
+temples or shrines, but few or no other organizations. 
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+hemselves and nearby towns or cities with crops and 
+meat. Villagers produce food in one way or another— if 
+: t by tending the crops, then supporting those who do 
+by shoeing horses, weaving clothes, milling grain, and 
+:he like. The goods they produce feed their families and 
+s j pp 1 y trad e w i t h ne a rby se111 e men ts. 
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+A village’s population is dispersed around a large area 
+f land. Farmers live on their land, which spreads them 
+widely around the village center. At the heart of the 
+village, a handful of structures duster together: a well, 
+a marketplace, a small temple or two, a gathering place, 
+and perhaps an inn for travelers. 
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+Town 
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+Population: Up to about 6.000 
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+Government; A resident noble rules and appoints a lord 
+mayor to oversee administration. An elected town 
+council represents the interests of the middle class. 
+Defense: The noble commands a sizable army of 
+professional soldiers, as well as personal bodyguards. 
+Commerce: Basic supplies are readily available, though 
+exotic goods and services are harder to find. Inns and 
+taverns support travelers. 
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+Organizations: The town contains several temples, 
+as well as various merchant guilds and other 
+organizations. 
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+Towns are major trade centers, situated where important 
+industries and reliable trade routes enabled the 
+population to grow. These settlements rely on commerce: 
+the import of raw materials and food from surrounding 
+villages, and the export of crafted items to those villages, 
+ns well as to other towns and cities. A towns population 
+is more diverse than that of most villages. 
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+Towns arise where roads intersect waterways, at the 
+meeting of major land trade routes, around strategic 
+defensive locations, or near significant mines or similar 
+natural resources. 
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+Population: Up to about 25,000 
+Government: A resident noble presides, with several 
+other nobles sharing responsibility for surrounding 
+areas and government functions. One such noble is 
+the lord mayor, who oversees the city administration. 
+An elected city council represents the middle class 
+and might hold more actual power than the lord 
+mayor. Other groups serve as important power 
+centers as well. 
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+Defense: The city supports an army of professional 
+soldiers, guards, and town watch. Each noble in 
+residence maintains a small force of personal 
+bodyguards. 
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+Commerce: Almost any goods or services are readily 
+available. Many inns and taverns support travelers. 
+Organizations: A multitude of temples, guilds, and 
+other organizations, some of which hold significant 
+power in city affairs, can be found within the 
+city's walls. 
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+Tines are cradles of civilization. Their larger 
+populations require considerable support from both 
+surrounding villages and trade routes, so they’re rare. 
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+Cities typically thrive in areas where large expanses 
+of fertile, arable land surround a location accessible to 
+trade, almost always on a navigable waterway. 
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+Cities almost always have walls, and the stages of a 
+city's growth are easily identified by the expansion of 
+the walls beyond the central core. These internal walls 
+naturally divide the city into wards (neighborhoods 
+defined by specific features), which have their own 
+representatives on the city council and their own noble 
+administrators. 
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+Cities that hold more than twenty-five thousand people 
+are extremely rare. Metropolises such as Waterdeep in 
+the Forgotten Realms. Sham in Eberron, and the Free 
+City of Grey hawk stand as vital beacons of civilization in 
+the D&D worlds. 
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+Atmosphere 
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+What do the adventurers first notice as they approach 
+or enter a settlement? The towering wall bristling 
+with soldiers? The beggars with hands outstretched, 
+pleading for aid outside the gate? The noisy hubbub of 
+merchants and buyers thronging the marker square? 
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+The overpowering stench of manure? 
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+Sensory details help bring a settlement to life and 
+vividly communicate its personality to your players. 
+Settle on a single defining factor that sums up a 
+settlement’s personality and extrapolate from there. 
+Maybe a city is built around canals, like real-world 
+Venice, That key element suggests a wealth of sensory 
+details: the sight of colorful boats floating on muddy 
+waters, the sound of lapping waves and perhaps singing 
+gondoliers, the smells offish and waste polluting 
+the water, the feel of humidity. Or perhaps the city is 
+shrouded in fog much of the time, and you describe the 
+tendrils of cold mist reaching through every crack and 
+cranny, the muffled sounds of hooves on cobblestones, 
+the cold air with the smell of rain, and a sense of 
+mystery and lurking danger. 
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+The climate and terrain of a settlement's environment, 
+its origin and inhabitants, its government and political 
+position, and its commercial importance all have a 
+bearing on its overall atmosphere. A city nestled against 
+the edge of a jungle has a very different feel than one 
+on the edge of a desert. Elf and dwarf cities present 
+a distinct aesthetic, clearly identifiable in contrast to 
+human-built ones. Soldiers patrol the streets to quell 
+any hint of dissent in a city ruled by a tyrant, while a city 
+fostering an early system of democracy might boast an 
+open-air market where philosophical ideas are traded as 
+freely as produce. All the possible combinations of these 
+factors can inspire endless variety in the settlements of 
+your campaign world. 
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+In the feudal society common in most D&D worlds, 
+power and authority are concentrated in towns and 
+cities. Nobles hold authority over the settlements 
+where they live and the surrounding lands. They collect 
+taxes from the populace, which they use for public 
+building projects, to pay the soldiery, and to support a 
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+such as ore marauders, hobgoblin armies* and roving 
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+Nobles appoint officers as their agents in villages, to 
+supervise the collection of taxes and serve as judges 
+in disputes and criminal trials. These reeves, sheriffs, 
+or bailiffs are commoners native to the villages they 
+govern, chosen for their positions because they already 
+hold the respect of their fellow citizens. 
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+Within towns and cities, lords share authority and 
+administrative responsibility with lesser nobles (usually 
+their own relatives), and also with representatives of 
+the middle class, such as traders and artisans. A lord 
+mayor of noble birth is appointed to head the town or 
+city council and to perform the same administrative 
+functions that reeves carry out in villages. The council 
+consists of representatives elected by the middle class. 
+Only foolish nobles ignore the wishes of their councils, 
+since the economic power of the middle class is often 
+more important to the prosperity of a town or city than 
+the hereditary authority of the nobility. 
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+The larger a settlement, the more likely that other 
+individuals or organizations hold significant power 
+there as well. Even in a village, a popular individual—a 
+wise elder or a well-liked farmer—can wield more 
+influence than the appointed reeve, and a wise reeve 
+avoids making an enemy of such a person. In towns 
+and cities, the same power might lie in the hands of a 
+prominent temple, a guild independent of the council, or 
+an individual with magical power. 
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+A settlement rarely stands alone. A given town or city 
+might be a theocratic city-state or a prosperous free city 
+governed by a merchant council. More likely, it s part of 
+a feudal kingdom, a bureaucratic empire, or a remote 
+realm ruled by an iron-fisted tyrant. Consider how your 
+settlement fits into the bigger picture of your w r or]d or 
+region—who rules its ruler, and what other settlements 
+might also lie under its control. 
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+Government 
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+Autocracy 
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+Militocracy 
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+Bureaucracy 
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+65-74 
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+Monarchy 
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+14-19 
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+Confederacy 
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+75-78 
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+Oligarchy 
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+20-22 
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+Democracy 
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+79-80 
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+Patriarchy 
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+23-27 
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+Dictatorship 
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+81-83 
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+Meritocracy 
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+28-42 
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+Feudalism 
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+84-85 
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+Plutocracy 
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+43-44 
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+Gerontocracy 
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+86-92 
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+Kepubhc 
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+45-53 
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+Hierarchy 
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+93-94 
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+Satrapy 
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+Magocracy 
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+Kleptocracy 
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+Matriarchy 
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+Theocracy 
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+Typical and fantastical forms of government are 
+described below. Choose one or randomly determine a 
+form of government for a nation or city from the Forms 
+of Government table. 
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+Autocracy, One hereditary ruler wields absolute 
+power* f he autocrat either is supported by a well- 
+developed bureaucracy or military or stands as the 
+only authority in an otherwise anarchic society. The 
+dynastic ruler could be immortal or undead* Aundair 
+and Karrnath, two kingdoms in the Eberron campaign 
+setting, have autocrats with royal blood in their veins* 
+Whereas Queen Aurala of Aundair relies on wizards 
+and spies to enforce her will, Kaius, the vampire king of 
+Karrnath, has a formidable army of living and undead 
+soldiers under his command. 
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+Bureaucracy, Various departments compose the 
+government, each responsible for an aspect of rule* The 
+department heads, ministers* or secretaries answer to a 
+figurehead autocrat or council. 
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+Confederacy. Each individual city or town within 
+the confederacy governs itself, but all contribute to a 
+league or federation that promotes (at least in theory) 
+the common good of all member states. Conditions and 
+attitudes toward the central government vary from place 
+to place within the confederacy. The Lords' Alliance in 
+the Forgotten Realms setting is a loose confederacy of 
+cities, while the Mror Holds in the Eberron campaign 
+setting is a confederacy of allied dwarf clans. 
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+Democracy. Citizens or their elected representatives 
+determine the laws in a democracy, A bureaucracy or 
+military carries out the day-to-day work of government, 
+with positions filled through open elections. 
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+Dictatorship. One supreme ruler holds absolute 
+authority, but his or her rule isn't necessarily dynastic. 
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+In other respects this resembles an autocracy* In the 
+Grey hawk campaign setting, a half-demon named Iuz is 
+the dictator of a conquered land that bears his name. 
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+Feudalism. The typical government of Europe in 
+the Middle Ages, a feudal!Stic society consists of layers 
+of lords and vassals. The vassals provide soldiers or 
+scutage (payment in lieu of military service) to the lords, 
+who in turn promise protection to their vassals. 
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+Gerontocracy. Elders preside over this society. In 
+some cases, long-lived races such as elves or dragons 
+are entrusted with the leadership of the land. 
+
+Hierarchy, A feudal or bureaucratic government 
+where every member, except one, is subordinate to 
+another member. In the Dragon la nee campaign setting, 
+the dragonarmies of Krynn Form a military hierarchy, 
+with the Dragon High lords as leaders under the dragon 
+queen Takhists. 
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+Kleptocracy, This government is composed of groups 
+or individuals primarily seeking wealth for themselves, 
+often at the expense of their subjects. The grasping 
+Bandit Kingdoms in the Grey hawk campaign setting 
+are prime examples* A kingdom run by thieves guilds 
+would also fall into this category. 
+
+Magocracy, The governing body is composed of 
+spellcasters who rule directly as oligarchs or feudal 
+lords, or participate in a democracy or bureaucracy. 
+Examples include the Red Wizards of Thay in the 
+Forgotten Realms campaign setting and the sorcerer- 
+kings of Athas in the Dark Sun campaign setting. 
+
+Matriarchy or Patriarchy. This society is governed 
+by the eldest or most important members of one gender* 
+Drow cities arc examples of theocratic matriarchies, for 
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+Meritocracy* The most intelligent and educated 
+people oversee the society, often w ith a bureaucracy 
+10 handle the day-to-day work of government. In the 
+Forgotten Realms, scholarly monks preside over the 
+fortress-library of Candlekeep, overseen by a master of 
+lore called the Keeper, 
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+Militocraey* Military leaders run the nation under 
+martial law', using the army and other armed forces, A 
+militocraey might be based on an elite group of soldiers, 
+an order of dragon riders, or a league of sea princes. 
+Solamnia, a nation ruled by knights in the Dragon lance 
+campaign setting, falls into this category. 
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+Monarchy . A single hereditary sovereign wears the 
+town. Unlike the autocrat, the monarch’s powers are 
+limited by law, and the ruler serves as the head of a 
+democracy, feudal state, or militocraey. The kingdom 
+l Breland, in the Eberron campaign setting, has both 
+a parliament that makes laws and a monarch who 
+enforces them. 
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+Oligarchy ; A small number of absolute rulers share 
+power, possibly dividing the land into districts or 
+provinces under their control, or jointly ruling together. 
+A group of adventurers who take control of a nation 
+together might form an oligarchy. The Free City of 
+reyhawk is an oligarchy composed of various faction 
+f-aders, with a Lord Mayor as its figurehead. 
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+Plutocracy ; Society is governed by the wealthy. The 
+[ i te form a r u 1 i n g cou nc 11. pu rob a s e re prese n t at ton a t 
+he court of a figurehead monarch, or rule by default 
+"cause money is the true power in the realm. Many 
+c ities in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, 
+including Waterdeep and Baldurs Gate, are plutocracies. 
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+Republic . Government is entrusted to representatives 
+if an established electorate who rule on behalf of the 
+electors. Any democracy in which only landowners or 
+ertain classes can vote could be considered a republic. 
+Satrapy . Conquerors and representatives of another 
+government wield power, ruling the settlement or region 
+<s part of a larger empire. The satraps are bureaucrats 
+md military officers, or unusual characters or monsters. 
+The cities of Highport and Suderham in the Greyhawk 
+campaign setting are satrapies controlled by agents of a 
+vicious gang of marauders known as the Slave Lords. 
+Theocracy , Rulership falls to a direct representative 
+r a collection of agents of a deity. The centers of power 
+n a theocracy are usually located on sacred sites. In 
+he Eberron campaign setting, the nation of Thrane is 
+i theocracy devoted to the Silver Flame, a divine spirit 
+that resides in Thranes capital of Flamekeep. 
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+Sample Hierarchy of Noble Titles 
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+Commerce 
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+Even small villages can provide characters access to the 
+gear they need to pursue their adventures. Provisions, 
+tents, backpacks, and simple weapons are commonly 
+available. Traveling merchants carry armor, martial 
+weapons, and more specialized gear. Most villages have 
+inns that cater to travelers, where adventurers can find 
+a hot mea! and a bed, even if the quality leaves much to 
+be desired. 
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+Villages rely heavily on trade with other settlements, 
+including larger towns and cities. Merchants pass 
+through regularly, selling necessities and luxuries to the 
+villagers, and any successful merchant has far-reaching 
+contacts across the region. Traveling merchants pass 
+on gossip and adventure hooks to the characters as 
+they conduct their business. Since merchants make 
+their living traversing roads that might be menaced 
+by bandits or wandering monsters, they hire guards to 
+keep their goods safe. They also carry news from town 
+to town, including reports of situations that cry out for 
+the attention of adventurers. 
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+These merchants can't provide the services normally 
+found in a city. For instance, when the characters are in 
+need of a library or a dedicated sage, a trainer who can 
+handle the griffon eggs they've found, or an architect to 
+design their castle, they're better off going to a large city 
+than looking in a village. 
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+Cur rency _ 
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+The straightforward terms “gold piece" (gp), “silver 
+piece'' (sp), “copper piece” (cp), “electrum piece" (ep), 
+and “platinum piece 7 ' (pp) are used throughout the game 
+rules for clarity. You can imbue these denominations 
+wdth more interesting descriptions in your game 
+world. People give coins specific names, whether 
+as plain as “dime" or lively as “gold double-eagle.'' A 
+country typically mints its own currency, which might 
+correspond to the basic rules terms. In most worlds, few 
+currencies achieve widespread distribution, but nearly 
+all coins are accepted worldwide-^except by those 
+looking to pick a fight with a foreigner 
+
+Example: The Forgotten Realms 
+The world of the Forgotten Realms provides an 
+extensive example of currencies. Although barter, 
+blood notes, and similar letters of trade are common 
+enough in Faerfin, metal coins and trade bars are the 
+everyday currency. 
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+Common Coinage . Goins appear in a bewildering 
+variety of shapes, sizes, names, and materials. Thanks 
+to the ambitious traders of Sembia, that nation’s oddly 
+shaped coins can be found throughout Faerfin. In 
+Sembia, square iron steelpence replace copper coins. 
+Triangular silver pieces are ravens, diamond-shaped 
+electrum pieces are harm arks (commonly called “blue 
+eyes”), and five-sided gold pieces are nobles. Sembia 
+doesn’t mint platinum coins. All coinage is accepted 
+in Sembia, including copper and platinum pieces 
+from abroad. 
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+In Waterdeep, the bustling cosmopolitan center 
+of trade, coppers are called nibs, silvers are shards. 
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+electrum pieces are moons* gold pieces are dragons, 
+and platinum coins are suns* The city's two local coins 
+are the toal and the harbor moon* The toal is a square 
+brass trading-coin pierced with a central hole to permit 
+it to be easily strung on a ring or string, worth 2 gp in 
+the city and nothing outside Waterdeep. The harbor 
+moon is a flat crescent of platinum with a central 
+hole and an electrum inlay* named for its traditional 
+use in the docks for buying large amounts of cargo at 
+once* The coin is worth 50 gp in Waterdeep and 30 gp 
+elsewhere. 
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+The northern city of Silvery moon mints a crescent- 
+shaped, shining blue coin called an electrum moon, 
+worth 1 gp in that city and 1 ep elsewhere. The city also 
+issues a larger coin called an eclipsed moon* which 
+looks like an electrum moon combined a darker silver 
+wedge to form a round coin worth 5 ep within the city 
+and 2 ep outside it* 
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+The favored form of currency in the kingdom of 
+Cor my r is the royal coinage of the court* stamped with 
+a dragon on one side and a treasury date mark on the 
+other. There* coppers are called thumbs* silvers are 
+silver falcons, electrum pieces are blue eyes, gold pieces 
+are golden lions, and platinum coins are tricrowns. 
+
+Even city-states mint their own copper, silver* and gold 
+pieces* Electrum and platinum pieces are rarer in these 
+lands. Smaller states use coinage borrowed from other 
+nations and looted from ancient sources. Travelers from 
+certain lands (notably the wizard-dominated realms of 
+Thay and Halruaa) use the currencies of other realms 
+when trading abroad because their own coins and 
+tokens are feared to be magically cursed* and so are 
+shunned by others. 
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+Conversely* the coins of long-lost, legendary lands 
+and centers of great magic are honored, though those 
+who hnd them are wise to sell them to collectors rather 
+than merely spending them in markets. The coins of the 
+old elven court of Cormanthyr are particularly famous: 
+thalvers (coppers), bedoars (silvers), thammarchs 
+(electrum), shilmaers (golds), and ruendils (platinum). 
+These coins are fine, numerous* and sometimes still 
+used in trade among elves. 
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+Trade Bars . Large numbers of coins can be difficult 
+to transport and account for. Many merchants prefer 
+to use trade bars—ingots of precious metals and alloys 
+(usually silver) likely to be accepted by virtually anyone. 
+Trade bars are stamped or graven with the symbol of the 
+trading company or government that originally crafted 
+them. These bars are valued by weight, as follows: 
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+* A 2-pound silver bar is worth 10 gp and is about 5 
+inches long. 2 inches wide, and 12 inch thick, 
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+* A 5-pound silver bar is worth 25 gp and is about 6 
+inches long, 2 inches wide* and 1 inch thick, 
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+* A 5-pound gold bar is worth 250 gp and is about the 
+size of a 2-pound silver bar. 
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+The city of Baidur's Gale mints large numbers of 
+silver trade bars and sets the standard for this form of 
+currency. The city of Mirabar issues black iron spindle- 
+shaped trade bars with squared ends weighing about 
+2 pounds each, worth 10 gp in that city, markedly less 
+in nearby trade centers* and as iron is normally valued 
+elsewhere (1 sp per pound). 
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+Odd Currency. Coins and bars aren't the only forms 
+of hard currency. Gond bells are small brass bells worth 
+10 gp in trade, or 20 gp to a temple of Gond, Shaar 
+rings, pierced and polished slices of ivory threaded 
+onto strings by the nomads of the Shaar* are worth 3 gp 
+per slice. 
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+As shown in the previous examples, currency doesn t 
+need to obey a universal standard in your world. Each 
+country and era can have its own coins with its own 
+values. Your adventurers might travel through many 
+different lands and find long-lost treasures. Finding 
+- six hundred ancient bedoars from the rule of Coronal 
+Ekargrim twelve centuries before offers a deeper sense 
+of immersion in your world than finding 60 sp* 
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+Varying names and descriptions of coins for the 
+major contemporary and historical realms of your world 
+adds an additional layer of texture. The golden lions of 
+Cormyr convey the noble nature of that kingdom. If a 
+nation mints gold coins stamped with leering demonic 
+faces and called torments, that currency expresses a 
+distinct flavor. 
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+Creating new coins connected to specific locations* 
+like the toals of Waterdeep or the eclipsed moons of 
+Silvery moon, provides another level of detail. As long as 
+you keep the value of these new coins simple (in other 
+words* don't invent a coin worth T62 gp), you add local 
+flavor to key locations in your world without adding 
+undue complexity* 
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+Languages and Dialects 
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+When fleshing out your world, you can create new 
+languages and dialects to reflect its unique geography 
+and history. You can replace the default languages 
+presented in the Players Handbook with new ones, or 
+split languages up into several different dialects. 
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+In some worlds, regional differences might be much 
+more important than racial ones. Perhaps all the 
+dwarves, elves, and humans who live in one kingdom 
+speak a common language, which is completely different 
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+light make communication (and diplomacy) between 
+two kingdoms significantly more difficult. 
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+Widely used languages might have ancient versions. 
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+: there might be completely different ancient tongues 
+:hat adventurers find written in tombs and ruins. Such 
+languages can add an element of mystery to inscriptions 
+nd tomes that characters encounter. 
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+You might invent additional secret languages, besides 
+Druidic and thieves' cant, that allow members of certain 
+rganizations or political affiliations to communicate. 
+You could even decide that each alignment has its 
+iwn language, which might be more of an argot used 
+ri manly to discuss philosophical concepts. 
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+:he language of the conquerors can become a mark of 
+social status. Similarly, reading and writing might be 
+restricted by law to the upper classes of a society. 
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+Temples, guilds, orders, secret societies, and 
+colleges are important forces in the social order of 
+my civilization. Their influence might stretch across 
+multiple towns and cities, with or without a similarly 
+wide-ranging political authority. Organizations can 
+play an important part in the lives of player characters, 
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+; ecoming their patrons, allies, or enemies just like 
+dividual nonplayer characters. When characters join 
+these organizations, they become part of something 
+arger than themselves, which can give their adventures 
+a context in the wider world. 
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+At the start of a campaign, backgrounds are a great 
+way to connect adventurers to your world. As the game 
+progresses, though, background ties often become less 
+mportant. 
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+Factions and organizations aimed at player characters 
+ire a way to keep higher-level adventurers connected 
+:o your world, providing ties to key NPCs and a clear 
+agenda beyond individual gain. In the same way, 
+villainous organizations create an ongoing sense of 
+menace above and beyond the threat of solitary foes. 
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+Having different characters tied to different factions 
+:an create interesting situations at the gaming table, as 
+ng as those factions have similar goals and don't work 
+r: opposition to one another all the time. Adventurers 
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+interests or priorities while they pursue the same goals. 
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+Adventurer organizations are also a great source of 
+special rewards beyond experience points and treasure. 
+Increased standing in an organization has value in and 
+of itself, and might also come with concrete benefits 
+such as access to an organization's information, 
+equipment, magic, and other resources. 
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+Creating Factions 
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+Factions and organizations that you create for your 
+campaign should grow out of the stories that are 
+important to the world. Create organizations that your 
+players will want to interact with, whether as allies, 
+members, or enemies. 
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+As a starting point, decide what role you want an 
+organization to play in the world. What is it all about? 
+What are its goals? Who founded it and why? What do 
+its members do? Answering these questions should 
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+Sample Faction: The Harpers 
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+The Harpers is a scattered network of spelJcasters and spies 
+who advocate equality and covertly oppose the abuse of 
+power, magical or otherwise. 
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+The organization has risen, been shattered, and risen 
+again several times. Its longevity and resilience are largely 
+due to its decentralized, grassroots, secretive nature, and the 
+autonomy of its various members. The Harpers have small 
+cells and lone operatives throughout the Forgotten Realms, 
+although they interact and share information with one 
+another from time to time as needs warrant. The Harpers 7 
+ideology is noble, and its members pride themselves on their 
+ingenuity and incorruptibility. Harpers don't seek power or 
+glory, only fair and equal treatment for all. 
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+Motto . "Down with tyranny. Fairness and equality for all?' 
+Beliefs * The Harpers' beliefs can be summarized as follows: 
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+* One can never have too much information or arcane 
+knowledge. 
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+* Too much power leads to corruption, and the abuse of 
+magic in particular must be closely monitored. 
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+* No one should be powerless. 
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+Coats. Gather information throughout Faerun, discern 
+the political dynamics within each region, and promote 
+fairness and equality by covert means. Act openly as a last 
+resort Thwart tyrants and any leader, government, or group 
+that grows too powerful. Aid the weak, the poor, and the 
+oppressed. 
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+Typrcu/Quests, Typical Harper quests include securing 
+an artifact that would upset the balance of power in a 
+region, gathering information on a powerful individual or 
+organization, and determining the true intentions of an 
+ambitious political figure or evil spellcaster. 
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+From there, think about typical members. How might 
+people describe them? What are the typical members' 
+classes and alignments? What personality traits do they 
+tend to share? 
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+Choosing a symbol and a motto for the organization 
+is a way of summing up the w ork you've done so far, 
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+A faction that uses a stag as a symbol probably has a 
+very different personality from one that uses a winged 
+viper. For a motto, choose not just a message but also 
+a tone and style of speech that fits the organization as 
+you've defined it. Consider the motto of the Harpers; 
+“Down with tyranny. Fairness and equality for all" The 
+Harpers have a straightforward message of freedom 
+and prosperity. Contrast that with the motto of a 
+group of politically allied cities in the North calling 
+themselves the Lords' Alliance; "Threats to home must 
+be terminated without prejudice. Superiority is our 
+security.' These are sophisticated people involved in 
+a delicate political alliance, with more emphasis on 
+stability than on fairness and equality. 
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+Finally, think about the ways that player characters 
+might come into contact with the organization. Who 
+are the important members—not just the leaders, 
+but the agents in the field that the adventurers might 
+encounter? Where are they active, and where do they 
+have headquarters or strongholds? If adventurers do 
+join, what kind of missions might they be sent on? What 
+rewards can they gain? 
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+Renown 
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+Renown is an optional rule you can use to track an 
+adventurer's standing within a particular faction or 
+organization. Renown is a numerical value that starts 
+at 0, then increases as a character earns favor and 
+reputation within a particular organization. You can tie 
+benefits to a character's renown, including ranks and 
+titles within the organization and access to resources. 
+
+A player tracks renown separately for each 
+organization his or her character is a member of. For 
+example, an adventurer might have 5 renown within 
+one faction and 20 renown within another, based on the 
+character's interaction with each organization over the 
+course of the campaign. 
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+Gaining Renown 
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+A character earns renown by completing missions or 
+quests that serve an organization's interests or involve 
+the organization directly. You award renown at your 
+discretion as characters complete these missions 
+or quests, typically at the same lime you award 
+experience points. 
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+Advancing an organization's interests increases 
+a character's renown within that organization by 1. 
+Completing a mission specifically assigned by that 
+organization, or which directly benefits the organization, 
+increases the character’s renown by 2 instead. 
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+For example, characters with connections to the noble 
+Order of the Gauntlet complete a mission in which 
+they free a town from the tyranny of a blue dragon. 
+Because the order likes to punish evildoers, you might 
+increase each character s renown within the order 
+by l. Conversely, if killing the dragon was a mission 
+given to the adventurers by a senior member of the 
+order, completing the task might instead increase each 
+character's renown by 2. showing the adventurers as 
+effective allies. 
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+Meanwhile, the party's rogue might have looted a box 
+of rare poisons from the dragon's hoard and sold it to 
+a fence who is secretly a Zhentarim agent You might 
+increase the rogue's renown within the Zhentarim by 2 
+since this action directly increased that group's power 
+and wealth, even though the task was not assigned by an 
+agent of the Zhentarim. 
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+Benefits of Renown 
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+The benefits of increasing renown within an 
+organization can include rank and authority, friendly 
+attitudes from members of the organization, and 
+other perks. 
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+Rank, Characters can earn promotions as their 
+renown increases. You can establish certain thresholds 
+of renown that serve as prerequisites (though not 
+necessarily the only prerequisites) for advancing in 
+rank, as shown in the Examples of Faction Ranks table. 
+For example, a character might join the Lords' Alliance 
+after earning I renown within that organization, gaining 
+the title of cloak. As the character s renown within the 
+organization increases, he or she might be eligible for 
+further increases in rank. 
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+You can add rank prerequisites. For example, a 
+character affiliated with the Lords' Alliance might have 
+to be at least 5th level before becoming a stingblade. at 
+least 10th level to be a warduke, and at least 15th level 
+to be a lioncrown. 
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+You can set these thresholds of renown to any 
+numbers that work for your game, creating appropriate 
+ranks and titles for the organizations in your campaign. 
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+Attitudes of Organization Members* As a character's 
+renown within an organization grows, members of 
+that organization are increasingly likely to have heard 
+of the character. You can set thresholds at which the 
+default attitude of an organization’s members toward 
+the character becomes indifferent or friendly. For 
+example, members of the Emerald Enclave—a faction 
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+dedicated to preserving the natural order—might be 
+less friendly toward characters who have not cultivated 
+it least 3 renown within that organization, becoming 
+friendly by default only when a character has gained 10 
+renown within the Emerald Enclave. These thresholds 
+apply only to the default attitude of most members of an 
+rganization, and such attitudes aren’t automatic, NFC 
+faction members might dislike an adventurer despite 
+rhat character's renown—or perhaps because of it 
+Perks . Earning a rank within an organization comes 
+v. ith certain benefits, as defined by you, A character of 
+w rank might gain access to a reliable contact and 
+adventure leads, a safe house, ora trader willing to 
+her a discount on adventuring gear, A middle-ranked 
+haracter might gain a follower (see chapter 4, “Creating 
+Xonplayer Characters'), access to potions and scrolls, 
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+: he ability to call in a favor, or backup on dangerous 
+missions, A high-ranking character might be able to 
+rail on a small army, take custody of a rare magic item* * 
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+_ tin access to a helpful spellcaster, or assign special 
+missions to members of lower rank. 
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+Downtime Activities* You might allow characters 
+to spend downtime between adventures building 
+relationships and gaining renown within an 
+rganization. For more information on downtime 
+activities, see chapter 6, “Between Adventures.’ 
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+Losing Renown 
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+Disagreements with members of an organization 
+aren’t enough to cause a loss of renown within that 
+; rganization. However, serious offenses committed 
+gainst the organization or its members can result 
+in a loss of renown and rank within the organization. 
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+The extent of the loss depends on the infraction and is 
+left to your discretion. A character's renown within an 
+organization can never drop below 0, 
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+Piety 
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+With a few alterations, the renown system can also 
+serve as a measure of a character's link to the gods. It's 
+- great option for campaigns where the gods take active 
+roles in the world. 
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+Using this approach, you track renown based on 
+-pecific divine figures in your campaign. Each character 
+has the option to select a patron deity or pantheon with 
+_ ials, doctrine, and taboos that you have created. Any 
+renown he or she earns is called piety. A character 
+_ains piety for honoring his or her gods, fulfilling their 
+mmands, and respecting their taboos. A character 
+loses piety for working against those gods, dishonoring 
+hem, defiling their temples, and foiling their aims. 
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+The gods bestow favors on those who prove their 
+devotion. With each rank of piety gained, a character 
+can pray for divine favor once per day. This favor usually 
+:omes in the form of a cleric spell like bless . The favor 
+: hen comes with a sign of the divine benefactor: for 
+example ( a character dedicated to Thor might receive a 
+spell accompanied by the boom of thunder, 
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+A high level of piety can also lead to a character 
+gaining a more persistent benefit, in the form of a 
+blessing or charm (see chapter 7, "Treasure,’ for such 
+supernatural gifts). 
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+Magic in Your World 
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+In most D&D worlds, magic is natural but still wondrous 
+and sometimes frightening. People everywhere know 
+about magic, and most people see evidence of it at some 
+point in their lives. It permeates the cosmos and moves 
+through the ancient possessions of legendary heroes, 
+the mysterious ruins of fallen empires, those touched 
+by the gods, creatures born with supernatural power, 
+and individuals who study the secrets of the multi verse. 
+Histories and fireside tales are filled with the exploits of 
+those who wield it. 
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+What normal folk know of magic depends on where 
+they live and whether they know characters who 
+practice magic. Citizens of an isolated hamlet might not 
+have seen true magic used for generations and speak 
+in whispers of the strange powers of the old hermit 
+living in the nearby woods. In the city of Waterdeep 
+in the Forgotten Realms setting, the Watchful Order 
+of Magists and Protectors is a guild of wizards. These 
+arcanists wish to make wizardry more accessible so the 
+order’s members can profit from selling their services. 
+
+Some D&D settings have more magic in them than 
+others. On Athas, the harsh world of the Dark Sun 
+setting, arcane magic is a hated practice that can drain 
+life from the world. Much of Athas’s magic lies in the 
+hands of evildoers. Conversely, in the world of Eberron, 
+magic is as commonplace as any other commodity. 
+Mercantile houses sell magic items and services to 
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+Sample Faction: The Zhentarim 
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+The Zhentarim {also known as the Black Network) is an 
+unscrupulous shadow network that seeks to expand its 
+influence and power throughout the Forgotten Realms. 
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+The public face of the Black Network appears relatively 
+benign. It offers the best and cheapest goods and services, 
+both iegal and illicit, thus destroying its competitors and 
+making everyone dependent on it, 
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+A member of the Zhentarim thinks of himself or herself 
+as a member of a very large family and relies on the Black 
+Network for resources and security However, members are 
+granted the autonomy to pursue their own interests and gain 
+some measure of personal wealth and influence. As a whole, 
+the Zhentarim promises “the best of the best, 1 ' although 
+in truth the organization is more interested in spreading 
+its own propaganda and influence than investing in the 
+improvement of its individual members. 
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+Motto , “join us and prosper. Oppose us and suffer/ 1 
+Beliefs. The ZhentarinVs beliefs can be summarized 
+as follows: 
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+* The Zhentarim is your family You watch out for it, and it 
+watches out for you, 
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+* You are the master of your own destiny. Never be less than 
+what you deserve to be, 
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+* Everything and everyone has a price. 
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+Coeds, Amass wealth, power, and influence, and thereby 
+dominate Faerun, 
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+Typical Quests. Typical Zhentarim quests include 
+plundering or stealing a treasure hoard, powerful magic item, 
+or artifact; securing a lucrative business contract or enforcing 
+a preexisting one; and establishing a foothold in a place 
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+ride airships and trains propelled by elemental magic. 
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+Consider these questions when fitting magic into 
+your world: 
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+* Is some magic common? Is some socially 
+unacceptable? Which magic is rare? 
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+- How unusual are members of each spellcasting 
+class? How common are those who can cast high- 
+level spells? 
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+* How rare are magic items, magical locations, 
+and creatures that have supernatural powers? At 
+what power level do these things go from everyday 
+to exotic? 
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+- How do authorities regulate and use magic? How 
+do normal folks use magic and protect them¬ 
+selves from it? 
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+The answers to some questions suggest the answers 
+to others. For example, if spelicasters of low-level 
+spells are common, as in Eberron, then authorities and 
+common folk are more likely to have access to and use 
+the results of such spells. Buying commonplace magic 
+isn't only possible, but also less expensive. People are 
+more likely to keep well-known magic in mind, and to 
+protect against it, especially in risky situations. 
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+Restrictions on Magic _ 
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+Some civilized areas might restrict or prohibit the use 
+of magic. Spellcasting might be forbidden without a 
+license or official permission. In such a place, magic 
+items and continual magical effects are rare, with 
+protections against magic being the exception. 
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+Some localities might prohibit specific spells. It could 
+be a crime to cast any spells used to steal or swindle, 
+such as those that bestow invisibility or produce 
+illusions. Enchantments that charm or dominate others 
+are readily outlawed, since they rob their subjects of 
+free will. Destructive spells arc likewise prohibited, for 
+obvious reasons, A local ruler could have a phobia about 
+a specific effect or spell (such as shapeshifting effects if 
+he or she were afraid of being impersonated) and enact 
+a law restricting that type of magic. 
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+Schools of Magic _ 
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+The rules of the game refer to the schools of magic 
+(abjuration, illusion, necromancy, and so on), but it’s 
+up to you to determine what those schools signify in 
+your world. Similarly, a few class options suggest the 
+existence of magic-using organizations in the world— 
+bardic colleges and druid circles—which are up to you to 
+flesh out. 
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+You could decide that no formal structures like these 
+exist in your world. Wizards (and bards and druids) 
+might be so rare that a player character learns from a 
+single mentor and never meets another character of the 
+same class, in which case wizards would learn their 
+school specialization without any formal training. 
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+However, if magic is more common, academies can 
+be the embodiments of the schools of magic. These 
+institutions have their own hierarchies, traditions, 
+regulations, and procedures. For example, Materros 
+the necromancer could be a brother of the necromantic 
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+Cabal of Thar-Zad. As a sign of his high standing w ithin 
+its hierarchy, he is allowed to wear the red and green 
+robes of a master. Of course, when he wears these 
+robes, his occupation is easily identified by those who 
+know' of the cabal. This recognition could be a boon or 
+a nuisance, since the Cabal of Thar-Zad has a fearsome 
+reputation. 
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+If you go th is route, you can treat schools of magic, 
+bardic colleges, and druid circles as organizations, 
+using the guidelines for organizations presented earlier 
+in this chapter. A player character necromancer might 
+cultivate renown within the Cabal of Thar-Zad. while 
+a bard seeks increasing renown within the College of 
+Mac-Fiiirmidh. 
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+Teleportation Circles _ 
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+The presence of permanent teleportation circles in 
+major cities helps cement their important place in the 
+economy of a fantasy world. Spells such as plane shift, 
+teleport , and teleportation circle connect with these 
+circles, which are found in temples, academies, the 
+headquarters of arcane organizations, and prominent 
+civic locations. However, since every teleportation circle 
+is a possible means of entry into a city, they're guarded 
+by military and magical protection. 
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+As you design a fantasy city, think about the 
+teleportation circles it might contain and which ones 
+adventurers are likely to know about, [f the adventurers 
+commonly return to their home base by means of 
+a teleportation circle, use that circle as a hook for 
+plot developments in your campaign. What do the 
+adventurers do if they arrive in a teleportation circle and 
+find all the familiar wards disabled and guards lying 
+in pools of blood? What if their arrival interrupts an 
+argument between two feuding priests at the temple? 
+Adventure ensues! 
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+Bringing Back the Dead _ 
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+When a creature dies, its soul departs its body, leaves 
+the Material Plane, travels through the Astral Plane, 
+and goes to abide on the plane where the creature s 
+deity resides. If the creature didn’t worship a deity, its 
+soul departs to the plane corresponding to its alignment. 
+Bringing someone back from the dead means retrieving 
+the soul from that plane and returning it to its body. 
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+Enemies can take steps to make it more difficult for 
+a character to be returned from the dead. Keeping 
+the body prevents others from using raise dead or 
+resurrection to restore the slain character to life. 
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+A soul can't be returned to life if it doesn't wish to 
+be. A soul knows the name, alignment, and patron 
+deity (if any) of the character attempting to revive it and 
+might refuse to return on that basis. For example, if 
+the honorable knight Sturm Brightblade is slain and a 
+high priestess of Takhisis (god of evil dragons) grabs 
+his body, Sturm might not wish to be raised from the 
+dead by her. Any attempts she makes to revive him 
+automatically fail. If the evil cleric wants to revive Sturm 
+to interrogate him. she needs to find some way to trick 
+his soul, such as duping a good cleric into raising him 
+and then capturing him once he is alive again. 
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+The world you create is the stage for the 
+: ’ventures you set in it. You don't have to give more 
+thought to it than that You can run adventures in 
+an episodic format, with the characters as the only 
+ommon element, and also weave themes throughout 
+those adventures to build a greater saga of the 
+Characters' achievements in the world. 
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+Planning an entire campaign might seem like a 
+daunting task, but you don’t have to plot out every 
+ieraii right from the start. You can start with the 
+■asics. running a few adventures, and think about 
+larger plotlines you want to explore as the campaign 
+regresses. You're free to add as much or as little detail 
+as you wish. 
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+The start of a campaign resembles the start of an 
+iventure. You want to jump quickly into the action, 
+'how the players that adventure awaits, and grab 
+their attention right away. Give the players enough 
+information to make them want to come back week after 
+. vek to see how the story plays out. 
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+V. hen you first start building your campaign, start 
+small, The characters need to know only about the 
+y, town, or village where they start the game, and 
+erhaps the nearby dungeon. You might decide that 
+the barony is at war with a nearby duchy, or that a 
+is slant forest is crawling with ettercaps and giant 
+spiders, and you should note these things. But at 
+he start of the game, the local area is enough to get 
+:he campaign off the ground. Follow^ these steps to 
+reate that local area: 
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+L Create a Home Base 
+S ee the "Settlements' section earlier in this chapter 
+for guidance on building this settlement. A small 
+town or village at the edge of the wilderness serves 
+- a fine home base in most D&D campaigns. Use 
+. larger town or city if you want a campaign with 
+: rba n adventuring. 
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+2 , Create a Local Region 
+S ee "Mapping the Campaign" earlier in this chapter 
+: r guidance. Draw a map at province scale (1 hex “ 
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+1 mile) with the home base near the center. Fill 
+the area within a day's travel—about 25 to 30 
+lies—of the home base. Pepper it w ith two to 
+ur dungeons or similar adventure locales. 
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+An area that size is likely to have one to three 
+: dditiona! settlements as well as the home base, 
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+' give thought to them as well. 
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+* -ingle dungeon makes a good first adventure 
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+f r most campaigns. See chapter 3. "Creating 
+.’ventures/ * 1 * 3 * * * for guidance. 
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+A home base provides a common starting 
+a [ion for the characters. This starting point 
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+of an evil baron s castle where they've been locked up 
+for various reasons (legitimate or otherwise), throwing 
+them into the midst of the adventure* 
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+For each of these steps, give the locations only as 
+much detail as they need. You don’t need to identify 
+every building in a village or label every street in a large 
+city. If the characters start in the baron's dungeon, you'll 
+need the details of this first adventure site, but you 
+don’t have to name alt the barons knights. Sketch out 
+a simple map. think about the surrounding area, and 
+consider whom the characters are most likely to interact 
+with early in the campaign. Most important, visualize 
+how this area fits into the theme and story you have in 
+mind for your campaign. Then start working on your 
+first adventure! 
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+Set the Stage 
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+As you start to develop your campaign, you'll need to 
+fill in the players on the basics. For easy distribution, 
+compile essential information into a campaign 
+handout. Such a handout typically includes the 
+following material: 
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+* Any restrictions or new options for character creation, 
+such as new r or prohibited races, 
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+- Any information in the backstory of your campaign 
+that the characters would know about. If you have 
+a theme or direction in mind for the campaign, this 
+information could include seeds hinting at that focus, 
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+* Basic information about the area where the characters 
+are starting, such as the name of the town, important 
+locations in and around it, prominent NPCs they’d 
+know about, and perhaps rumors that point to trouble 
+that’s brewing. 
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+Keep this handout short and to the point. Two pages 
+is a reasonable maximum. Even if you have a burst of 
+creative energy that produces twenty pages of great 
+background material, save it for your adventures. Let 
+the players uncover the details gradually in play. 
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+Involving the Characters 
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+Once you’ve identified what your campaign is about, 
+let the players help tell the story by deciding how their 
+characters are involved. This is their opportunity to 
+tie their characters' history and background to the 
+campaign, and a chance for you to determine how the 
+various elements of each character's background tie 
+into the campaign's story. For example, what secret has 
+the hermit character learned? What is the status of the 
+noble character's family? What is the folk hero's destiny? 
+
+Some players might have trouble coming up with 
+ideas—not everyone is equally inventive. You can help 
+spur their creativity with a few questions about their 
+characters: 
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+* Are you a native, born and raised in the area? If so. 
+who’s your family? What's your current occupation? 
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+* Are you a recent arrival? Where did you come from? 
+Why did you come to this area? 
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+* Are you tied to any of the organizations or people 
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+involved in the events that kick off the campaign? Are 
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+they friends or enemies? 
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+Listen to the players’ ideas, and say yes if you can. 
+Even if you want all the characters to have grown up in 
+the starting town, consider allowing a recent arrival or 
+a transplant if the player's story is convincing enough. 
+Suggest alterations to a character's story so it better fits 
+your world, or weave the first threads of your campaign 
+into that story. 
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+Creating a Background_ 
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+Backgrounds are designed to root player characters 
+in the world, and creating new backgrounds is a great 
+way to introduce players to the special features of your 
+world. Backgrounds that have ties to particular cultures, 
+organizations, and historical events from your campaign 
+are particularly strong. Perhaps the priests of a certain 
+religion live as beggars supported by a pious populace, 
+singing the tales of their deity’s exploits to entertain 
+and enlighten the faithful. You could create a mendicant 
+priest background (or modify the acolyte background) 
+to reflect these qualities. It could include musical 
+instrument proficiency, and its feature probably involves 
+receiving hospitality from the faithful. 
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+Guidelines for creating a new background are 
+provided in chapter 9, "Dungeon Master's Workshop.’" 
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+Campaign Events 
+
+Significant events in the history of a fantasy world tend 
+toward immense upheavals: wars that pit the forces 
+of good against evil in an epic confrontation, natural 
+disasters that lay waste to entire civilizations, invasions 
+of vast armies or extra planar hordes, assassinations 
+of world leaders. These world-shaking events title the 
+chapters of history. 
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+In a D&D game, such events provide the sparks that 
+can ignite and sustain a campaign. The most common 
+pitfall of serial stories without a set beginning, middle, 
+and end is inertia. Like many television shows and 
+comic-book series, a D&D campaign runs the risk of 
+retreading the same ground long after the enjoyment’s 
+gone. Just as actors or writers drift away from those 
+other mediums, so can players—the actors and writers 
+of a D&D game. Games stagnate when the story 
+meanders too long without a change in tone, wdien the 
+same villains and similar adventures grow r tiresome and 
+predictable, and when the world doesn’t change around 
+the characters and in response to their actions. 
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+World-shaking events force conflict They set new ? 
+events and power groups in motion. Their outcomes 
+change the world by altering the tone of the setting 
+in a meaningful way. They chronicle the story of your 
+world in big, bold print. Change—especially change that 
+occurs as a result of the characters’ actions—keeps the 
+story moving. If change is imperceptible, the actions 
+of the characters lack significance. When the world 
+becomes reliable, it's time to shake things up. 
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+World-shaking events can happen at any time in 
+a campaign or story arc, but the biggest incidents 
+naturally fall at the beginning, middle, and end 
+of a story. 
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+That placement reflects the structure of dramatic 
+stories. At the beginning of a story, something happens 
+to shake the protagonists' world and spur them into 
+action. The characters take action to resolve their 
+problems, but other forces oppose them. As they reach a 
+significant milestone toward their goal, a major conflict 
+disrupts the characters' plans, shaking their world 
+again; failure seems imminent. At the end of the story, 
+they succeed or fail and the world is shaken again by 
+the way the characters changed it for good or ill. 
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+At the beginning of a D&D campaign, world-shaking 
+events create instant adventure hooks and affect the 
+characters’ lives directly, in the middle, they make great 
+turning points as the characters' fortunes reverse- 
+rising after a defeat or falling after a victory. Near 
+the end of a campaign* such events serve as excellent 
+climactic episodes with far-reaching effects. They might 
+even occur after the story has ended, as a result of the 
+characters’ actions. 
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+When Not to Shake It Up 
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+In constructing a narrative, beware of “false action," 
+or action for its own sake. False action doesn't move 
+a story forward, engage characters, or cause them to 
+change. Many action movies suffer from false action, in 
+which car chases, gunfights, and explosions abound but 
+do little more than inconvenience the characters and 
+eventually bore the audience with their repetition and 
+dearth of meaningful stakes* Some D&D campaigns fall 
+into the same trap, stringing world-spanning disasters 
+together one after another with little impact on the 
+characters or the world. Thus, it’s probably not in the 
+DM's best interest to reorder the world every single time 
+there's a lull in the action, lest world-shaking events 
+become ordinary. 
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+As a general rule, a campaign can sustain up to 
+three large-scale, world-shaking events: one near the 
+beginning, one near the middle, and one near the 
+end. Use as many small-scale events that disturb the 
+bounded microcosms of towns, villages, tribes, fiefs, 
+duchies, provinces, and so forth as you like. Every 
+significant event shakes someone's world, after all, no 
+matter how small that world might be. Let unexpected 
+and terrible events regularly afflict the world's smaller 
+territories, but unless your story demands it, save the 
+large-scale map-spanning events for the biggest, most 
+important moments of your campaign. 
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+World-Sha king Ev ents _ 
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+You can use this section for ideas and inspiration to 
+expand on world-shaking events already occurring (or 
+^oon to occur) within your world. Alternatively, you can 
+roll on the tables below to randomly generate an event 
+to inspire your imagination. The attempt to justify a 
+random result can reveal unforeseen possibilities. 
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+Fo get started, select a world-shaking event category 
+or roll on the World-Shaking Events table. 
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+dlO Event 
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+1 Rise of a leader or an era 
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+2 Fall of a leader or an era 
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+3 Cataclysmic disaster 
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+4 Assault or invasion 
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+5 Rebellion, revolution, overthrow 
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+6 Extinction or depletion 
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+7 New organization 
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+S Discovery, expansion, invention 
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+9 Prediction, omen, prophecy 
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+10 Myth and legend 
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+1-2. Rise or Fall of a Leader or an Era 
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+Eras are often defined by the prominent leaders, 
+innovators, and tyrants of the day These people change 
+the world and etch their signatures indelibly on the 
+pages of history. When they rise to power, they shape 
+the time and place where they live in monumental ways. 
+When they fall from power or pass away, the ghost of 
+their presence lingers. 
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+Determine the kind of leader that influences the new 
+or passing era. You can choose the type of leader or 
+determine one randomly using the Leader Types table. 
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+Political leaders arc monarchs, nobles, and chiefs. 
+Religious leaders include deities avatars, high priests 
+and messiahs, as well as those in charge of monasteries 
+and leaders of influential religious sects. Major military 
+leaders control the armed forces of countries. They 
+include military dictators, warlords, and the heads of 
+a ruler s war council. Minor military leaders include 
+the heads of local militias, gangs, and other martial 
+organizations. At the broadest scale, a criminal or 
+underworld leader wields power through a network of 
+spies, bribes, and black-market trade. On the smallest 
+scale, these are local gang bosses, pirate captains, and 
+brigands. A leader in art or culture is a virtuoso whose 
+work reflects the spirit of the age and changes the w^ay 
+people think: a prominent playwright, bard, or court fool 
+in whose words, art, or performance the people perceive 
+universal truih. On a smaller scale, this might be an 
+influential local poet, minstrel, satirist, or sculptor. 
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+A major leader in philosophy, learning, or magic is 
+a genius philosopher, a counselor to emperors, an 
+enlightened thinker, the head of the highest institution 
+of learning in the world, or an arch mage. A minor leader 
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+Rise of a Leader, Beginning of an Bra * In dramatic 
+stories, a new leader’s rise often comes at the end of 
+a period of struggle or turmoil. Sometimes it's a war 
+or uprising; other times it’s an election, the death of a 
+tyrant, a prophecy fulfilled, or the appointment of a hero. 
+Conversely, the new leader might be a tyrant, a fiend, or 
+black-hearted villain, and the era that just ended could 
+have been one of peace, tranquility, and justice. 
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+A new leader shakes the foundations of your campaign 
+world and begins a new era in the selected region. How 
+does this person or this era begin to affect the world? 
+Here are several things to consider when determining 
+the leader’s impact on the world: 
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+* Name one thing that has been consistently true about 
+the world, which is now no longer true due to this 
+leader’s rise or influence. This is the biggest change 
+that occurs when the new leader takes power and 
+becomes the prevailing trail that defines the era, the 
+characteristic for which it is remembered. 
+
+* Name the person (or people) whose death, defeat, or 
+loss opened the door for this leader to take power. 
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+This might be a military defeat, the overthrow of 
+old ideas, a cultural rebirth, or something else. Who 
+died, lost, or was defeated? What weren’t they willing 
+to compromise? Was the new leader complicit in 
+
+the death, defeat, or loss, or was the opportunity 
+serendipitous? 
+
+* Despite the leader s virtues, one flaw in particular 
+outrages a certain segment of the populace. What 
+is that flaw? What person or group of persons will 
+do their utmost to foil this leader because of it? 
+Conversely, what is this leader's greatest virtue, and 
+who rises to the leader’s defense because of it? 
+
+* Who believes in this leader now, but still retains 
+doubts? This is someone dose to the leader, who has 
+the leader’s trust and knows his or her secret fears, 
+doubts, or vices. 
+
+Fad of a Leader, End of an Era . All that begins must 
+end. With the fall of kings and queens, the maps of the 
+world are redrawn. Laws change, new customs become 
+all the rage, and old ones fall out of favor. The attitude 
+of the citizens toward their fallen leader shifts subtly at 
+first and then changes dramatically as they look back or 
+reminisce about the time before. 
+
+The fallen leader might have been a benevolent 
+ruler, an influential citizen, or even an adversary to the 
+characters. How does the death of this person affect 
+those formerly under his or her influence? Here are 
+several things to consider when determining the effects 
+of a leader’s passing; 
+
+- Name one positive change that the leader brought to 
+his or her domain or sphere of influence. Does that 
+change persist after the leader’s death? 
+
+* State the general mood or attitude of the people under 
+this person’s power. What important fact didn't they 
+realize about this person or his or her reign, which 
+will later come to light? 
+
+* Name one person or group that tries to fill the leader’s 
+shoes in the resulting power vacuum, 
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+CHAPTER t I A WORLD Of YOUR OWN 
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+* Name one person or group that plotted against 
+this leader. 
+
+- Name three things for which this leader will be 
+remembered. 
+
+3, Cataclysmic Disaster 
+
+Earthquake, famine, fire, plague, flood disasters on a 
+grand scale can eradicate whole civilizations without 
+warning. Natural (or magical) catastrophes redraw 
+maps, destroy economies, and alter worlds. Sometimes 
+the survivors rebuild from the ruins. The Great Chicago 
+Fire, for instance, provided an opportunity to rebuild 
+the city according to a modern plan. Most of the time 
+the disaster leaves only ruins—buried under ash like 
+Pompeii, or sunk beneath the waves like Atlantis. 
+
+You can choose the cataclysm or determine one 
+randomly using the Cataclysmic Disasters table. 
+
+Cataclysmic Disasters 
+
+dlO Cataclysmic Disaster 
+
+1 Earthquake 
+
+2 Fam En e/drought 
+
+3 Fire 
+
+4 Flood 
+
+5 Plague/disease 
+
+6 Rain offire (meteoric impact) 
+
+7 Storm (hurricane, tornado, tsunami) 
+
+3 Volcanic eruption 
+
+9 Magic gone awry or a planar warp 
+
+10 Divine judgment 
+
+Some of the disasters on the table might not make 
+immediate sense in the context of your campaign 
+w T orld, A flood i n the desert? A volcanic eruption on 
+grassy plains? If you randomly determine a disaster 
+that conflicts with your setting, you can reroll, but the 
+challenge of justifying the catastrophe can produce 
+interesting results. 
+
+With two exceptions, the disasters on the table 
+resemble those that affect our own w r orld. Think 
+of planar warps and magic gone aw ry like nuclear 
+incidents; they’re big events that unnaturally alter 
+the land and its people. For example, in the Eberron 
+campaign setting, a magical catastrophe lays waste 
+to an entire country, transforming it into a hostile 
+wasteland and ending the Last War 
+Divine judgment is something else entirely. This 
+disaster takes whatever form you w r ant, but it’s always a 
+big, bold, unsubtle sign of a deity’s displeasure. 
+
+You might decide to wipe a town, region, or nation off 
+the map of your world, A disaster ravages the land and 
+effectively eliminates a place the characters once knew. 
+Leave one or tw^o survivors to tell the characters w'hat 
+happened, and ensure that the characters feel the depth 
+of the catastrophe. What are the ongoing effects of this 
+cataclysm? The following points can help you define the 
+nature and consequences of the disaster: 
+
+* Decide what caused this cataclysm and w r here it 
+originated. 
+
+* An omen presaged this event, or a series of signs and 
+omens. Describe the omen in detail. 
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+• Describe or name the creature that warned the 
+populace about the oncoming disaster. Who listened? 
+
+• Who were the lucky (or unlucky) ones who survived? 
+
+• Describe what the area looks like after the disaster, in 
+contrast to how it looked before. 
+
+4. Assault or Invasion 
+One of the most common world-shaking events, an 
+invasion occurs when one group forcibly takes over 
+another, usually by military strength, but also by 
+ir. nitration and occupation. 
+
+An assault differs from an invasion in that the 
+. .tacking force isn’t necessarily interested in occupation 
+r taking power. On the other hand, an assault might be 
+the first step of an invasion. 
+
+Regardless of the scale, a world-shaking assault or 
+invasion stands out because its repercussions change 
+\ne characters’ world, and its effects echo long after the 
+nitial attack or takeover. 
+
+Imagine that part of your campaign world is attacked 
+c r invaded. Depending on the current scale of your 
+rampaign, the area might be as small as a section 
+: a city or as large as a continent, world, or plane of 
+existence. 
+
+Define the aggressor and whether it represents a 
+known enemy or a previously unknown adversary. 
+
+Select a threat that already poses a danger to the area 
+you’ve chosen, or use the Invading Forces table to 
+determine the aggressor. 
+
+Invading Forces 
+
+d8 Invading Force 
+
+1 A criminal enterprise 
+
+2 Monsters or a unique monster 
+
+3 A planar threat 
+
+4 A past adversary reawakened, reborn, or resurgent 
+
+5 A splinter faction 
+
+6 A savage tribe 
+
+7 A secret society 
+
+8 A traitorous ally 
+
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+
+Now consider these other aspects of the conflict: 
+
+
+• Name one element of the invasion or assault that the' 
+defenders didn’t expect or couldn’t repel. 
+
+• Something happened to the first defenders who stood 
+against the invasion or assault—something no one 
+wants to talk about. What was it? 
+
+• The attackers or invaders had a motive for their 
+action that wasn't obvious or understood at first. 
+
+What was it? 
+
+• Who turned traitor, and at what point did they turn? 
+Why did they do it? Did an attacker try to stop the 
+incursion, or did a prominent defender throw in with 
+the invaders? 
+
+
+5. Rebellion, Revolution, Overthrow 
+
+Dissatisfied with the current order, a person or group 
+of people overturns the dominant regime and takes 
+over—or fails to take over. Regardless of the result, a 
+revolution (even an attempted one) can shape the destiny 
+of nations. 
+
+The scale of a revolution need not involve the common 
+masses against the nobility. A revolution can be as small 
+as a merchants’ guild revolting against its leadership 
+or a temple overthrowing its priesthood in favor of a 
+new creed. The spirits of the forest might attempt to 
+overthrow the forces of civilization in a nearby city that 
+cut down trees for timber. Alternatively, the scale can be 
+as dramatic as humanity rising to overthrow the gods. 
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+Imagine that part of your campaign world erupts in 
+revolution. Pick a power group in your current campaign 
+and name (or invent) a group that opposes it, fomenting 
+revolution. Then let the following points help you flesh 
+out the conflict: 
+
+* Name three things the rebels want or hope to achieve. 
+
+* The rebels achieve a victory against those they wish 
+to overthrow, even if it's a pyrrhic victory. Which of 
+their three goals do they achieve? How long is this 
+achievement likely to last? 
+
+* Stale the cost exacted upon the old order after its 
+fall from power. Does anyone from the former power 
+group remain in power during the next regime? If the 
+old order remains in powder, describe one way that its 
+leaders punish the revolutionaries. 
+
+* One of the rebellion s prominent leaders—In some 
+respects the face of the revolution—was driven by a 
+personal reason for his or her part in events. Describe 
+this person and state the true reason he or she led the 
+rebellion, 
+
+* What problem existed before the revolution that 
+persists in spite of it? 
+
+
+6, Extinction or Depletion 
+Something that once existed in the campaign world 
+is gone. The lost resource might be a precious metal, 
+a species of plant or animal that held an important 
+place in the local ecology, or an entire race or culture of 
+people. Its absence causes a chain reaction that affects 
+every creature that uses or relies on it. 
+
+You can eliminate a people, place, or thing that 
+previously existed in a certain location or area in your 
+campaign world. On a small scale, the last of a family 
+dynasty passes away or a once-thriving mining town 
+in the region dries up and becomes a ghost town. On a 
+grand scale, magic dies, the last dragon is slain, or the 
+final fey noble departs the world. 
+
+What is gone from the world—or the region of the 
+world you've chosen—that once existed there? If the 
+answer isn't immediately evident, consult the Extinction 
+or Depletion table for ideas. 
+
+
+Extinction or Depletion 
+
+dS Lost Resource 
+
+1 A kind of animal (insect, bird, fish, livestock) 
+
+2 Habitable land 
+
+3 Magic or magic-users {all magic, or specific kinds or 
+schools of magic) 
+
+4 A mineral resource (gems, metals, ores) 
+
+5 A type of monster (unicorn, manticore, dragon) 
+
+6 A people (family line, clan, culture, race) 
+
+7 A kind of plant (crop, tree, herb, forest) 
+
+8 A waterway (river, lake, ocean) 
+
+
+Then consider these additional questions: 
+
+
+* Name a territory, race, or type of creature that relied 
+on the thing that was lost. How do they compensate? 
+How do they attempt to substitute for what was lost? 
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+* Who or what is to blame for the loss? 
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+* Describe an immediate consequence of the loss. 
+Forecast one way that the loss impacts or changes 
+the world in the long term. Who or what suffers the 
+most as a result of the loss? Who or what benefits the 
+most from it? 
+
+7. New Organization 
+The foundation of a new order, kingdom, religion, 
+society, cabal, or cult can shake the world with its 
+actions, doctrine, dogma, and policies. On a local 
+scale, a new organization contends with existing power 
+groups, influencing, subverting, dominating, or allying 
+with them to create a stronger base of power. Large 
+and powerful organizations can exert enough influence 
+to rule the world. Some new organizations benefit the 
+populace, while others grow to threaten the civilization 
+they once protected. 
+
+Perhaps an important new organization arises in one 
+part of your world. It could have humble or auspicious 
+beginnings, but one thing is certain: it is destined to 
+change the world as long as it progresses along its 
+present course. Sometimes an organ ization's alignment 
+is apparent from inception, but its morality can remain 
+ambiguous until its doctrines, policies, and traditions 
+are revealed over time. Choose the type of organization, 
+or use the New Organizations table to generate ideas. 
+
+New Organizatsons 
+
+dlO New Organization 
+
+1 Crime syndicate/bandit confederacy 
+
+2 Guild (masons, apothecaries, goldsmiths) 
+
+3 Magical circle/society 
+
+4 Miiitary/knightly order 
+
+5 New family dynasty/tribe/dan 
+
+6 Philosophy/disdpline dedicated to a principle or ideal 
+
+7 Realm (village, town, duchy, kingdom) 
+
+S Religion/sect/denomination 
+
+9 School/university 
+
+10 Secret society/cult/cabal 
+
+Then consider some or all of the following options: 
+
+* The new order supplants a current power group in 
+the world, gaining territory, converts, or defectors and 
+reducing the previous power group s numbers. Who or 
+what does the foundation of this new order supplant? 
+
+* The new order appeals to a specific audience. Decide 
+whether this order attracts a certain race, social class, 
+or character class. 
+
+* The leader of this new order is known for a particular 
+quality valued by his or her followers. Elaborate on 
+why they respect him or her for this quality, and 
+what actions this leader has taken to retain the 
+followers' support, 
+
+* A rival group opposes the foundation of this new 
+organization. Choose an existing power group from 
+your campaign to oppose the new T organization, or 
+create one from the categories on the table. Decide 
+why they oppose the new group, who leads them, and 
+what they plan to do to stop their rival. 
+
+
+8. Discovery, Expansion, Invention 
+
+Discoveries of new lands expand the map and change 
+the boundaries of empires. Discoveries of new magic 
+or technology expand the boundaries of what was once 
+thought possible. New resources or archaeological finds 
+create opportunity and wealth and set prospectors and 
+power groups in motion to vie for their control. 
+
+A new discovery—or rediscovery—can impact your 
+campaign world in a meaningful way, shaping the 
+course of history and the events of the age. Think of this 
+discovery as a big adventure hook or series of hooks. 
+This is also an opportunity to create a unique monster, 
+item, god, plane, or race for your world. As long as the 
+discovery matters, it doesn't have to be wholly original, 
+just fl avored for your campa ign. 
+
+A discovery is particularly impressive when the 
+adventurers in your campaign are the ones who 
+make it. If they discover a new mineral with magical 
+properties, map a new' land that’s eminently suitable 
+for colonization, or uncover an ancient weapon w'ith 
+the power to wreak devastation on your world, they 
+are likely to set major events in motion. This gives 
+the players the opportunity to see exactly how much 
+influence their actions have oo your world. 
+
+Decide on the type of discovery that is made or use 
+the Discoveries table to generate ideas. 
+
+Discoveries 
+
+dlO Discovery 
+
+1 Ancient rufn/lost city of a legendary race 
+
+2 Animal/monster/magical mutation 
+
+3 fnvention/technology/magic (helpful, destructive) 
+
+4 New (or forgotten) god or planar entity 
+
+5 New (or rediscovered) artifact or religious relic 
+
+6 New land (island, continent, lost world, demiplane) 
+
+7 Otherworldly object (planar portal, alien spacecraft) 
+
+8 People (race, tribe, lost civilization, colony) 
+
+9 Plant (miracle herb, fungal parasite, sentient plant) 
+
+10 Resource or wealth (gold, gems, mithral) 
+
+Once you have determined the type of discovery, flesh 
+it out by deciding exactly what it is, who discovered 
+it, and what potential effect it could have on the 
+w'orld. Ideally, previous adventures in your campaign 
+will help you fill in the blanks, but also keep the 
+following in mind: 
+
+* This discovery benefits a particular person, group, or 
+faction more than others. Who benefits most? Name 
+three benefits they stand to gain from this discovery. 
+
+* This discovery directly harms another person, group, 
+or faction. Who is harmed the most? 
+
+* This discovery has consequences. Name three 
+repercussions or side effects. Who ignores the 
+repercussions? 
+
+* Name two or three individuals or factions struggling 
+to possess or control this discovery. Who is likely to 
+win? What do they stand to gain, and what are they 
+willing to do to control the discovery? 
+
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+CHAPTER 1 I A WORLD OF YOUR OWN 
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+9. Prediction, Omen, Prophecy 
+
+Sometimes the foretelling of a world-shaking event 
+becomes a world-shaking event: an omen that predicts 
+the fall of empires, the doom of races, and the end 
+of the w ? orld. Sometimes an omen points to change 
+for the good, such as the arrival of a legendary hero 
+or savior. But the most dramatic prophecies warn of 
+future tragedies and predict dark ages. Unlike other 
+world-shaking events, the outcome doesn't happen 
+immediately. Instead, individuals or factions strive to 
+fulfill or avert the prophecy—or shape the exact way it 
+will be fulfilled—according to how r it will affect them. 
+The prophecy's helpers or hinderers create adventure 
+hooks in the campaign by the actions they take. A 
+prophecy should foretell a big event on a grand scale, 
+since it will take time to come true (or be averted). 
+
+Imagine that a world-shaking prophecy comes to light. 
+If events continue on their present course, the prophecy 
+will come true and the world will change dramatically 
+as a result. Don't shy away from making this prophecy 
+both significant and alarming, keeping in mind the 
+following points: 
+
+- Create a prophecy that foretells a major change to 
+the campaign world. You can build one from scratch 
+using ideas from the current campaign or randomly 
+determine a world-shaking even! and flesh out 
+
+the details, 
+
+* Write a list of three or more omens that w ill occur 
+before the prophecy comes to pass. You can use 
+events that have already occurred in the campaign so 
+that the prophecy is closer to being fulfilled. The rest 
+are events that might or might not happen, depending 
+on the actions of the characters, 
+
+* Describe the person or creature that discovered 
+the prophecy and how it w : as found. What did this 
+creature gain by revealing it? What did this person 
+lose or sacrifice? 
+
+- Describe the individual or faction that supports the 
+prophecy and works to ensure its fulfillment, and the 
+one that will do all in its power to avert the prophecy. 
+What is the first step each takes? Who suffers for 
+their efforts? 
+
+* One part of the prophecy is WTong. Choose one of the 
+omens you listed or one of the details you created for 
+the w r orld-shaking event that the omen predicts. The 
+chosen omen is false, and if applicable, its opposite is 
+true instead, 
+
+10, Myth and Legend 
+
+If wars, plagues, discoveries, and the like can be called 
+regular world-shaking events, mythic events exceed 
+and surpass them. A mythic event might occur as the 
+fulfillment of an ancient or long-forgotten prophecy, or it 
+might be an act of divine intervention. 
+
+Once again, your current campaign probably provides 
+a few' ideas for the shape of this event. If you need 
+inspiration, roll a d8 on the World-Shaking Events table, 
+instead of the normal dlQ. Address the bullet-point 
+notes for that disaster, but magnify the result to the 
+grandest scale you can imagine. 
+
+
+The rise or fall of a leader or era is the death or 
+birth of a god, or the end of an age or the world, A 
+cataclysmic disaster is a world-drowning deluge, an ice 
+age, or a zombie apocalypse. An assault or invasion is 
+a world war, a w r or ld-spa lining demonic incursion, the 
+awakening of a world-threatening monster, or the final 
+clash between good and evil. A rebellion dethrones a 
+god or gods, or raises a new force (such as a demon 
+lord) to divinity. A new' organization is a world-spanning 
+empire or a pantheon of new gods. A discovery is a 
+doomsday device or a portal to eldritch dimensions 
+where world-shattering cosmic horrors dwell. 
+
+T racking Time _ 
+
+A calendar lets you record the passage of time in the 
+campaign. More importantly, it lets you plan ahead for 
+the critical events that shake up the world. For simple 
+time tracking, use a calendar for the current year in 
+the real world. Pick a date to indicate the start of the 
+campaign, and make note of the days that adventurers 
+spend on their travels and various activities. The 
+calendar tells you wTien the seasons change and 
+the lunar cycle. More importantly, you can use your 
+calendar to track important festivals and holidays, as 
+well as key events that shape your campaign. 
+
+This method is a good starting point, but the calendar 
+of your world need not follow a modern calendar. If you 
+want to customize your calendar with details unique to 
+your world, consider these types of features. 
+
+The Basics 
+
+A fantasy world's calendar doesn't have to mirror the 
+modern one. but it can (see “The Calendar of Harptos" 
+sidebar for an example). Do the weeks of a month have 
+names? What about specific days of each month, like the 
+ides, nones, and calends of the Roman calendar? 
+
+Physical Cycles 
+
+Determine vvhen the seasons fall, marked by the 
+solstices and equinoxes. Do the months correspond 
+to the phases of the moon (or moons)? Do strange 
+and magical effects occur at the same ti me as these 
+phenomena? 
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+Religious Observances 
+
+Sprinkle holy days throughout your calendar. Each 
+significant deity in your world shot] Id have at least one 
+holy day during the year, and some gods' holy days 
+correspond to celestial phenomena such as new moons 
+or equinoxes. Holy days reflect the portfolio of a deity (a 
+god of agriculture is honored in the harvest season) or 
+significant events in the history of the deity’s worship, 
+such as the birth or death of a holy person, the date of 
+a god's manifestation, the accession of the current high 
+priest, and so on. 
+
+Certain holy days are civic events, observed by every 
+citizen of a town w ? here a god s temple can be found. 
+Harvest festivals are often celebrations on a grand 
+scale. Other holy days are Important only to people 
+particularly devoted to a single deity. Still others are 
+observed by priests, who perform private rites and 
+sacrifices inside their temples on certain days or specific 
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+he faithful of a specific temple. 
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+Give some thought to how priests and common folk 
+Aebrate holy days* Going into a temple* sitting in a 
+pew* and listening to a sermon ts a mode of worship 
+reign to most fantasy religions* More commonly, 
+-lebrants offer sacrifices to their gods. The faithful 
+ring animals to the temple to be slaughtered or 
+crn incense as an offering. The wealthiest citizens 
+bring the largest animals, to haunt their wealth and 
+iemonBtrate their piety* People pour out libations at the 
+graves of their ancestors* They spend all-night vigils in 
+darkened shrines or enjoy splendid feasts celebrating a 
+j d's bounty. 
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+Civic Observances 
+
+Holy days provide the majority of the special 
+rclebrations in most calendars, but local or national 
+festivals account for many others. The birthday of a 
+monarch, the anniversary of a great victory in a war, 
+raft festivals, market days, and similar events all 
+rovide excuses for local celebrations. 
+
+Fantastic Events 
+
+Since your setting is a fantasy world and not a mundane 
+medieval society, add in a few events of an obviously 
+magical nature* For example* perhaps a ghostly castle i 
+-ppears on a certain hill on the winter solstice every 
+car* or every third full moon fills lycanthropes w ith a 
+■ nicularly strong bloodlust. Also, the thirteenth night 
+: every month could mark the ghostly wanderings of a 
+mg- forgot ten nomadic tribe. 
+
+Extraordinary events, such as the approach of a comet 
+: r a lunar eclipse, make good adventure elements, and 
+\ ou can drop them in your calendar wherever you want* 
+
+; ur calendar can tell you when there's a full moon for 
+3 lunar eclipse* but you can always fudge the date for a 
+particular effect. 
+
+Ending a Campaign __ 
+
+■ campaign s ending should tie up all the threads of 
+ii s beginning and middle, but you don't have to take a 
+
+ampaign all the way to 20th level for it to be satisfying. 
+Wrap up the campaign whenever your story reaches its 
+natural conclusion. 
+
+lake sure you allow space and time near the end 
+: your campaign for the characters to finish up any 
+personal goals* Their own stories need to end in 
+a satisfying way, just as the campaign story does, 
+eally* some of the characters' individual goals will be 
+1 1 filled by the ultimate goal of the final adventure. Give 
+haracters with unfinished goals a chance to finish them 
+:cfore the very end* 
+
+Once the campaign has ended, a new one can begin* 
+if you intend to run a new campaign for the same group 
+
+■ players, using their previous characters" actions as 
+the basis of legends gives them immediate investment in 
+ihe new setting. Let the new characters experience how 
+
+ie world has changed because of their old characters. 
+
+t he end, though* the new campaign is a new story 
+a fth new protagonists. They shouldn't have to share the 
+spotlight with the heroes of days gone by. 
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+The world of the Forgotten Realms uses the Calendar of 
+Harptos, named after the long-dead wizard who invented 
+it* Each year of 365 days is divided into twelve months of 
+thirty days each, which roughly correspond to months in the 
+real-world Gregorian calendar Each month is divided into 
+three tendays. Five special holidays fall between the months 
+and mark the seasons. Another special holiday, Shieldmeet, 
+is inserted into the calendar after Midwinter every four years* 
+much like leap years in the modern Gregorian calendar. 
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+Annual holiday: Midwinter 
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+Quadrennial holiday: Shieldmeet 
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+By building a new world (or adopting an existing one) 
+and creating the key events that launch your campaign, 
+you determined what your campaign is about. Next, you 
+have to decide how you want to run your campaign. 
+What's the right way to run a campaign? That depends 
+on your play style and the motivations of your players. 
+Consider your players’ tastes, your strengths as a 
+DM table rules (discussed in part 3), and the type of 
+game you want to run. Describe to the players how you 
+envision the game experience and let them give you 
+input. The game is theirs, too. Lay that groundwork 
+early, so your players can make informed choices and 
+help you maintain the type of game you want to run. 
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+Consider the following two exaggerated examples of 
+play style. 
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+Hack and Slash 
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+The adventurers kick in the dungeon door, fight the 
+monsters, and grab the treasure. This style of play is 
+straightforward, fun, exciting, and action-oriented. The 
+players spend relatively little time developing personas 
+for their characters, roleplaying noncombat situations, 
+or discussing anything other than the immediate 
+dangers of the dungeon. 
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+In such a game, the adventurers face clearly evil 
+monsters and opponents and occasionally meet clearly 
+good and helpful NPCs, Don't expect the adventurers 
+to anguish over what to do with prisoners, or to debate 
+whether it’s right or wrong to invade and wipe out a 
+bugbear lain Don't track money or time spent in town. 
+Once they've completed a task, send the adventurers 
+back into the action as quickly as possible. Character 
+motivation need be no more developed than a desire to 
+kill monsters and acquire treasure. 
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+Immersive Storytelling 
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+Waterdeep is threatened by political turmoil The 
+adventurers must convince the Masked Lords, the city's 
+secret rulers, to resolve their differences, but can do so 
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+A World to Explore 
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+Much of a campaign involves the adventurers traveling from 
+place to place, exploring the environment, and learning 
+about the fantasy world. This exploration can take place in 
+any environment, including a vast wilderness, a labyrinthine 
+dungeon, the shadowy passages of the Underdark, the 
+crowded streets of a city, and the undulating waters of 
+the sea. Determining a way around an obstacle, finding a 
+hidden object, investigating a strange feature of a dungeon, 
+deciphering clues, solving puzzles, and bypassing or 
+disabling traps can all be part of exploration. 
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+Sometimes exploration is an incidental part of the game. 
+For instance, you might gloss over an unimportant journey 
+by telling the players that they spend three uneventful days 
+on the road before moving along to the next point of interest. 
+Other times exploration is the focus, a chance to describe 
+a wondrous part of the world or story that Increases the 
+players 1 feeling of immersion. Similarly, you should consider 
+playing up exploration if your players enjoy solving puzzles, 
+finding their way around obstacles, and searching dungeon 
+corridors for secret doors. 
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+only after both the characters and the lords have come 
+to terms with their differing outlooks and agendas. 
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+Th is style of gaming is deep, complex, and challenging. 
+The focus isn’t on combat but on negotiations, political 
+maneuver a ngs, and character interaction. A whole game 
+session might pass without a single attack roll. 
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+In this style of game, the NPCs are as complex and 
+richly detailed as the adventurers, although the focus 
+lies on motivation and personality, not game statistics. 
+Expect long digressions from each player about what 
+his or her character does, and why. Going to a temple to 
+ask a priest for advice can be as important an encounter 
+as fighting ores, (And don't expect the adventurers to 
+fight the ores at all unless they are motivated to do 
+so.) A character will sometimes take actions against 
+the players better judgment, because “that s what the 
+character would do.' 
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+Since combat isn't the focus, game rules take a back 
+seat to character development. Ability check modifiers 
+and skill proficiencies take precedence over combat 
+bonuses. Feel free to change or ignore rules to fit the 
+players’ roleplaying needs, using the advice presented in 
+part 3 of this book. 
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+Something in Between 
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+The style of play in most campaigns falls between these 
+two extremes. There's plenty of action, but the campaign 
+offers an ongoing storyline and interaction between 
+characters as well Players develop their characters’ 
+motivations and relish the chance to prove their skills 
+in combat. To maintain the balance, provide a mixture 
+of roleplaying encounters and combat encounters. Even 
+in a dungeon setting, you can present NPCs that aren't 
+meant to be fought but rather helped out, negotiated 
+with, or just talked to. 
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+Think about your preferred style of play by 
+considering these questions: 
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+* Are you a fan of realism and gritty consequences, or 
+are you more focused on making the game seem like 
+an action movie? 
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+* Do you want the game to maintain a sense of medieval 
+fantasy, or do you want to explore alternate time lines 
+or modern thinking? 
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+* Do you want to maintain a serious tone, or is humor 
+your goal? 
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+* Even if you are serious, is the action lighthearted 
+or intense? 
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+* Is bold action key, or do the players need to be 
+thoughtful and cautious? 
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+* Do you like to plan thoroughly in advance, or do you 
+prefer improvising on the spot? 
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+* Is the game full of varied D&D elements, or does it 
+center on a theme such as horror? 
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+* Is the game for all ages, or does it involve 
+mature themes? 
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+* Are you comfortable with moral ambiguity such as 
+allowing the characters to explore whether the end 
+justifies the means? Or are you happier with straight¬ 
+forward heroic principles, such as justice, sacrifice, 
+and helping the downtrodden? 
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+characters. Its a good idea to establish some ground 
+rules with your players at the start of a new campaign. 
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+In a group consisting of Sithis. Travok, Anastriarma, 
+and Kairon, the human fighter named Bob 13 sticks out, 
+especially when he's identical to Bob i T who was killed 
+by kobolds. If everyone takes a lighthearted approach 
+to names, that's fine. If the group would rather take the 
+characters and their names a little more seriously, urge 
+Bob's player to come up with a more appropriate name. 
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+Player character names should match each other 
+in flavor or concept, and they should also match the 
+flavor of your campaign world—so should the nonplaycr 
+characters 1 names and place names you create. Travok 
+and Kairon don't want to undertake a quest for Lord 
+Cupcake, visit Gumdrop Island, or take down a crazy 
+wizard named Ray. 
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+The backbone of a campaign is a connected series 
+of adventures, but you can connect them in two 
+different ways. 
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+In a continuing campaign, the connected adventures 
+share a sense of a larger purpose or a recurring 
+theme (or themes). The adventures might feature 
+returning villains, grand conspiracies, or a single 
+mastermind w r ho s ultimately behind every adventure 
+of the campaign, 
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+A continuing campaign designed with a theme and 
+a story arc in mind can feel like a great fantasy epic. 
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+The players derive the satisfaction of knowing the 
+actions they take during one adventure matter in the 
+next. Plotting and running that kind of campaign can 
+be demanding on the DM, but the payoff is a great and 
+memorable story. 
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+An episodic campaign, in contrast, is like a television 
+show- where each week’s episode is a self-contained 
+story that doesn’t play into any overarching plot. It 
+might be built on a premise that explains its nature: the 
+player characters are adventurers-for-hi re, or explorers 
+venturing into the unknown and facing a string of 
+unrelated dangers. They might even be archaeologists, 
+venturing into one ancient ruin after another in search 
+of artifacts. An episodic game like this lets you create 
+adventures—or buy published ones—and drop them into 
+your campaign without worrying about how they fit with 
+the adventures that came before and follow after. 
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+A theme in a campaign, as in a work of literature, 
+expresses the deeper meaning of a story and the 
+fundamental elements of human experience that the 
+story explores. Your campaign doesn't have to be a work 
+of literature, but it can still draw on common themes 
+that lend a distinctive flavor to its stories. Consider 
+these examples: 
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+* A campaign about confronting the inevitability of 
+mortality, w hether embodied in undead monsters or 
+expressed through the death of loved ones. 
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+* A campaign revolving around an insidious evil, 
+whether dark gods, monstrous races such as the 
+yuan-ti, or creatures of unknown realms far removed 
+from mortal concerns. As heroes confront this evil, 
+they must face the selfish, cold tendencies of their own 
+kind as well. 
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+* A campaign featuring troubled heroes who confront 
+not only the savagery of the bestial creatures of the 
+world, but also the beast within—the rage and fury 
+that lies in their own hearts. 
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+* A campaign exploring the insatiable thirst for powder 
+and domination, whether embodied by the hosts of the 
+Nine Hells or by humanoid rulers bent on conquering 
+the world. 
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+With a theme such as “confrontation with mortality, " 
+you can craft a broad range of adventures that aren t 
+necessarily connected by a common villain. One 
+adventure might feature the dead bursting from their 
+graves and threatening to overwhelm a whole town. 
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+In the next adventure, a mad wizard creates a flesh 
+golem in an effort to revive his lost love. A villain could 
+go to extreme lengths to achieve immortality to avoid 
+confronting its own demise. The adventurers might 
+help a ghost accept death and move on. or one of the 
+adventurers might even become a ghost! 
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+Variations on a Theme 
+Mixing things up once in a while allows your players 
+to enjoy a variety of adventures. Even a tightly themed 
+campaign can stray now and then, if your campaign 
+heavily involves intrigue, mystery, and roleplaving. your 
+players might enjoy the occasional dungeon crawl- 
+especial ly if the tangent is revealed to relate to a larger 
+plot in the campaign. If most of your adventures are 
+dungeon expeditions, shift gears with a tense urban 
+mystery that eventually leads the party into a dungeon 
+crawl in an abandoned building or tower. If you run 
+horror adventures week after week, try using a villain 
+who turns out to be ordinary, perhaps even silly. Comic 
+relief is a great variation on almost any D&D campaign, 
+though players usually provide it themselves. 
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+Tiers of Play 
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+As characters grow in power, their ability to change the 
+world around them grows with them, ft helps to think 
+ahead when creating your campaign to account for this 
+change. As the characters make a greater impact on the 
+world, they face greater danger whether they want to 
+or not. Powerful factions see them as a threat and plot 
+against them, while friendly ones court their favor in 
+hopes of striking a useful alliance. 
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+The tiers of play represent the ideal milestones for 
+introducing new world-shaking events to the campaign. 
+As the characters resolve one event, a new danger 
+arises or the prior trouble transforms into a new threat 
+in response to the characters' actions. Events need to 
+grow in magnitude and scope, increasing the stakes and 
+drama as the characters become increasingly powerful. 
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+a time. You only need to worry about the details of the 
+next tier as the characters approach it. Even better, as 
+he campaign takes unexpected turns in response to the 
+players’ choices, you don't have to worry about redoing 
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+Levels 1-4: L ocal Heroes _ 
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+Characters in this tier are still learning the range of 
+class features that define them, including their choice 
+of specialization. But even lst-level characters are 
+heroes, set apart from the common people by natural 
+characteristics, learned skills, and the hint of a greater 
+destiny that lies before them. 
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+At the start of their careers, characters use lst- 
+and 2nd-level spells and wield mundane gear. The 
+magic items they find include common consumable 
+items (potions and scrolls) and a very few uncommon 
+permanent items. Their magic can have a big impact in 
+a single encounter, but it doesn’t change the course of an 
+adventure. 
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+The fate of a village might hang on the success or 
+failure of low-level adventurers, who trust their lives 
+:o their fledgling abilities. These characters navigate 
+dangerous terrain and explore haunted crypts, where 
+■hey can expect to fight savage ores, ferocious wolves, 
+giant spiders, evil cultists, bloodthirsty ghouls, and 
+hired thugs. If they face even a young dragon, they're 
+better off avoiding a fight. 
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+Levels 5-10: Heroes of the Realm 
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+By the time they reach this tier, adventurers have 
+mastered the basics of their class features, though they 
+continue to improve throughout these levels. They have 
+found their place in the world and have begun to involve 
+themselves in the dangers that surround them. 
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+Dedicated spellcasters learn 3rd-level spells at the 
+start of this tier. Suddenly characters can fly, damage 
+large numbers of foes with fireball and lightning bolt 
+spells, and even breathe underwater. They master 
+5th-level spells by the end of the tier, and spells such 
+as teleportation circle, scrying, flame strike, legend 
+lore, and raise dead can have a significant impact on 
+their adventures. They start acquiring more permanent 
+magic items (uncommon and rare ones) as well, which 
+will serve them for the rest of their careers. 
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+The fate of a region might depend on the adventures 
+that characters of levels 5 to 10 undertake. These 
+adventurers venture into fearsome wilds and ancient 
+ruins, where they confront savage giants, ferocious 
+hydras, fearless golems, evil yuan-ti. scheming devils, 
+bloodthirsty demons, crafty mind flayers, and drow 
+assassins. They might have a chance of defeating a 
+young dragon that has established a lair but not yet 
+extended its reach far into the surrounding territory. 
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+By 11th level, characters are shining examples of 
+courage and determination—true paragons in the world, 
+set well apart from the masses. At this tier, adventurers 
+are far more versatile than they were at lower levels, and 
+they can usually find the right tool for a given challenge. 
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+Dedicated spellcasters gain access to 6th-level spells 
+at 11th level, including spells that completely change 
+the way adventurers interact with the world. Their big, 
+flashy spells are significant in combat— disintegrate, 
+blade barrier, and heal, for example—but behind-the- 
+scenes spells such as word of recall, find the path, 
+contingency, teleport, and true seeing alter the way 
+players approach their adventures. Each spell level after 
+that point introduces new effects with an equally large 
+impact. The adventurers find rare magic items (and very 
+rare ones) that bestow similarly powerful abilities. 
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+The fate of a nation or even the world depends on 
+momentous quests that such characters undertake. 
+Adventurers explore uncharted regions and delve into 
+long-forgotten dungeons, where they confront terrible 
+masterminds of the lower planes, cunning rakshasas 
+and beholders, and hungry purple worms. They might 
+encounter and even defeat a powerful adult dragon 
+that has established a lair and a significant presence in 
+the world. 
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+At this tier, adventurers make their mark on the 
+world in a variety of ways, from the consequences of 
+their adventures to the manner in which they spend 
+their hard-won treasure and exploit their well-deserved 
+reputations. Characters of this level construct fortresses 
+on land deeded them by local rulers. They found guilds, 
+temples, or martial orders. They take on apprentices 
+or students of their own. They broker peace between 
+nations or lead them into war. And their formidable 
+reputations attract the attention of very powerful foes. 
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+By 17th level, characters have superheroic capabilities, 
+and their deeds and adventures are the stuff of legend. 
+Ordinary people can hardly dream of such heights of 
+power—or such terrible dangers. 
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+Dedicated spellcasters at this tier wield earthshaking 
+9th-level spells such as wish, gate, storm of vengeance, 
+and astral projection. Characters have several rare 
+and very rare magic items at their disposal, and begin 
+discovering legendary items such as a vorpal sword or a 
+staff of the magi. 
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+Adventures at these levels have far-reaching 
+consequences, possibly determining the fate of 
+millions in the Material Plane and even places beyond. 
+Characters traverse otherworldly realms and explore 
+demiplanes and other extraplanar locales, where they 
+fight savage balor demons, titans, archdevils, lich 
+archmages, and even avatars of the gods themselves. 
+The dragons they encounter are wyrms of tremendous 
+power, whose sleep troubles kingdoms and whose 
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+recorded in the annals of history and recounted by 
+bards for centuries. Their ultimate destinies come to 
+pass. A cleric might be taken up into the heavens to 
+serve as a god’s right hand. A warlock could become 
+a patron to other warlocks. Perhaps a wizard unlocks 
+the secret to immortality (or undeath) and spends eons 
+exploring the farthest reaches of the multi verse. A druid 
+might become one with the land, transforming into a 
+nature spi rit of a particular place or an aspect of the 
+wild. Other characters could found clans or dynasties 
+that revere the memory of their honored ancestors 
+from generation to generation, create masterpieces of 
+epic literature that are sung and retold for thousands 
+of years, or establish guilds or orders that keep the 
+adventurers’ principles and dreams alive. 
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+Reaching this point doesn't necessarily dictate the 
+end of the campaign. These powerful characters might 
+be called on to undertake grand adventures on the 
+cosmic stage. And as a result of these adventures, their 
+capabilities can continue to evolve. Characters gain no 
+more levels at this point, but they can still advance in 
+meaningful ways and continue performing epic deeds 
+that resound throughout the multi verse. Chapter 7 
+details epic boons you can use as rewards for these 
+characters to maintain a sense of progress. 
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+Experienced players familiar with the capabilities of 
+the character classes and impatient for more significant 
+adventures might welcome the idea of starting a 
+campaign with characters above 1st level. Creating a 
+higher-level character uses the same character creation 
+steps outlined in the Player's Handbook. Such a 
+character has more hit points, class features, and spells, 
+and probably starts with better equipment. 
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+Starting equipment for characters above 1st level is 
+entirely at your discretion, since you give out treasure 
+at your own pace. That said, you can use the Starting 
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+Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy game, but that broad 
+category encompasses a lot of variety. Many different 
+flavors of fantasy exist in fiction and him. Do you want 
+a horrific campaign inspired by the works of H, P. 
+Lovecraft or Clark Ashton Smith? Or do you envision a 
+world of muscled barbarians and nimble thieves, along 
+the lines of the classic sword-and-sorcery books by 
+Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber? Your choice can 
+have a impact on the favor of your campaign. 
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+Heroic fantasy is the baseline assumed by the D&D 
+rules. The Player s Handbook describes this baseline: 
+a multitude of humanoid races coexist with humans in 
+fantastic worlds. Adventurers bring magical powers to 
+bear against the monstrous threats they face. These 
+characters typically come from ordinary backgrounds, 
+but something impels them into an adventuring life. The 
+adventurers are the -'heroes" of the campaign, but they 
+might not be truly heroic, instead pursuing this life for 
+selfish reasons. Technology and society are based on 
+medieval norms, though the culture isn't necessarily 
+European, Campaigns often revolve around delving into 
+ancient dungeons in search of treasure or in an effort to 
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+novels set in the Forgotten Realms are best described as 
+heroic fantasy, following in the footsteps of many of the 
+authors listed in appendix E of the Player s Handbook. 
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+A grim, hulking fighter disembowels the high priest 
+of the serpent god on his own altar. A laughing rogue 
+spends ill-gotten gains on cheap wine in filthy taverns. 
+Hardy adventurers venture into the unexplored jungle in 
+search of the fabled City of Golden Masks. 
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+A sword-and-sorcery campaign emulates some of the 
+classic works of fantasy fiction, a tradition that goes 
+back to the roots of the game. Here you’ll find a dark, 
+gritty world of evil sorcerers and decadent cities, where 
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+imerest than by altruistic virtue. Fighter rogue, and 
+: srbarian characters tend to be far more common than 
+wizards, clerics, or paladins, in such a pulp fantasy 
+—■.ting, those who wield magic often symbolize the 
+ir cade nee and corruption of civilization, and wizards 
+ire the classic villains of these settings. Magic items are 
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+•steps of classic sword-and-sorcery novels. The world 
+Athas (as featured in numerous Dark Sun novels and 
+game products), with its heroic gladiators and tyrannical 
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+lance as she charges a dragon. Bidding farewell to his 
+at love, a noble wizard sets forth on a quest to close 
+Ihe gate to the Nine Hells that has opened in the remote 
+wilderness, A close-knit band of loyal friends strives to 
+rcome the forces oi a tyrannical overlord, 
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+are heroes in the best sense, driven by a higher 
+purpose than selfish gain or ambition, and facing 
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+it ght struggle with moral quandaries, fighting 
+: evil tendencies within themselves as well as 
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+evil that threatens the world. And the stories of 
+:ese campaigns often include an element of romance: 
+tragic affairs between star-crossed lovers, passion that 
+'unscends even death, and chaste adoration between 
+jevout knights and the monarchsand nobles they serve. 
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+The novels of the Dragonlance saga exemplify the 
+Ira dilion of epic fantasy in D&D. 
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+V, de an angry god tries time and again to destroy him, 
+i lever rogue makes the long journey home from war. 
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+>: ui of her lost love. Calling on their divine parentage, 
+a group of demigods undertake twelve labors to win the 
+a blessings for other mortals, 
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+gend, aided or hindered by the gods or their agents— 
+nd they might have divine blood themselves. The 
+Asters and villains they face probably have a similar® 
+pin. The minotaur in the dungeon isn't just another 
+beaded humanoid, but the Minotaur—misbegotten 
+“Apring of a philandering god. Adventures might lead 
+r heroes through a series of trials to the realms of the 
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+Vampires brood on the battlements of their accursed 
+castles. Necromancers toil in dark dungeons to create 
+horrid servants made of dead flesh. Devils corrupt the 
+innocent, and werewolves prowl the night. All of these 
+elements evoke horrific aspects of the fantasy genre. 
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+If you want to put a horror spin on your campaign, 
+you have plenty of material to work with. The Monster 
+Manual is full of creatures that perfectly suit a storyline 
+of supernatural horror. The most important element of 
+such a campaign, though, isn’t covered by the rules, A 
+dark-fantasy setting requires an atmosphere of building 
+dread, created through careful pacing and evocative 
+description. Your players contribute too; they have to 
+be willing to embrace the mood you're trying to evoke. 
+Whether you want to run a full-fledged dark-fantasy 
+campaign or a single creepy adventure, you should 
+discuss your plans with the players ahead of time to 
+make sure they're on board. Horror can be intense 
+and personal, and not everyone is comfortable with 
+such a game. 
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+Novels and game products set in Ravenloft, the 
+Demiplane of Dread, explore dark-fantasy elements in a 
+D&D context. 
+
+Intrigue 
+
+The corrupt vizier schemes with the baron's oldest 
+daughter to assassinate the baron. A hobgoblin army 
+sends doppelganger spies to infiltrate the city before the 
+invasion. At the embassy balk the spy in the royal court 
+makes contact with his employer. 
+
+Political intrigue, espionage, sabotage, and similar 
+cloak-and-dagger activities can provide the basis for 
+an exciting D&D campaign. In this kind of game, the 
+characters might care more about skill training and 
+making contacts than about attack spells and magic 
+weapons. Roleplaying and social interaction take on 
+greater importance than combat, and the party might go 
+for several sessions without seeing a monster. 
+
+Again, make sure your players know ahead of time 
+that you want to run this kind of campaign. Otherwise, 
+a player might create a defense-focused dwarf paladin, 
+only to find he is out of place among half-elf diplomats 
+and tiefling spies. 
+
+The Brimstone Angels novels by Erin M. Evans focus 
+on intrigue in the Forgotten Realms setting, from the 
+backstabbsng politics of the Nine Hells to the contested 
+succession of Cor my re an royalty. 
+
+
+Who stole three legendary magic weapons and hid them 
+away in a remote dungeon, leaving a cryptic clue to their 
+location? Who placed the duke into a magical slumber, 
+and what can be done to awaken him? Who murdered 
+the guildmaster, and how did the killer get into the 
+guild's locked vault? 
+
+A mystery-themed campaign puts the characters in 
+the role of investigators, perhaps traveling from town 
+to town to crack tough cases the local authorities can t 
+handle. Such a campaign emphasizes puzzles and 
+problem-solving in addition to combat prowess, 
+
+A larger mystery might even set the stage for the 
+whole campaign. Why did someone kill the characters’ 
+mentor, setting them on the path of adventure? Who 
+really controls the Cult of the Red Hand? In this case, 
+the characters might uncover clues to the greater 
+mystery only once in a while; individual adventures 
+might be at best tangentially related to that theme, A 
+diet of nothing but puzzles can become frustrating, so 
+be sure to mix up the kinds of encounters you present. 
+
+Novels in various D&D settings have explored the 
+mystery genre with a fantasy twist. In particular. Murder 
+in Cormyr (by Chet Williamson). Murder in Halruaa (by 
+Richard S, Meyers), and SpeUstonn (by Ed Greenwood) 
+are mysteries set in the 1 Forgotten Realms. Murder 
+in Tarsis (by John Maddox Roberts) takes the same 
+approach in the Dragon lance setting. 
+
+Swashbuckling 
+
+Rapier-wielding sailors fight off boarding sahuagin. 
+Ghouls lurk in derelict ships, waiting to devour treasure 
+hunters. Dashing rogues and charming paladins weave 
+their way through palace intrigues and leap from 
+balconies onto waiting horses below. 
+
+The swashbuckling adventures of pirates and 
+musketeers suggest opportunities for a dynamic 
+campaign. The characters typically spend more 
+time in cities, royal courts, and seafaring vessels 
+than in dungeon delves, making interaction skills 
+important (though not to the extent of a pure intrigue 
+campaign). Nevertheless, the heroes might end up in 
+classic dungeon situations, such as searching storm 
+sewers beneath the palace to find the evil duke’s 
+hidden chambers. 
+
+A good example of a swashbuckling rogue in the 
+Forgotten Realms is jack Raven wild, who appears in 
+nove 1 s by R ic hard Ba ke r (67 tv of Ravens and Prinee 
+of Ravens). 
+
+War 
+
+A hobgoblin army marches toward the city, leading 
+elephants and giants to batter down the stronghold’s 
+walls and ramparts. Dragons wheel above a barbarian 
+horde, scattering enemies as the raging warriors 
+cut a swath through field and forest. Salamanders 
+muster at an efreeti's command, poised to assault an 
+astral fortress. 
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+Warfare in a fantasy world is rife tth opportunities 
+lor dveuture. A war campaign isn't generally concerned 
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+- : the specifics of troop movements, but instead 
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+• uses on the heroes whose actions turn the tide of 
+: - . The characters carry out specific missions: 
+
+re a magical standard that empowers undead 
+am:es, gather reinforcements to break a siege, or 
+
+- -rough the enemy’s flank to reach a demonic 
+
+- - ander. In other situations, the party supports 
+
+_er army by holding a strategic location until 
+p-m:: c ements arrive, killing enemy scouts before 
+
+can report, or cutting off supply lines. Information 
+ring and diplomatic missions can supplement the 
+BD' j - combat-oriented adventures, 
+
+1 - W ar of the Lance in the Dragonlance Chronicles 
+:; s and the War of the Spider Queen in the novel 
+5 rd - d" the same name are prominent examples of 
+
+- 5 rs in D&D novels, 
+
+Wuxi a 
+
+•ten a sensei disappears mysteriously, her young 
+3 E 3 is must take her place and hunt down the oni 
+terrorizing their village. Accomplished heroes, masters 
+rftrrir respective martial arts, return home to free their 
+_ c- from an evil hobgoblin warlord. The rakshasa 
+r c- ^ of a nearby monastery performs rituals to raise 
+tec bled ghosts from their rest, 
+
+- ampaign that draws on elements of Asian martial- 
+w' - movies is a perfect match for D&D. Players can 
+ferir the appearance of their characters and gear 
+
+wo* : r they like for the campaign, and spells need only 
+-n=r> r flavor changes so that they better reflect such a 
+
+- For example, when the characters use spells 
+«r special abilities that teleport them short distances. 
+
+. nually make high-flying acrobatic leaps. Ability 
+mu -is to climb don’t involve careful searching for holds 
+bn - characters bounce up walls or from tree to tree. 
+
+j : rs stun their opponents by striking pressure 
+peir-is Flavorful descriptions of actions in the game 
+
+- j hange the nuts and bolts of the rules, but they 
+Ti.— all the difference in the feel of a campaign. 
+
+S milarly, a class doesn't need new rules to reflect 
+i -- total influence; a new name can do the trick. A 
+-a nal Chinese wuxia hero might be a paladin 
+mr,-: - as a sword called the Oath of Vengeance, while a 
+- cse samurai might be a paladin with a particular 
+, - f Devotion (j bushido ) that includes fealty to a 
+ter iaimyo) among its tenets, A ninja is a monk who 
+- :es the Way of Shadow. Whether called a wu jen, 
+i 1 5 Lkai, or a swami, a wizard, sorcerer, or warlock 
+- - - iter works just fine in a game inspired by medieval 
+an cultures. 
+
+Ifvxi a Weapon Names 
+
+r players refer to a tetsuho or a katana rather than 
+i ^ t :lub or a longsword can enhance the flavor of 
+i - via campaign. The Wuxia Weapon Names table 
+~ - alternative names for common weapons from 
+t P!a\ ers Handbook and identifies their real-world 
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+cultural origins. An alternative name changes none of 
+the weapons properties as they are described in the 
+Player s Ha n db ook . 
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+Crossing the Streams __ 
+
+The renowned paladin Murlynd, from the world of 
+Oertb (as featured in Grey hawk novels and game 
+products), dresses in the traditional garb of Earth’s 
+Old West and wears a pair of six-shooters strapped 
+to his waist The Mace of St. Cuthbert. a holy weapon 
+belonging to Grey hawk’s god of justice, found its way 
+to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 1985, 
+Somewhere in the Barrier Peaks of Oerth, the wreckage 
+of a spacefaring vessel is said to lie, w ith bizarre alien 
+Hfeforms and strange items of technology on board. And 
+the famous wizard Elminster of the Forgotten Realms 
+has been said to make occasional appearances in the 
+kitchen of Canadian writer Ed Greenwood—where he is 
+sometimes joined by wizards from the worlds of Gerth 
+and Krynn (homeworkl of the Dragonlance saga). 
+
+Deep in D&D’s roots are elements of science 
+fiction and science fantasy, and your campaign might 
+draw on those sources as well. It’s okay to send your 
+characters hurtling through a magic mirror to Lewis 
+Carroll s Wonderland, put them aboard a ship traveling 
+between the stars, or set your campaign in a far-future 
+world where laser blasters and magic missiles exist 
+side by side. The possibilities are limitless. Chapter 
+9, “Dungeon Master's Workshop," provides tools for 
+exploring those possibilities. 
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+Wuxia Weapon Names 
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+Weapon 
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+Battleaxe 
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+Club 
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+Dagger 
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+Dart 
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+Flail 
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+CJaive 
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+Greatctub 
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+Greats word 
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+Halberd 
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+Handaxe 
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+Javelin 
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+Longbow 
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+Longsword 
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+Mace 
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+Pike 
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+Quarterstaff 
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+Scimitar 
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+Shortbow 
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+Shortsword 
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+Sickle 
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+Spear 
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+Trident 
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+War pick 
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+Other Names (Culture) 
+
+fu (China); masakari (Japan) 
+
+bian (China); tonfa (Japan) 
+
+bishou , tamo (China); kozuka P tanto (Japan) 
+
+sburiken (Japan) 
+
+mnehaku (Japan) 
+
+guandao (China); bisento, naginata (Japan) 
+tetsuho (Japan) 
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+changdao (China); nodachs (Japan) 
+ji (China); kamayari (japan) 
+ono (Japan) 
+
+man (China); uchi-ne (Japan) 
+
+umayari (Japan) 
+
+daikyu (Japan) 
+
+jicm (China); katana (Japan) 
+
+chut (China); karnbo (Japan) 
+
+mao (China); nagaeyan (japan) 
+
+gun (China); bo (Japan) 
+
+liuyedao (China); wakizashi (japan) 
+
+hankyu (Japan) 
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+shuangdao (China) 
+
+kama (Japan) 
+
+qiang (China); yan (japan) 
+
+cha (China); magariyari (japan) 
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+fang (China); kuwa (Japan) 
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+Chapter 2: Creating a Multiverse 
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+HEN ADVENTURERS REACH HIGHER LEVELS, 
+their path extends to other dimensions of 
+reality; the planes of existence that form the 
+multiverse. The characters might be called 
+on to rescue a friend from the horrific depths 
+of the Abyss or to sail the shining waters of 
+the River Ocean us. They can hoist a tankard 
+he friendly giants of Ysgard or face the chaos of 
+bo to contact a wizened githzerai sage. 
+
+7 anes of existence define the extremes of strange 
+■sc rfeen dangerous environments. The most bizarre 
+■aliens present settings undreamed of in the natural 
+- : Planar adventures offer unprecedented dangers 
+nders. Adventurers walk on streets made of solid 
+- test their mettle on a battlefield where the fallen 
+i~- - n rrected with each dawn. 
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+_ he Planes 
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+TV various planes of existence are realms of myth 
+^ ; mystery. They're not simply other worlds, but 
+r ensions formed and governed by spiritual and 
+s-mental principles. 
+
+The Outer Planes are realms of spirituality and 
+Jit. They are the spheres where celestials, fiends, 
+j Odes exist. The plane of Elysium, for example, 
+isc merely a place where good creatures dwell, and not 
+r simply the place where spirits of good creatures 
+when they die. It is the plane of goodness, a spiritual 
+reai where evil can t flourish. It is as much a state of 
+tesng and of mind as it is a physical location. 
+
+inner Planes exemplify the physical essence 
+i - : elemental nature of air, earth, fire, and water. 
+
+TV Elemental Plane of Fire, for example, embodies 
+
+V essence of fire. The plane's entire substance is 
+Vsed with the fundamental nature of fire: energy, 
+ssiom transformation, and destruction. Even objects 
+- lid brass or basalt seem to dance with flame, in a 
+
+?le and palpable manifestation of the vibrancy of 
+- dominion. 
+
+mis context, the Material Plane is the nexus where 
+hese philosophical and elemental forces collide in 
+tumbled existence of mortal life and matter. The 
+* of D&D exist within the Material Plane, making 
+
+: starting point for most campaigns and adventures. 
+The rest of the multiverse is defined in relation to the 
+
+V -rial Plane, 
+
+Planar Categories _ 
+
+" - - p l a ne s of the de fau 11 D & D co sinology a re g rou pe d 
+following categories: 
+
+The Material Plane and Its Echoes, The Fey wild and 
+Shadowfdl are reflections of the Material Plane, 
+Ve Transitive Planes, The Ethereal Plane and the 
+Viral Plane are mostly featureless planes that 
+serve primarily as pathways to travel from one plane 
+: another. 
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+
+The Inner Planes, The four Elemental Planes (Air, 
+Earth, Fire, and Water), plus the Elemental Chaos that 
+surrounds them, are the Inner Planes. 
+
+The Outer Planes, Sixteen Outer Planes correspond 
+to the eight non-neutral alignments and shades of 
+philosophical difference between them. 
+
+The Positive and Negative Planes, I hese two planes 
+enfold the rest of the cosmology, providing the raw 
+forces of life and death that underlie the rest of 
+existence in the multiverse. 
+
+Putting the Planes Together 
+
+As described in the Player s Handbook, the assumed 
+D&D cosmology includes more than two dozen planes. 
+For your campaign, you decide what planes to include, 
+inspired by the standard planes, drawn from Earth's 
+myths, or created by your own imagination. 
+
+At minimum, most D&D campaigns require 
+these elements: 
+
+■ A plane of origin for fiends 
+
+* A plane of origin for celestials 
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+* A plane oForigin for elementals 
+
+* A place for deities, which might include any or all of 
+the previous three 
+
+* The place where mortal spirits go after death, which 
+might include any or all of the first three 
+
+* A way of getting from one plane to another 
+
+* A way for spells and monsters that use the Astra l 
+Plane and the Ethereal Plane to function 
+
+Once you've decided on the planes you want to use in 
+your campaign, putting them into a coherent cosmology 
+is an optional step. Since the primary way of traveling 
+from plane to plane, even using the Transitive Planes, 
+is through magical portals that link planes together, the 
+exact relationship of different planes to one another is 
+largely a theoretical concern. No being in the multiverse 
+can look down and see the planes in their arrangement 
+the same wav as we look at a diagram in a book. No 
+mortal can verify whether Mount Celestia is sandwiched 
+between Bytopia and Arcadia, but it’s a convenient 
+theoretical construct based on the philosophical 
+shading among the three planes and the relative 
+importance they give to law and good. 
+
+Sages have constructed a few such theoretical models 
+to make sense of the jumble of planes, particularly the 
+Outer Planes. The three most common are the Great 
+
+Inventing Your Own Planes 
+
+Each of the planes described in this chapter has at least 
+one significant effect on travelers who venture there. When 
+you design your own planes, rt r s a good idea to stick to 
+that model. Create one simple trait that players notice, that 
+doesn't create too much complication at the gaming table, 
+and that’s easy to remember. Try to reflect the philosophy and 
+mood of the place, not merely its physical characteristics. 
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+G H A PTE R 2 ] C R F A FI NG A M U LTIV K USB 
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+Wheel, the World Tree, and the World Axis, but you 
+can create or adapt whatever model works best for the 
+planes you want to use in your game. 
+
+The Great Wheel 
+
+The default cosmological arrangement presented 
+in the Player's Handbook visualizes the planes as a 
+group of concentric wheels, with the Material Plane 
+and its echoes at the center. The Inner Planes form 
+a wheel around the Material Plane, enveloped in the 
+Ethereal Plane. Then the Outer Planes form another 
+wheel around and behind (or above or below) that one, 
+arranged according to alignment, with the Outlands 
+linking them all 
+
+This arrangement makes sense of the way the River 
+Styx flows among the Lower Planes, connecting 
+Acheron, the Nine Hells, Gehenna, Hades, Career!, the 
+Abyss, and Pandemonium like beads on a string. But its 
+not the only possible explanation of the river’s course. 
+
+The World Tree 
+
+A different arrangement of planes envisions them 
+situated among the roots and branches of a great cosmic 
+tree, literally or figuratively. 
+
+For example, the Norse cosmology centers on the 
+World Tree VggdrasiL The three roots of the World 
+Tree touch the three realms: Asgard (an Outer Plane 
+that includes Valhalla, Vanaheim, Alfheim, and other 
+regions), Midgard (the Material Plane), and Niflheim 
+(the underworld). The Bifrost, the rainbow bridge, 
+is a unique transitive plane that connects Asgard 
+and Midgard. 
+
+Similarly, one vision of the planes where the deities 
+of the Forgotten Realms reside situates a number of 
+celestial planes in the branches of a World Tree, while 
+the fiendish planes are linked by a River of Blood. 
+Neutral planes stand apart from them. Each of these 
+planes is primarily the domain of one or more deities, 
+though they are also the homes of celestial and fiendish 
+creatures. 
+
+The World Axis 
+
+In this view of the cosmos, the Material Plane and its 
+echoes stand between two opposing realms. The Astral 
+Plane (or Astral Sea) floats above them, holding any 
+number of divine domains (the Outer Planes). Below 
+the Material Plane is the Elemental Chaos, a single, 
+undifferentiated elemental plane where all the elements 
+clash together. At the bottom of the Elemental Chaos is 
+the Abyss, like a hole torn in the fabric of the cosmos. 
+
+Other Visions 
+
+As you build your own cosmology, consider the 
+following alternatives. 
+
+The Omniverse, This simple cosmology covers the 
+bare minimum: a Material Plane; the Transitive Planes: 
+a single Elemental Chaos; an Overheaven, where good' 
+aligned deities and celestials live; and the Underworld, 
+where evil deities and fiends live, 
+
+Myriad Planes, In this cosmology, countless planes 
+clump together like soap bubbles, intersecting with each 
+other more or less at random. 
+
+
+The Orrery ; All the Inner and Outer Planes orbit the 
+Material Plane, exerting greater or lesser influence on 
+the world as they come nearer and farther. The world of 
+Eberron uses this cosmological model 
+
+The Winding Road, In this cosmology, every plane is 
+a stop along an infinite road. Each plane is adjacent to 
+two others, but there’s no necessary cohesion between 
+adjacent planes; a traveler can walk from the slopes of 
+Mount Celestia onto the slopes of Gehenna, 
+
+Mount Olympus, In the Greek cosmology, Mount 
+Olympus stands at the center of the world (the Material 
+Plane), with its peak so high that it's actually another 
+plane of existence; Olympus, the home of the gods. All 
+the Greek gods except Hades have their own domains 
+within Olympus. In Hades, named for its ruler, mortal 
+souls linger as insubstantial shades until they eventually 
+fade into nothing, Tartarus, where the titans are 
+imprisoned in endless darkness, lies below Hades. And 
+far to the west of the known world in the Material Plane 
+are the blessed Elysian Fields. The souls of great heroes 
+reside there. 
+
+Solar Barge, The Egyptian cosmology is defined by 
+the daily path of the sun—across the sky of the Material 
+Plane, down to the fair Offering Fields in the west, 
+where the souls of the righteous live in eternal reward, 
+and then beneath the world through the nightmarish 
+Twelve Hours of Night. The Solar Barge is a tiny Outer 
+Plane in its own right, though it exists within the Astral 
+Plane and the other Outer Planes in the different stages 
+of its journey. 
+
+One World , In this model, there are no other 
+planes of existence, but the Material Plane includes 
+places like the bottomless Abyss, the shining Mount 
+Celestia, the strange city of Mechanus. the fortress of 
+Acheron, and so on. All the planes are locations in the 
+w^orId t reachable by ordinary means of travel—though 
+extraordinary effort is required, for example, to sail 
+across the sea to the blessed isles of Elysium. 
+
+The Otherworld * In this model, the Material Plane 
+has a twin realm that fills the role of all the other planes. 
+Much like the Fey wild, it overlays the Material Plane 
+and can be reached through “thin places" where the 
+worlds are particularly close: through caves, by sailing 
+far across the sea T or in fairy rings in remote forests. It 
+has dark, evil regions (homes of fiends and evil gods), 
+sacred isles (homes of celestials and the spirits of the 
+blessed death), and realms of elemental fury. This 
+otherworld is sometimes overseen by an eternal city, or 
+by four cities that each represent a different aspect of 
+reality. The Celtic cosmology has an otherworld, called 
+Tfr na ndg, and the cosmologies of some religions 
+inspired by Asian myth have a similar Spirit World. 
+
+Planar Travel 
+
+When adventurers travel to other planes of existence, 
+they undertake a legendary journey that might force 
+them to face supernatural guardians and undergo 
+various ordeals. The nature of that journey and the trials 
+along the way depend in part on the means of travel, and 
+whether the adventurers find a magic portal or use a 
+spell to carry them. 
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+Planar Portals 
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+[RasstUrt’sj eyes studied the PortciL studied every detail 
+mcndy— although it was not really necessajy. He had seen 
+T • had times in dreams both sleeping and waking, The 
+. ells to open it were simple, nothing elaborate or complex. 
+E ich of the five dragon heads surrounding and guarding 
+Portal must be propitiated with the correct phrase. Each 
+- be spoken to in the proper order. But. once that was 
+v and the White-Robed Cleric had exhorted Paladine 
+m intercede and hold the Portal open, they would enter. 
+
+’; ould dose behind them. 
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+A nd he would face his greatest challenge. 
+
+Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, War of the Twins 
+
+rtal’" is a general term Tor a stationary interplanar 
+c section that links a specific location on one plane 
+Id a specific location on another. Some portals function 
+b- • doorways, appearing as a clear window or a fog- 
+m rcuded passage, and interplanar travel is as simple 
+
+- stepping through the doorway. Other portals are 
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+ations—circles of standing stones, soaring towers, 
+ng ships, or even whole towns—that exist in 
+m pie planes at once or flicker from one plane to 
+peother. Some are vortices, joining an Elemental Plane 
+mnih a very similar location on the Material Plane, such 
+
+- - heart of a volcano (leading to the Plane of Fire) or 
+
+- icptlis of the ocean (to the Plane of Water). 
+
+- -sing through a planar portal can be the simplest 
+~ tc travel from the Material Plane to a desired 
+location on another plane. Most of the time, though, a 
+postal presents an adventure in itself. 
+
+F rsi. the adventurers must find a portal that leads 
+
+* they want to go. Most portals exist in distant 
+■ >ns r and a portal's location often has thematic 
+
+si T: • rities to the plane it leads to. For example, a portal 
+~ : heavenly mountain of Celestia might be located 
+mountain peak. 
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+:ond, portals often have guardians charged with 
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+* airing that undesirable people don't pass through. 
+Depending on the portal s destination, “ undesirable 
+
+:* ' might include evil characters, good characters, 
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+a rds. thieves, anyone wearing a robe, or any mortal 
+
+* ' iture. A portal s guardian is typically a powerful 
+r igical creature, such as a genie, sphinx, titan, or 
+mi of the portal's destination plane. 
+
+1 nally, most portals don't stand open all the time, 
+pen only in particular situations or when a certain 
+' ;irement is met. A portal can have any conceivable 
+- Virement, but the following arc the most common: 
+
+Time. The portal functions only at particular times: 
+
+“uring a full moon on the Material Plane, or every ten 
+da> s, or when the stars are in a particular position. 
+
+C nee it opens, such a portal remains open for a 
+mited time, such as for three days following the full 
+n, or for an hour, or for ld4 + 1 rounds. 
+
+S cation. The portal functions only if a particular 
+: lit ion is met. A situation-keyed portal opens 
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+on a clear night, or when it rains, or when a certain 
+spell is cast in its vicinity. 
+
+Random. A random portal functions for a random 
+period, then shuts down fora similarly random 
+duration. Typically such a portal allows ld6 + 
+
+6 travelers to pass through, then shuts down 
+for Id6 days. 
+
+Command Word. The portal functions only if a 
+particular command word is spoken. Sometimes the 
+word must be spoken as a character passes through 
+the portal (which is otherwise a mundane doorway, 
+window, or similar opening). Other portals open when 
+the command word is spoken and remain open for a 
+short time. 
+
+Key. The portal functions if the traveler is holding a 
+particular object: the item acts much like a key to 
+a door. This key item can be a common object or a 
+particular key created for that portal. The city of Sigil 
+above the Outlands is known as the City of Doors 
+because it features an overwhelming number of such 
+item-keyed portals. 
+
+Learning and meeting a portal's requirements can 
+draw characters into further adventures as they chase 
+down a key item, scour old libraries for command 
+words, or consult sages to find the right time 
+to visit the portal. 
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+by than ihe specifications of the required tuning 
+fork. Otherwise, the spell transports the caster to 
+a location in the general vicinity of the desired spot. 
+Wherever the adventurers arrive, they'll most likely 
+still need to undertake a journey to reach the object or a 
+planar quest. 
+
+Gate* The gate spell opens a portal linked to a specific 
+point on another plane of existence. The spelt provides 
+a shortcut to a planar destination, bypassing many of 
+the guardians and trials that would normally fill such 
+a journey. But this 9th-level spell is out of reach for all 
+but the most powerful characters, and it does nothing t 
+negate any obstacles that wait at the destination. 
+
+The gate spell is powerful, but not infallible. A deity, 
+demon lord, or other powerful entity can prevent such a 
+portal from opening within its dominion. 
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+Spells 
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+Sarya raised her hands and began to declaim the words of 
+a very powerful spell one of the most dangerous she knew, 
+a spell designed to breach the barriers between the planes 
+and create a magical bridge into another realm of existence. 
+The mythal thrummed in response . the intangible pulse of 
+the old device taking on a new and different note. Sarya 
+ignored the mythal sto n e's cb ange and pressed on, finishing 
+her gate spell with skill and confidence. 
+
+“Th e ga te is open!" she cried. "Matkizid t come forth !" 
+
+Before Sarya a great ring or hoop of golden magic 
+coalesced from the air. Through it she glimpsed the realm 
+of Malkizid, an infernal wasteland of parched desert , 
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+windswept rifts , and black , angrj? skies torn by crimson 
+lightning. Then , through thegote, the archdevil Malkizid 
+
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+Astral Plane 
+
+
+appeared . With one smooth step he crossed from his 
+infernal plane into the my thal chamber . 
+
+—Richard Baker, Farthest Reach 
+
+A number of spells allow direct or indirect access to 
+other planes of existence. Plane shift and gate can 
+directly transport adventurers to any other plane, with 
+different degrees of precision. Etherealness allows 
+adventurers to enter the Ethereal Plane, And the astral 
+projection spell lets adventurers project themselves 
+into the Astral Plane and from there travel to the 
+Outer Planes. 
+
+Plane Shift The plane shift spell has two important 
+limitations. The first is the material component: a 
+small, forked, metal rod (like a tuning fork) attuned to 
+the desired planar destination. The spell requires the 
+proper resonating frequency to home in on the correct 
+location, and the fork must be made of the right material 
+(sometimes a complex alloy) to focus the spell's magic 
+properly. Crafting the fork is expensive (at least 250 gp). 
+but even the act of researching he correct specifications 
+can lead to adventure. After all, not many people 
+voluntarily travel into the depths of Carceri, so very few 
+know what kind of tuning fc rk is required to get there. 
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+Second, the spell doesn't send the caster to a specific 
+location unless he or she has specialized information. 
+The sigil sequence of a teleportation circle located on 
+another plane allows the caste: tc travel directly to that 
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+Hdfsstra opened her eyes and found herself drifting in 
+an endless silver sea. Soft gray clouds moved slowly in 
+the distance, while strange dark streaks twisted violently 
+through the sky , anchored m ends so distant she couldnt 
+perceive them, their middle parts revolving angrily like 
+pieces of string rolled between a child's fingertips. She 
+glanced down, wondering what supported her, and saw 
+nothing but more of the strange pearly sky beneath her fee: 
+and all around her 
+
+She drew in a sudden breath , surprised by the sight, and 
+felt her lungs fill with something sweeter and perhaps a littk 
+more solid than air but instead of gagging or drowning 
+on the stuff she seemed perfectly acclimated to it. An 
+electric thrill raced through her limbs as she found herself 
+mesmerized by 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 stumble upon the petrified corpse of a 
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+dead god or other chunks of rock drifting forever in the 
+silvery void. Much more commonplace are color pools— 
+magical pools of colored light that flicker like radiant, 
+spinning coins. 
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+Creatures on the Astral Plane don’t age or suffer from 
+hunger or thirst. For this reason* humanoids that live 
+on the Astral Plane (such as the githyanki) establish 
+outposts on other planes, often the Material Plane, so 
+their children can grow to maturity* 
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+A traveler in the Astral Plane can move by simply 
+thinking about moving, but distance has little meaning. 
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+In combat, though, a creatures walking speed (in feet) is 
+equal to 3 * its Intelligence score. The smarter a creature 
+is. the easier it can control its movement by act of will. 
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+Astral Projection 
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+Traveling through the Astral Plane by means of 
+the astral projection spell involves projecting one's 
+consciousness there, usually in search of a gateway to an 
+Outer Plane to visit Since the Outer Planes are as much 
+spiritual states of being as they are physical places* this 
+allows a character to manifest in an Outer Plane as if he 
+*r she had physically traveled there, but as in a dream. 
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+A character's death—either in the Astral Plane or on 
+■.he destination plane- causes no actual harm* Only the 
+severing of a character's silver cord while on the Astral 
+z, lane (or the death of his or her helpless physical body 
+>n the Material Plane) can result in the character's true 
+ieath. Thus, high-level characters sometimes travel to 
+■.he Outer Planes by way of astral projection rather than 
+>eek out a portal or use a more direct spell 
+Only a few things can sever a traveler’s silver cord, the 
+most common being a psychic wind (described below). 
+The legendary silver swords of the githyanki also have 
+hi is ability. A character who travels bodily to the Astral 
+^iane (by means of the plane shift spell or one of the 
+rare portals that leads directly there) has no silver cord. 
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+Color Pools 
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+Gateways leading from the Astral Plane to other 
+planes appear as two-dimensional pools of rippling 
+dors, ld6 x 10 feet in diameter. Traveling to another 
+plane requires locating a color pool that leads to the 
+r sired plane. These gateways to other planes can be 
+. zentified by color, as shown on the Astral Color Pools 
+able. Finding the right color pool is a matter of chance: 
+rating the correct one takes Id4 * 10 hours of travel. 
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+Bytopia 
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+A psychic wind isn't a physical wind like that found on 
+the Material Plane, but a storm of thought that batters 
+travelers’ minds rather than their bodies. A psychic 
+wind is made up oflost memories, forgotten ideas, 
+minor musings* and subconscious fears that went 
+astray in the Astral Plane and conglomerated into this 
+powerful force. 
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+A psychic wind is first sensed as a rapid darkening of 
+the silver-gray sky. After a few rounds, the area becomes 
+as dark as a moonless night. As the sky darkens, the 
+traveler feels buffeting and shaking* as if the plane itself 
+was rebelling against the storm. As quickly as it comes* 
+the psychic wind passes, and the sky returns to normal 
+in a few rounds. 
+
+The psychic wind has two kinds of effects: a 
+location effect and a mental effect. A group of travelers 
+journeying together suffers the same location effect. 
+Each traveler affected by the wind must also make a 
+DC 15 Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, the 
+traveler suffers the mental effect as well Roll a d20 
+twice and consult the Psychic Wind Effects table to 
+determine the location and mental effects. 
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+CHAPTER 2 | CREATING A MULTI VERSE 
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+1-8 Diverted; add 1 d6 hours to travel time 
+9-12 Blown off course; add 3dl0 hours to travel time 
+13-16 Lost; at the end of the travel time, characters arrive 
+at a location other than the intended destination 
+17-20 Sent through color pool to a random plane (roll on 
+the Astra! Color Pools table) 
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+Ethereal Plane 
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+Tomlin felt a hand on him, felt his body shimmer into 
+mist. The screams and shouts sounded far off. The walls 
+around him appeared to be only gray shadows. Rwalen 
+and Brennus stood beside him. 
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+“The ethereal plane." Rivcilen said . “77ie dragons breath 
+cannot affect us hereT 
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+d20 Mental Effect 
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+—Paul $. Kemp. Shadowstorn: 
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+1-8 Stunned for 1 minute; you can repeat the saving 
+throw at the end of each of your turns to end the 
+effect on yourself 
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+9-10 Short-term madness (see chapter 8) 
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+11-12 11 (2dl0) psychic damage 
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+13-16 22 (4dl0) psychic damage 
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+17-18 Long-term madness (see chapter 8) 
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+19-20 Unconscious for 5 (1 d 10) minutes; the effect on 
+you ends if you take damage or if another creature 
+uses an action to shake you awake 
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+Astral Plane Encounters 
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+Planar travelers and refugees from other planes wander 
+the expanses of the Astral Plane. The most prominent 
+denizens of the Astral Plane are the githyanki, an 
+outcast race of reavers that sail sleek astral ships, 
+slaughter astral travelers* and raid planes touched 
+by the Astral. Their city. Tu’narath, floats through the 
+Astral Plane on a chunk of rock that is actually the body 
+of a dead god. 
+
+Celestials, fiends, and mortal explorers often scour 
+the Astral Plane for color pools leading to desired 
+destinations. Characters who linger for too long 
+in the Astral might have an encounter with one or 
+more wandering angels, demons, devils, night hags, 
+yugoloths, or other planar travelers. 
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+The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fog-bound dimension. 
+
+Its “shores,' 1 called the Border Ethereal, overlap the 
+Material Plane and the Inner Planes, so that every 
+location on those planes has a corresponding location 
+on the Ethereal Plane. Visibility in the Border Ethereal 
+is limited to 60 feet. The planes depths comprise a 
+region of swirling mist and fog called the Deep Ethereal, 
+where visibility is limited to 30 feet. 
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+Characters can use the etherealness spell to enter 
+the Border Ethereal, The plane shift spell allows 
+transport to the Border Ethereal or the Deep Ethereal, 
+but unless the intended destination is a specific location 
+ora teleportation circle, the point of arrival could be 
+anywhere on the plane. 
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+Border Ethereal 
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+From the Border Ethereal, a traveler can see into 
+whatever plane it overlaps, but that plane appears muted 
+and indistinct, its colors blurring into each other and 
+its edges turning fuzzy. Ethereal denizens watch the 
+plane as though peering through distorted and frosted 
+glass, and can’t see anything beyond 30 feet into the 
+other plane. Conversely, the Ethereal Plane is usually 
+invisible to those on the overlapped planes, except with 
+the aid of magic. 
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+Normally, creatures in the Border Ethereal can't 
+attack creatures on the overlapped plane, and vice 
+versa. A traveler on the Ethereal Plane is invisible and 
+utterly silent to someone on the overlapped plane, and 
+solid objects on the overlapped plane don’t hamper 
+the movement of a creature in the Border Ethereal, 
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+The exceptions are certain magical effects (including 
+anything made of magical force) and living beings. This 
+makes the Ethereal Plane ideal for reconnaissance, 
+spying on opponents, and moving around without beino 
+detected. The Ethereal Plane also disobeys the laws 
+of gravity; a creature there can move up and down as 
+easily as walking. 
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+Deep Ethereal _ 
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+To reach the Deep Ethereal, one needs a plane shift 
+spell or arrive by means of a gate spell or magical porta 
+Visitors to the Deep Ethereal are engulfed by roiling 
+mist. Scattered throughout the plane are curtains of 
+vaporous color, and passing through a curtain leads a 
+traveler to a region of the Border Ethereal connected to 
+a specific Inner Plane, the Material Plane, the Fey wild, 
+or the ShadowfelL The color of the curtain indicates the 
+plane whose Border Ethereal the curtain conceals; sec 
+the Ethereal Curtains table. 
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+2 Shadowfelf Dusky gray 
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+3 Feywild Opalescent white 
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+4 Plane of Air Pale blue 
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+5 Plane of Earth Reddish-brown 
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+6 Plane of Fire Orange 
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+7 P [ a n e of Wate r G ree n 
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+S Elemental Chaos Swirling mix of colors 
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+Traveling through the Deep Ethereal to journey from 
+one plane to another is unlike physical travel* Distance 
+is meaningless* so although travelers fed as if they can 
+move by a simple act of will it's impossible to measure 
+speed and hard to track the passage of time. A trip 
+between planes through the Deep Ethereal takes Id 10 
+x 10 hours, regardless of the origin and destination. In 
+combat* however, creatures are considered to move at 
+their normal speeds. 
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+Ether Cyclones _ 
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+An ether cyclone is a serpentine column that spins 
+through the plane. The cyclone appears abruptly, 
+distorting and uprooting ethereal forms in its path and 
+carrying the debris for leagues. Travelers with a passive 
+Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or more receive ld4 
+rounds of warning: a deep hum in the ethereal matter. 
+Travelers who can t reach a curtain or portal leading 
+elsewhere suffer the cyclone's effect. Rod a d20 and 
+consult the Ether Cyclone table to determine the effect 
+on all creatures in the vicinity. 
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+Ether Cyclone 
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+d20 Effect 
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+1-12 Extended journey 
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+13-19 Blown to the Border Ethereal of a random plane 
+(roll on the Ethereal Curtains table] 
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+20 Hurled into the Astral Plane 
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+The most common effect of an ether cyclone is to 
+extend the duration of a journey. Each character in a 
+group traveling together must make a DC 15 Charisma 
+saving throw. If at least half the group succeeds, travel 
+is delayed by Id 10 hours. Otherwise* the journey's travel 
+time is doubled. Less often, a group is blown into the 
+Border Ethereal of a random plane. Rarely, the cyclone 
+ars a hole in the fabric of the plane and hurls the party 
+into the Astral Plane. 
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+Ethereal Pla ne Encount ers _ 
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+Most encounters in the Border Ethereal are with 
+features on the Material Plane w T hose senses or 
+abilities extend into the Ethereal Plane (phase spiders, 
+
+- example)* Ghosts also move freely between the 
+Ethereal and Material Planes* 
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+In the Deep Ethereal, most encounters are with other 
+travelers* particularly ones from the Inner Planes (such 
+i? elementals, genies. and salamanders), as well as the 
+rasional celestial* fiend, or fey. 
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+Feywild 
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+Stepping into the portal was like settling into a warm bath, 
+though the chill didn't fade from the air. At first everything 
+muted—the roar of the river around fhe rocks below, the 
+chirping of frogs and crickets on shore , the evening bustle of 
+the town behind him .... A moment Inter, the world erupted 
+into vibrant life. Frogs and night birds sang a chorus: the air 
+was awash with outumn scents: the moon 1 ight painted the 
+flowers in iridescent blue, silver, and violet: and the rushing 
+of the river became a complex symphony. 
+
+—James Wyatt, Oath of Vigilance 
+
+The Feywild, also called the Plane of Faerie, is a land of 
+soft lights and wonder, a place of music and death. It is a 
+realm of everlasting twilight, with glittering faerie lights 
+bobbing in the gentle breeze and fat fireflies buzzing 
+through groves and fields. The sky is alight with the 
+faded colors of an ever-setting sun, which never truly 
+sets (or rises for that matter); it remains stationary, 
+dusky and low in the sky* Away from the settled areas 
+ruled by the seelie fey that compose the Summer Court, 
+the land is a tangle of sharp-toothed brambles and 
+syrupy fens—perfect territory for the unseelie fey to hunt 
+their prey. 
+
+The Feywild exists in parallel to the Material 
+Plane, an alternate dimension that occupies the same 
+cosmological space. The landscape of the Feywild 
+mirrors the natural world but turns its features into 
+spectacular forms. Where a volcano stands on the 
+Material Plane, a mountain topped with skyscraper¬ 
+sized crystals that glow w ith internal fire towers in the 
+Feywild. A wide and muddy river on the Material Plane 
+might be echoed as a clear and winding brook of great 
+beauty. A marsh could be reflected as a vast black bog of 
+sinister character. And moving to the Feywild from old 
+ruins on the Material Plane might put a traveler at the 
+door of an archfeyT castle. 
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+The Feywild is inhabited by sylvan creatures* such 
+as elves, dryads, satyrs* pixies, and sprites, as well as 
+centaurs and magical creatures such as blink dogs, 
+faerie dragons* treants, and unicorns. The darker 
+regions of the plane are home to such malevolent 
+creatures as hags* blights, goblins* ogres* and giants. 
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+Seelie and Unseelie Fey 
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+Two queens hold court in the Feywild, and most fey owe 
+allegiance to one or the other. Queen Titania and her 
+Summer Court lead the seelie fey, and the Queen of Air and 
+Darkness, ruler of the Gloaming Court, leads the unseelie fey, 
+Seelie and unseelie do not directly correlate with good and 
+evil, though many mortals make that equation. Many seelie 
+fey are good, and many unseelie are evil, but their opposition 
+to each other stems from their queens' jealous rivalry, not 
+abstract moral concerns. Ugly denizens of the Feywild, such 
+as fomortans and hags, are almost never members of either 
+court, and fey of independent spirit reject the courts entirely. 
+The courts have warred at times, but they also compete in 
+more-or-less friendly contests and even ally with one another 
+in small and secret ways. 
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+Fey crossings are places of mystery anti beauty on the 
+Material Plane that have a near-perfect mirror in the 
+Fey wild, creating a portal where the two planes touch, 
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+A traveler passes through a fey crossing by entering a 
+clearing, wading into a pool stepping into a circle of 
+mushrooms, or crawling under the trunk of a tree. To 
+the Iraveler, it seems like he or she has simply walked 
+into the Fey wild with a step. To an observer, the traveler 
+is there one moment and gone the next. 
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+Like other portals between planes, most fey crossings 
+open infrequently, A crossing might open only during 
+a full moon, on the dawn of a particular day, or for 
+someone carrying a certain type of item, A fey crossing 
+can be closed permanently if the land on either side is 
+dramatically altered—for example, if a castle is built 
+over the clearing on the Material Plane. 
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+Tales speak of children kidnapped by fey creatures 
+and spirited away to the Feywild, only to return to their 
+parents years later without having aged a day, and 
+with no memories of their captors or the realm they 
+came from. Likewise, adventurers who return from ail 
+excursion to the Feywild are often alarmed to discover 
+upon their return that time flows differently on the 
+Plane of Faerie, and that the memories of their visit 
+are hazy. You can use these optional rules to reflect the 
+strange magic that suffuses the plane. 
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+Memory Loss 
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+A creature that leaves the Feywild must make a DC 
+10 Wisdom saving throw. Fey creatures automatically 
+succeed on the saving throw, as do any creatures, like 
+elves, that have the Fey Ancestry trait. A creature that 
+fails the saving throw remembers nothing from its 
+time spent in the Feywild. On a successful save, the 
+creature's memories remain intact but are a little hazy. 
+Any spell that can end a curse can restore the creature’s 
+lost memories. 
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+Time Warp 
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+While time seems to pass normally in the Feywild, 
+characters might spend a day there and realize, upon 
+leaving the plane, that less or more time has elapsed 
+everywhere else in the multi verse. 
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+Whenever a creature or group of creatures leaves 
+the Feywild after spending at least 1 day on that plane, 
+you can choose a time change that works best for your 
+campaign, if any or roll on the Feywild Time Warp 
+table. A wish spell can be used to remove the effect on 
+up to ten creatures. Some powerful fey have the ability 
+to grant such wishes and might do so if the beneficiaries 
+agree to subject themselves to a geas spell and complete 
+a quest after the wish spell is cast. 
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+Riven stood in the uppermost room of the central tower of 
+his citadel—a fortress of shadows and dark stone carved in 
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+relief into the sheer face of a jagged peak _ The starless 
+
+black vault of the plane's sky hung over a landscape of gray 
+snd black, where lived the dark simulacra of actual things. 
+Shadows and wraiths and specters and ghosts and other 
+..ndead hung in the air around the citadel or prowled 
+'he foothills and plains near it, so numerous their glowing 
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+Plane. Where a mountain stands on the Material Plane, 
+the corresponding feature on the Shadowfell is a jagged 
+rock outcropping with a resemblance to a skull, a heap 
+of rubble, or perhaps the crumbling ruin of a once-great 
+castle. A forest on the Shadowfell is dark and twisted, 
+its branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and 
+its roots coiling and buckling to trip those who pass by. 
+
+Shadow dragons and undead creatures haunt this 
+bleak plane, as do other creatures that thrive in the 
+gloom, including cloakers and darkmantles. 
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+Shadow Crossings 
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+eyes looked like swarms of fireflies. He felt the darkness in 
+every thing he could see, felt it as an extension of himself 
+o nd the feeling made him too big try half. 
+
+—Paul S. Kemp. The Godborn 
+
+The Shadowfell, also called the Plane of Shadow, is a 
+dimension of black, gray, and white where most other 
+rolor has been leached from everything. It is a place of 
+darkness that hates the light, where the sky is a black 
+• ault with neither sun nor stars. 
+
+The Shadowfell overlaps the Material Plane in much 
+*he same way as the Feywild. Aside from the colorless 
+andscape, it appears similar to the Material Plane. 
+Landmarks from the Material Plane are recognizable 
+>n the Shadowfell, but they are twisted and warped- 
+distorted reflections of what exists on the Material 
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+Similar to fey crossings, shadow crossings are locations 
+where the veil between the Material Plane and the 
+Shadowfell is so thin that creatures can walk from one 
+plane to the other. A blot of shadow in the corner of a 
+dusty crypt might be a shadow crossing, as might an 
+open grave. Shadow crossings form in gloomy places 
+where spirits or the stench of death lingers, such as 
+battlefields, graveyards, and tombs. They manifest only 
+in darkness, closing as soon as they feel light’s kiss. 
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+Domains of Dread 
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+In remote corners of the Shadowfell. it is easy to reach 
+horrific demiplanes ruled over by accursed beings of 
+terrible evil. The best known of these is the valley of 
+Barovia, overlooked by the towering spires of Castle 
+Ravenloft and ruled by Count Strahd von Zarovich, 
+the first vampire. Beings of the Shadowfell called the 
+Dark Powers created these domains as prisons for 
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+trapped innocent mortals in these domains as well. 
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+Shadowfell Despair _ 
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+A melancholic atmosphere pervades the Shadowfell 
+Extended forays to this plane can afflict characters with 
+despair, as reflected in this optional rule. 
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+When you deem it appropriate, though usually not 
+more than once per day, you can require a character 
+not native to the Shadowfell to make a DC 10 Wisdom 
+saving throw. On a failure, the character is affected by 
+despair. Roll a d6 to determine the effects, using the 
+Shadowfell Despair table. You can substitute different 
+despair effects of your own creation. 
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+1-3 Apathy. The character has disadvantage on 
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+death saving throws and on Dexterity checks for 
+initiative, and gains the following flaw: “I don't 
+believe 1 can make a difference to anyone or 
+anything/' 
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+4-5 Dread. The character has disadvantage on all 
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+convinced that this place is going to kill me," 
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+6 Madness. The character has disadvantage 
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+on ability checks and saving throws that use 
+Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma, and gains the 
+following flaw: “I can't tell what's real anymore/' 
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+If a character is already suffering a despair effect and 
+fails the saving throw, the new despair effect replaces 
+the old one. After finishing a long rest, a character 
+can attempt to overcome the despair with a DC 15 
+Wisdom saving throw, (The DC is higher because it’s 
+harder to shake off despair once it has taken hold.) 
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+On a successful save, the despair effect ends for that 
+character. 
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+A calm emotions spell removes despair, as does any 
+spell or other magical effect that removes a curse. 
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+Evernight 
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+The city of Neverwinter in the world of the Forgotten Realms 
+has a dark reflection on the Shadowfell: the city of Evernight. 
+Evernight is a city of cracked stone edifices and homes of 
+rotten wood. Its roads are made mostly of trampled grave 
+dust, and its few cobbled streets are missing enough stones 
+that they appear pockmarked. The sky is corpse gray, and the 
+breeze blows cold and humid* bringing a chill to the skin. 
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+The city’s living residents include mad necromancers, 
+corrupt purveyors of human flesh, worshipers of evil deities, 
+and others who are able to make themselves useful and crazy 
+enough to want to live here. But the living are a minority 
+in Evernight, for the bulk of the population consists of the 
+shambling dead. Zombies, wights, vampires, and other 
+undead make the city their home, all under the watchful eyes 
+of the ruling caste: intelligent flesh-eating ghouls. 
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+Rumors abound that this foul place mirrors one city on 
+every world. 
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+He was lying on his back upon baked and smoldering stone, 
+staring up at a smoky gray sky lit from distant and unseen 
+fires. Around him , a sea of lava burped gouts of gas and jets 
+offlame. The Elemental Plane office. 
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+Thank the fell ones. Vhok thought . / never thought id be 
+so happy to be here . 
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+—Thomas M. Reid. The Gossamer Plain 
+
+The Inner Planes surround and enfold the Material 
+Plane and its echoes, providing the raw elemental 
+substance from which all worlds were made. The four 
+Elemental Planes—Air, Earth, Fire, and Water—form 
+a ring around the Material Plane, suspended within 
+a churning realm known as the Elemental Chaos, 
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+These planes are all connected, and the border regions 
+between them are sometimes described as distinct 
+planes in their own right. 
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+At their innermost edges, where they are closest 
+to the Material Plane (in a conceptual if not a literal 
+geographical sense), the four Elemental Planes 
+resemble places in the Material Plane, The four 
+elements mingle together as they do in the Material 
+Plane, forming land, sea. and sky. But the dominant 
+element exerts a strong influence on the environment, 
+reflecting its fundamental qualities. 
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+The inhabitants of this inner ring include aarakocra. 
+azers, dragon turtles, gargoyles, genies, mephits, 
+salamanders, and xorn. Some originated on the 
+Material Plane, and all can travel to the Material 
+Plane (if they have access to the magic required) and 
+survive there. 
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+As they extend farther from the Material Plane, 
+the Elemental Planes become increasingly alien and 
+hostile. Here, in the outermost regions, the elements 
+exist in their purest form: great expanses of solid earth, 
+blazing fire, crystal-clear water, and unsullied air. Any 
+foreign substance is extremely rare: little air can be 
+found in the outermost reaches of the Plane of Earth, 
+and earth is all but impossible to find in the outermost 
+reaches of the Plane of Fire. These areas are much less 
+hospitable to travelers from the Material Plane than 
+the border regions are. Such regions are little know n, 
+so when discussing the Plane of Fire, for example, a 
+speaker usually means the border region. 
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+The outermost regions are largely the domains of 
+elemental spirits barely recognizable as creatures. 
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+The creatures usually called elemental® dwell here, 
+including the Elemental Princes of Evil (primordial 
+beings of pure elemental fury) and elemental spirits 
+that spellcasters can bind into galeb duhrs, golems, 
+invisible stalkers, magmin. and water weirds. These 
+elemental creatures don't need food or other sustenance 
+on their home planes, because they are sustained by the 
+elemental energies that saturate those planes. 
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+At the farthest extents of the Elemental Planes, the pure 
+elements dissolve and bleed together into an unending 
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+as well but they usually don't stay long, preferring 
+cifort of their native planes. Reports indicate 
+rB existence of weird hybrid elementals native to the 
+E> 'rental Chaos, but such creatures are seldom seen 
+«c ::her planes. 
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+-r -ential nature of air is movement, animation, and 
+■ration. Air is the breath of life* the winds of change, 
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+— : ‘ eh breeze that clears away the fog of ignorance 
+v stuffiness of old ideas. 
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+Th Plane of Air is an open expanse with constant 
+■5 - is of varying strength. Here and there, chunks of 
+■ fa drift in the openness—the remnants of failed 
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+by denizens of the Plane of Earth. These earth 
+- serve as homes for the creatures of elemental air, 
+ny motes are covered with lush vegetation. Other 
+Esc-iures live on cloud banks infused with enough 
+to become solid surfaces, strong enough to 
+towns and castles. 
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+- Ping cloud banks can obscure visibility in any 
+tion in the plane. Storms are frequent, mostly on 
+pa - v. ith a strong thunderstorm but occasionally more 
+i ■■•'a tornadoes or mighty hurricanes. The air is 
+3i£ : ■ -wept near the Plane of Water (where it is biting 
+cdr and die Plane of Fire (where it is searing hot). 
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+; d snow fall only in the part of the plane nearest 
+ic the Plane of Water. 
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+■lost of the Plane of Air is a complex web of air 
+3 ' a ms* currents, and winds called the Labyrinth 
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+i. These range from stiff breezes to howling gales 
+\n rip a creature apart. Even the most skilled 
+_ features must navigate these currents carefully, 
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+_ with the winds, not against them. 
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+Here and there among the Labyrinth Winds are 
+n: den realms reachable only by following a particular 
+s- nee of flowing winds, and thus largely protected 
+sc nst attackers. One such realm is fabled Aaqa. a 
+aiming domain of silver spires and verdant gardens 
+jboc 2 fertile earth mote. The Wind Dukes of Aaqa are 
+§r z ited to law and good, and they maintain a vigilant 
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+' ichment of the Elemental Chaos. They are served 
+to makocra and a lit tie-known race called the vaati. 
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+7 he region of the Plane of Air nearest the Great 
+T;r dagration is called the Sirocco Straits. Hot. dry 
+sr > scour the earth motes in this area to dry and 
+jhrren chunks of rock. Gargoyles and their allies from 
+Plane of Earth gather here to launch raids into the 
+pm of Aaqa. 
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+E ---tween the Sea of Fire (on the Plane of Fire) and 
+Sirocco Straits is a towering firestorm called the 
+Great Conflagration, sometimes called the Plane of 
+Ash. Howling winds from the Plane of Air mix with the 
+drier storms and lava of the Plane of Fire to create an 
+- -less storm front—a wall of flames, smoke, and ash, 
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+7 - - thick ash obscures sight beyond a few dozen feet, 
+and the battering winds make travel difficult. Here and 
+ibr re, ash clusters into floating realms where outlaws 
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+plane of ice that borders the Plane of Water), is a region 
+of frigid winds called the Mistral Reach. These gales 
+drive snowstorms into the Frostfell and away from in 
+.toward the heart of the plane. Earth motes in the reach 
+are covered with snow and ice. 
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+Plane of Earth_. 
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+Earth symbolizes stability, rigidity, stern resolve, and 
+tradition. The plane s position opposite the Plane of 
+Air in the ring of the Elemental Planes reflects its 
+opposition to almost everything air represents. 
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+The Plane of Earth is a chain of mountains rising 
+higher than any mountain range in the Material Plane. 
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+It has no sun of its own. and no air surrounds the peaks 
+of its highest mountains. Most visitors to the plane 
+arrive by way of caves and caverns that honeycomb the 
+mountains. 
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+The largest cavern beneath the mountains, called 
+the Great Dismal Delve or the Sevenfold Maze work, is 
+home to the capital city of the dao, the City of jewels. 
+The dao take great pride in their wealth and send teams 
+of slaves across the plane in search of new veins of 
+ore and gemstones to exploit. Thanks to their efforts, 
+every building and significant object in the city is made 
+from precious stones and metals, including the slender 
+gemstone-inlaid spires that top most buildings. The city 
+is protected by a powerful spell that alerts the entire dao 
+population if a visitor steals even a single stone. Theft is 
+punishable by death, with punishment extending to the 
+thief's relatives. 
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+The mountains nearest the Fountains of Creation (on 
+the Plane of Fire) are called the Furnaces. Lava seeps 
+through their caverns, and the air reeks of sulfur. The 
+dao have great forges and smelting furnaces here to 
+process their ores and shape their precious metals. 
+
+The border region between the planes of Water and 
+Earth is a horrid swamp where twisted, gnarled trees 
+and thick, stinging vines grow from the dense muck and 
+slime. Here and there within the Swamp of Oblivion 
+(also called the Plane of Ooze), stagnant lakes and pools 
+play host to thickets of weeds and monstrous swarms of 
+mosquitoes. The few settlements here consist of wooden 
+structures suspended above the muck. Most are built on 
+platforms between trees, but a few stand on stilts driven 
+deep into the muck. No solid earth underlies the mud 
+of the swamp, so houses built on poles eventually sink 
+down into it. 
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+It is said that any object cast into the Swamp of 
+Oblivion can t be found again for at least a century. Now 
+and then, a desperate soul casts an artifact of power into 
+this place, removing it from the multi verse for a time. 
+The promise of powerful magic lures adventurers to 
+brave the monstrous insects and hags of the swamp in 
+search of these treasures. 
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+The region of the plane nearest the Swamp of 
+Oblivion is called the Mud Hills. Landslides constantly 
+wear away the slopes of the hills, sending cascades 
+of earth and stone into the bottomless swamp. The 
+Plane of Earth seems to constantly regenerate the land, 
+pushing new hills up as the old ones erode to nothing. 
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+Fire represents vibrancy, passion, and change. At 
+its worst, it is cruel and wantonly destructive, as the 
+:reet often are, but at its best, tire reflects the light of 
+spiration, the warmth of compassion, and the flame 
+of desire. 
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+A blazing sun bangs at the zenith of a golden sky 
+above the Plane of Fire, waxing and waning on a 
+-4-hour cycle. It ranges from white hot at noon to deep 
+red at midnight, so the darkest hours of the plane 
+-play a deep red twilight. At noon, the light is nearly 
+boding. Most business in the City of Brass (see below) 
+Acs place during the darker hours. 
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+The weather on the plane is marked by fierce winds 
+and thick ash. Although the air is breathable, creatures 
+i native to the plane must cover their mouths and 
+e\es to avoid stinging cinders. The efreet use magic to 
+%eep the cinder storms away from the City of Brass. 
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+i elsewhere in the plane, the wind is always at least 
+1: jstery and rises to hurricane force during the 
+orst storms. 
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+The heat in the Plane of Fire is comparable to 
+t hot desert on the Material Plane, and poses a 
+similar threat to travelers (see ' Extreme Heat" in 
+• bapter 5, “Adventure Environments' 1 ). The deeper 
+nc- goes into the plane, the rarer water becomes. 
+Beyond a point, the plane holds no sources of water, 
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+water by magic. 
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+The Plane of Fire is dominated by the vast Cinder 
+Wastes, a great expanse of black cinders and embers 
+< -ossed by rivers of lava. Roving bands of salamanders 
+r.tle each other, raid azer outposts, and avoid the 
+e:ree!. Ancient ruins dot the desert—remnants of 
+rgotten civilizations, 
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+A great range of volcanic mountains called the 
+Fountains of Creation is home to azers. These rocky 
+: eaks curl from the edge of the Plane of Earth around 
+:he Cinder Wastes toward the fiery heart of the plane. 
+At the edge of the plane, the mountains are also called 
+e Plane of Magma. Fire giants and red dragons 
+: ake their homes here, as well as creatures from the 
+neighboring planes. 
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+Lava flows through the volcanoes toward the Plane 
+Air and pools into a great lava sea, called the Sea 
+of Fire, sailed by efreet and azers in great brass ships. 
+LA tnds of obsidian and basalt jut up from the sea. 
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+: .tied with ancient ruins and the lairs of powerful 
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+the City of Brass. 
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+The City of Brass 
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+Perhaps the best-known location in the Inner Planes is 
+the City of Brass, on the shores of the Sea of Fire. This 
+:s the fabled city of the efreet. and its ornate spires and 
+ml walls reflect their grandiose and cruel nature. 
+True to the nature of the Plane of Fire, everything in 
+the city seems alive with dancing flames, reflecting the 
+. ibrant energy of the place. 
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+Adventurers frequently come here on quests for 
+ndary magic. If it’s possible to buy magic items at 
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+when they have the upper hand in negotiations. Perhaps 
+a magical disease or poison can be cured only with 
+something that must be purchased in the bazaars 
+of the city. 
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+The heart of the city is the towering Charcoal 
+Palace, where the tyrannical sultan of the efreet reigns 
+supreme, surrounded by efreet nobles and a host of 
+slaves, guardians, and sycophants. 
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+The nature of water is to How. not like the gusting wind 
+or the leaping dame, but smoothly and steadily* It is the 
+rhythm of the tide, the nectar of life, the bitter tears of 
+mourning, and the balm of sympathy and healing* Given 
+time, it can erode all in its path, 
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+A warm sun arcs across the sky of the Plane of 
+Water, seeming to rise and set from within the water 
+at the visible edge of the horizon. Several times a day* 
+however, the sky clouds over and releases a deluge 
+of rain, often accompanied by spectacular shows of 
+lightning, before clearing up again. At night* a glittering 
+array of stars and auroras bedecks the sky* 
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+The Plane of Water is an endless sea, called the Sea 
+of Worlds, dotted here and there with atolls and islands 
+that rise up from enormous coral reefs that seem to 
+stretch forever into the depths* The storms that move 
+across the sea sometimes create temporary portals 
+to the Material Plane and draw ships into the Plane 
+of Water. Surviving vessels from countless worlds 
+and navies ply these waters with little hope of ever 
+returning home* 
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+The weather on the plane is a lesson in extremes* 
+if the sea isn't calm, it is battered bv storms. On rare 
+occasions, a tremor in the planar firmament sends a 
+rogue wave sweeping across the plane* swamping entire 
+islands and driving ships down to the reefs. 
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+Life flourishes in the upper reaches of the Sea of 
+Worlds* called the Sea of Light because of the sunlight 
+filtering down into the water. Aquatic humanoids craft 
+castles and fortresses in the coral reefs. The marids 
+are the distant stewards of this region, content to allow 
+the lesser folk to compete for territory* The nominal 
+emperor of the marids dwells in the Citadel of Ten 
+Thousand Pearls, an opulent palace made of coral and 
+studded with pearls* 
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+The deeper extents of the plane, where no sunlight 
+reaches* are called the Darkened Depths, Horrid 
+creatures dwell here, and the absolute cold and crushing 
+pressure mean a swift end to creatures accustomed 
+to the surface or the Sea of Light Krakens and other 
+mighty leviathans claim this realm. 
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+Any land that rises above the surface of the sea is 
+hotly contested by the few air-breathers that live on the 
+plane. Fleets of rafts and ships lashed together serve 
+as solid ground where nothing else is available. Most 
+natives of the plane never break the surface of the sea 
+and thus ignore these habitations. 
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+Travelers who know the strange tides and currents 
+■ the plane can travel between worlds freely, but the 
+storms also wreck ships from the Material Plane on the 
+-land's shore. 
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+The region of the Plane of Water nearest the Swamp 
+Oblivion (on the Plane of Earth) is called the Silt 
+Flats. The water is thick with soil and sludge, and turns 
+into muddy ground before giving way to the great swamp 
+between the planes* 
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+At the other extreme of the plane is the Sea of Ice, 
+ordering the Frost fell The frigid water is choked with 
+bergs and sheet ice. inhabited by the cold-loving 
+reatures that inhabit the Frostfell. Drifting icebergs 
+an carry these creatures farther into the Plane of 
+Water to threaten ships and islands in warmer seas. 
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+The Frostfell. also called the Plane of Ice, forms the 
+border between the planes of Air and Water and is a 
+' emingly endless glacier sw^ept by constant, raging 
+jzzards. Frozen caverns twist through the Plane of 
+e, home to yetis, remorhazes, white dragons, and other 
+creatures of cold. The inhabitants of the plane engage in 
+~ never-ending battle to prove their strength and ensure 
+:heir survival. 
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+Its dangerous monsters and bitter cold make the 
+Frostfell a dangerous place to travel. Most planar 
+voyagers keep to the air, braving the powerful winds and 
+ifiving snow to avoid setting foot on the great glacier. 
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+Streamers of noxious gas streaked that crimson dome like 
+dirty clouds. They whirled to form what looked like giant 
+eyes staring down, eyes that were swept aioqy before they 
+could focus, only to form anew, again and again. Beneath 
+the ruby glow lay a dark nightmare land of bare rock and 
+flumes of sparks and goutingflame, where things slithered 
+and scrambled half-seen in the shadows. Mountains clawed 
+the ruby sky. The Land of Teeth, Azuth had once aptly 
+called it surveying the endless jagged rocks. This was the 
+Greeting Ground, the realm of horror that had claimed 
+the lives of countless mortals. He was whirling along above 
+Avernus , uppermost of the Nine Hells . 
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+—Ed Greenwood, Efminster in Hell 
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+If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy that 
+makes up the multiverse, the Outer Planes provide the 
+direction, thought, and purpose for its construction. 
+Accordingly, many sages refer to the Outer Planes as 
+divine planes, spiritual planes, or godly planes, for the 
+Outer Planes are best know n as the homes of deities. 
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+the idea that the Outer Planes are realms of thought and 
+spirit. As with the Elemental Planes, one can imagine 
+the perceptible part of the Outer Planes as a border 
+region, while extensive spiritual regions lie beyond 
+ordinary sensory experience. 
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+Even in perceptible regions, appearances can be 
+deceptive. Initially, many of the Outer Planes appear 
+hospitable and familiar to natives of the Material Plane. 
+But the landscape can change at a whim of the powerful 
+forces that dwell on these planes, which can remake 
+them completely, effectively erasing and rebuilding 
+existence to better fulfill their divine needs. 
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+Distance is a virtually meaningless concept on the 
+Outer Planes. The perceptible regions of the planes can 
+seem quite small, but they can also stretch on to what 
+seems like infinity. Adventurers could take a guided 
+tour of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to the ninth, 
+in a single day—if the powers of the Hells desire it. Or if 
+could take weeks for travelers to make a grueling trek 
+across a single layer. 
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+The default Outer Planes are a group of sixteen planes 
+that correspond to the eight alignments (excluding 
+neutrality, which is represented by the Outlands, 
+described in the section on 'Other Planes' ) and the 
+shades of distinction between them. 
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+Mount Celestia, the Seven Heavens of 
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+The planes with an element of good in their nature are 
+called the Upper Planes, while those with an dement 
+of evil are the Lower Planes. A plane s alignment is 
+its essence, and a character whose alignment doesn't 
+match the plane's alignment experiences a sense of 
+dissonance there. When a good creature visits Elysium, 
+for example, it feels in tune with the plane, but an 
+evil creature feels out of tune and more than a little 
+uncomfortable. 
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+The Upper Planes are the home of celestial creatures, 
+including angels, couatls, and pegasi. The Lower Planes 
+are the home of fiends: demons, devils, yugoloths, 
+and their ilk. The planes in between host their own 
+unique denizens: the construct race of modrons 
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+thrive in Limbo, 
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+Most of the Outer Planes include a number of distinct 
+environments or realms. These realms are often 
+imagined and depicted as a stack of related parts of the 
+same plane, so travelers refer to them as layers. For 
+example. Mount Celestia resembles a seven-tiered layer 
+cake, the Nine Hells has nine layers, and the Abyss has 
+a seemingly endless number of layers. 
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+Most portals from elsew here reach the fi rst layer of a 
+multilayered plane. This layer is variously depicted as 
+the top or bottom layer, depending on the plane. As the 
+arrival point for most visitors, the first layer functions 
+like a city gate for that plane. 
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+Traveling between the Outer Planes isn't dissimilar 
+from reaching the Outer Planes in the first place. 
+Characters traveling by means of the astral projection 
+spell can go from one plane into the Astral Plane, and 
+there search out a color pool leading to the desired 
+destination. Characters can also use plane shift to reach 
+a different plane more directly. Most often, though, 
+characters use portals—either a portal that links the tw 
+planes directly or a portal leading to Sigil, City of Door> 
+which holds portals to all the planes. 
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+Two planar features connect multiple Outer Planes 
+together: the River Styx and the Infinite Staircase. 
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+Other planar crossings might exist in your campaign, 
+such as a World Tree whose roots touch the Lower 
+Planes and whose branches reach to the Upper Planes, 
+or it might be possible to walk from one plane to a not lie r 
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+The River Styx 
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+This river bubbles with grease, foul flotsam, and 
+the putrid remains of battles along its banks. Any 
+creature other than a fiend that tastes or touches the 
+water is affected by a feeble mind spell. The DC of the 
+Intelligence saving throw to resist the effect is 15, 
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+The Styx churns through the top layers of Acheron, 
+the Nine Hells, Gehenna, Hades. Carceri. the Abyss, and 
+Pandemonium. Tributaries of the Styx snake onto lower 
+layers of these planes. For example, a tendril of the Styx 
+winds through every layer of the Nine Hells, allowing 
+passage from one layer of that plane to the next. 
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+Sinister ferries float on the waters of the Styx, crewed 
+by pilots skilled in negotiating the unpredictable 
+currents and eddies of the river. For a price, these pilots 
+are willing to carry passengers from plane to plane. 
+Some of them are fiends, while others are the souls of 
+dead creatures from the Material Plane, 
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+The Infinite Staircase is an extradimensional spiral 
+staircase that connects the planes. An entrance to the 
+Infinite Staircase usually appears as a nondescript 
+door. Beyond the portal lies a small landing with an 
+equally nondescript stairway leading up and down. The 
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+the Outer Planes has peculiar characteristics 
+r _ke traveling through it a unique experience. A 
+e 5 influence can affect visitors in various ways, such 
+_ them to take on personality traits or flaws 
+reject the disposition of the plane, or even shift 
+n: to more closely match the native inhabitants 
+: lane. Each plane's description includes one or 
+m n lional rules that you can use to help make the 
+j^e-surers’ experiences on that plane memorable. 
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+:nal Rule: Psychic Dissonance 
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+pi H c-f the Outer Planes emanates a psychic 
+haso -nee that affects visitors of an incompatible 
+p^rtm-good creatures on the Lower Planes, evil 
+-- :he Upper Planes—if they spend too much 
+the plane. You can reflect this dissonance with 
+: . nal rule. At the end of a long rest spent on 
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+isci mpatible plane, a visitor must make a DC 10 
+imiion saving throw* On a failed save, the creature 
+ne level of exhaustion. Incompatibility between 
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+The single sacred mountain of Mount Celestia rises 
+from a shining Silver Sea to heights barely visible and 
+utterly incomprehensible, with seven plateaus marking 
+its seven heavenly layers* The plane is the model of 
+justice and order, of celestial grace and endless mercy, 
+where angels and champions of good guard against 
+incursions of evil* It is one of the few places on the 
+planes where travelers can let down their guard. Its 
+inhabitants strive constantly to be as righteous as 
+possible. Countless creatures aim to reach the highest 
+and most sublime peak of the mountain* but only the 
+purest souls can. Gazing toward that peak fills even the 
+most jaded of travelers with awe. 
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+Optional Rule; Blessed Beneficence 
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+In contrast to the dissonance experienced by evil 
+creatures here, good creatures are literally blessed by 
+the pervasive beneficence of the plane. Creatures of 
+good alignment gain the benefit of the bless spell as long 
+as they remain on the plane. In addition, finishing a long 
+rest on the plane grants a good creature the benefit of a 
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+The two layers of the Twin Paradises of Bytopia are 
+similar yet opposite: one is a tamed, pastoral landscape 
+and the other an untamed wilderness, yet both reflect 
+the plane's goodness and its acceptance of law and 
+order when necessary* Bytopia is the heaven of 
+productive work, the satisfaction of a job well done* The 
+goodness flowing through the plane creates feelings of 
+goodwill and happiness in creatures dwelling there. 
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+At the end of each long rest taken on this plane, a 
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+Otherwise, the creature s alignment reverts to normal 
+after one day spent on a plane other than Bytopia. 
+Casting the dispel evil and good spell on the creature 
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+plane embodies nature's wildness and beauty, but it alse 
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+Visitors to the Beastlands find their hunting and 
+stalking capabilities improved, and characters have 
+advantage on Wisdom (Animal Handling), Wisdom 
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+Elysium is home to creatures of unfettered kindness and 
+compassion, and a welcome refuge for planar travelers 
+seeking a safe haven. The planes bucolic landscapes 
+glimmer with life and beauty in their prime. Tranquility 
+seeps into the bones and souls of those who enter the 
+plane. It is the heaven of well-earned rest, a place where 
+tears of joy glisten on many a cheek. 
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+Optional Rule: Overwhelming Joy 
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+Visitors spending any time on this plane risk becoming 
+trapped by overwhelming sensations of contentment 
+and happiness. At the end of each long rest taken on 
+this plane, a visitor must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving 
+throw. On a failed save, the creature is unwilling to leave 
+the plane before taking another long rest. After three 
+failed saving throws, the creature never willingly leaves 
+the plane and, if forcibly removed, does everything in its 
+power to return to the plane. A dispel evil and good spell 
+removes this effect from the creature. 
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+The Beastlands _ 
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+The Beastlands is a plane of nature unbound, of forests 
+ranging from moss-hung mangroves to snow-laden 
+pines, of thick jungles where the branches are woven so 
+tight that no light penetrates, of vast plains where grains 
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+Whenever a visitor slays a beast native to the plane, the 
+slayer must succeed on a DC 10 Charisma saving throw 
+or become transformed (as the polymorph spell) into the 
+type of beast that was slain. In this form, the creature 
+retains its intelligence and ability to speak. At the end of 
+each long rest, the polynaorphed creature can repeal tht 
+saving throw. On a successful saving throw, the creature 
+returns to its true form. After three failed saving throws, 
+the transformation can be undone only by a remove 
+curse spell or similar magic. 
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+Larger than life, Arborea is a place of violent moods 
+and deep affections, of whim backed by steel, and of 
+passions that blaze brightly until they burn out. Its 
+good-natured inhabitants are dedicated to fighting evil, 
+but their reckless emotions sometimes break free with 
+devastating consequences. Rage is as common and as 
+honored as joy in Arborea, There the mountains and 
+forests are extravagantly massive and beautiful, and 
+every glade and stream is inhabited by nature spirits 
+that brook no infringement. Travelers must tread lightly. 
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+Arborea is home to many elves and elven deities, Elve^ 
+born on this plane have the celestial type and are wild at 
+heart, ready to battle evil in a heartbeat. Otherwise, they 
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+Charisma saving throw against a DC of 5, plus 1 for 
+a :h day spent on the plane. On a failed save, the 
+reature becomes afflicted with a yearning to return to 
+- - area. As long as the effect persists, the creature has 
+advantage on ability checks. At the end of each long 
+- t sthe creature can repeat the saving throw, ending 
+effect on a success. A dispel evil and good spell 
+removes this effect from the creature. 
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+if ■ is. and windswept battlefields, with summers that 
+a' song and hot, and winters that are wickedly cold 
+■ unforgiving. Its continents float above oceans of 
+; ante rock, below which are icy caverns so enormous 
+hold entire kingdoms of giants, humans, dwarves, 
+mes, and other beings. Heroes come to Ysgard to 
+a their mettle not only against the plane itself, but also 
+■gainst giants, dragons, and other terrible creatures that 
+:r y jer across Ysgard s vast terrain. 
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+? _ ird is the home of slain heroes w r ho wage eternal 
+on fields of glory. Any creature, other than a 
+struct or undead, that is killed by an attack or a 
+while on Ysgard is restored to life at dawn the next 
+ffey The creature lias all its hit points restored, and all 
+:: iitions and afflictions it suffered before its death 
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+— rrrmanent matter and energy. Stone melts into 
+paler that freezes into metal, then turns into diamond 
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+on and on in an endless, unpredictable process of 
+change. Fragments of more ordinary landscapes - bits 
+of forest, meadow, ruined castles, and even burbling 
+streams—drift through the disorder. The whole plane is 
+a nightmarish riot. 
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+Limbo has no gravity, so creatures visiting the plane 
+float in place. A creature can move up to its walking 
+speed in any direction by merely thinking of the desired 
+direction of travel. 
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+Limbo conforms to the will of the creatures inhabiting 
+it. Very disciplined and powerful minds can create 
+whole islands of their own invention within the plane, 
+sometimes maintaining those places for years. A 
+simpleminded creature such as a fish, though, might 
+have less than a minute before the pocket of water 
+surrounding it freezes, vanishes, or turns to glass. 
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+The slaadi live here and swim amid this chaos, 
+creating nothing, whereas githzerai monks build entire 
+monasteries with their minds. 
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+Optional Rule: Power of the Mind 
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+As an action, a creature on Limbo can make an 
+Intelligence check to mentally move an object on 
+the plane that it can see within 30 feet of it. The DC 
+depends on the object’s size: DC 5 for Tiny, DC 10 for 
+Small, DC 15 for Medium. DC 20 for Large, and DC 25 
+for Huge or larger. On a successful check, the creature 
+moves the object 5 feet plus 1 foot for every point by 
+which It beat the DC, 
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+Intelligence check to alter a nonmagical object that isn't 
+being worn or carried. The same rules for distance 
+apply, and the DC is based on the object’s size: DC 
+10 for Tiny, DC 15 for Small, DC 20 for Medium, and 
+DC 25 for Large or larger On a success, the creature 
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+each additional 10 feet added to the radius increases the 
+DC by 5, On a successful check, the creature prevents 
+the area from being altered by the plane for 24 hours, or 
+until the creature uses this ability again. 
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+Pandemonium is a plane of madness, a great mass of 
+rock riddled with tunnels carved by howling winds. It is 
+cold, noisy, and dark, with no natural light. Wind quickly 
+extinguishes non magical open flames such as torches 
+and campfires. It also makes conversation possible only 
+hv yelling, and even then only to a maximum distance 
+of 10 feet. Creatures have disadvantage on any ability 
+check that relies on hearing. 
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+banished to the plane with no hope of escape, and many 
+of them have been driven mad by the incessant winds 
+or forced to take shelter in places where the winds die 
+down until they sound like distant cries of torment. 
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+A visitor must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw 
+after each hour spent among the howling winds. On a 
+failed save, the creature gains one level of exhaustion. 
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+A creature that reaches six levels of exhaustion while 
+on this plane doesn't die. Instead, the creature gains 
+a random form of indefinite madness, as described in 
+chapter 8, “Running the Game/' Finishing a long rest 
+doesn’t reduce a creature s exhaustion level unless the 
+creature can somehow escape the maddening winds. 
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+The Abyss _ 
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+The Abyss embodies all that is perverse, gruesome, and 
+chaotic. Its virtually endless layers spiral downward into 
+ever more appalling forms. 
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+Each layer of the Abyss boasts its own horrific 
+environment. Although no two layers are alike, they are 
+all harsh and inhospitable. Each layer also reflects the 
+entropic nature of the Abyss. In fact, much of what one 
+sees or touches on the plane seems to be in a decaying, 
+crumbling, or corroded state. 
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+Optional Rule: Abyssal Corruption 
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+A non-evil visitor that finishes a long rest in the Abyss 
+must make a DC 10 Charisma saving throw. On a 
+failure, the creature becomes corrupted. Refer to the 
+Abyssal Corruption table to determine the effects of 
+this corruption. You can substitute different corruption 
+effects of your own creation. 
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+After finishing a long rest, a corrupted creature can 
+make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful 
+save, the corruption effect ends. A dispel evil and good 
+spell or any magic that removes a curse also ends 
+the effect. 
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+If a corrupted creature doesn’t leave the plane within 
+ld4 + 2 days, its alignment changes to chaotic evil. 
+Casting the dispel evil and good spell on the creature 
+restores its original alignment. 
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+1-4 Treachery. The character gains the following flaw: 
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+my companions don't achieve theirs." 
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+5-7 Bloodlust. The character gains the following flaw: 
+f< l enjoy killing for its own sake, and once 1 start, 
+it’s hard to stop." 
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+8-9 Mad Ambition, The character gains the following 
+flaw: "I am destined to rule the Abyss, and my 
+companions are tools to that end/' 
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+10 Demonic Possession, The character is possessed 
+by a demonic entity until freed by dispel evil and 
+good or similar magic. Whenever the possessed 
+character rolls a 1 on an attack roll, ability check, 
+or saving throw, the demon takes control of the 
+character and determines the character’s behavior. 
+At the end of each of the possessed character's 
+turns, he or she can make a DC 15 Charisma saving 
+throw. On a success, the character regains control 
+until he or she rolls another 1, 
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+The layers of the Abyss are defi ned by the demon lords 
+who rule them, as the following examples illustrate. 
+More information about the demon lords can be found in 
+the Mons ter Ma n ua 1. 
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+The Gaping Maw . Demogorgon s layer in the Abyss 
+is a vast wilderness of savagery and madness know n 
+as the Gaping Maw, where even powerful demons 
+go insane with fear. Reflecting Demogorgon’s dual 
+nature, the Gaping Maw consists of a massive primeval 
+continent covered in dense jungle, surrounded by a 
+seemingly endless expanse of ocean and brine fiats. The 
+Prince of Demons rules bis layer from two serpentine 
+towers, which emerge from a turbid sea. Each tower 
+is topped with an enormous fanged skull. The spires 
+constitute the fortress of Abysm, where few creatures 
+can venture without descending into madness. 
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+Thanatos . If Ore us had his way, all planes would 
+resemble his dead realm of Thanatos, and all creatures 
+would become undead under his control. Under its 
+black sky, Thanatos is a land of bleak mountains, barren 
+moors, ruined cities, and forests of twisted black trees. 
+Tombs, mausoleums, gravestones, and sarcophagi 
+litter the landscape. Undead swarm across the plane, 
+bursting from their tombs and graves to tear apart any 
+creatures foolish enough to journey here, Orcus rules 
+Thanatos from a vast palace known as Everlost. crafted 
+of obsidian and bone. Set within a howling wasteland 
+called Oblivions End, the palace is surrounded by tombs 
+and burial sites dug into the sheer slopes of narrow 
+valleys, creating a tiered necropolis. 
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+The Demonweh . Lolth’s layer is an immense network 
+of thick, magical webbing that forms passageways and 
+cocoon-like chambers. Throughout the web, buildings, 
+structures, ships, and other objects hang as if caught 
+in a spider s snare. The nature of Lolth’s web creates 
+random portals throughout the plane, drawing such 
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+crisscrossing corridors of web-mortared stone. 
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+Far beneath these dungeons lie the bottomless 
+Demonweb Pits where the Spider Queen dwells. There, 
+Lolth is surrounded by her handmaidens yochlol 
+demons created to serve her and which outrank 
+mightier demons while in the Spider Queen's realm. 
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+The Endless Maze* Bap hornet's layer of the Abyss is 
+a never-ending dungeon, the center of which holds the 
+Horned King's enormous ziggurat palace. A confusing 
+jumble of crooked hallways and myriad chambers, the 
+palace is surrounded by a mile-wide moat concealing 
+a maddening series of submerged stairs and tunnels 
+leading deeper into the fortress. 
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+The Triple Realm* The Dark Prince Graz’zt rules 
+over the realm of Azzagrat, which encompasses three 
+layers of the Abyss. His seat of power is the fantastic 
+Argent Palace in the city of Zelatar, whose bustling 
+markets and pleasure palaces draw visitors from across 
+the multiverse in search of obscure magical lore and 
+t erverse delights. By Graz’zt s command, the demons 
+Azzagrat present a veneer of civility and courtly 
+mity, However, the so-called Triple Realm holds as 
+much danger as any other part of the Abyss, and planar 
+* i-iiors can vanish without a trace in its mazelike cities 
+1 in forests whose trees have serpents for branches. 
+Death Dells* Yeenoghu rules a layer of ravines known 
+s Death Dells. Here, creatures must hunt to survive. 
+Even the plants, which must bathe their roots in blood, 
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+- are the unwary. Yeenoghu s servants, helping to sate 
+ir master s hunger as he prowls his kingdom seeking 
+prey, capture creatures from the Material Plane for 
+release in the Gnoll Lord’s realm. 
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+Carceri 
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+The model for all other prisons in existence, Carceri 
+s a plane of desolation and despair. Its six layers hold 
+as i bogs, fetid jungles, windswept deserts, jagged 
+mtains, frigid oceans, and black ice. All form a 
+serable home for the traitors and backstabbers that 
+re trapped on this prison plane, 
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+No ne can leave Carceri easily. Magical efforts to leave 
+H e plane by any spell other than a wish simply fail, 
+r: rials and gates that open onto the plane become one- 
+« ay only. Secret ways out of the plane exist, but they are 
+: ien and well guarded by traps and deadly monsters. 
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+The layers of Hades are called the Three Glooms— 
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+: aces without joy, hope, or passion. A gray land with 
+n ashen sky, Hades is the destination of many souls 
+r" si arc unclaimed by the gods of the Upper Planes or 
+m fiendish rulers of the Lower Planes. These souls 
+tecome larvae and spend eternity in this place that 
+. ks a sun. a moon, stars, or seasons. Leaching away 
+p: lor and emotion, this gloom is more than most visitors 
+| =n stand. The "Shadowfell Despair" rule earlier in the 
+hap ter can be used to represent a visitor's despair. 
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+At the end of each long rest taken on the plane, a visitor 
+must make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed 
+save, the creature gains one level of exhaustion, which 
+can t be removed while the creature remains in Hades. 
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+If the creature reaches six levels of exhaustion* it doesn't 
+die. Instead, the creature permanently transforms into 
+a larva, whereupon all levels of exhaustion afflicting the 
+creature are removed. 
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+A larva is a miserable fiend that retains the facial 
+features of its previous form but has the body of a fat 
+worm. A larva has only a few faint memories of its 
+previous life and the statistics in the larva stat block. 
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+Hades is crawling with larvae. Night hags, liches, and 
+rakshasas harvest them for use in vile rituals. Other 
+fiends like to feed on them. 
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+Gehenna is the plane of suspicion and greed. It is the 
+birthplace of the yugoloths, which dwell here in great 
+numbers. A volcanic mountain dominates each of the 
+four layers of Gehenna, and lesser volcanic earthbergs 
+drift in the air and smash into the greater mountains. 
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+The rocky slopes of the plane make movement here 
+difficult and dangerous. The ground inclines at least 
+45 degrees almost everywhere. In places, steep cliffs 
+and deep canyons present more challenging obstacles. 
+Hazards include volcanic fissures that vent noxious 
+fumes or searing flames. 
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+Gehenna has no room for mercy or compassion. The 
+fiends living here are among the greediest and most 
+selfish in all the multiverse. 
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+Optional Rule: Cruel Hindrance 
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+The plane’s cruel nature makes it difficult for visitors to 
+help one another. Whenever a visitor casts a spell with a 
+beneficial effect, including a spell that restores hit points 
+or removes a condition, the caster must first make a DC 
+10 Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the spell 
+fails, the spell slot is expended, and the action is wasted. 
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+The Nine Hells of Baator inflame the imaginations of 
+travelers, the greed of treasure seekers, and the battle 
+fury of all moral creatures. It is the ultimate plane of 
+law and evil and the epitome of premeditated cruelty. 
+The devils of the Nine Hells are bound to obey the laws 
+of their superiors, but they rebel within their individual 
+castes. Most undertake any plot, no matter how foul, 
+to advance themselves. At the very top of the hierarchy 
+is Asmodeus, who has yet to be bested. If he were to 
+be vanquished, the victor would rule the plane in turn. 
+Such is the law of the Nine Hells, 
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+Evil pervades the Nine Hells, and visitors to this plane 
+feel its influence. At the end of each long rest taken on 
+this plane, a visitor that isn't evil must make a DC 10 
+Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature's 
+alignment changes to lawful evil. The change becomes 
+permanent if the creature doesn't leave the plane within 
+ld4 days. Otherwise, the creature s alignment reverts 
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+The Nine Hells has nine layers. The First eight are 
+each ruled by archdevils that answer to Asmodeus, 
+the Archduke of Nessus, the ninth layer. To reach the 
+deepest layer of the Nine Hells, one must descend 
+through all eight of the layers above it. in order. The 
+most expeditious means of doing so is the River Styx, 
+which plunges ever deeper as it flows from one layer 
+to the next. Only the most courageous adventurers can 
+withstand the torment and horror of that journey. 
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+Avernus* No planar portals connect directly to the 
+lower layers of the Nine Hells, by Asmodeuss orders. 
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+As such, the first layer of Avernus is the arrival point 
+for visitors to the plane. Avernus is a rocky wasteland 
+with rivers of blood and clouds of biting flies. Fiery 
+comets occasionally fall from the darkened sky and 
+leave funning impact craters behind. Empty battlefields 
+are littered with weapons and bones, showing where the 
+legions of the Nine Hells met enemies on their native 
+soil and prevailed. 
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+The archduchess Zariel rules Avernus, supplanting 
+her rival, Bel. who has fallen out of Asmodeuss favor 
+and is forced to serve as ZarieFs advisor. Tiamat, the 
+Queen of Evil Dragons, is a prisoner on this layer, 
+ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine Hells 
+by Asmodeus In accordance with some ancient contract 
+(the terms of which are known only to Tiamat and the 
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+ZarieFs seat of power is a soaring basalt citadel 
+festooned with the partially incinerated corpses of 
+guests who failed to earn the archduchess's favor. Zariel 
+appears as an angel whose once-beautiful skin and 
+wings have been ruined by Are, Her eyes burn with a 
+furious white light that can cause creatures looking 
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+Dispater. A manipulator and deceiver, the archduke is 
+devilishly handsome, bearing only small horns, a tail, 
+and a cloven left hoof to distinguish him from a human. 
+His crimson throne stands in the heart of the Iron City 
+of Dis, a hideous metropolis that is the largest in the 
+Nine Hells. Planar travelers come here to conspire with 
+devils and to close deals with night hags, rakshasas, 
+incubi, succubi, and other fiends, Dispater collects a 
+piece of every deal through special provisions that are 
+added to contracts signed on his layer of the Nine Hells. 
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+resourceful vassals, and few beings in the multiverse 
+can outwit him. He is more obsessed than most devils 
+with striking deals with mortals in exchange for their 
+souls, and his emissaries work tirelessly to foster evil 
+schemes in the Material Plane. 
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+Minauros , The third layer of the Nine Hells is a 
+stench-ridden bog. Acidic rain spills from the layer's 
+brown skies, thick layers of scum cover its putrid 
+surface, and yawning pits lie in wait beneath the murk to 
+engulf careless wanderers. Cyclopean cities of ornately 
+carved stone rise up from the bog. including the great 
+city of Minauros for which the layer is named. 
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+The slimy walls of the city rise hundreds of feet into 
+the air. protecting the flooded halls of Mammon. The 
+Archduke of Minauros resembles a massive serpent 
+with the upper torso and head of a hairless, horned 
+humanoid. Mammon’s greed is legendary, and he is 
+one of the few archdevils who will trade favors for gold 
+instead of souls. His lair is piled high with treasures 
+left behind by those who tried—and failed—to best him 
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+Phlegethos . Phlegethos, the fourth layer, is a 
+fiery landscape whose seas of molten magma brew 
+hurricanes of hot wind, choking smoke, and pyroclastic 
+ash. Within the fire-filled caldera of Phlegethos's largest 
+volcano rises Abriymoch. a fortress city cast of obsidian 
+and dark glass. With rivers of molten lava pouring 
+down its outer w T alls, the city resembles the sculpted 
+centerpiece of a gigantic, hellish fountain. 
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+Abriymoch is the seat of power for the two a re hd evils 
+who rule Phlegethos in tandem: Archduke Belial and 
+Archduchess Fiei na, Belial’s daughter. Belial is a 
+handsome, powerfully built devil who exudes civility, 
+even as his words carry an undercurrent of threat. His 
+daughter is a statuesque devil whose beauty encases the 
+blackest heart in die Nine Hells. The alliance of Belial 
+and Fierna is unbreakable, for both are aware that their 
+mutual survival hinges on it 
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+Stygia* The fifth layer of the Nine Hells is a freezing 
+realm of ice within which cold flames burn. A frozen sea 
+surrounds the layer, and its gloomy sky crackles with 
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+now encased deep in the ice of Stygia as punishment. 
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+spurred much debate within the infernal courts. No 
+one is certain whether Asmodeus had some secret 
+cause to dismiss the archdevil or whether he is testing 
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+Malbolge. Malbolge, the sixth layer, has outlasted 
+many rulers, among them Malagard the Hag Countess 
+and the archdevil Moloch. Malagard fell out of favor and 
+a as struck down by Asmodeus in a fit of pique, while 
+her predecessor, Moloch, still lingers somewhere on 
+the sixth layer as an imp, plotting to regain Asmodeus's 
+favor. Malbolge is a seemingly endless slope, like the 
+sides of an impossibly huge mountain. Parts of the 
+layer break off from time to time, creating deadly and 
+deafening avalanches of stone. The inhabitants of 
+Malbolge live in crumbling fortresses and great caves 
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+Malbolge s current archduchess is Asmodeuss 
+daughter, Glasya. She resembles a succubus with 
+her small horns, leathery wings, and forked tail. She 
+inherited her cruelty and love of dark schemes from 
+her father. The citadel that serves as her domicile on 
+the slopes of Malbolge is supported by cracked pillars 
+and buttresses that are sturdy yet seem on the verge of 
+collapse. Beneath the palace is a labyrinth lined with 
+cells and torture chambers, where Glasya confines and 
+torments those who displease her, 
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+Maladomini . The seventh layer, Maladomini, is ruin- 
+covered wasteland. Dead cities form a desolate urban 
+landscape, and between them lie empty quarries, 
+crumbling roads, slag heaps, the hollow shells of 
+empty fortresses, and swarms of hungry flies. 
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+The Archduke of Maladomini is Baal zebu I, 
+the Lord of Flies. A bloated fiend with the Sower 
+body of an enormous slug, Baal zebu Fs form was 
+inflicted on him by Asmodeus as punishment for 
+wavering loyalty. Baalzebu! is a miserable and 
+degenerate monstrosity who has long conspired to 
+usurp Asmodeus, yet has failed at every turn. He carries 
+a curse that causes any deal made with him to lead to 
+calamity, Asmodeus occasionally shows Baalzebu I favor 
+for reasons no other archduke can fathom, though some 
+suspect that the Archduke of Nessus still respects the 
+worthiness of this fallen adversary. 
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+an icy hellseape, whose ice storms can tear flesh from 
+bone. Cities embedded in the ice provide shelter for 
+quests and prisoners of Cania’s ruler, the brilliant and 
+conniving archdevil Mephistopheles. 
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+Mephistopheles dwells in the ice citadel of Mephistar, 
+where he plots to seize the Throne of Baator and 
+conquer the planes. He is Asmodeus’s greatest enemy 
+and ally, and the Archduke of Nessus appears to 
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+a realm of dark pits whose walls are set with fortresses. 
+There, pit hend generals loyal to Asmodeus garrison 
+their diabol ical legions and plot the conquest of the 
+multiverse. At the center of the layer stands a vast 
+rift of unknown depth, out of which rises the great 
+citadel-spire of Malsheem, home to Asmodeus and his 
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+Asmodeus has locked away for safekeeping. Convincing 
+him to release even one of those souls comes at a steep 
+price, and it is rumored that the Archduke of Nessus has 
+claimed whole kingdoms in the past for such favors. 
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+without his ruby-tipped scepter in hand. Asmodeus is 
+the most cunning and well-mannered of archdevils. The 
+ultimate evil he represents can be seen only when he 
+wills it so, or if he forgets himself and flies into a rage, 
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+Acheron has four layers, each made of enormous iron 
+cubes floating in an airy void. Sometimes the cubes 
+collide. Echoes of past collisions linger throughout the 
+plane, mingling with the sounds of armies colliding. 
+That’s the nature of Acheron: strife and war, as the 
+spirits of fallen soldiers join in endless battle against 
+ores devoted to Gruumsh, goblinoids loyal to Maglubiyek 
+and legions assembled by other warmongering gods. 
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+Acheron rewards a creature for harming other creatures 
+by imbuing that creature with the strength to keep 
+fighting. While on Acheron, a creature gains temporary 
+hit points equal to half its hit point maximum whenever 
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+On Mechanus. law is reflected in a realm of clockwork 
+gears, all interlocked and turning according to their 
+measure. The cogs seem to be engaged in a calculation 
+so vast that no deity can fathom its purpose. Mechanus 
+embodies absolute order, and its influence can be felt on 
+those who spend time here. 
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+Modrons are the primary inhabitants of Mechanus. 
+The plane is also home to the creator of the modrons: a 
+godlike being called Primus. 
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+damage result for attacks and spells. For example, an 
+attack that normally deals Id 10 + 5 damage always 
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+At the end of each long rest taken on this plane, a visitor 
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+than Mechanus. Casting the dispel evil and good spell 
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+Arcadia thrives with orchards of perfectly lined trees, 
+ruler-straight streams, orderly fields, perfect roads, and 
+cities laid out in geometrically pleasing shapes. The 
+mountains are unblemished by erosion. Everything on 
+Arcadia works toward the common good and a flawless 
+form of existence. Here, purity is eternal, and nothing 
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+Night and day are determined by an orb that floats 
+above Arcadia's highest peak. Half of the orb radiates 
+sunlight and brings about the day; the other half sheds 
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+demigods called the Storm Kings: the Cloud King, the 
+Wind Queen, the Lightning King, and the Rain Queen. 
+Each one lives in a castle surrounded by the type of 
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+It is the plane of neutrality, incorporating a little of 
+everything and keeping all aspects in a paradoxical 
+balance—simultaneously concordant and in opposition. 
+The plane has varied terrain, with prairies, mountains, 
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+hose who envision the Outer Planes as a wheel point 
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+planes. That argument might be circular, since the 
+arrangement of the Outlands inspired the idea of the 
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+around a portal leading to one of the Outer Planes. Each 
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+such as a celestial and a fiend arguing in a tavern while 
+sharing a fine bottle of wine. 
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+Given the fact that you can ride a horse in the 
+Outlands from a heaven to a hell, a planar-themed 
+campaign can be set there without the need for planar 
+travel. The Outlands is the closest the Outer Planes 
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+rises high into the sky. Above this mountain's narrow 
+peak floats the ring-shaped city of Sigil its myriad 
+structures built on the ring's inner rim. Creatures 
+standing on one of SigiFs streets can see the city curve 
+up over their heads and—most disconcerting of all—the 
+far side of the city directly overhead. Called the City of 
+Doors, this bustling planar metropolis holds countless 
+portals to other planes and worlds. 
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+Sigil is a trader's paradise. Goods, merchandise, and 
+information come here from across the planes. The city 
+sustains a brisk trade in information about the planes, 
+particularly the command words or items required for 
+the operation of particular portals. Portal keys of all 
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+a being as old as gods and with purposes unknown to 
+even the sages of her city. Es Sigil her prison? Is she the 
+fallen creator of the multi verse? No one knows. Or if 
+they do, they aren't telling. 
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+Demiplanes are extradimensional spaces that come 
+into being by a variety of means and boast their own 
+physical laws. Some are created by spells. Others exist 
+naturally, as folds of reality pinched off from the rest 
+of the multi verse. Theoretically, a plane shift spell can 
+carry travelers to a demiplane. but the proper frequency 
+required for the tuning fork would be extremely hard to 
+acquire. The gate spell is more reliable, assuming the 
+caster knows of the demiplane, 
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+A demiplane can be as small as a single chamber or 
+large enough to contain an entire realm. For example* 
+a Maidenkainen's magnificent mansion spell creates a 
+demiplane consisting of a foyer with multiple adjoining 
+rooms, while the land of Barovia (in the Ravenloft 
+setting) exists entirely wdthin a demiplane under the 
+sway of its vampire lord, Strahd von Zarovich* When a 
+demiplane is connected to the Material Plane or some 
+other plane, entering it can be as simple as stepping 
+through a portal or passing through a wall of mist* 
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+The Far Realm is outside the known multi verse* In 
+fact, it might be an entirely separate universe with its 
+own physical and magical laws* Where stray energies 
+from the Far Realm leak onto another plane, matter 
+is warped into alien shapes that defy understandable 
+geometry and biology. Aberrations such as mind flayers 
+and beholders are either from this plane or shaped by its 
+strange influence* 
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+The entities that abide in the Far Realm itself are 
+too alien for a normal mind to accept without strain. 
+Titanic creatures swim through nothingness there, and 
+unspeakable things whisper awful truths to those who 
+dare listen. For mortals, knowledge of the Far Realm 
+is a struggle of the mind to overcome the boundaries of 
+matter, space, and sanity* Some warlocks embrace this 
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+none that are still viable. Ancient elves once opened a 
+vast portal to the Far Realm within a mountain called 
+Firestorm Peak, but their civilization imploded in blood 
+terror and the portal’s location—even its home world—is 
+long forgotten. Lost portals might still exist, marked by 
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+Worlds of the Material Plane are infinitely diverse. The 
+most widely known worlds are the ones that have been 
+published as official campaign settings for the D&D 
+game over the years. If your campaign takes place on 
+one of these worlds, that world belongs to you in your 
+campaign* Your version of the world can diverge wildly 
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+On Toril (the heroic-fantasy world of the Forgotten 
+Realms setting), fantastic cities and kingdoms stand 
+amid the remains of ancient empires and realms 
+long forgotten. The world is vast, its dungeons rich 
+with history. Beyond the central continent of Facrun. 
+Toril includes the regions of AI-Qadim. Kara-Tur, 
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+On Oerth (the sword-and-sorcery world of the 
+Grey hawk setting), heroes such as Bigby and 
+Mordenkainen are driven by greed or ambition. The 
+hub of the region called the Flanaess is the Free City of 
+Grey hawk, a city of scoundrels and archmagi, rife with 
+adventure. An evil demigod, luz. rules a nightmarish 
+realm in the north* threatening all civilization. 
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+setting), the return of the gods is overshadowed by the 
+rise of the evil dragon queen Takhisis and her dragons 
+and dragon armies, which plunge the continent of 
+Ansa Ion into war. 
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+On Athas (the sword-and-sorcery world of the Dark 
+Sun setting), a drop of water can be worth more than a 
+human life. The gods have abandoned this desert world, 
+where powerful sorcerer-kings rule as tyrants, and 
+metal is a scarce and precious commodity. 
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+On Eberron (the heroic-fantasy world of the Eberron 
+setting), a terrible war has ended, giving rise to a cold 
+war fueled by political intrigue* On the continent of 
+Khorvaire, magic is commonplace, dragonmarked 
+houses rival kingdoms in power, and elemental vehicles 
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+Birthright setting), scions born from divine bloodlines 
+carve up the continent of Cerilia. Monarchs. prelates, 
+guild masters, and great wizards balance the demands 
+of rulership against the threat of horrible abominations 
+born from the blood of an evil god* 
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+earliest editions of the D&D game), diverse cultures, 
+savage monsters, and w arring empires collide. 
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+locations and encounters with monsters, 
+traps, puzzles, and conflicts. When you 
+design an adventure, you call the shots. You 
+:o things exactly the way you want to. 
+
+Fundamentally, adventures are stories. An adventure 
+5 hares many of the features of a novel, a movie, an 
+osue of a comic, or an episode of a TV show. Comic 
+-cries and serialized TV dramas are particularly good 
+iinparisons, because of the way individual adventures 
+- limited in scope but blend together to create a larger 
+narrative. If an adventure is a single issue or episode, a 
+ampaign is the series as a whole. 
+
+Whether you're creating your own adventures or using 
+ublished adventures, you’ll find advice in this chapter 
+help you create a fun and memorable experience for 
+our players. 
+
+Creating an adventure involves blending scenes of 
+\ploration, social interaction, and combat into a unified 
+whole that meets the needs of your players and your 
+ampaign. But its more than that. The basic elements 
+good storytelling should guide you throughout this 
+■ rocesst so your players experience the adventure as a 
+story and not a disjointed series of encounters. 
+
+Elements of a 
+Great Adventure 
+
+The best adventures have several things in common. 
+
+A Credible Threat 
+r adventure needs a threat worthy of the heroes' 
+Tendon. The threat might be a single villain or 
+■'lister, a villain with lackeys, an assortment of 
+monsters, or an evil organization. Whatever their 
+uure, the antagonists should have goals that the 
+rocs can uncover and thwart. 
+
+Familiar Tropes with Clever Twists 
+might seem stereotypical to build an adventure 
+iround dragons, ores, and insane wizards in towers, 
+jr these arc staples of fantasy storytelling. It might 
+To seem trite to begin an adventure in a tavern, but 
+mi's an idea that remains true to D&D. Familiar 
+'Tory elements are fine, as long as you and the players 
+casionally put a spin on them. For example, the 
+mysterious figure who presents adventurers with 
+quest on behalf of the king might be the king in 
+Tsguise. The crazy wizard in the tower might be a 
+rt ejected illusion created by a band of greedy gnome 
+hieves to guard their loot. 
+
+A Clear Focus on the Present 
+
+\n adventure is about the here and now. A little bit 
+history might be needed to set the story in motion, 
+ind the adventurers might discover interesting lore of 
+:he past in the course of the adventure. In general, let 
+
+
+ihc world's history be evident in the present situation. 
+Instead of dealing with what happened in the past, 
+an adventure should focus on describing the present 
+situation, what the bad guys are up to, and how the 
+adventurers become involved in the story. 
+
+Heroes Who Matter 
+
+An adventure should allow the adventurers’ actions and 
+decisions to matter. Though it might resemble a novel 
+or a TV episode, an adventure needs to allow for more 
+than one outcome. Otherwise, players can fed as if 
+they’ve been railroaded —set onto a course that has only 
+one destination, no matter how hard they try to change 
+it. For example, if a major villain shows up before the 
+end of the adventure, the adventure should allow for the 
+possibility that the heroes might defeat that villain. 
+
+Something for All Player Types 
+
+As outlined in the book s introduction, players come 
+to the gaming table with different expectations. An 
+adventure needs to account for the different players and 
+characters in your group, drawing them into the story as 
+effectively as possible. 
+
+As a starting point, think about your adventure in 
+terms of the three basic types of activity in the game: 
+exploration, social interaction, and combat. If your 
+adventure includes a balance of all three, it r s likely to 
+appeal to all types of players. 
+
+An adventure you create for your home campaign 
+doesn't have to appeal to every abstract player type- 
+only to the players sitting down at your own table. If you 
+don’t have any players who like fighting above all else* 
+then don't feel you have to provide a maximum amount 
+of combat to keep the adventure moving. 
+
+Surprises 
+
+Look for opportunities to surprise and delight your 
+players. For example, the exploration of a ruined castle 
+on a hill might lead to the discovery of a dragon’s tomb 
+hidden underneath, A trek through the wilderness 
+might lead to the discovery of a tower that appears only 
+on nights of the full moon. Players remember such 
+locations. 
+
+Too many surprises can be off-putting to players, but 
+adding the occasional twist gets players to adjust their 
+tactics and think creatively. For example, you could 
+spruce up a goblin lair by including goblin sappers 
+with kegs of oil strapped to their backs. An attack on a 
+villain’s estate might be complicated by the unexpected 
+arrival of a special guest. 
+
+When preparing for possible combat encounters, 
+think about odd pairings of monsters, such as a 
+hobgoblin warlord and bis pet manticore, or will- 
+o’-wisps in league with a young black dragon. Have 
+surprise reinforcements show up. or give the monsters 
+unusual tactics. Throw in the occasional red herring, 
+deception, and plot twist to keep players on their toes, 
+but try not to go overboard. Sometimes a simple, 
+straightforward encounter with an ore guard is just as 
+fun for your players. 
+
+0 RE AT 1N G A D V K N TO R E S 
+
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+CHAPTER 3 
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+
+Useful Maps 
+
+A good adventure needs thoughtfully constructed 
+maps. Wilderness areas sprinkled with i nteresting 
+landmarks and other features are better than vast 
+expanses of unchanging terrain. Dungeons that have 
+branching corridors and similar decision points give 
+players the opportunity to choose which direction their 
+characters should go. Presenting the characters with 
+options allows the players to make choices that keep the 
+adventure unpredictable. 
+
+If drawing maps isn’t your strong suit, the internet is 
+a great place to look for adventure maps that have been 
+made freely available for use, as well as floor plans of 
+real-world buildings and images that can inspire your 
+mapmaking. You can also use software to help put your 
+maps together. 
+
+Published Adventures 
+
+Published adventures are available for purchase if you 
+have neither the time nor the inclination to write an 
+adventure of your own, or if you want a change of pace, 
+
+A published adventure includes a pregenerated scenario 
+with the maps, NPCs, monsters, and treasures you need 
+to run It, An example of a published adventure appears 
+in the D&D Starter Set. 
+
+You can make adjustments to a published adventure 
+so that it better suits your campaign and appeals to 
+your players. For example, you can replace the villain 
+of an adventure with one the players have already 
+encountered in your campaign, or add something to 
+the background of the adventure so that it involves your 
+players" characters in ways that the adventure’s designer 
+never cou Id have ima gi ned. 
+
+A published adventure can't account lor every 
+action the characters might take. The nice thing 
+about published adventures is that they allow you to 
+focus your game preparation time on highlighting plot 
+developments in your campaign that the adventure 
+can’t address. 
+
+Published adventures also provide inspiration. You 
+might not use an adventure as written, but it might spur 
+ideas, or you can pul! out one part of it and repurpose 
+that part for your needs, for example, you might use a 
+map of a temple but re populate it with monsters of your 
+choice, or you might use a chase sequence as a model 
+for a pursuit scene in your campaign. 
+
+Adventure Structure 
+
+Like every story, a typical adventure has a beginning, a 
+middle, and an end. 
+
+Beginning _ 
+
+An adventure starts with a book to get the players 
+interested, A good adventure hook piques the interest 
+of the players and provides a compelling reason for 
+their characters to become involved in the adventure. 
+Maybe the adventurers stumble onto something they're 
+not meant to see, monsters attack them on the road, an 
+assassin makes an attempt on their lives, ora dragon 
+shows up at the city gates. Adventure hooks such as 
+these can instantly draw players into your story, 
+
+tH A l J !ER 5 j U RE ATI N G A IA E N 71 RE? 
+
+
+The beginning of a good adventure should be exciting 
+and focused. You want the players to go home looking 
+forward to the next session, so give them a clear sense 
+of where the story is headed, as well as something to 
+look forward to. 
+
+Middle _ 
+
+The middle of an adventure is where the bulk of l he 
+story unfolds. With each new challenge, the adventurers 
+make important choices that have a clear effect on the 
+conclusion of the adventure. 
+
+Over the course of the adventure, the characters might 
+discover secrets that reveal new goals or change their 
+original goal. Their understanding of what’s going on 
+around them might change. Maybe rumors of treasure 
+were a trick to lure them into a death trap. Perhaps 
+the so-called spy in the queen’s court is actually a 
+scheme concocted by the monarch herself to seize even 
+more power. 
+
+At the same time the adventurers are working to 
+thwart their adversaries, those adversaries are trying 
+to carry out their nefarious plans. Such enemies 
+might also work to hide their deeds, mislead potential 
+adversaries, or confront problems directly, perhaps by 
+trying to kill meddlers. 
+
+Remember that the characters are the heroes of the 
+story. Never let them become mere spectators, watching 
+as events unfold around them that they can't influence. 
+
+Ending _ 
+
+The ending encompasses the climax the scene or 
+encounter in which the tension building throughout the 
+adventure reaches its peak. A strong climax should have 
+the players on edge, with the fate of the characters and 
+much more hanging in the balance. The outcome, which 
+hinges on the characters’ actions and decisions, should 
+never be a forgone conclusion. 
+
+An ending needn’t tie everything up in a neat bow. 
+Story threads can be left hanging, waiting to be resolved 
+in a later adventure, A little bit of unfinished business is 
+an easy way to transition from one adventure to the next. 
+
+Adventure Types 
+
+An adventure can be location-based or event-based, as 
+discussed in the sections that follow. 
+
+Location-Based Adventures 
+
+Adventures set in crumbling dungeons and remote 
+wilderness locations are the cornerstone of countless 
+campaigns. Many of the greatest D&D adventures of all 
+time are location-based. 
+
+Creating a location-based adventure can be broken 
+down into a number of steps. Each step provides tables 
+from which you can select the basic elements of your 
+adventure. Alternatively, roll on the tables and see how 
+the random results inspire you. You can mix up the 
+order of the steps. 
+
+1, Identify the Party’s Goals 
+
+The Dungeon Goals table provides common goals 
+that drive or lure adventurers into dungeons. The 
+
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+v j ernes s Goals table provides similar inspiration for 
+dventure focused on outdoor exploration. The Other 
+As table suggests beat ion-based adventures that 
+n'i fit neatly into the first two categories. 
+
+Dungeon Coals 
+d2G Coal 
+
+Stop the dungeon's monstrous inhabitants from 
+raiding the surface world, 
+
+2 Foil a villain’s evil scheme, 
+
+3 Destroy a magical threat inside the dungeon. 
+
+4 Acquire treasure, 
+
+5 Find a particular item for a specific purpose, 
+
+6 Retrieve a stolen item hidden in the dungeon. 
+
+Find information needed for a special purpose, 
+
+S Rescue a captive, 
+
+9 Discover the fate of a previous adventuring party, 
+
+10 Find an NPC who disappeared in the area, 
+
+11 Slay a dragon or some other challenging monster, 
+
+12 Discover the nature and origin of a strange location 
+or phenomenon. 
+
+13 Pursue fleeing foes taking refuge in the dungeon, 
+
+14 Escape from captivity in the dungeon, 
+
+15 Clear a ruin so it can be rebuilt and reoccupied, 
+
+16 Discover why a villain is interested in the dungeon. 
+
+17 Win a bet or complete a rite of passage by surviving 
+in the dungeon for a certain amount of time. 
+
+IS Parley with a villain in the dungeon, 
+
+19 Hide from a threat outside the dungeon. 
+
+20 Rolf twice, ignoring results of 20, 
+
+Wilderness Coals 
+
+d20 Goal 
+
+1 Locate a dungeon or other site of interest (roll on 
+the Dungeon Goals table to find out why), 
+
+2 Assess the scope of a natural or unnatural disaster. 
+
+3 Escort an NPC to a destination, 
+
+4 Arrive at a destination without being seen by the 
+villain's forces, 
+
+5 Stop monsters from raiding caravans and farms. 
+
+6 Establish trade with a distant town. 
+
+7 Protect a caravan traveling to a distant town. 
+
+8 Map a new land, 
+
+9 Find a place to establish a colony, 
+
+10' Find a natural resource. 
+
+11 Hunt a specific monster. 
+
+12 Return home from a distant place, 
+
+13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 
+
+14 Find an object that was lost in the wilds, 
+
+15 Discover the fate of a missing group of explorers, 
+
+16 Pursue fleeing foes. 
+
+17 Assess the size of an approaching army, 
+
+18 Escape the reign of a tyrant, 
+
+1 9 Protect a wilderness site from attackers. 
+
+20 Roll twice, ignoring results of 20. 
+
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+
+CHAPTER 3 ! CREATING ADVENTURES 
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+d 12 
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+Coal 
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+Seize control of a fortified location such as a 
+
+fortress, town, or ship. 
+
+2 
+
+Defend a location from attackers. 
+
+3 
+
+Retrieve an object from inside a secure location in 
+
+a settlement. 
+
+4 
+
+Retrieve an object from a caravan. 
+
+5 
+
+Salvage an object or goods from a lost vessel or 
+
+caravan. 
+
+6 
+
+Break a prisoner out of a jail or prison camp. 
+
+7 
+
+Escape from a jail or prison camp. 
+
+8 
+
+Successfully travel through an obstacle course to 
+gain recognition or reward. 
+
+9 
+
+infiltrate a fortified location. 
+
+10 
+
+Find the source of strange occurrences in a 
+haunted house or other location. 
+
+11 
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+Interfere with the operation of a business. 
+
+12 
+
+Rescue a character, monster, or object from a 
+natural or unnatural disaster. 
+
+2. Identify Important MFCs 
+
+Use the Adventure Villains, Adventure Allies, and 
+Adventure Patrons tables to help you identify these 
+NPCs. Chapter 4 can help you bring these NPCs to life* 
+
+Adventure Villains 
+
+d20 
+
+Villain 
+
+1 
+
+Beast or monstrosity with no particular agenda 
+
+2 
+
+Aberration bent on corruption or domination 
+
+3 
+
+Fiend bent on corruption or destruction 
+
+4 
+
+5 
+
+Dragon bent on domination and plunder 
+
+Giant bent on plunder 
+
+6-7 
+
+Undead with any agenda 
+
+
+8 Fey with a mysterious goal 
+
+9-10 Humanoid cuitist 
+
+11-12 Humanoid conqueror 
+
+13 Humanoid seeking revenge 
+
+14-15 Humanoid schemer seeking to rule 
+
+16 Humanoid criminal mastermind 
+
+17-18 Humanoid raider or ravager 
+
+19 Humanoid under a curse 
+
+20 Misguided humanoid zealot 
+
+Adventure Allies 
+
+dl2 Ally 
+
+1 Skilled adventurer 
+
+2 Inexperienced 
+adventurer 
+
+3 Enthusiastic 
+commoner 
+
+4 Soldier 
+
+5 Priest 
+
+6 Sage 
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+e ! i A PT FIR 3 I C RE AT i N O AD\ E NI V R ES 
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+Adventure ?aieone 
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+d20 
+
+Patron 
+
+d20 
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+Patron 
+
+D2 
+
+Retired adventurer 
+
+15 
+
+Old friend 
+
+3-4 
+
+Local ruler 
+
+16 
+
+Former teacher 
+
+5-6 
+
+Military officer 
+
+17 
+
+Parent or other 
+
+7-8 
+
+Temple official 
+
+
+family member 
+
+9-10 
+
+Sage 
+
+IS 
+
+Desperate 
+
+11-12 
+
+Respected elder 
+
+
+commoner 
+
+13 
+
+Deity or celestial 
+
+19 
+
+Embattled 
+
+14 
+
+Mysterious fey 
+
+20 
+
+merchant 
+
+Villain posing as a 
+patron 
+
+
+3, Flesh Out the Location Details 
+
+Chapter 5 offers suggestions for creating and fleshing 
+out an adventure location, including tables that can 
+help you establish the important elements of a dungeon* 
+wilderness area* or urban setting, 
+
+4, Find the Ideal Introduction 
+
+An adventure can begin with a social interaction 
+encounter in which the adventurers find out what they 
+must do and why, Tt can start with a surprise attack, 
+or with the adventurers coming across information by 
+accident* The best introductions arise naturally from the 
+goals and setting of the adventure. Let the entries in the 
+Ad ve n t u re 1 n t rod action table inspire y o u. 
+
+Adventure Introduction 
+
+d 12 Introduction 
+
+1 While traveling in the wilderness, the characters 
+fall into a sinkhole that opens beneath their feet, 
+dropping them into the adventure location. 
+
+2 While traveling in the wilderness, the characters 
+notice the entrance to the adventure location, 
+
+3 While traveling on a road, the characters are 
+attacked by monsters that flee into the nearby 
+adventure location. 
+
+4 The adventurers find a map on a dead body. In 
+addition to the map setting up the adventure, the 
+adventure’s villain wants the map, 
+
+5 A mysterious magic item or a cruel villain teleports 
+the characters to the adventure location. 
+
+6 A stranger approaches the characters in a tavern 
+and urges them toward the adventure location, 
+
+7 A town or village needs volunteers to go to the 
+adventure location. 
+
+8 An NPC the characters care about needs them to 
+go to the adventure location, 
+
+9 An NPC the characters must obey orders them to 
+go to the adventure location. 
+
+10 An NPC the characters respect asks them to go to 
+the adventure location, 
+
+11 One night, the characters ali dream about entering 
+the adventure location, 
+
+12 A ghost appears and terrorizes a village. Research 
+reveals that it can be put to rest only by entering the 
+adventure location. 
+
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+d!2 
+
+Ally 
+
+7 
+
+Revenge seeker 
+
+8 
+
+Raving lunatic 
+
+9 
+
+Celestial ally 
+
+10 
+
+Fey ally 
+
+11 
+
+Disguised 
+
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+monster 
+
+12 
+
+Villain posing as 
+
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+an ally 
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+r Consider the Ideal Climax 
+.t climactic ending of an adventure fulfills the promise 
+f all ihat came before. Although the climax must hinge 
+;he successes and failures of the characters up to 
+at moment, the Adventure Climax table can provide 
+. ggestions to help you shape the end of your adventure. 
+
+-□venture Climax 
+
+dl 2 Climax 
+
+The adventurers confront the main villain and a 
+group of minions in a bloody battle to the finish. 
+
+2 The adventurers chase the villain while dodging 
+obstacles designed to thwart them, leading to a final 
+confrontation in or outside the villain’s refuge. 
+
+3 The actions of the adventurers or the villain result 
+in a cataclysmic event that the adventurers must 
+escape. 
+
+4 The adventurers race to the site where the villain is 
+bringing a master plan to its conclusion arriving 
+just as that plan is about to be completed. 
+
+5 The villain and two or three lieutenants perform 
+separate rites in a large room. The adventurers 
+must disrupt all the rites at the same time. 
+
+6 An ally betrays the adventurers as they’re about to 
+achieve their goal. (Use this climax carefully, and 
+don't overuse it.) 
+
+7 A portal opens to another plane of existence. 
+Creatures on the other side spill out, forcing the 
+adventurers to dose the portal and deal with the 
+villain at the same time. 
+
+8 Traps, hazards, or animated objects turn against 
+the adventurers while the main villain attacks. 
+
+9 The dungeon begins to collapse while the 
+adventurers face the main villain, who attempts to 
+escape in the chaos. 
+
+10 A threat more powerful than the adventurers 
+appears, destroys the main villain, and then turns 
+its attention on the characters. 
+
+11 The adventurers must choose whether to pursue 
+the fleeing main villain or save an NPC they care 
+about or a group of innocents, 
+
+12 The adventurers must discover the main villain’s 
+secret weakness before they can hope to defeat that 
+villain. 
+
+6. Plan Encounters 
+
+After youVe created the location and the overall story of 
+ihe adventure, it's time to plan out the encounters that 
+make up that adventure. In a location-based adventure, 
+most cncou nters are keyed to specific locations on 
+a map. For each room or wilderness area on the 
+adventure map, your key describes whats in that area: 
+its physical features, as well as any encounter that plays 
+out there. The adventure key turns a simple sketch 
+of numbered areas on graph paper into encounters 
+designed to entertain and intrigue your players. 
+
+See “Creating Encounters" later in this chapter for 
+guidance on crafting individual encounters. 
+
+
+Event-Based Adventures 
+
+In an event-based adventure, the focus is on what the 
+characters and villains do arid what happens as a 
+result. The question of where those things happen is of 
+secondary importance. 
+
+Building an event-based adventure is more work than 
+building a location-based one, but the process can be 
+si mpli lie d by fo 11 ow i n g a nu mbe r of st ra i g h L forwa r d 
+steps. Several steps include tables from which you 
+can choose adventure elements or roll randomly for 
+inspiration. As with location-based adventures, you don't 
+necessarily have to follow these steps in order. 
+
+L Start with a Villain 
+
+Putting care into creating your villain will pay off later, 
+since the villain plays such a pivotal role, in advancing 
+the story. Use the Adventure Villains table in the 
+previous section to get started, and use the information 
+in chapter 4 to help flesh out the villain. 
+
+For example, your villain might be an undead creature 
+seeking to avenge a past imprisonment or injury. An 
+interesting aspect of an undead villain is that this past 
+injury might have occurred centuries ago, inspiring 
+revenge against the descendants of those that harmed 
+it. Imagine a vampire imprisoned by the members of a 
+religious order of knights, and who now seeks revenge 
+against the current members of that order. 
+
+2, Determine the Villain's Actions 
+
+Once you have a villain, it s time to determine what 
+steps the villain takes to achieve its goals. Create a 
+timeline showing what the villain does and when, 
+assuming no interference from the adventurers. 
+
+Building on the previous example, you might decide 
+that your vampire villain murders several knights. By 
+slipping past locked doors in gaseous form, the vampire 
+is able to make the deaths appear natural at first, but 
+it soon becomes clear that a depraved killer is behind 
+the murders. 
+
+If you need additional inspiration, consider a few 
+different options for how the vilIain’s actions unfold over 
+the course of the adventure. 
+
+
+Event-Based Villain 
+
+d€ Type of Actions 
+
+1 Big event 
+
+2 Crime spree 
+
+3 Growing 
+corruption 
+
+
+Actions 
+
+
+d6 
+
+Type of Actions 
+
+4 
+
+One and done 
+
+5 
+
+Serial crimes 
+
+6 
+
+Step by step 
+
+
+Big Event . The villain’s plans come to fruition during 
+a festival, an astrological event, a holy (or unholy) rite, a 
+royal wedding, the birth of a child, or some similar fixed 
+time. The villain’s activities up to that point are geared 
+toward preparation for this event. 
+
+Crime Spree „ The villain commits acts that become 
+bolder and more heinous over time, A killer might start 
+out by targeting the destitute in the city slums before 
+moving up to a massacre in the marketplace, increasing 
+the horror and the body count each time. 
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+Growing Corruption, As time passes, the villain's 
+power and influence grow, affecting more victims 
+across a larger area. This might take the form of armies 
+conquering new territory, an evil cult recruiting new 
+members, or a spreading plague, A pretender to the 
+throne might attempt to secure the support of the 
+kingdom s nobility in the days or weeks leading up to a 
+coup* or a guild leader could corrupt the members of a 
+town council or bribe officers of the watch. 
+
+One and Done, The villain commits a single crime 
+and then tries to avoid the consequences. Instead of an 
+
+
+ongoing plan to commit more crimes, the villain's goal is 
+to lie low or flee the scene. 
+
+Serial Crimes, The villain commits crimes one after 
+the other, but these acts are repetitive in nature, rather 
+than escalating to greater heights of depravity. The 
+trick to catching such a villain lies in determining the 
+pattern underlying the crimes. Though serial killers are 
+a common example of this type of villain, your villain 
+could be a serial arsonist favoring a certain type of 
+building, a magical sickness that affects spellcasters 
+who cast a specific spell, a thief that targets a certain 
+kind of merchant, or a doppelganger kidnapping and 
+impersonating one noble after another. 
+
+Sfep by Step, In pursuit of its goal* the villain carries 
+out a specific set of actions in a particular sequence. 
+
+A wizard might steal the items needed to create a 
+phylactery and become a lich, ora cultisi might kidnap 
+the priests of seven good^aligned gods as a sacrifice* 
+Alternatively, the villain could be following a trail to find 
+the object of its revenge, killing one victim after another 
+while moving ever closer to the real target* 
+
+3* Determine the Party's Goals 
+You can use the Event-Based Goals table to set the 
+party's goal. A goal can also suggest ways in which the 
+adventurers become caught up in the villain's plans, and 
+what exactly they must do to foil those plans. 
+
+
+Event-Based Goals 
+
+
+d20 
+
+Coal 
+
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+Bring the villain to justice. 
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+Clear the name of an innocent NPC. 
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+Protect or hide an NPC. 
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+Protect an object. 
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+Discover the nature and origin of a strange 
+phenomenon that might be the villain's doing. 
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+Find a wanted fugitive. 
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+Overthrow a tyrant. 
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+Uncover a conspiracy to overthrow a ruler. 
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+Negotiate peace between enemy nations or feuding 
+families. 
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+Secure aid from a ruler or council. 
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+Help a villain find redemption. 
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+Parley with a villain. 
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+Smuggle weapons to rebel forces. 
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+Stop a band of smugglers. 
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+Gather intelligence on an enemy force. 
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+Win a tournament. 
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+Determine the villain’s identity. 
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+Locate a stolen item. 
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+Make sure a wedding goes off without a hitch. 
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+Roll twice, ignoring results of 20, 
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+For example, you roll a 10 on the table, indicating that 
+the party's goal is to secure aid from a ruler or council 
+You decide to connect that to the leadership of the order 
+t a rge te d by yo u r va m p ire villain, M ay be t he o rd er' s 
+leaders have a chest of jewels stolen from the vampire 
+centuries ago, and the characters can use the chest as 
+bait to trap the villain. 
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+. ny event-based adventures require a well-detailed 
+of NPCs. Some of these NPCs fall neatly into the 
+regories of allies and patrons* but most are likely to 
+: characters or creatures whose attitudes toward the 
+i venturers remain undecided until the adventurers 
+ract with them. (See chapter 4 for more information 
+creating NPCs.) 
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+The elements of the adventure you've determined 
+~ far should provide a clear idea of what supporting 
+racters you need to create, as well as how much 
+d you need to generate for each one, NPCs unlikely 
+become involved in combat don't need full combat 
+sties, for example, just as characters heavily 
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+■ volved in negotiation could have Ideals, bonds, and 
+f vs. If it's helpful, roll on the Adventure Allies or 
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+■ :venture Patrons tables (in the "Location-Based 
+Adventures" section, earlier in this chapter)* 
+
+:. Anticipate the Villain's Reactions 
+
+- the adventurers pursue their goals and foil the 
+/Plain’s plans, how does the villain respond? Does it 
+
+-h out in violence or send dire warnings? Does it 
+: k for simple solutions to its problems or create more 
+"i plica ted schemes to route around interference? 
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+Look over the villain’s actions that you outlined in 
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+- p 2. For each event arising from those actions, think 
+■ tU how the adventurers are likely to react. If they 
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+in prevent an action or hamper its success* what effect 
+cs that have on the villain’s overall plan? What can 
+villain do to compensate? 
+
+One way to track a villain’s reactions is by using a 
+w chart. This might grow out of the timeline that 
+scribes the villain’s plans, outlining liovv the villain 
+_ is back on track after the adventurers thwart its plans. 
+
+r the flowchart could be separate from the timeline, 
+-sowing the various actions the adventurers might take 
+md the villain’s response to those actions. 
+
+o* Detail Key Locations 
+
+A nee locations aren’t the focus of the adventure, they 
+an be simpler and smaller than a dungeon complex 
+: r an expanse of wilderness. 1 hey might be sped lie 
+j cat ions in a city, or even individual rooms in locations 
+here combat is likely to break out or significant 
+xploration is needed, such as a throne room, a guild 
+headquarters* a vampire's crumbling manor, or a 
+nights' chapterhouse. 
+
+7. Choose an Introduction and a Climax 
+he Adventure Introduction table in the "Location- 
+Based Adventures" section offers fun possibilities 
+: or hooking the characters into the events of your 
+adventure, including dreams, hauntings* and a simple 
+lea for help. The Adventure Climax table in that same 
+section includes adventure endings that work just as 
+well for event-based adventures. 
+
+For example* the Adventure Introduction tabic helps 
+you decide that an ally the adventurers care about needs 
+'heir help* Perhaps the NFC is a knight who believes 
+mat a vampire is trying to kill him, or a friend or relative 
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+hoping to find the knight's murderer. This NFC brings 
+the vampire’s crimes to the characters' attention. 
+
+Looking over the Adventure Climax table, you might 
+decide to have the adventurers bait the vampire with a 
+chest of jewels stolen from its lair. As an added twist, 
+you decide that the vampire's true goal is to retrieve a 
+necklace among the jewels* The necklace is set with 
+nine gems, and with these gems the vampire can open 
+a gate to the Nine Hells, Should the vampire succeed, 
+the adventurers will have a more pressing threat to deal 
+with, as a powerful devil steps through the gate and 
+honors some ancient pact it made with the vampire. 
+
+8. Plan Encounters 
+
+After you’ve created the overall story of the adventure, 
+it’s time to plan out the encounters on which the 
+events of that adventure will hang. In an event-based 
+adventure, encounters occur when the villain’s agenda 
+intersects the path of the characters. You can’t always 
+anticipate exactly when or where that will happen, but 
+you can create a list of possible encounters that the 
+adventurers might experience. This can take the form of 
+general descriptions of the villain’s forces, details of its 
+lieutenants and minions* as well as encounters tied to 
+the key locations of the adventure* 
+
+Sec "Creating Encounters' 1 later in this chapter for 
+guidance on crafting individual encounters. 
+
+Mysteries _ 
+
+A mystery is a form of event-based adventure that 
+usually focuses on the adventurers’ efforts to solve a 
+crime, usually a robbery or murder. Unlike the writer of 
+a mystery novel, a Dungeon Master can t always predict 
+what the characters will do in a mystery adventure. 
+
+A villain whose actions are crime spree,’ "one and 
+done." or "serial crimes ' might inspire you to craft 
+a mystery adventure around that villain's crimes. 
+Similarly, if the adventurers’ goals include determining 
+the villain's identity, that might be part of a mystery. 
+
+To build a mystery adventure, follow the steps for 
+creating any event-based adventure* Then consider 
+three additional elements for the adventure: the victim, 
+the suspects, and the clues. 
+
+Victim 
+
+Think about the victim’s relationship to the villain. 
+Though you can create a strong scenario with no such 
+relationship, part of what makes a mystery exciting is 
+the discovery of the twisted connections between NPCs 
+and how those connections led to the crime* A random 
+killing might be just as mysterious, but it lacks that 
+emotional connection. 
+
+Also look for a connection between the victim and one 
+or more of the adventurers. One surefire way to draw 
+adventurers into a mystery- including making them 
+suspects- is to make the victim someone with whom the 
+characters are acquainted. 
+
+Suspects 
+
+Your cast of characters should include an assortment 
+of other NPCs who didn't commit the crime, but who 
+had the motive, the means, or the opportunity to do so. 
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+Suspects might he obvious or could come to light during 
+the investigation. One technique often used in detective 
+fiction is to create a closed circle of suspects—a finite 
+number of individuals whose circumstances make them 
+the only possible suspects. 
+
+One tip for keeping the players and the adventurers 
+guessing as to the identity of the villain is to ensure that 
+more than one suspect has a secret. When questioned 
+by the adventurers, a suspect might appear nervous or 
+attempt to lie. despite being innocent of the crime. A 
+secret business deal, an illicit affair, a dark past, or an 
+uncontrolled vice are flaws that make suspects more 
+interesting than NPCs with nothing to hide. 
+
+Clues 
+
+Clues point to the identity of the villain. Some clues are 
+verbal, including the statements of the suspects and 
+witnesses that help the adventurers develop a picture 
+of what happened. Other clues are physical, such as an 
+unfinished message written in the victim's blood, a piece 
+of jewelry left behind by the villain, or a weapon found 
+hidden in a suspect s room. 
+
+A clue should connect a suspect to the crime, typically 
+by shedding light on the suspect's motive, means, or 
+opportunity. Some clues connect the wrong suspect 
+to the crime, leading the adventurers in the wrong 
+direction. Eventually, they must find other clues pointing 
+in a different direction, or come across evidence that 
+absolves the suspect. 
+
+It’s better to populate your adventure with too many 
+clues than too few. If the adventurers solve the mystery 
+too quickly, you might feel some disappointment but 
+the players will feel a sense of accomplishment. If the 
+mystery is too hard, though, the players w ill become 
+frustrated. Since you have to account for the possibility 
+that the adventu rers wi ] 1 o verlooksome clues, usc 
+redundant clues to ensure that the players have the 
+knowledge needed to catch the villain. 
+
+Intrigue _ 
+
+Intrigue adventures are event-based adventures that 
+revolve around power struggles. Intrigues are common 
+in the courts of the nobility, but power struggles can 
+play out just as easily in merchants' guilds, crime 
+syndicates, and temple hierarchies. 
+
+Rather than dark events and villainous plots, an 
+intrigue adventure typically revolves around the 
+exchange of favors, the rise and fall of individuals 
+in power and influence, and the honeyed words of 
+diplomacy. A prince's efforts to be named heir to the 
+throne, a courtier's ambition to sit at the queen’s right 
+hand, and a merchant's desire to open a trade route 
+through enemy lands are the stuff of intrigue. 
+
+Like all adventures, an intrigue adventure works only 
+if the players and their characters are invested in the 
+outcome. If no one cares who the king's chamberlain is 
+or who has logging rights in the clven woods, throwing 
+the characters into an adventure centered on those 
+issues will fall fiat. However, if having the ear of the 
+king s chamberlain means the characters can use royal 
+soldiers to help them defend their own stronghold on the 
+borderlands, players will he invested in the scenario. 
+
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+Adventurers usually become embroiled in intrigue 
+when they need a favor from a powerful creature and 
+have to perform a favor in exchange, or when the plots 
+of powerful NPCs get in the way of the characters 
+achieving their goals. Some of the event-based goals 
+discussed earlier in this section lend themselves to 
+intrigue adv entures. For example, if the adventurers 
+must uncover a conspiracy, negotiate a peace treaty, or 
+secure aid from a ruler or council, you might be looking 
+at an intrigue adventure. 
+
+The process of creating an intrigue adventure is 
+similar to creating any other event-based adventure, 
+with two main differences; how villains are handled and 
+how the characters cat] gain influence. 
+
+Villains 
+
+Some intrigue adventures are driven by the actions of a 
+single villain, such as a noble plotting the assassination 
+of a monarch. However, an intrigue adventure can have 
+multiple villains or no villain at all. 
+
+No Villain . Some intrigue adventures revolve around 
+the exchange of favors in the absence of a villain. For 
+this type of adventure, skip steps 1 and 2 of the event- 
+based adventure creation process (the villain and the 
+villain’s actions) and move straight to the adventurers’ 
+goals in step 3, Figure out why the adventurers become 
+involved in the intrigue, then spend the bulk of your time 
+creating the NPCs they interact with. 
+
+Many Villains, Some intrigue adventures feature 
+a whole cast of villains, each with its own goals, 
+motivations, and methods. The adventurers might be 
+drawn into the struggle of a court full of nobles vying 
+for the throne in the wake of the king’s sudden death, 
+or could find themselves negotiating the end to a deadly 
+turf war among thieves’ guilds. In this scenario, youTl 
+spend a lot of time on steps 1 and 2, developing each of 
+the major NPCs as a distinct villain with an agenda. 
+
+In step 5, you’ll need to develop each villain's reactions 
+to the potential setbacks they face during the adventure. 
+However, you don’t need to put equal effort into detailing 
+the reactions of every villain, since many will likely 
+echo each other or cancel each other out. Whenever 
+the adventurers foil one villain’s plans, it might let 
+another villains schemes move forward, advancing the 
+adventure whether the foiled villain reacts or not. 
+
+Influence 
+
+Depending on the scenario, you might want to track 
+the party’s influence with different NPCs or factions, or 
+even track influence separately for each character. 
+
+One way to handle influence is to treat it like 
+inspiration. A character gains influence in a certain 
+situation only if you grant it , and bringing influence 
+into play requires spending it. Characters can gain 
+influence by doing favors for NPCs. advancing the 
+cause of an organization, or demonstrating their power 
+arid heroism, at your discretion. As with inspiration, 
+a character can choose to spend influence to gain 
+advantage on a roll relevant to that influence. 
+
+Another way to handle influence is to treat it tike 
+renown (see chapter 1), allowing characters to gain 
+renown at court and within various key factions. 
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+Framing Events 
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+:>u can base an entire adventure on a framing event 
+r use such an event to grab the players’ interest. The 
+- ~aming Events table presents several ideas, or you can 
+-se it to inspire your own framing event. 
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+Framing Events 
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+dlOO Event 
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+01-02 Anniversary of a monarch’s reign 
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+03-04 Anniversary of an important event 
+
+D5-06 Arena event 
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+07-08 Arrival of a caravan or ship 
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+09-10 Arrival of a circus 
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+11-12 Arrival of an important NPC 
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+13-14 Arrival of marching modrons 
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+15-16 Artistic performance 
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+17-18 Athletic event 
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+^9-20 Birth of a child 
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+21-22 Birthday of an important NPC 
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+23-24 Civic festival 
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+25-26 Comet appearance 
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+27-28 Commemoration of a past tragedy 
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+29-30 Consecration of a new temple 
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+31-32 Coronation 
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+33-34 Council meeting 
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+35-36 Equinox or solstice 
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+37-38 Execution 
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+39-40 Fertility festival 
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+41-42 Full moon 
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+43-44 Funeral 
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+45-46 Graduation of cadets or wizards 
+47-48 Harvest festival 
+49-50 Holy day 
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+51-52 Investiture of a knight or other noble 
+53-54 Lunar eclipse 
+55-58 Midsummer festival 
+59-60 Midwinter festival 
+61-62 Migration of monsters 
+63-64 Monarch’s ball 
+65-66 New moon 
+67-68 New year 
+69-70 Pardoning of a prisoner 
+71-72 Planar conjunction 
+73-74 Planetary alignment 
+75-76 Priestly investiture 
+77-78 Procession of ghosts 
+79-80 Remembrance for soldiers lost in war 
+81-82 Royal address or proclamation 
+83-84 Royal audience day 
+85-86 Signing of a treaty 
+87-88 Solar eclipse 
+89-91 Tournament 
+92-94 Trial 
+95-96 Violent uprising 
+97-98 Wedding or wedding anniversary 
+99-00 Concurrence of two events (roll twice, ignoring 
+results of 99 or 100) 
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+Complications 
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+Sometimes an adventure isn’t as straightforward as it 
+might seem. 
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+Moral Quandaries 
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+If you want to give the characters a crisis that no amount 
+of spellcasting or swordplay can resolve, add a moral 
+quandary to the adventure. A moral quandary is a 
+problem of conscience for which the adventurers must 
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+make a single choice—but never a simple one. 
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+A twist can complicate a story and make it harder for 
+the characters to complete their goals. 
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+on the characters, A love interest might demand that 
+a character turn away from a dangerous quest. A 
+dear friend might plead with the characters to spare 
+the villain's life, to prove that they are better than the 
+villain. A weak NFC might beg for a chance to win favor 
+from the characters by undertaking a dangerous but 
+essential mission. 
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+Honor Quandary. A character is forced to choose 
+between victory and a personal oath or code of honor, 
+
+A paladin who has sworn the Oath of Virtue might 
+realize that the clearest path to success lies in deceit 
+and subterfuge. A loyal cleric might be tempted to 
+disobey the orders of his or her faith. If you present 
+this quandary, be sure to provide an opportunity for a 
+character to atone for violating his or her oath. 
+
+Rescue Quandary * The adventurers must choose 
+between catching or hurting the villain and saving 
+innocent lives. For example, the adventurers might 
+learn that the villain is camped nearby, but they also 
+learn that another part of the villain's forces is about 
+to march into a village and burn it to the ground. The 
+characters must choose between taking out the villain 
+or protecting innocent villagers, some of whom might be 
+friends or family members. 
+
+Respect Quandary, I wo i important a I lies give 
+conflicting directions or advice to the adventurers. 
+Perhaps the high priest counsels the characters to 
+negotiate peace with militaristic elves in the nearby 
+forest, while a veteran warrior urges them to prove their 
+strength with a decisive first strike. The adventurers 
+can't follow both courses, and whichever ally they 
+choose, the other loses respect for them and might no 
+longer aid them. 
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+dlO Twist 
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+1 The adventurers are racing against other creatures 
+with the same or opposite goaf, 
+
+2 The adventurers become responsible for the safety 
+of a noncombatant NPC 
+
+3 The adventurers are prohibited from killing the 
+villain, but the villain has no compunctions about 
+killing them, 
+
+4 The adventurers have a time limit, 
+
+5 The adventurers have received false or extraneous 
+information. 
+
+6 Completing an adventure goal fulfills a prophecy or 
+prevents the fulfillment of a prophecy. 
+
+7 The adventurers have two different goals, but they 
+can complete only one, 
+
+8 Completing the goal secretly helps the villain, 
+
+9 The adventurers must cooperate with a known 
+enemy to achieve the goal. 
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+10 The adventurers are under magical compulsion 
+(such as a geos spell) to complete their goal.. 
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+Ally Quandary* The adventurers have a better chance 
+of achieving Lheir goal with the help of two individuals 
+whose expertise is all but essential. However, these 
+two NPCs hate each other and refuse to work together 
+even if the fate of the world hangs in the balance. The 
+adventurers must choose the NPC that is most likely to 
+help them accomplish their goal. 
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+Friend Quandary . An NPC that one or more of the 
+characters cares about makes an impossible demand 
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+ienned by local: r - 5:it j- jests are peripheral 
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+“ the characters' primar;. goal* but successfully 
+: spitting a side quest might provide a benefit toward 
+npleting the primary goal. 
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+Side Quests 
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+dS Side Quest 
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+1 Find a specific item rumored to be in the area, 
+
+2 Retrieve a stolen item in the villain’s possession. 
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+3 Receive information from an NPC in the area. 
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+4 Rescue a captive. 
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+5 Discover the fate of a missing NPC, 
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+6 Slay a specific monster, 
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+7 Discover the nature and origin of a strange 
+phenomenon in the area, 
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+8 Secure the aid of a character or creature in the area. 
+
+Creating Encounters 
+
+Encounters are the individual scenes in the larger story 
+:■your adventure. 
+
+First and foremost, an encounter should be fun for 
+he players. Second, it shouldn’t be burden for you to 
+run* Beyond that, a well-crafted encounter usually has 
+: straightforward objective as well as some connection 
+:> the overarching story of your campaign, building on 
+he encounters that precede it while foreshadowing 
+ncounters yet to come. 
+
+An encounter has one of three possible outcomes: 
+he characters succeed, the characters partly succeed, 
+jr the characters fail. The encounter needs to account 
+or all three possibilities, and the outcome needs to 
+have consequences so that the players feel like their 
+successes and failures matter. 
+
+Character Objectives 
+
+When players don't know what they're supposed to do 
+in a given encounter, anticipation and excitement can 
+quickly turn to boredom and frustration, A transparent 
+•objective alleviates the risk of players losing interest. 
+
+For example t if the overall story of your adventure 
+involves a quest to deliver a priceless relic to a remote 
+monastery, each encounter along the way is an 
+opportunity to introduce a smaller objective that moves 
+the quest forward. Encounters during the trip might 
+see the adventurers accosted by enemies determined 
+to steal the relic, or by monsters that are constantly 
+threatening the monastery. 
+
+Some players create their own objectives, which is to 
+be expected and encouraged, it is, after all. as much the 
+players’ campaign as yours. For example, a character 
+might try to bribe enemies rather than fight them, 
+or chase after a fleeing enemy to sec where it goes. 
+Players who ignore objectives will have to deal with 
+the consequences, which is another important facet of 
+encounter design. 
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+Sample Objectives 
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+If,: following obie; rives ran be used as foundations 
+f: r encounters. Although these objectives focus on a 
+single encounter during an adventure, using 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 groups (or their leaders) to end the conflict 
+that embroils them. As a complication, the characters 
+might have enemies on one or both of the opposing 
+sides t or some other group or individual might be 
+instigating the conflict to further its own ends* 
+
+Protect an NPC or Object , The characters must act 
+as bodyguards or protect some object in their custody. 
+
+As a complication, the NPC under the party’s protection 
+might be cursed, diseased, prone to panic attacks, too 
+young or too old to fight, or apt to risk the lives of the 
+adventurers through dubious decisions. The object the 
+adventurers have 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 finishes. As a 
+complication, enemies might desire the object as much 
+as the adventurers do f forcing both parties to fight for it* 
+
+Run a Gauntlet The adventurers must pass through 
+a dangerous area. This objective is similar to retrieving 
+an object insofar as reaching the exit is a higher priority 
+than killing opponents in the area. A time limit adds a 
+complication, as does a decision point that might lead 
+characters astray. Other complications include traps, 
+hazards, and monsters. 
+
+Sneak In, The adventurers need to move through the 
+encounter area without making their enemies aware 
+of their presence. Complications might ensue if they 
+are detected. 
+
+Stop a Ritual. The plots of evil cult leaders, 
+malevolent warlocks, and powerful fiends often involve 
+rituals that must be foiled. Characters engaged in 
+stopping a ritual must typically fight their way through 
+evil minions before attempting to disrupt the ritual's 
+powerful magic. As a complication, the ritual might 
+be close to completion when the characters arrive, 
+imposing a time limit. Depending on the ritual, its 
+completion might have immediate consequences as well. 
+
+Take Out a Single Target The villain is surrounded 
+by minions powerful enough to kill the adventurers. 
+
+The characters can flee and hope to confront the villain 
+another day, or they can try to fight their way through 
+the minions to take out their target. As a complication, 
+the minions might be innocent creatures under the 
+villain’s control. Killing the villain means breaking that 
+control, but the adventurers must endure the minions’ 
+attacks until they do. 
+
+Creating a Combat Encounter 
+
+When creating a combat encounter, let your imagination 
+run wild and build something your players will enjoy. 
+Once you have the details figured out, use this section to 
+adjust the difficulty of the encounter. 
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+CSEAT!NG J 
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+CHAPTER 3 
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+Adventures 
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+Combat Encounter Difficulty 
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+There are four categories of encounter difficulty. 
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+Easy. An easy encounter doesn't tax the characters 1 
+resources or put them in serious peril. They might lose 
+a few hit points, but victory is pretty much guaranteed. 
+
+Medium. A medium encounter usually lias one or 
+two scary moments for the players, but the characters 
+should emerge victorious with no casualties. One or 
+more of them might need to use healing resources. 
+
+Hard. A hard encounter could go badly for the 
+adventurers. Weaker characters might get taken out 
+of the fight, and there's a slim chance that one or more 
+characters might die. 
+
+Deadly . A deadly encounter could be lethal for one or 
+more player characters. Survival often requires good 
+tactics and quick thinking, and the party risks defeat, 
+
+XP Thresholds by Character Level 
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+Evaluating Encounter Difficulty 
+
+Use the following method to gauge the difficulty of any 
+combat encounter. 
+
+1. Determine XP Thresholds. First, determine the 
+experience point (XP) thresholds for each character in 
+the party. The XP Thresholds by Character Level table 
+below has four XP thresholds for each character level, 
+one for each category of encounter difficulty. Use a 
+character s level to determine his or her XP thresholds. 
+Repeat this process for every character in the party. 
+
+2* Determine the Party f s XP Threshold. For each 
+category of encounter difficulty, add up the characters’ 
+XP thresholds. This determines the party’s XP 
+threshold. You 1 11 end up with four totals, one for each 
+category of encounter difficulty* 
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+For example, if your party includes three 3rd-level 
+characters and one 2nd-level character, the party's 
+totaled XP thresholds would be as follows: 
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+Deadly 
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+1st 
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+50 
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+75 
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+100 
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+2nd 
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+50 
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+100 
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+150 
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+200 
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+3rd 
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+75 
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+150 
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+225 
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+400 
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+4th 
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+125 
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+250 
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+375 
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+500 
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+250 
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+300 
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+600 
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+900 
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+1,400 
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+350 
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+750 
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+1,700 
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+450 
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+900 
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+2,100 
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+550 
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+1,100 
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+1,600 
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+10th 
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+600 
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+1,200 
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+1,900 
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+2,300 
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+mo 
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+1,600 
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+1,000 
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+1,100 
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+1,250 
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+2,500 
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+3,300 
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+15th 
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+1,400 
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+2,300 
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+4,300 
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+6,400 
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+16th 
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+1,600 
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+3,200 
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+4,300 
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+17th 
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+2,000 
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+3,900 
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+5,900 
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+3,300 
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+18th 
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+2,100 
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+4,200 
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+6,300 
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+9,500 
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+19th 
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+2,400 
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+4,900 
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+7,300 
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+10,900 
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+20th 
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+2,300 
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+5,700 
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+3,500 
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+12,700 
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+
+Challenge Rating 
+
+When putting together an encounter or adventure, especially 
+at lower levels, exercise caution when using monsters whose 
+challenge rating is higher than the party's average level. Such 
+a creature might deal enough damage with a single action to 
+take out adventurers of a lower level. For example, an ogre 
+has a challenge rating of 2, but it can kill a lst-level wizard 
+with a single blow. 
+
+In addition, some monsters have features that might be 
+difficult or impossible for lower-level characters to overcome. 
+For example, a rakshasa has a challenge rating of 13 and is 
+immune to spells of 6th level and lower. Spellcasters of 12th 
+level or lower have no spells higher than 6th level, meaning 
+that they won't be able to affect the rakshasa with their 
+magic, putting the adventurers at a serious disadvantage. 
+Such an encounter would be significantly tougher for the 
+party than the monster’s challenge rating might suggest. 
+
+
+Easy: 275 XP (75 + 75 + 75 + 50) 
+
+Medium: 550 XP (150+ 150+ 150 + 100) 
+
+Hard: 325 XP (225 + 225 + 225 + 150) 
+
+Deadly: 1,400 XP (400 + 400 + 400 + 200) 
+
+Record the totals, because you can use them for every 
+encounter in your adventure. 
+
+3 . Total the Monsters 7 XP, Add up the XP for all of 
+the monsters in the encounter. Every monster has an XP 
+value in its stat block. 
+
+4. Modify Total XP for Multiple Monsters. If the 
+
+encounter includes more than one monster, apply 
+a multiplier to the monsters’ total XP. The. more 
+monsters there are* the more attack rolls you're making 
+against the characters in a given round, and the more 
+dangerous the encounter becomes. To correctly gauge 
+an encounter s difficulty, multiply the total XP of all 
+the monsters in the encounter by the value given in the 
+Encounter Multipliers table. 
+
+For example, if an encounter includes four monsters 
+worth a total of 500 XP, you would multiply the total XP 
+of the monsters by 2. for an adjusted value of 1,000 XP. 
+This adjusted value is not what the monsters are worth 
+in terms of XP: the adjusted value s only purpose is to 
+help you accurately assess the encounter’s difficulty* 
+
+When making this calculation, don’t count any 
+monsters whose challenge rating is significantly below 
+the average challenge rating of the other monsters in the 
+group unless you think the weak monsters significantly 
+contribute to the difficulty of the encounter. 
+
+Encounter Multipliers 
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+Number of Number of 
+
+Monsters Multiplier Monsters Multiplier 
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+
+x 4 
+
+
+5• Compare XP* Compare the monsters’ adjusted XP 
+value to the party’s XP thresholds. The closest threshold 
+that is lower than the adjusted XP value of the monsters 
+determines the encounters difficulty. 
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+r example, an encounter with one bugbear and 
+rree hobgoblins has an adjusted XP value of 1.000. 
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+- ming it a hard encounter for a party of three 3rd4evel 
+meters and one 2nd-leveJ character (which has 
+-d encounter threshold of 825 XP and a deadly 
+- rounter threshold of 1,400 XP)* 
+
+: rty Size 
+
+” preceding guidelines assume that you have a party 
+-fisting of three to live adventurers, 
+the party contains fewer than three characters, 
+a: ply the next highest multiplier on the Encounter 
+fit[pliers table. For example* apply a multiplier of 
+z when the characters fight a single monster, and a 
+ikiplier of 5 for groups of fifteen or more monsters. 
+
+If the party contains six or more characters, use the 
+: lowest multiplier on the table. Use a multiplier of 
+J 5 for a single monster* 
+
+Multipart Encounters 
+
+me times an encounter features multiple enemies that 
+party doesn’t face all at once. For example, 
+asters might come at the party in waves. 
+
+
+For such encounters, treat each discrete part or wave as 
+a separate encounter for the purpose of determining its 
+difficulty. 
+
+A party can t benefit from a short rest between parts 
+of a multipart encounter, so they won't be able to spend 
+Hit Dice to regain hit points or recover any abilities that 
+require a short rest to regain* As a rule, if the adjusted 
+XP value for the monsters in a multipart encounter is 
+higher than one-third of the party’s expected XP total 
+for the adventuring day (see ‘The Adventuring Day." 
+below), the encounter is going to be tougher than ihe 
+sum of its parts* 
+
+Building Encounters on a Budget 
+
+You can build an encounter if you know its desired 
+difficulty. The party’s XP thresholds give you an XP 
+budget that you can spend on monsters to build easy. 
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+that groups of monsters eat up more of that budget than 
+their base XP values would indicate (see step 4), 
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+For example, using the party from step 2. you can 
+build a medium encounter by making sure that the 
+adjusted XP value of the monsters is at least 550 XP 
+(the party's threshold for a medium encounter) and 
+no more than 825 XP (the party's threshold for a hard 
+encounter), A single monster of challenge rating 3 (such 
+as a manticore or owl bear) is worth 700 XP, so that's 
+one possibility. If you want a pair of monsters, each 
+one will count for 1.5 times its base XP value. A pair of 
+dire wolves (worth 200 XP each) have an adjusted XP 
+value of 600, making them a medium encounter for the 
+party as well. 
+
+To assist with this approach, appendix B presents a 
+list of all monsters in the Monster Manual organized by 
+challenge rating. 
+
+The Adventuring Day 
+
+Assuming typical adventuring conditions and average 
+luck, most adventuring parties can handle about six 
+to eight medium or hard encounters in a day. If the 
+adventure has more easy encounters, the adventurers 
+can get through more. If it has more deadly encounters, 
+t h cy c a n handle fcwe r. 
+
+In the same way you figure out the difficulty of an 
+encounter, you can use the XP values of monsters and 
+other opponents in an adventure as a guideline lor how 
+far the party is likely to progress. 
+
+For each character in the party, use the Adventuring 
+Day XP table to estimate how much XP that character is 
+expected to earn in a day. Add together the values of all 
+party members to get a total for the party's adventuring 
+day. This provides a rough estimate of the adjusted XP 
+value for encounters the party can handle before the 
+characters will need to take a long rest. 
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+Adventuring Day XP 
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+Adjusted XP per Day 
+
+Adjusted XP per Day 
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+per Character 
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+11th 
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+10,500 
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+2nd 
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+600 
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+12th 
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+11,500 
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+3rd 
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+1,200 
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+13th 
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+13,500 
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+4th 
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+1,700 
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+14th 
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+15,000 
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+5th 
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+3,500 
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+15th 
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+13,000 
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+6th 
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+4,000 
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+16th 
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+26,000 
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+7th 
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+17th 
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+6,000 
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+18th 
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+27,000 
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+9th 
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+19th 
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+30,000 
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+10th 
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+9,000 
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+20th 
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+40,000 
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+Short Rests 
+
+In general, over the course of a full adventuring day, the 
+party will likely need to take two short rests, about one- 
+third and two-thirds of the way through the day. 
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+Modifying Encounter Difficulty 
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+An encounter can be made easier or harder based on 
+the choice of location and the situation. 
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+a drawback that their enemies don’t. Reduce the 
+; mculty by one step if the characters have a benefit that 
+r enemies don’t. Any additional benefit or drawback 
+_-r.es the encounter one step in the appropriate 
+: lion. If the characters have both a benefit and a 
+
+: . v. back* the two cancel each other out* 
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+"d [national drawbacks include the following: 
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+The whole party is surprised, and the enemy isn't. 
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+- 7 he enemy has cover, and the party doesn't. 
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+The characters are unable to see the enemy. 
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+- T he characters are taking damage every rou nd from 
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+s me environmental effect or magical source* and the 
+rnemy isn’t* 
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+* The characters are hanging from a rope, in the midst 
+
+f scaling a sheer wall or cliff, stuck to the floor, or oth¬ 
+erwise in a situation that greatly hinders their mobility 
+r makes them sitting ducks. 
+
+Situational benefits are similar to drawbacks except 
+
+■ _ii they benefit the characters instead of the enemy* 
+
+Fun Combat Encounters _ 
+
+T ~ following features can add more fun and suspense 
+a combat encounter: 
+
+Terrain features that pose inherent risks to both the 
+
+characters and their enemies, such as a frayed rope 
+
+bridge and pools of green slime 
+
+Terrain features that provide a change of elevation, 
+
+mch as pits, stacks of empty crates, ledges, 
+
+and balconies 
+
+* features that either inspire or force c h a racters and 
+:heir enemies to move around, such as chandeliers* 
+kegs of gunpowder or oil, and whirling blade traps 
+
+- Enemies in hard-to-reach locations or defensive 
+positions, so that characters who normally attack at 
+range are forced to move around the battlefield 
+Different types of monsters working together 
+
+Random Encounters 
+
+- characters explore a wilderness area or dungeon 
+mplex, they are bound to encounter the unexpected, 
+
+Random encounters are a way to deliver the unexpected* 
+They are usually presented in the form of a table* When 
+random encounter occurs, you roll a die and consult 
+he table to determine what the party encounters, 
+
+5ome players and DMs view random encounters in an 
+dventure as time-wasters, yet well-designed random 
+encounters can serve a variety of useful purposes: 
+
+* Create urgency* Adventurers don’t tend to dawdle 
+if ihe threat of random encounters is hanging over 
+their heads* Wanting to avoid wandering monsters 
+creates a strong incentive to look for a safe place to 
+rest. (Rolling dice behind the DM screen can often 
+accomplish this even without an actual encounter.) 
+
+■ Establish atmosphere. The appearance of 
+thematically linked creatures as random encounters 
+helps to create a consistent tone and atmosphere 
+for an adventure. For example, an encounter table 
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+filled with bats, wraiths, giant spiders, and zombies 
+creates a sense of horror* and tells the adventurers to 
+prepare for battle with even more powerful creatures 
+of the night. 
+
+* Drain character resources. Random encounters can 
+drain the party’s hit points and spell slots, leaving the 
+adventurers feeling underpowered and vulnerable. 
+This creates tension, as players are forced to make 
+decisions based on the fact that their characters aren't 
+at full strength* 
+
+* Provide assistance. Some random encounters can 
+benefit the characters instead of hindering or harming 
+them. Helpful creatures or NPCs might provide the 
+adventurers with useful information or assistance 
+when they need it most. 
+
+* Add interest. Random encounters can reveal details 
+about your world. They can foreshadow danger or 
+provide hints that will help the adventurers prepare 
+for the encounters to come. 
+
+* Reinforce campaign themes. Random encounters 
+can remind the players of the major themes of the 
+campaign* For example, if your campaign features an 
+ongoing war between two nations, you might design 
+random encounter tables to reinforce the ever-present 
+nature of the conflict* In friendly territory, your tables 
+might include bedraggled troops returning from bat¬ 
+tle, refugees fleeing invading forces, heavily guarded 
+caravans full of weapons, and lone messengers on 
+horseback riding for the front lines* While charac¬ 
+ters are in hostile territory, the tables might include 
+battlefields littered with the recently slain, armies of 
+evil humanoids on the march, and improvised gib¬ 
+bets holding the bodies of deserters who tried to flee 
+the conflict. 
+
+Random encounters should never be tiresome to you 
+or your players. You don’t want the players to feel as if 
+they aren't making progress because another random 
+encounter brings their progress to a halt whenever they 
+try to move forward. Likewise, you don’t want to spend 
+time distracted by random encounters that add nothing 
+to the adventure narrative or that interfere with the 
+overall pace you’re trying to set. 
+
+Not every DM likes to use random encounters. You 
+might find that they distract from your game or arc 
+otherwise causing more trouble than you want. If 
+random encounters don't work for you. don't use them. 
+
+Triggering Random Encounters 
+
+Because you w ant random encounters to build on the 
+intended narrative of a game session, not compete with 
+it, you should choose the placement of those encounters 
+carefully. Think about a random encounter under any of 
+the following circumstances: 
+
+* The players are getting off track and slowing 
+down the game. 
+
+* The characters stop for a short or long rest. 
+
+- The characters are undertaking a long, 
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+uneventful journey. 
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+* T he c ha rac ter s d r a w atte n t ion to t h ems el ve s w r he n 
+they should be keeping a low profile. 
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+Checking for Random Encounters 
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+You decide when a random encounter happens, or you 
+roll Consider checking for a random encounter once 
+every hour, once every 4 to 8 hours, or once during the 
+day and once during a long rest—whatever makes the 
+most sense based on how active the area is* 
+
+If you roll, do so with a d20, If the result is 18 or 
+higher, a random encounter occurs. You then roll on an 
+appropriate random encounter table to determine what 
+the adventurers meet, rerolling if the die result doesn't 
+make sense given the dreuinstances. 
+
+Random encounter tables might be provided as part 
+of the adventure you're running, or you can use the 
+information in this chapter to build your own. Creating 
+your own tables is the best way to reinforce the themes 
+and flavor of your home campaign. 
+
+Not every run-in with another creature counts as 
+a random encounter. Encounter tables don't usually 
+include rabbits hopping through the undergrowth, 
+harmless rats scurrying through dungeon halls, or 
+average citizens walking through the streets of a city. 
+Random encounter tables present obstacles and events 
+that advance the plot, foreshadow important elements or 
+themes of the adventure, and provide fun distractions. 
+
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+Creating Random Encounter Tables 
+
+Creating your own random encounter tables is 
+straightforward. Determine what sort of encounters 
+might occur in a given dungeon area, figure out the 
+likelihood of a particular encounter occurring, then 
+arrange the results. An '‘encounter" in this case could be 
+a single monster or NFC, a group of monsters or N PCs. 
+a random event (such as an earth tremor or a parade), 
+or a random discovery (such as a charred corpse or a 
+message scrawled on a wall). 
+
+Assemble Your Encounters* Once you've established 
+a location through which the adventurers are likely to 
+pass, be it a wilderness area or dungeon complex, make 
+a list of creatures that might be found wandering there. 
+If you're not sure which creatures to include, appendix B 
+has lists of monsters organized by terrain type. 
+
+For a sylvan woodland, you might create a table 
+that includes centaurs, faerie dragons, pixies, sprites, 
+dryads* satyrs, blink dogs, elks* owlhears, treants, giant 
+owls, and a unicorn. If elves inhabit the forest, the table 
+might also include elf druids and elf scouts. Perhaps 
+gnolis are threatening the woods, so adding gnolls and 
+hyenas to the table would be a fun surprise for players. 
+Another fun surprise would be a wandering predator* 
+such as a displacer beast that likes to hunt blink dogs. 
+The table could also use a few random encounters of 
+a less monstrous nature, such as a grove of burned 
+trees (the handiwork of the gnolls)* an ivy* cove red 
+elven statue, and a plant with glowing berries that turn 
+creatures invisible when ingested. 
+
+When choosing monsters for a random encounter 
+table, try to imagine why the monsters would be 
+encountered outside their lairs. What is each monster 
+up to? Is it on patrol? Hunting for food? Searching for 
+something? Also consider whether a creature is moving 
+stealthily as it travels through the area. 
+
+As with planned encounters, random encounters 
+arc more interesting when they happen in memorable 
+locations. Outdoors the adventurers might be crossing 
+a forest clearing when they encounter a unicorn or 
+be pushing through a dense section of forest wdien 
+they come across a nest of spiders. Crossing a desert, 
+characters might discover an oasis haunted by wights or 
+a rocky outcropping on which a blue dragon perches. 
+
+Probabilities* A random encounter table can be 
+created in a number of ways* ranging from simple (roll 
+ld6 for one of six possible encounters) to complicated 
+(roll percentile dice, modify for time of day, and cross* 
+index the modified number with the dungeon level). The 
+sample encounter table presented here uses a range of 
+2 to 20 (nineteen entries total), generated using 1 d 12 
++ ld8. The probability curve ensures that encounters 
+appearing in the middle of the tabic arc more likely to 
+occur than encounters placed at the beginning or end 
+of the table, A roll of 2 or 20 is rare (about a 1 percent 
+chance of either), while each of the rolls from 9 to 13 
+occurs a little over 8 percent of the time* 
+
+The Sylvan Forest Encounters table is an example 
+of a random encounter table that implements the ideas 
+mentioned above. Creature names in bold refer to slat 
+blocks that appear in the Monster Manual. 
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+Random encounters need not be level-appropriate 
+challenges for the adventurers, but it's considered bad 
+form to slaughter a party using a random encounter, 
+since most players consider this ending to be an 
+unsatisfying one. 
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+Not all random encounters with monsters need 
+to be resolved through combat, A Ist-level party of 
+adventurers could have a random encounter with a 
+young dragon circling above a forest canopy in search 
+of a quick meal, but the characters should have the 
+option to hide or bargain for their lives if the dragon 
+spots them. Similarly, the party might encounter a stone 
+giant roaming the hills, but it might have no intention 
+of harming anyone. In fact, it might shy away from the 
+party because of its reclusive nature, he giant might 
+attack only characters who annoy it. 
+
+That said, a random encounter table usually includes 
+hostile (though not necessarily evil) monsters that 
+are meant to be fought. The following monsters are 
+considered appropriate combat challenges: 
+
+* A single monster with a challenge rating equal to or 
+lower than the party's level. 
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+* A group of monsters whose adjusted XP value consti¬ 
+tutes an easy, medium, or hard challenge for the party, 
+as determined using the encounter-building guide¬ 
+lines earlier in this chapter. 
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+1 owEbear 
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+ld4 elks (75%) or 1 giant elk (25%) 
+ld4 blink dogs 
+
+A magical plant with 2d4 glowing berries. A 
+creature that ingests a berry becomes invisible 
+for 1 hour, or until it attacks or casts a spell. 
+Once picked, a berry loses its magic after 
+12 hours. Berries regrow at midnight, but if 
+all its berries are picked, the plant becomes 
+nonmagical and grows no more berries. 
+
+An elven tune carried on a gentle breeze 
+ld4 orange (75%) or blue (25%) faerie dragons 
+1 druid (elf). The druid is initially indifferent 
+toward the party but becomes friendly if the 
+characters agree to rid the forest of its gnoll 
+infestation. 
+
+1 treant. The treant is friendly if the party 
+includes one or more elves or is accompanied by 
+a visible fey creature. The treant is hostile if the 
+characters are carrying open flames. Otherwise, 
+it is indifferent and doesn’t announce its 
+presence as the characters pass by, 
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+1 unicorn 
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+dl2 + d8 Encounter 
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+2 1 displacer beast 
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+3 1 gnoll pack lord and 2d4 gnolls 
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+4 ld4 gnolls and 2d4 hyenas 
+
+5 A grove of burned trees. Characters searching 
+the area and succeeding on a DC 10 Wisdom 
+(Survival) check find gnoll tracks. Following the 
+tracks for ld4 hours leads to an encounter with 
+gnolls, or the discovery of dead gnolls with elven 
+arrows sticking out of their flea-ridden corpses. 
+
+6 1 giant owl 
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+7 An ivy-covered statue of an elven deity or hero. 
+
+S 1 dryad (50%) or ld4 satyrs (50%) 
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+9 ld4 centaurs 
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+10 2d.4 scouts (elves). One scout carries a horn 
+and can use its action to blow it. If the horn is 
+blown within the forest, roll on this table again. 
+
+If the result indicates a monster encounter, the 
+indicated monster or monsters arrive in ld4 
+minutes. New arrivals other than gnolls, hyenas, 
+owlbears, and displacer beasts are friendly 
+toward the scouts. 
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+11 2d4 pixies (50%) or2d4 sprites (50%) 
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+NON P LAY Rft CH A R ACT ERISA N Y C H A R ACT E R 
+
+controlled by the Dungeon Master. NPCs can 
+be enemies or allies, regular folk or named 
+monsters. They include the local innkeeper, 
+the old wizard who lives in the tower on the 
+outskirts of town, the death knight out to 
+destroy the kingdom, and the dragon counting gold in its 
+cavernous lair. 
+
+This chapter shows you how to flesh out nonplayer 
+characters for your game. For guidelines on generating 
+monster-like stat blocks for an NFC, see chapter 9, 
+"Dungeon Master's Workshop.” 
+
+Designing NPCs 
+
+Nothing brings your adventures and campaigns to life 
+better than a cast of we IF developed NPCs. That said, 
+PCs in your game rarely need as much complexity 
+ts a well-crafted character in a novel or movie. Most 
+NPCs are bit players in the campaign, whereas the 
+□venturers are the stars. 
+
+Quick NPCs 
+
+\n NPC doesn’t need combat statistics unless it poses 
+threat. Moreover, most NPCs need only one or two 
+Qualities to make them memorable. For example, 
+
+■, ;mr players will have no trouble remembering the 
+no-nonsense blacksmith with the tattoo of the black rose 
+n his right shoulder or the badly dressed bard with the 
+broken nose. 
+
+Detailed^ NPCs __ 
+
+F:>r NPCs who play larger roles in your adventures, 
+allow more time to flesh out their histories and 
+ersonalities. As you'll see, ten sentences can sum up 
+the main elements of a memorable NPC, one sentence 
+for each of the following: 
+
+- Occupation and history 
+
+* Appearance 
+
+* Abilities 
+
+* Talent 
+
+* Mannerism 
+
+* Interactions with others 
+
+* Useful knowledge 
+I ■ Ideal 
+
+- Bond 
+
+* Flaw or secret 
+
+Although the material here focuses on humanoid 
+NPCs. you can adjust details to create monstrous 
+NPCs as well. 
+
+Occupation and History 
+
+In one sentence, describe the NPC s occupation 
+-nd provide a brief historical note that hints at the 
+haracteFs past. For example, the NPC might have 
+served in an army, been imprisoned for a crime, or 
+adventured years ago. 
+
+
+Appearance 
+
+In one sentence, describe the NPC s most distinctive 
+physical features. You can roll on the NPC Appearance 
+table or choose a feature that suits the character. 
+
+NPC Appearance 
+
+d20 Feature 
+
+1 Distinctive jewelry: earrings, necklace, circlet, 
+bracelets 
+
+2 Piercings 
+
+3 Flamboyant or outlan d i sh doth es 
+
+4 Formal, dean clothes 
+
+5 Ragged, dirty clothes 
+
+6 Pronounced scar 
+
+
+7 
+
+Missing teeth 
+
+S 
+
+Missing fingers 
+
+9 
+
+Unusual eye color (or two different colors) 
+
+ID 
+
+Tattoos 
+
+11 
+
+Birthmark 
+
+12 
+
+Unusual skin color 
+
+13 
+
+Bald 
+
+14 
+
+Braided beard or hair 
+
+15 
+
+Unusual hair color 
+
+16 
+
+Nervous eye twitch 
+
+17 
+
+Distinctive nose 
+
+18 
+
+Distinctive posture (crooked or rigid) 
+
+19 
+
+Exceptionally beautiful 
+
+20 
+
+Exceptionally ugly 
+
+Abilities 
+
+You don't need to roil ability scores for the NPC 
+
+
+note abilities that are above or below average—great 
+strength or monumental stupidity, for example—and use 
+them to inform the NPCs qualities. 
+
+NPC Abilities 
+
+d6 Nigh Ability 
+
+1 Strength—powerful, brawny, strong as an ok 
+
+2 Dexterity—-lithe, agile, graceful 
+
+3 Constitution—hardy, hale, healthy 
+
+4 Intelligence—studious, learned. Inquisitive 
+
+5 Wisdom—perceptive, spiritual, insightful 
+
+6 Charisma—persuasive, forceful, born leader 
+
+d6 Low Ability 
+
+1 Strength—feeble, scrawny 
+
+2 Dexterity—clumsy, fumbling 
+
+3 Constitution—sickly, pale 
+
+4 Intelligence—dim-witted, slow 
+
+5 Wisdom—oblivious, absentminded 
+
+6 Charisma—dull, boring 
+
+
+
+C H A PT E R 4 I C RI AT IN G N O N P LAY E R C H A R A CT E RS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1 ALENT 
+
+In one sentence, describe something that your NPC can 
+do that is special, if anything. Roll on the MFC Talents 
+table or use it to spur your own ideas, 
+
+NPC Talents 
+
+d2G Talent 
+
+1 Plays a musical instrument 
+
+2 Speaks several languages fluently 
+
+3 Unbelievably lucky 
+
+4 Perfect memory 
+
+5 Great with animals 
+
+6 Great with children 
+
+7 Great at solving puzzles 
+
+8 Great at one game 
+
+9 Great at impersonations 
+
+10 Draws beautifully 
+
+11 Paints beautifully 
+
+12 Sings beautifully 
+
+13 Drinks everyone under the table 
+
+14 Expert carpenter 
+
+15 Expert cook 
+
+16 Expert dart thrower and rock skipper 
+
+17 Expert juggler 
+
+IS Skilled actor and master of disguise 
+
+19 Skilled dancer 
+
+20 Knows thieves' cant 
+
+Mannerism 
+
+In one sentence, describe one mannerism that will 
+help players remember the NPC, Roll on the NPC 
+Mannerisms and Quirks table or use it to generate your 
+own ideas. 
+
+NPC Mannerisms 
+
+d2G Mannerism 
+
+1 Prone to singing, whistling, or humming quietly 
+
+2 Speaks in rhyme or some other peculiar way 
+
+3 Particularly low or high voice 
+
+4 Slurs words, lisps, or stutters 
+
+5 Enunciates overly dearly 
+
+6 Speaks loudly 
+
+7 Whispers 
+
+8 Uses flowery speech or long words 
+
+9 Frequently uses the wrong word 
+
+10 Uses colorful oaths and exclamations 
+
+11 Makes constant jokes or puns 
+
+12 Prone to predictions of doom 
+
+13 Fidgets 
+
+14 Squints 
+
+15 Stares into the distance 
+
+16 Chews something 
+
+17 Paces 
+
+13 Taps fingers 
+
+19 Bites fingernails 
+
+20 Twirl s h ai r o r tugs bea rd 
+
+
+Interactions with Others 
+
+In one sentence, describe how the NPC interacts 
+with others, using the NPC Interaction Traits table if 
+necessary. An NFC's behavior can change depending 
+on who he or she is interacting with. For example, an 
+innkeeper might be friendly toward guests and rude to 
+her staff. 
+
+
+NPC Interaction Traits 
+
+
+d 12 Trait dl2 
+
+1 Argumentative 7 
+
+2 Arrogant S 
+
+3 Blustering 9 
+
+4 Rude 10 
+
+5 Curious II 
+
+6 Friendly 12 
+
+
+Trait 
+
+Honest 
+
+Hot tempered 
+
+irritable 
+
+Ponderous 
+
+Quiet 
+
+Suspicious 
+
+
+Useful Knowledge 
+
+In a sentence, describe one bit of knowledge the NPC 
+possesses that might be of use to the player characters. 
+The N PC might know something as banal as the 
+best inn in town or as important as a clue needed to 
+solve a murder. 
+
+Ideal 
+
+In a sentence, describe one ideal that the NPC holds 
+dear and which governs his or her greater actions. 
+Player characters who uncover an NPC s ideal can 
+use what they've learned to influence the NPC in a 
+social interaction (as discussed in chapter 8, “Running 
+the Game 1 ). 
+
+Ideals can connect to alignment, as shown on the 
+NPC Ideals table. The alignment connections here are 
+suggestions only; an evil character could have beauty as 
+
+an ideal, for instance. 
+
++; 
+
+NPC Ideals 
+
+
+d6 
+
+Good Ideal 
+
+Evil Ideal 
+
+2 
+
+■> 
+
+Beauty 
+
+Charity 
+
+D o m i n at i o n 
+
+Greed 
+
+3 
+
+4 
+
+Greater good 
+
+Life 
+
+Might 
+
+Pain 
+
+
+
+
+5 
+
+Respect 
+
+Retribution 
+
+6 
+
+Self-sacrifice 
+
+Slaughter 
+
+d6 
+
+Lawful Ideal 
+
+Chaotic Ideal 
+
+I 
+
+Community 
+
+Change 
+
+2 
+
+Fairness 
+
+Creativity 
+
+3 
+
+Honor 
+
+Freedom 
+
+4 
+
+Logic 
+
+independence 
+
+5 
+
+Responsibility 
+
+No limits 
+
+6 
+
+Tradition 
+
+Whimsy 
+
+d6 
+
+Neutral Ideal 
+
+Other Ideals 
+
+1 
+
+Balance 
+
+Aspiration 
+
+2 
+
+Knowledge 
+
+Discovery 
+
+
+
+
+3 
+
+4 
+
+Live ana iei live 
+
+Moderation 
+
+kjJGry 
+
+Nation 
+
+5 
+
+Neutrality 
+
+Redemption 
+
+6 
+
+People 
+
+Self-knowledge 
+
+
+so 
+
+
+CHAFTER 4 | CRE ATINC NONPLAVER CH ARACTEJR3 
+
+
+
+
+
+Flaw or Secret 
+
+In one sentence, describe the NPCs flaw—some 
+element of the characters personality or history that 
+could potentially undermine the character—or a secret 
+that the NPC is trying to hide. 
+
+The NPC Flaws and Secrets table provides several 
+ideas. The backgrounds in the Player's Handbook 
+can be used to create more detailed flaws. Player 
+characters who uncover an NPCs flaw or secret can use 
+what they’ve learned to influence the NPC in a social 
+interaction (as discussed in chapter 8). 
+
+NPC Flaws and Secrets 
+
+dl2 Flaw or Secret 
+
+1 Forbidden love or susceptibility to romance 
+
+2 Enjoys decadent pleasures 
+
+3 Arrogance 
+
+4 Envies another creature's possessions or station 
+
+5 Overpowering greed 
+
+6 Prone to rage 
+
+7 Has a powerful enemy 
+
+8 Specific phobia 
+
+9 Shameful or scandalous history 
+
+10 Secret crime or misdeed 
+
+11 Possession of forbidden lore 
+
+12 Foolhardy bravery 
+
+Monsters as NPCs 
+
+Named monsters that play a significant role in an 
+adventure deserve the same attention you would give to 
+a humanoid NPC, with mannerisms as well as ideals, 
+bonds, flaws, and secrets. If a beholder mastermind 
+is behind the criminal activities in a city, don’t rely 
+solely on the entry in the Monster Manual to describe 
+the creature’s appearance and personality. Take the 
+
+
+Bond 1 
+
+In a sentence, summarize the people, places, or things 
+that are especially important to the NPC. The NPC 
+Bonds table offers suggestions in broad categories. 
+
+The character backgrounds in the Player's Handbook 
+explore bonds in more detail, and player characters who 
+uncover an NPC’s bond can use what they’ve learned to 
+influence the NPC in a social interaction (as discussed 
+in chapter 8). 
+
+NPC Bonds 
+
+
+dlO 
+
+1 
+
+2 
+
+3 
+
+4 
+
+5 
+
+6 
+
+7 
+
+8 
+
+9 
+
+10 
+
+
+Bond 
+
+Dedicated to fulfilling a personal life goal 
+Protective of close family members 
+Protective of colleagues or compatriots 
+Loyal to a benefactor, patron, or employer 
+Captivated by a romantic interest 
+Drawn to a special place 
+Protective of a sentimental keepsake 
+Protective of a valuable possession 
+Out for revenge 
+
+Roll twice, ignoring results of 10 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+time to give it a bit of background, a distinctive quirk of 
+appearance, and especially an ideal, a bond, and a flaw* 
+
+As an example, consider the Xanathar. a beholder 
+that runs extensive criminal operations in the city of 
+Waterdeep. The Xanathar s spherical body is covered in 
+leathery flesh with a texture similar to cobblestones. Its 
+eyestalks are jointed like the legs of an insect, and some 
+of the stalks have magic rings on them. The Xanathar's 
+speech is slow and deliberate, and it prefers to turn its 
+central eye away from creatures it speaks to* Like all 
+beholders, it sees other creatures as inferiors, though 
+it understands the usefulness of its humanoid minions. 
+The Xanathar uses the sewers beneath Waterdeep to 
+access virtually any location within or under the city. 
+
+The Xanathar s ideal is greed. It craves powerful 
+magic items and surrounds itself with gold, platinum, 
+and precious gems, its bond is to its lair—an elaborate 
+cavern complex carved out between the twisting sewers 
+of Waterdeep, which it inherited from its predecessors 
+and cherishes above all else. Its flaw is a weakness for 
+exotic pleasures: finely prepared foods, scented oils, and 
+rare spices and herbs. 
+
+Establishing this information allows you to play the 
+Xanathar as more than an ordinary beholder. The 
+complexities of the creature’s characterization create 
+more memorable interaction and interesting story 
+possibilities, 
+
+NPC Sta tistics ___ 
+
+When you give an NPC game statistics, you have three 
+main options: giving the NPC only the few statistics it 
+needs, give the NPC a monster stat block, or give the 
+N PC a class and levels. The latter two options require a 
+bit of explanation. 
+
+Using a Monster Stat Block 
+
+Appendix B of the Monster Manual contains statistics 
+
+for many generic NPCs that you can customize as you 
+
+
+
+Using Classes and Levels 
+
+You can create an NPC just as you would a player 
+character, using the rules in the Players Handbook . 
+
+You can even use a character sheet to keep track of the 
+NFC's vital information. 
+
+Class Options - In addition to the class options in the 
+Player's Handbook, two additional class options are 
+available for evil player characters and NPCs; the Dea- i 
+domain for clerics and the oathbreaker for paladins. 
+Both options are detailed at the end of this chapter. 
+
+Equipment. Most NPCs don t need an exhaustive lis: 
+of equipment. An enemy meant to be faced in combat 
+requires weapons and armor, plus any treasure the 
+NFC carries (including magic items that might be use : 
+against the adventurers). 
+
+Challenge Rating. An NPC built for combat needs a 
+challenge rating. Use the rules in chapter 9 to determine 
+the NFC's challenge rating, just as you would for a 
+monster you designed. 
+
+NPC Party Members 
+
+NPCs might join the adventuring party because they 
+want a share of the loot and are willing to accept 
+an equal share of the risk t or they might follow the 
+adventurers because of a bond of loyalty, gratitude, 
+or love. Such NPCs are controlled by you, or you 
+can transfer control to the players. Even if a player 
+controls an NPC, it’s up to you to make sure the NPC L 
+portrayed as a character in his or her own right, not jus* 
+as a servant that the players can manipulate for their 
+own benefit. 
+
+Any NPC that accompanies the adventurers acts as 
+a party member and earns a full share of experience 
+points. When determining the difficulty of a combat 
+encounter (see chapter 3), make sure to include all NPC 
+party members. 
+
+Low-Level F ollowers _ 
+
+Your campaign might allow player characters to take on 
+lower-level NPCs as followers. For example, a paladin 
+might have a 1 st-level paladin as a squire, a wizard 
+might accept a 2nd-IeveI wizard as an apprentice, a 
+cleric might choose (or be assigned) a 3rd-Ievel cleric as 
+an acolyte, and a bard might take on a 4th-level bard as 
+an understudy. 
+
+One advantage of allowing lower-level characters to 
+join the party is that players have backup characters if 
+their main characters take time off. retire, or die. One 
+disadvantage is that you and your players have more 
+party members to account for. 
+
+Since lower-level NPC party members receive equal 
+party shares of XP, they will gain levels more quickly 
+tha n the adventurers (the benefit of studying under such 
+experienced masters), and might eventually catch up to 
+them. It also means the adventurers’ advancement is 
+slowed somewhat, as they must share their XP with an 
+NPC shouldering only part of the adventuring burden. 
+
+Powerful monsters that are an appropriate challenge 
+for higher-level characters can deal enough damage to 
+instantly kill or incapacitate a low-level follower. The 
+adventurers should expect to spend effort and resources 
+
+
+92 
+
+
+CHAPTER 4 i CREATING 
+
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+I R CH ARACTERS 
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+protecting lower-level NFC party members and to 
+provide healing when this protection fails. 
+
+Ad venture r NPCs _ 
+
+If yon don't have enough players to form a full party, 
+iu can use NPCs to fill out the ranks. These NPCs 
+should be the same level as the lowest-level adventurer 
+in the party and built (either by you or your players) 
+ising the character creation and advancement rules in 
+the Player’s Handbook. Its easiest on you if you let the 
+players create and run these supporting characters. 
+
+Encourage players to role play supporting characters 
+as true to the NPCs' personality traits, ideals, bonds, 
+
+..lid flaws as possible, so that they don’t come across 
+as automatons. If you don't feel that an NPC is being 
+: <rtrayed well, you can take control of the NPC, give 
+:: to another player, or simply have the NPC leave 
+the party, 
+
+NPC supporting characters are easier to play if you 
+unit their class options. Good candidates for supporting 
+rharacters include a cleric with the Life domain, a 
+nghter with the Champion archetype, a rogue with the 
+Thief archetype, and a wizard specializing in Evocation. 
+
+O ptional Ru le: L oya lty _ 
+
+T oyalty is an optional rule you can use to determine 
+h >w far an NPC party member will go to protect or 
+assist the other members of the party (even those he or 
+she doesn't particularly like). An NPC party member 
+who is abused or ignored is likely to abandon or betray 
+the party, whereas an NPC who owes a life debt to the 
+Characters or shares their goals might fight to the death 
+r them. Loyalty can be role played or represented by 
+his rule. 
+
+Loyalty Score 
+
+n N PC s loyalty is measured on a numerical scale from 
+Oto 20, The NPC s maximum loyalty score is equal 
+he highest Charisma score among all adventurers 
+- the party, and its starting loyalty score is half that 
+number. If the highest Charisma score changes— 
+erhaps a character dies or leaves the group—adjust the 
+\ PC’s loyalty score accordingly. 
+
+Tracking Loyalty 
+
+Keep track of an NPCs loyalty score in secret so that 
+e players won’t know for sure whether an NPC party 
+member is loyal or disloyal (even if the NPC is currently 
+a. her a player's control), 
+
+An NPC’s loyalty score increases by ld4 if other party 
+embers help the NPC achieve a goal tied to its bond. 
+
+1 kewise, an NPCs loyalty score increases by ld4 if 
+NPC is treated particularly well (for example, given 
+= magic weapon as a gift) or rescued by another party 
+mber. An NPCs loyalty score can never be raised 
+hove its maximum. 
+
+When other party members act in a manner that 
+runs counter to the NFC's alignment or bond t reduce 
+NPCs loyalty score by ld4. Reduce the NPCs 
+yalty score by 2d4 if the character is abused, misled, 
+r endangered by other party members for purely 
+selfish reasons. 
+
+
+An NPC whose loyalty score drops to 0 is no longer 
+loyal to the party and might part ways with them. A 
+loyalty score can never drop below 0. 
+
+An NPC with a loyalty score of 10 or higher risks life 
+and limb to help fellow party members. If the NPC s 
+loyalty score is between 1 and 10, its loyalty is tenuous. 
+An NPC whose loyalty drops to 0 no longer acts in the 
+party’s best interests. The disloyal NPC either leaves the 
+party (attacking characters who attempt to intervene) or 
+works in secret to bring about the party's downfall. 
+
+Contacts 
+
+Contacts are NPCs with close ties to one or more of 
+the player characters. They don't go on adventures. 
+
+
+but they can provide information, rumors, supplies, or 
+professional advice, either for free or at a cost. Some 
+of the backgrounds in the Player’s Handbook suggest 
+
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+contacts for beginning adventurers, and characters are 
+likely to secure more helpful contacts over the course of 
+their adventuring careers. 
+
+A name and a few choice details are all you need 
+for casual contacts, but take the time to flesh out a 
+recurring contact, especially one who might become an 
+ally or enemy at some point. At the very least, give some 
+thought to a contact's goals and how those goals are 
+likely to come into play. 
+
+Patrons 
+
+A patron is a contact who employs the adventurers, 
+providing help or rewards as well as quests and 
+adventure hooks. Most of the time, a patron has a vested 
+interest in the adventurers' success and doesn’t need to 
+be persuaded to help them. 
+
+A patron might be a retired adventurer who seeks 
+younger heroes to deal with rising threats, or a mayor 
+who knows that the town guard can t handle a dragon 
+demanding tribute, A sheriff becomes a patron by 
+offering a bounty for kobold raiders terrorizing the local 
+countryside, as does a noble who wants an abandoned 
+estate cleared of monsters. 
+
+Hirelings 
+
+Adventurers can pay NPCs to provide services 
+in a variety of circumstances. Information on 
+hirelings appears in chapter 5, “Equipment." of the 
+Player s Ha n dhook. 
+
+Hireling NPCs rarely become important in an 
+adventure, and most require little development. When 
+adventurers hire a coach to carry them across town 
+or need a letter delivered, the driver or messenger 
+is a hireling, and the adventurers might never even 
+converse with that NPC or learn his or her name, A 
+ship captain carrying the adventurers across the sea is 
+also a hireling, but such a character has the potential 
+to turn into an ally, a patron, or even an enemy as the 
+adventure unfolds. 
+
+When the adventurers hire an NPC for long-term 
+work, add the cost of that NPCs services to the 
+characters' lifestyle expenses. See the “Additional 
+Expenses’' section of chapter 6. “Between Adventures/' 
+for more information. 
+
+Extras 
+
+Extras are the characters and creatures in the 
+background that the main characters rarely, if ever, 
+interact with. 
+
+Extras might be elevated to more important roles by 
+virtue of adventurers singling them out. I'or instance, a 
+player might be hooked by a passing reference you make 
+to a street urchin and try to strike up a conversation 
+with the youngster. Suddenly, an extra on whom you 
+placed no importance becomes a centra! figure in an 
+improvised roleplaying scene. 
+
+Whenever extras arc present, be prepared to come up 
+with names and mannerisms on the fly. In a pinch, you 
+can plunder the race-specific character names found in 
+chapter 2, “Races." of the Players Handbook . 
+
+
+Villains 
+
+By their actions, villains provide job security for heroes 
+Chapter 3 helps you determine suitable villains for your 
+adventures, while this section helps you flesh out their 
+evil schemes, methods, and weaknesses. Let the tables 
+that follow inspire you. 
+
+Villain’s Scheme 
+
+dS Objective and Scheme 
+
+1 Immortality (d4) 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Acquire a legendary item to prolong life 
+
+
+2 
+
+Ascend to godhood 
+
+
+3 
+
+Become undead or obtain a younger body 
+
+
+4 
+
+Steal a planar creature's essence 
+
+2 
+
+Influ 
+
+'ence (d4) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Seize a position of power or title 
+
+
+2 
+
+Win a contest or tournament 
+
+
+3 
+
+Win favor with a powerful individual 
+
+
+4 
+
+Place a pawn in a position of power 
+
+3 
+
+Mtfg/c (d6) 
+
+
+I 
+
+Obtain an ancient artifact 
+
+
+2 
+
+Buiid a construct or magical device 
+
+
+3 
+
+Carry out a deity's wishes 
+
+
+4 
+
+Offer sacrifices to a deity 
+
+
+S 
+
+Contact a lost deity or power 
+
+
+6 
+
+Open a gate to another world 
+
+4 
+
+Mayhem (d6) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Fulfill an apocalyptic prophecy 
+
+
+2 
+
+Enact the vengeful will of a god or patron 
+
+
+3 
+
+Spread a vile contagion 
+
+
+4 
+
+Overthrow a government 
+
+
+5 
+
+Trigger a natural disaster 
+
+
+6 
+
+Utterly destroy a bloodline or dan 
+
+5 
+
+Passion (d4) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Prolong the life of a loved one 
+
+
+2 
+
+Prove worthy of another person’s love 
+
+
+3 
+
+Raise or restore a dead loved one 
+
+
+4 
+
+Destroy rivals for another person's affection 
+
+6 
+
+Power (d4) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Conquer a region or incite a rebellion 
+
+
+2 
+
+Seize control of an army 
+
+
+3 
+
+Become the power behind the throne 
+
+
+4 
+
+Cain the favor of a ruler 
+
+7 
+
+Revenge (d4) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Avenge a past humiliation or insult 
+
+
+2 
+
+Avenge a past imprisonment or injury 
+
+
+3 
+
+Avenge the death of a loved one 
+
+
+4 
+
+Retrieve stolen property and punish the thief 
+
+S 
+
+Wealth {d4) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Control natural resources or trade 
+
+
+2 
+
+Marry into wealth 
+
+
+3 
+
+Plunder ancient ruins 
+
+
+4 
+
+Steal land, goods, or money 
+
+
+CHAPTER 4 ! CREATING MON PLAYER CHARACTERS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+W _la i n J s Methods 
+
+d20 Methods 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Agricultural devastation (d4) 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Blight 
+
+B 
+
+
+2 
+
+Crop failure 
+
+
+
+3 
+
+Drought 
+
+
+
+4 
+
+Famine 
+
+
+2 
+
+Assault or beatings 
+
+
+3 
+
+Bounty hunting or assassination 
+
+
+4 
+
+Captivity or coercion (dlO) 
+
+■ 
+
+
+1 
+
+Bribery 
+
+
+
+2 
+
+Enticement 
+
+1 
+
+
+3 
+
+Eviction 
+
+
+
+4 
+
+Imprisonment 
+
+t 
+
+
+5 
+
+Kidnapping 
+
+
+
+6 
+
+Legal intimidation 
+
+B 
+
+
+7 
+
+Press gangs 
+
+
+
+S 
+
+Shackling 
+
+E 
+
+
+9 
+
+Slavery 
+
+
+
+10 
+
+Threats or harassment 
+
+
+5 
+
+Confidence scams (d6) 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Breach of contract 
+
+
+
+2 
+
+Cheating 
+
+
+
+3 
+
+Fast talking 
+
+
+
+4 
+
+Fine print 
+
+
+
+5 
+
+Fraud or swindling 
+
+
+
+6 
+
+Quackery or tricks 
+
+
+6 
+
+Defamation (d4) 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Framing 
+
+
+
+2 
+
+Gossiping or slander 
+
+
+
+3 
+
+Humiliation 
+
+
+
+4 
+
+Libel or insults 
+
+
+7 
+
+Dueling 
+
+
+8 
+
+Execution (dS) 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Beheading 
+
+
+
+2 
+
+Burning at the stake 
+
+
+
+3 
+
+Burying alive 
+
+
+
+4 
+
+Crucifixion 
+
+
+
+5 
+
+Drawing and quartering 
+
+
+
+6 
+
+Hanging 
+
+
+
+7 
+
+Impalement 
+
+
+
+3 
+
+Sacrifice (living) 
+
+
+9 
+
+Impersonation or disguise 
+
+
+10 
+
+Lyi 
+
+ng or perjury 
+
+
+11 
+
+Magical mayhem (dS) 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Hauntings 
+
+
+
+2 
+
+Illusions 
+
+
+
+3 
+
+Infernal bargains 
+
+
+
+4 
+
+Mind control 
+
+
+
+5 
+
+Petrification 
+
+
+
+6 
+
+Raising or animating the dead 
+
+
+
+7 
+
+Summoning monsters 
+
+
+
+S 
+
+Weather control 
+
+
+i 
+
+d20 Methods 
+
+12 Murder (dlO) 
+
+
+
+1 
+
+Assassination 
+
+
+2 
+
+Cannibalism 
+
+
+3 
+
+Dismemberment 
+
+
+4 
+
+Drowning 
+
+
+5 
+
+Electrocution 
+
+
+6 
+
+Euthanasia (involuntary) 
+
+
+7 
+
+Disease 
+
+
+8 
+
+Poisoning 
+
+
+9 
+
+Stabbing 
+
+
+10 
+
+Strangulation or suffocation 
+
+13 
+
+Neglect 
+
+14 
+
+Politics (dGj 
+
+
+1 
+
+Betrayal or treason 
+
+
+2 
+
+Conspiracy 
+
+
+3 
+
+Espionage or spying 
+
+
+4 
+
+Genocide 
+
+
+5 
+
+Oppression 
+
+
+6 
+
+Raising taxes 
+
+15 
+
+Religion (d4) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Curses 
+
+
+2 
+
+Desecration 
+
+
+3 
+
+False gods 
+
+
+4 
+
+Heresy or cults 
+
+16 
+
+Stalking 
+
+17 
+
+Theft or Property Crime (dlO) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Arson 
+
+
+2 
+
+Blackmail or extortion 
+
+
+3 
+
+Burglary 
+
+
+4 
+
+Counterfeiting 
+
+
+5 
+
+Highway robbery 
+
+
+6 
+
+Looting 
+
+
+7 
+
+Mugging 
+
+
+S 
+
+Poaching 
+
+
+9 
+
+Seizing property 
+
+
+10 
+
+Smuggling 
+
+18 
+
+Torture (dG) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Acid 
+
+
+2 
+
+Blinding 
+
+
+3 
+
+Branding 
+
+
+4 
+
+Racking 
+
+
+5 
+
+Thumbscrews 
+
+
+6 
+
+Whipping 
+
+19 
+
+Vice (d4) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Adultery 
+
+
+2 
+
+Drugs or alcohol 
+
+
+3 
+
+Gambling 
+
+
+4 
+
+Seduction 
+
+20 
+
+Warfare (d6) 
+
+
+1 
+
+Ambush 
+
+
+2 
+
+Invasion 
+
+
+3 
+
+Massacre 
+
+
+4 Mercenaries 
+
+5 Rebellion 
+
+6 Terrorism 
+
+
+
+* C H A FT EE 1 ; CR EAT I N G NONE LAY E R C H A R ACTE RS 
+
+
+* 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Villain's Weakness 
+
+
+
+The Death domain is concerned with the forces that 
+cause death, as well as the negative energy that gives 
+rise to undead creatures. Deities such as Chemosh. 
+Myrkiil. and Wee Jas are patrons of necromancers, 
+death knights, Itches, mummy lords, and vampires. 
+Gods of the Death domain also embody murder (Amibis 
+Bhaah and Pyremius), pain (luz or Loviatar), disease 
+or poison (Incabulos, Talona, or Morgion), and the 
+underworld (Hades and Hel). 
+
+Death Domain Spells 
+
+Cleric Level Spells 
+
+1st fahe life, ray of $ickness 
+
+3rd blindness/deafness, my of enfeeblement 
+
+5th animate dead, vampiric touch 
+
+7th blight T death ward 
+
+9th antilife shell , ctoudkilt 
+
+Bonus Proficiency 
+
+When the cleric chooses this domain at 1st level, he or 
+she gains proficiency with martial weapons. 
+
+Reaper 
+
+At 1st level, the cleric learns one necromancy cantrip 
+of his or her choice from any spell list. W hen the cleric 
+casts a necromancy cantrip that normally targets only 
+one creature, the spell can instead target two creatures 
+within range and within 5 feet of each other. 
+
+
+Villain s Secret Weakness 
+
+Finding and exploiting a villain s weakness can be 
+very gratifying for players, although a smart villain 
+tries to conceal its weakness. A Hch. for example, has 
+a phylactery—a magical receptacle for its soul—that it 
+keeps well hidden. Only by destroying the phylactery 
+can the characters ensure the lich's destruction. 
+
+
+You can use the rules in the Players Handbook to create 
+NPCs with classes and levels, the same way you create 
+player characters* The class options below let you create 
+two specific villainous archetypes: the evil high priest 
+and the evil knight or antipaladin. 
+
+The Death Domain is an additional domain choice for 
+evil clerics, and the Oathbreaker offers an alternative 
+path for paladins who fall from grace. A player can 
+choose one of these options with the your approval. 
+
+Cleric: Death Domain 
+
+
+Villainous 
+Class Options 
+
+
+
+
+Weakness 
+
+A hidden object holds the villain's soul. 
+
+The villain's power is broken if the death of its true 
+love is avenged. 
+
+The villain is weakened in the presence of a 
+particular artifact 
+
+A special weapon deals extra damage when used 
+against the villain. 
+
+The villain is destroyed if it speaks its true name. 
+An ancient prophecy or riddle reveals how the 
+villain can be overthrown. 
+
+The villain falls when an ancient enemy forgives its 
+past actions. 
+
+The villain loses its power if a mystic bargain it 
+struck long ago is completed. 
+
+
+
+CHAPTER i 1 CREATING NON FLAYER CHARACTERS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+' hannel Divinity: Touch of Death 
+
+" fling at 2nd level, the cleric can use Channel Divinity 
+-: destroy another creature's life force by touch. 
+
+When the cleric hits a creature with a melee attack. 
+
+- rleric can use Channel Divinity to deal extra 
+e rone damage to the target. The damage equals 5 + 
+rn :. e his or her cleric level. 
+
+~ escapable Destruction 
+
+- rting at 6th level, the cleric s ability to channel 
+negative energy becomes more potent. Necrotic damage 
+i ik by the characters cleric spells and Channel 
+
+I mity options ignores resistance to necrotic damage. 
+
+Divine Strike 
+
+Sth level, the cleric gains the ability to infuse his or 
+her weapon strikes with necrotic energy. Once on each 
+_ : the cleric's turns when he or she hits a creature with a 
+i: -oon attack, the cleric can cause the attack to deal an 
+e rra id8 necrotic damage to the target. When the cleric 
+r aches 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8. 
+
+Improved Reaper 
+
+" rting at 17th level, when the cleric casts a 
+r : romancy spell of 1st through Sth level that targets 
+crjy one creature, the spell can instead target two 
+
+- mires within range and within 5 feet of each other. If 
+spell consumes its material components, the cleric 
+
+— jst provide them for each target. 
+
+Paladin: Oathbreaker 
+
+jAn Oathbreaker is a paladin who breaks his or her 
+
+- red oaths to pursue some dark ambition or serve an 
+
+1 power. Whatever light burned in the paladins heart 
+as been extinguished. Only darkness remains* 
+
+A paladin must be evil and at least 3rd level to 
+:ome an Oathbreaker. The paladin replaces the 
+: lures specific to his or her Sacred Oath with 
+tihbreaker features. 
+
+Oathbreaker Spells 
+
+Oathbreaker paladin loses previously gained oath 
+;; ells and instead gains the following Oathbreaker 
+a I Is at the paladin levels listed. 
+
+
+Oathbreaker Spells 
+
+
+Paladin Level 
+
+Spells 
+
+3rd 
+
+hellish rebuke , inflict wounds 
+
+Sth 
+
+crown of madness , darkness 
+
+9th 
+
+animate dead t bestow curse 
+
+13th 
+
+blight , confusion 
+
+17th 
+
+contagion , dominate person 
+
+
+Channel Divinity 
+
+An Oathbreaker paladin of 3rd level or higher gains the 
+1 lowing two Channel Divinity options. 
+
+Control Undead * As an action, the paladin targets one 
+jndead creature he or she can see within 30 feet of him 
+- her. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. 
+
+Jn a failed save, the target must obey the paladin's 
+■mmands for the next 24 hours, or until the paladin 
+
+
+uses this Channel Divinity option again. An undead 
+whose challenge rating is equal to or greater than the 
+paladin's level is immune to this effect. 
+
+Dreadful Aspect. As an action, the paladin channels 
+the darkest emotions and focuses them into a burst of 
+magical menace. Each creature of the paladin s choice 
+within 30 feet of the paladin must make a Wisdom 
+saving throw if it can see the paladin. On a failed save, 
+the target is frightened of the paladin for 1 minute. If a 
+creature frightened by this effect ends its turn more than 
+30 feet away from the paladin, it can attempt another 
+Wisdom saving throw to end the effect on it. 
+
+Aura of Hate 
+
+Starting aL 7th level, the paladin, as well any fiends and 
+undead within 10 feet of the paladin* gains a bonus 
+to melee weapon damage rolls equal to the paladin’s 
+Charisma modifier (minimum of +1), A creature can 
+benefit from this feature from only one paladin at a time. 
+
+At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet. 
+
+Supernatural Resistance 
+
+At 15th level, the paladin gains resistance to 
+bludgeoning, piercings and slashing damage from 
+nonmagical weapons. 
+
+Dread Lord 
+
+At 2Qth-level, the paladin can, as an action, surround 
+himself or herself with an aura of gloom that lasts for 1 
+minute. The aura reduces any bright light in a 30-foot 
+radius around the paladin to dim light* Whenever an 
+enemy that is frightened by the paladin starts its turn 
+in the aura, it takes 4dl0 psychic damage. Additionally, 
+the paladin and creatures he or she chooses in the aura 
+are draped in deeper shadow. Creatures that rely on 
+sight have disadvantage on attack rolls against creatures 
+draped in this shadow. 
+
+While the aura lasts, the paladin can use a bonus 
+action on his or her turn to cause the shadows in the 
+aura to attack one creature. The paladin makes a 
+melee spell attack against the target. If the attack hits, 
+the target takes necrotic damage equal to 3d 10 + the 
+paladin's Charisma modifier* 
+
+After activating the aura, the paladin can’t do so again 
+until he or she finishes a long rest. 
+
+
+Oathbreaker Atonement 
+
+If you allow a player to choose the Oathbreaker option, 
+you can later allow the paladin to atone and become a true 
+paladin once more. 
+
+The paladin who wishes to atone must first shed his or 
+her evil alignment and demonstrate this alignment change 
+through words and deeds. Having done so, the paladin 
+loses all Oathbreaker features and must choose a deity 
+and a sacred oath. (With your permission, the player can 
+select a different deity or sacred oath than the character 
+had previously.) However, the paladin doesn’t gain the 
+class features specific to that sacred oath until he or 
+she completes some kind of dangerous quest or trial, as 
+determined by the DM. 
+
+
+A paladin who breaks his or her sacred oath a second time 
+can become an oathbreaker once more, but can’t atone. 
+
+
+
+CSE ATI N T G NO N PLAYEjR C El ARAC VE ELS 
+
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+
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+
+
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+
+
+
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+
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Chapter 5: Adventure Environments 
+
+
+
+ANY D&D ADVENTURES REVOLVE 
+around a dungeon setting. Dungeons 
+in D&D include great halls and tombs, 
+subterranean monster lairs, labyrinths 
+riddled with death traps* natural 
+caverns extending for miles beneath the 
+surface of the world* and ruined castles. 
+
+Not every adventure takes place in a dungeon* A 
+wilderness trek across the Desert of Desolation or a 
+I arrowing journey into the jungles of the Isle of Dread 
+ran be an exciting adventure in its own right. In the 
+great outdoors* dragons w heel across the sky in search 
+: prey, tribes of hobgoblins pour forth from their grim 
+fortresses to wage war against their neighbors, ogres 
+plunder farmsteads for food, and monstrous spiders 
+drop from the web-shrouded canopies of trees. 
+
+Within a dungeon, adventurers are constrained by 
+w ails and doors around them* but in the wilderness, 
+adventurers can travel in almost any direction they 
+r lease* i herein lies the key difference between dungeon 
+_ rsd wilderness: it's much easier to predict where the 
+iventuring party might go in (he dungeon because the 
+i prions are limited less so in the wilderness. 
+
+Villages, towns* and cities are cradles of civilization 
+in a dangerous world, but they too offer opportunities 
+adventure* Encounters with monsters might seem 
+ten likely within a city's walls* but urban settings have 
+- heir own villains and perils. Evil* after all, takes many 
+rms, and urban settings aren't always the safe havens 
+hey seem to be. 
+
+This chapter provides an overview of these three 
+.iron merits plus a few unusual environments, taking 
+u through the process of creating an adventure 
+location, with plenty of random tables to inspire you* 
+
+
+Dungeon Location 
+
+
+Dungeons 
+
+
+
+5 me dungeons are old strongholds abandoned by the 
+folk who built them. Others are natural caves or weird 
+birs carved out by foul monsters. They attract evil cults, 
+aster tribes, and reclusive creatures. Dungeons are 
+also home to ancient treasures: coins, gems, magic 
+kerns* and other valuables hidden away in the darkness, 
+*; hen guarded by traps or jealously kept by the monsters 
+that have collected them* 
+
+Building a Dungeon_ 
+
+V hen you set out to create a dungeon, think about its 
+distinctive qualities* For example, a dungeon that serves 
+ks a hobgoblin stronghold has a different quality from 
+an ancient temple inhabited by yuaiuti, This section 
+lays out a process for creating a dungeon and bringing 
+:r to life. 
+
+Dungeon Location 
+
+u can use the Dungeon Location table to determine 
+Tr.e locale of your dungeon. You can roll on the table or 
+i jose an entry that inspires you. 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Location 
+
+’<4- 
+
+o 
+
+1 
+
+o 
+
+A building In a city 
+
+05-0'S 
+
+Catacombs or sewers beneath a city 
+
+09-12 
+
+Beneath a farmhouse 
+
+13-16 
+
+Beneath a graveyard 
+
+17-22 
+
+Beneath a ruined castle 
+
+23-26 
+
+Beneath a ruined city 
+
+27-30 
+
+Beneath a temple 
+
+31-34 
+
+In a chasm 
+
+35-38 
+
+In a cliff face 
+
+39-42 
+
+In a desert 
+
+43-46 
+
+In a forest 
+
+47-50 
+
+In a glacier 
+
+51-54 
+
+In a gorge 
+
+55-58 
+
+In a jungle 
+
+59-62 
+
+In a mountain pass 
+
+63-66 
+
+In a swamp 
+
+67-70 
+
+Beneath or on top of a mesa 
+
+71-74 
+
+In sea caves 
+
+75-78 
+
+In several connected mesas 
+
+79-82 
+
+On a mountain peak 
+
+83-86 
+
+On a promontory 
+
+S7-90 
+
+On an isiand 
+
+91-95 
+
+Underwater 
+
+96-00 
+
+Roll on the Exotic Location table 
+
+
+Exotic Location 
+
+d20 Location 
+
+1 Among the branches of a tree 
+
+2 Around a geyser 
+
+3 Behind a waterfall 
+
+4 Buried in an avalanche 
+
+5 Buried in a sandstorm 
+
+6 Buried in volcanic ash 
+
+7 Castle or structure sunken in a swamp 
+
+S Castle or structure at the bottom of a sinkhole 
+
+9 Floating on the sea 
+
+10 In a meteorite 
+
+11 On a demiplane or in a pocket dimension 
+
+12 In an area devastated by a magical catastrophe 
+
+13 On a cloud 
+
+14 In the Feywild 
+
+15 In the Shadow fell 
+
+16 On an island in an underground sea 
+
+17 In a volcano 
+
+IS On the back of a Gargantuan living creature 
+
+19 Sealed inside a magical dome of force 
+
+20 I n s i de a Mordenkainen*s magnificent mansion 
+
+Dungeon Creator 
+
+A dungeon reflects its creators* A lost temple of the 
+yuan-ti, choked by overgrown jungle plants* might 
+feature ramps instead of stairs. Caverns carved by a 
+
+
+
+t: fi APTE R 5 | A DV E NT U RE i : NVIRON M E NTS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+beholder’s disintegration eye ray have walls that are 
+unnaturally smooth, and the beholders lair might 
+include vertical shafts connecting different levels. 
+Amphibious monsters such as kuo-toa and aboleths use 
+water to protect the innermost reaches of their lairs 
+from air-breathing intruders. 
+
+Details bring a dungeon setting’s personality to life. 
+Great bearded faces might be carved on the doors of a 
+dwarven stronghold and might be defaced by the gnolls 
+who live there now. Spiderweb decorations, torture 
+chambers, and slave pens might be common features 
+in a vault built by drow, telling something about that 
+location and its occupants. 
+
+The Dungeon Creator table includes creatures that 
+typically build dungeons. You can choose a creator 
+from the table or roll randomly, or choose some other 
+dungeon builder appropriate for your campaign. 
+
+
+Dungeon Creator 
+
+
+d20 
+
+Creator 
+
+1 
+
+Beholder 
+
+2-4 
+
+Cult or religious group (roll on the Cults and 
+Religious Groups table to determine specifics) 
+
+5-8 
+
+Dwarves 
+
+9 
+
+Elves (including drow) 
+
+10 
+
+Giants 
+
+11 
+
+Hobgoblins 
+
+12-15 
+
+Humans (roll on the NPC Alignment and NPC 
+Class tables to determine specifics) 
+
+16 
+
+Kuo-toa 
+
+17 
+
+Lich 
+
+18 
+
+Mind flayers 
+
+19 
+
+Yuan-ti 
+
+20 
+
+No creator (natural caverns) 
+
+Cults and Relicious Croups 
+
+d20 
+
+Cult or Religious Group 
+
+1 
+
+Demon-worshiping cult 
+
+2 
+
+Devil-worshiping cult 
+
+3-4 
+
+Elemental Air cult 
+
+5-6 
+
+Elemental Earth cult 
+
+7-8 
+
+Elemental Fire cult 
+
+9-10 
+
+Elemental Water cult 
+
+11-15 
+
+Worshipers of an evil deity 
+
+16-17 
+
+Worshipers of a good deity 
+
+18-20 
+
+Worshipers of a neutral deity 
+
+
+NPC Alignment 
+
+
+d20 
+
+Alignment 
+
+d20 
+
+Alignment 
+
+1-2 
+
+Lawful good 
+
+10-11 
+
+Neutral 
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+Except in the case of a natural cavern, a dungeon 
+is crafted and inhabited fora specific purpose that 
+influences its design and features* You can choose a 
+crpose from the Dungeon Purpose table, roll one at 
+random, or use your own ideas. 
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+Death Trap, This dungeon is built to eliminate any 
+reature that dares to enter it. A death trap might guard 
+the treasure of an insane wizard, or it might he designed 
+lure adventurers to their demise for some nefarious 
+jrpose, such as to feed souls to a lich s phylactery. 
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+Lair * A lair is a place where monsters live. Typical 
+; rs include ruins and eaves. 
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+Maze, A maze is intended to deceive or confuse 
+those who enter it. Some mazes are elaborate obstacles 
+that protect treasure* while others are gauntlets for 
+prisoners banished there to be hunted and devoured by 
+the monsters within* 
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+Mine * An abandoned mine can quickly become 
+^tested with monsters, while miners who delve too 
+deep can break through into the Underdark. 
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+Planar Gate , Dungeons built around planar portals 
+re often transformed by the planar energy seeping out 
+:hrough those portals. 
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+Stronghold , A stronghold dungeon provides a secure 
+ise of operations for villains and monsters* It is 
+usually ruled by a powerful individual such as a wizard, 
+ampire t or dragon, and it is larger and more complex 
+than a simple lair. 
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+Temple or Shrine, This dungeon is consecrated to 
+deity or other planar entity. The entity's worshipers 
+ntrol the dungeon and conduct their rites there. 
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+Tomb. Tombs are magnets for treasure hunters* as 
+.veil as monsters that hunger for the bones of the dead. 
+Treasure Vault, Built to protect powerful magic items 
+and great material wealth, treasure vault dungeons are 
+- r avilv guarded by monsters and traps. 
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+History 
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+most cases, the original architects of a dungeon are 
+on g gone, and the question of what happened to them 
+an help shape the dungeon s current state. 
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+The Dungeon History table notes key events that 
+can transform a site from its original purpose into a 
+dungeon for adventurers to explore. Particularly old 
+dungeons can have a history that consists of multiple 
+events, each of which transformed the site in some way. 
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+Site of a great miracle 
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+Dungeon Inhabitants 
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+After a dungeon's creators depart, anyone or anything 
+might move in* Intelligent monsters* mindless dungeon 
+scavengers, predators and prey alike can be drawn 
+to dungeons. 
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+The monsters in a dungeon are more than a 
+collection of random creatures that happen to live 
+near one another. Fungi, vermin, scavengers, and 
+predators can coexist in a complex ecology, alongside 
+intelligent creatures who share living space through 
+elaborate combinations of domination, negotiation, and 
+bloodshed. 
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+Characters might be able to sneak into a dungeon, 
+ally with one faction* or play factions against each other 
+lo reduce the threat of the more powerful monsters. 
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+For example, in a dungeon inhabited by mind flayers 
+and their goblinoid thralls, the adventurers might try 
+to incite the goblins* hobgoblins, and bugbears to revolt 
+against their illithid masters. 
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+Dungeon Factions 
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+A dungeon is sometimes dominated by a single group 
+of intelligent humanoids, whether a tribe of ores 
+that have taken over a cavern complex or a gang of 
+trolls inhabiting an aboveground ruin. Other times, 
+particularly in larger dungeons, multiple groups of 
+creatures share space and compete for resources* 
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+For example* ores that dwell in the mines of a ruined 
+dwarf citadel might skirmish constantly against the 
+hobgoblins that hold the citadel s upper tiers* Mind 
+flayers that have established a colony in the lowest 
+levels of the mines could manipulate and dominate key 
+hobgoblins in an attempt to wipe out the ores. And all 
+the while* a hidden cell of drow scouts watches and 
+plots to slay the mind flayers, then enslave whatever 
+creatures are left 
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+It’s easy to think of a dungeon as a collection of 
+encounters, with the adventurers kicking down door 
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+after door and killing whatever lies beyond. But the 
+ebb and flow of power between groups in a dungeon 
+provides plenty of opportunities for more subtle 
+interaction. Dungeon denizens are used to striking 
+unlikely alliances, and adventurers are a wild card that 
+canny monsters seek to exploit. 
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+intelligent creatures in a dungeon have goals, whether 
+as simple as short-term survival or as ambitious 
+as claiming the entire dungeon as the first step in 
+founding an empire. Such creatures might approach 
+adventurers with an offer of alliance, hoping to prevent 
+the characters from laying v^aste to their lair and to 
+secure aid against their enemies. Bring the NFC leaders 
+of such groups to life as described in chapter 4, fleshing 
+out their personalities, goals, and ideals. Then use 
+those elements to shape a response to the arrival of 
+adventurers in their territory. 
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+Dungeon Ecology 
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+An inhabited dungeon has its own ecosystem. The 
+creatures that live there need to eat, drink, breathe, and 
+sleep, just as creatures in the wilderness do. Predators 
+need to be able to seek prey, and intelligent creatures 
+search for lairs offering the best combination of air, 
+food, water, and security. Keep these factors in mind 
+when designing a dungeon you want the players to 
+believe in. If a dungeon doesn't have some internal logic 
+to it, adventurers will find it difficult to make reasonable 
+decisions w ithin that environment. 
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+For example, characters who find a pool of fresh water 
+in a dungeon might make the logical assumption that 
+many of the creatures inhabiting the dungeon come to 
+that spot to drink. The adventurers might set an ambush 
+at the pool. Likewise, locked doors—or even doors that 
+require hands to open—can restrict the movement of 
+some creatures. If all the doors in a dungeon are closed, 
+the players might winder how the carrion crawlers or 
+stirges they repeatedly encounter manage to survive. 
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+Encounter Difficulty 
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+You might be inclined to increase the encounter 
+difficulty as the adventurers descend deeper into the 
+dungeon, as a way to keep the dungeon challenging as 
+the characters gain levels or to ratchet up the tension. 
+However, this approach can turn the dungeon into a 
+grind. A better approach is to include encounters of 
+varying difficulty throughout. The contrast between easy 
+and hard encounters, as well as simple and complex 
+encounters, encourages characters to vary their tactics 
+and keeps the encounters from seeming too similar. 
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+Mapping a Dungeon 
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+Every dungeon needs a map showing its layout. 
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+The dungeon’s location, creator, purpose, history, 
+anti inhabitants should give you a starting point for 
+designing your dungeon map. If you need further 
+inspiration, you can find maps that have been made 
+freely available for use on the Internet, or even use a 
+map of a real-world location. Alternatively, you can 
+borrow^ a map from a published adventure or randomly 
+generate a dungeon complex using the tables presented 
+in appendix A, 
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+CH APTEfc 5 ! ADVENT U RE ENVI RON MENTS 
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+A dungeon can range in size from a few chambers 
+in a ruined temple to a huge complex of rooms and 
+passages extending hundreds of feet in all directions. 
+The adventurers’ goal often lies as far from the dungeon 
+entrance as possible, forcing characters to delve 
+deeper underground or push farther into the heart of 
+the complex, 
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+A dungeon is most easily mapped on graph paper, 
+w ith each square on the paper representing an area of 
+10 feet by 10 feet. (If you play with miniatures on a grid, 
+you might prefer a scale wdiere each square represents 5 
+feet, or you can subdivide your 10-foot grid into a SToot 
+grid w hen you draw your maps for combat.) When you 
+draw your map, keep the following points in mind: 
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+* Asymmetrical rooms and map layouts make a 
+dungeon less predictable. 
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+* Think in three dimensions. Stairs, ramps, platforms, 
+ledges, balconies, pits, and other changes of elevation 
+make a dungeon more interesting and make combat 
+encounters in those areas more challenging, 
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+- Give the dungeon some wear and tear. Unless you 
+want to stress that the dungeons builders were 
+extraordinarily skillful, collapsed passages can be 
+commonplace, cutting off formerly connected sections 
+of the dungeon from each other. Past earthquakes 
+might have opened chasms within a dungeon, splitting 
+rooms and corridors to make interesting obstacles. 
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+* incorporate natural features into even a constructed 
+dungeon. An underground stream might run through 
+the middle of a dwarven stronghold, causing variation 
+in the shapes and sizes of rooms and necessitating 
+features such as bridges and drains. 
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+* Add multiple entrances and exits. Nothing gives the 
+players a stronger sense of making real decisions than 
+having multiple ways to enter a dungeon. 
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+■ Add secret doors and secret rooms to reward players 
+who take the time to search for them. 
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+If you need help creating a dungeon map from scratch, 
+see appendix A. 
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+Dungeon Features 
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+The atmosphere and physical characteristics of 
+dungeons vary as widely as their origins. An old crypt 
+might have stone walls and loose w ooden doors, an odor 
+of decay, and no light other than what adventurers bring 
+with them. A volcanic lair might have smooth stone 
+walls hollowed out by past eruptions, doors of magically 
+reinforced brass, a smell of sulfur, and light provided by 
+jets of flame in every hall and room. 
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+Walls 
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+Some dungeons have walls of masonry. Others have 
+walls of solid rock, hewn with tools to give them a 
+rough, chiseled look, or worn smooth by the passage of 
+water or lava. An aboveground dungeon might be made 
+of wood or composite materials. 
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+Walls are sometimes adorned with murals, frescoes, 
+bas-reliefs, and lighting fixtures such as sconces or 
+torch brackets. A few even have secret doors built 
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+Opening a Secret Boon Once a secret door is 
+detected, a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check 
+might be required to determine how to open it if the 
+opening mechanism isn’t obvious. Set the DC according 
+to the difficulty guidelines in chapter 8. 
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+If adventurers can’t determine how to open a secret 
+door t breaking it down is always an option. Treat it 
+as a locked door made of the same material as the 
+surrounding wall, and use the guidelines in chapter 8 to 
+determine appropriate DCs or statistics. 
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+Concealed Doors 
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+A concealed door is a normal door that is hidden from 
+view, A secret door is ca refully crafted to blend into its 
+surrounding surface, whereas a concealed door is most 
+often hidden by mundane means. It might be covered 
+by a tapestry, covered with plaster, or (in the case of 
+a concealed trapdoor) hidden under a rug. Normally, 
+no ability check is required to find a concealed door, A 
+character need only look in the right place or take the 
+right steps to reveal the door. However, you can use 
+the characters' passive Wisdom (Perception) scores to 
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+determine whether any of them notices tracks or signs 
+of a tapestry or rug having been recently disturbed. 
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+Portcullises 
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+A portcullis is a set of vertical bars made of wood or 
+iron, reinforced with one or more horizontal bands. It 
+blocks a passage or archway until it is raised up into 
+the ceiling by a winch and chain. The main benefit of a 
+portcullis is that it blocks a passage while still allowing 
+guards to watch the area beyond and make ranged 
+attacks or cast spells through it. 
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+Winching a portcullis up or down requires an action. 
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+If a character can’t reach the winch (usually because it is 
+on the other side of the portcullis), lifting the portcullis 
+or bending its bars far enough apart to pass through 
+them requires a successful Strength check. The DC 
+of the check depends on the size and weight of the 
+portcullis or the thickness of its bars. To determine an 
+appropriate DC. see chapter 8. 
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+Darkness and Light 
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+Darkness is the default condition inside an underground 
+complex or in the interior of aboveground ruins, but an 
+inhabited dungeon might have light sources. 
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+iusty tombs where only undead stand guard, abandoned 
+ruins teeming with predatory monsters and oozes, and 
+natural caverns where sightless creatures hunt. 
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+The light of a torch or lantern helps a character 
+see over a short distance, but other creatures can 
+see that light source from far away. Bright light in an 
+. ironment of total darkness can be visible for miles. 
+Though a clear line of sight over such a distance is rare 
+inderground. Even so, adventurers using light sources 
+:n a dungeon often attract monsters, just as dungeon 
+features that shed light (from phosphorescent fungi 
+t i he glow of magical portals) can draw adventurers' 
+attention. 
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+Air Quality 
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+Subterranean tunnels and aboveground ruins are often 
+enclosed spaces with little airflow. Though it’s rare for 
+a dungeon to be sealed so tightly that adventurers have 
+:n uble breathing, the atmosphere is often stifling and 
+: pressive. What’s more, odors linger in a dungeon and 
+n be magnified by the stillness of the atmosphere. 
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+- dungeon’s enclosed geography helps channel sound. 
+The groaning creak of an opening door can echo down 
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+end reds of feet of passageway. Louder noises such 
+as the clanging hammers of a forge or the din of battle 
+an reverberate through an entire dungeon. Many 
+re at u res that live underground use such sounds as a 
+way of locating prey, or go on alert at any sound of an 
+.vi venturing party’s intrusion. 
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+Dungeon Hazards _ 
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+The hazards described here are but a few examples of 
+:he environmental dangers found underground and in 
+ther dark places. Dungeon hazards are functionally 
+similar to traps, which are described at the end of 
+:his chapter. 
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+Detecting a Hazard. No ability check is required 
+:o spot a hazard unless it is hidden, A hazard that 
+resembles something benign, such as a patch of slime 
+r mold, can be correctly identified with a successful 
+Intelligence (Nature) check. Use the guidelines in 
+hap ter 8 to set an appropriate DC for any check made 
+to spot or recognize a hazard. 
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+Hazard Severity* To determine a hazard’s deadliness 
+relative to the characters, think of the hazard as a trap 
+and compare the damage it deals with the party’s level 
+using the Damage Severity by Level table later in the 
+chapter (the table also appears in chapter 8). 
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+Brown Mold 
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+Brown mold feeds on warmth, drawing heat from 
+anything around it, A patch of brown mold typically 
+covers a 10-foot square, and the temperature within 30 
+feet of it is always frigid. 
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+When a creature moves to within 5 feet of the mold 
+for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it 
+must make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 
+22 (4dl0) cold damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
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+Brown mold is immune to fire, and any source of fire 
+brought within 5 feet of a patch causes it to instantly 
+expand outward in the direction of the fire, covering a 
+10-foot-square area (with the source of the fire at the 
+center of that area), A patch of brown mold exposed to 
+an effect that deals cold damage is instantly destroyed. 
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+Green Slime 
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+This acidic slime devours flesh, organic material, and 
+metal on contact. Bright green, wet, and sticky, it clings 
+to walls, floors, and ceilings in patches. 
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+A patch of green slime covers a 5-foot square, has 
+blind sight out to a range of 30 feet, and drops from 
+walls and ceilings when it detects movement below it. 
+Beyond that, it has no ability to move. A creature aware 
+of the slime's presence can avoid being struck by it with 
+a successful DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. Otherwise, 
+the slime can't be avoided as it drops, 
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+A creature that comes into contact with green slime 
+takes 5 (Id 10) acid damage. The creature takes the 
+damage again at the start of each of its turns until the 
+slime is scraped off or destroyed. Against wood or 
+metal, green slime deals 11 (2d 10) acid damage each 
+round, and any non magical wood or metal weapon or 
+tool used to scrape off the slime is effectively destroyed. 
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+Sunlight, any effect that cures disease, and any effect 
+that deals cold, fire, or radiant damage destroys a patch 
+of green slime. 
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+Webs 
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+Giant spiders weave thick, sticky webs across passages 
+and at the bottom of pits to snare prey. These web-filled 
+areas are difficult terrain. Moreover, a creature entering 
+a webbed area for the first time on a turn or starting its 
+turn there must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity saving 
+throw or become restrained by the webs, A restrained 
+creature can use its action to try to escape, doing 
+so with a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) or 
+Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. 
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+Each 10-foot cube of giant webs has AC 10, 15 
+hit points, vulnerability to fire, and immunity to 
+bludgeoning, piercing, and psychic damage. 
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+Yellow mold growrs in dark places, and one patch covers 
+a 5-foot square. If touched, the mold ejects a cloud of 
+spores that fills a 10-foot cube originating from the 
+mold. Any creature in the area must succeed on a DC 
+15 Constitution saving throw or take 11 (2d 10) poison 
+damage and become poisoned for 1 minute. While 
+poisoned in this way, the creature takes 5 (Id 10) poison 
+damage at the start of each of its turns. The creature 
+can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its 
+turns, ending the effect on itself on a successful save. 
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+CHAPTER 5 
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+Between the dungeons and settlements of your 
+campaign world He meadows, forests, deserts, mountain 
+ranges, oceans, and other tracts of wilderness waiting 
+to he traversed. Bringing wilderness areas to life can he 
+a fun part of your game, both for you and your players. 
+The following two approaches work particularly well, 
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+Travel-Montage Approach 
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+Sometimes the destination is more important than the 
+journey. If the purpose of a wilderness trek is to get 
+the characters to where the real adventure happens, 
+gloss over the wilderness trek without checking for 
+encounters along the way. Just as movies use travel 
+montages to convey long and arduous journeys in a 
+matter of seconds, you can use a few sentences of 
+descriptive text to paint a picture of a wilderness trek in 
+your players’ minds before moving on. 
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+Describe the journey as vividly as you like, but keep 
+the forward momentum. "You walk for several miles 
+and encounter nothing of interest’' is okay, but far less 
+evocative and memorable than, "A light rain dampens 
+the rolling plains as you travel north. Around midday, 
+you break for lunch under a lonely tree. There, the rogue 
+finds a small rock that looks like a grinning face, but 
+otherwise you encounter nothing out of the ordinary." 
+The trick is to focus on a few details that reinforce the 
+desired mood rather than describe everything down to 
+the last blade of grass. 
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+Call attention to unusual terrain features: a waterfall, 
+a rocky outcropping that offers a breathtaking view over 
+the tops of the surrounding trees, an area where the 
+forest has burned or been cut down, and so on. Also 
+describe notable smells and sounds, such as the roar of 
+a faraway monster, the stench of burned wood, or the 
+sweet aroma of flowers in an elven forest. 
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+In addition to evocative language, visual aids can help 
+set the scene for the characters’ travels. Image searches 
+on the Internet can lead you to breathtaking landscapes 
+(in fact, that’s a good phrase to search for) both real and 
+fantastical. As striking as real-world scenery can be. 
+wilderness travel can be used to remind the players that 
+their characters are in a fantasy world. Once in a while, 
+spice up your descriptions with some truly magical 
+element. A forest might be home to tiny dragonets 
+instead of birds, or its trees might be festooned with 
+giant webs or have eerie, green-glowing sap. Use these 
+elements sparingly; landscapes that are too alien can 
+break your players’ sense of immersion in the world. A 
+single fantastic element within an otherwise realistic 
+and memorable landscape is enough. 
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+Use the landscape to set the mood and tone for your 
+adventure. In one forest, close-set trees shroud all 
+light and seem to watch the adventurers as they pass. 
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+In another, sunlight streams through the leaves above 
+and flower-laden vines twine up every trunk. Signs 
+of corruption—rotting wood, foul-smelling water, and 
+rocks covered with slimy brown moss—can be a signal 
+that the adventurers are drawing close to the site of evil 
+power that is their destination or can provide clues to 
+the nature of the threats to be found there. 
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+Specific wilderness locations might have their own 
+special features. For example, the Spirit Forest and 
+the Spiderhaunt Woods might feature different kinds 
+of trees, different kinds of flora and fauna, different 
+weather, and different random encounter tables. 
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+Finally, a wilderness trek can be enhanced by calling 
+attention to the weather. “You spend the next three 
+days crossing the swamp" sounds less harrowing than. 
+"You spend the next three days trudging through knee- 
+deep mud--the first two days and nights in the pouring 
+rain, and then another day under the beating sun, with 
+swarms of hungry insects feasting on your blood." 
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+Hour-by-Hour Approach_I 
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+Sometimes the journey deserves as much time and 
+attention as the destination. If wilderness travel features 
+prominently in your adventure and isn’t something you 
+want to gloss over, you will need more than a descriptive 
+overview to bring a long and harrowing journey to life; 
+you’ll need to know f the party’s marching order and have 
+encounters at the ready. 
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+Let your players determine the party’s marching 
+order (see the Players Handbook for more information). 
+Characters in the front rank are likely to be the first to 
+notice landmarks and terrain features, as well as the 
+ones responsible for navigating. Characters in the back 
+rank are usually responsible for making sure that the 
+party isn’t being followed. Encourage characters in the 
+middle ranks to do something other than blindly trudge 
+along behind the front-rank characters. The Player's 
+Handbook suggests activities such as mapmaking and 
+foraging for food. 
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+Wilderness journeys typically feature a combination of 
+planned encounters (encounters that you prepare ahead 
+of time) and random encounters (encounters determined 
+by rolling on a table). A planned encounter might need a 
+map of the location wdiere the encounter is set to occur, 
+such as a ruin, a bridge spanning a gorge, or some other 
+memorable location. Random encounters tend to be 
+less location-specific. The fewer planned encounters 
+you have, the more you’ll need to rely on random 
+encounters to keep the journey interesting. See chapter 
+3 for guidelines on creating your own random encounter 
+tables and when to check for random encounters, 
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+A good way to keep wilderness encounters from 
+becoming stale is to make sure they don’t all start and 
+end the same way. In other words, if the wilderness 
+is your stage and your adventure is the play or movie, 
+think of each wilderness encounter as its own scene, 
+and try to stage each one in a slightly different way to 
+keep your players’ interest. If one encounter comes 
+at the adventurers from the front, the next one might 
+come at them from above or behind. If an encounter 
+features stealthy monsters, a character tending to the 
+party’s pack animals might get the first indication that 
+monsters are near when a pony whickers nervously. I f 
+an encounter features loud monsters, the party might 
+have the option to hide or set an ambush. One group of 
+monsters might attack the party on sight, and another 
+might allow safe passage for food. 
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+Reward characters for searching while they travel by 
+providing things for them to find. Broken statues, tracks. 
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+A wilderness journey might take multiple sessions to 
+play out. That said, if the wilderness journey includes 
+long periods with no encounters, use the travel-montage 
+approach to bridge gaps between encounters. 
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+Mapping a Wilderness 
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+In contrast to a dungeon, an outdoor setting presents 
+seemingly limitless options. The adventurers can move 
+in any direction over a trackless desert or an open 
+grassland, so how r do you as the DM deal with all the 
+possible locations and events that might make up a 
+wilderness campaign? What if you design an encounter 
+in a desert oasis, but the characters miss the oasis 
+because they wander off course? How do you avoid 
+creating a boring play session of uninterrupted slogging 
+across a rocky wasteland? 
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+One solution is to think of an outdoor setting in the 
+same way you think about a dungeon. Even the most 
+wide-open terrain presents clear pathways. Roads 
+seldom run straight because they follow' the contours 
+of the land, finding the most level or otherwise easiest 
+routes across uneven ground. Valleys and ridges 
+channel travel in certain directions. Mountain ranges 
+present forbidding barriers traversed only by remote 
+passes. Even the most trackless desert reveals favored 
+routes, where explorers and caravan drivers have 
+discovered areas of wind-blasted rock that are easier to 
+traverse than shifting sand. 
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+If the party veers off track, you might be able to 
+relocate one or more of your planned encounters 
+elsewhere on the map to ensure that the time spent 
+preparing those encounters doesn't go to waste. 
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+Chapter 1 discusses the basics of creating a 
+wilderness map at three different scales to help 
+you design your world and the starting area of your 
+campaign. Especially when you get down to province 
+scale (1 hex = 1 mile), think about paths of travel—roads, 
+passes, ridges and valleys, and so on—that can guide 
+character movement across your map. 
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+Movement on the Map 
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+Narrate wilderness travel at a level of detail appropriate 
+to the map you Ye using. If you're tracking hour-by-hour 
+movement on a province-scale map (1 hex = 1 mile), 
+you can describe each hamlet the adventurers pass. 
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+At this scale, you can assume that the characters find 
+a noteworthy location when they enter its hex unless 
+the site is specifically hidden. The characters might not 
+walk directly up to the front door of a ruined castle when 
+they enter a hex, but they can find old paths, outlying 
+ruins, and other signs of its presence in the area. 
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+If you’re tracking a journey of several days on a 
+kingdom-scale map (1 hex = 6 miles)* don't bother with 
+details too small to appear on your map. It’s enough 
+for the players to know that on the third day of their 
+journey, they cross a river and the land starts rising 
+before them, and that they reach the mountain pass two 
+days later. 
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+No wilderness map is complete without a few 
+settlements, strongholds, ruins, and other sites worthy 
+of discovery, A dozen such locations scattered over an 
+area roughly 50 miles across is a good start. 
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+Monster Lairs 
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+A wilderness area approximately 50 miles across can 
+support roughly a half-dozen monster lairs, but probably 
+no more than one apex predator such as a dragon. 
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+If you expect the characters to explore a monster’s 
+lair, you'll need to find or create an appropriate map for 
+the lair and stock the lair as you would a dungeon. 
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+Monuments 
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+In places where civilization rules or once ruled, 
+adventurers might find monuments built to honor great 
+leaders, gods, and cultures. Use the Monuments table 
+for inspiration, or randomly roll to determine what 
+monument the adventurers stumble upon. 
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+Monuments 
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+d2G Monument 
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+1 Sealed burial mound or pyramid 
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+2 Plundered burial mound or pyramid 
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+3 Faces carved into a mountainside or cliff 
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+4 Giant statues carved out of a mountainside or cliff 
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+5-6 Intact obelisk etched with a warning, historical 
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+lore, dedication, or religious iconography 
+7-8 Ruined or toppled obelisk 
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+9-10 Intact statue of a person or deity 
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+11-13 Ruined or toppled statue of a person or deity 
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+14 Great stone wall, intact, with tower fortifications 
+spaced at one^mile intervals 
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+15 Great stone wall in ruins 
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+16 Great stone arch 
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+17 Fountain 
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+18 Intact circle of standing stones 
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+19 Ruined or toppled circle of standing stones 
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+20 Totem pole 
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+Crumbling towers, ancient temples, and razed cities 
+are perfect sites for adventures. Additionally, noting the 
+existence of an old, crumbling wall that runs alongside a 
+road, a saggi ng stone windmill on a hilltop, or a jumble 
+of standing stones can add texture to your wilderness. 
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+Settlements 
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+Settlements exist in places where food, water, farmland, 
+and building materials are abundant. A civilized 
+province roughly 50 miles across might have one city, a 
+few rural towns, and a scattering of villages and trading 
+posts. An uncivilized area might have a single trading 
+post that stands at the edge of a wild frontier, but no 
+larger settlements. 
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+In addition to settlements, a province might contain 
+ruined villages and towns that are either abandoned or 
+serve as lairs for marauding bandits and monsters. 
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+in times of trouble. The number of strongholds in an 
+area depends on the dominant society, the population, 
+[he strategic importance or vulnerability of the region, 
+and the wealth of the land. 
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+Weird locales make the fantastic and the supernatural 
+an intrinsic part of vour wilderness adventures. 
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+Weird Locales 
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+d20 Locale 
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+I -2 Dead magic zone (similar to an antimagic field) 
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+3 Wild magic zone (roll on the Wild Magic Surge 
+table in the Player's Handbook whenever a spell is 
+cast within the zone) 
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+4 Boulder carved with talking faces 
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+5 Crystal cave that mystically answers questions 
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+6 Ancient tree containing a trapped spirit 
+7-8 Battlefield where lingering fog occasionally 
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+9-10 Permanent portal to another plane of existence 
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+II Wishing well 
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+12 Giant crystal shard protruding from the ground 
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+13 Wrecked ship, which might be nowhere near water 
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+16 River ferry guided by a skeletal captain 
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+17 Field of petrified soldiers or other creatures 
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+18 Forest of petrified or awakened trees 
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+19 Canyon containing a dragons’ graveyard 
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+20 Floating earth mote with a tower on it 
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+Adventuring in the wilderness presents a. host of 
+perils beyond the threats of monstrous predators and 
+savage raiders. 
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+Weather 
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+You can pick weather to fit your campaign or roll on the 
+Weather table to determine the weather for a given day, 
+adjusting for the terrain and season as appropriate. 
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+Weather 
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+d20 Temperature 
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+1-14 Normal for the season 
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+15- 17 ld4 x 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal 
+18-20 ld4 x 10 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than normal 
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+1-12 None 
+13-17 Light 
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+Fahrenheit, a creature exposed to the cold must succeed 
+on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw at the end of each 
+hour or gain one level of exhaustion. Creatures with 
+resistance or immunity to cold damage automatically 
+succeed on the saving thrown as do creatures wearing 
+cold weather gear (thick coats, gloves, and the like) and 
+creatures naturally adapted to cold climates. 
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+When the temperature is at or above 100 degrees 
+Fahrenheit, a creature exposed to the heat and 
+w ithout access to drinkable water must succeed on 
+a Constitution saving throw at the end of each hour 
+or gain one level of exhaustion. The DC is 5 for the 
+first hour and increases by 1 for each additional hour. 
+Creatures wearing medium or heavy armor, or who are 
+clad in heavy clothing, have disadvantage on the saving 
+throw. Creatures with resistance or immunity to fire 
+damage automatically succeed on the saving throw, as 
+do creatures naturally adapted to hot climates. 
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+A strong wind imposes disadvantage on ranged weapon 
+attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on 
+hearing, A strong wind also extinguishes open flames, 
+disperses fog, and makes flying by non magi cal means 
+nearly impossible. A flying creature in a strong wind 
+must land at the end of its turn or fall. 
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+A strong wand in a desert can create a sandstorm that 
+imposes disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks 
+that rely on sight. 
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+Heavy Precipitation 
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+Everything within an area of heavy rain or heavy 
+snowfall is lightly obscured, and creatures in the area 
+have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that 
+rely on sight. Heavy rain also extinguishes open flames 
+and imposes disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on hearing. 
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+High Altitude 
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+Traveling at altitudes of 10,000 feet or higher above 
+sea level is taxing for a creature that needs to breathe, 
+because of the reduced amount of oxygen in the 
+air. Each hour such a creature spends traveling at 
+high altitude counts as 2 hours for the purpose of 
+determining how long that creature can travel. 
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+Breathing creatures can become acclimated to a high 
+altitude by spending 30 days or more at this elevation. 
+Breathing creatures can’t become acclimated to 
+elevations above 20,000 feet unless they are native to 
+such environments. 
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+l his section describes a few examples of hazards that 
+adventurers might encounter in the wilderness. 
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+Some hazards, such as slippery ice and razor vine, 
+require no ability check to spot. Others, such as 
+defiled ground, are undetectable by normal senses. 
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+The other hazards presented here can be identified 
+with a successful Intelligence (Nature) check. Use the 
+guidelines in chapter 8 to set an appropriate DC for any 
+check made to spot or recognize a hazard. 
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+Desecrated Ground 
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+Some cemeteries and catacombs are imbued with the 
+unseen traces of ancient evil. An area of desecrated 
+ground can be any size, and a defect evil and good spell 
+cast within range reveals its presence. 
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+Undead standing on desecrated ground have 
+advantage on all saving throws, 
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+A vial of holy water purifies a 10-foot-square area of 
+desecrated ground when sprinkled on it, and a hallow 
+spell purifies desecrated ground within its area. 
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+Frigid Water 
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+A creature can be immersed in frigid water for a 
+number of minutes equal to its Constitution score before 
+suffering any ill effects, Each additional minute spent 
+in frigid water requires the creature to succeed on a 
+DC 10 Constitution saving throw or gain one level of 
+exhaustion. Creatures with resistance or immunity to 
+cold damage automatically succeed on the saving throw 
+as do creatures that are naturally adapted to living in 
+ice-cold w^ater. 
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+Quicksand 
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+A quicksand pit covers the ground in roughly a 10-foot- 
+square area and is usually 10 feet deep. When a creature 
+enters the area, it sinks 1d4 + 1 feet into the quicksand 
+and becomes restrained. At the start of each of the 
+creature's turns, it sinks another ld4 feet. As long as 
+the creature isn’t completely submerged in quicksand, 
+it can escape by using its action and succeeding on a 
+Strength check. The DC is 10 plus the number of feet 
+the creature has sunk into the quicksand. A creature 
+that is completely submerged in quicksand can’t breathe 
+(se e the su ffo cat ion r u 1 e s in the Player s Ha ndbo ok ), 
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+A creature can pull another creature within its reach 
+out of a quicksand pit by using its action and succeeding 
+on a Strength check. The DC is 5 plus the number of 
+feet the target creature has sunk into the quicksand. 
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+Razorvine is a plant that growls in wild tangles and 
+hedges. It also clings to the sides of buildings and 
+other surfaces as ivy does, A IQ-foot-high, 10-foot-wide, 
+SToot-thick wall or hedge of razorvine has AC 11,25 
+hit points, and immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and 
+psychic damage. 
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+When a creature comes into direct contact with 
+razorvine for the first time on a turn, the creature 
+must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or 
+take 5 (1 d 10) slashing damage from the razorvme's 
+bladciike thorns. 
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+Slippery Ice 
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+Slippery ice is difficult terrain. When a creature moves 
+onto slippery ice for the first time on a turn, it must 
+succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check or 
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+area of thin ice exceeds its tolerance, the ice in that area 
+breaks. All creatures on broken ice fall through. 
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+Characters can gather food and water as the party 
+travels at a normal or slow pace. A foraging character 
+makes a Wisdom (Survival) check whenever you call for 
+it, with the DC determined by the abundance of food and 
+water in the region. 
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+Abundant food and water sources 10 
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+Limited food and water sources 15 
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+a separate check. A foraging character finds nothing 
+on a failed check. On a successful check, roll ld6 + the 
+haracter’s Wisdom modifier to determine how much 
+food (in pounds) the character finds, then repeat the roll 
+for water (in gallons). 
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+The food and water requirements noted in the Player's 
+Handbook are for characters. Horses and other 
+creatures require different quantities of food and water 
+per day based on their size. Water needs are doubled if 
+the weather is hot. 
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+Unless they are following a path, or something like it, 
+adventurers traveling in the wilderness run the risk of 
+becoming lost. The party's navigator makes a Wisdom 
+(Survival) check when you decide it s appropriate, 
+against a DC determined by the prevailing terrain, as 
+shown on the Wilderness Navigation table. If the party 
+is moving at a slow' pace, the navigator gains a +5 bonus 
+to the check, and a fast pace imposes a 5 penalty. If the 
+party has an accurate map of the region or can see the 
+sun or stars, the navigator has advantage on the check. 
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+wrong direction and becomes lost. The party’s navigator 
+can repeat the check after the party spends ld6 hours 
+trying to get back on course. 
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+Forest, jungle, swamp, mountains, or open sea 15 
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+with overcast skies and no land in sight 
+Arctic, desert, hills, or open sea with clear skies 10 
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+A village, town, or city makes an excellent backdrop for 
+an adventure. The adventurers might be called on to 
+track down a criminal who’s gone into hiding, solve a 
+murder, take out a gang of wererats or doppelgangers, 
+or protect a settlement under siege. 
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+When creating a settlement for your campaign, focus 
+on the locations that are most relevant to the adventure. 
+Don’t worry about naming every street and identifying 
+the inhabitants of every building; that way lies madness. 
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+The following tables allow you to quickly create a 
+settlement. They assume that you've already determined 
+its size and its basic form of government. 
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+I- 10 Harmony 
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+II- 14 Tension or rivalry 
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+15-16 Racial majority are conquerors 
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+17 Racial minority are rulers 
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+IS Racial minority are refugees 
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+19 Racial majority oppresses minority 
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+20 Racial minority oppresses majority 
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+1-5 Respected, fair, and just 
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+6-S Feared tyrant 
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+9 Weakling manipulated by others 
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+10 Illegitimate ruler, simmering civil war 
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+11 Ruled or controlled by a powerful monster 
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+12 Mysterious, anonymous cabal 
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+13 Contested leadership, open fighting 
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+14 Cabal seized power openly 
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+15 Doltish lout 
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+16 On deathbed, claimants compete for power 
+17-18 Iron-wilied but respected 
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+1 Canals in place of streets 
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+2 Massive statue or monument 
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+3 Grand temple 
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+4 Large fortress 
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+5 Verdant parks and orchards 
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+6 River divides town 
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+7 Major trade center 
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+8 Headquarters of a powerful family or guild 
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+9 Population mostly wealthy 
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+10 Destitute, rundown 
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+11 Awful smell (tanneries, open sewers) 
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+12 Center of trade for one specific good 
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+13 Site of many battles 
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+14 Site of a mythic or magical event 
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+15 Important library or archive 
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+16 Worship of all gods banned 
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+characters to dash into buildings* When you need to 
+flesh out a building quickly, roll on the Building Type 
+table* Then roll on the table corresponding to that 
+building to add further detail. 
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+characters are (such as a lavish mansion in a rundown 
+part of town), you can always roll again or simply choose 
+another result However, such unexpected results can 
+prompt creativity and memorable locations that help 
+make your urban encounters distinct. 
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+I- 10 Residence [roll once on the Residence table) 
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+II- 12 Religious (roil once on the Religious Building table) 
+13-15 Tavern (roll once on the Tavern table and twice on 
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+the Tavern Name Generator table) 
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+16-17 Warehouse (roll once on the Warehouse table) 
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+18-20 Shop (roll once on the Shop table] 
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+1-2 Abandoned squat 
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+3-8 Middle-class home 
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+11-15 Crowded tenement 
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+19 Front for a secret cult 
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+20 Lavish, guarded mansion 
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+6-17 Library dedicated to religious study 
+‘8-20 Hidden shrine to a fiend or an evil deity 
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+Raucous dive 
+Thieves' guild hangout 
+Gathering place for a secret society 
+Upper-class dining club 
+Gambling den 
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+Brothel 
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+Mapping a Settlement 
+
+When you draw a map for a settlement in your game, 
+donh worry about the placement of every building, and 
+concentrate instead on the major features. 
+
+For a village* sketch out the roads, including trade 
+routes leading beyond the village and roads that connect 
+outlying farms to the village center* Note the location of 
+the village center. If the adventurers visit specific places 
+in the village* mark those spots on your map* 
+
+For towns and cities* note major roads and waterways 
+as well as surrounding terrain. Outline the wails 
+and mark the locations of features you know will be 
+important: the lord's keep, significant temples* and 
+the like. For cities, add internal walls and think about 
+the personality of each ward. Give the wards names 
+reflecting their personalities, which also identify 
+the kinds of trades that dominate the neighborhood 
+(Tannery Square, Temple Row), a geographical 
+characteristic (Hilltop, Riverside), or a dominant site 
+(the Lords' Quarter), 
+
+Urban Encounters 
+
+Although they hold the promise of safety, cities and 
+towns can be just as dangerous as the darkest dungeon. 
+Evil hides in plain sight or in dark corners. Sewers, 
+shadowy alleys, slums, smoke-filled taverns, dilapidated 
+tenements, and crowded marketplaces can quickly turn 
+into battlegrounds. On top of that, adventurers must 
+learn to behave themselves* lest they attract unwanted 
+attention from local authorities. 
+
+That said, characters who don't go looking for trouble 
+can take advantage of all the benefits that a settlement 
+has to offer. 
+
+Law and Order 
+
+Whether a settlement has a police force depends on its 
+size and nature. A lawful* orderly city might have a city 
+watch to maintain order and a trained militia to defend 
+its walls, and a frontier town might rely on adventurers 
+or its citizenry to apprehend criminals and fend off 
+attackers. 
+
+Trials 
+
+In most settlements, trials are overseen by magistrates 
+or local lords. Some trials are argued, with the 
+conflicting parties or their advocates presenting 
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+precedent and evidence until the judge makes 
+a decision, with or without the aid of spells or 
+interrogation* Others are decided %vith a trial by ordeal 
+or trial by combat* If the evidence against the accused 
+is overwhelming* a magistrate or local lord can forgo a 
+trial and skip right to the sentencing. 
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+Sentences 
+
+A settlement might have a jail to hold accused criminals 
+awaiting trial, but few settlements have prisons to 
+incarcerate convicted criminals* A person found guilty 
+of a crime is usually fined, condemned to forced labor 
+for a period of several months or years, exiled, or 
+executed, depending on the magnitude of the crime. 
+
+Random Urban Encounters 
+
+The Random Urban Encounters table is useful for 
+city- and town-based adventures. Check for a random 
+encounter at least once per day, and once at night if 
+the characters are out and about. Reroll the result if it 
+doesn't make sense given the time of day. 
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+Found trinket 
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+Guard harassment 
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+Pickpocket 
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+Procession 
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+Protest 
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+Runaway cart 
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+Shady transaction 
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+19 
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+Spectacle 
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+Urchin 
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+Animals on the Loose . The characters see one or 
+more unexpected animals loose in the street. This 
+challenge could be anything from a pack of baboons to 
+an escaped circus bear, tiger* or elephant* 
+Announcement. A herald, town crier, mad person, 
+or other individual makes an announcement on a 
+street corner for all to hear. The announcement might 
+foreshadow some upcoming event (such as a public 
+execution)* communicate important information to the 
+general masses (such as a new royal decree)* or convey a 
+dire omen or warning. 
+
+Brawl . A brawl erupts near the adventurers. It could 
+be a tavern brawl: a battle between rival factions, 
+families, or gangs in the city; or a struggle between 
+city guards and criminals. The characters could be 
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+members of one group and attacked by the other. 
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+Bullies* The characters witness ld4 + 2 bullies 
+harassing an out-of-towner (use the commoner statistics 
+in the Monster Manual for all of them). A bully flees as 
+soon as he or she takes any amount of damage. 
+
+Companion . One or more characters are approached 
+by a local who takes a friendly interest in the partys 
+activities. As a twist, the would-be companion might be 
+a spy sent to gather information on the adventurers. 
+
+Contest The adventurers are drawn into an 
+impromptu contest—anything from an intellectual test 
+to a drinking competition—or witness a dud. 
+
+Corpse ■ The adventurers find a humanoid corpse. 
+
+Draft The characters are drafted by a member of the 
+city or town watch, who needs their help to deal with an 
+immediate problem. As a twist, the member of the watch 
+might be a disguised criminal trying to lure the party 
+into an ambush (use the thug statistics in the Monster 
+Manual for the criminal and his or her cohorts). 
+
+Drunk . A tipsy drunk staggers toward a random party 
+member, mistaking him or her for someone else. 
+
+Fire . A fire breaks out. and the characters have a 
+chance to help put out the flames before it spreads. 
+
+Found Trinket The characters find a random trinket. 
+You can determine the trinket by rolling on the Trinkets 
+table in the Players Handbook. 
+
+Guard Harassment The adventurers are cornered 
+by ld4 + I guards eager to throw their weight around. If 
+threatened, the guards call out for help and might attract 
+the attention of other guards or citizens nearby. 
+
+Pickpocket A thief (use the spy statistics in the 
+Monster Manual) tries to steal from a random character. 
+Characters whose passive Wisdom (Perception) scores 
+are equal to or greater than the thief’s Dexterity (Sleight 
+of Hand) check total catch the theft in progress. 
+
+Procession . The adventurers encounter a group of 
+citizens either parading in celebration or forming a 
+funeral procession. 
+
+Protest The adventurers see a group of citizens 
+peacefully protesting a new law or decree. A handful of 
+guards maintain order. 
+
+Runaway Cart A team of horses pulling a wagon 
+races through the city streets. The adventurers must 
+avoid the horses. If they stop the wagon, the owner (who 
+is running behind the cart) is grateful. 
+
+Shady Transaction* The characters witness a shady 
+transaction between two cloaked figures. 
+
+Spectacle* The characters witness a form of public 
+entertainment, such as a talented bard's impersonation 
+of a royal personage, a street circus, a puppet show, 
+a flashy magic act, a royal visit, or a public execution. 
+
+Urchin* A street urchin glams onto the adventurers 
+and follows them around until frightened off. 
+
+Unusual Environments 
+
+Traveling through the wilderness doesn't always mean 
+an overland trek. Adventurers might ply the open sea in 
+a caravel or an elemental-powered galleon, soar through 
+the air on hippogriffs or a carpet of flying* or ride giant 
+sea horses to coral palaces deep beneath the sea. 
+
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+ADVENTU RE EN VI RONMENTS 
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+Underwater 
+
+See chapter 9 of the Players Handbook for rules on 
+underwater combat. 
+
+Random Undersea Encounters 
+
+You can check for random undersea encounters as ofter 
+as you would check for them on land (see chapter 3), Th 
+Random Undersea Encounters table presents several 
+intriguing options. You can either roll on the table for a 
+random result or choose whichever one works best. 
+
+Random Undersea Encounters 
+
+dl2 + d8 Encounter 
+
+2 Sunken ship covered in barnacles (25 percent 
+chance that the ship contains treasure; roll 
+randomly on the treasure tables in chapter 7) 
+
+3 Sunken ship with reef sharks (shallow waters) or 
+hunter sharks (deep waters) circling around it (50 
+percent chance that the ship contains treasure; 
+roll randomly on the treasure tables in chapter 7) 
+
+4 Bed of giant oysters (each oyster has a 1 percent 
+chance of having a giant 5,000 gp pearl inside) 
+
+5 Underwater steam vent (25 percent chance that 
+the vent is a portal to the Elemental Plane of Fire) 
+
+6 Sunken ruin (uninhabited) 
+
+7 Sunken ruin (inhabited or haunted) 
+
+8 Sunken statue or monolith 
+
+9 Friendly and curious giant sea horse 
+
+10 Patrol of friendly merfolk 
+
+11 Patrol of hostile merrow (coastal waters) or 
+sahuagin (deep waters) 
+
+12 Enormous kelp bed (roll again on the table to 
+determine what's hidden in the kelp bed) 
+
+13 Undersea cave (empty) 
+
+14 Undersea cave (sea hag lair) 
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+15 Undersea cave (merfolk lair) 
+
+16 Undersea cave (giant octopus lair) 
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+17 Undersea cave (dragon turtle lair) 
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+18 8 ronze dragon search i ng for trea s ure 
+
+19 Storm giant walking on the ocean floor 
+
+20 Sunken treasure chest (25 percent chance that 
+it contains something of value; roll treasure 
+randomly using the tables in chapter 7) 
+
+Swimming 
+
+Unless aided by magic, a character can t swim for a 
+full 8 hours per day. After each hour of swimming, a 
+character must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving 
+throw r or gain one level of exhaustion. 
+
+A creature that has a swimming speed-including a 
+character with a ring of swimming or similar magic- 
+can swim all day without penalty and uses the normal 
+forced march rules in the Players Handbook . 
+
+Swimming through deep water is similar to traveling 
+at high altitudes, because of the water’s pressure and 
+cold temperature. For a creature without a swimming 
+speed, each hour spent swimming at a depth greater 
+than 100 feet counts as 2 hours for the purpose of 
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+determining exhaustion. Swimming for an hour at a 
+depth greater than 200 feet counts as 4 hours. 
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+Underwater Visibility 
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+\ isibility underwater depends on water clarity and the 
+available light. Unless the characters have light sources, 
+use the Underwater Encounter Distance table to 
+determine the distance at which characters underwater 
+become aware of a possible encounter. 
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+C ear water, bright light 
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+The Sea 
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+Characters can row a boat for 8 hours per day. or can 
+row longer at the risk of exhaustion (as per the rules for 
+a forced march in chapter 8 of the Players Handbook ). A 
+fully crewed sailing vessel can sail all day, assuming its 
+sailors work in shifts. 
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+Navigation 
+
+Seagoing vessels stay dose to shore when they can. 
+because navigation is easier when landmarks are 
+visible. As long as a ship is within sight of land, there 
+is no chance of the vessel becoming lost. Otherwise, a 
+ships navigator must rely on dead reckoning (tracking 
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+chapter to determine whether a ship veers off course* 
+
+Random Encounters at Sea 
+You can check for random encounters at sea as often 
+as you would check for them on land (see chapter 3 for 
+more information). The Random Encounters at Sea 
+table presents a number of options and ideas. 
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+Shipwrecks 
+
+A shipwreck is a plot device that cart be used sparingly to 
+great effect, particularly if you want the characters to be 
+washed ashore on some monster-infested island or (in the 
+case of an airship) dropped in the middle of some exotic 
+land. There aren’t rules for determining when a shipwreck 
+happens; it happens when you want or need it to happen. 
+
+Even the strongest seafaring ship can founder in a storm, 
+run aground on rocks or reefs t sink during a pirate attack, or 
+be dragged underwater by a sea monster. A storm or hungry 
+dragon can lay waste to an airship just as easily. A shipwreck 
+has the potential to change the direction of a campaign, it 
+isn’t however, a particularly good way to kill off characters or 
+end a campaign. 
+
+If you and your campaign conspire to wreck a ship on 
+which the characters are traveling, it is assumed that the 
+characters survive with the equipment they were wearing or 
+carrying still in their possession. The fate of any MPCs and 
+cargo aboard the wrecked ship is entirely up to you. 
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+Random Encounters at Sea 
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+d!2 + d8 Encounter 
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+2 Ghost ship 
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+3 Friendiy and curious bronze dragon 
+
+4 Whirlpool (25 percent chance that the whirlpool 
+a portal to the Elemental Plane of Water) 
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+5 Merfolk traders 
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+6 Passing warship (friendly or hostile) 
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+7-8 Pirate ship (hostile) 
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+9-10 Passing merchant ship (galley or sailing ship) 
+Killer whale sighting 
+Floating debris 
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+15 Longship crewed by hostile berserkers 
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+16 Hostile griffons or harpies 
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+17 Iceberg (easily avoided if seen from a distance) 
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+18 Sahuagin boarding party 
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+19 IMPC in the water (dinging to floating debris) 
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+20 Sea monster {such as a dragon turtle or kraken) 
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+Weather at Sea 
+
+Use the Weather table earlier in this chapter when 
+checking for weather at sea. 
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+If weather conditions indicate both a strong wind 
+and heavy rain, they combine to create a storm with 
+high waves. A crew caught in a storm loses sight of all 
+landmarks (unless there s a lighthouse or other bright 
+feature), and ability checks made to navigate during the 
+storm have disadvantage. 
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+and must be rowed. A ship sailing against a strong wind 
+moves at half speed. 
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+A relatively calm sea offers great visibility. From a 
+row's nest, a lookout can spot another ship or a 
+coastline up to 10 miles away, assuming clear skies. 
+Overcast skies reduce that distance by half. Rain and 
+fog reduce visibility just as they do on land. 
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+Owning a Ship 
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+At some point in your campaign, the adventurers 
+light gain custody of a ship. They might purchase or 
+apture one or receive one to carry out a mission. It's 
+ap to you whether a ship is available for purchase, and 
+you have the power to deprive the adventurers of a 
+ship at any time should it become a nuisance (see the 
+Shipwrecks'' sidebar). 
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+Crew . A ship needs a crew of skilled hirelings to 
+function. As per the Players Handbook , one skilled 
+ireling costs at least 2 gp per day. The minimum 
+number of skilled hirelings needed to crew a ship 
+depends on the type of vessel, as shown in the Airborne 
+and Waterborne Vehicles table. 
+
+You can track the loyalty of individual crew members 
+r the crew as a whole using the optional loyalty rules 
+in chapter 4. If at least half the crew becomes disloyal 
+during a voyage, the crew turns hostile and stages a 
+mutiny. If the ship is berthed, disloyal crew members 
+ieave the ship and never return. 
+
+Passengers ■ The table indicates the number of Small 
+and Medium passengers the ship can accommodate. 
+Accommodations consist of shared hammocks in tight 
+quarters. A ship outfitted with private accommodations 
+:an carry one-fifth as many passengers, 
+
+A passenger is usually expected to pay 5 sp per day 
+: -r a hammock, but prices can vary from ship to ship. A 
+-mall private cabin usually costs 2 gp per day. 
+
+Cargo. The table indicates the maximum tonnage 
+ich kind of ship can carry. 
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+Damage Threshold . A ship has Immunity to all 
+iamage unless it takes an amount of damage equal to or 
+. eater than its damage threshold, in which case it takes 
+damage as normal Any damage that fails to meet or 
+exceed the damage threshold is considered superficial 
+and doesn't reduce the ships hit points. 
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+Ship Repair ; Repairs to a damaged ship can be made 
+hiie the vessel is berthed. Repairing 1 hit point of 
+damage requires 1 day and costs 20 gp for materials 
+jnd labor. 
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+The Sky 
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+Flying characters can move from one place to another in 
+a relatively straight line, ignoring terrain and monsters 
+that can’t fly or that lack ranged attacks. 
+
+Flying by spell or magic item works the same as 
+travel on foot, as described in the Players Handbook . A 
+creature that serves as a flying mount must rest 1 hour 
+for every 3 hours it flies, and it can't fly for more than 
+9 hours per day. Thus, characters mounted on griffons 
+(which have a flying speed of 80 feet) can travel at S 
+miles per hour, covering 72 miles over 9 hours with two 
+1-hour-long rests over the course of the day. Mounts that 
+don't tire (such as a flying construct) aren't subject to 
+this limitation. 
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+random encounters as you normally would. Ignore any 
+result that indicates a non-flying monster, unless the 
+characters are flying close enough to the ground to be 
+targeted by non-flying creatures making ranged attacks. 
+Characters have normal chances to spot creatures on 
+the ground and can decide whether to engage them. 
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+Traps 
+
+Traps can be found almost anywhere. One wrong step 
+in an ancient tomb might trigger a series of scything 
+blades, which cleave through armor and bone. The 
+seemingly innocuous vines that hang over a cave 
+entrance might grasp and choke anyone who pushes 
+through them, A net hidden among the trees might drop 
+on travelers who pass underneath. In the D&D game, 
+unwary adventurers can fall to their deaths, be burned 
+alive, or fall under a fusillade of poisoned darts. 
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+A trap can be either mechanical or magical in 
+nature. Mechanical traps include pits, arrow' 
+traps, falling blocks, water-filled rooms, whirling 
+blades, and anything else that depends on 
+a mechanism to operate. Magic traps are either 
+magical device traps or spell traps. Magical device 
+traps initiate spell effects when activated. Spell traps 
+are spells such as glyph of warding and symbol that 
+function as traps. 
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+When adventurers come across a trap, you need to know 
+how f the trap is triggered and what it does, as well as the 
+possibility for the characters to detect the trap and to 
+disable or avoid it. 
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+Triggering a Trap 
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+Most traps are triggered when a creature goes 
+somewhere or touches something that the trap's creator 
+wanted to protect. Common triggers include stepping or, 
+a pressure plate or a false section of floor, pulling a trip 
+wire, turning a doorknob, and using the wrong key in a 
+lock. Magic traps are often set to go off when a creature 
+enters an area or touches an object. Some magic 
+traps (such as the glyph of warding spell) have more 
+complicated trigger conditions, including a password 
+that prevents the trap from activating. 
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+Detecting and Disabling a Trap 
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+Usually, some element of a trap is visible to careful 
+inspection. Characters might notice an uneven flagstone 
+that conceals a pressure plate, spot the gleam of light off 
+a trip wire, notice small holes in the walls from which 
+jets of flame will erupt, or otherw ise detect something 
+that points to a trap’s presence. 
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+A traps description specifies the checks and DCs 
+needed to detect it, disable it, or both, A character 
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+(Perception) check against the trap's DC, You can 
+also compare the DC to detect the trap with each 
+character's passive Wisdom (Perception) score to 
+determine whether anyone in the party notices the 
+trap in passing. If the adventurers detect a trap before 
+triggering it, they might be able to disarm it, either 
+permanently or long enough to move past it. You might 
+call for an Intelligence (Investigation) check for a 
+character to deduce what needs to be done, followed 
+by a Dexterity check using thieves’ tools to perform the 
+necessary sabotage. 
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+Any character can attempt an Intelligence (Arcana) 
+check to detect or disarm a magic trap, in addition to 
+any other checks noted in the trap’s description. The 
+DCs are the same regardless of the check used* In 
+addition, dispel magic has a chance of disabling most 
+magic traps. A magic trap’s description provides the DC 
+for the ability check made when you use dispel magic. 
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+In most cases, a trap's description is clear enough 
+that you can adjudicate whether a character’s actions 
+locate or foil the trap. As with many situations, you 
+shouldn't allow die rolling to override clever play and 
+good planning. Use your common sense, drawing on the 
+trap's description to determine what happens. No trap’s 
+design can anticipate every possible action that the 
+characters might attempt. 
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+You should allow a character to discover a trap 
+without making an ability check if an action would 
+clearly reveal the trap’s presence. For example, if a 
+character lifts a rug that conceals a pressure plate, 
+die character has found the trigger and no check 
+is required. 
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+Foiling traps can be a little more complicated* 
+Consider a trapped treasure chest* If the chest is opened 
+without first pulling on the two handles set in its sides, a 
+mechanism inside fires a hail of poison needles toward 
+anyone in front of it* After inspecting the chest and 
+making a few checks, the characters are still unsure 
+if it's trapped. Rather than simply open the chest, they 
+prop a shield in front of it and push the chest open at 
+a distance with an iron rod. In this case* the trap still 
+triggers, but the hail of needles fires harmlessly into 
+the shield* 
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+Traps are often designed with mechanisms that allow 
+them to be disarmed or bypassed. Intelligent monsters 
+that place traps in or around their lairs need ways 
+:o get past those traps without harming themselves* 
+Such traps might have hidden levers that disable their 
+riggers, or a secret door might conceal a passage that 
+goes around the trap* 
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+Trap Effects 
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+The effects of traps can range from inconvenient to 
+deadly, making use of elements such as arrows, 
+spikes, blades, poison, toxic gas, blasts of lire. 
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+and deep pits. The deadliest traps combine multiple 
+elements to kill, injure, contain, or drive off any creature 
+unfortunate enough to trigger them, A trap's description 
+specifies what happens when it is triggered. 
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+The attack bonus of a trap, the save DC to resist its 
+effects* and the damage it deals can vary depending on 
+the trap s severity. Use the Trap Save DCs and Attack 
+Bonuses table and the Damage Severity by Level table 
+for suggestions based on three levels of trap severity. 
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+A trap intended to be a setback is unlikely to kill 
+or seriously harm characters of the indicated levels, 
+whereas a dangerous trap is likely to seriously injure 
+(and potentially kill) characters of the indicated 
+levels* A deadly trap is likely to kill characters of the 
+indicated levels. 
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+activated they execute a series of actions each round* A 
+complex trap turns the process of dealing w ith a trap 
+into something more like a combat encounter. 
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+When a complex trap activates, it rolls initiative. The 
+trap’s description includes an initiative bonus. On its 
+turn* the trap activates again, often taking an action* It 
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+dynamic challenge. Otherwise, the complex trap can be 
+detected and disabled or bypassed in the usual ways. 
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+For example, a trap that causes a room to slowly 
+flood works best as a complex trap. On the trap s turn, 
+the water level rises. After several rounds, the room is 
+completely flooded. 
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+The magical and mechanical traps presented here vary 
+in dcadliness and are presented in alphabetical order. 
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+Collapsing Roof 
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+Mechanics! trap 
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+This trap uses a trip wire to collapse the supports 
+keeping an unstable section of a ceiling in place. 
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+The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and stretches 
+between two support beams. The DC to spot the trip 
+wire is 10. A successful DC 15 Dexterity check using 
+thieves' tools disables the trip wire harmlessly. A 
+character without thieves 1 tools can attempt this check 
+with disadvantage using any edged weapon or edged 
+tool On a failed check, the trap triggers. 
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+Anyone who inspects the beams can easily determine 
+that they are merely wedged in place. As an action, 
+a character can knock over a beam, causing the trap 
+to trigger. 
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+The ceiling above the trip wire is in bad repair, 
+and anyone who can see it can tell that it's in danger 
+of collapse. 
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+When the trap is triggered, the unstable ceiling 
+collapses. Any creature in the area beneath the unstable 
+section must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving 
+throw, taking 22 (4dl0) bludgeoning damage on a failed 
+save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Once 
+the trap is triggered T the floor of the area is filled with 
+rubble and becomes difficult terrain. 
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+Falling Net 
+Mechanical trap 
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+This trap uses a trip wire to release a net suspended 
+from the ceiling. 
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+The trip wire is 3 inches off the ground and stretches 
+between two columns or trees. The net is hidden by 
+cobwebs or foliage, ‘ he DC to spot the trip wire and net 
+is 10. A successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves' 
+tools breaks the trip wire harmlessly. A character 
+without thieves' tools can attempt this check with 
+disadvantage using any edged weapon or edged tool. On 
+a failed check, the trap triggers. 
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+When the trap is triggered, the net is released, 
+covering a 10-foot-square area. Those in the area are 
+trapped under the net and restrained, and those that fail 
+a DC 10 Strength saving throw are also knocked prone. 
+A creature can use its action to make a DC 10 Strength 
+check, freeing itself or another creature within its reach 
+on a success. The net has AC 10 and 20 hit points. 
+Dealing 5 slashing damage to the net (AC 10) destroys a 
+5-foot-square section of it, freeing any creature trapped 
+in that section. 
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+Magic trap 
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+This trap is activated when an intniz :r -:eps on a 
+hidden pressure plate, releasn _ a ma; :al gout of flam 
+from a nearby statue. The statue can be of anything, 
+including a dragon or a wizard casting a spell. 
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+The DC is 15 to spot the pressure plate, as %vell as 
+faint scorch marks on the floor and walls. A spell or 
+other effect that can sense the presence of magic, such 
+as detect magic , reveals an aura of evocation magic 
+around the statue. 
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+The trap activates when more than 20 pounds of 
+weight is placed on the pressure plate, causing the 
+statue to release a 30-foot cone of Are, Faeh creature 
+in the fire must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, 
+taking 22 (4dl0) Are damage on a failed save, or half as 
+much damage on a successful one. 
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+Wedging an iron spike or other object under the 
+pressure plate prevents the trap from activating. A 
+successful dispel magic (DC 13) cast on the statue 
+destroys the trap. 
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+Pits 
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+Mechanical trap 
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+Four basic pit traps are presented here. 
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+Simple Pit A simple pit trap is a hole dug in the 
+ground. The hole is covered by a large cloth anchored on 
+the pit’s edge and camouflaged with dirt anti debris. 
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+The DC to spot the pit is 10, Anyone stepping on the 
+cloth falls through and pulls the cloth down into the pit. 
+taking damage based on the pit s depth (usually 10 feet, 
+but some pits are deeper). 
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+Hidden Pit This pit has a cover constructed from 
+material identical to the floor around it. 
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+A successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check 
+discerns an absence of foot traffic over the section 
+of floor that forms the pit's cover, A successful DC 
+15 Intelligence (Investigation) check is necessary to 
+confirm that the trapped section of floor is actually the 
+cover of a pit. 
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+When a creature steps on the cover, it swings open 
+like a trapdoor, causing the intruder to spill into the 
+pit below. The pit is usually 10 or 20 feet deep but can 
+be deeper. 
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+Once the pit trap is detected, an iron spike or similar 
+object can be wedged between the pits cover and the 
+surrounding floor in such a way as to prevent the cover 
+from opening, thereby making it safe to cross. The cover 
+can also be magically held shut using the arcane lock 
+spell or similar magic. 
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+Locking Pit This pit trap is identical to a hidden pit 
+trap, with one key exception: the trap door that covers 
+the pit is spring-loaded. After a creature falls into the pit. 
+the cover snaps shut to trap its victim inside, 
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+A successful DC 20 Strength check is necessary to 
+pry the cover open. The cover can also be smashed open 
+(determine the cover's statistics using the guidelines 
+in chapter 8). A character in the pit can also attempt to 
+disable the spring mechanism from the inside with a DC 
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+secret door nearby) opens the pit* 
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+Spiked Pit This pit trap is a simple, hidden, or 
+locking pit trap with sharpened wooden or iron spikes 
+at the bottom. A creature falling into the pit takes 11 
+(2d 10) piercing damage from the spikes, in addition to 
+any falling damage. Even nastier versions have poison 
+smeared on the spikes. In that case, anyone taking 
+piercing damage from the spikes must also make a 
+DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking an 22 (4d30) 
+poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage 
+on a successful one. 
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+Poison Darts 
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+Mechanical trap 
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+When a creature steps on a hidden pressure plate, 
+poison-tipped darts shoot from spring-loaded or 
+pressurized tubes cleverly embedded in the surrounding 
+walls* An area might include multiple pressure plates, 
+each one rigged to its own set of darts. 
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+The tiny holes in the walls arc obscured by dust and 
+cobwebs, or cleverly hidden amid bas-reliefs, murals, or 
+frescoes that adorn the walls. The DC to spot them is 
+15, With a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) 
+check, a character can deduce the presence of the 
+pressure plate from variations in the mortar and 
+stone used to create it. compared to the surrounding 
+door. Wedging an iron spike or other object under the 
+pressure plate prevents the trap from activating. Stuffing 
+ihe holes with cloth or wax prevents the darts contained 
+within from launching* 
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+The trap activates when more than 20 pounds of 
+weight is placed on the pressure plate, releasing four 
+darts. Each dart makes a ranged attack with a +8 bonus 
+against a random target within 10 feet of the pressure 
+plate (vision is irrelevant to this attack roll). (If there are 
+no targets in the area, the darts don't hit anything.) A 
+mrget that is hit takes 2 (ld4) piercing damage and must 
+succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 
+1 (2d 10) poison damage on a failed save, or half as 
+much damage on a successful one. 
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+PorsoN Needle 
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+Mechanical trap 
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+\ poisoned needle is hidden within a treasure chest's 
+ck, or in something else that a creature might open. 
+Opening the chest without the proper key causes the 
+needle to spring out, delivering a dose of poison* 
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+When the trap is triggered, the needle extends 3 
+inches straight out from the lock. A creature within 
+nge takes 1 piercing damage and 11 (2d 10) poison 
+image, and must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution 
+ssvipg throw or be poisoned for 1 hour, 
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+\ successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check 
+Cows a character to deduce the trap's presence from 
+r ations made to the lock to accommodate the needle* 
+successful DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves' 
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+tools disarms the trap, removing the needle from 
+the lock. Unsuccessfully attempting to pick the lock 
+triggers the trap. 
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+Rolling Sphere 
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+Mechanical trap 
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+When 20 or more pounds of pressure are placed on this 
+trap's pressure plate, a hidden trapdoor in the ceiling 
+opens, releasing a 10-foot-diameter rolling sphere of 
+solid stone. 
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+With a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, 
+a character can spot the trapdoor and pressure plate* 
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+A search of the floor accompanied by a successful DC 
+15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals variations 
+in the mortar and stone that betray the pressure plate's 
+presence. The same check made while inspecting the 
+ceiling notes variations in the stonework that reveal the 
+trapdoor. Wedging an iron spike or other object under 
+the pressure plate prevents the trap from activating. 
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+Activation of the sphere requires all creatures present 
+to roll initiative. The sphere rolls initiative with a -f 8 
+bonus. On its turn, it moves 60 feet in a straight line. 
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+The sphere can move through creatures' spaces, and 
+creatures can move through its space, treating it as 
+difficult terra i n. W h e n e ve r t he s ph e re e nters a c re a t u re s 
+space or a creature enters its space while it's rolling, 
+that creature must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving 
+throw or take 55 (lOdlO) bludgeoning damage and be 
+knocked prone. 
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+The sphere stops when it hits a wall or similar barrier. 
+If can’t go around corners, but smart dungeon builders 
+incorporate gentle, curving turns into nearby passages 
+that allow the sphere to keep moving. 
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+As an action, a creature within 5 feel of the sphere can 
+attempt to slow it down with a DC 20 Strength check. 
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+On a successful check, the sphere's speed is reduced by 
+15 feet. If the sphere's speed drops to 0, it stops moving 
+and is no longer a threat. 
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+Sphere of Annihilation 
+Magic trap 
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+Magical, impenetrable darkness fills the gaping mouth 
+of a stone face carved into a wall. The mouth is 2 feet in 
+diameter and roughly circular. No sound issues from it, 
+no light can illuminate the inside of it, and any matter 
+that enters it is instantly obliterated. 
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+A successful DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana) check 
+reveals that the mouth contains a sphere of annihilation 
+that can't be controlled or moved. It is otherwise 
+identical to a normal sphere of annihilation, as 
+described in chapter 7, "Treasure," 
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+Some versions of the trap include an enchantment 
+placed on the stone face, such that specified creatures 
+feel an overwhelming urge to approach it and crawl 
+inside its mouth* This effect is otherwise like the 
+sympathy aspect of the antipathy/sympathy spell, 
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+adventures. It also includes the moments 
+between them—the various distractions and 
+side pursuits that engage the characters 
+when they Ye not exploring the wilderness, 
+plundering dungeons, and gallivanting 
+around the multiverse on some epic quest* 
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+The natural pace of a campaign offers lulls between 
+adventures, time for the characters to spend their 
+treasure and pursue their goals. This downtime gives 
+the characters an opportunity to sink their roots a little 
+deeper into the world, building a personal investment 
+in what happens to the people and places around them, 
+which can t in turn, draw them into further adventures. 
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+Chapter 5, "Equipment/' of the Player's Handbook 
+details the expenses that a character incurs for 
+basic necessities, depending on the lifestyle the 
+character chooses, from poverty to luxury. Chapter 
+8. “Adventuring,” of that book describes some of 
+the downtime activities they can pursue between 
+adventures. This chapter fills in the gaps, describing 
+ihe expenses of owning property and hiring NPCs, and 
+a variety of additional downtime activities characters 
+can pursue. The beginning of the chapter also offers 
+suggestions for linking adventures together and keeping 
+track of events in your campaign. 
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+Linking Adventures 
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+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 the adventure, there are typically 
+no loose plot threads. The next adventure presents 
+an altogether different challenge having nothing to do 
+with the adventure that preceded it. As the characters 
+gain 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 appropriate for 
+the party’s level. 
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+A campaign with a narrative lets the players feel as 
+though their actions have far-reaching consequences. 
+They're not just racking up experience points. A few- 
+simple modifications can help you overlay overarching 
+elements to create a serialized campaign in which early 
+adventures help set up later ones. 
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+Using a n Overarching Story 
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+This section presents a couple of examples of 
+overarching stories which have, over the years, fueled 
+many classic D&D campaigns. 
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+The adventurers’ goal in the first example is to amass 
+the power they need to defeat a powerful enemy that 
+threatens the world. Their goal in the second example 
+is to defend something they care about by destroying 
+whatever threatens it The two examples are, in effect, 
+the same story (variations of the battle between good 
+and evil) told in different ways. 
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+Example 1: The Quest of Many Parts 
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+You can tie adventures together using an overarching 
+goal that can be fulfilled only by firs! completing a series 
+of related quests. For example, you could create a villain 
+who can t be defeated until the characters explore nine 
+dungeons in which the Nine Dread Princes reside, with 
+each of these dungeons stocked with enough monsters 
+and hazards to advance the adventurers two or three 
+levels. The adventurers spend their whole careers 
+fighting the Nine Dread Princes before finally pursuing 
+an epic quest to destroy the princes' monstrous 
+progenitor As long as every dungeon is unique and 
+interesting, your players will appreciate the tight focus 
+of the campaign. 
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+In a similar type of quest campaign, the adventurers 
+might need to collect fragments of an artifact that 
+are scattered in ruins across the multiverse, before 
+reassembling the artifact and using it to defeat a 
+cosmic threat. 
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+Example 2 : Agents of X 
+You can also build a campaign around the idea that 
+the adventurers are agents of something larger than 
+themselves—a kingdom or secret organization, for 
+example. Wherever their allegiance lies, the adventurers 
+are motivated by loyalty and the goal of protecting 
+whatever it is they serve. 
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+The characters’ overarching mission might be to 
+explore and map an uncharted region, forging alliances 
+where they can and overcoming threats they encounter 
+along the way. Their goal might be to find the ancient 
+capital of a fallen empire, which lies beyond the realm 
+of a known enemy and forces them to navigate hostile 
+territory. The characters could be pilgrims in search 
+of a holy site or members of a secret order dedicated 
+to defending the last bastions of civilization in an ever- 
+declining world. Or they might be spies and assassins, 
+striving to weaken an enemy country by targeting its evil 
+leaders and plundering its treasures. 
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+Planting Adve nture Seeds _ 
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+You can make a campaign feel like one story with many 
+chapters by planting the seeds of the next adventure 
+before the current one is finished. This technique can 
+naturally moves the characters along to their next goal. 
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+If you’ve planted a seed well, the characters have 
+something else to do when they finish an adventure. 
+Perhaps a character drinks from a magic fountain in a 
+dungeon and receives a mystifying vision that leads to 
+the next quest. The party might find a cryptic map or 
+relic that, once its meaning or purpose is determined, 
+points to a new destination. Perhaps an NPC warns 
+the characters of impending danger or implores 
+them for help. 
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+The trick is to not distract the characters from the 
+adventure at hand. Designing an effective hook for a 
+future adventure requires finesse. The lure should be 
+compelling, but not so irresistible that the players stop 
+caring about what their characters are doing right now. 
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+the very end of your adventures, or insert them during 
+periods of downtime. 
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+Here are a few examples of ways in which an 
+adventure seed can be revealed: 
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+* On a villain’s corpse, the characters find evidence that 
+the villain was working for someone else. 
+
+* A captured NPC reveals the location of someone or 
+something that might interest the characters, 
+
+* The characters are heading to a local tavern when 
+they spot a wanted poster or a missing person poster 
+(complete with the promise of a sizable reward), 
+
+* Members of the local militia or city watch put out the 
+word that a crime has been committed, and they’re 
+looking for potential witnesses and suspects, 
+
+* The characters receive an anonymous letter that 
+sheds light on a plot or impending event of which they 
+were previously unaware. 
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+Foreshadowing _ 
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+f oreshadowing is an exercise in subtlety, involving the 
+delicate planting of seeds for future adventures. Mot all 
+foreshadowing bears fruit, particularly if the clues are 
+too subtle or if events conspire to take your campaign 
+in a new direction. The goal of foreshadowing is to hint 
+at upcoming events and new threats in your campaign 
+without making it obvious to players that you’re telling 
+them what the future holds. Here are a few examples: 
+
+- An object worn or carried by an enemy has the symbol 
+of a previously unknown organization engraved or 
+written on it. 
+
+* A mad woman standing on a street corner spouts 
+fragments of an ancient prophecy, while pointing a 
+crooked finger at the characters, 
+
+* The king and queen announce the marriage of their 
+son to the daughter of a neighboring monarch, but 
+various factions oppose the union. Trouble is brewing. 
+
+- Bugbear scouts are making incursions into civilized 
+lands and spying on settlements, as a prelude to a 
+hobgoblin warlord's invasion, 
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+* A puppet show in a market square predicts a tragic 
+outcome if two noble houses on the cusp of declaring 
+war on each other refuse to reconcile, 
+
+* NPC adventurers in a city are being murdered in a 
+similar yet unusual man ner, hinting at a future threat 
+to the pi aye r ch a rae te r s. 
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+Campaign Tracking 
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+Consistent details bring your campaign to life, and 
+continuity helps players imagine that their characters 
+are living in a real world. If the adventurers frequent 
+a particular tavern, the staff, layout of die building, 
+and decor shouldn't change much from one visit to the 
+next. Hi at said, changes can occur as a result of the 
+characters' actions or of actions t hey learn about. When 
+the adventurers kill a monster, it stays dead, unless 
+someone raises it. When they remove treasure from 
+a room, it doesn’t reappear the next time they enter- 
+assuming It hasn’t been stolen from them! If they leave a 
+door open, it should stay open until someone closes it. 
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+No one's memory is infallible, so it pays to keep 
+records. Jot notes directly on an adventure map to 
+keep track of open doors, disarmed traps, and the like, 
+Events beyond the scope of a single adventure are besr 
+recorded in a notebook dedicated to your campaign. 
+Whether it's a physical book or an electronic file* such . 
+record is a great way to keep your notes organized. 
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+Vo u r n oteboo k m i gh t i nclude a ny of t he 
+following elements. 
+
+Campaign Planner ; Write down the main story arc 
+your campaign, and keep track of things that you hope 
+appear in future adventures. Update it as the campau 
+develops, adding ideas as they come to you. 
+
+Character Notes, Write down the characters* 
+backgrounds and goals, since these notes can help you 
+design adventure content that provides opportunitiesrod 
+eh a r ac te r de vel o p m e n t. 
+
+Keep a running tally of the adventurers’ classes and 
+levels, as well as any quests and downtime activities 
+they’re engaged in. 
+
+If the characters have a ship or stronghold, record it' 
+name and whereabouts, as well as any hirelings in the 
+characters’ employ. 
+
+Player Handouts, Keep a copy of all handouts 
+you make for your players so that you don’t have to 
+remember their contents later. 
+
+Adventure Log* Think of this log as an episode guide 
+for your campaign. Summarize each game session 
+or adventure to help you keep track of the unfolding 
+campaign story. You can give your players access to this 
+log as well, or to an edited version stripped of your notes 
+and secrets. (The players might also keep their own 
+record of adventures, w hich you can refer to if your owd 
+log is incomplete,) 
+
+NPC Notes* Record statistics and roleplaying notes 
+for any NPC the characters interact with more than 
+once. For example, your notes might differentiate 
+important people In a town by their different voices, 
+as well as their names, the places where they live 
+and work, the names of their family members and 
+associates, and maybe even a secret that each one 
+of them has. 
+
+Campaign Calendar. Your world feels more real to 
+your players when the characters notice the passage of 
+time. Note details such as the change of seasons and 
+major holidays, and keep track of any important events 
+that affect the larger story. 
+
+Toolbox . Keep notes whenever you create or 
+significantly alter a monster, magic item, or trap. Keep 
+any maps, random dungeons, or encounters you create 
+This information ensures you won’t repeat your w r ork. 
+and you'll be able to draw T on this material later. 
+
+Recurring Expenses 
+
+Besides the expenses associated with maintaining a 
+particular lifestyle, adventurers might have additional 
+drains on their adventuring income. Player characters 
+who come into possession of property, own businesses 
+and employ hirelings must cover the expenses that 
+accompany these ventures. 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Total Cost 
+
+Skilled 
+
+Untrained 
+
+"-operty 
+
+per Day 
+
+Hirelings 
+
+Hirelings 
+
+-rbey 
+
+20 gp 
+
+5 
+
+25 
+
+: ITU 
+
+5 sp 
+
+1 
+
+2 
+
+I u dhal! r town or city 
+
+5gp 
+
+5 
+
+3 
+
+n rural roadside 
+
+10 gp 
+
+5 
+
+10 
+
+nn town or city 
+
+5 gp 
+
+1 
+
+5 
+
+1 iro or small castle 
+
+100 gp 
+
+50 
+
+50 
+
+:ge, hunting 
+
+5 sp 
+
+1 
+
+—- 
+
+Noble estate 
+
+10 gp 
+
+3 
+
+15 
+
+Z -.post or fort 
+
+50 gp 
+
+20 
+
+40 
+
+. ace or large castle 
+
+400 gp 
+
+200 
+
+TOO 
+
+S *op 
+
+2gp 
+
+1 
+
+— 
+
+"emple, large 
+
+25 gp 
+
+10 
+
+10 
+
+"rTiple, small 
+
+1 gP 
+
+2 
+
+— 
+
+- awer T fortified 
+
+25 gp 
+
+TO 
+
+-— 
+
+fading post 
+
+10 gp 
+
+4 
+
+2 
+
+
+;■ 5 not unusual for adventurers—especially after 10th 
+Hdefto gain possession of a castle, a tavern, or another 
+c:ece of property. They might buy it with their hard-won 
+■ \ take it by force, obtain it in a lucky draw from a 
+: :k of many things, or acquire it by other means. 
+
+The Maintenance Costs table shows the per-day 
+Lpkeep cost for any such property. (The cost of a 
+Drrmal residence isn't included here because it falls 
+
+. Pr lifestyle expenses, as discussed in the Player’s 
+
+Handbook.) Maintenance expenses need to be paid 
+very 30 days. Given that adventurers spend much of 
+iv- ir time adventuring, staff includes a steward who can 
+-r. i ke payments in the party's absence. 
+
+Total Cost per Day, The cost includes everything it 
+kes to maintain the property and keep things running 
+- moothly, including the salaries of hirelings. If the 
+; ~ perty earns money that can offset maintenance costs 
+|by charging fees, collecting tithes or donations, or 
+- iing goods), that is taken into account in the table. 
+Skilled and Untrained Hirelings* The Player “s 
+Handbook explains the difference between a skilled 
+ireling and an untrained one. 
+
+
+Businesses 
+
+An adventurer-owned business can earn enough money 
+. cover its own maintenance costs. However, the 
+.vner needs to periodically ensure that everything is 
+-.mning smoothly by tending to the business between 
+Jventures. See the information on running a business 
+he 'Downtime Activities 1 " section of this chapter 
+
+
+Garrisons 
+
+sties and keeps employ soldiers (use the veteran 
+and guard statistics in the Monster Manual) to defend 
+em. Roadside inns, outposts and forts, palaces, and 
+
+• in pies rely on less-experienced defenders (use the 
+
+, :ard statistics in the Monster Manual), i hese armed 
+. ; rriors make up the bulk of a property's skilled 
+
+* relings. 
+
+
+The campaign benefits when characters have time 
+between adventures to engage in other activities. 
+Allowing days, weeks, or months to pass between 
+adventures stretches the campaign over a longer period 
+of ti me and helps to manage the characters' level 
+progression, preventing them from gaining too much 
+power too quickly. 
+
+Allowing characters to pursue side interests between 
+adventures also encourages players to become more 
+invested in the campaign world. When a character owns 
+a tavern in a village or spends time carousing with the 
+locals, that characters player is more likely to respond 
+to threats to the village and its inhabitants. 
+
+As your campaign progresses, your players 
+characters will not only become more powerful but also 
+more influential and invested in the world. They might 
+he inclined to undertake projects that require more time 
+between adventures, such as building and maintaining a 
+stronghold. As the party gains levels, you can add more 
+downtime between adventures to give characters the 
+time they need to pursue such interests. Whereas days 
+or weeks might pass between low-level adventures, the 
+amount of downtime between higher-level adventures 
+might be measured in months or years. 
+
+
+Maintenance Costs 
+
+
+Downtime Activities 
+
+
+CHA PT E R (j \ E El' W E E N A D V EN1 UR I. S 
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+127 
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+More Downtime Activities 
+
+
+Chapter S T “Adventuring/’ of the Play ers Handbook 
+describes a few downtime activities to fill the void 
+between adventures. Depending on the style of your 
+campaign and the particular backgrounds and interests 
+of the adventurers, you can make some or all of the 
+following additional activities available as options. 
+
+Building a Stronghold 
+
+A character can spend time between adventures 
+building a stronghold. Before work can begin, the 
+character must acquire a plot of land. If the estate lies 
+within a kingdom or similar domain, the character 
+will need a royal charter (a legal document granting 
+permission to oversee the estate in the name of the 
+crown), a land grant (a legal document bequeathing 
+custody of the land to the character for as long as he 
+or she remains loyal to the crown), or a deed (a legal 
+document that serves as proof of ownership). Land can 
+also be acquired by inheritance or other means. 
+
+Royal charters and land grants are usually given by 
+the crown as a reward for faithful service, although they 
+can also be bought. Deeds can be bought or inherited. A 
+small estate might sell for as little as 100 gp or as much 
+as 1,000 gp. A large estate might cost 5,000 gp or more, 
+if it can be bought at all. 
+
+Once the estate is secured, a character needs access 
+to building materials and laborers. The Building 
+a Stronghold table shows the cost of building the 
+stronghold (including materials and labor) and the 
+amount of time it takes, provided that the character 
+is using downtime to oversee construction. Work can 
+continue while the character is away, but each day the 
+character is away adds 3 days to the construction time. 
+
+Building a Stronghold 
+
+
+
+Construction 
+
+Construction 
+
+Stronghold 
+
+Cost 
+
+Time 
+
+Abbey 
+
+50,000 gp 
+
+400 days 
+
+Guildhall, town or city 
+
+5,000 gp 
+
+60 days 
+
+Keep or small castle 
+
+50,000 gp 
+
+400 days 
+
+Noble estate with manor 
+
+25,000 gp 
+
+150 days 
+
+Outpost or fort 
+
+15,000 gp 
+
+100 days 
+
+Palace or large castle 
+
+500,000 gp 
+
+1,200 days 
+
+Temple 
+
+50,000 gp 
+
+400 days 
+
+Tower, fortified 
+
+15,000 gp 
+
+100 days 
+
+Trading post 
+
+5,000 gp 
+
+60 days 
+
+
+Carousing 
+
+Characters can spend their downtime engaged in a 
+variety of hedonistic activities such as attending parties, 
+binge drinking, gambling, or anything else that helps 
+them cope with the perils they face on their adventures. 
+
+A carousing character spends money as though 
+maintaining a wealthy lifestyle (see chapter 5, 
+“Equipment," of the Players Handbook). At the end of 
+the period spent carousing, the player rolls percentile 
+dice and adds the character s level, then compares the 
+total to the Carousing table to determine what happens 
+to the character, or you choose. 
+
+* *ij : > ii A nrfifi 
+
+,, 
+
+CHAPTER 6 I BETWEEN ADVENTURES 
+
+
+Carols sc 
+
+rflOO - Level Result 
+
+‘ -T You are ;ailec V J i= s at the end of the 
+downtime per cd on charges of disorderly 
+conduct a r ' c : slurb rg :ne peace. You ca" 
+a fine of 10 gp to avoid jail time, or you can 
+to resist arrest, 
+
+11-20 You regain consciousness in a strange place 
+
+with no memory of how you got there, and ■: - 
+have been robbed of 3d6 x 5 gp. 
+
+21-30 You make an enemy. This person, business, 
+or organization is now hostile to you. The DM 
+determines the offended party. You decide 
+how you offended them. 
+
+31-40 You are caught up in a whirlwind romance. 
+
+Roll a d2Q. On a 1-5, the romance ends bac v. 
+On a 6-10, the romance ends amicably. On a" 
+11-20, the romance is ongoing. You determine 
+the identity of the love interest, subject to 
+your DfVTs approval. If the romance ends 
+badly, you might gain a new flaw. If it ends we 
+or is ongoing, your new love interest might 
+represent a new bond, 
+
+41-SO You earn modest winnings from gambling ar c 
+
+recuperate your lifestyle expenses for the time 
+spent carousing. 
+
+Si-90 You earn modest winnings from gambling. 
+
+You recuperate your lifestyle expenses for the 
+time spent carousing and gain ld2Q x 4 gp, 
+
+91 or higher You make a small fortune gambling. You 
+
+recuperate your lifestyle expenses for the time 
+spent carousing and gain 4d6 x 10 gp. Your 
+carousing becomes the stuff of local legend. 
+
+Crafting a Magic Item 
+
+Magic items are the DM’s purview, so you decide how 
+they fall into the party's possession. As an option, you 
+can allow' player characters to craft magic items. 
+
+The creation of a magic item is a lengthy, expensive 
+task. To start, a character must have a formula that 
+describes the construction of the item* The character 
+must also be a spelicaster with spell slots and must 
+be able to cast any spells that the item can produce* 
+Moreover, the character must meet a level minimum 
+determined by the item’s rarity, as shown in the Crafting 
+Magic Items table. For example, a 3rd-level character 
+could create a wand of magic missiles (an uncommon 
+item), as long as the character has spell slots and can 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+cast magic missile , That same character could make 
+a +1 weapon (another uncommon item), no particular 
+spell required. 
+
+You can decide that certain items also require special 
+materials or locations to be created. For example, a 
+character might need alchemist’s supplies to brew a 
+particular potion, or the formula for a flame tongue 
+might require that the weapon be forged with lava. 
+
+Grafting Magic Items 
+
+
+Item Rarity 
+
+Creation Cost 
+
+Minimum Level 
+
+Common 
+
+100 gp 
+
+3rd 
+
+Uncommon 
+
+500 gp 
+
+3rd 
+
+Rare 
+
+5,000 gp 
+
+6th 
+
+, ery rare 
+
+50,000 gp 
+
+11th 
+
+,egendary 
+
+500,000 gp 
+
+17th 
+
+
+An item has a creation cost specified in the Crafting 
+Magic items table, A character engaged in the crafting 
+i a magic item makes progress in 25 gp increments, 
+spending that amount for each day of work until the 
+
+■ otal cost is paid. The character is assumed to work for 8 
+
+■ juts each of those days. Thus, creating an uncommon 
+magic item takes 20 days and 500 gp. You are free to 
+
+a iiusr the costs to better suit your campaign. 
+
+If a spell will be produced by the item being created, 
+■he creator must expend one spell slot of the spell's 
+level for each day of the creation process. The spell’s 
+aterial components must also be at hand throughout 
+: e process. If the spell normally consumes those 
+
+mponents, they are consumed by the creation process, 
+:be item will be able to produce the spell only once, as 
+m hi a spell scroll* the components are consumed only 
+nee by the process. Otherwise, the components are 
+: nsumed once each day of the item’s creation. 
+
+Multiple characters can combine their efforts to 
+r --ate a magic item if each of them meets the level 
+- - requisite. Each character can contribute spells, spell 
+i. ms. and components, as long as everyone participates 
+curing the entire crafting process. Each character 
+=n contribute 25 gp worth of effort for each day spent 
+helping to craft the item. 
+
+Normally, a character who undertakes this activity 
+t r-faies a magic item described in chapter 7, “Treasure. ” 
+your discretion, you can allow players to design their 
+n magic items* using the guidelines in chapter 9, 
+
+I l jngeon Master's Workshop.” 
+
+While crafting a magic item, a character can maintain 
+i modest lifestyle without having to pay the I gp per dav, 
+cr : comfortable lifestyle at half the normal cost (see 
+, ter 5, “Equipment,” of the Player's Handbook ), 
+
+Gaining Renown 
+
+iracter can spend downtime improving his or 
+fc - renown within a particular organization (see 
+vn' in chapter 1). Between adventures, a 
+■ _■ racier undertakes minor tasks for the organization 
+m s ocializes with its members. After pursuing these 
+mn dcs for a combined number of days equal to his 
+3 r current renown multiplied by 10. the character's 
+jpeoown increases by 1, 
+
+
+Performing Sacred Rites 
+
+A pious character can spend time between adventures 
+performing sacred rites in a temple affiliated with a god 
+he or she reveres. Between rites, the character spends 
+time in meditation and prayer. 
+
+A character who is a priest in the temple can lead 
+these rites, which might include weddings, funerals, and 
+ordinations. A layperson can offer sacrifices in a temple 
+or assist a priest with a rite, 
+
+A character who spends at least 10 days performing 
+sacred rites gains inspiration (described in chapter 4 of 
+the Players Handbook) at the start of each day for the 
+next 2d6 days. 
+
+Running a Business 
+
+Adventurers can end up owning businesses that have 
+nothing to do with delving into dungeons or saving the 
+world. A character might inherit a smithy, or the party 
+might be given a parcel of farmland or a tavern as a 
+reward. If they hold on to the business, they might feel 
+obliged to spend time between adventures maintaining 
+the venture and making sure it runs smoothly. 
+
+A character rolls percentile dice and adds the number 
+of days spent on this downtime activity (maximum 30). 
+then compares the total to the Running a Business table 
+to determine what happens. 
+
+If the character is required to pay a cost as a result 
+of rolling on this table but fails to do so, the business 
+begins to fail. For each unpaid debt incurred in this 
+manner, the character takes a -10 penalty to subsequent 
+rolls made on this table. 
+
+Running a Business 
+
+dioo + 
+
+Days Result 
+
+01-20 You must pay one and a halftimes the business's 
+maintenance cost for each of the days. 
+
+21-30 You must pay the business's full maintenance 
+cost for each of the days. 
+
+31-40 You must pay half the business's maintenance 
+cost for each of the days. Profits cover the other 
+half. 
+
+41-60 The business covers its own maintenance cost for 
+each of the days. 
+
+61-S0 The business covers its own maintenance cost for 
+each of the days. It earns a profit of ld6 x 5 gp. 
+81-90 The business covers its own maintenance cost for 
+each of the days. It earns a profit of 2dS x 5 gp, 
+
+91 or The business covers its own maintenance cost for 
+higher each of the days. It earns a profit of 3d 10 x 5 gp. 
+
+Selling Magic Items 
+
+Few people can afford to buy a magic item, and fewer 
+still know how to find one. Adventurers are exceptional 
+in this regard due to the nature of their profession, 
+
+A character who comes into possession of a common, 
+uncommon, rare, or very rare magic item that he or 
+she wants to sell can spend downtime searching for a 
+buyer. This downtime activity can be performed only in 
+a city or another location where one can find wealthy 
+
+
+CHAPTER § I BETWEEN AL>\ ENTURES 
+
+
+
+
+
+individuals interested in buying magic items. Legendary 
+magic items and priceless artifacts can't be sold during 
+downtime. Finding someone to buy such an item can be 
+the substance of an adventure or quest. 
+
+For each salable item, the character makes a DC 20 
+Intelligence (Investigation) check to find buyers. Another 
+character can use his or her downtime to assist with the 
+search, granting advantage on the checks. On a failed 
+check, no buyer for the item is found after a search that 
+lasts 10 days. On a successful check, a buyer for the 
+item is found after a number of days based on the items 
+rarity, as shown in the Salable Magic Item table. 
+
+A character can attempt to find buyers for multiple 
+magic items at once. Although this requires multiple 
+Intelligence (Investigation) checks, the searches are 
+occurring simultaneously, and the results of multiple 
+failures or successes aren't added together. For 
+example, if the character finds a buyer for a common 
+magic item in 2 days and a buyer for an uncommon item 
+in 5 days, but fails to find a buyer for a rare item up for 
+grabs, the entire search takes 10 days. 
+
+For each item a character wishes to sell, the player 
+rolls percentile dice and consults the Selling a Magic 
+Item table, applying a modifier based on the item's 
+rarity, as shown in the Salable Magic Items table. The 
+character also makes a Charisma (Persuasion) check 
+and adds that check's total to the roll. The subsequent 
+total determines what a buyer offers to pay for the item. 
+
+
+You determine a buyer's identity. Buyers sometimes 
+procure rare and very rare items through proxies to 
+ensure that their identities remain unknown. If the 
+buyer is shady, it s up to you whether the sale creates 
+legal complications for the party later. 
+
+Salable Magic Items 
+
+
+Rarity 
+
+Base Price 
+
+Days to 
+
+Find Buyer 
+
+dI00 Roll 
+Modifier- 
+
+Common 
+
+100 gp 
+
+ld4 
+
++10 
+
+Uncommon 
+
+500 gp 
+
+Id 6 
+
++0 
+
+Rare 
+
+5,000 gp 
+
+IdS 
+
+-10 
+
+Very rare 
+
+50,000 gp 
+
+IdlO 
+
+-20 
+
+
+* Apply this modifier to rolls on the Selling a Magic Item table 
+
+
+Selling a Magic !tem 
+
+
+dl GO + Mod, 
+
+20 Or lower 
+21-40 
+
+41-80 
+
+81-90 
+
+91 or higher 
+
+
+You Find 
+
+A buyer offering a tenth of the base price 
+A buyer offering a quarter of the base price, 
+and a shady buyer offering half the base price 
+A buyer offering half the base price, and a 
+shady buyer offering the full base price 
+A buyer offering the full base price 
+A shady buyer offering one and a half times 
+the base price, no questions asked 
+
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+CHAPTER 6 | BETWEEN ADVENTURES 
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+Sowing Rumors 
+
+Swaying public opinion can be an effective way to bring 
+down a villain or elevate a friend. Spreading rumors 
+is an efficient, if underhanded, way to accomplish that 
+goal. Well-placed rumors can increase the subject’s 
+standing in a community or embroil someone in 
+scandal. A rumor needs to be simple, concrete, and hard 
+:o disprove. An effective rumor also has to be believable, 
+playing off what people want to believe about the person 
+in question. 
+
+Sowing a rumor about an individual or organization 
+requires a number of days depending on the size of the 
+community, as shown in the Sowing Rumors table. In a 
+town or city, the time spent must be continuous. If the 
+haracter spreads a rumor for ten days, disappears on 
+m adventure for another few days and then returns, 
+
+:he rumor fades away without the benefit of constant 
+repetition. 
+
+Sowing Rumors 
+
+Settlement Size Time Required 
+
+Village 2d6days 
+
+Town 4d6 days 
+
+City 6d6 days 
+
+
+The character must spend 1 gp per day to cover 
+the cost of drinks, social appearances, and the like. 
+
+At the end of the time spent sowing the rumor, the 
+haracter must make a DC 15 Charisma (Deception 
+c r Persuasion) check. If the check succeeds, the 
+community’s prevailing attitude toward the subject shifts 
+ne step toward friendly or hostile, as the character 
+wishes. If the check fails, the rumor gains no traction, 
+-nd further attempts to propagate it fail. 
+
+Shifting a community’s general attitude toward 
+2 person or organization doesn't affect everyone in 
+-ne community. Individuals might hold to their own 
+pinions, particularly if they have personal experience 
+in dealing with the subject of the rumors. 
+
+Training to Gain Levels 
+
+As a variant rule, you can require characters to spend 
+:owntime training or studying before they gain the 
+: *rnefits of a new level. If you choose this option, once a 
+c haracter has earned enough experience points to attain 
+i new level, he or she must train for a number of days 
+: -rfore gaining any class features associated with the 
+sew level. 
+
+The training time required depends on the level to be 
+gained, as shown on the Training to Gain Levels table. 
+The training cost is for the total training time. 
+
+
+Training to Gain Levels 
+
+
+Level Attained 
+2nd-4th 
+5th—1 Oth 
+11 th—16th 
+17th—20th 
+
+
+Training Time 
+10 days 
+20 days 
+30 days 
+40 days 
+
+
+Training Cost 
+
+20 gp 
+
+40 gp 
+
+60 gp 
+80 gp 
+
+
+Creating Downtime Activities 
+
+Your players might be interested in pursuing downtime 
+activities that aren’t covered in this chapter or in 
+the Players Handbook. If you invent new downtime 
+activities, remember the following: 
+
+
+• An activity should never negate the need or desire for 
+characters to go on adventures. 
+
+• Activities that have a monetary cost associated with 
+them provide opportunities for player characters to 
+spend their hard-won treasure. 
+
+• Activities that reveal new adventure hooks and 
+previously unknown facts about your campaign can 
+help you foreshadow future events and conflicts. 
+
+• For an activity you expect a character to repeat 
+with variable degrees of success, consider creating 
+a random outcome table, modeled on the ones in 
+this chapter. 
+
+• If a character belongs to a class or has a proficiency or 
+background that would make him or her well suited 
+to a particular activity, consider granting a bonus to 
+ability checks made by the character to complete that 
+activity successfully. 
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+Chapter 7: Treasure 
+
+□VENTURERS STRIVE FOR MANY THINGS,, 
+
+including glory, knowledge, and justice. 
+
+Many adventurers also seek something more 
+tangible; fortune* Strands of golden chains, 
+stacks of platinum coins, bejeweled crowns, 
+enameled scepters, bolts of silk cloth, and 
+powerful magic items all wait to be seized or unearthed 
+by intrepid, treasure-seeking adventurers. 
+
+This chapter details magic items and the placement of 
+reasure in an adventure, as well as special rewards that 
+an be granted instead of or in addition to magic items 
+and mundane treasure. 
+
+Types of Treasure 
+
+Treasure comes in many forms. 
+
+Coins . The most basic type of treasure is money, 
+including copper pieces (cp). silver pieces (sp)* electrum 
+pieces (ep), gold pieces (gp), and platinum pieces (pp). 
+Fifty coins of any type weigh 1 pound. 
+
+Gemstones . Gemstones are small, lightweight, and 
+easily secured compared to their same value in coins. 
+See the “Gemstones" section for types of stones, gems, 
+and jewels that can be found as treasure. 
+
+Art Objects, Idols cast of solid gold, necklaces 
+studded with precious stones, paintings of ancient 
+kings, bejeweled dishes—art objects include all these 
+and more. See the “Art Objects 1 section for types of 
+decorative and valuable artworks that can be found 
+as treasure* 
+
+Magic Items, Types of magic items include armor, 
+potions, scrolls, rings, rods, staffs* wands, weapons, 
+and wondrous items. Magic items also have rarities: 
+common, uncommon, rare, very rare, and legendary. 
+
+Intelligent monsters often use magic items in their 
+possession, while others might hide them away to 
+ensure they don’t get lost or stolen. For example, if a 
+hobgoblin tribe has a +1 longs word and an alchemy jug 
+in its treasure hoard, the tribe’s warlord might wield the 
+sword, while the jug is kept somewhere safe* 
+
+Random Treasure 
+
+The following pages contain tables that you can use 
+to randomly generate treasures carried by monsters, 
+stashed in their lairs, or otherwise hidden away. The 
+placement of treasure is left to your discretion. The key 
+is to make sure the players feel rewarded for playing, 
+and that their characters are rewarded for overcoming 
+dangerous challenges. 
+
+Treasure T&kljes _ 
+
+Treasure can be randomly allocated based on a 
+monster s challenge rating. There are tables for 
+hallenge rating 0-4* challenge rating 5-10, challenge 
+rating 11-16. and challenge rating 17 and higher. Use 
+these tables to randomly determine how much money 
+an individual monster carries (the D&D equivalent of 
+pocket change) or the amount of wealth found in a larger 
+treasure hoard. 
+
+
+Using the Individual Treasure Tables 
+
+An I ndividual Treasure table helps you randomly 
+determine how much treasure one creature carries on 
+its person. If a monster has no interest in amassing 
+treasure, you can use this table to determine the 
+incidental treasure left behind by the monster’s victims. 
+
+Use the Individual Treasure table that corresponds to 
+the monster's challenge rating. Roll a dlOO, and read the 
+result across to determine how many coins of each type 
+the monster carries* The table also includes the average 
+result in parentheses, should you wish to forgo another 
+roll and save time. To determine the total amount of 
+individual treasure for a group of similar creatures, you 
+can save time by rolling once and multiplying the result 
+by the number of creatures in the group. 
+
+If it doesn’t make sense for a monster to carry a large 
+pile of coins* you can convert the coins into gemstones 
+or art objects of equal value. 
+
+Using the Treasure Hoard Tables 
+
+A Treasure Hoard table helps you randomly determine 
+the contents of a large cache of treasure, the 
+accumulated wealth of a large group of creatures (such 
+as an ore tribe or a hobgoblin army)* the belongings of 
+a single powerful creature that likes to hoard treasure 
+(such as a dragon), or the reward bestowed upon a parLy 
+after completing a quest for a benefactor* You can also 
+split up a treasure hoard so that the adventurers don't 
+find or receive it all at once* 
+
+When determining the contents of a hoard belonging 
+to one monster, use the table that corresponds to that 
+monster s challenge rating. When rolling to determine a 
+treasure hoard belonging to a large group of monsters, 
+use the challenge rating of the monster that leads the 
+group. If the hoard belongs to no one, use the challenge 
+rating of the monster that presides over the dungeon 
+or lair you are stocking. If the hoard is a gift from a 
+benefactor, use the challenge rating equal to the party’s 
+average level. 
+
+Every treasure hoard contains a random number of 
+coins, as shown at the top of each table. Roll a dlOO and 
+consult the table to determine how many gemstones or 
+art objects the hoard contains, if any* Use the same roll 
+to determine whether the hoard contains magic items* 
+
+As with the individual treasure tables, average values 
+are given in parentheses. You can use an average value 
+instead of rolling dice to save time. 
+
+If a treasure hoard seems too small, you can roll 
+multiple times on the table. Use this approach for 
+monsters that are particularly fond of amassing 
+treasure, Legendary creatures that accumulate treasure 
+are wealthier than normal. Always roll at least twice on 
+the appropriate table and add the results together* 
+
+You can hand out as much or as little treasure as you 
+want. Over the course of a typical campaign, a party 
+finds treasure hoards amounting to seven rolls on the 
+Challenge 0 4 table, eighteen rolls on the Challenge 
+5-10 table, twelve rolls on the Challenge 11-16 table, 
+and eight rolls on the Challenge 17+ table* 
+
+
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+V 
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+
+Gemstones 
+
+If a treasure hoard Includes gemstones, you can use 
+the following tables to randomly determine the kind 
+of gemstones found, based on their value. You can roll 
+once and assume all the gems are the same, or roll 
+multiple times to create mixed collections of gemstones. 
+
+10 cp Gemstones 
+
+d!2 Stone Description 
+
+1 Azurite (opaque mottled deep blue) 
+
+2 Banded agate (translucent striped brown, blue, 
+white, or red) 
+
+3 Blue quartz (transparent pale blue) 
+
+4 Eye agate (translucent circles of gray, white, brown, 
+blue, or green) 
+
+5 Hematite (opaque gray-black) 
+
+6 Lapis lazuli (opaque light and dark blue with yellow 
+flecks) 
+
+7 Malachite (opaque striated light and dark green) 
+
+£ Mos5 agate (translucent pink or yellow-white with 
+
+mossy gray or green markings) 
+
+9 Obsidian (opaque black) 
+
+10 Rhodochrosite (opaque light pink) 
+
+11 Tiger eye (translucent brown with golden center) 
+
+12 Turquoise (opaque light blue-green) 
+
+50 gp Gemstones 
+
+d!2 Stone Description 
+
+1 Bloodstone (opaque dark gray with red flecks) 
+
+2 Carnelian (opaque orange to red-brown) 
+
+3 Chalcedony (opaque white) 
+
+4 Chrysoprase (translucent green) 
+
+5 Citrine (tra nsparent pale yelIow-brown) 
+
+6 Jasper (opaque blue, black, or brown) 
+
+7 Moonstone (translucent white with pale blue glow) 
+
+£ Onyx (opaque bands of black and white, or pure 
+
+black or white) 
+
+9 Quartz (transparent white, smoky gray, or yellow) 
+
+10 Sardonyx (opaque bands of red and white) 
+
+11 Star rose quartz (translucent rosy stone with white 
+star-shaped center) 
+
+12 Zircon (transparent pale blue-green) 
+
+100 gp Gemstones 
+
+dIO Stone Description 
+
+1 Amber (transparent watery gold to rich gold) 
+
+2 Amethyst (transparent deep purple) 
+
+3 Chrysoberyl (transparent yellow-green to pale 
+
+green) 
+
+4 Coral (opaque crimson) 
+
+5 Carnet (transparent red, brown-green, or violet) 
+
+6 jade (translucent light green, deep green, or white) 
+
+7 jet (opaque deep black) 
+
+£ Pear! (opaque lustrous white, yellow., or pink) 
+
+9 Spinel (transparent red, red-brown, or deep green) 
+
+10 Tourmaline (transparent pale green, blue, brown, 
+or red) 
+
+
+500 cp Gemstones 
+
+
+d6 
+
+Stone Description 
+
+1 
+
+Alexandrite (transparent dark green) 
+
+2 
+
+Aquamarine (transparent pale blue-green) 
+
+3 
+
+Black pearl (opaque pure black) 
+
+4 
+
+Blue spinel (transparent deep blue) 
+
+5 
+
+Peridot (transparent rich olive green) 
+
+6 
+
+Topaz (transparent golden yellow) 
+
+1,000 gp Gemstones 
+
+ds 
+
+Stone Description 
+
+i 
+
+Black opal (translucent dark green with black 
+mottling and golden flecks) 
+
+2 
+
+Blue sapphire (transparent blue-white to medium 
+blue) 
+
+3 
+
+Emerald (transparent deep bright green) 
+
+4 
+
+Fire opal (translucent fiery red) 
+
+S 
+
+Opal (translucent pale blue with green and golden 
+
+mottling] 
+
+6 
+
+Star ruby (translucent ruby with white star-shapec 
+center) 
+
+7 
+
+Star sapphire (translucent blue sapphire with whits 
+star-shaped center) 
+
+S 
+
+Yellow sapphire (transparent fiery yellow or yellow- 
+green) 
+
+5,000 cp Gemstones 
+
+d4 
+
+Stone Description 
+
+l 
+
+Black sapphire (translucent lustrous black with 
+
+1 ■ | - { ■ -i | f. 
+
+
+glowing highlights) 
+
+2 
+
+Diamond (transparent blue-white, canary, pink, 
+brown, or blue) 
+
+3 
+
+Jacinth (transparent fiery orange) 
+
+4 
+
+Ruby (transparent dear red to deep crimson) 
+
+
+Art Objects 
+
+If a treasure hoard includes art objects, you can use the 
+following tables to randomly determine what art objects 
+are found, based on their value. Roll on a table as many 
+times as there are art objects in the treasure hoard* 
+There can be more than one of a given art object. 
+
+25 gp Art Objects 
+
+d!0 Object 
+
+1 Silver ewer 
+
+2 Carved bone statuette 
+
+3 Small gold bracelet 
+
+4 Cloth-of-gold vestments 
+
+5 Black velvet mask stitched with silver thread 
+
+6 Copper chalice with silver filigree 
+
+7 Pair of engraved bone dice 
+
+8 Small mirror set in a painted wooden frame 
+
+9 Embroidered silk handkerchief 
+
+10 Gold locket with a painted portrait inside 
+
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+
+250 gp Art Objects 
+
+dlO Object 
+
+1 Gold ring set with bloodstones 
+
+2 Carved ivory statuette 
+
+3 Large gold bracelet 
+
+4 Silver necklace with a gemstone pendant 
+
+5 Bronze crown 
+
+6 Silk robe with gold embroidery 
+
+7 Large well-made tapestry 
+
+3 Brass mug with jade inlay 
+
+9 Box of turquoise animal figurines 
+
+10 Gold bird cage with eiectrum filigree 
+
+750 gp Art Objects 
+
+dlO Object 
+
+1 Silver chalice set with moonstones 
+
+2 Silver-plated steel longsword with jet set in hilt 
+
+3 Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and 
+zircon gems 
+
+4 Small gold idol 
+
+5 Gold dragon comb set with red garnets as eyes 
+
+6 Bottle stopper cork embossed with gold leaf and 
+set with amethysts 
+
+7 Ceremonial eiectrum dagger with a black pearl in 
+the pommel 
+
+S Silver and gold brooch 
+
+9 Obsidian statuette with gold fittings and inlay 
+
+10 Painted gold war mask 
+
+2.500 gp Art Objects 
+dio object 
+
+1 Fine gold chain set with a fire opal 
+
+2 Old masterpiece painting 
+
+3 Embroidered silk and velvet mantle set with 
+numerous moonstones 
+
+4 Platinum bracelet set with a sapphire 
+
+5 Embroidered glove set with jewel chips 
+
+6 Jeweled anklet 
+
+7 Gold music box 
+
+3 Gold circlet set with four aquamarines 
+
+9 Eye patch with a mock eye set in blue sapphire and 
+moonstone 
+
+10 A necklace string of smalt pink pearls 
+
+\S00 gp Art Objects 
+
+dS Object 
+
+1 Jeweled gold crown 
+
+2 Jeweled platinum ring 
+
+3 Small gold statuette set with rubies 
+
+4 Gold cup set with emeralds 
+
+5 Gold jewelry box with platinum filigree 
+
+6 Painted gold child’s sarcophagus 
+
+7 Jade game board with solid gold playing pieces 
+S Bejeweled ivory drinking horn with gold filigree 
+
+
+Magic Items 
+
+Magic items are gleaned from the hoards of conquered 
+monsters or discovered in long-lost vaults. Such 
+items grant capabilities a character could rarely 
+have otherwise, or they complement their owners 
+capabilities in wondrous ways. 
+
+Rarity 
+
+Each magic item has a rarity: common, uncommon, 
+rare, very rare, or legendary. Common magic items, 
+such as a potion of healing, are the most plentiful. Some 
+legendary items, such as the apparatus ofKwalish, are 
+unique. The game assumes that the secrets of creating 
+the most powerful items arose centuries ago and were 
+then gradually lost as a result of wars, cataclysms, and 
+mishaps. Even uncommon items can’t be easily created. 
+Thus, many magic items are well-preserved antiquities. 
+
+Rarity provides a rough measure of an item s power 
+relative to other magic items. Each rarity corresponds 
+to character level, as shown in the Magic Item Rarity 
+table, A character doesn't typically find a rare magic 
+item, for example, until around 5th level. That said, 
+rarity shouldn’t get in the way of your campaign’s story. 
+
+If you want a ring of invisibility to fall into the hands of 
+a 1 st-level character, so be it. No doubt a great story will 
+arise from that event. 
+
+If your campaign allows for trade in magic items, 
+rarity can also help you set prices for them. As the DM, 
+you determine the value of an individual magic item 
+based on its rarity. Suggested values are provided in 
+the Magic Item Rarity table. The value of a consumable 
+item, such as a potion or scroll, is typically half the value 
+of a permanent item of the same rarity. 
+
+Magic Item Rarity 
+
+Rarity Character Level 
+
+Common 1st or higher 
+
+Uncommon 1st or higher 
+
+Rare Sth or higher 
+
+Very rare 11th or higher 
+
+Legendary 17th or higher 
+
+Buying and Selling 
+
+Unless you decide your campaign works otherwise, 
+most magic items are so rare that they aren't available 
+for purchase. Common items, such as a potion of 
+healing, can be procured from an alchemist, herbalist, 
+or spellcaster. Doing so is rarely as simple as walking 
+into a shop and selecting an Item from a shelf. The seller 
+might ask for a service, rather than coin. 
+
+In a large city with an academy of magic or a major 
+temple, buying and selling magic items might be 
+possible, at your discretion. If your world includes a 
+large number of adventurers engaged in retrieving 
+ancient magic items, trade in these items might be more 
+common. Even so, it’s likely to remain similar to the 
+market for line art in the real world, with invitation-only 
+auctions and a tendency to attract thieves. 
+
+Selling magic items is difficult in most D&D worlds 
+primarily because of the challenge of finding a buyer. 
+
+
+Value 
+
+50-100 gp 
+101-500 gp 
+501-5,000 gp 
+5,001-50^000 gp 
+50,001+ gp 
+
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+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
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+
+
+Plenty of people might like to have a magic sword, but 
+few of them can afford it. Those who can afford such an 
+item usually have more practical things to spend on. See 
+chapter 6, 11 Between Adventures," for one way to handle 
+selling magic items. 
+
+In your campaign, magic items might be prevalent 
+enough that adventurers can buy and sell them with 
+some effort. Magic items might be for sale in bazaars or 
+auction houses in fantastical locations, such as the City 
+of Brass, the planar metropolis of Sigil, or even in more 
+ordinary cities. Sale of magic items might be highly 
+regulated, accompanied by a thriving black market. 
+Artificers might craft items for use by military forces 
+or adventurers, as they do in the world of Eberron. You 
+might also allow characters to craft their own magic 
+items, as discussed in chapters 6. 
+
+Identifying a Magic Item 
+
+Some magic items are indistinguishable from their 
+non magical counterparts, whereas other magic items 
+display their magical nature conspicuously. Whatever a 
+magic item’s appearance, handling the item is enough to 
+give a character a sense that something is extraordinary 
+about it Discovering a magic item’s properties isn + l 
+automatic, however. 
+
+The identify spell is the fastest way to reveal an 
+item’s properties. Alternatively, a character can focus 
+on one magic item during a short rest, while being in 
+
+
+physical contact with the item. At the end of the rest, the 
+character learns the item's properties, as well as how 
+to use them. Potions are an exception; a little taste is 
+enough to tell the taster what the potion does. 
+Sometimes a magic item carries a due to its 
+properties. The command word to activate a ring might 
+be etched in tiny letters inside it. or a feathered design 
+might suggest that its a ring of feather falling. 
+
+Wearing or experimenting with an item can also ofit r 
+hints about its properties. For example, if a character 
+puts on a ring of jumping, you could say. L+ Your steps fee; 
+strangely springy. 1 ’ Perhaps the character then jumps 
+up and down to see what happens. You then say the 
+character jumps unexpectedly high. 
+
+Variant; More Difficult Identification 
+
+If you prefer magic items to have a greater mystique, 
+consider removing the ability to identify the properties 
+of a magic item during a short rest, and require the 
+identify spell, experimentation, or both to reveal what a 
+magic item does. 
+
+Attunement _ 
+
+Some magic items require a creature to form a bond 
+with them before their magical properties can be used. 
+This bond is called attunement, and certain items 
+have a prerequisite for it. If the prerequisite is a class, 
+a creature must be a member of that class to attune to 
+the item. (If the class is a spellcasting class, a monster 
+
+
+Individual Treasure: Challenge 0-4 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+CP 
+
+SP 
+
+EP 
+
+GP 
+
+PP 
+
+01-30 
+
+566 (17) 
+
+— 
+
+-- 
+
+—- 
+
+— 
+
+31-60 
+
+— 
+
+4d6 (14) 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+61-70 
+
+— 
+
+
+3d6 (10) 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+71-95 
+
+-- 
+
+— 
+
+--- 
+
+3d6 (10) 
+
+— 
+
+96-00 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+— 1 
+
+-—- 
+
+Id6 (3) 
+
+Individual Treasure: 
+
+Challenge 5-10 
+
+
+
+
+6100 CP 
+
+m AA& v inn n 
+
+SP 
+
+EP 
+
+IJC v I? C\ 
+
+GP 
+
+PP 
+
+U 1 *t u u X 1 UU i 1 ^UUj 
+
+31-60 — 
+
+6 d6x 10 (210) 
+
+I OD X 1U | JT] 
+
+2d6 x 10 (70) 
+
+— 
+
+61-70 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+3 d6x 10 (105) 
+
+266 x 10 (70) 
+
+—- 
+
+71-95 
+
+— 
+
+—_ 
+
+— 
+
+4d6x 10 (140) 
+
+— 
+
+96-00 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+266 x 10 (70) 
+
+3d6 (10) 
+
+Individual Treasure: 
+
+Challenge 11-16 
+
+
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+CP 
+
+SP 
+
+EP 
+
+CP 
+
+PP 
+
+01-20 
+
+— 
+
+4d6x 100 (1,400) 
+
+■—- 
+
+ld6x 100 (350) 
+
+— 
+
+21-35 
+
+—■ 
+
+— 
+
+166 x 100 (350) 
+
+ld6x 100 (350) 
+
+
+36-75 
+
+76-00 
+
+— 
+
+-—■ 
+
+-- 
+
+2d6 x 100 (700) 
+
+2d6 x 100 (700) 
+
+1 d6 x 10 (35) 
+
+2d 6 x 10 (70) 
+
+Individual Treasure: 
+
+Challenge 17+ 
+
+
+
+
+6100 
+
+CP 
+
+SP 
+
+EP 
+
+GP 
+
+PP 
+
+01-15 
+
+— 
+
+—_ 
+
+266 x 1,000 (7,000) 
+
+Sd6x 100 (2,800) 
+
+—■ 
+
+16-55 
+
+“ 
+
+—— 
+
+■- 
+
+ld6x 1,000 ( 3,500) 
+
+ld6 x 100 (350) 
+
+56-00 
+
+— 
+
+-— 
+
+— 
+
+ld6 x 1,000 (3,500) 
+
+2d6 x 100 ( 700) 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
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+
+
+Treasure Hoard: Challenge 0-4 
+
+
+
+CP 
+
+SP EP 
+
+GP 
+
+Coins 
+
+6 d6 x 100 (2,100) 3d6 x 
+
+100 (TQS0) — 2d6 
+
+x10 (70 
+
+dl 00 
+
+Gems or Art Objects 
+
+Magic Items 
+
+
+01-06 
+
+— 
+
+—- 
+
+
+07-16 
+
+2d6 (7) 10 gp gems 
+
+■ — 
+
+
+17-26 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+
+
+27-36 
+
+2d6 (7) 50 gp gems 
+
+—- 
+
+
+37-44 
+
+2d6 (7) 10 gp gems 
+
+Roll IdG times on Magic Item Table A. 
+
+
+45-52 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll IdG times on Magic Item Table A. 
+
+
+03—bU 
+
+61-65 
+
+/Ob ou gp gems 
+
+2 d6 (7) 10 gp gems 
+
+koii Lao Limes on jviagic nem iaDie 
+
+Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+
+66-70 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+
+71-75 
+
+2d6 (7) 50 gp gems 
+
+RoJ! 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+
+76-78 
+
+2d6 (7) 10 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table C 
+
+
+79-80 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table C 
+
+
+81-85 
+
+2 d6 (7) 50 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table C. 
+
+
+86-92 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table F. 
+
+
+93-97 
+
+2d6 (7) 50 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1 d-4 times on Magic Item Table R 
+
+
+98-99 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table G. 
+
+
+00 
+
+2 d6 (7) 50 gp gems 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table G. 
+
+
+
+pp 
+
+
+Treasure Hoard: Challenge 5-10 
+
+CP SP EP CP pp 
+
+Coins 2d6 x 100 (700) 2d6 x l h 000 (7,000) — 666 x 100 (2,100) 3d6xl0(105) 
+
+
+d 100 
+
+Gems or Art Objects 
+
+Magic Items 
+
+01-04 
+
+— 
+
+— 
+
+05-10 
+
+2 d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+— 
+
+11-16 
+
+3d6 (10) 50 gp gems 
+
+— 
+
+17-22 
+
+3 d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+— 
+
+23-28 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+— 
+
+29-32 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld6 times on Magic Item Table A. 
+
+
+
+Roll ld6 times on Magic Item Table A. 
+
+Roll ld6 times on Magic Item Table A, 
+
+37-40 
+
+Jdo (1 UJ jU gp ge ms 
+
+3d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+41-44 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll IdS times on Magic Item Table A, 
+
+45-49 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table B, 
+
+50-54 
+
+3d6 (10) 50 gp gems 
+
+Roil ld4 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+55-59 
+
+3d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table B, 
+
+60-63 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roil ld4 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+64-66 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table C. 
+
+67-69 
+
+3d6 (10) 50 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table C 
+
+70-72 
+
+3d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table C. 
+
+73-74 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table C 
+
+75-76 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table D. 
+
+77-78 
+
+3d6 (10) 50 gp gems 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table D, 
+
+79 
+
+3d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+Rolf once on Magic Item Table D, 
+
+80 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table D, 
+
+SI-84 
+
+2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic item Table F. 
+
+85-38 
+
+3d6 (10) 50 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table F. 
+
+89-91 
+
+3d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table F. 
+
+92-94 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table F. 
+
+95-96 
+
+3d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table G. 
+
+97-98 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Stem Table G, 
+
+99 
+
+00 
+
+3d6 (10) 100 gp gems 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table H. 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table H. 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+qualifies if that monster has spell slots and uses that 
+
+class's spell list.) 
+
+Without becoming attuned to an item that requires 
+attunement, a creature gains only its nonmagical 
+benefits, unless its description states otherwise. For 
+example, a magic shield that requires attunement 
+provides the benefits of a normal shield to a creature not 
+attuned to it, but none of its magical properties. 
+
+Attuning to an item requires a creature to spend 
+a short rest focused on only that item while being in 
+physical contact with it (this can't be the same short rest 
+used to learn the item's properties). This focus can take 
+the form of weapon practice (for a weapon), meditation 
+(for a wondrous item), or some other appropriate 
+activity. If the short rest is interrupted, the attunement 
+attempt fails* Otherwise, at the end of the short rest, 
+the creature gains an intuitive understanding of how to 
+activate any magical properties of the item, including 
+any necessary command words. 
+
+Treasure Hoard: Challenge 1T —16 
+
+CP sp 
+
+Coins — — 
+
+
+An item can be attuned to only one creature ata 
+
+
+and a creature can he attuned to no more than three 
+magic items at a time. Any attempt to attune to a fod 
+item fails; the creature must end its attunement lo at 
+item first. Additionally, a creature can't attune to m 
+than one copy of an item. For example, a creature ca 
+attune to more than one ring of protection at a time. 
+
+A creature s attunement to an item ends if the ere:-. 
+no longer satisfies the prerequisites for attunemem : 
+the item has been more than 100 feet away for at k 
+24 hours, if the creature dies, or if another creature 
+attunes to the item. A creature can also voluntanlv 
+
+
+attunement by spending another short rest focused c 
+the item, unless the item is cursed. 
+
+
+Cursed Items _ 
+
+Some magic items bear curses that bedevil their u>- 
+sometirnes long after a user has stopped using an he 
+A magic items description specifies whether the iter 
+
+
+EP GP PP 
+
+— 4d6 x 1,000 (14,000) 5d6 x 100 (1,750) p: 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Gems or Art Objects 
+
+Magic Items 
+
+01-03 
+
+-— 
+
+— 
+
+04-06 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+— 
+
+07-09 
+
+2cJ4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+— 
+
+11-42 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+
+13-15 
+
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+— 
+
+16-19 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table A and ld6 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+20-23 
+
+2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table A and 1 d6 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+24-26 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table A and 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+27-29 
+
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table A and 1 d6 times on Magic Item Table B. 
+
+30-35 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roil 1 d6 times on Magic Item Table C, 
+
+36-40 
+
+2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld6 times on Magic Item Table C 
+
+41-45 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1 d6 times on PTlagic Item Table C. 
+
+46-50 
+
+3 d 6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1 d6 times on Magic Item Table C. 
+
+51-54 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table D. 
+
+55-58 
+
+2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table D. 
+
+59-62 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table D, 
+
+63-66 
+
+3d5 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+Roll 1 d4 times on Magic Item Table D, 
+
+67-6S 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table E. 
+
+69-70 
+
+2 d4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table £. 
+
+71-72 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table E. 
+
+73-74 
+
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table E. 
+
+75-76 
+
+77-78 
+
+79-80 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table f and 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G. 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table F and 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G. 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table F and ld4 times on Magic Item Table G. 
+
+81-82 
+
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table F and ld4 times on Magic Item Table G„ 
+
+83-85 
+
+2 d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table H. 
+
+86-88 
+
+2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+Roll !d4 times on Magic Item Table H. 
+
+89-90 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table H. 
+
+91-92 
+
+93-94 
+
+95-96 
+
+97-98 
+
+3d6 (10) h00Q gp gems 
+
+2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects 
+
+2 d4 (5) 750 gp art objects 
+
+3d6 (10) 500 gp gems 
+
+Roll ld4 times on Magic Item Table H. 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table 1, 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table 1. 
+
+Rolf once on Magic Item Table I. 
+
+99-00 
+
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+Roll once on Magic Item Table 1. 
+
+CHAFTER 
+
+7 1 TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+is cursed. Most methods of identifying items, including 
+the identify spell, fail to reveal such a curse, although 
+re might hint at it. A curse should be a surprise to the 
+-m's user when the curse's effects are revealed. 
+
+Attune merit to a cursed item cant be ended voluntarily 
+unless the curse is broken first, such as with the remove 
+:arse spell. 
+
+Magic Item Cate gories _ 
+
+Each magic item belongs to a category: armor, 
+r cions, rings, rods, scrolls, staffs, wands, weapons, or 
+wondrous items. 
+
+Armor 
+
+Unless an armor's description says otherwise, armor 
+must be worn for its magic to function. 
+
+Some suits of magic armor specify the type of armor 
+hey are, such as chain mail or plate. If a magic armor 
+doesn't specify its armor type, you may choose the type 
+- determine it randomly. 
+
+Potions 
+
+I ifferent kinds of magical liquids are grouped in the 
+rategory of potions: brews made from enchanted herbs, 
+ater from magical fountains or sacred springs, and 
+!s that are applied to a creature or object. Most potions 
+insist of one ounce of liquid. 
+
+Potions are consumable magic items. Drinking a 
+: otion or administering a potion to another character 
+
+Treasure Hoard: Challenge 17+ 
+
+CP 
+
+Coins 
+
+dlOO 
+
+01 “02 
+03-05 
+06-08 
+09-11 
+12-14 
+15-22 
+23-30 
+31-38 
+39-46 
+47-52 
+
+53-58 IdlO (5) 2,500 gp art objects 
+59-63 ld4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects 
+64-68 IdS (4) 5,000 gp gems 
+
+69 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+70 IdlO (5) 2,500 gp art objects 
+
+71 ld4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects 
+
+72 ld8 (4) 5,000 gp gems 
+
+73-74 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+75-76 IdlO (5) 2,500 gp art objects 
+77-78 1 d4 (2) 7.500 gp art objects 
+
+"9-80 ld8 (4) 5,000 gp gems 
+81-85 
+86-90 
+91-95 
+96-00 
+
+
+requires an action. Applying an oil might take longer, as 
+specified in its description. Once used, a potion takes 
+effect immediately, and it is used up. 
+
+Rings 
+
+Magic rings offer an amazing array of powers to those 
+lucky enough to find them. Unless a ring s description 
+says otherwise, a ring must be worn on a finger, or a 
+similar digit, for the ring's magic to function. 
+
+Rods 
+
+A scepter or just a heavy cylinder, a magic rod is 
+typically made of metal, wood, or bone. It’s about 2 or 3 
+feet long, 1 inch thick, and 2 to 5 pounds. 
+
+Scrolls 
+
+Most scrolls are spells stored in written form, while 
+a few bear unique incantations that produce potent 
+wards. Whatever its contents, a scroll is a roll of paper, 
+sometimes attached to wooden rods, and typically kept 
+safe in a tube of ivoryjade, leather, metal, or wood. 
+
+A scroll is a consumable magic item. Whatever the 
+nature of the magic contained in a scroll, unleashing 
+that magic requires using an action to read the scroll. 
+When its magic has been invoked, the scroll can’t be 
+used again. Its words fade, or it crumbles into dust. 
+
+Any creature that can understand a written language 
+can read the arcane script on a scroll and attempt to 
+activate it. 
+
+
+EP - GP PP 
+
+— 12d6 x 1,000 (42,000) 8d6 x 1,000 (28,000) 
+
+
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+IdlO (5) 2,500 gp art objects 
+ld4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects 
+ld8 (4) 5,000 gp gems 
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+IdlO (5) 2,500 gp art objects 
+ld4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects 
+IdS (4) 5,000 gp gems 
+3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems 
+
+
+Roll ld8 
+
+
+3d6 (10) 1 3 000 gp gems 
+IdlO (5) 2,500 gp art objects 
+ld4 (2) 7,500 gp art objects 
+ld8 (4) 5,000 gp gems 
+
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Ro 
+
+Roi 
+
+
+ids 
+
+ld8 
+1d8 
+ld6 
+ld6 
+1d6 
+1 d 6 
+Id 6 
+ld6 
+ids 
+ld6 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+1d4 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+ld4 
+Id4 
+
+
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+times on 
+
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+Mag 
+
+
+c Item Table C. 
+c Item Table C. 
+c Item Table C. 
+c Item Table C 
+c Item Table D. 
+c Item Table D. 
+c Item Table D. 
+c Item Table D. 
+c Item Table E, 
+c Item Table E. 
+c Item Table E, 
+c Item Table E. 
+c Item Table G. 
+c Item Table G. 
+c Item Table G. 
+c Item Table G. 
+c Item Table H. 
+c Item Table H. 
+c Item Table H. 
+c Item Table H. 
+c Item Table I. 
+c Item Table i, 
+c Item Table I, 
+c Item Table I, 
+
+
+SP 
+
+Gems or Art Objects Magic Items 
+
+
+CHATTER 7 > TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Staffs 
+
+A magic staff is about 5 or 6 feet long. Staffs vary widely 
+in appearance: some are of nearly equal diameter 
+throughout and smooth, others are gnarled and twisted, 
+some are made of wood, and others are composed of 
+polished metal or crystal. Depending on the material, a 
+staff weighs between 2 and 7 pounds. 
+
+Unless a staffs description says otherwise, a staff can 
+be used as a quarterstaff. 
+
+Wands 
+
+A magic wand is about 15 inches long and crafted of 
+metal, bone, or wood. It is tipped with metal, crystal, 
+stone, or some other material. 
+
+Weapons 
+
+Whether crafted for some fell purpose or forged to 
+serve the highest ideals of chivalry, magic weapons are 
+coveted by many adventurers. 
+
+Some magic weapons specify the type of weapon 
+they are in their descriptions, such as a longsword or 
+
+
+Variant: Mixing Potions 
+
+A character might drink one potion while still under the 
+effects of another, or pour several potions into a single 
+container. The strange ingredients used in creating potions 
+can result in unpredictable interactions. 
+
+When a character mixes two potions together, you can 
+roll on the Potion Miscibility table. If more than two are 
+combined, roll again for each subsequent potion, combining 
+the results. Unless the effects are immediately obvious, 
+reveal them only when they become evident. 
+
+Potion Miscibility 
+
+dlOO Result 
+
+01 The mixture creates a magical explosion, 
+
+dealing 6dl0 force damage to the mixer and 
+ldlO force damage to each creature within 5 
+feet of the mixer. 
+
+02-08 The mixture becomes an ingested poison of 
+the DM’s choice. 
+
+09-15 Both potions lose their effects. 
+
+16-25 One potion loses its effect. 
+
+26-35 Both potions work, but with their numerical 
+effects and durations halved. A potion has no 
+effect if it can’t be halved in this way. 
+
+36-90 Both potions work normally. 
+
+91-99 The numerical effects and duration of one 
+potion are doubled. If neither potion has 
+anything to double in this way, they work 
+normally. 
+
+00 Only one potion works, but its effect is 
+
+permanent. Choose the simplest effect to 
+make permanent, or the one that seems 
+the most fun. For example, a potion of 
+healing might increase the drinker’s hit point 
+maximum by 4, or oil of etherealness might 
+permanently trap the user in the Ethereal 
+Plane. At your discretion, an appropriate 
+spell, such as dispel magic or remove curse , 
+might end this lasting effect. 
+
+» ■ . — i. i 
+
+
+longbow. If a magic weapon doesn't specify its weapon 
+type, you may choose the type or determine it randomly 
+
+Wondrous Items 
+
+Wondrous items include worn items such as boots, 
+belts, capes, gloves, and various pieces of jewelry and 
+decoration, such as amulets, brooches, and circlets. 
+Bags, carpets, crystal balls, figurines, horns, musical 
+instruments, and other objects also fall into this catch¬ 
+all category. 
+
+Wearing and Wielding Items 
+
+Using a magic item’s properties might mean wearing 
+or wielding it. A magic item meant to be worn must be 
+donned in the intended fashion: boots go on the feet, 
+gloves on the hands, hats and helmets on the head, and 
+rings on the finger. Magic armor must be donned, a 
+shield strapped to the arm, a cloak fastened about the 
+shoulders. A weapon must be held in hand. 
+
+In most cases, a magic item that’s meant to be worn 
+can fit a creature regardless of size or build. Many 
+magic garments are made to be easily adjustable, or they 
+magically adjust themselves to the wearer. 
+
+Rare exceptions exist. If the story suggests a good 
+reason for an item to fit only creatures of a certain 
+size or shape, you can rule that it doesn’t adjust. For 
+example, armor made by the drow might fit elves only. 
+
+^ 
+
+Variant: Scroll Mishaps 
+
+A creature who tries and fails to cast a spell from a spell scroll 
+must make a DC 10 Intelligence saving throw. If the saving 
+throw fails, roll on the Scroll Mishap table. 
+
+Scroll Mishap 
+
+d6 Result 
+
+1 A surge of magical energy deals the caster ld6 
+force damage per level of the spell. 
+
+2 The spell affects the caster or an ally 
+(determined randomly) instead of the intended 
+target, or it affects a random target nearby if the 
+caster was the intended target. 
+
+3 The spell affects a random location within the 
+spell’s range. 
+
+4 The spell’s effect is contrary to its normal one, 
+but neither harmful nor beneficial. For instance, 
+a fireball might produce an area of harmless 
+cold. 
+
+5 The caster suffers a minor but bizarre effect 
+related to the spell. Such effects last only 
+as long as the original spell's duration, or 
+ldlO minutes for spells that take effect 
+instantaneously. For example, a fireball might 
+cause smoke to billow from the caster’s ears for 
+ldlO minutes. 
+
+6 The spell activates after 1 dl 2 hours. If the 
+caster was the intended target, the spell takes 
+effect normally. If the caster was not the 
+intended target, the spell goes off in the general 
+direction of the intended target, up to the spell’s 
+
+maximum range, if the target has moved away. 
+
+^- W 
+
+
+CHAPTKR 7 | TREASURE 
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+
+
+
+Dwarves might make items usable only by dwarf-sized 
+and dwarf-shaped characters. 
+
+When a nonhumanoid tries to wear an item, use your 
+discretion as to whether the item functions as intended, 
+A ring placed on a tentacle might work, but a yuan-ti 
+with a snakelike tail instead of legs can't wear boots. 
+
+Multiple Items of the Same Kind 
+Use common sense to determine whether more than 
+one of a given kind of magic item can be worn* A 
+haracter can't normally wear more than one pair of 
+footwear, one pair of gloves or gauntlets, one pair of 
+bracers, one suit of armor, one item of headwear, and 
+ne cloak. You can make exceptions: a character might 
+be able to wear a circlet under a helmet, for example t or 
+be able to layer two cloaks. 
+
+Paired Items 
+
+Items that come in pairs—such as boots, bracers, 
+gauntlets, and gloves—impart their benefits only if both 
+items of the pair are worn* For example, a character 
+wearing a boot of striding and springing on one foot and 
+a boot of el venkind on the other foot gains no benefit 
+from either item. 
+
+Activating an Item _ 
+
+Activating some magic items requires a user to do 
+something special, such as holding the item and uttering 
+a command word. The description of each item category 
+ir individual item details how an item is activated. 
+Certain items use one or more of the following rules for 
+heir activation. 
+
+If an item requires an action to activate* that action 
+isn't a function of the Use an Item action* so a feature 
+such as the rogue's Fast Hands can t be used to 
+activate the item. 
+
+Command Word 
+
+A command word is a word or phrase that must be 
+>poken for an item to work* A magic item that requires 
+a command word can’t be activated in an area where 
+Hound is prevented* as in the area of the silence spell. 
+
+Consumables 
+
+Some items are used up when they are activated* A 
+potion or an elixir must be swallowed, or an oil applied 
+the body. The writing vanishes from a scroll when it is 
+read. Once used, a consumable item loses us magic. 
+
+
+Magic Item Formulas 
+
+
+4 magic item formula explains how to make a particular 
+magic item. Such a formula can be an excellent reward if you 
+allow player characters to craft magic items, as explained in 
+chapter 6, "Between Adventures,” 
+
+You can award a formula in place of a magic item. Usually 
+.vntten in a book or on a scroll, a formula rs one step rarer 
+than the item it allows a character to create. For example, 
+the formula for a common magic item 1 is uncommon* No 
+formulas exist for legendary items. 
+
+If the creation of magic items is commonplace in your 
+campaign, a formula can have a rarity that matches the 
+rarity of the item it allows a character to create. Formulas for 
+common and uncommon items might even be for sale, each 
+with a cost double that of its magic item. 
+
+
+Spells 
+
+Some magic items allow the user to cast a spell from 
+the item. The spell is cast at the lowest possible spell 
+level, doesn't expend any of the user's spell slots* and 
+requires no components, unless the item's description 
+says otherwise* The spell uses its normal casting time* 
+range, and duration, and the user of the item must 
+concentrate if the spell requires concentration. Many 
+items, such as potions, bypass the casting of a spell 
+and confer the spell's effects, with their usual duration* 
+Certain items make exceptions to these rules, changing 
+the casting time, duration, or other parts of a spell* 
+
+A magic item* such as certain staffs, may require 
+you to use your own spellcasting ability when you 
+cast a spell from the item. If you have more than one 
+spellcasting ability, you choose which one to use with 
+the item* If you don't have a spellcasting ability- perhaps 
+you're a rogue with the Use Magic Device feature your 
+spellcasting ability modifier is +0 for the item, and your 
+proficiency bonus does apply. 
+
+Charges 
+
+Some magic items have charges that must be expended 
+to activate their properties. The number of charges an 
+item has remaining is revealed when an identify spell 
+is cast on it, as well as when a creature attunes to it* 
+Additionally, when an item regains charges, the creature 
+attuned to it learns how many charges it regained. 
+
+Magic Item Resilience 
+
+Most magic items are objects of extraordinary 
+artisanship. Thanks to a combination of careful crafting 
+and magical reinforcement, a magic item is at least as 
+durable as a non magical item of its kind. Most magic 
+items, other than potions and scrolls, have resistance 
+to all damage. Artifacts are practically indestructible, 
+requiring extraordinary measures to destroy* 
+
+Special Features 
+
+
+You can add distinctiveness to a magic item by thinking 
+about its backstory. Who made the item? Is anything 
+unusual about its construction? Why was it made, and 
+how was it originally used? What minor magical quirks 
+set it apart from other items of its kind? Answering 
+these questions can help turn a generic magic item, 
+such as a +1 longsword, into a more flavorful discovery. 
+
+T he tables that follow can help you come up with 
+answers. Roll on as many of these tables as you like. 
+Some of the table entries make more sense for certain 
+items than for others* Some magic items are made 
+only by certain kinds of creatures, for instance: a cloak 
+of elvenkind is made by elves, rather than dwarves* If 
+you roll something that doesn’t make sense, roll again, 
+choose a more appropriate entry, or use the rolled detail 
+as inspiration to make up your own. 
+
+
+Variant: Wands That Don't Recharge 
+
+
+A typical wand has expendable charges. If you’d like wands to 
+be a limited resource, you can make some of them incapable 
+of regaining charges. Consider increasing the base number of 
+charges in such a wand, to a maximum of 25 charges* These 
+charges are never regained once they're expended* 
+
+■ ■ 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 
+
+
+TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+
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+
+
+
+
+
+Who Created It or Was Intended to Use It? 
+
+d2Q Creator or Intended User 
+
+I Aberration. The item was created by aberrations 
+in ancient times, possibly for the use of favored 
+humanoid thralls. When seen from the corner of 
+the eye, the item seems to be moving. 
+
+2-4 Human. The item was created during the heyday of 
+a fallen human kingdom, or it is tied to a human of 
+legend. It might hold writing in a forgotten tongue 
+or symbols whose significance is lost to the ages, 
+
+5 Celestial. The weapon is half the normal weight 
+and inscribed with feathered wings, suns, and 
+other symbols of good. Fiends find the item's 
+presence repulsive, 
+
+6 Dragon. This item is made from scales and talons 
+shed by a dragon. Perhaps it incorporates precious 
+metals and gems from the dragon's hoard. It grows 
+slightly warm when within 120 feet of a dragon, 
+
+7 Drow, The item is half the normal weight, ft is 
+black and inscribed with spiders and webs in honor 
+of Lolth. It might function poorly, or disintegrate, if 
+exposed to sunlight for 1 minute or more. 
+
+8-9 Dwarf The item is durable and has Dwarven runes 
+worked into its design. It might be associated with 
+a dan that would like to see it returned to their 
+ancestral halls, 
+
+10 Elemental Ain The item is half the normal weight 
+and feels hollow. If it's made of fabric, it is 
+diaphanous. 
+
+II Elemental Earth. This item might be crafted from 
+stone. Any cloth or feather elements are studded 
+with finely polished rock. 
+
+
+d20 Creator or Intended User 
+
+12 Elemental Fire. This item is warm to the touch 
+and any metal parts are crafted from bfack iro" 
+Sigils of flames cover its surface. Shades of re: 
+orange are the prominent colors, 
+
+13 Elemental Water. Lustrous fish scales replace 
+leather or cloth on this item, and metal portion 
+are instead crafted from seashells and workec :: 
+as hard as any metal, 
+
+14-15 Elf. The item is half the normal weight. It is 
+
+adorned with symbols of nature: leaves, vines 
+stars, and the like. 
+
+16 Fey. The item is exquisitely crafted from the 
+finest materials and glows with a pale radiance i* 
+moonlight, shedding dim light in a 5-foot radius. 
+Any metal in the item is silver or mithral, rathe" 
+than iron or steel. 
+
+17 Fiend. The item is made of black iron or horn 
+inscribed with runes, and any doth or leather 
+components are crafted from the hide offer:.: 
+is warm to the touch and features leering face: 
+vile runes engraved on its surface. Celestials ; 
+the item’s presence repulsive. 
+
+18 Giant, The item is larger than normal and wa: 
+crafted by giants for use by their smaller allies 
+
+19 Gnome, The item is crafted to appear ordina 
+it might look worn. It could also incorporate 
+and mechanical components, even if these are 
+essential to the item's function. 
+
+20 Undead. The item incorporates imagery of de = 
+such as bones and skulls, and it might be crafted 
+from parts of corpses. It feels cold to the tou:- 
+
+
+— 
+
+What Is a Detail from Its History? 
+
+dS History 
+
+1 Arcane. This item was created for an ancient order 
+of spellcasters and bears the order's symbol. 
+
+2 Bane. This item was created by the foes of a 
+particular culture or kind of creature. If the culture 
+or creatures are still around, they might recognize 
+the item and single out the bearer as an enemy. 
+
+3 Heroic. A great hero once wielded this item. 
+
+Anyone who’s familiar with the item's history 
+expects great deeds from the new owner, 
+
+4 Ornament. The item was created to honor a special 
+occasion. Inset gemstones, gold or platinum 
+inlays, and gold or silver filigree adorn its surface. 
+
+5 Prophecy. The item features in a prophecy: its 
+bearer is destined to play a key role in future 
+events. Someone else who wants to play that role 
+might try to steal the item, or someone who wants 
+to prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled might 
+try to kill the item's bearer. 
+
+
+d8 History 
+
+6 Religious. This item was used in religious 
+ceremonies dedicated to a particular deity, i: 
+holy symbols worked into it. The god's follows 
+might try to persuade its owner to donate it to 
+temple, steal the item for themselves, or ceiel 
+its use by a cleric or paladin of the same deity 
+
+7 Sinister* This item is linked to a deed of great e 
+such as a massacre or an assassination. It m . 
+
+h 
+
+have a name or be closely associated with a ■. = 
+who used it. Anyone familiar with the item's h : 
+is likely to treat it and its owner with suspicion 
+S Symbol of Power. This item was once used as 
+of royal regalia or as a badge of high office. Its 
+former owner or that person’s descendants it- 
+desire it, or someone might mistakenly ass urn: ? 
+new owner is the item's legitimate inheritor. 
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 
+
+
+
+
+TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+
+
+
+
+What Minor Property Does It Have? 
+
+d20 Minor Property 
+
+1 Beacon. The bearer can use a bonus action to 
+cause the item to shed bright fight in a 10-foot 
+radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet, or to 
+extinguish the light. 
+
+2 Compass. The wieider can use an action to learn 
+which way is north. 
+
+3 Conscientious. When the bearer of this item 
+contemplates or undertakes a malevolent act, the 
+item enhances pangs of conscience. 
+
+4 Delver, While underground, the bearer of this item 
+always knows the item’s depth below the surface 
+and the direction to the nearest staircase, ramp, or 
+other path leading upward, 
+
+5 Gleaming, This item never gets dirty. 
+
+6 Guardian, The item whispers warnings to its 
+bearer, granting a +2 bonus to initiative if the 
+bearer isn’t incapacitated. 
+
+7 Harmonious* Attuning to this item takes only 1 
+minute. 
+
+S Hidden Message* A message is hidden somewhere 
+on the item. It might be visible only at a certain 
+time of the year, under the light of one phase of the 
+moon, or in a specific location. 
+
+9 Key. The item is used to unlock a container, 
+chamber, vault, or other entryway. 
+
+10 Language. The bearer can speak and understand a 
+language of the DM's choice while the item is on 
+the bearer's person. 
+
+11 Sentinel. Choose a kind of creature that is an 
+enemy of the item's creator. This item glows faintly 
+when such creatures are within 120 feet of it, 
+
+■ ^ 
+
+What Quirk Does It Have? 
+
+d!2 Quirk 
+
+1 Blissful* While in possession of the item, the 
+
+bearer feels fortunate and optimistic about what 
+the future holds. Butterflies and other harmless 
+creatures might frolic in the item's presence. 
+
+2 Confident, The item helps its bearer feel self- 
+assured. 
+
+3 Covetous* The item's bearer becomes obsessed 
+with material wealth. 
+
+4 Frail. The item crumbles, frays, chips, or cracks 
+
+slightly when wielded, worn, or activated. This 
+quirk has no effect on its properties* but if the item 
+has seen much use, it looks decrepit. 
+
+5 Hungry. This item's magical properties function 
+only if fresh blood from a humanoid has been 
+applied to it within the past 24 hours. It needs only 
+a drop to activate. 
+
+6 Loud. The item makes a loud noise—such as a 
+clang, a shout, or a resonating gong—when used. 
+
+
+d20 Minor Property 
+
+12 Song Craft, Whenever this item is struck or is used 
+to strike a foe, its bearer hears a fragment of an 
+ancient song. 
+
+13 Strange Material. The item was created from 
+
+a material that is bizarre given its purpose. Its 
+durability is unaffected, 
+
+14 Temperate* The bearer suffers no harm in 
+temperatures as cold as -20 degrees Fahrenheit or 
+as warm as 120 degrees Fahrenheit. 
+
+15 Unbreakable, The item can't be broken. Special 
+means must be used to destroy it. 
+
+16 War Leader. The bearer can use an action to cause 
+his or her voice to carry dearly for up to 300 feet 
+until the end of the bearer's next turn. 
+
+17 Waterborne. This item floats on water and other 
+liquids. Its bearer has advantage on Strength 
+(Athletics) checks to swim, 
+
+13 Wicked* When the bearer is presented with an 
+opportunity to act in a selfish or malevolent way, 
+the item heightens the bearer's urge to do so, 
+
+19 Illusion. The item is imbued with illusion magic, 
+allowing its bearer to alter the item’s appearance in 
+minor ways. Such alterations don't change how the 
+item is worn, carried, or wielded, and they have no 
+effect on its other magical properties. For example, 
+the wearer could make a red robe appear blue, or 
+make a gold ring look like it's made of ivory. The 
+item reverts to its true appearance when no one is 
+carrying or wearing it. 
+
+20 Roll twice, retelling any additional 20s. 
+
+d!2 Quirk 
+
+7 Metamorphic. The item periodically and randomly 
+alters its appearance in slight ways. The bearer has 
+no control over these minor alterations, which have 
+no effect on the item's use. 
+
+8 Muttering. The item grumbles and mutters. A 
+creature who listens carefully to the item might 
+learn something useful. 
+
+9 Painful. The bearer experiences a harmless flash of 
+pain when using the item, 
+
+10 Possessive, The item demands attunement when 
+first wielded or worn, and it doesn't allow its 
+bearer to attune to other items, (Other items 
+already attuned to the bearer remain so until their 
+attunement ends.) 
+
+11 Repulsive. The bearer feels a sense of distaste 
+when in contact with the item, and continues to 
+sense discomfort while bearing it. 
+
+12 Slothful, The bearer of this item feels slothful and 
+lethargic. While attuned to the item, the bearer 
+requires 10 hours to finish a long rest. 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+Random Magic Items 
+
+
+When you use a Treasure Hoard table to randomly 
+determine the contents of a treasure hoard and your r 9 
+indicates the presence of one or more magic items* you 
+can determine the specific magic items by rolling on 
+appropriate table(s) here. 
+
+Magic Item Table A 
+
+
+d 100 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-50 
+
+Potion of healing 
+
+51-60 
+
+Spell scroll (cantrip) 
+
+61-70 
+
+Potion of climbing 
+
+—■ 
+
+i 
+
+O 
+
+Spell scroti (1st level) 
+
+91-94 
+
+Spell scroll (2nd level) 
+
+93-98 
+
+Potion of greater heating 
+
+99 
+
+Bag of holding 
+
+GO 
+
+Driftglobe 
+
+Magic Item Table B 
+
+dl00 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-15 
+
+Potion of greater healing 
+
+16-22 
+
+Potion of fire breath 
+
+23-29 
+
+Potion of resistance 
+
+30-34 
+
+Ammunition, +1 
+
+35-39 
+
+Potion of animal friendship 
+
+40-44 
+
+Potion of hill giant strength 
+
+45-49 
+
+Potion of growth 
+
+50-54 
+
+Potion of water breathing 
+
+55-59 
+
+Spell scroll (2nd level) 
+
+60-64 
+
+Spell scroll (3rd level) 
+
+65-67 
+
+Bag of holding 
+
+68-70 
+
+KeoghfonVs ointment 
+
+71-73 
+
+Oil of slipperiness 
+
+74-75 
+
+Dust of disappearance 
+
+76-77 
+
+Dust of dryness 
+
+78-79 
+
+Dust of sneezing and choking 
+
+80-81 
+
+Elemental gem 
+
+82-83 
+
+Philter of love 
+
+84 
+
+Alchemy jug 
+
+S5 
+
+Cap of water breathing 
+
+86 
+
+Cloak of the manta ray 
+
+87 
+
+Driftglobe 
+
+88 
+
+Goggles of night 
+
+89 
+
+Helm of comprehending languages 
+
+90 
+
+Immovable rod 
+
+91 
+
+Lantern of revealing 
+
+92 
+
+Mariner's armor 
+
+93 
+
+Mithral armor 
+
+94 
+
+Potion of poison 
+
+95 
+
+Ring of swimming 
+
+96 
+
+Robe of useful items 
+
+97 
+
+h. 
+
+Rope of climbing 
+
+98 
+
+Saddle of the cavalier 
+
+99 
+
+Wand of magic detection 
+
+00 
+
+Wand of secrets 
+
+
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+
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+
+Magic Item Table C 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-15 
+
+Potion of superior healing 
+
+16-22 
+
+Spell scroll (4th level) 
+
+23-27 
+
+Ammunition, +2 
+
+28-32 
+
+Potion of clairvoyance 
+
+33-37 
+
+Potion of diminution 
+
+38-42 
+
+Potion of gaseous for m 
+
+43-47 
+
+Potion of frost giant strength 
+
+48-52 
+
+Potion of stone giant strength 
+
+53-57 
+
+Potion of heroism 
+
+58-62 
+
+Potion of invulnerability 
+
+63-67 
+
+Potion of mind reading 
+
+68-72 
+
+Spell scroll (Sth level) 
+
+73-75 
+
+EEixi r of health 
+
+76-78 
+
+Oil of ethereal ness 
+
+79-81 
+
+Potion of fire giant strength 
+
+82-84 
+
+Quaal’s feather token 
+
+85-87 
+
+Scroll of protection 
+
+88-89 
+
+Bag of beans 
+
+90-91 
+
+Bead of force 
+
+92 
+
+Chime of opening 
+
+93 
+
+Decanter of endless water 
+
+94 
+
+Eyes of minute seeing 
+
+95 
+
+Folding boat 
+
+96 
+
+Reward's handy haversack 
+
+97 
+
+Horseshoes of speed 
+
+98 
+
+Necklace of fireballs 
+
+99 
+
+Periapt of health 
+
+00 
+
+Sending stones 
+
+
+Magic Item Table D 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-20 
+
+Potion of supreme healing 
+
+21-30 
+
+Potion of invisibility 
+
+o 
+
+( 
+
+rn 
+
+Potion of speed 
+
+41-50 
+
+Spell scroll (6th level) 
+
+51-57 
+
+Spell scroll (7th level) 
+
+58-62 
+
+Ammunition, +3 
+
+63-67 
+
+Oil of sharpness 
+
+68-72 
+
+Potion of flying 
+
+73-77 
+
+Potion of cloud giant strength 
+
+78-82 
+
+Potion of longevity 
+
+83-87 
+
+Potion of vitality 
+
+88-92 
+
+Spell scroll (Sth level) 
+
+93-95 
+
+Horseshoes of a zephyr 
+
+96-98 
+
+Nolzur's marvelous pigments 
+
+99 
+
+Bag of devouring 
+
+00 
+
+Portable hole 
+
+
+Magic Item Table E 
+
+dlOO Magic Item 
+01-30 Spell scroll (Sth level) 
+
+31-55 Potion of storm giant strength 
+
+56-70 Potion of supreme healing 
+71-S5 Spell scroll (9th level) 
+
+86-93 Universal solvent 
+94-98 Arrow of slaying 
+99-00 Sovereign glue 
+
+
+Nolxue's Marve-ous, 
+Pigments 
+
+
+h EADEJANO 
+OF INTE LLECT 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
+
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+
+Magic Item Table F 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-15 
+
+Weapon, +1 
+
+71 
+
+Bag of tricks (tan) 
+
+16-18 
+
+Shield, +1 
+
+72 
+
+Boots of the winterlands 
+
+19-21 
+
+Sentinel shield 
+
+73 
+
+Circlet of blasting 
+
+22-23 
+
+Amulet of proof against detection and location 
+
+74 
+
+Deck of illusions 
+
+24-25 
+
+Boots of elvenkind 
+
+75 
+
+Eversmoking bottle 
+
+26-27 
+
+Boots of striding and springing 
+
+76 
+
+Eyes of charming 
+
+28-29 
+
+Bracers of archery 
+
+77 
+
+Eyes of the eagle 
+
+30-31 
+
+Brooch of shielding 
+
+78 
+
+Figurine of wondrous power (silver raven) 
+
+32-33 
+
+Broom of flying 
+
+79 
+
+Gem of brightness 
+
+34-35 
+
+Cloak of elvenkind 
+
+80 
+
+Gloves of missile snaring 
+
+36-37 
+
+Cloak of protection 
+
+SI 
+
+Gloves of swimming and climbing 
+
+38-39 
+
+Gauntlets of ogre power 
+
+82 
+
+Gloves of thievery 
+
+40-41 
+
+Hat of disguise 
+
+83 
+
+Headband of intellect 
+
+42-43 
+
+Javelin of lightning 
+
+84 
+
+Helm of telepathy 
+
+44-45 
+
+Pearl of power 
+
+85 
+
+Instrument of the bards (Doss lute) 
+
+46-47 
+
+Rod of the pact keeper, +1 
+
+£6 
+
+Instrument of the bards {Fochlucan bandore) 
+
+48-49 
+
+Slippers of spider climbing 
+
+87 
+
+Instrument of the bards (Mac-Fuimidh cittern) 
+
+50-51 
+
+Staff of the adder 
+
+88 
+
+Medallion of thoughts 
+
+52-53 
+
+Staff of the python 
+
+89 
+
+Necklace of adaptation 
+
+54-55 
+
+Sword of vengeance 
+
+90 
+
+Periapt ofwound closure 
+
+56-57 
+
+Trident offish command 
+
+91 
+
+Pipes of haunting 
+
+58-59 
+
+Wand of magic missiles 
+
+92 
+
+Pipes of the sewers 
+
+60-61 
+
+Wand of the war mage, +1 
+
+93 
+
+Ring of jumping 
+
+62-63 
+
+Wand of web 
+
+94 
+
+Ring of mind shielding 
+
+64-65 
+
+Weapon of warning 
+
+95 
+
+Ring of warmth 
+
+66 
+
+Adamantine armor (chain mail) 
+
+96 
+
+Ring of water walking 
+
+67 
+
+Adamantine armor (chain shirt) 
+
+97 
+
+Quiver of Ehlonna 
+
+68 
+
+Adamantine armor (scale mail) 
+
+93 
+
+Stone of good luck 
+
+69 
+
+Bag of tricks (gray) 
+
+99 
+
+Wind fan 
+
+70 
+
+Bag of tricks (rust) 
+
+00 
+
+Winged boots 
+
+
+
+Bracers of 
+Archery 
+
+
+■'7rV- ••■■**" ,Vr '" -'A 
+
+
+Fochlucan 
+
+Bandore 
+
+
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+
+Arrow of Slaving 
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+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
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+Magic Item Table C 
+
+
+dlOG 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-11 
+
+Weapon, +2 
+
+54 
+
+loun stone (sustenance) 
+
+12-14 
+
+Figurine of wondrous power (roll dS) 
+
+55 
+
+Iron bands of Bilarro 
+
+
+1 Bronze griffon 
+
+56 
+
+Armor, +1 leather 
+
+
+2 Ebony fly 
+
+57 
+
+Armor of resistance (leather) 
+
+
+3 Golden lions 
+
+58 
+
+Mace of disruption 
+
+
+4 Ivory goats 
+
+59 
+
+Mace of smiting 
+
+
+5 Marble elephant 
+
+60 
+
+Mace of terror 
+
+
+6-7 Onyx dog 
+
+61 
+
+Mantle of spell resistance 
+
+
+8 Serpentine owi 
+
+62 
+
+Necklace of prayer beads 
+
+15 
+
+Adamantine armor (breastplate) 
+
+63 
+
+Periapt of proof against poison 
+
+16 
+
+Adamantine armor (splint) 
+
+64 
+
+Ring of animal influence 
+
+17 
+
+Amulet of health 
+
+65 
+
+Ring of evasion 
+
+IS 
+
+Armor of vulnerability 
+
+66 
+
+Ring of feather falling 
+
+19 
+
+Arrow-catching shield 
+
+67 
+
+Ring of free action 
+
+20 
+
+Belt of dwarvenkind 
+
+68 
+
+Ring of protection 
+
+21 
+
+Belt of hill giant strength 
+
+69 
+
+Ring of resistance 
+
+22 
+
+Berserker axe 
+
+70 
+
+Ring of spell storing 
+
+23 
+
+Boots of levitation 
+
+71 
+
+Ring of the ram 
+
+24 
+
+Boots of speed 
+
+72 
+
+Ring of X-ray vision 
+
+25 
+
+Bowl of commanding water elemental 
+
+73 
+
+Robe of eyes 
+
+26 
+
+Bracers of defense 
+
+74 
+
+Rod of rulership 
+
+27 
+
+Brazier of commanding fire elemental 
+
+75 
+
+Rod of the pact keeper, +2 
+
+28 
+
+Cape of the mountebank 
+
+76 
+
+Rope of entanglement 
+
+29 
+
+Censer of controlling air elemental 
+
+77 
+
+Armor, +1 scale mail 
+
+30 
+
+Armor, +1 chain mail 
+
+78 
+
+Armor of resistance (scale mail) 
+
+31 
+
+Armor of resistance (chain mail) 
+
+79 
+
+Shield, +2 
+
+32 
+
+Armor, +1 chain shirt 
+
+SO 
+
+Shield of missile attraction 
+
+33 
+
+Armor of resistance (chain shirt) 
+
+81 
+
+Staff of charming 
+
+34 
+
+Cloak of displacement 
+
+82 
+
+Staff of healing 
+
+35 
+
+Cloak of the bat 
+
+83 
+
+Staff of swarming insects 
+
+36 
+
+Cube offeree 
+
+84 
+
+Staff of the woodlands 
+
+37 
+
+Daern's instant fortress 
+
+85 
+
+Staff of withering 
+
+38 
+
+Dagger of venom 
+
+86 
+
+Stone of controlling earth elemental 
+
+39 
+
+Dimensional shackles 
+
+87 
+
+Sun blade 
+
+40 
+
+Dragon slayer 
+
+88 
+
+Sword of life stealing 
+
+41 
+
+Elven chain 
+
+89 
+
+Sword of wounding 
+
+42 
+
+Flame tongue 
+
+90 
+
+Tentacle rod 
+
+43 
+
+Gem of seeing 
+
+91 
+
+Vicious weapon 
+
+44 
+
+Giant slayer 
+
+92 
+
+Wand of binding 
+
+45 
+
+Glamoured studded leather 
+
+93 
+
+Wand of enemy detection 
+
+46 
+
+Helm of teleportation 
+
+94 
+
+Wand of fear 
+
+47 
+
+Horn of blasting 
+
+95 
+
+Wand of fireballs 
+
+48 
+
+Horn of Valhalla (silver or brass) 
+
+96 
+
+Wand of lightning bolts 
+
+49 
+
+Instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin) 
+
+97 
+
+Wand of paralysis 
+
+50 
+
+Instrument of the bards (Cti lyre) 
+
+98 
+
+Wand of the war mage, +2 
+
+51 
+
+loun stone (awareness) 
+
+99 
+
+Wand of wonder 
+
+52 
+
+loun stone (protection) 
+
+00 
+
+Wings of flying 
+
+53 
+
+loun stone (reserve) 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+dn oo 
+66 
+
+67 
+
+68 
+
+69 
+
+70 
+
+71 
+
+72 
+
+73 
+
+74 
+
+75 
+
+76 
+
+77 
+
+78 
+
+79 
+
+80 
+81 
+82 
+
+83 
+
+84 
+
+85 
+
+86 
+
+87 
+
+88 
+
+89 
+
+90 
+
+91 
+
+92 
+
+93 
+
+94 
+
+95 
+
+96 
+
+97 
+
+98 
+
+99 
+00 
+
+
+Magk Item 
+Dancing sword 
+Demon armor 
+Dragon scale mail 
+Dwarven plate 
+Dwarven thrower 
+Efreeti bottle 
+
+Figurine of wondrous power (obsidian steed) 
+
+Frost brand 
+
+Helm of brilliance 
+
+Horn of Valhalla (bronze) 
+
+Instrument of the bards (Anstruth harp) 
+
+loun stone (absorption) 
+
+loun stone (agility) 
+
+loun stone (fortitude) 
+
+loun stone (insight) 
+
+loun stone (intellect) 
+
+loun stone (leadership) 
+
+loun stone (strength) 
+
+Armor, +2 leather 
+Manual of bodily health 
+Manual of gainful exercise 
+Manual of golems 
+Manual of quickness of action 
+Mirror of life trapping 
+Nine lives stealer 
+Oathbow 
+
+Armor, +2 scale mall 
+Spellguard shield 
+Armor, +1 splint 
+Armor of resistance (splint) 
+
+Armor, +1 studded leather 
+
+Armor of resistance (studded leather) 
+
+Tome of dear thought 
+
+Tome of leadership and influence 
+
+Tome of understanding 
+
+
+Dragon Scale Mail 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 I rRL ASURH 
+
+
+Magic Item Table H 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-10 
+
+Weapon, +3 
+
+11-12 
+
+Amulet of the planes 
+
+13-14 
+
+Carpet of flying 
+
+15-16 
+
+Crystal ball (very rare version) 
+
+17-18 
+
+Ring of regeneration 
+
+19-20 
+
+Ring of shooting stars 
+
+21-22 
+
+Ring of telekinesis 
+
+23-24 
+
+Robe of scintillating colors 
+
+25-26 
+
+Robe of stars 
+
+27-28 
+
+Rod of absorption 
+
+29-30 
+
+Rod of alertness 
+
+31-32 
+
+Rod of security 
+
+33-34 
+
+Rod of the pact keeper, +3 
+
+35-36 
+
+Scimitar of speed 
+
+37-38 
+
+Shield, +3 
+
+39-40 
+
+Staff of fire 
+
+41-42 
+
+Staff of frost 
+
+43-44 
+
+Staff of power 
+
+45-46 
+
+Staff of striking 
+
+47-48 
+
+Staff of thunder and lightning 
+
+49-50 
+
+Sword of sharpness 
+
+51-52 
+
+Wand of polymorph 
+
+53-54 
+
+Wand of the war mage, +3 
+
+55 
+
+Adamantine armor (half plate) 
+
+56 
+
+Adamantine armor (plate) 
+
+57 
+
+Animated shield 
+
+58 
+
+Belt of fire giant strength 
+
+59 
+
+Belt of frost (or stone) giant stren 
+
+60 
+
+Armor, -rl breastplate 
+
+61 
+
+Armor of resistance (breastplate) 
+
+62 
+
+Candle of invocation 
+
+63 
+
+Armor, +2 chain mail 
+
+64 
+
+Armor, +2 chain shirt 
+
+65 
+
+Cloak of arachnida 
+
+
+Manual of 
+Iron Golems 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
+
+
+Belt of Storm 
+Giant Strength 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+77 
+
+Apparatus of Kwalish 
+
+78 
+
+Armor of invulnerability 
+
+79 
+
+Belt of storm giant strength 
+
+SO 
+
+Cubic gate 
+
+81 
+
+Deck of many things 
+
+82 
+
+Efreeti chain 
+
+83 
+
+Armor of resistance (half plate) 
+
+84 
+
+Horn of Valhalla (iron) 
+
+85 
+
+Instrument of the bards (Gllamh harp) 
+
+86 
+
+loun stone (greater absorption) 
+
+87 
+
+loun stone (mastery) 
+
+88 
+
+loun stone (regeneration) 
+
+89 
+
+Plate armor of etherealness 
+
+90 
+
+Plate armor of resistance 
+
+91 
+
+Ring of air elemental command 
+
+92 
+
+Ring of earth elemental command 
+
+93 
+
+Ring of fire elemental command 
+
+94 
+
+Ring of three wishes 
+
+95 
+
+Ring of water elemental command 
+
+96 
+
+Sphere of annihilation 
+
+97 
+
+Talisman of pure good 
+
+98 
+
+Talisman of the sphere 
+
+99 
+
+Talisman of ultimate evil 
+
+00 
+
+Tome of the stilled tongue 
+
+
+Magic Item Table I 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Magic Item 
+
+01-05 
+
+Defender 
+
+06-10 
+
+Hammer of thunderbolts 
+
+11-15 
+
+Luck blade 
+
+16-20 
+
+Sword of answering 
+
+21-23 
+
+Holy avenger 
+
+24 “2 6 
+
+Ring of djinni summoning 
+
+27-29 
+
+Ring of invisibility 
+
+30-32 
+
+Ring of spell turning 
+
+33-35 
+
+Rod of lordly might 
+
+36-38 
+
+Staff of the magi 
+
+39-41 
+
+Vorpal sword 
+
+42-43 
+
+Belt of cloud giant strength 
+
+44-45 
+
+Armor, +2 breastplate 
+
+46-47 
+
+Armor, +3 chain mail 
+
+48-49 
+
+Armor, +3 chain shirt 
+
+50-51 
+
+Cloak of invisibility 
+
+52-53 
+
+Crystal ball (legendary version) 
+
+54-55 
+
+Armor, +1 half plate 
+
+56-57 
+
+Iron flask 
+
+58-59 
+
+Armor, +3 leather 
+
+60-61 
+
+Armor, +1 plate 
+
+62-63 
+
+Robe of the archmagi 
+
+64-65 
+
+Rod of resurrection 
+
+66-67 
+
+Armor, +1 scale mail 
+
+68-69 
+
+Scarab of protection 
+
+70-71 
+
+Armor, +2 splint 
+
+72-73 
+
+Armor, +2 studded leather 
+
+74-75 
+
+Well of many worlds 
+
+76 
+
+Magic armor (roll dl2) 
+
+
+1-2 Armor, 4-2 half plate 
+
+3-4 Armor, +2 plate 
+
+5-6 Armor, +3 studded leather 
+
+
+7-8 Armor, +3 breastplate 
+
+9-10 Armor, +3 splint 
+
+
+11 Armor, +3 half plate 
+
+12 Armor, -1-3 plate 
+
+
+Canole of 
+Invocation 
+
+
+Plate Armor 
+of Resistance 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Amulet of Health 
+
+
+
+Alchemy Jug 
+
+
+Amulet of Proof a6ain>* 
+Detection and Location 
+
+
+Magic Items A-Z 
+
+
+Magic items are presented in alphabetical order. A 
+magic item's description gives the item's name, its 
+category, its rarity, and its magical properties. 
+
+Adamantine Armor 
+
+Armor (medium or heavy, but not hide), uncommon 
+
+This suit of armor is reinforced with adamantine, one 
+of the hardest substances in existence. While you're 
+wearing it, any critical hit against you becomes a 
+normal hit. 
+
+AlchemyJug 
+
+
+Ammunition, +1, +2, or +3 
+
+Weapon (any ammunition), uncommon (+!)< rare (+2), or 
+very rare (+3) 
+
+You have a bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this piece of magic ammunition. The bonus is 
+determined by the rarity of the ammunition. Once it hits 
+a target, the ammunition is no longer magical. 
+
+Amulet of Health 
+
+Wondrous item , rare (requires attunement) 
+
+Your Constitution score is 19 while you wear this 
+amulet. It has no effect on you if your Constitution is 
+already 19 or higher. 
+
+
+Amulet of the 
+
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+This ceramic jug appears to be able to hold a gallon 
+of liquid and weighs 12 pounds whether full or empty. 
+Sloshing sounds can be heard from within the jug when 
+it is shaken, even if the jug is empty. 
+
+You can use an action and name one liquid from the 
+table below to cause the jug to produce the chosen 
+liquid. Afterward, you can uncork the jug as an action 
+and pour that liquid out t up to 2 gallons per minute. The 
+maximum amount of liquid the jug can produce depends 
+on the liquid you named. 
+
+Once the jug starts producing a liquid, it can t produce 
+a different one, or more of one that has reached its 
+maximum, until the next dawn. 
+
+
+Liquid 
+
+Max Amount 
+
+Liquid 
+
+Max Amount 
+
+Acid 
+
+8 ounces 
+
+Oil 
+
+1 quart 
+
+Basic poison 
+
+1/2 ounce 
+
+Vinegar 
+
+2 gallons 
+
+Beer 
+
+4 gallons 
+
+Water, fresh 
+
+S gallons 
+
+Honey 
+
+1 gallon 
+
+Water, salt 
+
+12 gallons 
+
+Mayonnaise 
+
+2 gallons 
+
+Wine 
+
+1 gallon 
+
+
+Amulet of Proof against Detection 
+and Location 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this amulet, you are hidden from 
+divination magic. You can t be targeted by such magic or 
+perceived through magical scrying sensors. 
+
+Amulet of the Planes 
+
+Wondrous Item, very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this amulet, you can use an action to 
+name a location that you are familiar with on another 
+plane of existence. Then make a DC 15 Intelligence 
+check. On a successful check, you cast the plane shift 
+spell. On a failure, you and each creature and object 
+within 15 feet of you travel to a random destination. 
+
+Roll a dlOO. On a 1-60, you travel to a random location 
+on the plane you named. On a 61 100, you travel to a 
+randomly determined plane of existence. 
+
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 
+
+
+TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Apparatus of Kwalish 
+
+
+
+Animated Shield 
+
+
+A creature in the compartment can use an action to 
+move as many as two of the apparatus’s levers up or 
+down. After each use, a lever goes back to its neutral 
+position. Each lever, from left to right, functions as 
+
+
+Animated Shield 
+
+
+Armor (shhld) t very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+
+shown in the Apparatus of Kwalish Levers table. 
+
+
+While holding this shield, you can speak its command 
+word as a bonus action to cause it to animate. The shield 
+leaps into the air and hovers in your space to protect 
+you as if you were wielding it, leaving your hands free. 
+The shield remains animated for 1 minute t until you 
+use a bonus action to end this effect, or until you are 
+incapacitated or die, at which point the shield falls to the 
+ground or into your hand if you have one free. 
+
+Apparatus of Kwalish 
+
+Wondrous item legendary 
+
+This item first appears to be a Large sealed iron barrel 
+weighing 500 pounds. The barrel has a hidden catch, 
+which can be found with a successful DC 20 Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check. Releasing the catch unlocks a 
+hatch at one end of the barrel, allowing two Medium or 
+smaller creatures to crawl inside. Ten levers are set in 
+a row at the far end, each in a neutral position, able to 
+move either up or down. When certain levers are uscd t 
+the apparatus transforms to resemble a giant lobster. 
+
+The apparatus of Kwalish is a Large object with the 
+following statistics: 
+
+Armor Class: 20 
+Hit Points: 200 
+
+Speed: 30 ft., swim 30 ft. (or 0 ft. for both if the legs and 
+tail aren't extended) 
+
+Damage Immunities: poison, psychic 
+
+To be used as a vehicle, the apparatus requires one pilot. 
+While the apparatus's hatch is closed, the compartment 
+is airtight and watertight. The compartment holds 
+enough air for 10 hours of breathing, divided by the 
+number of breathing creatures inside. 
+
+The apparatus floats on water. It can also go 
+underwater to a depth of 900 feet. Below that, the 
+vehicle takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage per minute 
+from pressure. 
+
+
+APPARATUS OF KWALISH LEVERS 
+
+Lever Up Down 
+
+
+1 Legs and tail extend, 
+allowing the apparatus to 
+walk and swim. 
+
+2 Forward window shutter 
+opens, 
+
+3 Side window shutters 
+open (two per side), 
+
+4 Two claws extend from 
+the front sides of the 
+apparatus, 
+
+5 Each extended daw 
+makes the following 
+melee weapon attack: 
+
++8 to hit, reach 5 ft,, 
+one target. Hit: 7 (2d6) 
+bludgeoning damage, 
+
+6 The apparatus walks or 
+swims forward. 
+
+7 The apparatus turns 90 
+degrees left. 
+
+S Eyelike fixtures emit 
+
+bright light in a 30-foot 
+radius and dim light for 
+an additional 30 feet, 
+
+9 The apparatus sinks as 
+much as 20 feet in liquid. 
+
+10 The rear hatch unseals 
+and opens. 
+
+
+Legs and tail retract, 
+reducing the apparatus's 
+speed to 0 and making 
+it unable to benefit from 
+bonuses to speed. 
+Forward window shutter 
+doses. 
+
+Side window shutters 
+close (two per side). 
+
+The claws retract. 
+
+Each extended daw 
+makes the following 
+melee weapon attack: 
+
++8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one 
+target. Hit: The target is 
+grappled (escape DC 15}. 
+The apparatus walks or 
+swims backward. 
+
+The apparatus turns 90 
+degrees right. 
+
+The light turns off, 
+
+
+The apparatus rises up to 
+20 feet in liquid. 
+
+The rear hatch doses 
+and seals. 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+AfiMon of 
+Cold Resistance 
+
+
+
+Armor, +1, +2, or +3 
+
+Armor (light medium, or heavy), rare (+1), very rare (+2), 
+or legendary (+3) 
+
+You have a bonus to AC while wearing this armor* The 
+bonus is determined by its rarity. 
+
+
+Armor of Invulnerability 
+
+Armor (plate), legcndary (requires attunement) 
+
+
+You have resistance to non magical damage while you 
+wear this armor Additionally, you can use an action to 
+make yourself immune to nonmagical damage for 10 
+minutes or until you are no longer wearing the armor 
+Once this special action is used, it can't be used again 
+until the next dawn. 
+
+
+Armor of Resistance 
+
+Armor (light, medium, or heavy), rare (requires 
+at tunement) 
+
+
+You have resistance to one type of damage while 
+you wear this armor. The DM chooses the type or 
+determines it randomly from the options below. 
+
+
+dlO Damage Type 
+
+1 Acid 
+
+2 Cold 
+
+3 Fire 
+
+4 Force 
+
+5 Lightning 
+
+
+dlO Damage Type 
+
+6 Necrotic 
+
+7 Poison 
+
+8 Psychic 
+
+9 Radiant 
+
+10 Thunder 
+
+
+Armor of Vulnerability 
+Armor (plate), rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this armor, you have resistance to one 
+of the following damage types: bludgeoning, piercing, 
+or slashing. The DM chooses the type or determines 
+it randomly. 
+
+Curse. This armor is cursed, a fact that is revealed 
+only when an identify spell is cast on the armor or you 
+attune to it* Attuning to the armor curses you until you 
+are targeted by the remove curse spell or similar magic: 
+removing the armor fails to end the curse. While curse 
+you have vulnerability to two of the three damage types 
+associated with the armor (not the one to which it gran:- 
+resistance). 
+
+Arrow-Catching Shield 
+
+Armor (shield), rare (requires attunement) 
+
+You gain a +2 bonus to AC against ranged attacks while 
+you wield this shield. This bonus is in addition to the 
+shield's normal bonus to AC. In addition, whenever an 
+attacker makes a ranged attack against a target within 
+5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to become the 
+target of the attack instead. 
+
+Arrow of Slaying 
+
+Weapon (arrow), very rare 
+
+An arrow o f slaying is a magic w eapon meant to slay 
+a particular kind of creature. Some are more focused 
+than others: for example, there are both arrows of 
+dragon slaying and arrows of blue dragon slaying. If a 
+creature belonging to the type* race, or group associated 
+with an arrow of slaying takes damage from the arrow, 
+the creature must make a DC 17 Constitution saving 
+throw, taking an extra 6d 10 piercing damage on a failed 
+save, or half as much extra damage on a successful one. 
+
+Once an arrow of slaying deals its extra damage to a 
+creature, it becomes a nonmagical arrow. 
+
+Other types of magic ammunition of this kind exist, 
+such as bolts of slaying meant for a crossbow, though 
+arrows are most common. 
+
+Bag of Beans 
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+Inside this heavy cloth bag are 3d4 dry beans. The 
+bag weigtfe 1/2 pound plus 1/4 pound for each bean 
+it contains* 
+
+If you dump the bag's contents out on the ground, they 
+explode in a 10-foot radius, extending from the beans. 
+Each creature in the area, including you, must make a 
+DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 5d4 fire damage 
+on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful 
+one* The fire ignites flammable objects in the area that 
+aren't being worn or carried. 
+
+If you remove a bean from the bag. plant at in dirt or 
+sand, and then water it, the bean produces an effect 
+1 minute later from the ground where it was planted. 
+
+The DM can choose an effect from the following table, 
+determine it randomlv. or create an effect. 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 ! TREASURE 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Sag op Holoim# 
+
+
+dlOO Effect 
+
+01 5d4 toadstools sprout. If a. creature eats a 
+
+toadstool, roll any die. On an odd roll, the eater 
+must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution, saving 
+throw or take 5d6 poison damage and become 
+poisoned for 1 hour. On an even roll, the eater 
+gains Sd6 temporary hit points for 1 hour. 
+
+□2—10 A geyser erupts and spouts water, beer, berry juice, 
+tea, vinegar, wine, or oil (DM's choice) 30 feet into 
+the air for ld!2 rounds. 
+
+-20 A treant sprouts (see the Monster Manual for 
+statistics). There's a 50 percent chance that the 
+treant is chaotic evil and attacks. 
+
+2 '-30 An animate, immobile stone statue in your likeness 
+rises. It makes verbal threats against you. If you 
+leave it and others come near, it describes you 
+as the most heinous of villains and directs the 
+newcomers to find and attack you. If you are on 
+the same plane of existence as the statue, it knows 
+where you are. The statue becomes inanimate after 
+24 hours. 
+
+31 -40 A campfire with blue flames springs forth and 
+burns for 24 hours (or until it is extinguished). 
+
+41 -50 IdG + 6 shnekers sprout (see the Monster Manual 
+for statistics), 
+
+51-60 1 d4 + 8 bright pink toads crawl forth. Whenever 
+
+a toad is touched, it transforms into a Large or 
+smaller monster of the DM's choice. The monster 
+remains for 1 minute, then disappears in a puff of 
+bright pink smoke. 
+
+51-70 A hungry bulette (see the Monstar Manual for 
+statistics) burrows up and attacks. 
+
+’1-80 A fruit tree grows, tt has IdlO + 20 fruit, IdS of 
+
+which act as randomly determined magic potions, 
+white one acts as an ingested poison of the DM's 
+choice. The tree vanishes after 1 hour. Picked fruit 
+remains, retaining any magic for 30 days. 
+
+81 -90 A nest of 1d4 -f 3 eggs springs up. Any creature 
+that eats an egg must make a DC 20 Constitution 
+saving throw. On a successful save, a creature 
+permanently increases its lowest ability score by 1, 
+randomly choosing among equally low scores. On 
+a failed save, the creature takes 1 Od6 force damage 
+from an internal magical explosion. 
+
+91-99 A pyramid with a 60-foot-square base bursts 
+upward. Inside is a sarcophagus containing 
+a mummy lord (see the Monster Manual for 
+statistics). The pyramid is treated as the mummy 
+lord's lair, and its sarcophagus contains treasure of 
+the DM's choice. 
+
+00 A giant beanstalk sprouts, growing to a height 
+of the DM's choice. The top leads where the DM 
+chooses, such as to a great view, a cloud giant's 
+castle, or a different plane of existence. 
+
+
+
+Bag of 
+Devouring 
+
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+Bag of Devouring 
+Wondrous item „ very rare 
+
+
+This bag superficially resembles a bag of holding but is a 
+feeding orifice fora gigantic extradimensional creature. 
+
+Turning the bag inside out closes the orifice. 
+
+The extradimensional creature attached to the bag 
+can sense whatever is placed inside the bag. Animal or 
+vegetable matter placed wholly in the bag is devoured 
+and lost forever. When part of a living creature is placed 
+in the bag, as happens when someone reaches inside it. 
+there is a 50 percent chance that the creature is pulled 
+inside the bag. A creature inside the bag can use its 
+action to try to escape with a successful DC 15 Strength 
+cheek. Another creature can use its action to reach into 
+the bag to pull a creature out. doing so with a successful 
+DC 20 Strength check (provided it isn't pulled inside the 
+bag first). Any creature that starts its turn inside the bag 
+is devoured, its body destroyed. 
+
+Inanimate objects can he stored in the bag. which 
+can hold a cubic foot of such material. However, once 
+each day. the bag swallows any objects inside it and 
+spits them out into another plane of existence. The DM 
+determines the time and plane. 
+
+If the bag is pierced or torn, it is destroyed, and 
+anything contained within it is transported to a random 
+location on the Astral Plane. 
+
+Bag of Holding 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+This bag has an interior space considerably larger 
+than its outside dimensions, roughly 2 feet in diameter 
+at the mouth and 4 feet deep. The bag can hold up to 
+500 pounds, not exceeding a volume of 64 cubic feet. 
+
+The bag weighs 15 pounds t regardless of its contents. 
+
+Retrieving an item from the bag requires an action. 
+
+If the bag is overloaded, pierced, or torn, it ruptures 
+and is destroyed, and its contents are scattered in the 
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+Giant weasel 
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+Bead of Force 
+
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+This small black sphere measures 3/4 of an inch in 
+diameter and weighs an ounce. Typically, td4 + 4 beads 
+offeree are found together. 
+
+You can use an action to throw the bead up to 60 
+feet. The bead explodes on impact and is destroyed. 
+Each creature within a 10-foot radius of where the bead 
+landed must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw 
+or take 5d4 force damage. A sphere of transparent 
+force then encloses the area for 1 minute. Any creature 
+that failed the save and is completely within the area is 
+trapped inside this sphere. Creatures that succeeded 
+on the save, or are partially within the area, are pushed 
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+Bag of Tricks 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+
+This ordinary bag, made from gray, rust, or tan cloth, 
+appears empty Reaching inside the bag, however, 
+reveals the presence of a small, fuzzy object. The bag 
+weighs 1/2 pound. 
+
+You can use an action to pull the fuzzy object from the 
+bag and throw it up to 20 feet. When the object lands, 
+it transforms into a creature you determine by rolling 
+a d8 and consulting the table that corresponds to the 
+bag s color. See the Monster Manual for the creature’s 
+statistics. 
+
+The creature is friendly to you and your companions, 
+and it acts on your turn* You can use a bonus action to 
+command how T the creature moves and what action ir 
+takes on its next turn, or to give it genera! orders, such 
+as to attack your enemies. In the absence of such orders, 
+the creature acts in a fashion appropriate to its nature. 
+
+Once three fuzzy objects have been pulled from the 
+bag, the bag can’t be used again until the next dawn. 
+
+
+Astral Plane* If the bag is turned inside out, its contents 
+spill forth, unharmed, but the bag must be put right 
+before it can be used again* Breathing creatures inside 
+the bag can survive up to a number of minutes equal 
+to 10 divided by the number of creatures (minimum 1 
+minute), after which time they begin to suffocate* 
+Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional 
+space created by a Howards handy haversack, portable 
+hole , or similar item instantly destroys both items and 
+opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates 
+where the one item was placed inside the other* Any 
+creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it 
+to a random location on the Astra! Plane* The gate then 
+closes. The gate is one-way only and can’t be reopened* 
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+The bch of stone giant strength and the belt of frost giant 
+strength look different but they have the same effect* 
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+Boots of 
+Elvenkind 
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+away from the center of the sphere until they are no 
+longer inside it. Only breathable air can pass through 
+:he sphere’s wall. No attack or other effect can. 
+
+An enclosed creature can use its action to push 
+against the sphere's wail, moving the sphere up to half 
+■he creature's walking speed. The sphere can be picked 
+up, and its magic causes it to weigh only 1 pound, 
+regardless of the weight of creatures inside. 
+
+Belt of Dwarvenkind 
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+Type 
+
+Strength 
+
+Rarity 
+
+Hifl giant 
+
+21 
+
+Rare 
+
+Stone/frost giant 
+
+23 
+
+Very rare 
+
+Fire giant 
+
+25 
+
+Very rare 
+
+Cloud giant 
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+27 
+
+Legendary 
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+Storm giant 
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+29 
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+Legendary 
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+Berserker Axe 
+
+Weapon (any axe), rare (requires attunement) 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. In addition, while you are 
+attuned to this weapon, your hit point maximum 
+increases by 1 for each level you have attained. 
+
+Curse . This axe is cursed, and becoming attuned to it 
+extends the curse to you* As long as you remain cursed, 
+you are unwilling to part with the axe, keeping it within 
+reach at all times* You also have disadvantage on attack 
+rolls with weapons other than this one, unless no foe is 
+within 60 feet of you that you can see or hear. 
+
+Whenever a hostile creature damages you while the 
+axe is in your possession* you must succeed on a DC 15 
+Wisdom saving throw or go berserk* While berserk, you 
+must use your action each round to attack the creature 
+nearest to you with the axe. If you can make extra 
+attacks as part of the Attack action, you use those extra 
+attacks, moving to attack the next nearest creature after 
+you fell your current target. If you have multiple possible 
+targets, you attack one at random* You are berserk until 
+you start your turn with no creatures within 60 feet of 
+you that you can see or hear. 
+
+
+Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+W hile wearing this belL. you gain the follow ing benefits: 
+
+- Your Constitution score increases by 2* to a 
+maximum of 20* 
+
+' You have advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks 
+made to interact with dwarves. 
+
+In addition, while attuned to the belt, you have a 50 
+percent chance each day at dawn of grow ing a full beard 
+if you're capable of growing one, or a visibly thicker 
+beard if you already have one. 
+
+If you aren’t a dwarf, you gain the following additional 
+benefits while wearing the belt: 
+
+- You have advantage on saving throws against poison, 
+and you have resistance against poison damage. 
+
+* You have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. 
+
+* You can speak* read, and w rite Dwarvish, 
+
+Belt of Giant Strength 
+
+Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this belt* your Strength score changes to 
+a score granted by the belt. If your Strength is already 
+equal to or greater than the belt's score, the item has no 
+effect on you. 
+
+Six varieties of this belt exist, corresponding with and 
+having rarity according to the six kinds of true giants. 
+
+
+Boots of Elvenkind 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+While you wear these boots, your steps make no sound, 
+regardless of the surface you are moving across. You 
+also have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks that 
+rely on moving silently. 
+
+Boots of Levitation 
+
+Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While you wear these boots* you can use an action to 
+cast the levitate spell on yourself at will. 
+
+Boots of Speed 
+
+Wondrous item , rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While you wear these boots, you can use a bonus action 
+and click the boots' heels together, Jf you do, the boots 
+double vour walking speed, and any creature that makes 
+an opportunity attack against you has disadvantage on 
+the attack roll. If you click your heels together again, you 
+end the effect* 
+
+When the boots' property has been used for a total of 
+10 minutes* the magic ceases to function until you finish 
+a long rest. 
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+Fire Elemental* 
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+Boots of Striding and Springing 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While you wear these hoots* your walking speed 
+becomes 30 feet* unless your walking speed is higher, 
+and your speed isn't reduced if you are encumbered 
+or wearing heavy armor. In addition* you can jump 
+three times the normal distance, though you can’t jump 
+farther than your remaining movement would allow. 
+
+Boots of the Winterlands 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+These furred boots are snug and feel quite warm* While 
+you wear them* you gain the following benefits; 
+
+* You have resistance to cold damage* 
+
+* You ignore difficult terrain created by ice or snow. 
+
+- You can tolerate temperatures as low as —50 degrees 
+Fahrenheit without any additional protection. If you 
+wear heavy clothes, you can tolerate temperatures as 
+low as -100 degrees Fahrenheit* 
+
+Bowl of Commanding Water Elementals 
+
+Wondrous item t rare 
+
+While this bowl is filled with water, you can use an 
+action to speak the bowl's command word and summon 
+a water elemental, as if you had cast the conjure 
+elemental spell* The bowl can't be used this way again 
+until the next dawn. 
+
+The bowl is about 1 foot in diameter and half as deep. 
+It weighs 3 pounds and holds about 3 gallons. 
+
+Bracers of Archery 
+
+Wondrous item , uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing these bracers, you have proficiency 
+with the longbow and shortbow* and you gain a +2 
+bonus to damage rolls on ranged attacks made with 
+such weapons. 
+
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+Boots of the 
+Winterlands 
+
+
+Bowl of Command s 
+Water Elemental 
+
+
+Bracers of Defense 
+
+Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing these bracers, you gain a +2 bonus to AC 
+it you are wearing no armor and using no shield. 
+
+Brazier of Commanding Fire Elementals 
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+While a fire burns in this brass brazier, you can use 
+an action to speak the brazier's command word and 
+summon a fire elemental* as if you had cast the conjure 
+elemental spell. The brazier can't be used this way agair 
+until the next dawn* 
+
+The brazier weighs 5 pounds* 
+
+Brooch of Shielding 
+
+Wondrous item „ uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this brooch, you have resistance to force 
+damage* and you have immunity to damage from the 
+magic missile spell. 
+
+Broom of Flying 
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+This wooden broom, which weighs 3 pounds* functions 
+like a mundane broom until you stand astride it and 
+speak its command word. It then hovers beneath you 
+and can be ridden in the air. It has a flying speed of 50 
+feet It can carry up to 400 pounds, but its flying speed 
+becomes 30 feet while carrying over 200 pounds. The 
+broom stops hovering when you land. 
+
+You can send the broom to travel alone to a 
+destination within 1 mile of you if you speak the 
+command word, name the location, and are familiar 
+with that place. The broom comes back to you when you 
+speak another command word, provided that the broom 
+is still within 1 mile of you. 
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+Candle of Invocation 
+
+Wondrous item. very rare (requires attunemein) 
+
+This slender taper is dedicated to a deity and shares 
+that deity's alignment. The candle’s alignment can 
+be detected with the detect evil and good spell The 
+DM chooses the god and associated alignment or 
+determines the alignment randomly. 
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+Alignment 
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+Chaotic evil 
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+10-11 
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+Neutral 
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+3-4 
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+Chaotic neutral 
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+12-13 
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+Neutral good 
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+5-7 
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+Chaotic good 
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+14-15 
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+Lawful evil 
+
+8-9 
+
+Neutral evil 
+
+16-17 
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+18-20 
+
+Lawful neutral 
+Lawful good 
+
+
+The candle’s magic is activated when the candle is lit, 
+which requires an action. After burning for 4 hours, the 
+candle is destroyed. You can snuff it out early for use at 
+a later time. Deduct the ti me it burned in increments of 
+1 minute from the candle's total burn time. 
+
+While lit, the candle sheds dim light in a 30-foot 
+radius. Any creature within that light whose alignment 
+matches that of the candle makes attack rolls, saving 
+throws, and ability checks with advantage. In addition, a 
+cleric or druid in the light whose alignment matches the 
+candle’s can cast Ist-level spells he or she has prepared 
+without expending spell slots, though the spells effect is 
+as if cast with a Ist-level slot. 
+
+Alternatively, when you light the candle for the first 
+time, you can cast the gate spell with it. Doing so 
+destroys the candle. 
+
+Cap of Water Breathing 
+
+\ Vondrous item t uncommon 
+
+While wearing this cap underwater, you can speak its 
+command word as an action to create a bubble of air 
+
+
+Brooch 
+of Shielding 
+
+
+around your head. It allows you to breathe normally 
+underwater. This bubble stays with you until you speak 
+the command word again, the cap is removed, or you are 
+no longer underwater. 
+
+Cape of the Mountebank 
+Wondrous item , rare 
+
+This cape smells faintly of brimstone. While wearing 
+it, you can use it to cast the dimension door spell as an 
+action. This property of the cape can t be used again 
+until the next dawn. 
+
+When you disappear, you leave behind a cloud of 
+smoke, and you appear in a similar cloud of smoke at 
+your destination. The smoke lightly obscures the space 
+you left and the space you appear in, and it dissipates 
+at the end of your next turn. A light or stronger wind 
+disperses the smoke. 
+
+Carpet of Flying 
+Wondrous item, very rare 
+
+You can speak the carpet’s command word as an action 
+to make the carpet hover and fly. It moves according to 
+your spoken directions, provided that you are within 30 
+feet of it. 
+
+Four sizes of carpet of dying exist. The DM chooses 
+the size of a given carpet or determines it randomly. 
+
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+Size 
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+Capacity 
+
+Flying Speed 
+
+01-20 
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+3 ft. x 5 ft. 
+
+200 lb. 
+
+SO feet 
+
+21-55 
+
+4 ft. x 6 ft. 
+
+400 lb. 
+
+60 feet 
+
+56-80 
+
+5 ft. x 7 ft. 
+
+600 lb. 
+
+40 feet 
+
+81-100 
+
+6 ft, x 9 ft. 
+
+800 lb. 
+
+30 feet 
+
+
+A carpet can carry up to twice the weight shown on 
+the table, but it flies at half speed if it carries more than 
+its normal capacity. 
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+Censer of Controlling Air Elementals 
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+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+While incense is burning in this censer, you can use 
+an action to speak the censer's command word and 
+summon an air elemental, as if you had cast the conjure 
+elemental spell. The censer can't be used this way again 
+until the next dawn. 
+
+This 6-inch-wide, 1-foot-high vessel resembles a 
+chalice with a decorated lid* It weighs 1 pound. 
+
+Chime of Opening 
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+This hollow metal tube measures about I foot long and 
+weighs I pound. You can strike it as an action, pointing 
+it at an object within 120 feet of you that can be opened, 
+such as a door, lid, or lock. The chime issues a clear 
+tone, and one lock or latch on the object opens unless 
+the sound can't reach the object* If no locks or latches 
+remain, the object itself opens. 
+
+The chime can be used ten times. After the tenth time, 
+it cracks and becomes useless. 
+
+Circlet of Blasting 
+
+Wondrous item * uncommon 
+
+While wearing this circlet, you can use an action to 
+cast the scorching ray spell with it* When you make the 
+spell's attacks* you do so with an attack bonus of +5, The 
+circlet can't be used this way again until the next dawn. 
+
+Cloak of Arachnida 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This fine garment is made of black silk interwoven with 
+faint silvery threads. While wearing it, you gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+* You have resistance to poison damage* 
+
+* You have a climbing speed equal to your 
+walking speed, 
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+* You can move up. down, and across vertical surfaces 
+and upside down along ceilings, while leaving your 
+hands free* 
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+* You can't be caught in webs of any sort and can move 
+through webs as if they were difficult terrain* 
+
+* You can use an action to cast the web spell (save DC 
+
+13), The web created by the spell fills twice its normal 
+area. Once used, this property of the cloak can t be 
+used again until the next dawn. 
+
+Cloak of Displacement 
+
+Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While you wear this cloak, it projects an illusion that 
+makes you appear to be standing in a place near 
+your actual location, causing any creature to have 
+disadvantage on attack rolls against you* If you take 
+damage, the property ceases to function until the 
+start of your next turn. This property is suppressed 
+while you are incapacitated, restrained, or otherwise 
+unable to move. 
+
+Cloak of Elvenkind 
+
+Wondrous item , uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While you wear this cloak with its hood up* Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks made to see you have disadvantage* 
+and you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks 
+made to hide, as the cloak s color shifts to camouflage 
+you. Pulling the hood up or down requires an action. 
+
+Cloak of Invisibility 
+
+Wondrous item , legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this cloak, you can pull its hood over 
+your head to cause yourself to become invisible* While 
+you are invisible, anything you are carrying or wearing 
+is invisible with you. You become visible when you cease 
+wearing the hood. Pulling the hood up or down requires 
+an action. 
+
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+Cloak of Elvenkind 
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+Cloak of 
+Protection 
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+Deduct the time you are invisible, in increments of 1 
+minute, from the cloak's maximum duration of 2 hours. 
+After 2 hours of use* the cloak ceases to function. For 
+every uninterrupted period of 12 hours the cloak goes 
+unused, it regains 1 hour of duration. 
+
+Cloak of Protection 
+
+1 Vondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws while you 
+wear this cloak. 
+
+Cloak of the Bat 
+1 Vondrous item, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this cloak, you have advantage on 
+Dexterity (Stealth) checks. In an area of dim light or 
+darkness, you can grip the edges of the cloak with both 
+hands and use it to fly at a speed of 40 feet, if you ever 
+fail to grip the cloak's edges while Hying in this way, or if 
+you are no longer in dim light or darkness, you lose this 
+flying speed. 
+
+While wearing the cloak in an area of dim light or 
+darkness, you can use your action to cast polymorph on 
+yourself, transforming into a bat. While you are in the 
+form of the bat, you retain your Intelligence, Wisdom, 
+and Charisma scores. The cloak can't be used this way 
+again until the next dawn. 
+
+Cloak of the Manta Ray 
+
+l 1 bndrous item, uncommon 
+
+While wearing this cloak with its hood up, you can 
+real he underwater, and you have a swimming speed of 
+60 feet. Pulling the hood up or down requires an action. 
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+Crystal Ball 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare or legendary 
+(requires attunement) 
+
+The typical crystal ball , a very rare 
+item, is about 6 inches in diameter. While 
+touching it, you can cast the scrying spell 
+(save DC 17) with it. 
+
+The following crystal ball variants are legendary 
+items and have additional properties. 
+
+Crystal Ball of Mind Reading, You can use an action 
+to cast the detect thoughts spell (save DC 17) while you 
+are scrying with the crystal bail , targeting creatures you 
+can see within 30 feet of the spell's sensor. You don't 
+need to concentrate on this detect thoughts to maintain 
+it during its duration, but it ends if scrying ends. 
+
+Crystal Bail of Telepathy. While scrying with the 
+crystal ball, you can communicate telepathic ally with 
+creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell's 
+sensor You can also use an action to cast the suggestion 
+spell (save DC 17) through the sensor on one of those 
+creatures. You don't need to concentrate on this 
+suggestion to maintain it during its duration, but it ends 
+if scrying ends. Once used, the suggestion power of the 
+crystal ball can't be used again until the next dawn. 
+
+Crystal Ball of True Seeing. While scrying with the 
+crystal ball, you have truesight with a radius of 120 feet 
+centered on the spell's sensor. 
+
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+Cure of Force 
+
+Wondrous item , rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This cube is about an inch across. Each face has a 
+distinct marking on it that can be pressed. The cube 
+starts with 36 charges, and it regains Id20 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. 
+
+You can use an action to press one of the cube's faces, 
+expending a number of charges based on the chosen 
+face, as shown in the Cube of Force Faces table. Each 
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+Cubic Gate 
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+Wondrous item, legendary 
+
+This cube is 3 inches across and radiates palpable 
+magical energy. The six sides of the cube are each 
+keyed to a different plane of existence, one of which is 
+the Material Plane. The other sides are linked to plane- 
+determined by the DM. 
+
+You can use an action to press one side of the cube tc 
+cast the gate spell with it, opening a portal to the plane 
+keyed to that side. Alternatively, if you use an action to 
+press one side twice, you can cast the plane shift spell 
+(save DC 17) with the cube and transport the targets to 
+the plane keyed to that side. 
+
+The cube has 3 charges. Each use of the cube expends 
+1 charge. The cube regains ld3 expended charges 
+daily at dawn, 
+
+Daern’s Instant Fortress 
+
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+You can use an action to place this ldnch metal cube 
+on the ground and speak its command word. The cube 
+rapidly grows into a fortress that remains until you use 
+an action to speak the command word that dismisses it. 
+which works only if the fortress is empty. 
+
+The fortress is a square tower, 20 feet on a side 
+and 30 feet high, with arrow slits on all sides and a 
+battlement atop it. Its interior is divided into two floors, 
+with a ladder running along one wall to connect them. 
+The ladder ends at a trapdoor leading to the roof. When 
+activated, the tower has a small door on the side facing 
+you. The door opens only at your command, which 
+you can speak as a bonus action, h is immune to the 
+knock spell and similar magic, such as that of a chime 
+of opening. 
+
+Each creature in the area where the fortress appears 
+must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 
+lOdlO bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half 
+as much damage on a successful one. In either case, 
+the creature is pushed to an unoccupied space outside 
+but next to the fortress. Objects in the area that aren't 
+being worn or carried take this damage and are pushed 
+automatically. 
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+Cubic Gate 
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+face has a different effect. If the cube has insufficient 
+charges remaining, nothing happens. Otherwise, a 
+barrier of invisible force springs into existence, forming 
+a cube 15 feet on a side. The barrier is centered on you, 
+moves with you, and lasts for 1 minute, until you use an 
+action to press the cube's sixth face, or the cube runs 
+out of charges. You can change the barrier's effect by 
+pressing a different face of the cube and expending the 
+requisite number of charges, resetting the duration. 
+
+If your movement causes the barrier to come into 
+contact with a solid object that cant pass through the 
+cube, you cank move any closer to that object as long as 
+the barrier remains. 
+
+Cube of Force Faces 
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+Face Charges Effect 
+
+1 1 Cases, wind, and fog can't pass through 
+
+the barrier, 
+
+2 2 Nonliving matter can’t pass through the 
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+barrier Walls, floors, and ceilings can 
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+pass through at your discretion. 
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+3 3 Living matter can't pass through the 
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+barrier, 
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+4 4 Spell effects can’t pass through the 
+
+barrier, 
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+5 5 Nothing can pass through the barrier. 
+
+Walls, floors, and ceilings can pass 
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+through at your discretion. 
+
+6 0 The barrier deactivates. 
+
+The cube loses charges when the barrier is targeted 
+by certain spells or comes into contact with certain spell 
+or magic item effects, as shown in the table below. 
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+Spell or Item Charges Lost 
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+Disintegrate ld!2 
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+Horn of blasting IdlG 
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+Passwall ld6 
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+Prismatic spray ld20 
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+Wall office ld4 
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+Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) 
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+You can use a bonus action to toss this magic sword into 
+the air and speak the command word. When you do so, 
+
+■ he sword begins to hover, flies up to 30 feet, and attacks 
+:me creature of your choice within 5 feet of it. The 
+sword uses your attack roll and ability score modifier to 
+damage rolls. 
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+While the sword hovers, you can use a bonus action to 
+cause it to fly up to 30 feet to another spot within 30 feet 
+cf you. As part of the same bonus action, you can cause 
+the sword to attack one creature within 5 feet of it. 
+
+After the hovering sword attacks for the fourth time, it 
+dies up to 30 feet and tries to return to your hand. If you 
+have no hand free, it falls to the ground at your feet. If 
+the sword has no unobstructed path to you, it moves as 
+use to you as it can and then falls to the ground. It also 
+ceases to hover if you grasp it or move more than 30 feet 
+vav from it. 
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+The tower is made of adamantine, and its magic 
+prevents it from being tipped over. The roof, the door, 
+and the walls each have 100 hit points, immunity to 
+damage from non magical weapons excluding siege 
+weapons, and resistance to all other damage. Only a 
+wish spell can repair the fortress (this use of the spell 
+counts as replicating a spell of 8th level or lower). Each 
+casting of wish causes the roof t the door, or one wall to 
+regain 50 hit points. 
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+
+Dagger of Venom 
+\ Ye&pon (dagger), rare 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. 
+
+You can use an action to cause thick, black poison 
+to coat the blade. The poison remains for 1 minute 
+or until an attack using this weapon hits a creature. 
+That creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution 
+saving throw or take 2d 10 poison damage and become 
+poisoned for 1 minute. The dagger can't be used this 
+way again until the next dawn. 
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+
+Decanter of Endless Water 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+This stoppered flask sloshes when shaken, as if it 
+contains water. The decanter weighs 2 pounds, 
+
+You can use an action to remove the stopper and 
+speak one of three command words, whereupon an 
+amount of fresh water or salt water (your choice) pours 
+out of the flask. The water stops pouring out at the start 
+of your next turn. Choose from the following options: 
+
+* “Stream" produces 1 gallon of water, 
+
+* '‘Fountain ' produces 5 gallons of water. 
+
+* “Geyser" produces 30 gallons of water that gushes 
+forth in a geyser 30 feet long and 1 foot wide. As a 
+bonus action while holding the decanter, you can aim 
+the geyser at a creature you can see within 30 feet of 
+you. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Strength 
+saving throw or take ld4 bludgeoning damage and fall 
+prone. Instead of a creature, you can target an object 
+that isn't being worn or carried and that weighs no 
+more than 200 pounds. The object is either knocked 
+over or pushed up to 15 feet away from you. 
+
+Deck of Illusions 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+This box contains a set of parchment cards. A full 
+deck has 34 cards. A deck found as treasure is usually 
+missing ld20- 1 cards. 
+
+The magic of the deck functions only if cards are 
+drawn at random (you canusean altered deck of playing 
+cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to 
+draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the 
+ground at a point within 30 feet of you. 
+
+An illusion of one or more creatures forms over the 
+thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory 
+creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and 
+behaves as if it were a real creature (as presented in the 
+Monster Manual ) t except that it can do no harm. While 
+you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and 
+can see it, you can use an action to move it magically 
+anywhere within 30 feet of its card. Any physical 
+interaction with the illusory creature reveals it to be an 
+illusion, because objects pass through it. Someone who 
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+it as illusory with a successful DC 15 Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check. The creature then appears 
+translucent. 
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+The illusion lasts until its card is moved or the illusion 
+is dispelled. When the illusion ends, the image on its 
+card disappears, and that card can t be used again. 
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+Playing Card 
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+Illusion 
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+Ace of hearts 
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+Red dragon 
+
+King of hearts 
+
+Knight and four guards 
+
+Queen of hearts 
+
+Succubus or incubus 
+
+jack of h earts 
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+Druid 
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+Ten of hearts 
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+Cloud giant 
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+Nine ofhearts 
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+Ettin 
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+Eight ofhearts 
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+Bugbear 
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+Two ofhearts 
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+Goblin 
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+Ace of diamonds 
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+Beholder 
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+King of diamonds 
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+Archmage and mage apprentice 
+
+Queen of diamonds 
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+Night hag 
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+Jack of diamonds 
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+Assassin 
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+Ten of diamonds 
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+Fire giant 
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+Nine of diamonds 
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+Ogre mage 
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+Eight of diamonds 
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+Gnoli 
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+Two of diamonds 
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+Kobold 
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+Ace of spades 
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+Lich 
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+King of spades 
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+Priest and two acolytes 
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+Queen of spades 
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+Medusa 
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+jack of spades 
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+Veteran 
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+Ten of spades 
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+Frost giant 
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+Nine of spades 
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+Troll 
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+Eight of spades 
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+Hobgoblin 
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+Two of spades 
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+Goblin 
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+Ace of clubs 
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+Iron golem 
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+King of dubs 
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+Bandit captain and three bandits 
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+Queen of dubs 
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+Erinyes 
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+Jack of dubs 
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+Berserker 
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+Ten of clubs 
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+X 
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+Nine of dubs 
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+Ogre 
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+Eight of clubs 
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+Ore 
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+Two of dubs 
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+Kobold 
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+Jokers (2) 
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+You (the deck's owner) 
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+Deck of Many Things 
+
+Wondrous item, legendary 
+
+Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains 
+a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 
+percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards, but the 
+rest have twenty-two. 
+
+Before you draw a card, you must declare how many 
+cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly 
+(you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate 
+the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number 
+have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card 
+from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw 
+each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. 
+If you fail to draw the chosen number, the remaining 
+
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+number of cards fly from the deck on their own and tak- 
+effect all at once. 
+
+Once a card is drawn, it fades from existence, Unles- 
+the card is the Fool or the jester, the card reappears 
+in the deck, making it possible to draw r the same 
+card twice. 
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+Playing Card 
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+Card 
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+Ace of diamonds 
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+Vizier* 
+
+King of diamonds 
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+Sun 
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+Queen of diamonds 
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+Moon 
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+Jack of diamonds 
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+Star 
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+Two of diamonds 
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+Comet* 
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+Ace ofhearts 
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+The Fates* 
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+King ofhearts 
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+Throne 
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+Queen ofhearts 
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+Key 
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+jack ofhearts 
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+Knight 
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+Two of hearts 
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+Gem* 
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+Ace of clubs 
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+Talons* 
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+King of dubs 
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+The Void 
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+Queen of clubs 
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+Flames 
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+Jack of clubs 
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+Skull 
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+Two of clubs 
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+Idiot* 
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+Ace of spades 
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+Donjon* 
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+King of spades 
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+Ruin 
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+Queen of spades 
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+Euryale 
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+jack of spades 
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+Rogue 
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+Two of spades 
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+Balance* 
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+joker (with TM) 
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+Fool* 
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+joker (without TM) 
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+Jester 
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+*Found only in a deck with twenty-two cards 
+
+Balance * Your mind suffers a wrenching alteration, 
+causing your alignment to change. Lawful becomes 
+chaotic, good becomes evil, and vice versa, if you are 
+true neutral or unaligned, this card has no effect on you. 
+
+Comet . If you single-handedly defeat the next hostile 
+monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain 
+experience points enough to gain one level. Otherwise, 
+this card has no effect. 
+
+Donjon. You disappear and become entombed in a 
+state of suspended animation in an extradimensional 
+sphere. Everything you were wearing and carrying 
+stays behind in the space you occupied when you 
+disappeared. You remain imprisoned until you are found 
+and removed from the sphere. You can't be located bv 
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+A Question of Enmity 
+
+Two of the cards in a deck of many things can earn a character 
+the enmity of another being. With the Flames card, the 
+enmity is overt. The character should experience the devil's 
+malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the 
+fiend shou!dn f t be a simple task, and the adventurer should 
+clash with the devil's allies and followers a few times before 
+being able to confront the devil itself. 
+
+In the case of the Rogue card, the enmity is secret and 
+should come from someone thought to be a friend or an 
+ally. As Dungeon Master, you should wait for a dramatically 
+appropriate moment to reveal this enmity, leaving the 
+adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer 
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+any divination magic, but a wish spell can reveal the 
+location of your prison* You draw no more cards. 
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+Euryale. The cards medusa-like visage curses you* 
+You take a —2 penalty on saving throws while cursed in 
+this way. Only a god or the magic of The Fates card can 
+end this curse. 
+
+The Fates . Reality s fabric unravels and spins anew, 
+allowing you to avoid or erase one event as if it never 
+happened. You can use the card's magic as soon as you 
+draw the card or at any other time before you die. 
+
+Flames. A powerful devil becomes your enemy. The 
+devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life, savoring 
+your suffering before attempting to slay you. This enmity 
+lasts until either you or the devil dies. 
+
+Fool. You lose 10,000 XP, discard this card, and draw 
+from the deck again, counting both draws as one of your 
+declared draws. If losing that much XP would cause you 
+to lose a level, you instead lose an amount that leaves 
+you with just enough XP to keep your level. 
+
+Gem. Twenty-five pieces of jewelry worth 2,000 
+gp each or fifty gems worth 1,000 gp each appear at 
+your feet. 
+
+Idiot . Permanently reduce your Intelligence by ld4 + 1 
+(to a minimum score of 1). You can draw' one additional 
+card beyond your declared draws. 
+
+Jester . You gain 10,000 XP. or you can draw two 
+additional cards beyond vour declared draws. 
+
+Key. A rare or rarer magic weapon with which you 
+are proficient appears in your hands. The DM chooses 
+the weapon. 
+
+Knight. You gain the service of a 4th-level fighter who 
+appears in a space you choose within 30 feet of you. The 
+fighter is of the same race as you and serves you loyally 
+until death, believing the fates have drawn him or her to 
+you* You control this character. 
+
+Moon. You are granted the ability to cast the wish 
+spell 1d3 times. 
+
+Rogue. A nonplayer character of the DM's choice 
+becomes hostile toward you. The identity of your new 
+enemy isn't known until the NPC or someone else 
+reveals it. Nothing less than a wish spell or divine 
+intervention can end the NPCs hostility toward you* 
+Ruin. All forms of wealth that you carry or own, 
+other than magic items, are lost to you* Portable 
+property vanishes. Businesses, buildings, and land you 
+own are lost in a way that alters reality the least. Any 
+documentation that proves you should own something 
+lost to this card also disappears. 
+
+Skull. You summon an avatar of death—a ghostly 
+humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and 
+carrying a spectral scythe* It appears in a space of 
+the DM’s choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, 
+warning all others that you must win the battle alone. 
+The avatar fights until you die or it drops ro 0 hit points, 
+whereupon it disappears. If anyone tries to help you, 
+the helper summons its own avatar of death, A creature 
+slain by an avatar of death can t be restored to life. 
+
+Star: Increase one of your ability scores by 2, The 
+score can exceed 20 but can't exceed 24, 
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+Sun. You gain 50,000 XP, and a wondrous item (which 
+the DM determines randomly) appears in your hands. 
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+Avatar of Death 
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+Medium undead, neutral evil 
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+Armor Gass 20 
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+Hit Points half the hit point maximum ofits summoner 
+Speed 60 ft,, fly 60 ft, (hover) 
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+STR DEX CON 1NT W1S CHA 
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+Damage Immunities necrotic, poison 
+Condition Immunities charmed, frightened, paralyzed, 
+petrified, poisoned, unconscious 
+Senses darkvision 60 ft., truesight 60 ft,, passive Perception 13 
+Languages all languages known to its summoner 
+Challenge — (QXP) 
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+Incorporeal Movement. The avatar can move through other 
+creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain, ft takes : 
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+(1 d 1D) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. 
+
+Turning Immunity * The avatar is immune to features that 
+turn undead. 
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+Actions 
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+Reaping Scythe , The avatar sweeps its spectral scythe throng" 
+a creature within 5 feet of it, dealing 7 (1 d3 + 3) slashing 
+damage plus 4 (IdS) necrotic damage, 
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+Talons. Every magic Item you wear or carry 
+disintegrates. Artifacts in your possession aren't 
+destroyed but do vanish. 
+
+Throne. You gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill 
+and you double your proficiency bonus on checks made 
+with that skill* In addition, you gain rightful ownership 
+of a small keep somewhere in the world* However, the 
+keep is currently in the hands of monsters, which you 
+must clear out before you can claim the keep as yours. 
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+Vizier. At any time you choose within one year of 
+drawing this card, you can ask a question in meditation 
+arid mentally receive a truthful answer to that question. 
+Besides information, the answer helps you solve a 
+puzzling problem or other dilemma* In other words, the 
+know ledge comes with wisdom on how to apply it. 
+
+The Void. This black card spells disaster. Your soul 
+is drawn from your body and contained in an object in a 
+place of the DM's choice. One or more powerful beings 
+guard the place* While your soul is trapped in this way, 
+your body is incapacitated. A wish spell can't restore 
+your soul, but the spell reveals the location of the object 
+that holds it. You draw no more cards. 
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+Defender 
+
+Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires a mine me nt) 
+
+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made, 
+with this magic weapon. 
+
+The first time you attack with the sword on each of 
+your turns* you can transfer some or all of the sword's 
+bonus to your Armor Class, instead of using the bonus 
+on any attacks that turn. For example* you could reduce 
+the bonus to your attack and damage rolls to +1 and gain 
+a +2 bonus to AC. The adjusted bonuses remain in effect 
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+Demon Armor 
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+\rmor (plate), very rare (requires attune ment) 
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+While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC, 
+m you can understand and speak Abyssal. In addition, 
+the armors clawed gauntlets turn unarmed strikes 
+ith your hands into magic weapons that deal slashing 
+damage, with a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage 
+~A \s and a damage die of ld8. 
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+Curse . Once you don this cursed armor, you can’t 
+: ft it unless you are targeted by the remove curse spell 
+- similar magic. While wearing the armor, you have 
+:sadvantage on attack rolls against demons and on 
+saving throws against their spells and special abilities. 
+
+Dimensional Shackles 
+1 \ ondrous item, rare 
+
+\ u can use an action to place these shackles on 
+an incapacitated creature. The shackles adjust to 
+til a creature of Small to Large size. In addition to 
+-crying as mundane manacles, the shackles prevent 
+feature bound by them from using any method of 
+-r radimensional movement, including teleportation 
+c J travel to a different plane of existence. They 
+n't prevent the creature from passing through an 
+•erdimenstonal portal. 
+
+You and any creature you designate when you use the 
+shackles can use an action to remove them. Once every 
+: J days, the bound creature can make a DC 30 Strength 
+hletics) check. On a success, the creature breaks free 
+ind destroys the shackles. 
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+Dragon Scale Mail 
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+4 rmor (scale mail), very rare (requires attune ment) 
+
+[ ~agon scale mail is made of the scales of one kind 
+t dragon. Sometimes dragons collect their cast-off 
+s ales and gift them to humanoids. Other limes, hunters 
+re fully skin and preserve the hide of a dead dragon. In 
+her case, dragon scale mail is highly valued. 
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+While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to 
+AC, you have advantage on saving throws against the 
+Frightful Presence and breath weapons of dragons, 
+
+-.nd you have resistance to one damage type that is 
+determined by the kind of dragon that provided the 
+scales (see the table). 
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+Additionally, you can focus your senses as an action 
+magically discern the distance and direction to the 
+losest dragon within 30 miles of you that is of the same 
+ty pe as the armor. This special action can't be used 
+;ain until the next dawn. 
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+Weapon (any sword), rare 
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+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. 
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+When you hit a dragon with this weapon, the dragon 
+takes an extra 3d6 damage of the weapons type. For 
+the purpose of this weapon, “dragon” refers to any 
+creature with the dragon type, including dragon turtles 
+and wyverns. 
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+Driftglobe 
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+Wondrous item, uncommon 
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+This small sphere of thick glass weighs 1 pound. If you 
+are within 60 feet of it, you can speak its command word 
+and cause it to emanate the light or daylight spell. Once 
+used, the daylight effect can’t be used again until the 
+next dawn. 
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+You can speak another command word as an action to 
+make the illuminated globe rise into the air and float no 
+more than 5 feet off the ground. The globe hovers in this 
+way until you or another creature grasps it. If you move 
+more than 60 feet from the hovering globe, it follows 
+you until it is within 60 feet of you. It takes the shortest 
+route to do so. If prevented from moving, the globe sinks 
+gently to the ground and becomes inactive, and its light 
+winks out. 
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+Dust of Disappearance 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+Found in a small packet, this powder resembles very 
+fine sand. There is enough of it for one use. When you 
+use an action to throw the dust into the air, you and 
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+each creature and object within 10 feet of you become 
+invisible for 2d4 minutes. The duration is the same for 
+all subjects, and the dust is consumed when its magic 
+takes effect. If a creature affected by the dust attacks or 
+casts a spell, the invisibility ends for that creature. 
+
+Dust of Dryness 
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+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+This small packet contains ld6 + 4 pinches of dust. You 
+can use an action to sprinkle a pinch of it over water. 
+The dust turns a cube of water 15 feet on a side into one 
+marble-sized pellet, which floats or rests near where the 
+dust was sprinkled. The pellet’s weight is negligible. 
+
+Someone can use an action to smash the pellet 
+against a hard surface, causing the pellet to shatter and 
+release the water the dust absorbed. Doing so ends that 
+pellet’s magic. 
+
+An elemental composed mostly of water that is 
+exposed to a pinch of the dust must make a DC 13 
+Constitution saving throw, taking 10d6 necrotic 
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
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+Dust of Sneezing and Choking 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+Found in a small container, this powder resembles very 
+fine sand. It appears to be dust of disappearance, and an 
+identify spell reveals it to be such. There is enough of it 
+for one use. 
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+When you use an action to throw a handful of the 
+dust into the air, you and each creature that needs to 
+breathe within 30 feet of you must succeed on a DC 15 
+Constitution saving throw or become unable to breathe. 
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+Dust of Sneeu^g 
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+while sneezing uncontrollably. A creature affected in 
+his way is incapacitated and suffocating. As long as it 
+is conscious, a creature can repeat the saving throw at 
+he end of each of its turns, ending the effect on it on a 
+success. The lesser restoration spell can also end the 
+fleet on a creature. 
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+30 feet of you. See the Monster Manual for the efreeti s 
+statistics. 
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+The first time the bottle is opened, the DM rolls to 
+determine what happens. 
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+The efreeti attacks you. After fighting for 5 
+rounds, the efreeti disappears, and the bottle 
+loses its magic. 
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+The efreeti serves you for 1 hour, doing as you 
+command. Then the efreeti returns to the bottle, 
+and a new stopper contains it. The stopper can't 
+be removed for 24 hours. The next two times the 
+bottle is opened, the same effect occurs. If the 
+bottle is opened a fourth time, the efreeti escapes 
+and disappears, and the bottle loses its magic. 
+The efreeti can cast the wish spell three times for 
+you. It disappears when it grants the final wish or 
+after 1 hour, and the bottle loses its magic. 
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+Dwarven Plate 
+
+Armor (plate), very rare 
+
+While wearing this armor, you gain a +2 bonus to AC. In 
+.ddition. if an effect moves you against your will along 
+the ground, you can use your reaction to reduce the 
+distance you are moved by up to 10 feet. 
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+Dwarven Thrower 
+
+\ r . capon (warhammer), very rare (requires at tenement 
+by a dwarf) 
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+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. It has the thrown property with 
+a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet, 
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+\\ hen you hit with a ranged attack using this weapon, 
+
+: deals an extra 1d8 damage or, if the target is a giant, 
+2d8 damage. Immediately after the attack, the weapon 
+' ies back to your hand. 
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+Efreeti Chain 
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+Armor (chain mail), legendary (requires attunement) 
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+While wearing this armor, you gain a +3 bonus to AC. 
+you are immune to fire damage, and you can understand 
+and speak Primordial. In addition, you can stand on and 
+walk across molten rock as if it were solid ground. 
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+Elemental Gem 
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+Wondrous item T uncommon 
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+This gem contains a mote of elemental energy. W hen 
+you use an action to break the gem. an elemental is 
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+Efreeti Bottle 
+Wondrous Item t very rare 
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+I his painted brass bottle weighs 1 pound. When you 
+use an action to remove the stopper, a cloud of thick 
+smoke flows out of the bottle. At the end of vour turn, 
+he smoke disappears with a flash of harmless fire, 
+md an efreeti appears in an unoccupied space within 
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+spell, and the gem s magic is lost. The type of gem 
+determines the elemental summoned by the spell. 
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+Gem Summoned Elemental 
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+Blue sapphire Air elemental 
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+Yellow diamond Earth elemental 
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+Red corundum Fire elemental 
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+Emerald Water elemental 
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+Euxir of Health 
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+Potion, rare 
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+When you drink this potion, it cures any disease 
+afflicting you, and it removes the blinded, deafened, 
+paralyzed, and poisoned conditions. The clear red liquid 
+has tiny bubbles of light in it. 
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+Elven Chain 
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+Armor (chain shirt), rare 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you wear this armor. 
+You are considered proficient with this armor even if you 
+lack proficiency with medium armor. 
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+Eversmoking Bottle 
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+Wondrous item , uncommon 
+
+Smoke leaks from the lead-stoppered mouth of this 
+brass bottle, which weighs 1 pound. When you use an 
+action to remove the stopper, a cloud of thick smoke 
+pours out in a 60-foot radius from the bottle. The 
+cloud's area is heavily obscured. Each minute the 
+bottle remains open and within the cloud, the radius 
+increases by 10 feet until it reaches its maximum radius 
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+The cloud persists as long as the bottle is open. 
+Closing the bottle requires you to speak its command 
+word as an action. Once the bottle is closed, the cloud 
+disperses after 10 minutes. A moderate wind (11 to 20 
+miles per hour) can also disperse the smoke after 1 
+minute, and a strong wind (21 or more miles per hour) 
+can do so after 1 round. 
+
+Eyes of Charming 
+
+Wondrous item , uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+These crystal lenses fit over the eyes. They have 3 
+charges. While wearing them, you can expend 1 charge 
+as an action to cast the charm person spell (save DC 13) 
+on a humanoid w ithin 30 feet of you, provided that you 
+and the target can see each other. The lenses regain all 
+expended charges daily at dawn. 
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+Eyes of Minute Seeing 
+
+Wondrous item . uncommon 
+
+These crystal lenses fit over the eyes. While wearing 
+them, you can see much better than normal out to a 
+range of 1 foot. You have advantage on Intelligence 
+(Investigation) checks that rely on sight while searching 
+an area or studying an object wdthin that range. 
+
+Eyes of the Eagle 
+
+Wondrous item , uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+These crystal lenses fit over the eyes. While wearing 
+them, you have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on sight. In conditions of clear visibility, 
+you can make out details of even extremely distant 
+creatures and objects as small as 2 feet across. 
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+Ebony Fly 
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+Figurine of Wondrous Power 
+Wondrous item t rarity by figurine 
+
+A figurine of wondrous power is a statuette of a beast 
+small enough to fit in a pocket, if you use an action to 
+speak the command word and throw the figurine to a 
+point on the ground within 60 feet of you. the figurine 
+becomes a living creature, if the space where the 
+creature would appear is occupied by other creatures or 
+objects, or if there isn't enough space for the creature, 
+the figurine doesn't become a creature. 
+
+The creature is friendly to you and your companions. 
+
+It understands your languages and obeys your spoken 
+commands. If you issue no commands, the creature 
+defends itself but takes no other actions. See the 
+Monster Manual for the creature's statistics, except for 
+the giant fly. 
+
+The creature exists for a duration specific to each 
+figurine. At the end of the duration, the creature reverts 
+to its figurine form. It reverts to a figurine early if it 
+drops to 0 hit points or if you use an action to speak 
+the command word again while touching it. When the 
+creature becomes a figurine again, its property can't be 
+used again until a certain amount of time has passed, as 
+specified in the figurine's description. 
+
+Bronze Griffon (Rare), This bronze statuette is of 
+a griffon rampant. It can become a griffon for up to 6 
+hours. Once it has been used, it can t be used again until 
+5 days have passed. 
+
+Ebony Fly (Rare), This ebony statuette is carved in 
+the likeness of a horsefly, it can become a giant fly for 
+up to 1 2 hours and can be ridden as a mount. Once 
+it has been used, it can t be used again until 2 days 
+have passed. 
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+Armor Class 11 
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+Hit Points 19 (3dl0 + 3) 
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+Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. 
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+INT WIS 
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+CHA 
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+14 (+2) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 
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+2 (-4) 10 (+0) 
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+3 (-4) 
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+Senses darkvision 60 ft,, passive Perception 10 
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+Languages — 
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+Golden Lions (Rare), These gold statuettes of lions 
+are always created in pairs. You can use one figurine or 
+both simultaneously. Each can become a lion for up to 1 
+hour. Once a lion has been used, it can t be used again 
+until 7 days have passed. 
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+Ivory Goats (Rare), These ivory statuettes of goats 
+are always created In sets of three. Each goat looks 
+unique and functions differently from the others. Their 
+properties are as follows: 
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+* The goat of traveling can become a Large goat 
+with the same statistics as a riding horse. It has 24 
+charges, and each hour or portion thereof it spends 
+in beast form costs 1 charge. While it has charges, 
+you can use it as often as you wish. When it runs out 
+of charges, it reverts to a figurine and can t be used 
+again until 7 days have passed, when it regains all 
+its charges, 
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+- The goat of travail becomes a giant goat for up to 3 
+hours. Once it has been used, it can't be used again 
+until 30 days have passed. 
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+hours- The goat can't attack, but you can remove its 
+horns and use them as weapons. One horn becomes 
+a lance . and the other becomes a +2 longsword. 
+Removing a horn requires an action, and the weapons 
+disappear and the horns return when the goat reverts 
+to figurine form. In addition, the goat radiates a 
+30-foot-radius aura of terror while you are riding It. 
+Any creature hostile to you that starts its turn in the 
+aura must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw 
+or be frightened of the goat for 1 minute, or until the 
+goat reverts to figurine form. The frightened creature 
+can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its 
+turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Once 
+it successfully saves against the effect, a creature is 
+immune to the goat's aura for the next 24 hours. Once 
+the figurine has been used, it can't be used again until 
+15 days have passed. 
+
+Marble Elephant (Rare)* This marble statuette is 
+about 4 inches high and long. It can become an elephant 
+for up to 24 hours. Once it has been used, it can’t be 
+used again until 7 days have passed. 
+
+Obsidian Steed (Very Rare). This polished obsidian 
+horse can become a nightmare for up to 24 hours. The 
+nightmare fights only to defend itself. Once It has been 
+used, it can't be used again until 5 days have passed. 
+
+If you have a good alignment, the figurine has a 10 
+percent chance each time you use it to ignore your 
+orders, including a command to revert to figurine form. 
+If you mount the nightmare while it is ignoring your 
+orders, you and the nightmare are instantly transported 
+to a random location on the plane of Hades, where the 
+nightmare reverts to figurine form. 
+
+Onyx Dog (Rare)* This onyx statuette of a dog can 
+become a mastiff for up to 6 hours. The mastiff has 
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+an Intelligence of 8 and can speak Common. It also 
+has dark vision out to a range of 60 feet and can see 
+invisible creatures and objects within that range. Once 
+it has been used, it can't be used again until 7 days 
+have passed. 
+
+Serpentine Owl (Rare), This serpentine statuette of 
+an owl can become a giant owl for up to 8 hours. Once 
+it has been used, it can't be used again until 2 days have 
+passed. The owl can telepathically communicate with 
+you at any range if you and it are on the same plane of 
+existence. 
+
+Silver Raven (Uncommon)* This silver statuette of 
+a raven can become a raven for up to 12 hours. Once it 
+has been used, it can't be used again until 2 days have 
+passed. While in raven form, the figurine allows you to 
+cast the animal messenger spell on it at will. 
+
+Flame Tongue 
+
+Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement) 
+
+You can use a bonus action to speak this magic sword - 
+command word, causing flames to erupt from the blade 
+These flames shed bright light in a 40-foot radius and 
+dim light for an additional 40 feet. While the sword is 
+ablaze, it deals an extra 2d6 fire damage to any target 
+it hits. The flames last until you use a bonus action to 
+speak the command word again or until you drop or 
+sheathe the sword. 
+
+Folding Boat 
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+This object appears as a wooden box that measures 1 - 
+inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep. It weighs 
+4 pounds and floats. It can be opened to store items 
+inside. This item also has three command words, each 
+requiring you to use an action to speak it. 
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+: at 10 feet long* * 4 feet wide* and 2 feet deep. The boat 
+has one pair of oars, an anchor, a mast, and a lateen 
+sail. The boat can hold up to four Medium creatures 
+mfort ably, 
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+I The second command word causes the box to unfold 
+into a ship 24 feet long* 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep* 
+he ship has a deck, rowing seats, five sets of oars, a 
+steering oar* an anchor* a deck cabin, and a mast with a 
+square sail. The ship can hold fifteen Medium creatures 
+: omfortably. 
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+When the box becomes a vessel* its weight becomes 
+u of a normal vessel its size, and anything that was 
+sr red in the box remains in the boat. 
+
+The third command word causes the folding boat 
+fold back into a box, provided that no creatures arc 
+
+I aboard. Any objects in the vessel that can't fit inside the 
+x remain outside the box as it folds. Any objects in the 
+esse! that can fit inside the box do so. 
+
+Frost Brand 
+
+W eapon (any sword), very rare (requires at tunement) 
+
+W hen you hit with an attack using this magic sword, 
+
+- target takes an extra ld6 cold damage* In addition* 
+while you hold the sword, you have resistance to 
+
+i t re damage, 
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+m freezing temperatures, the blade sheds 
+: jhi light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an 
+l iditional 10 feet. 
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+When you draw this weapon, you can extinguish all 
+■ :n magical dames within 30 feet of you. This property 
+t an be used no more than once per hour. 
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+Gauntlets of Ogre Power 
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+Wondrous item , uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+Your Strength score is 19 while you wear these 
+
+gaunt lets. They have no effect on you if your Strength is 
+already 19 or higher. 
+
+Gem of Brightness 
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+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+This prism has 50 charges. While you are holding it. you 
+can use an action to speak one of three command words 
+to cause one of the following effects; 
+
+« The first command word causes the gem to shed 
+bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for 
+an additional 30 feet. T his effect doesn't expend a 
+charge. It lasts until you use a bonus action to repeat 
+the command word or until you use another function 
+of the gem. 
+
+* The second command word expends 1 charge and 
+causes the gem to fire a brilliant beam of light at 
+one creature you can see within 60 feet of you. The 
+creature must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving 
+throw or become blinded for l minute. The creature 
+can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its 
+turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. 
+
+* The third command word expends 5 charges and 
+causes the gem to flare with blinding light in a 30-foot 
+cone originating from it. Each creature in the cone 
+must make a saving throw as if struck by the beam 
+created with the second command word. 
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+When all of the gem’s charges are expended, the gem 
+becomes a non magical jewel worth 50 gp. 
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+Gem of Seeing 
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+Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) 
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+This gem has 3 charges. As an action, you can speak 
+the gem’s command word and expend 1 charge. For the I 
+next 10 minutes, you have truesight out to 120 feet wheJ 
+you peer through the gem. ■ 
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+The gem regains ld3 expended charges daily at dawrJ 
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+Giant Slayer I 
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+Weapon (any axe or sword), rare 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. 
+
+When you hit a giant with it, the giant takes an extra 
+2d6 damage of the weapon’s type and must succeed on 1 
+a DC 15 Strength saving throw or fall prone. For the 
+purpose of this weapon, "giant’’ refers to any creature 
+with the giant type, including ettins and trolls. 
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+Glamoured Studded Leather 
+
+Armor (studded leather), rare 
+
+While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC. 
+
+You can also use a bonus action to speak the armor’s 
+command word and cause the armor to assume the 
+appearance of a normal set of clothing or some other 
+kind of armor. You decide what it looks like, including 
+color, style, and accessories, but the armor retains its 
+normal bulk and weight. The illusory appearance last- 
+until you use this property again or remove the armor. 
+
+Gloves of Missile Snaring I 
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+Wondrous item. uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+These gloves seem to almost meld into your hands whemj 
+you don them. When a ranged weapon attack hits you 
+while you're wearing them, you can use your reaction to. 
+reduce the damage by Id 10 + your Dexterity modifier, 
+provided that you have a free hand. If you reduce the 
+damage to 0. you can catch the missile if it is small 
+enough for you to hold in that hand. 
+
+Gloves of Swimming and Climbing 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing these gloves, climbing and swimming 
+don’t cost you extra movement, and you gain a +5 bonu- 
+to Strength (Athletics) checks made to climb or swim. 
+
+Gloves of Thievery 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+These gloves are invisible while worn. While wearing 
+them, you gain a +5 bonus to Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) 
+checks and Dexterity checks made to pick locks. 
+
+Goggles of Night 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+While wearing these dark lenses, you have darkvision 
+out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision. 
+wearing the goggles increases its range by 60 feet. 
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+1 Veapon (maul), legendary 
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+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. 
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+Giant’s Bane (Requires Attunement), Yoti must 
+be wearing a belt of giant strength (any variety) and 
+gauntlets of ogre power to attune to this weapon. The 
+attunement ends if you take off either of those items. 
+While you are attuned to this weapon and holding it. 
+your Strength score increases by 4 and can exceed 20, 
+but not 30. When you roll a 20 on an attack roll made 
+with this weapon against a giant, the giant must succeed 
+on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or die. 
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+The hammer also has 5 charges. While attuned to it, 
+you can expend 1 charge and make a ranged weapon 
+attack with the hammer, hurling it as if it had the thrown 
+property with a normal range of 20 feet and a long range 
+of 60 feet. If the attack hits, the hammer unleashes 
+a thunderclap audible out to 300 feet. The target and 
+every creature within 30 feet of it must succeed on a 
+DC 17 Constitution saving throw or be stunned until 
+the end of your next turn. The hammer regains ld4 + 1 
+expended charges daily at dawn. 
+
+Hat of Disguise 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this hat, you can use an action to cast the 
+disguise self spell from it at will. The spell ends if the 
+hat is removed. 
+
+Headband of Intellect 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+Your Intelligence score is 19 while you wear this 
+headband. It has no effect on you if your Intelligence is 
+already 19 or higher. 
+
+Helm of Brilliance 
+
+Wondrous item , very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This dazzling helm is set with Id 10 diamonds, 2d 10 
+rubies, 3dlQ fire opals, and 4dlG opals. Any gem pried 
+from the helm crumbles to dust. When all the gems are 
+removed or destroyed, the helm loses its magic. 
+
+You gain the following benefits while wearing it: 
+
+* You can use an action to cast one of the following 
+spells (save DC 18), using one of the helm's gems of 
+the specified type as a component: daylight (opal), 
+fireball (fire opal), prismatic spray (diamond), or wall 
+of fire (ruby). The gem is destroyed when the spell is 
+cast and disappears from the helm, 
+
+* As long as it has at least one diamond, the helm emits 
+dim light in a 30-foot radius when at least one undead 
+is within that area. Any undead that starts its turn in 
+that area takes ld6 radiant damage, 
+
+* As long as the helm has at least one ruby, you have 
+resistance to fire damage, 
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+* As long as the helm has at least one fire opal, you can 
+use an action and speak a command word to cause 
+one weapon you are holding to burst into flames. 
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+The flames emit bright light in a 10-foot radius and 
+dim light for an additional 10 feet. The flames are 
+harmless to you and the weapon. When you hit with 
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+Comprehending Languages 
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+an attack using the blazing weapon, the target takes 
+an extra ld6 fire damage. The flames last until you 
+use a bonus action to speak the command word again 
+or until you drop or stow the weapon. 
+
+Roll a d20 if you are wearing the helm and take fire 
+damage as a result of failing a saving throw against a 
+spell. On a roll of 1, the helm emits beams of light from 
+its remaining gems. Each creature within 60 feet of the 
+helm other than you must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity 
+saving throw or be struck by a beam, taking radiant 
+damage equal to the number of gems in the helm. The 
+helm and its gems are then destroyed. 
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+Helm of Comprehending Languages 
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+Wondrous item, uncommon 
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+While wearing this helm, you can use an action to cast 
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+Helm of Telepathy 
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+Wondrous item , uncommon (requires attunement) 
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+While wearing this helm, you can use an action to cast 
+the detect thoughts spell (save DC 13) from it. As long as 
+you maintain concentration on the spell, you can use a 
+bonus action to send a telepathic message to a creature 
+you are focused on. It can reply—using a bonus action to 
+do so—while your focus on it continues* 
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+While focusing on a creature with detect thoughts, 
+you can use an action to cast the suggestion spell (save 
+DC 13) from the helm on that creature. Once used, 
+the suggestion property can t be used again until the 
+next dawn. 
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+Helm of Teleportation 
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+Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+
+haversack ruptures and is destroyed. If the haversack 
+is destroyed, its contents arc lost forever, although 
+an artifact always turns up again somewhere. If the 
+haversack is turned inside out, its contents spill forth* 
+unharmed, and 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 suffocate. 
+
+Placing the haversack inside an extradimensional 
+space created by a bag of holding, portable hole , or 
+similar item instantly destroys both items and opens 
+a gate to the Astral Plane* The gate originates where 
+the one item was placed inside the other* Any creature 
+within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it and 
+deposited in a random location on the Astral Plane. 
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+The gate then closes* The gate is one-way only and can't 
+be reopened. 
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+This helm has 3 charges* While wearing it, you can 
+use an action and expend 1 charge to cast the teleport 
+spell from it. The helm regains ld3 expended charges 
+daily at dawn. 
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+Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement by 
+a paladin) 
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+Heward’s Handy Haversack 
+Wondrous item, rare 
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+This backpack has a central pouch and two side 
+pouches, each of which is an extradimensional space. 
+Each side pouch can hold up to 20 pounds of material, 
+not exceeding a volume of 2 cubic feet* The large 
+central pouch can hold up to S cubic feet or 80 pounds 
+of mate rial* The backpack always weighs 5 pounds, 
+regardless of its contents* 
+
+Placing an object 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 item 
+is always magically on top. 
+
+The haversack has a few limitations* If it is 
+overloaded, or if a sharp object pierces it or tears it, the 
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+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. When you hit a fiend or an 
+undead with it, that creature takes an extra 2d 10 I 
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+radiant damage, I 
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+While you hold the drawn sword, it creates an aura 
+in a 10-foot radius around you. You and all creatures ■ 
+friendly to you in the aura have advantage on saving 
+throws against spells and other magical effects. If you 
+have 17 or more levels in the paladin class, the radius of 
+the aura increases to 30 feet, 
+
+Horn of Blasting I 
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+Wondrous itenr rare 
+
+You can use an action to speak the horn's command 
+word and then blow the horn, which emits a thunderous 
+blast in a 30-foot cone that is audible 600 feet away. 
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+Horn of Blasting 
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+Morn of Valhalla 
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+Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature 
+akes 5d6 thunder damage and is deafened for 1 minute. 
+On a successful save, a creature takes half as much 
+damage and isn't deafened. Creatures and objects made 
+f glass or crystal have disadvantage on the saving 
+rhrow and take 10d6 thunder damage instead of 5d6. 
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+Each use of the horn’s magic has a 20 percent chance 
+of causing the horn to explode. The explosion deals 
+10d6 fire damage to the blower and destroys the horn. 
+
+Horn of Valhalla 
+
+Wondrous item, rare (silver or brass), very rare (bronze), 
+or legendary (iron) 
+
+You can use an action to blow this horn. In response, 
+warrior spirits from the plane of Ysgard appear within 
+60 feet of you. These spirits use the berserker statistics 
+from the Monster Manual. They return to Ysgard after 1 
+hour or when they drop to 0 hit points. Once you use the 
+horn, it can’t be used again until 7 days have passed. 
+
+Four types of horn of Valhalla are known to exist, each 
+made of a different metal. The horn’s type determines 
+how many berserkers answer its summons, as well as 
+the requirement for its use. The DM chooses the horn’s 
+type or determines it randomly. 
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+Summoned 
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+Requirement 
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+Silver 
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+None 
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+41-75 
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+Brass 
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+3d4 + 3 
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+Proficiency with all 
+simple weapons 
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+76-90 
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+Bronze 
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+4d4 + 4 
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+Proficiency with all 
+medium armor 
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+91-00 
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+Iron 
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+5d4 + 5 
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+Proficiency with all 
+martial weapons 
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+If you blow the horn without meeting its requirement, 
+the summoned berserkers attack you. If you meet 
+the requirement, they are friendly to you and your 
+companions and follow your commands. 
+
+Horseshoes of a Zephyr 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare 
+
+These iron horseshoes come in a set of four. While all 
+four shoes are affixed to the hooves of a horse or similar 
+creature, they allow the creature to move normally 
+while floating 4 inches above the ground. This effect 
+means the creature can cross or stand above nonsolid 
+or unstable surfaces, such as water or lava. The 
+creature leaves no tracks and ignores difficult terrain. In 
+addition, the creature can move at normal speed for up 
+to 12 hours a day without suffering exhaustion from a 
+forced march. 
+
+Horseshoes of Speed 
+
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+These iron horseshoes come in a set of four. While all 
+four shoes are affixed to the hooves of a horse or similar 
+creature, they increase the creature's walking speed 
+by 30 feet. 
+
+Immovable Rod 
+
+Rod, uncommon 
+
+This flat iron rod has a button on one end. You can use 
+an action to press the button, which causes the rod to 
+become magically fixed in place. Until you or another 
+creature uses an action to push the button again, the 
+rod doesn’t move, even if it is defying gravity. The rod 
+can hold up to 8,000 pounds of weight. More weight 
+causes the rod to deactivate and fall. A creature can use 
+an action to make a DC 30 Strength check, moving the 
+fixed rod up to 10 feet on a success. 
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+Instrument of the Bards 
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+1 Vondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement by a 
+bard) 
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+An instrument of the bards is an exquisite example of it* 
+kind, superior to an ordinary instrument in every way. 
+Seven types of these instruments exist, each named 
+after a legendary bard college. The following table lists 
+the spells common to all instruments, as well as the 
+spells specific to each one and its rarity. A creature that 
+attempts to play the instrument without being attuned 
+to it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or 
+take 2d4 psychic damage. 
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+You can use an action to play the instrument and cas' 
+one of its spells. Once the instrument has been used to 
+cast a spell it can t be used to cast that spell again until 
+the next dawn. The spells use your spellcasting ability 
+and spell save DC. 
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+When you use the instrument to cast a spell that 
+causes targets to become charmed on a failed save, the 
+targets have disadvantage on the saving throw. This 
+effect applies whether you are using the instrument as 
+the source of the spell or as a spellcasting Focus, 
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+Anstruth harp Very rare 
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+Canaith Rare 
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+mandolin 
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+Cli lyre 
+Doss lute 
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+Fochlucan 
+bandore 
+Mac-Fuirmidh 
+cittern 
+Qllamh harp 
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+Rarity Spells 
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+— invisibility, levitate, 
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+protection from evil and good, 
+plus the spells listed for the 
+particular instrument 
+Control weather, cure wound $ 
+(5th level), wall of thorns 
+Cure wounds (3rd level), dispel 
+magic , protection from energy 
+(lightning only) 
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+Stone shape, watt of fire, wind 
+wall 
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+Uncommon Animal friendship, protection 
+from energy (fire only), 
+protection from poison 
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+Uncommon Entangle, faerie fire, shillelagh t 
+speak with animals 
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+Uncommon Barkskin, cure wounds, fog 
+cloud 
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+Confusion, control weather, fire 
+storm 
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+Ioun Stone 
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+Wondrous item, rarity varies (requires attunement) 
+
+An Ioun stone is named after Ioun, a god of knowledge 
+and prophecy revered on some worlds. Many types of 
+loan stone exist, each type a distinct combination of 
+shape and color. 
+
+When you use an action to toss one of these stones 
+into the air, the stone orbits your head at a distance 
+of ld3 feet and confers a benefit to you. Thereafter, 
+another creature must use an action to grasp or net 
+the stone to separate it from you T either by making a 
+successful attack roll against AC 24 or a successful DC 
+24 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. You can use an action 
+to seize and stow the stone, ending its effect. 
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+A stone has AC 24* 10 hit points, and resistance to all 
+damage. It is considered to be an object that is being 
+worn while it orbits your head. 
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+Absorption (Very Rare). While this pale lavender 
+ellipsoid orbits your head, vou can use your reaction to 
+cancel a spell of 4th level or lower cast by a creature you 
+can see and targeting only you. 
+
+Once the stone has canceled 20 levels of spells, it 
+burns out and turns dull gray. Losing its magic. If you 
+are targeted by a spell whose level is higher than the 
+number of spell levels the stone has left, the stone can t 
+cancel it. 
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+Agility (Very Rare). Your Dexterity score increases by 
+2. to a maximum of 20. while this deep red sphere orbits 
+your head, 
+
+Awareness (Rare). You can’t be surprised while this 
+lark blue rhomboid orbits your head. 
+
+Fortitude (Very Rare). Your Constitution score 
+increases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this pink 
+rhomboid orbits your head. 
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+Grea ter A bsorption (Legen dary). Wh Oe th is ma rble d 
+lavender and green ellipsoid orbits your head, you can 
+use your reaction to cancel a spell of 8th level or lower 
+cast by a creature you can see and targeting only you. 
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+Once the stone has canceled 50 levels of spells, it 
+burns out and turns dull gray, losing its magic. If you 
+are targeted by a spell whose level is higher than the 
+number of spell levels the stone has left, the stone can't 
+cancel it. 
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+Insight (Very Rare). Your Wisdom score increases 
+by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this incandescent blue 
+sphere orbits your head. 
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+Intellect (Very Rare). Your Intelligence score 
+increases by 2. to a maximum of 20, while this marbled 
+scarlet and blue sphere orbits your head. 
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+Leadership (Very Rare). Your Charisma score 
+ncrcases by 2, to a maximum of 20, while this marbled 
+pink and green sphere orbits your head. 
+
+Mastery (Legendary). Your proficiency bonus 
+increases by 1 while this pale green prism orbits 
+vourhead. 
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+Protection (Rare). You gain a +1 bonus to AC while 
+this dusty rose prism orbits your head. 
+
+Regeneration (Legendary). You regain 15 hit points 
+at the end of each hour this pearly white spindle orbits 
+your head, provided that you have at least 1 hit point. 
+
+Reserve (Rare). This vibrant purple prism stores 
+spells cast into it, holding them until you use them. The 
+stone can store up to 3 levels worth of spells at a time. 
+When found, it contains ld4 - 1 levels of stored spells 
+chosen by the DM, 
+
+Any creature can cast a spell of 1st through 3rd level 
+into the stone by touching it as the spell is cast. The 
+spell has no effect, other than to be stored in the stone. 
+
+If the stone can t hold the spell, the spell is expended 
+without effect. The level of the slot used to cast the spell 
+determines how much space it uses. 
+
+While this stone orbits your head, you can cast any 
+spell stored in it. The spell uses the slot level, spell save 
+DC, spell attack bonus, and spellcasting ability of the 
+original caster, but is otherwise treated as if you cast the 
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+spell. The spell cast from the stone is no longer stored in 
+it, freeing up space. 
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+Strength (Very Rare). Your Strength score increases 
+by 2. to a maximum of 20, while this pale blue rhomboid 
+orbits your head. 
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+Sustenance (Rare). You don’t need to eat or drink 
+while this clear spindle orbits your head. 
+
+Iron Bands of Bilarro 
+
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+This rusty iron sphere measures 3 inches in diameter 
+and weighs 1 pound. You can use an action to speak 
+the command word and throw the sphere at a Huge or 
+smaller creature you can see within 60 feet of you. As 
+the sphere moves through the air, it opens into a tangle 
+of metal bands. 
+
+Make a ranged attack roll with an attack bonus equal 
+to your Dexterity modifier plus your proficiency bonus. 
+On a hit, the target is restrained until you take a bonus 
+action to speak the command word again to release it. 
+Doing so, or missing with the attack, causes the bands 
+to contract and become a sphere once more. 
+
+A creature, including the one restrained, can use an 
+action to make a DC 20 Strength check to break the 
+iron bands. On a success, the item is destroyed, and 
+the restrained creature is freed. If the check fails, any 
+further attempts made by that creature automatically 
+fail until 24 hours have elapsed. 
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+until the next dawn. 
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+Wondrous item. legendary 
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+This iron bottle has a brass stopper Yon can use an 
+action to speak the flask’s command word, targeting a 
+creature that you can see within 60 feet of you. If the 
+target is native to a plane of existence other than the one 
+you're on* the target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom 
+saving throw or be trapped in the flask. If the target has 
+been trapped by the flask before, it has advantage on the 
+saving throw. Once trapped, a creature remains in the 
+flask until released. The flask can hold only one creature 
+at a time. A creature trapped in the flask doesn't need to 
+breathe, eat, or drink and doesn't age. 
+
+You can use an action to remove the flask s stopper 
+and release the creature the flask contains. The creature 
+is friendly to you and your companions for 1 hour and 
+obeys your commands for that duration. If you give no 
+commands or give it a command that is likely to result 
+in its death, it defends itself but otherwise takes no 
+actions. At the end of the duration, the creature acts in 
+accordance with its normal disposition and alignment. 
+
+An identify spell reveals that a creature is inside 
+the flask, but the only way to determine the type of 
+creature is to open the flask. A newly discovered bottle 
+might already contain a creature chosen by the DM or 
+determined randomly. 
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+01-50 
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+77-78 
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+Elemental (any) 
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+51 
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+Arcana loth 
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+Githyanki knight 
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+Dao 
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+S1-S2 
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+Invisible stalker 
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+Demon (type 1) 
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+£3-84 
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+Mezzoloth 
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+61-62 
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+87-88 
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+Night hag 
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+63-64 
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+89-90 
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+Nycaloth 
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+65 
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+91 
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+66 
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+Salamander 
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+67 
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+Slaad (any) 
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+68-69 
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+Devil (greater) 
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+96 
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+99 
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+Javelin of Lightning 
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+Weapon (javelin), uncommon 
+
+This javelin is a magic weapon. When you hurl it and 
+speak its command word, it transforms into a bolt of 
+lightning, forming a line 5 feet wide that extends out 
+from you to a target within 120 feet. Each creature in 
+the line excluding you and the target must make a DC 13 
+Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d6 lightning damage on 
+a failed save, and half as much damage on a successful 
+one. The lightning bolt turns back into a javelin when 
+it reaches the target. Make a ranged weapon attack 
+against the target. On a hit, the target takes damage 
+from the javelin plus 4d6 lightning damage. 
+
+The javelin’s property can’t be used again until the 
+next dawn. In the meantime, the javelin can still be used 
+as a magic weapon. 
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+51 androns item , uncommon 
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+\ his glass jar, 3 inches in diameter, contains U14 + 1 
+doses of a thick mixture that smells faintly of aloe. The 
+jar and its contents weigh 1/2 pound. 
+
+As an action, one dose of the ointment can be 
+swallowed or applied to the skin. The creature that 
+receives it regains 2d8 + 2 hit points, ceases to be 
+poisoned, and is cured of any disease. 
+
+Lantern of Revealing 
+Wondrous item ♦ uncommon 
+
+While lit, this hooded lantern burns for 6 hours on 1 pint 
+of oil. shedding bright light in a 3QToot radius and dim 
+light for an additional 30 feet. Invisible creatures and 
+objects are visible as long as they are in the lantern’s 
+bright light. You can use an action to lower the hood, 
+reducing the light to dim light in a 5-foot radius. 
+
+Luck Blade 
+
+Weapon (any sword), legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. While the sword is on your 
+person, you also gain a +1 bonus to saving throws. 
+
+Luck. If the sword is on your person, you can call 
+on its luck (no action required) to reroll one attack roll 
+ability check, or saving throw you dislike. You must use 
+the second roll This property can’t be used again until 
+the next dawn. 
+
+Wish. The sword has ld4 - 1 charges. While holding 
+it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and cast 
+the wish spell from it. This property can’t be used again 
+until the next dawn. The sword loses this property if it 
+has no charges. 
+
+Mace of Disruption 
+
+Weapon (mace), rare (requires attunement) 
+
+When you hit a liend or an undead with this magic 
+weapon, that creature takes an extra 2d6 radiant 
+damage. If the target has 25 hit points or fewer after 
+taking this damage, it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom 
+saving throw or be destroyed. On a successful save, the 
+creature becomes frightened of you unti l the end of your 
+next turn. 
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+While you hold this weapon, it sheds bright light in a 
+20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. 
+
+Mace of Smiting 
+
+Weapon (mace), rare 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. The bonus increases to +3 
+when you use the mace to attack a construct. 
+
+When you roll a 20 on an attack roll made with 
+this weapon, the target takes an extra 7 bludgeoning 
+damage, or an extra 14 bludgeoning damage if ids a 
+construct. If a construct has 25 hit points or fewer after 
+taking this damage, it is destroyed. 
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+Manual of Clay Golems 
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+Stone Golems 
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+Mace of Terror 
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+l Veapon (mace), rare (requires attune went) 
+
+This magic weapon has 3 charges. While holding it, 
+you can use an action and expend 1 charge to release a 
+wave of terror. Each creature of your choice in a 30-foc: 
+radius extending from you must succeed on a DC 15 
+Wisdom saving throw or become frightened of you for 
+1 minute. While it is frightened in this way, a creature 
+must spend its turns trying to move as far away from yc - 
+as it can, and it can't willingly move to a space within 
+30 feet of you. It also can t take reactions. For its action 
+it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from ar. 
+effect that prevents it from moving. If it has nowhere it 
+can move, the creature can use the Dodge action. At the 
+end of each of its turns, a creature can repeat the saving 
+throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. 
+
+The mace regains ld3 expended charges 
+daily at dawn. 
+
+Mantle of Spell Resistance 
+
+Wondrous item, rare (requires at tune went) 
+
+You have advantage on saving throws against spells 
+while you wear this cloak. 
+
+Manual of Bodily Health 
+Wondrous item, very rare 
+
+This book contains health and diet tips, and its words 
+are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours over a 
+period of 6 days or fewer studying the book's contents 
+and practicing its guidelines, your Constitution score 
+increases by 2, as does your maximum for that score. 
+The manual then loses its magic, but regains it in 
+a century. 
+
+Manual of Gainful Exercise 
+Wondrous item , very rare 
+
+This book describes fitness exercises, and its words are 
+charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours over a perioi 
+of 6 days or fewer studying the book s contents and 
+practicing its guidelines, your Strength score increases 
+by 2, as does your maximum for that score. The tnanua 
+then loses its magic, but regains it in a century. 
+
+Manual of Golems 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare 
+
+This tome contains information and incantations 
+necessary to make a particular type of golem. The DM 
+chooses the type or determines it randomly. To decipher 
+and use the manual, you must be a spellcaster with at 
+least two 5th-level spell slots. A creature that can’t use 
+a manual of golems and attempts to read it takes 6d6 
+psychic damage. 
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+Flesh 
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+50,000 gp 
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+Iron 
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+120 days 
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+100,000 gp 
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+Stone 
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+the table, working without interruption with the manual 
+at hand and resting no more than S hours per day. You 
+must also pay the specified cost to purchase supplies. 
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+Once you finish creating the golem, the book is 
+consumed in eldritch flames. The golem becomes 
+animate when the ashes of the manual are sprinkled on 
+it. It is under your control, and it understands and obeys 
+your spoken commands. See the Monster Manual for its 
+^ame statistics. 
+
+Manual of Quickness of Action 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare 
+
+This book contains coordination and balance exercises, 
+and its words are charged with magic. If you spend 
+48 hours over a period of 6 days or fewer studying 
+the book s contents and practicing its guidelines, your 
+Dexterity score increases by 2, as does your maximum 
+tor that score. The manual then loses its magic, but 
+regains it in a century. 
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+Mariner's Armor 
+
+Armor (light* medium, or heavy), uncommon 
+
+While wearing this armor, you have a swimming speed 
+equal to your walking speed. In addition, whenever you 
+start your turn underwater with 0 hit points, the armor 
+causes you to rise 60 feet toward the surface. The armor 
+is decorated with fish and shell motifs. 
+
+Medallion of Thoughts 
+1 Vondrovs item, uncommon (requires at tune men t) 
+
+The medallion has 3 charges. While wearing it, you can 
+use an action and expend 1 charge to cast the detect 
+thoughts spell (save DC 13) from it. The medallion 
+regains ld3 expended charges daily at dawn. 
+
+Mirror of Life Trapping 
+
+\ Vondrous item, very rare 
+
+When this 4-foot-ta.il mirror is viewed indirectly, its 
+surface shows faint images of creatures. The mirror 
+weighs 50 pounds, and it has AC 11, 10 hit points, and 
+vulnerability to bludgeoning damage. It shatters and is 
+destroyed when reduced to 0 hit points. 
+
+If the mirror is hanging on a vertical surface and you 
+are within 5 feet of it, you can use an action to speak its 
+command word and activate it. It remains activated until 
+you use an action to speak the command word again. 
+Any creature other than you that sees its reflection 
+in the activated mirror while within 30 feet of it must 
+succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be 
+trapped, along with anything it is wearing or carrying, in 
+one of the mirror’s twelve extradimensional cells. This 
+saving throw is made with advantage if the creature 
+knows the mirror s nature, and constructs succeed on 
+the saving throw automatically. 
+
+An extradimen si on a 1 cell is an infinite expanse filled 
+w ith thick fog that reduces visibility to 10 feet. Creatures 
+trapped in the mirror s cells don't age, and they don't 
+need to eat, drink, or sleep. A creature trapped w ithin 
+a cell can escape using magic that permits planar 
+travel. Otherwise, the creature is confined to the cell 
+until freed. 
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+t fe Trapping 
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+Flesh Golems 
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+Manual of 
+00DILV bEALTH 
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+Manual of 
+Quickness of Action 
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+Necklace of Fireballs 
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+Nine Lives Stealer 
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+If the mirror traps a creature but its twelve 
+extradimensional cells are already occupied, the mirror 
+frees one trapped creature at random to accommodate 
+the new prisoner. A freed creature appears in an 
+unoccupied space within sight of the mirror but facing 
+away from it. If the mirror is shattered, all creatures 
+it contains are freed and appear in unoccupied 
+spaces near it. 
+
+While within 5 feet of the mirror, you can use an 
+action to speak the name of one creature trapped in it or 
+call out a particular cell by number. The creature named 
+or contained in the named cell appears as an image 
+on the mirrors surface. You and the creature can then 
+communicate normally. 
+
+In a similar way, you can use an action to speak a 
+second command word and free one creature trapped 
+in the mirror. The freed creature appears, along with 
+its possessions, in the unoccupied space nearest to the 
+mirror and facing away from it. 
+
+Mithral Armor 
+
+Armor (medium or heavy, but not hide), uncommon 
+
+Mithral is a light, flexible metal. A mithral chain shirt 
+or breastplate can be worn under normal clothes. If the 
+armor normally imposes disadvantage on Dexterity 
+(Stealth) checks or has a Strength requirement, the 
+mithral version of the armor doesn’t. 
+
+Necklace of Adaptation 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this necklace, you can breathe normally 
+in any environment, and you have advantage on saving 
+throws made against harmful gases and vapors (such 
+as cloudkill and stinking cloud effects, inhaled poisons, 
+and the breath weapons of some dragons). 
+
+CHAPTER 7 | TREASURE 
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+Necklace of 
+Prayer Beaos 
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+Necklace of Fireballs 
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+"V 
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+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+This necklace has ld6 + 3 beads hanging from it. You 
+can use an action to detach a bead and throw it up to 60 
+feet away. When it reaches the end of its trajectory, the 
+bead detonates as a 3rd-level fireball spell (save DC 15). 
+
+You can hurl multiple beads, or even the whole 
+necklace, as one action. When you do so. increase the 
+level of the fireball by 1 for each bead beyond the first. 
+
+A 
+
+Necklace of Prayer Beads 
+
+Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a cleric, 
+druid, or paladin) 
+
+This necklace has ld4 + 2 magic beads made from 
+aquamarine, black pearl, or topaz. It also has many 
+non magical beads made from stones such as amber, 
+bloodstone, citrine, coral, jade, pearl, or quartz. If a 
+magic bead is removed from the necklace, that bead 
+loses its magic. 
+
+Six types of magic beads exist. The DM decides the 
+type of each bead on the necklace or determines it 
+randomly. A necklace can have more than one bead of 
+the same type. To use one, you must be wearing the 
+necklace. Each bead contains a spell that you can cast 
+from it as a bonus action (using your spell save DC if a 
+save is necessary). Once a magic bead’s spell is cast, 
+that bead can’t be used again until the next dawn. 
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+Bead of... 
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+Spell 
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+1-6 
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+Blessing 
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+Bless 
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+7-12 
+
+Curing 
+
+Cure wounds (2nd level) or lesser 
+restoration 
+
+13-16 
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+Favor 
+
+Greater restoration 
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+17-18 
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+Smiting 
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+Branding smite 
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+19 
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+Summons 
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+Planar ally 
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+Wind walking 
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+Adaptation 
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+Nine Lives Stealer 
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+Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. 
+
+The sword has ld8 + 1 charges. If you score a crit ical 
+hit against a creature that has fewer than 100 hit points, 
+it must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or 
+he slain instantly as the sword tears its life force from its 
+body (a construct or an undead is immune). The sword 
+loses t charge if the creature is slain. When the sword 
+has no charges remaining, it loses this property, 
+
+Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments 
+
+Wondrous item , very rare 
+
+Typically found in ld4 pots inside a fine wooden box 
+with a brush (weighing 1 pound in total), these pigments 
+allow you to create three-dimensional objects by 
+painting them in two dimensions. The paint flows from 
+the brush to form the desired object as you concentrate 
+on its image. 
+
+Each pot of paint is sufficient to cover 1,000 square 
+feet of a surface, which lets you create inanimate objects 
+or terrain features—such as a door, a pit, flowers, frees, 
+cells, rooms, or weapons—that are up to 10,000 cubic 
+feet. It takes 10 minutes to cover 100 square feet. 
+
+When you complete the painting, the object or terrain 
+feature depicted becomes a real, non magical object. 
+Thus, painting a door on a wall creates an actual door 
+that can be opened to whatever is beyond. Painting a pit 
+on a floor creates a real pit, and its depth counts against 
+the total area of objects you create, 
+
+Nothing created by the pigments can hav e a value 
+greater than 25 gp. If you paint an object of greater value 
+
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+(such as a diamond or a pile of gold), the object looks 
+authentic, but close inspection reveals it is made from 
+paste, bone, or some other worthless material. 
+
+If you paint a form of energy such as Are or lightning, 
+the energy appears but dissipates as soon as you 
+complete the painting, doing no harm to anything. 
+
+Oathbow 
+
+Weapon (longbow), very rare (requires a t tune men l) 
+
+When you nock an arrow on this bow, it whispers in 
+Elvish, “Swift defeat to my enemies." When you use 
+this weapon to make a ranged attack, you can. as a 
+command phrase, say, “Swift death to you who have 
+wronged me." The target of your attack becomes your 
+sworn enemy until it dies or until dawn seven days later 
+You can have only one such sworn enemy at a time. 
+When your sworn enemy dies, you can choose a new 
+one after the next dawn. 
+
+When you make a ranged attack roll with this weapon 
+against your sworn enemy, you have advantage on the 
+roll. In addition, your target gains no benefit from cover, 
+other than total cover, and you suffer no disadvantage 
+due to long range. If the attack hits, your sworn enemy 
+takes an extra 3d6 piercing damage. 
+
+While your sworn enemy lives, you have disadvantage 
+on attack rolls with all other weapons. 
+
+Oil of Etherealness 
+
+Potion, rare 
+
+Beads of this cloudy gray oil form on the outside of its 
+container and quickly evaporate. The oil can cover a 
+Medium or smaller creature, along with the equipment 
+it's wearing and carrying (one additional vial is required 
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+C HA PTER 7 | TRE A5URE 
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+for each size category above Medium). Applying the oil 
+takes 10 minutes. The affected creature then gains the 
+effect of the etherealness spell for 1 hour 
+
+Oil of Sharpness 
+
+Potion , very rare 
+
+This clean gelatinous oil sparkles with tiny, ultrathin 
+silver shards. The oil can coat one slashing or piercing 
+weapon or up to 5 pieces of slashing or piercing 
+ammunition. Applying the oil takes 1 minute. For 1 
+hour, the coated item is magical and has a *3 bonus to 
+attack and damage rolls. 
+
+Oil of Slipperiness 
+
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+This sticky black unguent is thick and heavy in the 
+container, but it flows quickly when poured. The oil can 
+cover a Medium or smaller creature, along with the 
+equipment it's wearing and carrying (one additional 
+vial is required for each size category above Medium), 
+Applying the oil takes 10 minutes. The affected creature 
+then gains the effect of a freedom of movement spell 
+for 8 hours. 
+
+Alternatively, the oil can be poured on the ground as 
+an action, where it covers a 10-foot square, duplicating 
+the effect of the grease spell in that area for 8 hours. 
+
+Pearl of Power 
+
+Wondrous item . uncommon (requires attunement by a 
+spellcastcr) 
+
+You can use an action to speak this pearl's command 
+
+
+word and regain one expended spell slot of up to 3rd 
+
+level. Once you have used the pearl, it can’t be used 
+again until the next dawn. 
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+C H A PT E R 7 | TR E A 5 U R E 
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+Periapt of Health 
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+Periapt of Health 
+
+Wondrous item , uncommon 
+
+You are immune to contracting any disease while you 
+wear this pendant, if you are already infected with a 
+disease, the effects of the disease are suppressed you 
+while you wear the pendant. 
+
+Periapt of Proof against Poison 
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+This delicate silver chain has a brilliant-cut black gem 
+pendant. While you wear it, poisons have no effect on 
+you. You arc immune to the poisoned condition and ha\e 
+immunity to poison damage. 
+
+Periapt of Wound Closure 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While you wear this pendant, you stabilize whenever 
+you are dying at the start of your turn. In addition, 
+whenever you roll a Hit Die to regain hit points, double 
+the number of hit points it restores. 
+
+Philter of Love 
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+The next time you see a creature within 10 minutes 
+after drinking this philter, you become charmed by 
+that creature for 1 hour If the creature is of a species 
+and gender you are normally attracted to. you regard it 
+as your true love while you are charmed. This potion s 
+rose-hued, effervescent liquid contains one easy-to-miss 
+bubble shaped like a heart. 
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+Periapt of 
+Wound Closure 
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+Pipes of Haunting 
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+Pipes of Haunting 
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+Wondrous item * uncommon 
+
+You must be proficient with wind instruments to use 
+these pipes. They have 3 charges. You can use an action 
+to play them and expend 1 charge to create an eerie, 
+spellbinding tune. Each creature within 30 feet of you 
+that hears you play must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom 
+saving throw or become frightened of you for 1 minute. 
+
+If you wish, all creatures in the area that aren't hostile 
+toward you automatically succeed on the saving throw. 
+
+A creature that fails the saving throw can repeat it at the 
+end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a 
+success, A creature that succeeds on its saving throw 
+is immune to the effect of these pipes for 24 hours. The 
+pipes regain 1 c!3 expended charges daily at daw n. 
+
+Pipes of the Sewers 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+You must be proficient with wind instruments to use 
+these pipes. While you are attuned to the pipes, ordinary 
+rats and giant rats are indifferent toward you and will 
+not attack you unless you threaten or harm them. 
+
+The pipes have 3 charges. If you play the pipes as 
+an action, you can use a bonus action to expend 1 to 
+3 charges, calling forth one swarm of rats (see the 
+Monster Manual for statistics) with each expended 
+charge, provided that enough rats are within half a mile 
+of you to be called in this fashion (as determined by 
+the DM), If there aren't enough rats to form a swarm, 
+the charge is wasted. Called swarms move toward the 
+music by the shortest available route but aren't under 
+your control otherwise. The pipes regain ld3 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. 
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+Whenever a swarm of rats that isn't under another 
+creature's control comes within 30 feet of you while you 
+are playing the pipes, you can make a Charisma check 
+contested by the swarm's Wisdom check. If you lose 
+the contest, the swarm behaves as it normally would 
+and can't be swayed by the pipes' music for the next 
+24 hours. If you win the contest, the swarm is swayed 
+by the pipes’ music and becomes friendly to you and 
+your companions for as long as you continue to play the 
+pipes each round as an action, A friendly swarm obeys 
+your commands. If you issue no commands to a friendly 
+swarm, it defends itself but otherwise takes no actions. 
+
+If a friendly swarm starts its turn and can't hear the 
+pipes' music, your control over that swarm ends, and 
+the swarm behaves as it normally would and can't be 
+swayed by the pipes' music for the next 24 hours. 
+
+Plate Armor of Etherealn ess 
+
+.4 rm or (pla te), legen da ry (req u ires a 11 unem ent) 
+
+While you're wearing this armor, you can speak its 
+command word as an action to gain the effect of the 
+etherealness spell, which last for 10 minutes or until 
+you remove the armor or use an action to speak the 
+command word again. This property of the armor can’t 
+be used again until the next dawn. 
+
+Portable Hole 
+Wondrous item , rare 
+
+This fine black cloth, soft as silk, is folded up to the 
+dimensions of a handkerchief. It unfolds into a circular 
+sheet 6 feet in diameter. 
+
+You can use an action to unfold a portable hole and 
+place it on or against a solid surface, whereupon the 
+portable hole creates an extradimensional hole 10 
+feet deep. The cylindrical space within the hole exists 
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+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
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+passages. Any creature inside an open portable hole can 
+exit the hole by climbing out of it. 
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+You can use an action to close a portable hole by 
+taking hold of the edges of the cloth and folding it up. 
+Folding the cloth closes the hole, and any creatures or 
+objects within remain in the extradimensional space. No 
+matter what’s in it. the bole weighs next to nothing. 
+
+If the hole is folded up, a creature within the hole's 
+extradimensional space can use an action to make 
+a DC 10 Strength check. On a successful check, the 
+creature forces its way out and appears within 5 feet of 
+the portable hole or the creature carrying it. A breathing 
+creature within a closed portable hole can survive for up 
+to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to suffocate. 
+Placing a portable hole inside an extradimensional 
+space created by a bag of holding, Heward's handy 
+haversack, or simi lar item instantly destroys both items 
+and opens a gate to ihe Astral Plane. The gate originates 
+where the one item was placed inside the other. Any 
+creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it 
+and deposited in a random location on the Astral Plane, 
+The gate then closes. The gate is one-way only and can't 
+be reopened. 
+
+Potton of Animal Friendship 
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+When you drink this potion, you can cast the animal 
+friendship spell (save DC 13) for 1 hour at will. Agitating 
+t his muddy liquid brings little bits into view: a fish scale, 
+a hummingbird tongue, a cat claw, or a squirrel hair. 
+
+Potion of Clairvoyance 
+Potion, rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the 
+ialrvoyance spell. An eyeball bobs in this yellowish 
+liquid but vanishes when the potion is opened. 
+
+Potion of Climbing 
+
+Potion t common 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain a climbing speed 
+equal to your walking speed for I hour. During this 
+time, you have advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks 
+you make to climb. The potion is separated into brown, 
+silver, and gray layers resembling bands of stone. 
+Shaking the bottle fails to mix the colors. 
+
+Potion of Diminution 
+Potion f rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain the “reduce" 
+effect of the enlarge/reduce spell for ld4 hours (no 
+concentration required). The red in the potion’s liquid 
+continuously contracts to a tiny bead and then expands 
+to color the clear liquid around it. Shaking the bottle 
+■ails to interrupt this process. 
+
+Potion of Fire Breath 
+
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+After drinking this potion, you can use a bonus action to 
+exhale fire at a target within 30 feet of you. The target 
+
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+must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 4d6 
+fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on 
+a successful one. The effect ends after you exhale the 
+fire three times or when I hour has passed. 
+
+This potion s orange liquid flickers, and smoke fills the 
+top of the container and wafts out whenever it is opened. 
+
+Potion of Flying 
+
+Potion , very rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain a flying speed 
+equal to your walking speed for I hour and can hover. 
+
+If you’re in the air when the potion wears off. you fall 
+unless you have some other means of staying aloft. This 
+potion’s clear liquid floats at the top of its container and 
+has cloudy white impurities drifting in it. 
+
+Potion of Gaseous Form 
+
+Potion, rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of 
+the gaseous form spell for 1 hour (no concentration 
+required) or until you end the effect as a bonus action. 
+This potion s container seems to hold fog that moves 
+and pours like water. 
+
+Potion of Giant Strength 
+Potion, rarity varies 
+
+When you drink this potion, your Strength score 
+changes for 1 hour. The type of giant determines the 
+score (see the table below). The potion has no effect 
+on you if your Strength is equal to or greater than 
+that score. 
+
+This potion's transparent liquid has floating in it a 
+sliver of fingernail from a giant of the appropriate type. 
+The potion of frost giant strength and the potion of stone 
+giant strength have the same effect. 
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+Type of Giant 
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+Strength 
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+Rarity 
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+Hill giant 
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+21 
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+Uncommon 
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+Frost/stone giant 
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+23 
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+Rare 
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+Fire giant 
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+25 
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+Rare 
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+Cloud giant 
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+27 
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+Very rare 
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+Storm giant 
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+29 
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+Legendary 
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+Potion of Growth 
+
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain the “enlarge” 
+effect of the enlarge/reduce spell for Id4 hours (no 
+concentration required). The red in the potion’s liquid 
+continuously expands from a tiny bead to color the clear 
+liquid around it and then contracts. Shaking the bottle 
+fails to interrupt this process. 
+
+Potion of Healing 
+
+Potion , rarity varies 
+
+You regain hit points when you drink this potion. The 
+number of hit points depends on the potion's rarity, as 
+shown in the Potions of Healing table. Whatever its 
+potency, the potion's red liquid glimmers when agitated. 
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+CHAPTER 7 I TREASURE 
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+Potion of... 
+Healing 
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+Greater healing 
+Superior healing 
+Supreme healing 
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+Rarity 
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+Common 
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+Uncommon 
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+Rare 
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+Very rare 
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+HP Regained 
+2d4 + 2 
+4d4 + 4 
+8d4 + 8 
+10d4 + 20 
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+Potion of Heroism 
+
+Potion , rare 
+
+For 1 hour after drinking it, you gain 10 temporary hit 
+points that last for 1 hour. For the same duration, you 
+are under the effect of the bless spell (no concentration 
+required). This blue potion bubbles and steams as 
+if boiling. 
+
+Potion of Invisibility 
+
+Potion, very rare 
+
+This potions container looks empty but feels as though 
+it holds liquid. When you drink it, you become invisible 
+for 1 hour. Anything you wear or carry is invisible with 
+you. The effect ends early if you attack or cast a spell. 
+
+Potion of Invulnerability 
+
+Potion, rare 
+
+For 1 minute after you drink this potion, you have 
+resistance to all damage. The potions syrupy liquid 
+looks like liquified iron. 
+
+Potion of Longevity 
+
+Potion, very rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, your physical age is 
+reduced by ld6 + 6 years, to a minimum of 13 years. 
+Each time you subsequently drink a potion of longevity, 
+there is 10 percent cumulative chance that you instead 
+age by ld6 + 6 years. Suspended in this amber liquid 
+are a scorpion’s tail, an adder s fang, a dead spider, 
+and a tiny heart that, against all reason, is still beating. 
+These ingredients vanish when the potion is opened. 
+
+Potion of Mind Reading 
+
+Potion , rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the 
+detect thoughts spell (save DC 13). The potions dense, 
+purple liquid has an ovoid cloud of pink floating in it. 
+
+Potion of Poison 
+
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+This concoction looks, smells, and tastes like a potion of 
+healing or other beneficial potion. However, it is actually 
+poison masked by illusion magic. An identify spell 
+reveals its true nature. 
+
+If you drink it, you take 3d6 poison damage, and you 
+must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or 
+be poisoned. At the start of each of your turns while you 
+are poisoned in this way, you take 3d6 poison damage. 
+
+At the end of each of your turns, you can repeat the 
+saving throw. On a successful save, the poison damage 
+you take on your subsequent turns decreases by ld6. 
+
+The poison ends when the damage decreases to 0. 
+
+
+Potion of Resistance 
+
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain resistance to one 
+type of damage for 1 hour. The DM chooses the type or| 
+determines it randomly from the options below. 
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+dlO Damage Type 
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+1 Acid 
+
+2 Cold 
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+3 Fire 
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+4 Force 
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+5 Lightning 
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+dlO Damage Type 
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+6 Necrotic 
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+7 Poison 
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+8 Psychic 
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+9 Radiant 
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+10 Thunder 
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+Potion of Speed 
+
+Potion, very rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, you gain the effect of the 
+haste spell for 1 minute (no concentration required), 
+potions yellow fluid is streaked with black and swirls 
+on its own. 
+
+Potion of Vitality 
+
+Potion, very rare 
+
+When you drink this potion, it removes any exhaustior. 
+you are suffering and cures any disease or poison 
+affecting you. For the next 24 hours, you regain the 
+maximum number of hit points for any Hit Die you 
+spend. The potion’s crimson liquid regularly pulses wit 
+dull light, calling to mind a heartbeat. 
+
+Potion of Water Breathing 
+
+Potion, uncommon 
+
+You can breathe underwater for 1 hour after drinking 
+this potion. Its cloudy green fluid smells of the sea and 
+has a jellyfish-like bubble floating in it. 
+
+Quaal’s Feather Token 
+
+Wondrous item, rare 
+
+This tiny object looks like a feather. Different types of 
+feather tokens exist, each with a different single-use 
+effect. The DM chooses the kind of token or determines 
+it randomly. 
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+Feather Token 
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+Feather Token 
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+Anchor 
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+51-65 
+
+Swan boat 
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+21-35 
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+Bird 
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+66-90 
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+Tree 
+
+36-50 
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+Fan 
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+91-00 
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+Whip 
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+Anchor . You can use an action to touch the token to a 
+boat or ship. For the next 24 hours, the vessel can’t be 
+moved by any means. Touching the token to the vessel 
+again ends the effect. When the effect ends, the token 
+disappears. 
+
+Bird, You can use an action to toss the token 5 feet 
+into the air. The token disappears and an enormous, 
+multicolored bird takes its place. The bird has the 
+statistics of a roc (see the Monster Manual), but it obeys 
+your simple commands and can’t attack. It can carry 
+up to 500 pounds while flying at its maximum speed 
+(16 miles an hour for a maximum of 144 miles per day. 
+with a one-hour rest for every 3 hours of flying), or 1,000 
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+pounds at half that speed. The bird disappears after 
+dying its maximum distance for a day or if it drops to 0 
+hit points. You can dismiss the bird as an action* 
+
+Fan . If you are on a boat or ship* you can use an action 
+to toss the token up to 10 feet in the air, The token 
+disappears, and a giant flapping fan takes its place. The 
+fan floats and creates a wind strong enough to fill the 
+sails of one ship, increasing its speed by 5 miles per 
+hour for S hours. You can dismiss the fan as an action. 
+
+Swan Boat, You can use an action to touch the token 
+to a body of water at least 60 feet in diameter* The token 
+disappears, and a 50-foot-long, 20-foot-wide boat shaped 
+like a swan takes its place. The boat is self-propelled 
+and moves across water at a speed of 6 miles per hour. 
+You can use an action while on the boat to command it 
+to move or to turn up to 90 degrees. The boat can carry 
+up to thirty-two Medium or smaller creatures. A Large 
+creature counts as four Medium creatures, while a 
+Huge creature counts as nine. The boat remains for 24 
+hours and then disappears. You can dismiss the boat as 
+an action* 
+
+Tree . You must be outdoors to use this token. You 
+an use an action to touch it to an unoccupied space 
+on the ground. The token disappears* and in its place 
+a non magical oak tree springs into existence* The tree 
+is 60 feet tall and has a 5-foot-diameter trunk, and its 
+branches at the top spread out in a 20-foot radius. 
+
+Whip, You can use an action to throw the token to a 
+point within 10 feet of you. The token disappears, and a 
+floating whip takes its place. You can then use a bonus 
+action to make a melee spell attack against a creature 
+within 10 feet of the whip, w ith an attack bonus of +9* 
+
+On a hit, the target takes Ld6 + 5 force damage* 
+
+As a bonus action on your turn, you can direct the 
+whip to fly up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a 
+creature within 10 feet of it* The whip disappears after 1 
+hour, when you use an action to dismiss it, or when you 
+are incapacitated or die* 
+
+
+C>UJVEJR OF EHLONNA 
+\ l ondrous item , uncommon 
+
+
+Each of the quiver's three compartments connects to 
+an extradimensional space that allows the quiver to 
+hold numerous items while never weighing more than 
+2 pounds. The shortest compartment can hold up to 
+sixty arrows, bolts, or similar objects* The midsize 
+compartment holds up to eighteen javelins or similar 
+objects* The longest compartment holds up to six long 
+objects, such as bows, quarter staffs, or spears. 
+
+You can draw any item the quiver contains as if doing 
+so from a regular quiver or scabbard. 
+
+
+Ring of Animal Influence 
+Ring, rare 
+
+This ring has 3 charges, and it regains ld3 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. While wearing the ring, you can 
+use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast one of 
+the following spells: 
+
+
+- Animal friendship (save DC 13) 
+
+* Fear (save DC 13), targeting only beasts that have an 
+Intelligence of 3 or lower 
+
+* SpeaA with animals 
+
+
+Fan Token 
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+Jm 
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+Anchor Token 
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+Quaal's 
+
+Featkcb Tokens 
+
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+S’wan Boat Token 
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+Ring of Djinni Summoning 
+
+Ring, legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you can speak its command 
+word as an action to summon a particular djinni from 
+the Elemental Plane of Air. The djinni appears in an 
+unoccupied space you choose within 120 feet of you. ft 
+remains as long as you concentrate (as if concentrating 
+on a spell), to a maximum of 1 hour, or until it drops to 0 
+hit points. It then returns to its home plane. 
+
+While summoned, the djinni is friendly to you and 
+your companions. It obeys any commands you give it, no 
+matter what language you use. If you fail to command it, 
+the djinni defends itself against attackers but takes no 
+other actions. 
+
+After the djinni departs, it can’t be summoned again 
+for 24 hours, and the ring becomes non magical if the 
+djinni dies. 
+
+Ring of Elemental Command 
+
+Ring, legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+This ring is linked to one of the four Elemental 
+Planes. The DM chooses or randomly determines the 
+linked plane. 
+
+While wearing this ring, you have advantage on attack 
+rolls against elementals from the linked plane, and 
+they have disadvantage on attack rolls against you. In 
+addition, you have access to properties based on the 
+linked plane. 
+
+The ring has 5 charges. It regains ld4 + 1 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. Spells cast from the ring have a 
+save DC of 17. 
+
+Ring of Air Elemental Command. You can expend 2 
+of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on an air 
+elemental. In addition, when you fall, you descend 60 
+feet per round and take no damage from falling. You can 
+also speak and understand Auran. 
+
+If you help slay an air elemental while attuned to 
+the ring, you gain access to the following additional 
+properties: 
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+Ring of A - 
+Elemental C : ; 
+
+
+* You have resistance to lightning damage. 
+
+* You have a flying speed equal to your walking spee _ 
+and can hover. 
+
+* You can cast the following spells from the ring, 
+expending the necessary number of charges: chair 
+lightning (3 charges), gust of wind (2 charges), or wn 
+wall{ 1 charge). 
+
+Ring of Barth Elemental Command, You can exp- 
+2 of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on 
+earth elemental. In addition, you can move in difficuf 
+terrain that is composed of rubble, rocks, or dirt as 
+if it were normal terrain. You can also speak and 
+understand Terran* 
+
+If you help slay an earth elemental wdiile attuned tc 
+the ring, you gain access to the following additional 
+properties: 
+
+* You have resistance to acid damage. 
+
+* You can move through solid earth or rock as if those 
+areas were difficult terrain. If you end your turn the _ 
+you are shunted out to the nearest unoccupied spa*: 
+you last occupied. 
+
+* You can cast the following spells from the ring, 
+expending the necessary number of charges: stone 
+shape (2 charges), stoneskirt (3 charges), or wall of 
+stone (3 charges). 
+
+Ring of Fire Elemental Command. You can expen: 
+2 of the ring s charges to cast dominate monster on a 
+fire elemental. In addition, you have resistance to fire 
+damage. You can also speak and understand Ignan. 
+
+If you help slay a fire elemental while attuned to 
+the ring, you gain access to the following additional 
+properties: 
+
+* You are immune to fire damage. 
+
+* You can cast the following spells from the ring, 
+expending the necessary number of charges: burning 
+hands (1 charge), fireball (2 charges), and wall of fir: 
+(3 charges). 
+
+
+S2ing of 
+Free Action 
+
+
+Rjng of Animal Influence 
+
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+Ring of 
+
+Djinni Summoning 
+
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+Ring of Water Elemental Command . You can expend 
+2 of the ring's charges to cast dominate monster on a 
+water elemental. In addition, you can stand on and walk 
+across liquid surfaces as if they were solid ground. You 
+can also speak and understand Aquan. 
+
+If you help slay a water elemental while attuned to 
+the ring, you gain access to the following additional 
+properties: 
+
+* You can breathe underwater and have a swimming 
+speed equal to your walking speed, 
+
+* You can east the following spells from the ring, 
+expending the necessary number of charges: create or 
+destroy water (1 charge), control water (3 charges), ice 
+storm (2 charges), or wall of ice (3 charges). 
+
+Ring of Evasion 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This ring has 3 charges, and it regains ld3 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. When you fail a Dexterity saving 
+throw while wearing it, you can use your reaction 
+to expend 1 of its charges to succeed on that saving 
+throw r instead. 
+
+Ring of Feather Falling 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+When you fall while wearing this ring, you descend 60 
+feet per round and take no damage from falling. 
+
+Ring of Free Action 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While you wear this ring, difficult terrain doesn’t cost 
+you extra movement. In addition, magic can neither 
+reduce your speed nor cause you to be paralyzed or 
+restrained. 
+
+Ring of Invisibility 
+
+Ring, legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you can turn invisible as an 
+action. Anything you are wearing or carrying is invisible 
+
+
+with you. You remain invisible until the ring is removed, 
+until you attack or cast a spell, or until you use a bonus 
+action to become visible again. 
+
+Ring of Jumping 
+
+Ring, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you can cast the jump spell 
+from it as a bonus action at will, but can target only 
+yourself when you do so. 
+
+Ring of Mind Shielding 
+Ring, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you are immune to magic 
+that allows other creatures to read your thoughts, 
+determine whether you are lying, know your alignment, 
+or know your creature type. Creatures can telepathically 
+communicate with you only if you allow it. 
+
+You can use an action to cause the ring to become 
+invisible until you use another action to make it visible, 
+until you remove the ring, or until you die. 
+
+If you die while wearing the ring, your soul enters it, 
+unless it already houses a soul. You can remain in the 
+ring or depart for the afterlife. As long as your soul is 
+in the ring, you can telepathically communicate with 
+any creature wearing it. A wearer can’t prevent this 
+telepathic communication. 
+
+Ring of Protection 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throw's while 
+wearing this ring. 
+
+Ring of Regeneration 
+
+Ring, very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you regain ld6 hit points every 
+10 minutes, provided that you have at least 1 hit point I f 
+you lose a body part, the ring causes the missing part to 
+regrow and return to full functionality after ld6 + 1 days 
+if you have at least 1 hit point the whole time. 
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+Ring of 
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+Fire Resistance 
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+Ring of 
+Regeneration 
+
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+Ring of Resistance 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+You have resistance to one damage type while wearing 
+this ring. The gem in the ring indicates the type, which 
+the DM chooses or determines randomly. 
+
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+dlO 
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+Damage Type 
+
+Gem 
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+1 
+
+Acid 
+
+Pearl 
+
+2 
+
+Cold 
+
+Tourmaline 
+
+3 
+
+Fire 
+
+Garnet 
+
+4 
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+Force 
+
+Sapphire 
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+5 
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+Lightning 
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+Citrine 
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+6 
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+Necrotic 
+
+Jet 
+
+7 
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+Poison 
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+Amethyst 
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+8 
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+Psychic 
+
+Jade 
+
+9 
+
+Radiant 
+
+Topaz 
+
+10 
+
+Thunder 
+
+Spinel 
+
+
+Ring of Shooting Stars 
+
+Ring, very rare (requires attunement outdoors at night) 
+
+While wearing this ring in dim light or darkness, you 
+can cast dancing lights and light from the ring at will. 
+Casting either spell from the ring requires an action. 
+
+The ring has 6 charges for the following other 
+properties. The ring regains ld6 expended charges 
+daily at dawn. 
+
+Faerie Fire. You can expend 1 charge as an action to 
+cast faerie fire from the ring. 
+
+Ball Lightning. You can expend 2 charges as an 
+action to create one to four 3-foot-diameter spheres 
+of lightning. The more spheres you create, the less 
+powerful each sphere is individually. 
+
+Each sphere appears in an unoccupied space you can 
+see within 120 feet of you. The spheres last as long as 
+you concentrate (as if concentrating on a spell), up to 1 
+minute. Each sphere sheds dim light in a 30-foot radius. 
+
+As a bonus action, you can move each sphere up to 
+30 feet, but no farther than 120 feet away from you. 
+When a creature other than you comes within 5 feet of a 
+
+
+Ring of 
+Spell Storing 
+
+
+Ring of 
+
+
+Telekinesis 
+
+
+sphere, the sphere discharges lightning at that creature 
+and disappears. That creature must make a DC 15 
+Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature 
+takes lightning damage based on the number of spheres 
+you created. 
+
+
+Spheres 
+
+4 
+
+3 
+
+2 
+
+1 
+
+
+Lightning Damage 
+2d4 
+2d6 
+5d4 
+4dl2 
+
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+Shooting Stars. You can expend 1 to 3 charges as 
+an action. For every charge you expend, you launch 
+a glowing mote of light from the ring at a point you 
+can see within 60 feet of you. Each creature within a 
+15-foot cube originating from that point is showered in 
+sparks and must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, 
+taking 5d4 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+Ring of Spell Storing 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This ring stores spells cast into it, holding them until the 
+attuned wearer uses them. The ring can store up to 5 
+levels worth of spells at a time. When found, it contains 
+ld6 - 1 levels of stored spells chosen by the DM. 
+
+Any creature can cast a spell of 1st through 5th level 
+into the ring by touching the ring as the spell is cast. 
+
+The spell has no effect, other than to be stored in the 
+ring. If the ring can't hold the spell, the spell is expendec 
+without effect. The level of the slot used to cast the spel’ 
+determines how much space it uses. 
+
+While wearing this ring, you can cast any spell stored 
+in it. The spell uses the slot level, spell save DC, spell 
+attack bonus, and spellcasting ability of the original 
+caster, but is otherwise treated as if you cast the spell. 
+The spell cast from the ring is no longer stored in it, 
+freeing up space. 
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+Ring of 
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+Spell Turning 
+
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+Shooting Stars 
+
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+Water Walking 
+
+
+Ring of Spell Turning 
+
+Ring, legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you have advantage on saving 
+throws against any spell that targets only you (not in 
+an area of effect). In addition, if you roll a 20 for the 
+save and the spell is 7th level or lower, the spell has no 
+effect on you and instead targets the caster, using the 
+slot level, spell save DC, attack bonus, and spellcasting 
+ability of the caster. 
+
+Ring of Swimming 
+
+Ring, uncommon 
+
+You have a swimming speed of 40 feet while wearing 
+this ring. 
+
+Ring of Telekinesis 
+
+Ring, very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you can cast the telekinesis 
+spell at will, but you can target only objects that aren't 
+being worn or carried. 
+
+Ring of the Ram 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This ring has 3 charges, and it regains Id3 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. While wearing the ring, you can 
+use an action to expend 1 to 3 of its charges to attack 
+one creature you can see within 60 feet of you. The ring 
+produces a spectral ram s head and makes its attack roll 
+with a +7 bonus. On a hit, for each charge you spend, 
+ihe target takes 2d 10 force damage and is pushed 5 feet 
+away from you. 
+
+Alternatively, you can expend 1 to 3 of the ring's 
+harges as an action to try to break an object you can 
+see within 60 feet of you that isn't being worn or carried. 
+The ring makes a Strength check with a +5 bonus for 
+each charge you spend. 
+
+Ring of Three Wishes 
+
+Ring, legendary 
+
+While wearing this ring, you ean use an action to 
+expend 1 of its 3 charges to cast the wish spell from 
+
+
+it. The ring becomes non magic al when you use the 
+last charge. 
+
+Ring of Warmth 
+
+Ring, uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you have resistance to cold 
+damage. In addition, you and everything you wear and 
+carry are unharmed by temperatures as low as -50 
+degrees Fahrenheit, 
+
+Ring of Water Walking 
+
+Ring, uncommon 
+
+While wearing this ring, you can stand on and move 
+across any liquid surface as if it were solid ground. 
+
+Ring of X-ray Vision 
+
+Ring, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While wearing this ring, you can use an action to speak 
+its command word. W hen you do so. you can see into 
+and through solid matter for 1 minute. This vision has a 
+radius of 30 feet. To you. solid objects within that radius 
+appear transparent and don’t prevent light from passing 
+through them. The vision can penetrate 1 foot of stone, 
+
+1 inch of common metal, or up to 3 feet of wood or dirt. 
+Thicker substances block the vision, as does a thin 
+sheet of lead. 
+
+Whenever you use the ring again before taking a long 
+rest, you must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving 
+throw or gain one level of exhaustion. 
+
+Robe of Eyes 
+
+Wondrous item , rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This robe is adorned with eyelike patterns. W hile you 
+wear the robe, you gain the following benefits: 
+
+- The robe lets you see in all directions, and you have 
+advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that 
+rely on sight. 
+
+* You have darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, 
+
+- You can see invisible creatures and objects, as well as 
+see into the Ethereal Plane, out to a range of 120 feet. 
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+The eyes on the robe can t be closed or averted. 
+Although you can close or avert your own eyes, you are 
+never considered to be doing so while wearing this rob- 
+A light spelt cast on the robe or a daylight spell cast 
+within 5 feet of the robe causes you to be blinded for 1 
+minute. At the end of each of your turns, you can make - 
+Constitution saving throw (DC 11 for light or DC 15 for 
+daylight), ending the blindness on a success. 
+
+Robe of Scintillating Colors 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This robe has 3 charges, and it regains ld3 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. While you wear it, you can use 
+an action and expend 1 charge to cause the garment 
+to display a shifting pattern of dazzling hues until 
+the end of your next turn. During this time, the robe 
+sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for 
+an additional 30 feet. Creatures that can see you have 
+disadvantage on attack rolls against you. In addition, 
+any creature in the bright light that can see you when 
+the robe s power is activated must succeed on a DC 
+15 Wisdom saving throw or become stunned until the 
+effect ends. 
+
+Robe of Stars I 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This black or dark blue robe is embroidered with smab 
+white or silver stars. You gain a +1 bonus to saving 
+throws while you wear it. 
+
+Six stars, located on the robe s upper front portion, 
+are particularly large. While wearing this robe, you can 
+use an action to pull off one of the stars and use it to 
+cast magic missile as a Sthdevel spell. Daily at dusk, 1.. 
+removed stars reappear on the robe. 
+
+While you wear the robe, you can use an action to 
+enter the Astral Plane along with everything you are 
+wearing and carrying. You remain there until you 
+use an action to return to the plane you were on. You 
+reappear in the last space you occupied, or if that spar 7 
+is occupied, the nearest unoccupied space. 
+
+Robe of the Arch magi 1 
+
+Wondrous item f legendary (requires attunement by a 
+sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) 
+
+This elegant garment is made from exquisite cloth of 
+white, gray, or black and adorned with silvery runes. 
+
+The robe's color corresponds to the alignment for whic h 
+the item was created. A white robe was made for good 
+gray for neutral, and black for evil. You cant attune to 
+a robe of the arch magi that doesn’t correspond to your 
+alignment. 
+
+You gain these benefits while wearing the robe: 
+
+* If you aren’t wearing armor, your base Armor Class is 
+15 Tyour Dexterity modifier, 
+
+■ You have advantage on saving throws against spells 
+and other magical effects. 
+
+■ Your spell save DC and spell attack bonus each 
+increase by 2. 
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+Robe or Useful Items 
+
+libndrous item , uncommon 
+
+This robe has cloth patches oi various shapes and colors 
+covering it. While wearing the robe. >ou can use an 
+action to detach one of the patches, causing it to become 
+the object or creature it represents. Once the last patch 
+is removed, the robe becomes an ordinary garment. 
+
+The robe has two of each of the following patches: 
+
+* Dagger 
+
+* Builseye lantern (filled and lit) 
+
+■ Steel mirror 
+
+* 10-foot pole 
+
+■ Hempen rope (50 feet, coiled) 
+
+* Sack 
+
+In addition, the robe has 4d4 other patches. The DM 
+chooses the patches or determines them randomly. 
+
+dlOO Patch 
+
+01-08 Bag of TOO gp 
+
+09-15 Silver coffer (1 foot long, 6 inches wide and deep) 
+worth 500 gp 
+
+16-22 Iron door (up to 10 feet wide and 10 feet high, 
+
+barred on one side of your choice), which you can 
+place in an opening you can reach; it conforms to 
+fit the opening, attaching and hinging itself 
+23-30 10 gems worth 100 gp each 
+
+31-44 Wooden ladder (24 feet long) 
+
+45-51 A riding horse with saddle bags (see the A/fonster 
+Manual for statistics) 
+
+52-59 Pit (a cube 10 feet on a side), which you can place 
+on the ground within 10 feet of you 
+60-68 4 potions of healing 
+
+69-75 Rowboat (12 feet long) 
+
+76-83 Spell scroll containing one spell of 1st to 3rd level 
+84-90 2 mastiffs (see the Monster Manual for statistics) 
+
+91-96 Window (2 feet by 4 feet, up to 2 feet deep), which 
+you can place on a vertical surface you can reach 
+97-00 Portable ram 
+
+Rod of Absorption 
+
+Rod very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While holding this rod, you can use your reaction to 
+absorb a spell that is targeting only you and not with an 
+area of effect. The absorbed spell's effect is canceled, 
+and the spells energy—not the spell itself—is stored in 
+the rod. The energy has the same level as the spell when 
+was cast. The rod can absorb and store up to 50 levels 
+f energy over the course of its existence. Once the rod 
+absorbs 50 levels of energy, it cant absorb more. If you 
+ire targeted by a spell that the rod can't store, the rod 
+has no effect on that spell. 
+
+W hen you become attuned to the rod, you know how 
+many levels of energy the rod has absorbed over the 
+ourse of its existence, and how many levels of spell 
+energy it currently has stored. 
+
+If you are a spellcaster holding the rod. you can 
+convert energy stored in it into spell slots to cast spells 
+you have prepared or know. You can create spell slots 
+inly of a level equal to or lower than your own spell 
+
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+slots, up to a maximum of 5th level You use the stored 
+levels in place of your slots, but otherwise cast the spel’ 
+as normal. For example, you can use 3 levels stored in 
+the rod as a 3rd-!eve! spell slot, 
+
+A newly found rod has Id 10 levels of speli energy 
+stored in it already. A rod that can no longer absorb 
+spell energy and has no energy remaining becomes 
+non magical 
+
+Rod of Alertness 
+
+Rod, very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This rod has a hanged head and the following 
+properties. 
+
+Alertness. While holding the rod t you have advantage 
+on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on rolls for 
+initiative. 
+
+Spells . While holding the rod, you can use an action 
+to cast one of the following spells from it: detect evil and 
+good, detect magic, detect poison and disease, or see 
+invisibility 
+
+Protective Aura. As an action, you can plant the haft 
+end of the rod in the ground, whereupon the rod's head 
+sheds bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim light for 
+an additional 60 feet. While in that bright light you and 
+any creature that is friendly to you gain a +1 bonus to 
+AC and saving throws and can sense the location of an> 
+invisible hostile creature that is also in the bright light. 
+
+The rod s head stops glowing and the effect ends afte^ 
+10 minutes, or when a creature uses an action to pull 
+the rod from the ground. This property can't be used 
+again until the next dawn. 
+
+Rod of Lordly Might 
+Rod. legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+This rod has a flanged head, and it functions as a magi 
+mace that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage roll- 
+made with it. The rod has properties associated with si>: 
+different buttons that are set in a row along the haft. It 
+has three other properties as well detailed below. 
+
+Six Buttons. You can press one of the rod s six 
+buttons as a bonus action. A button's effect lasts until 
+you push a different button or until you push the same 
+button again, which causes the rod to revert to its 
+normal form. 
+
+If you press button 1 , the rod becomes a dame tongue 
+as a fiery blade sprouts from the end opposite the rod s 
+flanged head. 
+
+if you press button 2, the rod’s flanged head folds 
+down and two crescent-shaped blades spring out, 
+transforming the rod into a magic battleaxe that grants 
+a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. 
+
+If you press button 3. the rod's flanged head folds 
+down* a spear point springs from the rod s tip, and the 
+rod s handle lengthens into a 6-foot haft, transforming 
+the rod into a magic spear that grants a +3 bonus to 
+attack and damage rolls made with it. 
+
+If you press button 4. the rod transforms into a 
+climbing pole up to 50 feet long, as you specify. In 
+surfaces as hard as granite, a spike at the bottom and 
+three hooks at the top anchor the pole. Horizontal 
+bars 3 inches long fold out from the sides, 1 foot apart, 
+forming a ladder. The pole can bear up to 4,000 pound- 
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+lore weight or Sack of solid an ■ ^ _ > - In rod to 
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+revert to its normal form. 
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+[f you press button 5, the rod transf rms into a 
+handheld battering ram and grants irs user a -10 bonus 
+10 Strength checks made to break through doors, 
+barricades, and other barriers. 
+
+If you press button 6, the rod assumes or remains in 
+its normal form and indicates magnetic north. (Nothing 
+happens if this function of the rod is used in a location 
+rhat has no magnetic north.) The rod also gives you 
+knowledge of your approximate depth beneath the 
+ground or your height above it. 
+
+Drain Life. When you hit a creature with a melee 
+attack using the rod, you can force the target Lo make a 
+DC 17 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the target 
+lakes an extra 4d6 necrotic damage, and you regain a 
+number of hit points equal to half that necrotic damage. 
+This property can t be used again until the next dawn. 
+Paralyze, When you hit a creature with a melee attack 
+using the rod, you can force the target to make a DC 
+17 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is 
+paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving 
+throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect 
+on a success. This property can't be used again until the 
+next dawn. 
+
+Terrify. While holding the rod. you can use an, action 
+to force each creature you can see within 30 feet of you 
+
+- make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, 
+i target is frightened of you for 1 minute. A frightened 
+
+.rget can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of 
+is turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. This 
+r >perty can t be used again until the next dawn. 
+
+Rod of the Pact Keeper 
+
+Rod\ uncommon (+l) t rare (+2), or very rare (+3) 
+squires attunement by a warlock) 
+
+While holding this rod, you gain a bonus to spell attack 
+
+- Us and to the saving throw DCs of your warlock spells. 
+The bonus is determined by the rod's rarity. 
+
+In addition, you can regain one warlock spell slot 
+- an action while holding the rod. You can t use this 
+: roperty again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+Rod of Resurrection 
+
+- ocL legendary (requires attunement by a cleric r druid, 
+-paladin) 
+
+The rod has 5 charges. While you hold it, you can use 
+action to cast one of the follow ing spells from it: heal 
+pends 1 charge) or resurrection (expends 5 charges). 
+The rod regains 1 expended charge daily at dawn. If 
+rod is reduced to 0 charges, roll a d20. On a 1. the 
+: : disappears in a burst of radiance. 
+
+Rod of Rulership 
+
+Rod, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+. u can use an action to present the rod and command 
+bedience from each creature of your choice that you 
+an see within 120 feet of you. Each target must succeed 
+an a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by you 
+8 hours. While charmed in this way, the creature 
+regards you as its trusted leader. If harmed by you or 
+j ur companions, or commanded to do something 
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+
+ontrary to its nature, a target ceases to be charmed 
+in this way. The rod can't be used again until the 
+next dawn. 
+
+Rod of Security 
+Rod. very rare 
+
+While holding this rod, you can use an action to activate 
+it. The rod then instantly transports you and up to 199 
+other willing creatures you can see to a paradise that 
+exists in an extraplanar space. You choose the form that 
+the paradise takes. It could be a tranquil garden, lovely 
+glade, cheery tavern, immense palace, tropical island, 
+fantastic carnival, or whatever else you can imagine. 
+Regardless of its nature, the paradise contains enough 
+water and food to sustain its visitors. Everything else 
+that can be interacted with inside the extraplanar space 
+can exist only there. For example, a flower picked from 
+a garden in the paradise disappears if it is taken outside 
+the extraplanar space. 
+
+For each hour spent in the paradise, a visitor regains 
+hit points as if it had spent 1 Hit Die. Also, creatures 
+don't age while in the paradise, although time passes 
+normally. Visitors can remain in the paradise for up to 
+200 days divided by the number of creatures present 
+(round down). 
+
+When the time runs out or you use an action to end it, 
+all visitors reappear in the location they occupied when 
+you activated the rod, or an unoccupied space nearest 
+that location. The rod can t be used again until ten days 
+have passed. 
+
+Rope of Climbing 
+
+Wondrous item , uncommon 
+
+This 60-foot length of silk rope weighs 3 pounds and 
+can hold up to 3,000 pounds. If you hold one end of the 
+rope and use an action to speak the command word, the 
+rope animates. As a bonus action, you can command the 
+other end to move toward a destination you choose. That 
+end moves 10 feet on your turn when you first command 
+it and 10 feet on each of your turns until reaching its 
+destination, up to its maximum length away, or until you 
+tell it to stop. You can also tell the rope to fasten itself 
+securely to an object or to unfasten itself, to knot or 
+unknot itself, or to coil itself for carrying. 
+
+If you tell the rope to knot, large knots appear at 
+1-foot intervals along the rope. While knotted, the rope 
+shortens to a 50-foot length and grants advantage on 
+checks made to climb it. 
+
+The rope has AC 20 and 20 hit points. It regains 1 
+hit point every 5 minutes as long as it has at least 1 hit 
+point. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed. 
+
+Rope of Entanglement 
+Wondrous item , rare 
+
+This rope is 30 feet long and weighs 3 pounds. If you 
+hold one end of the rope and use an action to speak its 
+command word, the other end darts forward to entangle 
+a creature you can see within 20 feet of you. The target 
+must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or 
+become restrained. 
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+You can release the creature by using a bonus action 
+to speak a second command word, A target restrained 
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+or Dexterity check (target 1 s choice). On a success, the 
+creature is no longer restrained by the rope. 
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+The rope has AC 20 and 20 hit points. It regains 1 
+hit point every 5 minutes as long as it has at least 1 hit 
+point. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed. 
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+Creature Type 
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+01-10 
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+Aberrations 
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+41-50 
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+Fey 
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+11-20 
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+Beasts 
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+51—75 
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+Fiends 
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+21-30 
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+Celestials 
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+76-80 
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+Plants 
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+31-40 
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+Elemental 
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+81-00 
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+Undead 
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+Saddle of the Cavalier 
+
+Wondrous hem, uncommon 
+
+While in this saddle on a mount, you can’t be 
+dismounted against your will if you’re conscious, and 
+attack rolls against the mount have disadvantage. 
+
+Scarab of Protection 
+
+I Vondrous item, legendary (requires attunement) 
+
+if you hold this beetle-shaped medallion in your hand for 
+1 round, an inscription appears on its surface revealing 
+Its magical nature. It provides two benefits while it is on 
+your person: 
+
+* You have advantage on saving throws against spells. 
+
+- The scarab has 12 charges. If you fail a saving throw 
+against a necromancy spell or a harmful effect 
+originating from an undead creature, you can use 
+your reaction to expend 1 charge and turn the failed 
+save into a successful one. The scarab crumbles 
+into powder and is destroyed when its last charge 
+is expended. 
+
+Scimitar of Speed 
+
+I Yeapon (scimitar), very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. In addition, you can make one 
+attack with it as a bonus action on each of your turns. 
+
+Scroll of Protection 
+Scroll rare 
+
+Each scroll of protection works against a specific type of 
+creature chosen by the DM or determined randomly by 
+roiling on the following table. 
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+Using an action to read the scroll encloses you in a 
+invisible barrier that extends from you to form a 5-foot- 
+radius, 10-foot-high cylinder. For 5 minutes, this barrier 
+prevents creatures of the specified type from entering or 
+affecting anything within the cylinder. 
+
+The cylinder moves with you and remains centered on 
+you. However, if you move in such a way that a creature 
+of the specified type would be inside the cylinder, the 
+effect ends. 
+
+A creature can attempt to overcome the barrier by 
+using an action to make a DC 15 Charisma check. 
+
+On a success, the creature ceases to be affected by 
+the barrier. 
+
+Sending Stones 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon 
+
+Sending stones come in pairs, with each smooth stone 
+carved to match the other so the pairing is easily 
+recognized. While you touch one stone, you can use an 
+action to cast the sending spell from it. I'he target is the 
+bearer of the other stone. If no creature bears the other 
+stone, you know that fact as soon as you use the stone 
+and don't cast the spelh 
+
+Once sending is cast through the stones, they can't be 
+used again until the next dawn. If one of the stones in a 
+pair is destroyed, the other one becomes nonmagical. 
+
+Sentinel Shield 
+A rnior (sh ieId), uncom mon 
+
+While holding this shield, you have advantage on 
+initiative rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks. The 
+shield is emblazoned with a symbol of an eye. 
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+Shield 
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+Slippers of Spider Climbing 
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+Wondrous item , uncommon (requires attunement) 
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+While you wear these light shoes, you can move up. 
+down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down 
+along ceilings, while leaving your hands free* You have 
+a climbing speed equal to your walking speed. Howeyer 
+the slippers don't allow you to move this way on a 
+slippery surface* such as one covered by ice or oil. 
+
+Sovereign Glue 
+
+Wondrous item , legendary 
+
+This viscous, milky-white substance can form a 
+permanent adhesive bond between any two objects. 
+
+It must be stored in ajar or flask that has been coated 
+inside with oil of slipperiness. When found* a container 
+contains Id6 + 1 ounces* 
+
+One ounce of the glue can cover a 1-foot square 
+surface. The glue takes 1 minute to set. Once it has 
+done so, the bond it creates can be broken only by the 
+application of universal solvent or o/7 of etherealness , r 
+with a wish spell. 
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+Spell Scroll 
+
+Scroll . varies 
+
+A spell scroll bears the words of a single spell, writtei 
+a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your class's spell Ih 
+you can use an action to read the scroll and cast its spe 
+
+without having to provide any of the spell's componer 
+Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible. 
+
+If the spell is on your class's spell list but of a highe 
+level than you can normally cast, you must make an 
+ability check using your spellcasting ability to determ - 
+whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + rh* 
+spell's level. On a failed check, the spell disappears lr ~ 
+the scroll with no other effect. 
+
+Once the spell is cast, the words on the scroll fade, 
+and the scroll itself crumbles to dust. 
+
+The level of the spell on the scroll determines the 
+spells saving throw DC and attack bonus, as well as th 
+scroll's rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table. 
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+Spell Scroll 
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+Shield, +1, +2, or +3 
+
+Armor (shield), uncommon (+1). rare (+2), or very 
+rare (+3) 
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+While holding this shield, you have a bonus to AC 
+determined by the shield’s rarity. This bonus is in 
+addition to the shield’s normal bonus to AC* 
+
+Shield of Missile Attraction 
+
+Armor (shield), rare (requires attunement) 
+
+While holding this shield, you have resistance to 
+damage from ranged weapon attacks* 
+
+Curse . This shield is cursed. Attuning to it curses 
+you until you are targeted by the remove curse spell 
+or similar magic. Removing the shield fails to end the 
+curse on you* Whenever a ranged weapon attack is 
+made against a target within 10 feet of you, the curse 
+causes you to become the target instead. 
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+A wizard spell on a spell scroll can be copied just 
+as spells in spellbooks can be copied. When a spell is 
+copied from a spell scroll , the copier must succeed on 
+an Intelligence (Arcana) check with a DC equal to 10 
++ the spell’s level* If the check succeeds, the spell is 
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+Sfellguard Shield 
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+Armor (shield), very rare (requires anunement) 
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+While holding this shield, you have advantage on saving 
+throws against spells and other magical effects, and 
+spell attacks have disadvantage against you. 
+
+Sphere of Annihilation 
+
+\ Vondrous item, legendary 
+
+This 2Toot-diameter black sphere is a hole in the 
+multi verse, hovering in space and stabilized by a 
+magical field surrounding it. 
+
+The sphere obliterates all matter it passes through 
+and all matter that passes through it. Artifacts are the 
+exception. Unless an artifact is susceptible to damage 
+from a sphere of annihilation, it passes through the 
+sphere unscathed. Anything else that touches the sphere 
+but isn’t wholly engulfed and obliterated by it takes 4clI0 
+force damage. 
+
+The sphere is stationary until someone controls it. 
+
+If you are within 60 feet of an uncontrolled sphere, 
+you can use an action to make a DC 25 Intelligence 
+: Arcana) check. On a success, the sphere levitates in one 
+direction of your choice, up to a number of feet equal to 
+5 x your Intelligence modifier (minimum 5 feet). On a 
+failure, the sphere moves 10 feet toward you. A creature 
+whose space the sphere enters must succeed on a DC 
+13 Dexterity saving throw or be touched by it, taking 
+4dlQ force damage. 
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+If you attempt to control a sphere that is under another 
+creature’s control, you make an Intelligence (Arcana) 
+check contested by the other creature’s Intelligence 
+(Arcana) check. The winner of the contest gains control 
+of Lhe sphere and can levitate it as normal. 
+
+If the sphere comes into contact with a planar 
+portal such as that created by the gate spell or an 
+extradimensional space, such as that within a portable 
+hole, the DM determines randomly what happens, using 
+the following table, 
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+cflOQ Result 
+
+61 —50 The sphere is destroyed, 
+
+51-85 The sphere moves through the portal or into the 
+extradimensional space, 
+
+S6-GQ A spatial rift sends each creature and object within 
+180 feet of the sphere, including the sphere, to a 
+random plane of existence. 
+
+Staff of Charming 
+
+Staff rare (requires attunement by a bard, cleric, druid, 
+sorcerer warlock, or wizard) 
+
+While holding this staff, you can use an action to expend 
+1 of its 10 charges to cast charm person, command, or 
+comprehend languages from it using your spell save DC. 
+The staff can also be used as a magic quarterstaff. 
+
+If you are holding the staff and fail a saving throw' 
+against an enchantment spell that targets only you, you 
+can turn your failed save into a successful one. You 
+can't use this property of the staff again until the next 
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+dawn. If you succeed on a save against an enchantment 
+spell that targets only you, with or without the staffs 
+intervention, you can use your reaction to expend I 
+charge from the staff and turn the spell back on its 
+caster as if you had cast the spell 
+The staff regains ld8 + 2 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d2Q. On a 1. 
+the staff becomes a nonmagical quarterstaff. 
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+Staff of Fire 
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+Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a druid, 
+sorcerer ; warhek, or wizard) 
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+You have resistance to fire damage while you hold 
+this staff. 
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+The staff has 10 charges. White holding it, you can use 
+an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one 
+of the following spells from it, using vour spell save DC: 
+burning hands (1 charge), fireball (3 charges), or wall of 
+fire (4 charges). 
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+The staff regains UJ6 + 4 expended charges daily 
+at dawn. If you expend the Iasi charge, roll a d20. On 
+a 1, the staff blackens, crumbles into cinders, and is 
+destroyed. 
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+Staff, very rare (requires artunement by a druid* 
+sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) 
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+You have resistance to cold damage while you hold 
+this staff. 
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+The staff has 10 charges. White holding it. you can use 
+an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast on>r 
+of the following spells from it, using your spell save DC 
+cone of cold (5 charges), fog cloud (1 charge), ice stern 
+(4 charges), or wall of ice (4 charges). 
+
+The staff regains ld6 + 4 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1* 
+the staff turns to water and is destroyed. 
+
+Staff of Healing 
+
+Staff, rare (requires altunement by a bard, cleric, or 
+druid) 
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+This staff has 10 charges. While holding it. you can use 
+an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one 
+of the following spells from it, using your spell save DC 
+and spellcasting ability modifier: cure wounds (1 chare* 
+per spell level, up to 4th). lesser restoration (2 charges 
+or mass cure wounds (5 charges). 
+
+The staff regains ld6 + 4 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1. 
+the staff vanishes in a hash of light, lost forever. 
+
+Staff of Power 
+
+Staff, very rare (requires at tenement by a sorcerer 
+warlock . or wizard) 
+
+This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that 
+grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with 
+it. While holding it. you gain a +2 bonus to Armor Gas- 
+saving throws, and spell attack rolls. 
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+The staff has 20 charges for the following properties. 
+The staff regains 2d8 + 4 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1. 
+the staff retains its +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls 
+but loses all other properties. On a 20, the staff regains 
+ld8 + 2 charges. 
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+Power Strike* When you hit with a melee attack using 
+the staff, you can expend l charge to deal an extra ld6 
+force damage to the target. 
+
+Spells • While holding this staff, you can use an actio: 
+to expend I or more of its charges to cast one of the 
+following spells from it. using your spell save DC and 
+spell attack bonus: cone of cold (5 charges), fireball 
+(5th-level version, 5 charges), globe of invulnerability (6 
+charges), hold monster (5 charges), levitate (2 charges). 
+lightning bolt (5th4evel version, 5 charges), magic 
+missile (1 charge), ray of enfceblcment (1 charge), or 
+wall of force (5 charges). 
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+Retributive Strike, You can use an action to break 
+the staff over your knee or against a solid surface, 
+performing a retributive strike. The staff is destroyed 
+and releases its remaining magic in an explosion that 
+expands to fill a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on it. 
+
+You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to 
+a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion. 
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+If you fail to avoid the effect, you take force damage 
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+[her creature in the area must make a DC i " Dexterity 
+saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes an 
+amount of damage based on how far awa\ it is from the 
+point of origin, as shown in the follow ing table. On a 
+successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. 
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+Distance from Origin Damage 
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+10 ft. away or closer S x the number of charges in the staff 
+
+11 to 20 ft. away 6 x the number of charges in the staff 
+21 to 30 ft. away 4 x the number of charges in the staff 
+
+Staff of Striking 
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+Staff, very rare (requires at tenement) 
+
+This staff can he wielded as a magic quarterstaff 
+.hat grants a 4-3 bonus to attack and damage rolls 
+made with it. 
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+The staff has 10 charges. When you hit with a melee 
+Attack using it, you can expend up to 3 of its charges. 
+
+For each charge you expend, the target takes an extra 
+ld6 force damage. The staff regains ld6 + 4 expended 
+. barges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, 
+roll a d20, On a 1, the staff becomes a nonmagical 
+:;ua rterstaff. 
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+Staff of Swarming Insects 
+
+Staff, rare (requires attunement by a bard, cleric, druid, 
+sorcerer, warlock, or wizard) 
+
+This staff has 10 charges and regains ld6 + 4 expended 
+barges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, 
+
+“oil a d20. On a 1, a swarm of insects consumes and 
+destroys the staff, then disperses. 
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+Spells . While holding the staff, you can use an 
+action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the 
+following spells from it T using your spell save DC: giant 
+insect (4 charges) or insect plague (5 charges). 
+
+Insect Cloud, While holding the staff, you can use 
+an action and expend 1 charge to cause a swarm of 
+harmless flying insects to spread out in a 30-foot radius 
+from you. The insects remain for 10 minutes, making 
+the area heavily obscured for creatures other than you. 
+The swarm moves with you, remaining centered on 
+you. A wind of at least 10 miles per hour disperses the 
+swarm and ends the effect. 
+
+Staff of the Adder 
+
+Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, 
+or warlock) 
+
+You can use a bonus action to speak this staffs 
+command word and make the head of the staff become 
+that of an animate poisonous snake for 1 minute. By 
+using another bonus action to speak the command word 
+again, you return the staff to its normal inanimate form. 
+
+You can make a melee attack using the snake head, 
+which has a reach of 5 feet. Your proficiency bonus 
+applies to the attack roll. On a hit, the target takes 
+ld6 piercing damage and must succeed on a DC 15 
+Constitution saving thrower take 3d6 poison damage. 
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+The snake head can be attacked while it is animate. It 
+has an Armor Class of 15 and 20 hit points. If the head 
+drops to 0 hit points, the staff is destroyed. As long as 
+it’s not destroyed, the staff regains all lost hit points 
+when it reverts to its inanimate form. 
+
+Staff of the Magi 
+
+Staff, legendary (requires attunement by a sorcerer, 
+warlock, or wizard) 
+
+This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that 
+grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with it. While you hold it, you gain a +2 bonus to spell 
+attack rolls. 
+
+The staff has 50 charges for the following properties. 
+
+It regains 4d6 + 2 expended charges daily at dawn. If 
+you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 20, the staff 
+regains Id 12 + 1 charges. 
+
+Spell Absorption. While holding the staff, you have 
+advantage on saving throws against spells. In addition, 
+you can use your reaction when another creature casts 
+a spell that targets only you. If you do, the staff absorbs 
+the magic of the spelt, canceling its effect and gaining 
+a number of charges equal to the absorbed spell s level. 
+However, if doing so brings the staff's total number of 
+charges above 50, the staff explodes as if you activated 
+its retributive strike (see below). 
+
+Spells . While holding the staff, you can use an 
+action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the 
+following spells from it, using your spell save DC and 
+spellcasting ability: conjure elemental (7 charges), dispel 
+magic (3 charges), fireball (7th-level version, 7 charges), 
+darning sphere (2 charges), ice storm (4 charges). 
+invisibility (2 charges), knock (2 charges), lightning bolt 
+(7th-level version. 7 charges), passwali (5 charges), plane 
+shift (7 charges), telekinesis (5 charges), wall of fire (4 
+charges), or web (2 charges). 
+
+You can also use an action to cast one of the following 
+spells from the staff without using any charges: arcane 
+lock, detect magic, enlarge/reduce, light , mage hand, or 
+protection from evil and good. 
+
+Retributive Strike * You can use an action to break 
+the staff over your knee or against a solid surface, 
+performing a retributive strike. The staff is destroyed 
+and releases its remaining magic in an explosion that 
+expands to fill a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on it. 
+
+You have a 50 percent chance to instantly travel to 
+a random plane of existence, avoiding the explosion. 
+
+If you fail to avoid the effect, you take force damage 
+equal to 16 * the number of charges in the staff. Every 
+other creature in the area must make a DC 17 Dexterity 
+saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes an 
+amount of damage based on how far away it is from the 
+point of origin, as shown in the following table. On a 
+successful save, a creature takes half as much damage. 
+
+Di sta n ce fro m Ori g i n Dam age 
+
+10 ft. away or closer S x the number of charges in the staff 
+
+11 to 20 ft. away 6 x the number of charges in the staff 
+
+21 to 30 ft, away 4 x the number of charges in the staff 
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+Staff of the Python 
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+Staff, uncommon (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, 
+or warlock) 
+
+You can use an action to speak this staff’s command 
+word and throw the staff on the ground within 10 feet 
+of you. The staff becomes a giant constrictor snake (see 
+the Monster Manual for statistics) under your control 
+and acts on its own initiative count. By using a bonus 
+action to speak the command word again, you return the 
+staff to its normal form in a space formerly occupied by 
+the snake. 
+
+On your turn, you can mentally command the snake 
+if it is within 60 feet of you and you aren't incapacitated. 
+You decide what action the snake takes and where it 
+moves during its next turn, or you can issue it a general 
+command, such as to attack your enemies or guard 
+a location. 
+
+if the snake is reduced to 0 hit points, it dies and 
+reverts to Its staff form. The staff then shatters and is 
+destroyed. If the snake reverts to staff form before losing 
+all its hit points, it regains all of them. 
+
+Staff of the Woodlands 
+
+Staff rare (requires attunement by a druid) 
+
+This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that 
+grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with it. While holding it, you have a +2 bonus to spell 
+attack rolls. 
+
+The staff has 10 charges for the following properties. 
+
+It regains ld6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. 
+
+If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the 
+staff loses its properties and becomes a non magical 
+quarterstaff. 
+
+Spells . You can use an action to expend 1 or more 
+of the staffs charges to cast one of the following spells 
+from it. using your spell save DC: animal friendship (1 
+charge), awaken (5 charges), barkskin (2 charges), locate 
+animals or plants (2 charges), speak with animals (1 
+charge), speak with plants (3 charges), or wall of thorns 
+(6 charges). 
+
+You can also use an action to cast the pass without 
+trace spell from the staff without using any charges. 
+
+Tree Form . You can use an action to plant one end 
+of the staff in fertile earth and expend 1 charge to 
+transform the staff into a healthy tree. The tree is 60 feet 
+tall and has a 5-foot-diameter trunk, and its branches at 
+the top spread out in a 20-foot radius. The tree appears 
+ordinary but radiates a faint aura of transmutation 
+magic if targeted by defect magic. While touching the 
+tree and using another action to speak its command 
+word, you return the staff to its normal form. Any 
+creature in the tree falls when it reverts to a staff. 
+
+Staff of Thunder and Lightning 
+
+Staff very rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This staff can he wielded as a magic quarterstaff that 
+grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with 
+it. It also has the following additional properties. When 
+one of these properties is used, it can’t be used again 
+until the next dawn. 
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+Lightning. When you hit with a melee attack using 
+the staff, you can cause the target to take an extra 2d6 
+lightning damage* 
+
+Thunder* When you hit with a melee attack using the 
+staff* you can cause the staff to emit a crack of thunder, 
+audible out to 300 feet. The target you hit must succeed 
+on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or become 
+stunned until the end of your next turn. 
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+Lightning Strike* You can use anactiootocausea 
+bolt of lightning to leap from the staff’s tip in a line that 
+is 5 feet wide and 120 feet long. Each creature in that 
+line must make a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw* taking 
+9d6 lightning damage on a failed save* or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+Thunderclap* You can use an action to cause the staff 
+to issue a deafening thunderclap* audible out to 600 
+feet. Each creature within 60 feet of you (not including 
+you) must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw* On 
+a failed save* a creature takes 2d6 thunder damage and 
+becomes deafened for 1 minute* On a successful save, a 
+creature takes half damage and isn't deafened* 
+
+Thunder and Lightning* You can use an action to 
+use the Lightning Strike and Thunderclap properties at 
+the same time* Doing so doesn't expend the daily use of 
+those properties* only the use of this one* 
+
+Staff of Withering 
+
+Staff, rare (requires allurement by a cleric, druid, or 
+warlock) 
+
+This staff has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended 
+charges daily at dawn. 
+
+The staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff. On 
+a hit, it deals damage as a normal quarterstaff, and you 
+can expend 1 charge to deal an extra 2d 10 necrotic 
+damage to the target. In addition* the target must 
+succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have 
+disadvantage for 1 hour on any ability check or saving 
+throw that uses Strength or Constitution* 
+
+Stone of Controlling Earth Elementals 
+
+Wondrous item* rare 
+
+If the stone is touching the ground, you can use an 
+action to speak its command word and summon an 
+earth elemental, as if you had cast the conjure elemental 
+spell* The stone can t be used this way again until the 
+next dawn. The stone weighs 5 pounds* 
+
+Stone of Good Luck (Luckstone) 
+
+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires at tenement) 
+
+While this polished agate is on your person* you gain a 
++1 bonus to ability checks and saving throws. 
+
+Sun Blade 
+
+Weapon (iongsword), rare (.requires attunement) 
+
+This item appears to be a Iongsword hilt* While 
+grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to cause a 
+blade of pure radiance to spring into existence, or make 
+the blade disappear. While the blade exists* this magic 
+Iongsword has the finesse property. If you are proficient 
+with shortsw r ords or longswords* you are proficient with 
+the sun blade . 
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+You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this weapon, which deals radiant damage instead 
+of slashing damage. When you hit an undead with it, 
+that target takes an extra 1 dS radiant damage. 
+
+I he sword s luminous blade emits bright light in a 
+15-foot radius and dim light for an additional 15 feet. 
+The light is sunlight. While the blade persists, you can 
+use an action to expand or reduce its radius of bright 
+and dim light by 5 feet each, to a maximum of 30 feet 
+each or a minimum of 10 feet each. 
+
+Sword of Answering 
+
+Weapon (longsword). legendary (requires attunement by 
+a creature with the same alignment as the sword) 
+
+In the world of Greyhawk, only nine of these blades are 
+known to exist Each is patterned after the legendary 
+sword Fragaraeh, which is variously translated as 
+“Final Word," Each of the nine swords has its own 
+name and alignment, and each bears a different gem in 
+its pommel. 
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+Name 
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+Alignment 
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+Gem 
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+Answerer 
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+Chaotic good 
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+Emerald 
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+Back Talker 
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+Chaotic evil 
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+jet 
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+Concluder 
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+Lawful neutral 
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+Amethyst 
+
+Last Quip 
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+Chaotic neutral 
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+Tourmaline 
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+Rebutter 
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+Neutral good 
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+Topaz 
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+Repfier 
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+Neutral 
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+Peridot 
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+Retorter 
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+Lawful good 
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+Aquamarine 
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+Scather 
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+Lawful evil 
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+Garnet 
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+Squelcher 
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+Neutral evil 
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+Spinel 
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+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this sword. In addition, while you hold the sword, 
+you can use your reaction to make one melee attack 
+with it against any creature in your reach that deals 
+damage to you. You have advantage on the attack roll, 
+and any damage dealt with this special attack ignores 
+any damage immunity or resistance the target has. 
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+Sword of Life Stealing 
+
+Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement) 
+
+When you attack a creature with this magic weapon m 
+roll a 20 on the attack roll, that target takes an extra 11 
+necrotic damage if it isn't a construct or an undead. \ 
+also gain 10 temporary hit points. 
+
+Sword of Sharpness I 
+
+Weapon (any sword that deals slashing damage), very 
+rare (requires attunement) 
+
+When you attack an object with this magic sword 
+and hit, maximize your weapon damage dice against 
+the target. 
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+When you attack a creature with this weapon and 
+roll a 20 on the attack roll, that target takes an extra 
+slashing damage. Then roll another d20, If you roll a - li 
+you lop off one of the target's limbs, with the effect of 
+such loss determined by the DM. If the creature has : 
+limb to sever, you lop off a portion of its body instead 
+In addition, you can speak the sword's command w 
+to cause the blade to shed bright light in a 10-foot rad; J 
+and dim light for an additional 10 feet. Speaking the 
+command word again or sheathing the sword puts out 
+the light. 
+
+Sword of Vengeance 1 
+
+Weapon (any sword% uncommon (requires attuneme: t 
+
+You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls mad- 
+with this magic weapon. 
+
+Corse, This sword is cursed and possessed by a 
+vengeful spirit. Becoming attuned to it extends the cu: ^ 
+to you. As long as you remain cursed, you are unwili ::.z 
+to part with the sword, keeping it on your person at 
+all times. While attuned to this weapon, you have 
+disadvantage on attack rolls made with weapons other 
+than this one. 
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+In addition, while the sword is on your person, 
+you must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw 
+whenever you take damage in combat. On a failed sav? 
+you must attack the creature that damaged you until. o* 
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+alignment, a flaming Assure opens under it. The target 
+must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or fall 
+into the fissure and be destroyed, leaving no remains. 
+The fissure then closes, leaving no trace of its existence. 
+When you expend the last charge, the talisman 
+disperses into motes of golden light and is destroyed. 
+
+Talisman of the Sphere 
+
+Wondtons item , legendary (requires attunemcnt) 
+
+When you make an Intelligence (Arcana) check to 
+control a sphere of annihilation while you are holding 
+this talisman, you double your proficiency bonus on the 
+check. In addition, when you start your turn with control 
+over a sphere of annihilation, you can use an action to 
+levitate it 10 feet plus a number of additional feet equal 
+to 10 x your Intelligence modifier. 
+
+Talisman of Ultimate Evil 
+
+Wondrous item, legendary (requires at tune me nt by a 
+
+creature of evil alignment) 
+
+This item symbolizes unrepentant evil A creature that 
+is neither good nor evil in alignment takes 6d6 necrotic 
+damage upon touching the talisman, A good creature 
+takes 8d6 necrotic damage upon touching the talisman. 
+Either sort of creature takes the damage again each 
+time it ends its turn holding or carrying the talisman. 
+
+If you are an evil cleric or paladin, you can use the 
+talisman as a holy symbol, and you gain a +2 bonus to 
+spell attack rolls while you wear or hold it. 
+
+The talisman has 6 charges. If you are wearing or 
+holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge 
+from the talisman and choose one creature you can 
+see on the ground within 120 feet of you. If the target 
+is of good alignment, a flaming Assure opens under it. 
+The target must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving 
+throw or fall into rhe Assure and be destroyed, leaving 
+no remains. The Assure then closes, leaving no trace 
+of its existence. W hen you expend the last charge, 
+the talisman dissolves into foul-smelling slime and is 
+destroyed. 
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+Sword of Wounding 
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+Weapon (any sword), rare (requires attunement) 
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+liit points lost to this weapon's damage can be regained 
+only through a short or long rest, rather than by 
+regeneration, magic, or any other means. 
+
+Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an attack 
+using this magic weapon, you can wound the target. 
+
+At the start of each of the wounded creatures turns, 
+it takes Id4 necrotic damage for each time you’ve 
+wounded it, and it can then make a DC 15 Constitution 
+saving throw ? , ending the effect of all such wounds on 
+itself on a success. Alternatively, the wounded creature, 
+or a creature within 5 feet of it, can use an action to 
+make a DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check, ending the 
+effect of such wounds on it on a success. 
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+Talisman of Pure Good 
+
+\ Vondrous item t legendary (requires attunement by a 
+: feature of good alignment) 
+
+This talisman is a mighty symbol of goodness, A 
+creature that is neither good nor evil in alignment takes 
+6d6 radiant damage upon touching the talisman. An 
+evil creature takes 8d6 radiant damage upon touching 
+he talisman. Either sort of creature takes the damage 
+igain each time it ends its turn holding or carrying 
+lie talisman. 
+
+If you are a good cleric or paladin, you can use the 
+alisman as a holy symbol, and you gain a +2 bonus to 
+spell attack rolls while you wear or hold it. 
+
+The talisman has 7 charges. If you are wearing or 
+holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge 
+from it and choose one creature you can see on the 
+ground within 120 feet of you. If the target is of evil 
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+drop to 0 hit points or it does, or until you can't reach 
+the creature to make a melee attack against it. 
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+You can break the curse in the usual ways. 
+Alternatively, casting banishment on the sword forces 
+Lhe vengeful spirit to leave it. The sword then becomes a 
++] weapon with no other properties. 
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+Tentacle Rod 
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+Tome of Le ad e sshi p 
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+Tome of 
+Understanding 
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+208 
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+Tentacle Rod 
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+Rod , rare (requires attune men t) 
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+Made by the drow, this rod is a magic weapon that ends 
+in three rubbery tentacles. While holding the rod, you 
+can use an action to direct each tentacle to attack a 
+creature you can see within 15 feet of you. Each tentac - 
+makes a melee attack roll with a +9 bonus. On a hit, 
+the tentacle deals ld6 bludgeoning damage. If you hit 
+a target with all three tentacles, it must make a DC 15 
+Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature's 
+speed is halved, it has disadvantage on Dexterity 
+saving throws, and it can't use reactions for 1 minute. 
+Moreover, on each of its turns, it can take either an 
+action or a bonus action, but not both. At the end of ea r 
+of its turns, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the 
+effect on itself on a success. 
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+Tome of Clear Thought 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare 
+
+This book contains memory and logic exercises, and - 
+words are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours 
+over a period of 6 days or fewer studying the book s 
+contents and practicing its guidelines, your Intelligent, 
+score increases by 2, as does your maximum for that 
+score. The manual then loses its magic, but regains it 
+a century. 
+
+Tome of Leadership and Influence 
+
+Wondrous item, very rare 
+
+This book contains guidelines for influencing and 
+charming others, and its words are charged with 
+magic. If you spend 48 hours over a period of 6 days or 
+fewer studying the book’s contents and practicing its 
+guidelines, your Charisma score increases by 2. as d< - 
+your maximum for that score. The manual then loses 
+magic, but regains it in a century. 
+
+Tome of the Stilled Tongue 
+
+Wondrous item r legendary (requires attunement by a 
+wizard) 
+
+This thick leather-bound volume has a desiccated 
+tongue pinned to the front cover. Five of these tomes 
+exist, and it’s unknown which one is the original Thv 
+grisly cover decoration on the first tome of the stilled 
+tongue once belonged to a treacherous former servant 
+of the lich-god Veen a, keeper of secrets. The tongues 
+pinned to the covers of the four copies came from other 
+spell casters who crossed Vecna, The first few T pages < 
+each tome are filled with indecipherable scrawls. The 
+remaining pages are blank and pristine. 
+
+If you can attune to this item, you can use it as a 
+spellbook and an arcane focus. In addition, while 
+holding the tome, you can use a bonus action to cast a 
+spell you have written in this tome, without expendin_ 
+a spell slot or using any verbal or somatic component 
+Once used, this property of the tome can't be used agars 
+until the next dawn. 
+
+While attuned to the book, you can remove the tong;_- 
+from the book's cover, if you do so, all spells written in 
+the book are permanently erased. 
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+Veen a watches anyone using this tome. He can also 
+v. rite cryptic messages in the book. These messages 
+appear at midnight and fade awaj after they are read. 
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+Tome of Understanding 
+
+7 1 ondrous item, very rare 
+
+This book contains intuition and insight exercises, and 
+ns words are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours 
+er a period of 6 days or fewer studying the book's 
+.intents and practicing its guidelines, your Wisdom 
+- ore increases by 2. as does your maximum for that 
+~ ore* The manual then loses its magic, but regains it in 
+a century. 
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+Vorpal Sword 
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+Weapon (any sword that deals slashing damage), 
+
+.egendary (requires attuncment) 
+
+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon* In addition, the weapon ignores 
+resistance to slashing damage. 
+
+When you attack a creature that has at least one head 
+with this weapon and roll a 20 on the attack roll, you 
+cut off one of the creature's heads* The creature dies 
+if it can't survive without the lost head. A creature is 
+immune to this effect if it is immune to slashing damage* 
+doesn’t have or need a head, has legendary actions, or 
+i he DM decides that the creature is too big for its head 
+io he cut off with this weapon. Such a creature instead 
+takes an extra 6d8 slashing damage from the hit. 
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+Wand of Binding 
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+l Vand\ rare (requires attunement by a spellc aster) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges for the following properties. It 
+regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at dawn. If you 
+expend the wand s last charge, roll a d20, On a L the 
+wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed. 
+
+Spells . While holding the wand, you can use an 
+action to expend some of its charges to cast one of the 
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+I r. i dent of Fish Command 
+U eapon (trident), uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+This trident is a magic weapon* It has 3 charges. While 
+an carry it* you can use an action and expend 1 charge 
+: ' cast dominate beast (save DC 15) from it on a beast 
+hat has an innate swimming speed. The trident regains 
+ld3 expended charges daily at dawn. 
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+Universal Solvent 
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+■ i ondrous item , legendary 
+
+This tube holds milky liquid with a strong alcohol 
+smell You can use an action to pour the contents of the 
+tube onto a surface within reach. The liquid instantly 
+dissolves up to 1 square foot of adhesive it touches, 
+including sovereign glue * 
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+Vicious Weapon 
+I Yeapon (any), rare 
+
+When you roll a 20 on your attack roll with this magic 
+weapon, the target lakes an extra 7 damage of the 
+weapons type. 
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+Fjsn Command 
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+following spells (save DC 17}: hold monster (5 charges) 
+or hold person (2 charges). 
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+Assisted Escape. While holding the wand, you 
+can use your reaction to expend 1 charge and gain 
+advantage on a saving throw you make to avoid being 
+paralyzed or restrained, or you can expend 1 charge 
+and gain advantage on any check you make to escape 
+a grapple. 
+
+Wand of Enemy Detection ] 
+
+Wand, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use 
+an action and expend 1 charge to speak its command 
+word. For the next minute, you know the direction of the 
+nearest creature hostile to you within 60 feet, but not its 
+distance from you. The wand can sense the presence of 
+hostile creatures that are ethereal invisible, disguised, 
+or hidden, as well as those in plain sight. The effect ends 
+if you stop holding the wand. 
+
+The wand regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. 
+
+On a 1. the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed, 
+
+Wand of Fear I 
+
+Wand, rare (requires attunement) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges for the following properties. It 
+regains ld6+ 1 expended charges daily at dawn. If you 
+expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the 
+wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed. 
+
+Command . While holding the wand, you can use 
+an action to expend I charge and command another 
+creature to flee or grovel, as with the command spell 
+(save DC 15). 
+
+Cone of Fear. While holding the wand, you can use 
+an action to expend 2 charges, causing the wand's tip tc 
+emit a 60-foot cone of amber light. Each creature in the 
+cone must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw 
+or become frightened of you for 1 minute. While it is 
+frightened in this way, a creature must spend its turns 
+trying to move as far away from you as it can, and it car ' 
+willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It also 
+can't take reactions. For its action, it can use only the 
+Dash action or try to escape from an effect that prevent =• 
+it from moving, if it has nowhere it can move, the 
+creature can use the Dodge action. At the end of each 
+its turns, a creature can repeat the saving throw, ending 
+the effect on itself on a success. 
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+Wand of Fireballs 
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+Wand, rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can us~ 
+an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast the 
+fireball spell (save DC 15) from it. For 1 charge, you 
+cast the Srd-Ievel version of the spell. You can increase 
+the spell slot level by one for each additional charge 
+you expend. 
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+The wand regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20. 
+
+On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed 
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+■'■and of Lightning Bolts 
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+Hand rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster) 
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+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use 
+an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast the 
+Sghtning bolt spell (save DC 15) from it* For 1 charge, 
+u cast the 3rd-level version of the spell. You can 
+increase the spell slot level by one for each additional 
+rharge you expend. 
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+The wand regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+:awn, If you expend the wands last charge, roll a d20* 
+n a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed* 
+
+Wand of Magic Detection 
+
+Wand, uncommon 
+
+This wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can 
+-xpend 1 charge as an action to cast the detect magic 
+spell from it. The wand regains ld3 expended charges 
+daily at dawn* 
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+Wand of Magic Missiles 
+
+Viand, uncommon 
+
+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use 
+n action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast the 
+: agic missile spell from it. For 1 charge, you cast the 
+1 st-level version of the spell. You can increase the spell 
+- 3t level by one for each additional charge you expend. 
+
+The wand regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+dawn* If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. 
+
+1 1 a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed. 
+
+Wand of Paralysis 
+
+\ and , rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it* you can use 
+an action to expend 1 of its charges to cause a thin blue 
+ray to streak from the tip toward a creature you can see 
+within 60 feet of you. Make a ranged attack roll against 
+
+_ that creature using your spell attack bonus. On a hit* the 
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+target is paralyzed for 1 minute. At the end of each of the 
+target's turns* it can repeat the saving throw* ending the 
+effect on itself on a success* 
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+The wand regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+dawn* If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. 
+On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed, 
+
+■ Wand of Polymorph 
+
+\ l and. very rare (requires attunement by a spe lie aster) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it* you can 
+use an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast the 
+polymorph spell (save DC 15) from it. 
+
+The wand regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge* roll a d20. 
+On a L the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed, 
+
+I Wand of Secrets 
+
+Wand, uncommon 
+
+The wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can use 
+an action to expend 1 of its charges, and if a secret door 
+or trap is within 30 feet of you, the wand pulses and 
+points at the one nearest to you* The wand regains ld3 
+expended charges daily at dawn* 
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+You cast stow. 
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+You cast faerie fire. 
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+You are stunned until the start of your next turr, 
+bel ieving something awesome just happened. 
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+You cast gust oj wind . 
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+You cast detect thoughts on the target you chose 
+If you didn't target a creature, you instead take ": f 
+psychic damage. 
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+You cast stinking cloud. 
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+Heavy rain falls in a 60-foot radius centered on r e 
+target. The area becomes lightly obscured. The ri ~ 
+falls until the start of your next turn. 
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+An animal appears in the unoccupied space 
+nearest the target. The animal isn't under your 
+control and acts as it normally would. Roll a did 
+to determine which animal appears. On a 01-25, 
+a rhinoceros appears; on a 26—50, an elephant 
+appears; and on a 51-100, a rat appears. See the 
+Monster Manual for the animal's statistics. 
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+You cast lightning holt , 
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+A cloud of 600 oversized butterflies fills a 30-foc: 
+radius centered on the target. The area becomes 
+heavily obscured. The butterflies remain for 10 
+minutes. 
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+You enlarge the target as if you had cast enlarge 
+reduce , If the target can't be affected by that spe I, 
+or if you didn't target a creature, you become the 
+target. 
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+Wand of the War Mage, + 1 , + 2 , or +3 
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+Wand. uncommon (+l) r rare (+2), or very rare (+3) 
+(requires attunement by a spe I toaster) 
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+While holding this wand, you gain a bonus to spell 
+attack rolls determined by the wand’s rarity. In addition, 
+you ignore half cover when maki ng a spell attack. 
+
+Wand of Web 
+
+Wand, uncommon (requires attunement by a spell caster) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use 
+an action to expend 1 of its charges to cast the web spell 
+(save DC 15) from it. 
+
+The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the wand's last charge, roll a d20. 
+On a 1, the wand crumbles into ashes and is destroyed. 
+
+Wand of Wonder 
+
+Wand, rare (requires attunement by a speltoaster) 
+
+This wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use 
+an action to expend 1 of its charges and choose a target 
+within 120 feet of you. The target can be a creature, an 
+object, or a point in space. Roll dlOQ and consult the 
+following table to discover what happens. 
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+If the effect causes you to cast a spell from the wand, 
+the spell’s save DC is 15. If the spell normally has a 
+range expressed in feet, its range becomes 120 feel if it 
+isn't already. 
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+If an effect covers an area, you must center the spell 
+on and include the target. If an effect has multiple 
+possible subjects, the DM randomly determines which 
+ones are affected. 
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+The wand regains ld6 + 1 expended charges daily at 
+dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d2G. 
+On a 1, the wand crumbles into dust and is destroyed. 
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+54-58 You cast darkness. 
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+59-62 Crass grows on the grounc n a 60-Foot radius 
+centered on the target. If grass is already there, 
+it grows to ten times its norma' size and remains 
+overgrown for 1 minute.. 
+
+63-65 An object of the DM’s choice disappears into the 
+Ethereal Plane. The object must be neither worn 
+nor carried, within 120 feet of the target, and no 
+larger than 10 feet in any dimension. 
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+66-69 You shrink yourself as if you had cast enlarge/ 
+reduce on yourself 
+70-79 You castfirebatL 
+S0-S4 You cast invisibility on yourself 
+85-87 Leaves grow from the target. If you chose a point in 
+space as the target, leaves sprout from the creature 
+nearest to that point. Unless they are picked off, 
+the leaves turn brown and fall off after 24 hours. 
+£8-90 A stream; of ld4 x 10 gems, each worth 1 gp, 
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+shoots from the wand's tip in a line 30 feet long 
+and 5 feet wide. Each gem deals 1 bludgeoning 
+damage, and the total damage of the gems is 
+divided equally among all creatures in the line. 
+91-95 A burst of colorful shimmering light extends from 
+you in a 30-foot radius. You and each creature in 
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+Weapon, +1, +2, or +3 
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+Weapon (any), uncommon (+1) rare (+2), or very rare (+3) 
+
+You have a bonus to attack and damage rolls made with 
+ibis magic weapon. The bonus is determined by the 
+weapon's rarity. 
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+Weapon of Warning 
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+Weapon (any), uncommon (requires attunement) 
+
+This magic weapon warns you of danger. While 
+the weapon is on your person, you have advantage 
+on initiative rolls. In addition, you and any of your 
+companions within 30 feet of you can t be surprised, 
+except when incapacitated by something other than 
+non magical sleep. The weapon magically awakens you 
+and your companions within range if any of you are 
+sleeping naturally when combat begins. 
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+Well of Many Worlds 
+Wondrous item , hgen da ry 
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+This line black cloth, soft as silk, is folded up to the 
+dimensions of a handkerchief It unfolds into a circular 
+sheet 6 feet in diameter. 
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+You can use an action to unfold and place the well of 
+many worlds on a solid surface* whereupon it creates a 
+two-way portal to another world or plane of existence. 
+Bach time the item opens a portal, the DM decides 
+where it leads. You can use an action to close an open 
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+Constitution saving throw or become blinded for 
+1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw 
+at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on 
+itself on a success. 
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+The target's skin turns bright blue for IdlO days. If 
+you chose a point in space, the creature nearest to 
+that point is affected, 
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+if you targeted a creature, it must make a DC 15 
+Constitution saving throw. If you didn't target a 
+creature, you become the target and must make 
+the saving throw. If the saving throw fails by 5 or 
+more, the target is instantly petrified. On any other 
+failed save,, the target is restrained and begins to 
+turn to stone. While restrained in this way, the 
+target must repeat the saving throw at the end of 
+its next turn, becoming petrified on a failure or 
+ending the effect on a success. The petrification 
+lasts until the target is freed by the greater 
+restoration spell or similar magic. 
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+portal by taking hold of the edges of the cloth and 
+folding it up. Once well of many worlds has opened a 
+portal, it can t do so again for IdB hours. 
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+Wind Fan 
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+Wondrous item , uncommon 
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+While holding this fan. you can use an action to cast the 
+gust of wind spell (save DC 13) from it. Once used, the 
+fan shouldn't be used again until the next dawn. Each 
+time it is used again before then* it has a cumulative 20 
+percent chance of not working and tearing into useless, 
+non magical tatters. 
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+Winged Boots 
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+Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 
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+While you wear these boots* you have a flying speed 
+equal to your walking speed. You can use the boots to 
+fly for up to 4 hours, all at once or in several shorter 
+flights, each one using a minimum of 1 minute from the 
+duration. If you are flying when the duration expires, you 
+descend at a rate of 30 feet per round until you land. 
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+The boots regain 2 hours of flying capability for every 
+12 hours they aren’t in use. 
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+Wings of Flying 
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+Wondrous item „ rare (requires attunement) 
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+While wearing this cloak, you can use an action to 
+speak its command word, Thish turns the cloak into a 
+pair of bat wings or bird wings on your back for 1 hour 
+or until you repeat the command word as an action. 
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+The wings give you a flying speed of 60 feet. When they 
+disappear, you can't use them again for Id 12 hours. 
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+Sentient Magic Items 
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+Some magic items possess sentience and personality. 
+Such an item might be possessed, haunted by the spir : 
+of a previous owner, or self-aware thanks to the magi 
+used to create it. In any case, the item behaves like a 
+character, complete with personality quirks, ideals, 
+bonds, and sometimes flaws, A sentient item might 
+be a cherished ally to its wielder or a continual thorn 
+in the side. 
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+Most sentient items are weapons. Other kinds of iter^n 
+can manifest sentience, but consumable items such a- 
+potions and scrolls are never sentient. 
+
+Sentient magic items function as NPCs under the 
+DMs control. Any activated property of the item is 
+under the item’s control, not its wielders. As long' as 
+the wielder maintains a good relationship with the 
+item, the wielder can access those properties normal 1>. 
+
+If the relationship is strained, the item can suppress 
+its activated properties or even turn them against 
+the wielder. 
+
+Creating Sentient Magic Items 
+
+When you decide to make a magic item sentient, you 
+create the item’s persona in the same way you would 
+create an NPC, with a few exceptions described here. 
+
+Abilities 
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+A sentient magic item has Intelligence, Wisdom, and 
+Charisma scores. You can choose the item's abilities 
+or determine them randomly. To determine them 
+randomly, roll 4d6 for each one, dropping the lowest roO 
+and totaling the rest. 
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+Communication 
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+A sentient item has some ability to communicate* eithc _ 
+by sharing its emotions, broadcasting its thoughts 
+telepathieslly* or speaking aloud. You can choose how 
+communicates or roll on the following table. 
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+01-60 The item communicates by transmitting emotion 
+to the creature carrying or wielding it. 
+
+61-90 The Item can speak, read, and understand one or 
+more languages, 
+
+91-00 The item can speak, read, and understand one 
+or more languages. In addition, the item can 
+communicate telepathicaNy with any character thai 
+carries or wields it. 
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+Senses 
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+With sentience comes awareness. A sentient item can 
+perceive its surroundings out to a limited range. You car. 
+choose its senses or roll on the following table, 
+
+d4 Senses 
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+1 Hearing and normal vision out to 30 feet, 
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+2 Hearing and normal vision out to 60 feet 
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+3 Hearing and normal vision out to 120 feet. 
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+A sentient magic Item has an alignment. Its creator or 
+nature might suggest an alignment. If not, you can pick 
+an alignment or roll on the following table. 
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+lawful good 
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+Characteristics 
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+Use the information on creating NPCs in chapter 4 
+to develop a sentient item s mannerisms, personality 
+traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. You can also draw on the 
+"Special Features” section earlier in this chapter. 
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+If you determine these characteristics randomly, 
+ignore or adapt any result that doesn't make sense 
+for an inanimate object. You can reroll until you get a 
+result you like. 
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+Special Purpose 
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+You can give a sentient item an objective it pursues, 
+perhaps to the exclusion of all else. As tong as the 
+wielder’s use of the item aligns with that special 
+purpose, the item remains cooperative. Deviating from 
+this course might cause conflict between the wielder 
+and the item, and could even cause the item to prevent 
+the use of its activated properties. You can pick a special 
+purpose or roll on the following table. 
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+dlO Purpose 
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+1 Aligned: The item seeks to defeat or destroy those 
+of a diametrically opposed alignment. (Such an 
+item is never neutral.) 
+
+2 Bane: The item seeks to defeat or destroy creatures 
+of a particular kind, such as fiends, shapechangers, 
+trolls, or wizards. 
+
+3 Protector: The item seeks to defend a particular 
+race or kind of creature, such as elves or druids. 
+
+4 Crusader: The item seeks to defeat, weaken, or 
+destroy the servants of a particular deity, 
+
+5 Templar: The item seeks to defend the servants 
+and interests of a particular deity. 
+
+6 Destroyer: The Item craves destruction and goads 
+its user to fight arbitrarily. 
+
+7 Glory Seeker: The item seeks renown as the 
+greatest magic item in the world, by establishing 
+its user as a famous or notorious figure, 
+
+3 Lore Seeker: The item craves knowledge or is 
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+determined to solve a mystery, learn a secret, or 
+unravel a cryptic prophecy. 
+
+9 Destiny Seeker: The item is convinced that it and its 
+wielder have key roles to play in future events. 
+
+10 Creator Seeker: The item seeks its creator and 
+wants to understand why it was created. 
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+Conflict 
+
+A sentient item has a will of its own, shaped by its 
+personality and alignment. If its wielder acts in a 
+manner opposed to the item's alignment or purpose, 
+conflict can arise. When such a conflict occurs, the item 
+makes a Charisma check contested by the wielder's 
+Charisma check. If the item wins the contest, it makes 
+one or more of the following demands; 
+
+* The item insists on being carried or worn at all time^ 
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+* The item demands that its wielder dispose of anyth ir .. 
+the item finds repugnant. 
+
++ The item demands that its wielder pursue the item s 
+goals to the exclusion of all other goals. 
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+* The item demands to be given to someone else. 
+
+If its wielder refuses to comply with the item's wishes 
+the item can do any or all of the following: 
+
+* Make it impossible for its wielder to attune to it. 
+
+- Suppress one or more of its activated properties. 
+
+* Attempt to take control of its wielder. 
+
+If a sentient item attempts to take control of its 
+wielder, the wielder must make a Charisma saving 
+throw, with a DC equal to 12 + the item’s Charisma 
+modifier. On a failed save, the wielder is charmed by :~ 
+item for Id 12 hours. While charmed, the wielder mus 
+try to follow' the item’s commands. If the wielder taker 
+damage, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effe r 
+on a success. Whether the attempt to control its user 
+succeeds or fails, the item can t use this power again 
+until the next dawn. 
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+The sentient weapons described here have storied 
+histories. 
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+Blackrazor 
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+Weapon (greatsword). legendary (requires attunemen: 
+by a creature of non-lawfuI alignment) 
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+Hidden in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, 
+Blackrazor shines like a piece of night sky filled with 
+stars. Its black scabbard is decorated with pieces of 
+cut obsidian. 
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+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. It has the following addition;, 
+properties. 
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+Devour SotiL Whenever you use it to reduce a 
+creature to 0 hit points, the sword slays the creature an: 
+devours its soul, unless it is a construct or an undead. 1 
+creature whose soul has been devoured by Blackrazor 
+can be restored to life only by a wish spell, 
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+W hen it devours a soul, Blackrazor grants you 
+temporary hit points equal to the slain creature's hit 
+point maximum. These hit points fade after 24 hours. 
+As long as these temporary hit points last and you keep 
+Blackrazor in hand, you have advantage on attack rolK 
+saving throws, and ability checks. 
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+If you hit an undead with this weapon, you take Idle 
+necrotic damage and the target regains IdlO hit poini' 
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+If this necrotic damage reduces you to 0 hit points, 
+Blackrazor devours your soul. 
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+60 feet of you that aren't constructs >r undead. You also 
+can't be charmed or frightened, 
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+Blackrazor can cast the haste spell on you once per 
+day* It decides when to cast the spell and maintains 
+oncentration on it so that you don't have to. 
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+Sentience . Blackrazor is a sentient chaotic neutral 
+weapon with an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 10, and 
+a Charisma of 19. It has hearing and darkvtsion out to a 
+range of 120 feet. 
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+The weapon can speak, read, and understand 
+Common, and can communicate with its wielder 
+.elepathically* Its voice is deep and echoing. While you 
+ire attuned to it Blackrazor also understands every 
+language you know. 
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+Personality. Black razor spea ks with an imperious 
+:one t as though accustomed to being obeyed. 
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+The sword’s purpose is to consume souls. It doesn't 
+are whose souls it eats* including the wielders. The 
+sword believes that all matter and energy sprang from 
+void of negative energy and will one day return to it. 
+Blackrazor is meant to hurry that process along. 
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+Despite its nihilism, Blackrazor feels a strange 
+kinship to Wave and Whelm, two other weapons locked 
+away under White Plume Mountain, It wants the three 
+weapons to be united again and wielded together in 
+combat, even though it violently disagrees with Whelm 
+and finds Wave tedious. 
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+Blackrazor s hunger for souls must be regularly fed. If 
+:he sword goes three days or more without consuming 
+c soul, a confl ict between it and its wielder occurs at the 
+next sunset. 
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+Moonblade 
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+\ 1 capon (longsword). legendary (requires allurement by 
+an elf or half-elf of neutral good alignment) 
+
+Jf all the magic items created by the elves, one of the 
+most prized and jealously guarded is a moonblade. In 
+ancient times* nearly all elven noble houses claimed one 
+such blade. Over the centuries, some blades have faded 
+from the world, their magic lost as family lines have 
+become extinct. Other blades have vanished with their 
+bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these 
+weapons remain, 
+
+A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The 
+sword chooses its bearer and remains bonded to that 
+person for life. If the bearer dies, another heir can 
+claim the blade. If no worthy heir exists, the sword lies 
+dormant. It functions like a normal lotigsword until a 
+worthy soul finds it and lays claim to its power, 
+
+A moonblade serves only one master at a time. The 
+artunement process requires a special ritual in the 
+:krone room of an elven regent or in a temple dedicated 
+lo the elven gods. 
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+A moonblade won t serve anyone it regards as 
+craven, erratic, corrupt, or at odds with preserving and 
+protecting elvenkind. If the blade rejects you, you make 
+ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws with 
+disadvantage for 24 hours* If the blade accepts you, you 
+become attuned to it and a new rune appears on the 
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+blade. You remain attuned to the weapon until you die or 
+the weapon is destroyed. 
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+V moonblade has one rune on its blade for each 
+master it has served (typically ld6 + 1). The first rune 
+always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls 
+made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the 
+first grants the moonblade an additional property. The 
+DM chooses each property or determines it randomly on 
+the Moon Blade Properties table. 
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+Moonblade Properties 
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+dlOO Property 
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+01-40 Increase the bonus to attack and damage rolls by 
+1, to a maximum of+3. Reroll if the moonblade 
+already has a +3 bonus. 
+
+41 -SO The moonblade gains a randomly determined 
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+minor property (see “Special Features” earlier in 
+this chapter), 
+
+31-82 The moonblade gains the finesse property. 
+
+83-84 The moonblade gains the thrown property (range 
+20/60 feet). 
+
+85-86 The moonblade functions as a defender 
+
+87-90 The moonblade scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 
+or 20. 
+
+91-92 When you hit with an attack using the moonblade, 
+the attack an extra ld6 slashing damage. 
+
+93-94 When you hit a creature of a specific type (such as 
+dragon, fiend, or undead) with the moonblade, the 
+target takes an extra ld6 damage of one of these 
+types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder* 
+
+95-96 You can use a bonus action to cause the moonblade 
+to flash brightly. Each creature that can see you and 
+is within 30 feet of you must succeed on a DC 15 
+Constitution saving throw or become blinded for 
+1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw 
+at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect 
+on itself on a success. This property can’t be used 
+again until you take a short rest while attuned to 
+the weapon. 
+
+97-98 The moonblade functions as a ring of spell storing ; 
+
+99 You can use an action to call forth an elfshadow, 
+provided that you don't already have one serving 
+you. The elfshadow appears in an unoccupied 
+space within 120 feet of you. It uses the statistics 
+for a shadow from the Monster Manual, except it 
+is neutral, immune to effects that turn undead, 
+and doesn't create new shadows. You control 
+this creature, deciding how it acts and moves. It 
+remains until it drops to 0 hit points or you dismiss 
+it as an action. 
+
+00 The moonblade functions as a vorpaf si word. 
+
+Sentience * A moonblade is a sentient neutral good 
+weapon with an Intelligence of 12, a Wisdom of 10, and 
+a Charisma of 12, It has hearing and dark vision out to a 
+range of 120 feet. 
+
+The weapon communicates by transmitting emotions* 
+sending a tingling sensation through the wielder’s hand 
+
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+C H A FT E R 7 1 TREAM T R l 
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+when it wants to communicate something it has sensed. 
+It can communicate more explicitly, through visions or 
+dreams, when the wielder is either in a trance or asleep. 
+
+Personality. Every moonblade seeks the advancement 
+of elvenkind and elven ideals. Courage, loyalty, beauty, 
+music, and life are all part of this purpose. 
+
+The weapon is bonded to the family line it is meant to 
+serve. Once it has bonded with an owner who shares its 
+ideals, its loyalty is absolute. 
+
+If a moonblade has a flaw, it is overconfidence. Once 
+it has decided on an owner, it believes that only that 
+person should wield it. even if the owner falls short of 
+elven ideals. 
+
+Wave 
+
+Weapon (trident), legendary (requires attunement by a 
+creature that worships a god of the sea) 
+
+Held in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain, this 
+trident is an exquisite weapon engraved with images 
+of waves, shells, and sea creatures. Although you must 
+worship a god of the sea to attune to this weapon. Wave 
+happily accepts new converts. 
+
+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made 
+with this magic weapon. If you score a critical hit with it, 
+the target takes extra necrotic damage equal to half its 
+hit point maximum. 
+
+The weapon also functions as a trident of fish 
+command and a weapon of warning. It can confer the 
+benefit of a cap of water breathing while you hold it. and 
+you can use it as a cube of force by choosing the effect, 
+instead of pressing cube sides to select it. 
+
+Sentience. Wave is a sentient weapon of neutral 
+alignment, with an Intelligence of 14. a Wisdom of 10, 
+and a Charisma of 18. It has hearing and darkvision out 
+to a range of 120 feet. 
+
+The weapon communicates telepathically with its 
+wielder and can speak, read, and understand Aquan. It 
+can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak 
+with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder 
+in the conversation. 
+
+Personality. When it grows restless, Wave has a habit 
+of humming tunes that vary from sea chanteys to sacred 
+hymns of the sea gods. 
+
+Wave zealously desires to convert mortals to the 
+worship of one or more sea gods, or else to consign the 
+faithless to death. Conflict arises if the wielder fails to 
+further the weapons objectives in the world. 
+
+The trident has a nostalgic attachment to the 
+place where it was forged, a desolate island called 
+Thunderforge. A sea god imprisoned a family of storm 
+giants there, and the giants forged Wave in an act of 
+devotion to—or rebellion against—that god. 
+
+Wave harbors a secret doubt about its own nature and 
+purpose. For all its devotion to the sea gods, Wave fears 
+that it was intended to bring about a particular sea god’s 
+demise. This destiny is something Wave might not be 
+able to avert. 
+
+
+Whelm 
+
+Weapon (warhammer), legendary (requires attunement 
+by a dwarf) 
+
+Whelm is a powerful warhammer forged by dwarves 
+and lost in the dungeon of White Plume Mountain. 
+
+You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls 
+made with this magic weapon. At dawn the day after 
+you first make an attack roll with Whelm , you develop 
+a fear of being outdoors that persists as long as you 
+remain attuned to the weapon. This causes you to have 
+disadvantage on attack rolls, saving throws, and ability 
+checks while you can see the daytime sky. 
+
+Thrown Weapon. Whelm has the thrown property, 
+with a normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 
+feet. When you hit with a ranged weapon attack using 
+it, the target takes an extra ld8 bludgeoning damage, or 
+an extra 2d8 bludgeoning damage if the target is a gian: 
+Each time you throw the weapon, it flies back to your 
+hand after the attack. If you don’t have a hand free, the 
+weapon lands at your feet. 
+
+Shock Wave. You can use an action to strike the 
+ground with Whelm and send a shock wave out from 
+the point of impact. Each creature of your choice on the 
+ground within 60 feet of that point must succeed on a 
+DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become stunned for 
+1 minute. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the 
+end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a 
+success. Once used, this property can’t be used again 
+until the next dawn. 
+
+Supernatural Awareness. While you are holding 
+the weapon, it alerts you to the location of any secret or 
+concealed doors within 30 feet of you. In addition, you 
+can use an action to cast detect evil and good or locate 
+object from the weapon. Once you cast either spell, you 
+can’t cast it from the weapon again until the next dawn. 
+
+Sentience. Whelm is a sentient lawful neutral weapon 
+with an Intelligence of 15, a Wisdom of 12, and a 
+Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a 
+range of 120 feet. 
+
+The weapon communicates telepathically with its 
+wielder and can speak, read, and understand Dwarvish. 
+Giant, and Goblin. It shouts battle cries in Dwarvish 
+when used in combat. 
+
+Personality. Whelm' s purpose is to slaughter giants 
+and goblinoids. It also seeks to protect dwarves against 
+all enemies. Conflict arises if the wielder fails to destroy 
+goblins and giants or to protect dwarves. 
+
+Whelm has ties to the dwarf clan that created it, 
+variously called the Dankil or the Mightyhammer clan. 
+
+It longs to be returned to that clan. It would do anything 
+to protect those dwarves from harm. 
+
+The hammer also carries a secret shame. Centuries 
+ago, a dwarf named Ctenmiir wielded it valiantly for 
+a time. But Ctenmiir was turned into a vampire. His 
+will was strong enough that he bent Whelm to his evil 
+purposes, even killing members of his own clan. 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7 | TREASURE 
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+Artifacts 
+
+An artifact is a unique magic item of tremendous power, 
+with its own origin and history. An artifact might have 
+been created by gods or mortals of awesome power. 
+
+It could have been created in the midst of a crisis that 
+threatened a kingdom, a world, or the entire multiverse. 
+and carry the weight of that pivotal moment in history. 
+
+Some artifacts appear when they are needed most. 
+For others, the reverse is true; when discovered, the 
+world trembles at the ramifications of the find. In either 
+case, introducing an artifact into a campaign requires 
+forethought. The artifact could be an item that opposing 
+sides are hoping to claim, or it might be something the 
+adventurers need to overcome their greatest challenge. 
+
+Characters don’t typically find artifacts in the 
+normal course of adventuring. In fact, artifacts only 
+appear when you want them to, for they are as much 
+plot devices as magic items. Tracking down and 
+recovering an artifact is often the main goal of an 
+adventure. Characters must chase down rumors. 
+
+
+undergo significant trials, and venture into dangerous, 
+half-forgotten places to find the artifact they seek. 
+Alternatively, a major villain might already have the 
+artifact. Obtaining and destroying the artifact could 
+be the only way to ensure that its power can’t be 
+used for evil. 
+
+Artifact Properties 
+
+Each artifact has its own magical properties, as 
+other magic items do. and the properties are often 
+exceptionally powerful. An artifact might have other 
+properties that are either beneficial or detrimental. 
+
+You can choose such properties from the tables in 
+this section or determine them randomly. You can 
+also invent new beneficial and detrimental properties. 
+These properties typically change each time an artifact 
+appears in the world. 
+
+An artifact can have as many as four minor beneficial 
+properties and two major beneficial properties. It can 
+have as many as four minor detrimental properties and 
+two major detrimental properties. 
+
+
+Minor Beneficial Properties 
+
+dlOO Property 
+
+01-20 While attuned to the artifact, you gain proficiency 
+in one skill of the DM’s choice. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, you are immune to 
+disease. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, you can’t be charmed 
+or frightened. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, you have resistance 
+against one damage type of the DM’s choice. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, you can use an action 
+to cast one cantrip (chosen by the DM) from it. 
+While attuned to the artifact, you can use an action 
+to cast one lst-level spell (chosen by the DM) from 
+it. After you cast the spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 
+1-5, you can’t cast it again until the next dawn. 
+71-80 As 61-70 above, except the spell is 2nd level. 
+
+81-90 As 61-70 above, except the spell is 3rd level. 
+
+91-00 While attuned to the artifact, you gain a +1 bonus 
+to Armor Class. 
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+ii?; 
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+Major 
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+dlOO 
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+01-20 
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+21-30 
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+31-40 
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+41-50 
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+51-60 
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+61-70 
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+71-80 
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+81-90 
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+91-00 
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+Beneficial Properties 
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+Property 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, one of your ability 
+scores (DM’s choice) increases by 2, to a 
+maximum of 24. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, you regain ld6 hit 
+points at the start of your turn if you have at least 
+1 hit point. 
+
+When you hit with a weapon attack while attuned 
+to the artifact, the target takes an extra ld6 
+damage of the weapon’s type. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, your walking speed 
+increases by 10 feet. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, you can use an action 
+to cast one 4th-!evel spell (chosen by the DM) from 
+it. After you cast the spell, roll a d6. On a roll of 
+1-5, you can’t cast it again until the next dawn. 
+
+As 51-60 above, except the spell is 5th level. 
+
+As 51-60 above, except the spell is 6th level. 
+
+As 51-60 above, except the spell is 7th level. 
+
+While attuned to the artifact, you can’t be blinded, 
+deafened, petrified, or stunned. 
+
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+Minor Detrimental Properties 
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+d 100 Property 
+
+01 -05 While attuned to the artifact, you have 
+
+disadvantage on saving throws against spells, 
+06-10 The first time you touch a gem or piece of jewelry 
+while attuned to this artifact, the value of the gem 
+or jewelry is reduced by half, 
+
+11-15 While attuned to the artifact, you a re b I i nded when 
+you are more than 10 feet away from it. 
+
+16-20 While attuned to the artifact, you have 
+
+disadvantage on saving throws against poison, 
+21-30 While attuned to the artifact, you emit a sour 
+stench noticeable from up to 10 feet away, 
+
+31-35 While attuned to the artifact, all holy water within 
+10 feet of you is destroyed, 
+
+36-40 While attuned to the artifact, you are physically 
+it! and have disadvantage on any ability check or 
+saving throw that uses Strength or Constitution, 
+41-45 While attuned to the artifact, your weight increases 
+by l d4 x 10 pounds, 
+
+46-50 While attuned to the artifact, your appearance 
+changes as the DM decides, 
+
+51-55 While attuned to the artifact, you are deafened 
+when you are more than 10 feet away from it, 
+
+56-60 While attuned to the artifact, your weight drops by 
+1d4 x 5 pounds. 
+
+61-65 While attuned to the artifact, you can't smell, 
+
+66-70 While attuned to the artifact, nonmagical flames 
+are extinguished within 30 feet of you. 
+
+71 —SO While you are attuned to the artifact, other 
+
+creatures can't take short or long rests while within 
+300 feet of you. 
+
+81-85 While attuned to the artifact, you deal ld6 necrotic 
+damage to any plant you touch that isn't a creature, 
+S6-90 While you are attuned to the artifact, animals 
+within 30 feet of you are hostile toward you, 
+
+91-95 While attuned to the artifact, you must eat and 
+drink six times the normal amount each day. 
+
+96-00 While you are attuned to the artifact, your flaw is 
+amplified in a way determined by the DM. 
+
+
+Major Detrimental Properties 
+
+dl 00 Property 
+
+01-05 While you are attuned to the artifact, your body 
+rots over the course of four days, after which the 
+rotting stops. You lose your hair by the end of day 
+1, finger tips and toe tips by the end of day 2, lips 
+and nose by the end of day 3, and ears by the end 
+of day 4. A regenerate spell restores lost body pans 
+
+06-10 While you are attuned to the artifact, you 
+
+determine your alignment daily at dawn by rolling 
+a d6 twice. On the first roll, a 1-2 indicates lawfu 
+3-4 neutral, and 5-6 chaotic. On the second roll. ^ 
+1-2 indicates good, 3-4 neutral, and 5-6 evil. 
+
+11-15 When you first attune to the artifact, it gives you a 
+quest determined by the DM. You must complete 
+this quest as if affected by the geas spell. Once yo 
+complete the quest, you are no longer affected b> 
+this property, 
+
+16-20 The artifact houses a bodiless Ire force that is 
+hostile toward you. Each time you use an action 
+to use one of the artifact’s properties, there is a 
+50 percent chance that the life force tries to leave 
+the artifact and enter your body. If you fail a DC 
+20 Charisma saving throw, it succeeds, and you 
+become an NPC under the DM's control until the 
+intruding life force is banished using magic such 
+the dispel evil and good spell, 
+
+21-25 Creatures with a challenge rating of 0, as well as 
+plants that aren’t creatures, drop to 0 hit points 
+when within 10 feet of the artifact. 
+
+26-30 The artifact : mprisons a death slaad (see the 
+
+Monster Manual ), Each time you use one of the 
+artifact's properties as an action, the slaad has 
+a 10 percent chance of escaping, whereupon it 
+appears within 15 feet of you and attacks you. 
+
+31-35 While you are attuned to the artifact, creatures of i 
+particular type other than humanoid (as chosen b\ 
+the DM) are always hostile toward you, 
+
+36-40 The artifact dilutes magic potions within 10 feet o r 
+it, rendering them nonmagical, 
+
+41-45 The artifact erases magic scrolls within 10 feet of 
+it, rendering them nonmagical, 
+
+46-50 Before using one of the artifact’s properties as 
+an action, you must use a bonus action to draw 
+blood, either from yourself or from a willing or 
+incapacitated creature within your reach, using a 
+piercing or slashing melee weapon. The subject 
+takes ld4 damage of the appropriate type. 
+
+51-60 When you become attuned to the artifact, you 
+
+gain a form of long-term madness (see chapter 8. 
+“Running the Game"). 
+
+61 — 65 You take 4dl0 psychic damage when you become 
+attuned to the artifact, 
+
+66-70 You take Sdl0 psychic damage when you become 
+attuned to the artifact, 
+
+71-75 Before you can become attuned to the artifact, you 
+must kill a creature of your alignment. 
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+CHAPTER 7 i TREASURE 
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+76-80 When you become attires :: :-.e an '"act, one 
+of your ability scores s 'ec..: : I a: random!. 
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+A greater restoration sps restore? :ieabii tv to 
+normal. 
+
+SI-85 Each time you become attuned to ve artifact. 
+
+you age 3d1G years. You must succeed on a DC 10 
+Constitution saving throw or die from the shock, [f 
+you die, you are instantly transformed into a wight 
+(see the Monster Manual) under the DM’s control 
+that ts sworn to protect the artifact. 
+
+86-90 While attuned to the artifact, you lose the ability to 
+speak. 
+
+91-95 While attuned to the artifact, you have vulnerability 
+to ail damage. 
+
+96-00 When you become attuned to the artifact, there is 
+a 10 percent chance that you attract the attention 
+of a god that sends an avatar to wrest the artifact 
+from you. The avatar has the same alignment as its 
+creator and the statistics of an empyrean (see the 
+Monster Manual). Once it obtains the artifact, the 
+avatar vanishes. 
+
+Destroying Artifacts _ 
+
+An artifact must be destroyed in some special way. 
+Otherwise, it is impervious to damage. 
+
+Each artifact has a weakness by which its creation 
+can be undone. Learning this weakness might require 
+extensive research or the successful completion of a 
+quest. The DM decides how a particular artifact can be 
+destroyed. Some suggestions are provided here; 
+
+- The artifact must be melted down in the volcano, 
+forge, or crucible in which it was created, 
+
+■ The artifact must he dropped into the River Styx. 
+
+- The artifact must be swallowed and digested by the 
+tarrasque or some other ancient creature, 
+
+- The artifact must be bathed in the blood of a god 
+or an angel 
+
+- The artifact must be struck and shattered by a special 
+weapon crafted for that purpose, 
+
+■ The artifact must be pulverized between the titanic 
+gears of Mechanus. 
+
+■ The artifact must be returned to its creator, who can 
+destroy it by touch. 
+
+Sample Artifacts _ 
+
+The artifacts presented here have appeared in one or 
+more of D&D worlds. Use them as guides when creating 
+your own artifacts, or modify them as you see fit. 
+
+Axe of the Dwarvish Lords 
+\ 1 capon (battieaxe), artifact (requires attunement) 
+
+Seeing the peril his people faced, a young dwarf prince 
+nme to believe that his people needed something to 
+unite them. Thus, he set out to forge a weapon that 
+would be such a symbol 
+
+Venturing deep under the mountains, deeper than 
+any dwarf had ever delved, the young prince came to 
+
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+the blazing heart of a great volcano. With the aid of 
+Moradin* the dwarven god of creation, he first crafted 
+four great tools; the Brutal Pick , the Earth heart Forge, 
+the Anvil of Songs, and the Shaping Hammer With 
+them, he forged the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords. 
+
+Armed with the artifact, the prince returned to the 
+dwarf clans and brought peace. His axe ended grudges 
+and answered slights. The clans became allies, and 
+they threw back their enemies and enjoyed an era 
+of prosperity. This young dwarf is remembered as 
+the First King. When he became old, he passed the 
+weapon, which had become his badge of office, to his 
+heir. The rightful inheritors passed the axe on for many 
+generations. 
+
+Later, in a dark era marked by treachery and 
+wickedness, the axe was lost in a bloody civil war 
+fomented by greed for its power and the status it 
+bestowed. Centuries later, the dwarves still search for 
+the axe, and many adventurers have made careers of 
+chasing after rumors and plundering old vaults to find it. 
+
+Magic Weapon . The Axe of the Dwarvish Lords is 
+a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and 
+damage rolls made with it. The axe also functions as a 
+holt of dwarven kind, a dwarven thrower and a sword of 
+sharpness , 
+
+Random Properties . The axe has the following 
+randomly determined properties: 
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+Axe or the 
+Dwarvish Lords 
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+* 2 minor beneficial properties 
+
+* 1 major beneficial property 
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+* 2 minor detrimental properties 
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+Blessings ofMoradin ■ If you are a dwarf attuned to 
+the axe. you gain the following benefits: 
+
+* You have immunity to poison damage. 
+
+* The range of your darkvision increases by 60 feet, 
+
+* You gain proficiency with artisan s tools related to 
+
+blacksmithing, brewing, and stonemasonry* 
+
+Conjure Earth Elemental . If you are holding the axe, 
+you can use your action to cast the conjure elemental 
+spell from it, summoning an earth elemental. You can’t 
+use this property again until the next dawn. 
+
+Travel the Depths . You can use an action to touch the 
+axe to a fixed piece of dwarven stonework and cast the 
+teleport spell from the axe. If your intended destination 
+is underground, there is no chance of a mishap or 
+arriving somewhere unexpected. You can't use this 
+property again until 3 days have passed. 
+
+Corse. The axe bears a curse that affects any non¬ 
+dwarf that becomes attuned to it. Even if the attlinement 
+ends, the curse remains. With each passing day, the 
+creature's physical appearance and stature become 
+more dwarflike. After seven days, the creature looks like 
+a typical dwarf, but the creature neither loses its racial 
+traits nor gains the racial traits of a dwarf. The physical 
+changes wrought by the axe aren’t considered magical 
+in nature (and therefore can t be dispelled), but they can 
+be. undone by any effect that removes a curse, such as a 
+greater restoration or remove curse spell. 
+
+Destroying the Axe . The only way to destroy the 
+axe is to melt it down in the Earth heart Forge , where 
+it was created. It must remain in the burning forge for 
+fifty years before it finally succumbs to the fire and 
+is consumed. 
+
+Book of Exalted Deeds 
+
+Wondrous item , artifact (requires attunement by a 
+creature of good alignment) 
+
+The definitive treatise on all that is good in the 
+multiverse* the fabled Book of Exalted Deeds figures 
+prominently in many religions. Rather than being a 
+scripture devoted to a particular faith, the book’s various 
+authors filled the pages with their own vision of true 
+virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil. 
+
+The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. 
+As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other 
+corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can 
+bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts 
+have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail 
+to capture its magical nature or translate the benefits it 
+offers to those pure of heart and firm of purpose. 
+
+A heavy clasp, wrought to look like angel wings, 
+keeps the book’s contents secure. Only a creature of 
+good alignment that is attuned to the book can release 
+the clasp that holds it shut. Once the book is opened, 
+the attuned creature must spend 80 hours reading and 
+studying the book to digest its contents and gain its 
+benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book's open 
+pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning 
+and reap no benefits. An evil creature that tries to read 
+from the book takes 24d6 radiant damage. This damage 
+ignores resistance and immunity, and can’t be reduced 
+or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 hit 
+
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+points by this damage disappears in a blinding flash a: 
+is destroyed, leaving its possessions behind. 
+
+Benefits granted by the Book of Exalted Deeds Iasi 
+only as long as you strive to do good. If you fail to 
+perform at least one act of kindness or generosity with 
+the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform an evil 
+act, you lose all the benefits granted by the book. 
+
+Random Properties, The Book of Exalted Deeds has 
+the following random properties: 
+
+- 2 minor beneficial properties 
+« 2 major beneficial properties 
+
+Increased Wisdom * After you spend the requisite 
+amount of time reading and studying the book, your 
+Wisdom score increases by 2, to a maximum of 24, Y _ 
+can't gain this benefit from the book more than once. 
+
+Enlightened Magic. Once you’ve read and studied 
+the book, any spell slot you expend to cast a cleric or 
+paladin spell counts as a spell slot of one level higher 
+
+Halo. Once you've read and studied the book, you 
+gain a protective halo. This halo sheds bright light 
+in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 
+feet. You can dismiss or manifest the halo as a bonus 
+action. While present, the halo gives you advantage on 
+Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to interact with 
+good creatures and Charisma (Intimidation) checks 
+made to interact with evil creatures. In addition, fiends 
+and undead within the halo’s bright light make attack 
+rolls against you with disadvantage. 
+
+Destroying the Book. It is rumored that the Book of 
+Exalted Deeds can't be destroyed as long as good exu s 
+in the multiverse. However, drowning the book in the 
+River Styx removes all writing and imagery from its 
+pages and renders the book powerless for Id 100 years. 
+
+Book or Vile Darkness ! 
+
+Wondrous item , artifact (requires attunement) 
+
+The contents of this foul manuscript of ineffable 
+wickedness are the meat and drink of those in evil’s 
+thrall. No mortal was meant to know the secrets it 
+contains, knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the: 
+scrawled pages invites madness. 
+
+Most believe the Hch-god Veen a authored the Book f 
+Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased 
+idea, every unhinged thought, and every example of 
+blackest magic he came across or devised. Vecna 
+covered every vile topic he could, making the book a 
+gruesome catalog of all mortal wrongs. 
+
+Other practitioners of evil have held the book and 
+added their own input to its catalog of vile knowledge. 
+Their additions are clear, for the writers of later works 
+stitched whatever they w ere writing into the tome or. in 
+some cases, made notations and additions to existing 
+text. There are places where pages are missing, torn, 
+or covered so completely with Ink, blood, and scratch 
+that the original text can’t be divined. 
+
+Nature can’t abide the book's presence. Ordinary 
+plants wither in its presence, animals are unw illing to 
+approach it. and the book gradually destroys whatever 
+it touches. Even stone racks and turns to powder if i: 
+book rests on it long enough. 
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+The Book of Vile Darkness touches on even, evil in the 
+cosmos, A character can use the <ore the book contains 
+to unearth terrible secrets no mortal sho_ jI d know. Among 
+the contents a character might find are the following, plus 
+whatever else you choose: 
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+* Vile Apotheosis. The book could hold a ritual that allows a 
+character to become a lich or death knight, 
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+« True Names. The true names of any number offiends 
+might be in the book. 
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+■ Dark Magic. Several spells of horrific evil of the DM’s 
+design and choosing could be in the book. Spells could 
+impose dreadful curses, disfigure others, require human 
+sacrifice, afflict creatures with crippling pain, spread vile 
+plagues, and so on. 
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+A creature attuned to the book must spend $0 hours 
+reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its 
+benefits. The creature can then freely modify the book’s 
+contents, provided that those modifications advance evil 
+and expand the lore already contained within. 
+
+Whenever a non-evil creature attunes to the Book 
+of Vile Darkness , that creature must make a DC 17 
+Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the creature's 
+alignment changes to neutral evil. 
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+The Book of Vile Darkness remains with you only 
+as long as you strive to work evil in the world. If you 
+fail to perform at least one evil act within the span 
+of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the 
+book disappears. If you die while attuned to the book, 
+an entity of great evil claims your soul. You can’t be 
+restored to life by any means while your soul remains 
+imprisoned. 
+
+Random Properties, The Book of Vile Darkness has 
+the following random properties: 
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+* 3 minor beneficial properties 
+
+* 1 major beneficial property 
+
+■ 3 minor detrimental properties 
+
+* 2 major detrimental properties 
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+Adjusted Ability Scores. After you spend the 
+requisite amount of time reading and studying the 
+book, one ability score of your choice increases by 2, to 
+a maximum of 24. Another ability score of your choice 
+decreases by 2, to a minimum of 3. The book can't 
+adjust your ability scores again, 
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+Mark of Darkness, After you spend the requisite 
+amount of time reading and studying the book, you 
+acquire a physical disfigurement as a hideous sign 
+of your devotion to vile darkness. An evil rune might 
+appear on your face, your eyes might become glossy 
+black, or horns might sprout from your forehead. Or 
+you might become wizened and hideous, lose all facial 
+features, gain a forked tongue, or some other feature 
+the DM chooses. The mark of darkness grants you 
+advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to 
+interact with evil creatures and Charisma (Intimidation) 
+checks made to interact with non-evil creatures. 
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+Command Evil, While you are attuned to the book 
+and holding it, you can use an action to cast the 
+dominate monster spell on an evil target (save DC 18). 
+You can’t use this property again until the next dawn. 
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+Dark Lore - You can reference the Book of Vile 
+Darkness whenever you make an Intelligence check 
+to recall information about some aspect of evil, such 
+as lore about demons. When you do so. double your 
+proficiency bonus on that check. 
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+Dark Speech , While you carry the Book of Vile 
+Darkness and are attuned to it, you can use an action 
+to recite words from its pages in a foul language known 
+as Dark Speech. Each time you do so, you take Id 12 
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+feet of you takes 3d6 psychic damage. 
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+Destroying the Book. The Book of \ 7/e Darkness 
+allows pages to be torn from it. but any evil lore 
+contained on those pages finds its way back into the 
+book eventually, usually when a new author adds pages 
+to the tome. 
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+If a solar tears the book in two. the book is destroyed 
+for IdlOO years, after which it reforms in some dark 
+corner of the multiverse. 
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+A creature attuned to the book for one hundred 
+years can unearth a phrase hidden in the original text 
+that, when translated to Celestial and spoken aloud, 
+destroys both the speaker and the book in a blinding 
+flash of radiance. However as long as evil exists in the 
+multiverse, the book reforms ldlO * 100 years later. 
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+If all evil in the multiverse is wiped out, the book turns 
+to dust and is forever destroyed. 
+
+Eye and Hand of Vecna 
+Wondrous item , artifact (requires attunement) 
+
+Seldom is the name of Vecna spoken except in a hushed 
+voice, Vecna was, in his time, one of the mightiest of all 
+wizards. Through dark magic and conquest, he forged a 
+terrible empire. For all his power, Vecna couldn’t escape 
+his own mortality. He began to fear death and take steps 
+to prevent his end from ever coming about. 
+
+Orcus, the demon prince of undcath, taught Vecna a 
+ritual that would allow him to live on as a lich, Beyond 
+death, he became the greatest of all liches, Even 
+though his body gradually withered and decayed. Vecna 
+continued to expand his evil dominion. So formidable 
+and hideous was his temper that his subjects feared to 
+speak his name. He was the Whispered One, the Master 
+of the Spider Throne, the Undying King, and the Lord of 
+the Rotted Tower, 
+
+Some say that Vecna’s lieutenant Kas coveted the 
+Spider Throne for himself, or that the sword his lord 
+made for him seduced him into rebellion. Whatever the 
+reason, Kas brought the Undying King's rule to an end 
+in a terrible battle that left Vecna’s tower a heap of ash. 
+Of Vecna, all that remained were one hand and one eye T 
+grisly artifacts that still seek to work the Whispered 
+One’s willtn the world. 
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+The Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna might 
+be found together or separately. The eye looks like a 
+bloodshot organ torn free from the socket. The hand is a 
+mu mm i lied and shriveled left extremity. 
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+To attune to the eye, you must gouge out your own eye 
+and press the artifact into the empty socket. The eye 
+grafts itself to your head and remains there until you 
+die. Once in place, the eye transforms into a golden eye 
+with a slit for a pupil, much like that of a cat. If the eye is 
+ever removed, you die. 
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+To attune to the hand, you must lop off your left 
+hand at the wrist and the press the artifact against 
+the stump. The hand grafts itself to your arm and 
+becomes a functioning appendage. If the hand is es^er 
+removed, you die. 
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+Random Properties, The Eve of Vecna and the Hand 
+of Vecna each have the following random properties: 
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+* 1 major beneficial property 
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+* 1 minor detrimental property 
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+Properties of the Eye. Your alignment changes c 
+neutral evil, and you gain the following benefits: 
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+* You have truesight, 
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+* You can use an action to see as if you w^ere wear I 
+a ring of X-ray vision. You can end this effect as a 
+bonus action. 
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+* The eye has 8 charges. You can use an action ar 
+expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the foil % 
+spells (save DC 18) from it: clairvoyance (2 charg* 
+crown of madness (1 charge), disintegrate (4 charge s 
+dominate monster ( 5 charges), or eye bite (4 char _ 
+The eye regains ld4 + 4 expended charges daily . 
+dawn. Each time you cast a spell from the eye, rf. 
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+is a 5 percent chance that Vecna tears vour soul fr m 
+your body, devours it, and then takes control oft 
+body like a puppet. If that happens, you become : 
+NPC under the DM’s control. 
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+Properties of the Hand , Your alignment change - to 
+neutral evil, and you gain the follow ing benefits: 
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+* Your Strength score becomes 20, unless it is air ~ 
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+* Any melee spell attack you make with the hand, 
+any melee weapon attack made with a weapon he! 11 
+it. deals an extra 2d8 cold damage on a hit, 
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+* The hand has 8 charges. You can use an action an _ 
+expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the folio 
+spells (save DC 18) from it: finger of death (5 charge! 
+sleep (1 charge), slow (2 charges), or teleport (3 
+charges). The hand regains ld4 + 4 expended chara 
+daily at dawn. Each time you cast a spell from the 
+hand, it casts the suggestion spell on you (save DC 
+18), demanding that you commit an evil act. The 
+might have a specific act in mind or leave it up lc« - - 
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+Properties of the Eye and Hand. If you are attur. d 
+to both the hand and eye, you gain the following 
+additional benefits: 
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+- You are immune to disease and poison. 
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+* Using the eye's X-ray vision never causes you to sum 
+exhaustion. 
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+- You experience premonitions of danger and, unless 
+you are incapacitated, can t be surprised. 
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+* If you start your turn with at least 1 hit point, you 
+regain Id 10 hit points, 
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+- If a creature has a skeleton, you can attempt to tu i 
+bones to jelly with a touch of the Hand of Vecna. \ a 
+can do so by using an action to make a melee atta 
+against a creature you can reach, using your choi 
+your melee attack bonus for weapons or spells. Or a 
+hit, the target must succeed on a DC 18 Consl.it in 
+saving throw or drop to 0 hit points. 
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+* You can use an action to cast wish. This property ci 
+he used again until 30 days have passed. 
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+Destroying the Eye and Hand * I f the Eye of Vecna 
+and the Hand of Vecna are both attached to the san 
+creature, and that creature is slain by the Swore/ of 
+Kas , both the eye and the hand burst into flame, turr 
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+While you are charmed by the orb, you can t 
+voluntarily end your attunement to it, and the orb casts 
+suggestion on you at will (save DC 18), urging you 
+to work toward the evil ends it desires. The dragon 
+essence within the orb might want many things: the 
+annihilation of a particular people, freedom from the 
+orb, to spread suffering in the world, to advance the 
+worship of Takhisis (Tiamat s name on Krynn), or 
+something else the DM decides. 
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+Random Properties. An Orb of Dragon kind has the 
+following random properties: 
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+• 2 minor beneficial properties 
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+• 1 minor detrimental property 
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+• 1 major detrimental property 
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+Spells. The orb has 7 charges and regains ld4 + 3 
+expended charges daily at dawn. If you control the orb, 
+you can use an action and expend 1 or more charges 
+to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: 
+cure wounds (5th-level version, 3 charges), daylight (1 
+charge), death ward (2 charges), or scrying (3 charges). 
+
+You can also use an action to cast the detect magic 
+spell from the orb without using any charges. 
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+Call Dragons. While you control the orb, you can use 
+an action to cause the artifact to issue a telepathic call 
+that extends in all directions for 40 miles. Evil dragons 
+in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as 
+possible by the most direct route. Dragon deities such 
+as Tiamat are unaffected by this call. Dragons drawn to 
+the orb might be hostile toward you for compelling them 
+against their will. Once you have used this property, it 
+can’t be used again for 1 hour. 
+
+Destroying an Orb. An Orb of Dragonkind appears 
+fragile but is impervious to most damage, including the 
+attacks and breath weapons of dragons. A disintegrate 
+spell or one good hit from a +3 magic weapon is 
+sufficient to destroy an orb, however. 
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+to ash, and are destroyed forever. Any other attempt to 
+destroy the eye or hand seems to work, but the artifact 
+reappears in one of Vecna’s many hidden vaults, where 
+it waits to be rediscovered. 
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+Orb of Dragonkind 
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+Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement) 
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+Ages past, on the world of Krynn, elves and humans 
+waged a terrible war against evil dragons. When the 
+world seemed doomed, the wizards of the Towers of 
+High Sorcery came together and worked their greatest 
+magic, forging five Orbs of Dragonkind (or Dragon Orbs) 
+zo help them defeat the dragons. One orb was taken 
+:o each of the five towers, and there they were used to 
+speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards 
+used the orbs to lure dragons to them, then destroyed 
+the dragons with powerful magic. 
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+As the Towers of High Sorcery fell in later ages, the 
+•rbs were destroyed or faded into legend, and only three 
+ire thought to survive. Their magic has been warped 
+and twisted over the centuries, so although their 
+primary purpose of calling dragons still functions, they 
+also allow some measure of control over dragons. 
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+Each orb contains the essence of an evil dragon, a 
+r resence that resents any attempt to coax magic from 
+Those lacking in force of personality might find 
+'hemselves enslaved to an orb. 
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+An orb is an etched crystal globe about 10 inches in 
+diameter. When used, it grows to about 20 inches in 
+diameter, and mist swirls inside it. 
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+While attuned to an orb, you can use an action to 
+peer into the orb’s depths and speak its command 
+word. You must then make a DC 15 Charisma check. 
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+On a successful check, you control the orb for as long 
+you remain attuned to it. On a failed check, you 
+come charmed by the orb for as long as you remain 
+i tuned to it. 
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+Wondrous item , artifact (requires attunement) 
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+When Veen a grew in power* he appointed an evil and 
+ruthless lieutenant* Kas the Bloody Handed, to act as 
+his bodyguard and right hand. This despicable villain 
+served as advisor warlord, and assassin. His successes 
+earned him Veen as admiration and a reward: a sword 
+with as dark a pedigree as the man who would wield it. 
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+For a long time* Kas faithfully served the lich, but 
+as Kas’s power grew* so did his hubris. His sword 
+urged him lo supplant Vecna* so that they could rule 
+the Hch's empire in Veen as stead. Legend says Vecna’s 
+destruction came at Kas’s hand, but Vecna also wrought 
+his rebellious lieutenant s doom, leaving only Kas's 
+sword behind. The world was made brighter thereby. 
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+The Sword of Kas is a magic, sentient longs word that 
+grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with 
+it. Jt scores a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20. and deals 
+an extra 2d 10 slashing damage to undead. 
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+If the sword isn't bathed in blood within 1 minute of 
+being drawn from its scabbard, its wielder must make a 
+DC 15 Charisma saving throw. On a successful save, the 
+wielder take 3d6 psychic damage. On a failed save, the 
+wielder is dominated by the sword, as if by the dominate 
+monster spell, and the sword demands that it be 
+bathed in blood. The spell effect ends when the sword's 
+demand is met. 
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+Random Properties, The Swore/ of Kas has the 
+following random properties: 
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+* 1 minor beneficial property 
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+* 1 major beneficial property 
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+* 1 minor detrimental property 
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+Spirit of Kas, While the sword is on your person, you 
+add a dlO to your initiative at the start of every combat. 
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+In addition, when you use an action to attack with the 
+sword, you can transfer some or all of its attack bonus t: 
+your Armor Class instead. The adjusted bonuses remair 
+in effect until the start of your next turn. 
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+Spells . While the sword is on your person, you can 
+use an action to cast one of the following spells (save L 
+IS) from it: call lightning, divine word , or finger of deal ~ 
+Once you use the sword to cast a spell* you can't cast 
+that spell again from it until the next dawn. 
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+Sentience, The Sword of Kas is a sentient chaotic e 
+weapon with an intelligence of 15, a Wisdom of 13, an _ 
+a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and darkvision out to ^ 1 
+range of 120 feet, jH 
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+The weapon communicates telepathically with its 
+wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common* 
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+Personality . The sword’s purpose is to bring ruin i: 
+Vecna. Killing Vecna s worshipers, destroying the lich - 
+works, and foiling his machinations all help to fulfill 
+this goal. 
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+The Swore/ of Kas also seeks to destroy anyone 
+corrupted by the Bye and Hand of Vecna. The sword's 
+obsession with those artifacts eventually becomes a 
+fixation for its wielder. 
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+Destroying the Sword . A creature attuned to both 
+the Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna can use the 
+wish property of those combined artifacts to unmake 
+the Sword of Kas. The creature must cast the wish sp ■ 
+and make a Charisma check contested by the Charisr i 
+check of the sword. The sword must be within 30 feet 
+of the creature, or the spell fails. I f the sword wins th 
+contest, nothing happens, and the wish spell is wasted 
+If the sword loses the contest, it is destroyed, f 
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+Wand, artifact (requires attunement) 
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+The ghastly Wand ofOrcus rarely leaves Orcus's side. 
+The device, as evil as its creator, shares the demon 
+lord s aims to snuff out the lives of all living things and 
+bind the Material Plane in the stasis of undeath. Orcus 
+allows the wand to slip from his grasp from time to time. 
+When il does, it magically appears wherever its master 
+senses an opportunity to achieve some fell goal. 
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+Made from bones as hard as iron, the wand is topped 
+with a magically enlarged skull that once belonged to 
+a human hero slain by Orcus. The wand can magically 
+change in size to better conform to the grip of its user. 
+Plants wither, drinks spoil, flesh rots, and vermin thrive 
+in the wand s presence. 
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+Any creature besides Orcus that tries to attune to the 
+wand must make a DC 17 Constitution saving throw. 
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+On a successful save, the creature takes 10d6 necrotic 
+damage. On a failed save, the creature dies and rises 
+as a zombie. 
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+In the hands of one who is attuned to it, the wand can 
+be wielded as a magic mace that grants a +3 bonus to 
+attack and damage rolls made with it. The wand deals 
+an extra 2d 12 necrotic damage on a hit. 
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+Random Properties • The Wand ofOrcus has the 
+following random properties: 
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+* 2 minor beneficial properties 
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+* l major beneficial property 
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+* 2 minor detrimental properties 
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+* 1 major detrimental property 
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+The detrimental properties of the Wand ofOrcus are 
+suppressed while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself. 
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+Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while 
+holding the wand. 
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+Spells* The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you 
+can use an action and expend 1 or more of its charges 
+to cast one of the following spells (save DC IS) from 
+it: animate dead (1 charge), blight (2 charges), circle of 
+death (3 charges), Unger of death (3 charges), power 
+word kill (4 charges), or speak with dead (1 charge). The 
+wand regains ld4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. 
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+While attuned to the wand, Orcus or a follower 
+blessed by him can cast each of the wand's spells using 
+2 fewer charges (minimum of 0), 
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+Call Undead* Whileyou are holding the wand, you 
+can use an action to conjure skeletons and zombies, 
+calling forth as many of them as you can divide 500 hit 
+points among, each undead having average hit points 
+(see the Monster Manual for statistics). The undead 
+magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in 
+unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of you and obey your 
+commands until they are destroyed or until dawn of 
+ihe next day, when they collapse into inanimate piles of 
+bones and rotting corpses. Once you use this property 
+of the wand, you can t use it again until the next dawn. 
+
+While attuned to the wand, Orcus can summon any 
+kind of undead, not just skeletons and zombies. The 
+undead don't perish or disappear at dawn the following 
+day, remaining until Orcus dismisses them. 
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+Sentience* The Wand ofOrcus is a sentient, chaotic 
+evil item with an Intelligence of 16, a W isdom of 12, and 
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+a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and darkvision out to a 
+range of 120 feet. 
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+The wand communicates telepat hicaily with its 
+wielder and can speak, read, and understand Abyssal 
+and Common. 
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+Personality. The wands purpose is to help satisfy 
+Orcus’s desire to slay everything in the multi verse. The 
+wand is cold, cruel, nihilistic, and bereft of humor. 
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+In order to further its masters goals, the wand feigns 
+devotion to its current user and makes grandiose 
+promises that it has no intention of fulfilling, such as 
+vowing to help its user overthrow Orcus. 
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+Destroying the Wand* Destroying the Wand of Orcus 
+requires that it be taken to the Positive Energy Plane by 
+the ancient hero whose skull surmounts it. For this to 
+happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life- 
+no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned 
+the hero's soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded. 
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+Bathing the wand in positive energy causes it to crack 
+and explode, but unless the above conditions are met. the 
+wand instantly reforms on Orcus's layer of the Abyss. 
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+Other Rewards 
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+As much as adventurers desire treasure, they often 
+appreciate other forms of reward. This section 
+presents a variety of ways that gods, monarchs, and 
+other beings of power might recognize the characters' 
+accomplishments, including supernatural gifts that 
+give characters new capabilities: titles. Lands, and other 
+marks of prestige: and boons that are available only to 
+adventurers who have reached 20th level. 
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+Supernatural Gifts _ 
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+A supernatural gift is a special reward granted 
+by a being or force of great magical power. Such 
+supernatural gifts come in two forms: blessings and 
+charms. A blessing is usually bestowed by a god or 
+a godlike being, A charm is typically the work of a 
+powerful spirit, a location of ancient magic, or a creature 
+that has legendary actions. Unlike a magic item, a 
+supernatural gift isn't an object and doesn’t require 
+attunement. It gives a character an extraordinary ability, 
+which can be used one or more times. 
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+Blessings 
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+A character might receive a blessing from a deity for 
+doing something truly momentous—an accomplishment 
+that catches the attention of both gods and mortals. 
+Killing rampaging gnolls rarely warrants such a 
+blessing, but slaying the high priest of Tiamat as he 
+attempts to summon the Dragon Queen might. 
+
+A blessing is an appropriate reward for one of the 
+following accomplishments: 
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+* Restoring the most sacred shrine of a god 
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+* Foiling an earthshaking plot by the enemies of a god 
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+* Helping a god s favored servant complete a holy quest 
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+An adventurer might also receive a blessing In 
+advance of a perilous quest. For example, a paladin 
+couid receive one before setting out on a quest to slay a 
+terrifying lich that is responsible for a magical plague 
+sweeping the land. 
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+useful to him or her and some blessings come with 
+expectations on the part of the benefactor, A god 
+typically gives a blessing for a particular purpose, such 
+as recovering a holy persons remains or toppling a 
+tyrannical empire. The god might revoke a blessing 
+if a character fails to pursue that purpose or acts 
+counter to it. 
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+A character retains the benefits of a blessing forever or 
+until it is taken away by the god who granted it. Unlike 
+a magic item, such a blessing can’t be suppressed by an 
+anti magic field or similar effect. 
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+Most adventurers go their entire lives without 
+receiving even one of these blessings. There is no limit 
+on the number of blessings a character can receive, 
+but it should be rare for a character to have more than 
+one at a time. Moreover, a character can’t benefit from 
+multiple instances of a blessing at the same time. For 
+example, a character can t benefit from two instances of 
+the Blessing of Health at once, 
+
+Example blessings are provided below. The text of a 
+blessing addresses its user. If you decide to create more 
+blessings, consider this: a typical blessing mimics the 
+properties of a wondrous item. 
+
+Blessing of Health, Your Constitution score increases 
+by 2, up to a maximum of 22. 
+
+Blessing of Protection, You gain a +1 bonus to AC 
+and saving throws. 
+
+Blessing of Magic Resistance. You have advantage on 
+saving throws against spells and other magical effects. 
+
+Blessing of Understanding, Your Wisdom score 
+increases by 2. up to a maximum of 22. 
+
+Blessing of Valhalla. This blessing grants you the 
+power to summon spirit warriors, as if you had blown a 
+silver horn of Valhalla. Once you use this blessing, you 
+can’t use it again until 7 days have passed. 
+
+Blessing of Weapon Enhancement. One non magical 
+weapon in your possession becomes a ~f~1 weapon 
+whenever you wield it. 
+
+Blessing of Wound Closure . This blessing grants you 
+the benefits of a periapt of wound closure. 
+
+Charms 
+
+A charm is a minor supernatural gift, which can 
+be received in a large variety of ways. For example, 
+a wizard who finds an eldritch secret in a dead 
+arch mage $ spellbook might be infused with the magic 
+of a charm, as might a character who solves a sphinx's 
+ridd le o r d r i n ks from a m a gi c fou n ta i n. Le gen d ary 
+creatures, such as ancient gold dragons and unicorns, 
+sometimes grace their allies w ith charms, and some 
+explorers find themselves bearing the magic of a charm 
+after discovering a long-last location that is drenched in 
+primeval magic. 
+
+Some charms can be used only once, and others can 
+be used a specific number of times before vanishing. If a 
+charm lets you cast a spell, you are able to do so without 
+spending a spell slot or providing any components 
+(verbal, somatic, or material). In any case, a charm can’t 
+be used in the area created by an anti magic held or a 
+similar effect, and a charm’s effects are susceptible to 
+dispel magic and the like. But the charm itself can't be 
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+removed from a creature by anything short of divine 
+intervention or the wish spell. 
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+Example charms are provided below. The text of a 
+charm addresses its user, A typical charm mimics the 
+effects of a potion or a spell, so it is easy to create morei 
+charms of you r own. if you like. 
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+Charm of Animal Conjuring. This charm allows 
+you to cast the conjure animals spell (3rd-level version 
+as an action. Once used three times, the charm 
+vanishes from you. 
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+Ch arm of Darkvision *' 1 h i s c h a r m a 11 o w s you to 
+cast the darkvision spell as an action, no components 
+required. Once used three times, the charm goes away 
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+Charm of Feather Falling. This charm grants you ' £ 
+benefits of a ring of feather falling. These benefits las: 
+for 10 days, after which the charm vanishes from you. 
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+Charm of Heroism. This charm allows you to give 
+yourself the benefit of a potion of heroism as an action 
+Once you do so, the charm vanishes from you. 
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+Charm of Restoration, f h is c har m h as 6 ch a rge s. 
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+You can use an action to expend some of its charges 
+to cast one of the following spells: greater restoration 
+(4 charges) or lesser restoration (2 charges). Once 
+all its charges have been expended, the charm 
+vanishes from you. 
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+Charm of the Slayer* One sword in your possession, 
+becomes a dragon slayer or giant slayer (DM’s choice 
+for the next 9 days. The charm then vanishes from you, 
+and the weapon returns to normal. 
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+Charm of Vitality. This charm allows you to give 
+yourself the benefit of a potion of vitality as an action. 
+Once you do so, the charm vanishes from you. 
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+Sometimes the most memorable reward for adventurers 
+is the prestige that they acquire throughout a realm. 
+Their adventures often earn them fame and power, 
+allies and enemies, and titles that they can pass on to 
+their descendants. Some lords and ladies began as 
+commoners who ventured into the dangerous places of 
+the world and made names for themselves through the t 
+brave deeds. 
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+This section details the most common marks of 
+prestige that adventures might acquire during a 
+campaign. These marks are usually gained along with 
+treasure, but sometimes they stand on their own. 
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+Letters of Recommendation 
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+When gold is in short supply, the adventurers’ 
+benefactor might provide them with a letter of 
+recommendation instead of monetary payment. Such a 
+letter is usually enclosed in a handsome folio, case, or 
+scroll tube for safe transport, and it usually bears the 
+signature and seal of whoever WTOte it. 
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+A letter of recommendation from a person of 
+impeccable reputation can grant adventurers access 
+to NPCs that they would otherwise have trouble 
+meeting on their own. such as a duke, viceroy, or queer. 
+Moreover, carrying such a recommendation on one's 
+person can help clear up “misunderstandings’ with 
+local authorities who might not otherwise take the 
+adventurers at their w ord. 
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+Although they are often fashioned from gold and 
+other precious materials, medals have an even greater 
+symbolic value to those who award and receive them. 
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+Medals are typically awarded by powerful political 
+figures for acts of heroism, and wearing a medal 
+is usually enough to earn the respect of those who 
+understand its significance. 
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+Different acts of heroism can warrant different 
+kinds of medals. The King of Breland (in the Eberron 
+campaign set ting) might award a Royal Badge of Valor 
+(shaped like a shield and made of ruby and electrum) 
+to adventurers for defending Brelish citizens, while 
+the Golden Bear of Breland (a medal made of gold and 
+shaped in a likeness of a bear s head, with gems for 
+eyes) might be reserved for adventurers w ho prove their 
+allegiance to the Brelish Crown by uncovering and 
+defeating a plot to end the Treaty of Thronehold and 
+reignite the Last War. 
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+A medal doesn't offer a specific in-game benefit to one 
+who wears it, but it can affect dealings with MFCs, For 
+example, a character who proudly displays the Golden 
+Bear of Breland will be regarded as a hero of the people 
+within the kingdom of Breland. Outside Breland, the 
+medal carries far less weight, except among allies of 
+Breland's king. 
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+Parcels of Land 
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+A parcel of land is just that* and usually comes with a 
+royal letter affirming that the land has been granted as a 
+reward for some service. Such land usually remains the 
+property of the local ruler or ruling body, but is leased 
+to a character with the understanding that it can be 
+taken away, especially if his or her loyalty is ever called 
+into question, 
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+A parcel of land, if sufficiently large, might have one or 
+more farms or villages on it already, in which case the 
+recipient is pronounced lord or lady of the land and is 
+expected to collect taxes, along with any other duties, 
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+A character who receives a parcel of land is free to 
+build on it and is expected to safeguard it. He or she may 
+yield the land as part of an inheritance, but can't sell 
+or trade it without permission from the local ruler or 
+ruling body. 
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+Parcels of land make fine rewards for adventurers 
+who are looking for a place to settle or who have family 
+or some kind of personal investment in the region where 
+the land is located. 
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+Special Favors 
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+A reward might come in the form of a favor that the 
+characters can call on at some future date* Special 
+favors work best when the individual granting them is 
+trustworthy* A lawful good or lawful neutral NPC will 
+do whatever can be done to fulfill an obligation when 
+the time comes* short of breaking law's* A lawful evil 
+NPC does the same, but only because a deal is a deal. 
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+A neutral good or neutral NPC might pay off favors to 
+protect his or her reputation. A chaotic good NPC is 
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+A politically powerful person can reward characters by 
+giving them special rights, which are usually articulated 
+in some sort of official document. For example, 
+characters might be granted special rights to carry 
+weapons in public places, kill enemies of the crown, or 
+negotiate on a duke’s behalf. They might earn the right 
+to demand free room and board from any establishment 
+within a particular community, or have the right to draft 
+local militia to assist them as needed. 
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+Special rights last only as long as the legal document 
+dictates, and such rights can be revoked if the 
+adventurers abuse them. 
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+Strongholds 
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+A stronghold is a reward usually given to seasoned 
+adventurers who demonstrate unwavering fealty to a 
+powerful political figure or ruling body, such as a king, 
+a knighthood, or a council of wizards. A stronghold 
+can be anything from a fortified tower in the heart of 
+a city to a provincial keep on the borderlands. While 
+the stronghold is for the characters to govern as they 
+see fit, the land on which it sits remains the property of 
+the crown or local ruler. Should the characters prove 
+disloyal or unworthy of the gift, they can be asked or 
+forced to relinquish custody of the stronghold. 
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+As an additional reward, the individual bequeathing 
+the stronghold might offer to pay its maintenance costs 
+for a period of one or more months, after which the 
+characters inherit that responsibility. See chapter 6 for 
+more information on stronghold maintenance. 
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+Titles 
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+A politically powerful figure has the ability to dispense 
+titles. A title often comes with a parcel of land (see 
+above). For example, a character might be awarded the 
+title Earl of Stormriver or Countess of Dun Fjord, along 
+with a parcel of land that includes a settlement or region 
+of the same name. 
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+A character can hold more than one title, and in a 
+feudal society, those titles can be passed down to (or 
+distributed among) one’s children. While a character 
+holds a title, he or she is expected to act in a manner 
+befitting that title. By decree, titles can be stripped awa> 
+if the local ruler or ruling body has reason to question 
+the character s loyalty or competence. 
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+Alternatives to Epic Boons 
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+You might decide to grant one of the following rewards to a 
+20th'level character, instead of awarding an epic boon. These 
+two options can be awarded to a character more than once. 
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+Ability Score Improvement , The character can increase one 
+ability score by 2 or increase two ability scores by 1 each. 
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+The ability score can now be increased above 20, up to a 
+maximum of 30. 
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+New Feat The character gains a new feat chosen by the 
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+A character might be offered special training in lieu of 
+a financial reward. This kind of training isn’t widely 
+available and thus is highly desirable. It presumes 
+the existence of a skilled trainer—perhaps a retired 
+adventurer or champion who is willing to serve as a 
+mentor. The trainer might be a reclusive wizard or 
+haughty sorcerer who owes the queen a favor, the 
+knight-commander of the King’s Guard, the leader of 
+a powerful druid circle, a quirky monk who lives in a 
+remote mountaintop pagoda, a barbarian chieftain, a 
+warlock living among nomads as a fortune-teller, or an 
+absentminded bard whose plays and poetry are known 
+throughout the land. 
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+A character who agrees to training as a reward must 
+spend downtime with the trainer (see chapter 6 for 
+more information on downtime activities). In exchange, 
+the character is guaranteed to receive a special benefit. 
+Possible training benefits include the following: 
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+• The character gains proficiency in a skill. 
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+• The character gains a feat. 
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+Epic Boons 
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+An epic boon is a special power available only to 20th 
+level characters. Characters at that level gain such 
+boons only if you want them to and only when you feel 
+it’s appropriate. Epic boons are best awarded after 
+the characters complete a major quest, or accomplish 
+something else particularly notable. A character might 
+gain an epic boon after destroying an evil artifact, 
+defeating an ancient dragon, or halting an incursion 
+from the Outer Planes. 
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+Epic boons can also be used as a form of 
+advancement, a way to provide greater power to 
+characters who have no more levels to gain. With this 
+approach, consider awarding one epic boon to each 
+character for every 30,000 XP he or she earns above 
+355,000 XP. 
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+You determine which epic boon a character gains. 
+Ideally, the boon you pick is something the character 
+would put to use in future adventures. You can allow a 
+player to select a boon for his or her character, subject to 
+your approval. 
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+Whatever boon a character ends up with, consider its 
+place in your story and world. Many of the boons are 
+extraordinary and represent the gradual transformation 
+of a character into something resembling a demigod. 
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+The acquisition of a boon might visibly transform a 
+character. For example, the eyes of a character with 
+the Boon of Truesight might glow when he or she feels 
+strong emotion, and a character who has the Boon of 
+High Magic might have faint motes of light glimmering 
+around his or her head. Also, decide how the boon first 
+appears. Does the boon appear spontaneously and 
+mysteriously? Or does a being of cosmic power manifest 
+to bestow it? The bestowal of a boon can itself be an 
+exciting scene in an adventure. 
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+The text of a boon addresses its user. Unless a boon 
+says otherwise, a character can’t gain it more than once. 
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+choose to hit instead. Once you use this boon, you can't 
+use it again until you finish a short rest. 
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+Boon of Dimensional Travel 
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+As an action, you can cast the misty step spell, without 
+using a spell slot or any components. Once you do 
+so, you can’t use this boon again until you finish a 
+short rest. 
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+Boon of Fate 
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+When another creature that you can see within 60 feet 
+of you makes an ability check, an attack roll, or a saving 
+throw, you can roll a dlO and apply the result as a bonus 
+or penalty to the roll. Once you use this boon, you can’t 
+use it again until you finish a short rest. 
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+Boon of Fortitude 
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+Your hit point maximum increases by 40. 
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+Boon of High Magic 
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+You gain one 9th-level spell slot, provided that you 
+already have one. 
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+Boon of Immortality 
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+You stop aging. You are immune to any effect that would 
+age you. and you can’t die from old age. 
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+Boon of Invincibility 
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+When you take damage from any source, you can reduce 
+that damage to 0. Once you use this boon, you can't use 
+it again until you finish a short rest. 
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+Boon of Irresistible Offense 
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+You can bypass the damage resistances of any creature. 
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+Boon of Luck 
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+You can add a dlO roll to any ability check, attack roll, 
+or saving throw you make. Once you use this boon, you 
+can’t use it again until you finish a short rest. 
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+Boon of Magic Resistance 
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+You have advantage on saving throws against spells and 
+other magical effects. 
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+Boon of Peerless Aim 
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+You can give yourself a +20 bonus to a ranged attack roll 
+you make. Once you use this boon, you can’t use it again 
+until you finish a short rest. 
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+Boon of Perfect Health 
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+You are immune to all diseases and poisons, and you 
+have advantage on Constitution saving throws. 
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+Boon of Planar Travel 
+When you gain this boon, choose a plane of existence 
+other than the Material Plane. You can now use an 
+action to cast the plane shift spell (no spell slot or 
+components required), targeting yourself only, and 
+travel to the chosen plane, or from that plane back to the 
+Material Plane. Once you use this boon, you can’t use it 
+again until you finish a short rest. 
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+Boon of Quick Casting 
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+Choose one of your spells of 1st through 3rd level that 
+has a casting time of 1 action. That spell's casting time 
+is now 1 bonus action for you. 
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+Boon of Recovery 
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+You can use a bonus action to regain a number of hit 
+points equal to half your hit point maximum. Once you 
+use this boon, you can’t use it again until you finish a 
+long rest. 
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+Boon of Resilience 
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+You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and 
+slashing damage from nonmagical weapons. 
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+Boon of Skill Proficiency 
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+You gain proficiency in all skills. 
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+Your walking speed increases by 30 feet. 
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+In addition, you can use a bonus action to take the 
+Dash or Disengage action. Once you do so, you can’t dc 
+so again until you finish a short rest. 
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+Boon of Spell Mastery 
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+Choose one Ist-level sorcerer, warlock, or wizard spell 
+that you can cast. You can now cast that spell at its 
+lowest level without expending a spell slot. 
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+Boon of Spell Recall 
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+You can cast any spell you know or have prepared 
+without expending a spell slot. Once you do so, you can t 
+use this boon again until you finish a long rest. 
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+Boon of the Fire Soul 
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+You have immunity to fire damage. You can also cast 
+burning hands (save DC 15) at will, without using a spell 
+slot or any components. 
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+Boon of the Night Spirit 
+While completely in an area of dim light or darkness, 
+you can become invisible as an action. You remain 
+invisible until you take an action or a reaction. 
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+Boon of the Stormborn 
+You have immunity to lightning and thunder damage. 
+You can also cast thunderwave (save DC 15) at will, 
+without using a spell slot or any components. 
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+You have advantage on ability checks made to resist 
+being grappled. In addition, you can use an action 
+to automatically escape a grapple or free yourself of 
+restraints of any kind. 
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+You have truesight out to a range of 60 feet. 
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+You gain a +10 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) checks, and 
+you can’t be detected or targeted by divination magic, 
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+ULES ENABLE YOU AND YOUR PLAYERS TO HAVE 
+fun at the table. The rules serve you, not vice 
+versa. There are the rules of the game, and 
+there are table rules for how the game is 
+played. For instance, players need to know 
+what happens when one of them misses a 
+session. They need to know whether to bring 
+miniatures. any special rules you've decided to use, and 
+how to treat a cocked die (a die that lands so that its 
+face can't be clearly read). These topics and more are 
+covered in this chapter. 
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+Table Rules 
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+Ideally, players come to the gaming table with the same 
+coal: to have a fun time together. This section gives 
+recommendations for table rules you can establish to 
+help meet that goal. Here are some fundamentals: 
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+Foster respect. Don't bring personal conflicts to the 
+table or let disagreements escalate into bad feelings. 
+Don't touch others' dice if they’re sensitive about it. 
+Avoid distractions. Turn off the television and video 
+games. If you have young children, hire a babysitter. 
+Reducing distractions helps players stay in character 
+and enjoy the story. It might be fine to have players 
+wandering away from the table and back, but some 
+players prefer planned breaks. 
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+Have snacks. Decide before a session who will bring 
+food and drink. This is often something the players 
+can handle. 
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+monster hits all the time, is it of a much higher level 
+than the characters, or are you rolling high numbers? 
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+* Rolling behind a screen lets you fudge the results if 
+you want to. If two critical hits in a row would kill a 
+character, you could change the second critical hit 
+into a normal hit, or even a miss. Don't distort die rolls 
+too often, though, and don't let on that you're doing it. 
+Otherwise, your players might think they don't face 
+any real risks—or worse, that you're playing favorites. 
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+* A roll behind a screen can help preserve mystery. For 
+example, if a player thinks there might be someone 
+invisible nearby and makes a Wisdom (Perception) 
+check, consider rolling a die behind the screen even if 
+no one is there, making the player think someone is, 
+indeed, hiding. Try not to overuse this trick. 
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+* You might choose to make a roll for a player because 
+you don’t want the player to know how good the check 
+total is. For example, if a player suspects a baroness 
+might be charmed and wants to make a Wisdom 
+(Insight) check, you could make the roll in secret for 
+the player. If the player rolled and got a high number 
+but didn't sense anything amiss. the player would be 
+confident that the baroness wasn’t charmed. With a 
+low roll, a negative answer wouldn’t mean much, A 
+hidden roll allows uncertainty. 
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+Rolling Attacks and Damage 
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+Players are accustomed to rolling an attack roll first 
+and then a damage roll. If players make attack rolls and 
+damage rolls at the same time, the action moves a little 
+faster around the table. 
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+Rules Discussions 
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+♦ Make it clear who's speaking: the character or the 
+player (out of character). 
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+- Decide how you feel about a player sharing 
+information that his or her character wouldn't know or 
+that the character is incapable of sharing as a result of 
+being unconscious, dead, or far away, 
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+■ Are you all right with players retracting what they just 
+said their characters did? 
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+Establish expectations about rolling dice. Rolling in full 
+view of everyone is a good starting point. If you see a 
+player rolling and scooping the dice up before anyone 
+else can see, encourage that player to be less secretive. 
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+When a die falls on the floor, do you count it or reroll 
+it? When it lands cocked against a book, do you pull the 
+book away and see where it lands, or reroll it? 
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+What about you. the DM? Do you make your rolls in 
+the open or hide them behind a DM screen? Consider 
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+■ If you roll dice where the players can see. they know 
+you're playing impartially and not fudging rolls, 
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+about the strength of their opposition. When a 
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+the table. Some groups don’t mind putting the game 
+on hold wTiife they hash out different interpretations 
+of a rule. Others prefer to let the DM make a call and 
+continue with the action. If you gloss over a rules issue 
+in play, make a note of it (a good task to delegate to a 
+player) and return to the issue later. 
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+Metagame thinking means thinking about the game as 
+a |ame. It’s like when a character in a movie knows it’s a 
+movie and acts accordingly. For example, a player might 
+say, "The DM wouldn't throw such a powerful monster 
+at us!’' or you might hear, "The read-aloud text spent a 
+lot of time describing that door—let's search it again!' 
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+Discourage metagame thinking by giving players a 
+gentle reminder: "What do your characters think?' You 
+can curb metagame thinking by setting up situations 
+that will be difficult for the characters and that might 
+require negotiation or retreat to survive. 
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+character. The player running the extra character 
+should strive to keep the character alive and use 
+resources wisely. 
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+you. but it can work* 
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+* Decide the character isn't there. Invent a good reason 
+for the character to miss the adventure, perhaps 
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+by having him or her linger in town or continue a 
+downtime activity. Leave a way for the character to 
+rejoin the party when the player returns* 
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+• Have the character fade into the background. This 
+solution requires everyone to step out of the game 
+world a bit and suspend disbelief, but might be the 
+easiest solution. You act as if the character’s not there, 
+but don’t try to come up with any in-game explanation 
+for this absence* Monsters don't attack the character, 
+who returns the favor* On returning, the player 
+resumes playing as if he or she was never gone. 
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+Most of the time* each player runs one character. 
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+The game plays best that way, without overwhelming 
+anyone. But if your group is small, players can control 
+more than one character. Or you can fill out the group 
+with NPC followers, using the guidelines in chapter 4* 
+“Creating Nonplayer Characters " You can also make 
+the characters more resilient by using the healing surge 
+option in chapter 9, "Dungeon Master's Workshop*” 
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+Don't force a reluctant player to take on multiple 
+characters, and don’t show favoritism by allowing only 
+one player to do so. If one character is the mentor of 
+the other, the player can focus on roleplaying just one 
+character. Otherwise, players can end up awkwardly 
+talking to themselves in character, or avoiding 
+roleplaying altogether. 
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+Multiple characters can be a good idea in a game 
+that features nonstop peril and a high rate of character 
+death* If your group agrees to the premise, have each 
+player keep one or two additional characters on hand* 
+ready to jump in whenever the current character dies* 
+Each time the main character gains a level, the backup 
+characters do as well. 
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+New Players 
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+When a new player joins the group* allow the new 
+pl ayer to create a character of a level equal to the 
+lowest-level member of the party* The only exception 
+to this guideline is when the new player is completely 
+unfamiliar with the D&D game. In that case, have that 
+player start w ith a IsMevel character. If the rest of the 
+party is significantly higher in level* consider taking a 
+short break from the campaign and having everyone 
+play a Ist-levei character for a few sessions while the 
+new player learns the ropes. 
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+Integrating a new character into the group can be 
+difficult if the party is in the middle of an adventure. The 
+following approaches can help make it easier: 
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+adventurers who has been searching for the group. 
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+- The new character is a prisoner of the foes the other 
+characters are fighting. When rescued, this character 
+joins their group. 
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+* The new character is the sole survivor of another 
+adventuring group* 
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+The Role of Dice 
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+Dice are neutral arbiters. They can determine the 
+outcome of an action w ithout assigning any motivation 
+to the DM and without playing favorites. The extent 10 
+which you use them is entirely up to you. 
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+Rolling with It 
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+Some DMs rely on die rolls for almost everything, Whe 
+a character attempts a task, the DM calls for a check an 
+picks a DC* As a DM using this style, you can't rely on 
+the characters succeeding or failing on any one check 
+to move the action in a specific direction* You must be 
+ready to improvise and react to a changing situation. 
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+Relying on dice also gives the players the sense that 
+anything is possible. Sure, it might seem unlikely that 
+the party's halting can leap on the ogre's back* pull a 
+sack over its head, and then dive to safety, but with a 
+lucky enough roll it just might work. 
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+A drawback of this approach is that roleplaying 
+can diminish if players feel that their die rolls, rather 
+than their decisions and characterizations* always 
+determine success. 
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+Ignoring the Dice_J 
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+One approach is to use dice as rarely as possible. Some 
+DMs use them only during combat* and determine 
+success or failure as they like in other situations. 
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+With this approach* the DM decides whether an actio: 
+or a plan succeeds or fails based on how well the player- 
+make their case, how thorough or creative they are* or 
+other factors. For example, the players might describe 
+how they search for a secret door, detailing how they 
+tap on a wall or twist a torch sconce to find its trigger. 
+That could be enough to convince the DM that they 
+find the secret door without having to make an ability 
+check to do so* 
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+This approach rewards creativity by encouraging 
+players to look to the situation you've described for an 
+answer, rather than looking to their character sheet or 
+their character’s special abilities* A downside is that no 
+DM is completely neutral* A DM might come to favor 
+certain players or approaches, or even work against 
+good ideas if they send the game in a direction he or she 
+doesn’t like. This approach can also slow the game if the 
+DM focuses on one “correct " action that the characters 
+must describe to overcome an obstacle* 
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+The Mid dle Path _j 
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+Many DMs find that using a combination of the two 
+approaches works best. By balancing the use of dice 
+against deciding on success* you can encourage your 
+players to strike a balance between relying on their 
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+Remember that dice don't run your 
+game—you do. Dice are like rules. They’re 
+tools to help keep the action moving. At any 
+time, you can decide that a player's action is 
+automatically successful. You can also grant 
+the player advantage on any ability check, 
+reducing the chance of a bad die roll foiling the 
+character's plans. By the same token, a bad plan 
+or unfortunate circumstances can transform the 
+easiest task into an impossibility, or at least impose 
+disadvantage. 
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+When a player wants to do something, its often 
+appropriate to let the attempt succeed without a roll 
+or a reference to the character's ability scores. For 
+example, a character doesn't normally need to make 
+a Dexterity check to walk across an empty room or a 
+Charisma check to order a mug of ale* Only call for a 
+roll if there is a meaningful consequence for failure. 
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+When deciding whether to use a roll, ask yourself two 
+questions: 
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+* Is a task so easy and so free of conflict and stress that 
+there should be no chance of failure? 
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+* Isa task so inappropriate or impossible—such as 
+hitting the moon with an arrow—that it caiTt work? 
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+If the answer to both of these questions is no, some kind 
+of roll is appropriate. The following sections provide 
+guidance on determining whether to call for an ability 
+check, attack roll, or saving throw; how to assign DCs; 
+when to use advantage and disadvantage: and other 
+related topics. 
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+Ability Checks _ 
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+An ability check is a test to see whether a character 
+succeeds at a task that he or she has decided to attempt. 
+The Player’s Handbook includes examples of what 
+each ability score is used for. The Ability Checks table 
+summarizes that material for easy reference* 
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+Multiple Ability Checks 
+Sometimes a character fails an ability check and 
+wants to try again. In some cases, a character is free 
+to do so; the only real cost is the time it takes. With 
+enough attempts and enough time, a character should 
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+eventually succeed at the task. To speed things up, 
+assume that a character spending ten times the normal 
+amount of time needed to complete a task automatically 
+succeeds at that task* However, no amount of repeating 
+the check allows a character to turn an impossible task 
+into a successful one. 
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+In other cases, failing an ability check makes it 
+impossible to make the same check to do the same thing 
+again. For example, a rogue might try to trick a town 
+guard into thinking the adventurers are undercover 
+agents of l he king. If the rogue loses a contest of 
+Charisma (Deception) against the guards Wisdom 
+(Insight), the same lie told again won t work. The 
+characters can come up with a different way to get past 
+the guard or try the check again against another guard 
+at a different gate* But you might decide that the in itial 
+failure makes those checks more difficult to pull off. 
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+Agility, reflexes, and balance 
+Stamina and health 
+Memory and reason 
+Perceptiveness and willpower 
+Social influence and confidence 
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+Smash down a door, move a boulder, use a spike to wedge a door shut 
+Sneak past a guard, walk along a narrow ledge, wriggle free from chains 
+Endure a marathon, grasp hot metal without flinching, win a drinking contest 
+Recall a bit of lore, recognize a clue’s significance, decode an encrypted message 
+Spot a hidden creature, sense that someone is lying 
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+A contest is a kind of ability check t hat matches 
+two creatures against each other. Use a contest if a 
+character attempts something that either directly foils 
+or is directly opposed by another creature's efforts. In a 
+contest, the ability checks are compared to each other, 
+rather than to a target number. 
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+When you call for a contest, you pick the ability that 
+each side must use, deciding whether both sides use the 
+same ability or whether different abilities should counter 
+each other. For example, when a creature tries to hide, it 
+engages in a contest of Dexterity against Wisdom. But if 
+two creatures arm wrestle, or if one creature is holding 
+a door closed against another's attempt to push it open, 
+both use Strength. 
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+Attack Rolls _ 
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+Call for an attack roll when a character tries to hit a 
+creature or an object with an attack, especially when 
+the attack could be foiled by the target's armor or shield 
+or by another object providing cover. You can also use 
+attack rolls to resolve non combat activities such as 
+archery contests or a game of darts. 
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+Saving Throws _ 
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+A saving throw is an instant response to a harmful effect 
+and is almost never done by choice. A save makes the 
+most sense when something bad happens to a character 
+and the character has a chance to avoid that effect. An 
+ability check is something a character actively attempts 
+to accomplish, whereas a saving throw is a split-second 
+response to the activity of someone or something else. 
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+Most of the time, a saving throw comes into play when 
+an effect- such as a spell, monster ability, or trap—calls 
+for it, telling you what kind of saving throw is involved 
+and providing a DC for it. 
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+Other times, a situation arises that clearly calls for a 
+saving throw, especially when a character is subjected 
+to a harmful effect that can't be hedged out by armor or 
+a shield. It’s up to you to decide which ability score is 
+involved. The Saving Throws table offers suggestions. 
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+Intelligence Check vs. Wisdom Check 
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+If you have trouble deciding whether to cail for an intelli¬ 
+gence or a Wisdom check to determine whether a character 
+notices something, think of it in terms of what a very high or 
+low score in those two abilities might mean. 
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+A character with a high Wisdom but low Intelligence is 
+aware of the surroundings but is bad at interpreting what 
+things mean. The character might spot that one section of 
+a wall is clean and dusty compared to the others, but he or 
+she wouldn't necessarily make the deduction that a secret 
+door is there. 
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+In contrast, a character with high Intelligence and low 
+Wisdom is probably oblivious but clever. The character might 
+not spot the clean section of wall but, if asked about St, could 
+immediately deduce why it f s dean. 
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+Wisdom checks allow characters to perceive what is 
+around them (the wall is clean here), while Intelligence 
+checks answer why things are that way (there's probably a 
+secret door). 
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+or bind you 
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+Dodging out of harm's way 
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+Enduring a disease, poison, or other hazard 
+that saps vitality 
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+Disbelieving certain illusions and resisting 
+mental assaults that can be refuted with log,: 
+sharp memory, or both 
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+Resisting effects that charm, frighten, or 
+otherwise assault your willpower 
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+Withstanding effects, such as possession, 
+that would subsume your personality or hurf 
+you to another plane of existence 
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+It's your job to establish the Difficulty Class for an abil: 
+check or a saving throw when a rule or an adventure 
+doesn't give you one. Sometimes you’ll even want to 
+change such established DCs. When you do so, think o 
+how difficult a task is and then pick the associated DC 
+from the Typical DCs table. 
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+The numbers associated with these categories of 
+difficulty are meant to be easy to keep in your head, 
+so that you don't have to refer to this book every time 
+you decide on a DC* Here are some tips for using DC 
+categories at the gaming table. 
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+If you've decided that an ability check is called for. 
+then most likely the task at hand isn’t a very easy 
+one. Most people can accomplish a DC 5 task with 
+little chance of failure. Unless circumstances are 
+unusual, let characters succeed at such a task without 
+making a check. 
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+Then ask yourself. “Is this task’s difficulty easy, 
+moderate, or hard?" If the only DCs you ever use are 1C 
+15, and 20, your game will run just fine. Keep in mind 
+that a character with a 10 in the associated ability and 
+no proficiency will succeed at an easy task around 50 
+percent of the time, A moderate task requires a higher 
+score or proficiency for success, whereas a hard task 
+typically requires both. A big dose of luck with the d2Q 
+also doesn't hurt, 
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+if you find yourself thinking, “This task Is especially 
+hard/’ you can use a higher DC, but do so with caution 
+and consider the level of the characters. A DC 25 task 
+is very hard for low-level characters to accomplish, bin 
+it becomes more reasonable after 10th level or so. A 
+DC 30 check is nearly impossible for most low-level 
+characters. A 20th4evel character with proficiency and 
+relevant ability score of 20 still needs a 19 or 20 on the 
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+Sometimes the randomness of a d20 rod leads to 
+ludicrous results. Let's say a door requires a successful 
+DC 15 Strength check to be battered down, A fighter 
+with a Strength of 20 might helplessly Hail against the 
+door because of bad die rolls. Meanwhile, the rogue with 
+a Strength of 10 rolls a 20 and knocks the door from 
+its hinges. 
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+If such results bother you, consider allowing 
+automatic success on certain checks. Under this 
+optional rule, a character automatically succeeds on any 
+ability check with a DC less than or equal to the relevant 
+ability score minus 5. So in the example above, the 
+fighter would automatically kick in the door This rule 
+doesn't apply to contests, saving throw's, or attack rolls. 
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+Having proficiency with a skill or tool can also 
+grant automatic success. If a character s proficiency 
+bonus applies to his or her ability check, the character 
+automatically succeeds if the DC is 10 or less. If that 
+character is 11 th level or higher, the check succeeds if 
+the DC is 15 or less. 
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+The downside of this whole approach is its 
+predictability. For example, once a character’s ability 
+score reaches 20. checks of DC 15 and lower using that 
+ability become automatic successes. Smart players 
+will then always match the character with the highest 
+ability score against any given check. If you want some 
+risk of failure, you need to set higher DCs. Doing this, 
+though, can aggravate the problem you’re trying to solve: 
+higher DCs require higher die rolls, and thus rely even 
+more on luck. 
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+Proficiency 
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+When you ask a player to make an ability check, 
+consider whether a skill or tool proficiency might apply 
+to it. The player might also ask you if a particular 
+proficiency applies. 
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+One way to think about this question is to consider 
+whether a character could become better at a particular 
+task through training and practice. If the answer is 
+no, ids fine to say that no proficiency applies. But if 
+the answer is yes. assign an appropriate skill or tool 
+proficiency to reflect that training and practice. 
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+Skills 
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+As described in the Player's Handbook , a skill 
+proficiency represents a character's focus on one 
+aspect of an ability. Among all the things a character’s 
+Dexterity score describes, the character might be 
+particularly skilled at sneaking around, reflected in 
+proficiency in the Stealth skill. When that skill is used 
+for an ability check, it is usually used w ith Dexterity. 
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+Under certain circumstances, you can decide a 
+character's proficiency in a skill can be applied to a 
+different ability check. For example, you might decide 
+that a character forced to swim from an island to the 
+mainland must succeed on a Constitution check (as 
+opposed to a Strength check) because of the distance 
+involved. The character is proficient in the Athletics 
+skill, which covers swimming, so you allow the 
+character’s proficiency bonus to apply to this ability 
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+check. In effect, you're asking for a Constitution 
+( Athletics) check, instead of a Strength (Athletics) check. 
+Often, players ask w r hether they can apply a skill 
+proficiency to an ability check. If a player can provide 
+a good justification for why a character’s training and 
+aptitude in a skill should apply to the check, go ahead 
+and allow'it, rewarding the player's creative thinking. 
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+Tools 
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+Having proficiency with a tool allows you to apply 
+your proficiency bonus to an ability check you make 
+using that tool. For example, a character proficient 
+with carpenter's tools can apply his or her proficiency 
+bonus to a Dexterity check to craft a wooden flute, an 
+Intelligence check to craft a wooden secret door, or a 
+Strength check to build a working trebuchet. However 
+the proficiency bonus wouldn’t apply to an ability check 
+made to identify unsafe wooden construction or to 
+discern the origin of a crafted item, since neither check 
+requires tool use. 
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+Saving Throws and Attack Rolls 
+Characters are either proficient with a saving throw 
+or attack, or they aren't. The bonus always applies if a 
+character is proficient. 
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+Advantage and Disadvantage 
+
+Advantage and disadvantage are among the most useful 
+tools in your DM's toolbox. They reflect temporary 
+circumstances that might affect the chances of a 
+character succeeding or failing at a task. Advantage 
+is also a great way to reward a player who shows 
+exceptional creativity in play. 
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+Characters often gain advantage or disadvantage 
+through the use of special abilities, actions, spells, or 
+other features of their classes or backgrounds. In other 
+cases, you decide whether a circumstance influences a 
+roll in one direction or another, and you gran? advantage 
+or impose disadvantage as a result. 
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+Consider granting advantage w r hen 
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+* Circumstances not related to a creature's inherent 
+capabilities provide it with an edge. 
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+* Some aspect of the environment contributes to the 
+character s chance of success. 
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+* A player shows exceptional creativity or cunning in 
+attempting or describing a task. 
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+* Previous actions (whether taken by the character 
+making the attempt or some other creature) improve 
+the chances of success. 
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+Consider imposing disadvantage when ... 
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+* Circumstances hinder success in some way. 
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+* Some aspect of the environment makes success less 
+likely (assuming that aspect doesn’t already impose a 
+penalty to the roll being made). 
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+* An element of the plan or description of an action 
+makes success less likely. 
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+Because advantage and disadvantage cancel each 
+other out, there's no need to keep track of bow many 
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+dungeon corridor to escape from a beholden Around 
+the corner ahead, two ogres lie in wait* Does the wizard 
+hear the ogres readying their ambush? You took at 
+the wizard's passive Wisdom (Perception) score and 
+consider all the factors weighing on it. 
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+The wizard is running, not paying attention to what's 
+ahead of him. This imposes disadvantage on the 
+wizard's ability check. However, the ogres are readying 
+a portcullis trap and making a lot of noise w ith a winch, 
+which could grant the wizard advantage on the check. 
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+As a result, the character has neither advantage nor 
+disadvantage on the Wisdom check, and you don’t need 
+to consider any additional factors. Past encounters with 
+an ogre ambush, the fact that the wizard’s ears are 
+still ringing from the th underwave spell he cast at the 
+beholder, the overall noise level of the dungeon—none of 
+that matters any more. They all cancel out. 
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+Awarding inspiration is an effective way to encourage 
+roleplaying and risk-la king. As explained in the Player s 
+Handbook , having inspiration gives a character an 
+obvious benefit: being able to gain advantage on one 
+ability check, attack roll, or saving throw. Remember 
+that a character can have no more than one inspiration 
+at a time. 
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+Awarding Inspiration 
+Think of inspiration as a spice that you can use to 
+enhance your campaign. Some DMs forgo using 
+inspiration, while others embrace it as a key part of 
+the game. If you take away anyth ing from this section, 
+remember this golden rule; inspiration should make the 
+game more enjoyable for everyone* Award inspiration 
+when players lake actions that make the game more 
+exciting, amusing, or memorable* 
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+As a rule of thumb* aim to award inspiration to each 
+character about once per session of play. Over time, you 
+might want to award inspiration more or less often, at 
+a rate that works best for your table. You might use the 
+same rate for your entire DMing career, or you might 
+change it with each campaign. 
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+Offering inspiration as a reward encourages certain 
+types of behavior in your players* Think of your style as 
+a DM and your group's preferences* What helps make 
+the game more fun for your group? What type of actions 
+fit in with your campaign's style or genre? Your answers 
+to those questions help determine when you award 
+inspiration, 
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+RoIepJaying* U si ng i nsp i ra t i on to re wa rd role play i ng 
+is a good place to start for most groups. Reward a 
+player with inspiration when that player causes his or 
+her character to do something that is consistent with 
+the characters personality trait, flaw, or bond* The 
+character's action should be notable in some way. It 
+might drive the story forward, push the adventurers inh 
+danger, or make everyone at the table laugh. In essencr. 
+you reward the player for roleplaying in a way that 
+makes the game more enjoyable for everyone else. 
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+Take into account each player's roleplaying style* and 
+try 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 prefers to describe 
+his character's attitude and actions. Neither style is 
+better than the other. Inspiration encourages players to 
+take part and make a good effort* and awarding it fairly 
+makes the game better for everyone. 
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+Heroism . You can use inspiration 10 encourage 
+player characters to take risks. A fighter might not 
+normally hurl himself over a balcony to land in the midst 
+of a pack of hungry ghouls, but you can reward the 
+character s daring maneuver with inspiration. Such a 
+reward tells the players that you want them to embrace 
+swashbuckling action. 
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+This approach is great for campaigns that emphasize 
+action-packed heroics. For such campaigns, consider 
+allowing inspiration to be spent after a d20 roll, rather 
+than before. This approach turns inspiration into a 
+cushion against failure - and a guarantee that it comes 
+into play only when a player is faced directly by failure. 
+Such an assurance makes risky tactics less daunting. 
+
+A Reward for Victory . Some DMs prefer to play an 
+impartial role in their campaigns. Inspiration normally 
+requires a DMs judgment to award, which might 
+run against your style if you like a campaign where 
+you let dice determine most outcomes. If that s your 
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+[he characters achieve an important goal or victory, 
+representing a surge of confidence and energy. 
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+Under this model, give everyone in the party 
+inspiration if the characters manage to defeat a 
+powerful foe, execute a cunning plan to achieve a 
+goal or otherwise overcome a daunting obstacle in 
+the campaign. 
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+Genre Emulation. Inspiration is a handy tool for 
+reinforcing the conventions of a particular genre. 
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+Under this approach, think of the motifs of a genre as 
+personality traits, flaws, and bonds that can apply to any 
+of the adventurers. For example, in a campaign inspired 
+bvfilm noir, characters could have an additional flaw: 
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+“I can't resist helping a person I fmd alluring despite 
+warnings that he or she is nothing but trouble.” If the 
+characters agree to help a suspicious but seductive 
+noble and thereby become entangled in a web of intrigue 
+and betrayal, reward them with inspiration. 
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+Similarly, characters in a horror story typically can’t 
+help but spend a night in a haunted house to learn its 
+secrets. They probably also go off alone when they 
+shouldn’t, ff the party splits up, consider giving each 
+character inspiration. 
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+A sensible person would avoid the noble s intrigues 
+and the haunted house, but in film noir or horror, 
+we re not dealing with sensible people; we re dealing 
+with protagonists in a particular type of story. For this 
+approach to work, create a list of your genre's main 
+onventions and share it with your players. Before the 
+campaign begins, talk about the list to make sure your 
+group is on board for embracing those conventions. 
+Players and Inspiration . Remember that a player 
+with inspiration can award it to another player. Some 
+groups even like to treat inspiration as a group resource, 
+deciding collectively when to spend it on a roll. It s 
+best to let players award their inspiration as they see 
+fit. but feel free to talk to them about following certain 
+guidelines, particularly if you're trying to reinforce 
+conventions of a certain genre. 
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+When Do You Award Inspiration? 
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+Consider the timing of your inspiration rewards. Some 
+DMs like to award inspiration in response to an action. 
+Other DMs like to encourage specific actions by offering 
+aspiration while a player is considering options. Both 
+approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. 
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+Waiting until after an action preserves the flow of 
+play, but it also means players don’t know whether their 
+decisions will earn them inspiration. It also means the 
+player can t spend the inspiration on the act that earned 
+it, unless you allow a player to retroactively spend it 
+or are quick enough to award it before any rolls. This 
+approach works best for groups that want to focus on 
+immersion and player agency where the DM steps 
+back and gives the players more freedom to do what 
+they want. 
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+Telling a player that an action will earn inspiration 
+provides clarity, but it can make it feel like you are 
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+manipulating the players or making choices for them. 
+Offering inspiration before an action works great with 
+groups that are comfortable with an emphasis on genre 
+emulation and group storytelling, where character 
+freedom isn't as important as weaving a compelling 
+tale together. 
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+Start with awarding inspiration after an action, 
+especially for your first campaign or when playing with 
+a new group. That approach is the least disruptive to the 
+flow of play and avoids making the players feel as if you 
+are being manipulative. 
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+Tracking Inspiration 
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+A player typically notes on a character sheet whether 
+he or she has inspiration, or you can use poker chips or 
+some other token Alternatively, you can hand out special 
+d20s to represent inspiration. When a player spends 
+inspiration, lie or she rolls the die and then hands it 
+back to you. If the player instead gives the inspiration to 
+someone else, the d20 can go to that other person. 
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+Ignoring Inspiration 
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+Inspiration might not work for your campaign. Some 
+DMs feel it adds a layer of metagame thinking, and 
+others feel that heroism, roleplaying, and other parts 
+of the game are their own rewards that don’t need 
+incentives like inspiration. 
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+If you choose to ignore inspiration, you’re telling the 
+players that your campaign is one where you let the 
+dice fall where they may. It's a good option for gritty 
+campaigns or ones where the DM focuses on playing an 
+impartial role as a rules arbiter. 
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+Variant; Only Players Award Inspiration 
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+As a DM, you have a lot to track during the game. 
+Sometimes you can lose track of inspiration and forget 
+to award it. As a variant rule, you can allow the players 
+to handle awarding inspiral ion entirely. During every 
+session, each player can award inspiration to another 
+player. A player follows whatever guidelines the group 
+has agreed on for awarding inspiration. 
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+This approach makes your life easier and also gives 
+players the chance to recognize each other for good 
+play. You still need to make sure that inspiration is being 
+awarded fairly. 
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+This approach works best with groups that are 
+focused on the story. It falls flat if the players merely 
+manipulate it to gain advantage in key situations, 
+without earning inspiration by way of good roleplaying 
+or whatever other criteria the group has established. 
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+In this variant, you can allow each player to award 
+inspiration more than once per session. If you do so, the 
+first time that a player awards inspiration in a session 
+is free. Whenever that player awards it later in the same 
+session, you gain inspiration that you can spend to give 
+advantage to any foe of the player characters. There's 
+no limit to the number of inspirations you can gain in 
+this way. and unspent inspiration carries over from one 
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+Resolution and Consequences 
+
+You determine the consequences of attack rolls, ability 
+checks, and saving throws. In most cases, doing so is 
+straightforward. When an attack hits, it deals damage. 
+When a creature fails a saving throw, the creature 
+suffers a harmful effect. When an ability check equals or 
+exceeds the DC, the check succeeds. 
+
+As a DM, you have a variety of flourishes and 
+approaches you can take when adjudicating success and 
+failure to make things a little less black-and-white. 
+
+Success at a Cost 
+
+Failure can be tough, but the agony is compounded 
+when a character fails by the barest margin. When a 
+character fails a roll by only 1 or 2. you can allow the 
+character to succeed at the cost of a complication or 
+hindrance. Such complications can run along any of the 
+following lines: 
+
+• A character manages to get her sword past a 
+hobgoblin's defenses and turn a near miss into a hit. 
+but the hobgoblin twists its shield and disarms her. 
+
+* A character narrowly escapes the full brunt of a 
+flreball but ends up prone, 
+
+• A character fails to intimidate a kobold prisoner, but 
+the kobold reveals its secrets anyway white shrieking 
+at the top of its lungs, alerting other nearby monsters. 
+
+* A character manages to finish an arduous climb to the 
+top of a cliff despite slipping, only to realize that the 
+rope on which his companions dangle below him is 
+close to breaking. 
+
+When you introduce costs such as these, try to make 
+them obstacles and setbacks that change the nature 
+of the adventuring situation. In exchange for success, 
+players must consider new ways of facing the challenge. 
+You can also use this technique when a character 
+succeeds on a roll by hitting the DC exactly, 
+complicating marginal success in interesting ways. 
+
+Degrees of Failure 
+
+Sometimes a failed ability check has different 
+consequences depending on the degree of failure. For 
+example, a character who fails to disarm a trapped chest 
+might accidentally spring the trap if the check fails by 
+5 or more, whereas a lesser failure means that the trap 
+wasn't triggered during the botched disarm attempt. 
+Consider adding similar distinctions to other checks. 
+Perhaps a failed Charisma (Persuasion) check means a 
+queen won't help, whereas a failure of 5 or more means 
+she throws you ip the dungeon for your impudence. 
+
+Critical Success or Failure 
+Rolling a 20 or a 1 on an ability check or a saving throw 
+doesn't normally have any special effect. However, 
+you can choose to take such an exceptional roll into 
+account when adjudicating the outcome. It's up to you 
+to determine how this manifests in the game. An easy 
+approach is to increase the impact of the success or 
+failure. For example, rolling a 1 on a failed attempt 
+to pick a lock might break the thieves' tools being 
+used, and rolling a 20 on a successful Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check might reveal an extra clue. 
+
+
+Exploration 
+
+This section provides guidance for running exploration, 
+especially travel, tracking, and visibility. 
+
+Using a Map_] 
+
+Whatever environment the adventurers are exploring, 
+you can use a map to follow their progress as you relate 
+the details of their travels, fn a dungeon, tracking 
+movement on a map lets you describe the branching 
+passages, doors, chambers, and other features the 
+adventurers encounter as they go, and gives the players 
+the opportunity to choose their own path. Similarly, a 
+wilderness map can show roads, rivers, terrain, and 
+other features that might guide the characters on their 
+travels—or lead them astray. 
+
+The Map Travel Pace table helps you track travel on 
+maps of different scales. The table shows how much 
+distance on a map the adventurers can cover on foot 
+in minutes, hours, or days. The table uses the travel 
+paces—slow, normal, and fast—described in the Players 
+Handbook. Characters moving at a normal pace can 
+walk about 24 miles in a day. 
+
+Map Travel Pace 
+
+
+Map Scale 
+
+Slow Pace 
+
+Normal Pace 
+
+Fast Pace 
+
+Dungeon 
+(1 sq. - 10 ft.) 
+
+20 sq./min. 
+
+30 sq./min. 
+
+40 sq./min. 
+
+City 
+
+(1 sq. » 100 ft.) 
+
+2 sq./min. 
+
+3 sq./min. 
+
+4 sq./min. 
+
+Province 
+
+2 hexes/hr., 
+
+3 hexes/hr., 
+
+4 hexes/hr, p 
+
+(1 hex = 1 mi.) 
+
+IS hexes/day 
+
+24 hexes/day 
+
+30 hexes/day 
+
+Kingdom 
+
+1 hex/3 hr, 
+
+1 hex/2 hr,, 
+
+1 hex/IVz hr., 
+
+(1 hex = 6 mi.) 
+
+3 hexes/day 
+
+4 hexes/day 
+
+5 hexes/day 
+
+
+Special Travel Pace 
+
+The rules on travel pace in the Player’s Handbook 
+assume that a group of travelers adopts a pace that, over 
+time, is unaffected by the individual members' walking 
+speeds. The difference between walking speeds can 
+be significant during combat, but during an overland 
+journey, the difference vanishes as travelers pause to 
+catch their breath, the faster ones wait for the slower 
+ones, and one traveler’s quickness is matched by 
+another traveler’s endurance. 
+
+A character bestride a phantom steed, soaring 
+through the air on a carpet of flying, or riding a sailboat 
+or a steam-powered gnomish contraption doesn't travel 
+at a normal rate, since the magic, engine, or wind 
+doesn't tire the way a creature does and the air doesn’t 
+contain the types of obstructions found on land. When a 
+creature is traveling with a flying speed or with a speed 
+granted by magic, an engine, or a natural force (such as 
+wind or a water current), translate that speed into travel 
+rates using the following rules: 
+
+* In 1 minute, you can move a number of feet equal to 
+your speed times 10. 
+
+* In 1 hour, you can move a number of miles equal to 
+your speed divided by 10. 
+
+
+C H A PT E R ft ! RUNNING T H E G A M E 
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+- For daily travel* multiply your hourly rate of travel by 
+the number of hours traveled (typically 8 hours)* 
+
+* For a fast pace, increase the rate of travel by one-third. 
+
+* For a slow pace, multiply the rate by two-thirds. 
+
+For example, a character under the effect of a wind 
+walk spell gains a flying speed of 300 feet. In 1 minute, 
+the character can move 3,000 feet at a normal pace, 
+4,000 feet at a fast pace, or 2,000 feet at a slow pace. 
+The character can also cover 20, 30, or 40 miles in an 
+hour. The spell lasts for 8 hours, allowing the character 
+to travel 160, 240, or 320 miles in a day. 
+
+Similarly, a phantom steed spell creates a magical 
+mount with a speed of 100 feet that doesn’t tire like a 
+real horse. A character on a phantom steed can cover 
+1,000 feet in 1 minute at a normal pace, 1.333 feet at 
+a fast pace, or 666 feel at a slow pace. In 1 hour, the 
+character can travel 7, 10. or 13 miles. 
+
+Visibility Outdoors 
+
+When traveling outdoors, characters can see about 2 
+miles in any direction on a clear day, or until the point 
+where trees, hills, or other obstructions block their view. 
+
+
+Rain normally cuts maximum visibility down to 1 mile, 
+and fog can cut it down to between 100 and 300 feet. 
+
+On a clear day* the characters can see 40 miles if they 
+are atop a mountain or a tall hill t or are otherwise able 
+to look down on the area around them from a height. 
+
+Noticing Ot her Cre ature s_ 
+
+While exploring* characters might encounter oiher 
+creatures. An important question in such a situation is 
+who notices whom. 
+
+Indoors* whether the sides can see one another 
+usually depends on the configuration of rooms and 
+passageways* Vision might also be limited by light 
+sources. Outdoor visibility can be hampered by terrain* 
+weather, and time of day. Creatures can be more likely 
+to hear one another before they see anything. 
+
+If neither side is being stealthy, creatures 
+automatically notice each other once they are within 
+sight or hearing range of one another. Otherwise* 
+compare the Dexterity (Stealth) check results of the 
+creatures in the group that is hiding with the passive 
+Wisdom (Perception) scores of the other group* as 
+explained in the Player's Handbook * 
+
+
+chapter h 
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+
+RUNNING THE GAME 
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+Tracking 
+
+
+Adventurers sometimes choose their path by following 
+the tracks of other creatures—or other creatures might 
+track the adventurers! To track, one or more creatures 
+must succeed on a Wisdom (Survival) check. You might 
+require trackers to make a new check in any of the 
+following circumstances: 
+
+* They stop tracking and resume after finishing a short 
+or long rest, 
+
+- The trail crosses an obstacle, such as a river, that 
+shows no tracks. 
+
+- The weather conditions or terrain changes in a way 
+that makes tracking harden 
+
+The DC for the check depends on how r w r ell the ground 
+shovvs signs of a creature’s passage. No roll is necessary 
+in situations where the tracks are obvious. For example, 
+no check is needed to track an army advancing along 
+a muddy road. Spotting tracks on a bare stone floor is 
+more challenging, unless the creature being tracked 
+leaves a distinct trail. Additionally, the passage of time 
+often makes tracks harder to follow. In a situation where 
+there is no trail to follow', you can rule that tracking is 
+impossible. 
+
+The Tracking DCs table offers guidelines for setting 
+the DC or, if you prefer, you can choose a DC based on 
+your assessment of the difficulty. You can also grant 
+advantage on the check if there's more than one set 
+of tracks to follow, or disadvantage if the trail being 
+followed passes through a well-trafficked area. 
+
+On a failed check, the character loses the trail but can 
+attempt to find it again by making a careful search of the 
+area, it takes 10 minutes to find a trail in a confined area 
+such as a dungeon, or 1 hour outdoors. 
+
+
+Tracking DCs 
+
+Ground Surface DC 
+
+Soft surface such as snow 10 
+
+Dirt or grass 15 
+
+Bare stone 20 
+
+Each day since the creature passed +5 
+
+Creature left a trail such as blood -5 
+
+
+Social Interaction 
+
+During a social interaction, the adventurers usually have 
+a goal. They want to extract information, secure aid, 
+win someone's trust, escape punishment, avoid combat, 
+negotiate a treaty, or achieve whatever other objective 
+led to the interaction in the first place. The creatures 
+they interact with also have agendas. 
+
+Some DMs prefer to run a social interaction as a 
+free form roleplaying exercise, where dice rarely come 
+into play. Other DMs prefer to resolve the outcome of 
+an interaction by having characters make Charisma 
+checks. Either approach works, and most games 
+fall somewhere in between, balancing player skill 
+(roleplaying and persuading) with character skill 
+(reflected by ability checks). 
+
+
+Resolving Interactions 
+
+The Players Hand hook provides guidelines for 
+balancing roleplaying and ability checks in a social 
+interaction (see chapter 8, 'Adventuring,” in that book 
+This section adds to that material by providing a 
+structured way to resolve a social interaction. Much of 
+this structure will be invisible to your players in play a rtf 
+isn't meant to be a substitute for roleplaying. 
+
+L Starting Attitude 
+Choose the starting attitude of a creature the 
+adventurers are interacting with: friendly, indifferent, 
+or hostile, 
+
+A friendly creature wants to help the adventurers 
+and wishes for them to succeed. For tasks or actions 
+that require no particular risk, effort, or cost, friendly 
+creatures usually help without question. If an element : i 
+persona! risk is involved, a successful Charisma check 
+might 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 doesn't necessarih 
+make it standoffish or disinterested. Indifferent 
+creatures might be polite and genial, surly and irritable 
+or anything in between. A successful Charisma check 
+is necessary when the adventurers try to persuade an 
+indifferent creature to do something, 
+
+A hostile creature opposes the adventurers and their 
+goals but doesn't necessarily attack them on sight. 
+
+For example, a condescending noble might wish to 
+see a group of upstart adventurers fail so as to keep 
+them from becoming rivals for the king’s attention, 
+thwarting them with slander and scheming rather thar 
+direct threats 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- 
+disposed toward the party that no Charisma check can 
+improve its attitude, in which case any attempt to sway r 
+through diplomacy fails automatically, 
+
+2. Conversation 
+
+Play out the conversation. Let the adventurers make 
+their points, trying to frame their statements in 
+terms that are meaningful to the creature they are 
+interacting with. 
+
+Changing Attitude. The attitude of a creature 
+might change over the course of a conversation. If 
+the adventurers say or do the right things during 
+an interaction (perhaps by couching on a creature's 
+ideal, bond, or flaw), they can make a hostile creature 
+temporarily indifferent, or make an indifferent creature 
+temporarily friendly. Likewise, a gaffe, insult, or harmful 
+deed might make a friendly creature temporarily 
+indifferent or turn an indifferent creature hostile. 
+
+Whether the adventurers can shift a creature's 
+attitude is up to you. You decide whether the adventurers 
+have successfully couched their statements in terms 
+that matter to the creature. Typically, a creature’s 
+attitude can’t shift more than one step during a single 
+interaction, whether temporarily or permanently. 
+
+
+C H A PT F. R S I R u N N1 N G T H E GA NI E 
+
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+Determining Chara c ten sties. The adventurers don't 
+necessarily enter into a social interaction with a full 
+understanding of a creature's ideal, bond, or Haw, If they 
+want to shift a creature's attitude by playing on these 
+characteristics, they first need to determine what the 
+creature cares about- They can guess- but doing so runs 
+the risk of shifting the creature’s attitude in the wrong 
+d i re ct i o n if they gue ss bad ly. 
+
+After interacting with a creature long enough to get 
+a sense of its personality traits and characteristics 
+through conversation- an adventurer can attempt a 
+Wisdom (Insight) check to uncover one of the creature's 
+characteristics. You set the DC. A check that fails by 
+10 or more might misidentify a characteristic so you 
+should provide a false characteristic or invert one of 
+the creature's existing characteristics. For example, if 
+an old sage's flaw is that he is prejudiced against the 
+uneducated, an adventurer who badly fails the check 
+might be told that the sage enjoys personally seeing to 
+the education of the downtrodden. 
+
+Given time, adventurers can also learn about a 
+creature s characteristics from other sources, including 
+its friends and allies, personal letters, and publicly told 
+stories- Acquiring such information might be the basis 
+of an entirely different set of social interactions. 
+
+3, Charisma Check 
+
+When the adventurers get to the point of their 
+request, demand, or suggestion —or if you decide the 
+conversation has run its course-call for a Charisma 
+check. Any character who has actively participated in 
+the conversation can make the check. Depending on 
+how the adventurers handled the conversation- the 
+Persuasion, Deception, or Intimidation skill might apply 
+to the check. The creature’s current attitude determines 
+the DC required to achieve a specific reaction, as shown 
+in the Conversation Reaction table. 
+
+Conversation Reaction 
+
+DC Friendly Creature's Reaction 
+
+0 The creature does as asked without taking risks or 
+making sacrifices. 
+
+10 The creature accepts a minor risk or sacrifice to do 
+as asked. 
+
+20 The creature accepts a significant risk or sacrifice to 
+do as asked. 
+
+DC Indifferent Creature's Reaction 
+
+0 The creature offers no help but does no harm, 
+
+10 The creature does as asked as long as no risks or 
+
+sacrifices are involved. 
+
+20 The creature accepts a minor risk or sacrifice to do 
+as asked. 
+
+DC Hostile Creature’s Reaction 
+
+0 The creature opposes the adventurers’ actions and 
+might take risks to do so, 
+
+10 The creature offers no help out does no harm, 
+
+20 The creature does as asked as long as no risks or 
+
+sacrifices are involved. 
+
+
+Aiding the Check , Other characters who make 
+substantial contributions to the conversation can help 
+the character making the check. If a helping character 
+says or does something that would influence the 
+interaction in a positive way, the character making 
+the Charisma check can do so with advantage. If 
+the other character inadvertently says something 
+counterproductive or offensive, the character making 
+the Charisma check has disadvantage on that check. 
+
+Multiple Cheeks . Certain situations might call for 
+more than one check, particularly if the adventurers 
+come into the interaction with multiple goals. 
+
+4, Repeat? 
+
+Once a Charisma check has been made, further 
+attempts to influence the target of the interaction might 
+be fruitless or run the risk of upsetting or angering the 
+subject creature, potentially shifting its attitude toward 
+hostility. Use your best judgment. For example, if the 
+party's rogue says something that pushes a noble's 
+attitude toward the party from indifferent to hostile, 
+another character might be able to diffuse the noble's 
+hostility with clever roleplaying and a successful 
+Charisma (Persuasion) check. 
+
+Role playing 
+
+For some DMs, roleplaying comes naturally. If it doesn't 
+come naturally for you, don't worry. The main thing is 
+for you to have fun portraying your NPCs and monsters 
+and to amuse your players in the process. You don’t 
+need to be a practiced thespian or comedian to create 
+drama or humor. The key is to pay attention to the story 
+elements and characterizations that make your players 
+laugh or feel emotionally engaged and to incorporate 
+those things into your roleplaying. 
+
+Being the NPC 
+
+Imagine how a character or monster you bring to life 
+would react to the adventurers. Consider what it cares 
+about. Does it have any ideals, flaws, or bonds? By 
+working such things into your portrayal, you not only 
+make the character or monster more believable, but you 
+also enhance the sense that the adventurers are in a 
+living world. 
+
+Strive for responses and actions that introduce twists 
+into the game. For example, an old woman whose family 
+was killed at the hands of an evil wizard might regard 
+the party's wizard with grave suspicion. 
+
+However you roleplay a character or monster, the 
+classic advice for writers holds true: show, don’t tell. For 
+example, rather than describe an NPC as shallow 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 personal anecdotes, and a 
+desperate need to make himself or herself the subject of 
+every conversation. 
+
+Using Your Voice 
+
+Most of what you say during a session will be at a 
+consistent level. For dramatic effect, be ready to shout 
+out a battle cry or speak in a conspiratorial whisper. 
+
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+Also, characters and monsters with distinctive voices 
+are memorable* If you’re not a natural mimic or actor, 
+borrowing distinctive speech patterns from real life, the 
+movies, or television is a good place to start. Practice 
+different voices and impersonations of famous people, 
+then use those voices to bring your NPCs to life. 
+
+Experiment with different speech patterns. For 
+instance, a barmaid and a city magistrate probably use 
+their words differently. Similarly, peasants could speak 
+in earthy dialects, while rich folk talk in haughty drawls. 
+Let a pirate N PC say, "Arrrr, maties!” in your best Long 
+John Silver voice. Let intelligent monsters unfamiliar 
+with Common stumble along with awkward grammar. 
+Let drunkards and monsters mutter with slurred 
+speech, while lizardfolk hiss their threats. 
+
+In any interaction with multiple NPCs. make sure 
+the adventurers remain the focus. Have the NPCs talk 
+to them, not so much to each other. If possible, let one 
+NPC do most of the talking, but if multiple NPCs need 
+to talk, give them distinct voices so the players know 
+who's who. 
+
+Using Your Face and Arms 
+
+Use your facial expressions to help show a character’s 
+emotions. Scowl, smile, grin, snarl, pout, cross your 
+eyes—do whatever it takes to make the character or 
+monster memorable to the players. When you combine 
+facial expressions with an unusual voice, a character 
+truly comes to life. 
+
+Though you don’t need to stand up out of your chair, 
+you can use your arms to bring even more life to an 
+NPC. A noble could chop the 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 fmgers. 
+
+Engaging the Players 
+
+Some players enjoy roleplaying and interaction more 
+than others. Whatever your players' tastes, your 
+lively portrayal of NPCs and monsters can inspire 
+players to make just as much investment in portraying 
+their characters. This makes social interactions an 
+opportunity for everyone to become more immersed 
+in the game, creating a story whose protagonists 
+have depth. 
+
+To make sure everyone has something to do during a 
+roleplaying-heavy game session, consider one or more of 
+the following approaches. 
+
+Appeal to Player Preferences. There are in-game 
+activities that players enjoy more than others, as 
+discussed in this hook's introduction. Players who like 
+acting thrive in interaction situations, and it's fine to let 
+those players take the spotlight. They often inspire other 
+players by their example, but make sure those other 
+players have an opportunity to join in the fun. 
+
+Players who like exploring and storytelling are 
+usually amenable to roleplaying t as long as it moves the 
+campaign forward and reveals more about the world. 
+Players who like problem-solving often enjoy figuring 
+out the right thing to say to shift an NPC s attitude. 
+Players who are instigators like provoking reactions 
+from NPCs, so they’re often easily engaged—though not 
+always productively. 
+
+
+Players who like to optimize their characters and 
+slay monsters also like to argue, and having conflict 
+within an interaction can help those players embrace 
+roleplaying. Still, creating combat connections to an 
+extended interaction (such as a corrupt vizier sending 
+assassins to kill the adventurers) is often the best way 
+keep action-focused players engaged. 
+
+Target Specific Characters . Create situations where 
+characters who might not otherwise be engaged with a 
+social interaction have to do at least some of the talkie. 
+Perhaps the NPC in question is a family member or 
+a contact of a particular adventurer and talks only to 
+that character. An NPC of a certain race or class might 
+listen only to characters he or she feels a kinship with. 
+Creating a sense of importance can be a great way to ge _ 
+specific players engaged, but don't shut out players wh 
+are already role playing. 
+
+If a couple of players are dominating the conversation, 
+take a moment now and then to involve the others. You 
+can do this in character if you like: "And what about your 
+hulking friend? Speak, barbarian! What will you pledge 
+in exchange for my favor?' 1 Or just ask the player what 
+his or her character is doing while the conversation is 
+going on. The first approach is better for players who art 
+already comfortable speaking in their characters' voices 
+The second approach works better for players who nee : 
+encouragement to engage in a roleplaying scenario. 
+
+Objects 
+
+When characters need to saw through ropes, shatter a 
+window, or smash a vampire's coffin, the only hard an:: 
+fast rule is this: given enough time and the right tools, 
+characters can destroy any destructible object. Use 
+common sense when determining a character's succes 
+at damaging an object. Can a fighter cut through a 
+section of a stone wall with a sword? No, the sword is 
+likely to break before the wall does. 
+
+For the purpose of these rules, an object is a discrete, 
+inanimate item like a window, door, sword, book, 
+table, chair, or stone, not a building or a vehicle that is 
+composed of many other objects. 
+
+Statistics for Objects 
+
+When time is a factor* you can assign an Armor Class 
+and hit points to a destructible object. You can also give 
+it immunities, resistances, and vulnerabilities to specif 
+types of damage. 
+
+Armor Class. An object's Armor Class is a measure 
+of how difficult it is to deal damage to the object when 
+striking it (because the object has no chance of dodging 
+out of the way). The Object Armor Class table provides 
+suggested AC values for various substances. 
+
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+Object Armor Class 
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+
+Substance 
+
+AC 
+
+Substance 
+
+AC 
+
+Cloth, paper, rope 
+
+11 
+
+Iron, steel 
+
+19 
+
+Crystal, glass, ice 
+
+13 
+
+Mitbral 
+
+21 
+
+Wood, bone 
+
+Stone 
+
+15 
+
+17 
+
+Adamantine 
+
+23 
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+24 b 
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+C B A PIERS ! .R U N KING T ML G A M E 
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+Hit Points* An objects hit p ts — ^ how much 
+
+damage it can take before losing ::s . era I integrity. 
+
+Resilient objects have more hit: - - fragile ones. 
+Large objects also tend to have m re hit r lints than 
+small ones, unless breaking a small : mt of the object is 
+just as effective as breaking ibe win >ie thing. The Object 
+Hit Points table provides suggested hit points for fragile 
+and resilient objects that are Large or smaller. 
+
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+Object Hit Points 
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+Size 
+
+Fragile 
+
+Resilient 
+
+Tiny (bottle, lock) 
+
+2 (ld4) 
+
+5 (2d4) 
+
+Small {chest, lute) 
+
+3 (ld6) 
+
+10 (3d6) 
+
+Medium (barrel, chandelier) 
+
+4 (IdS) 
+
+18 (4d8) 
+
+Large (cart, lO-ft.-by-10-ft. window) 
+
+5 (IdlO) 
+
+27 {SdlO) 
+
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+Huge and Gargantuan Objects . Normal weapons are 
+of little use against many Huge and Gargantuan objects, 
+such as a colossal statue, towering column of stone, or 
+massive boulder. That said, one torch can burn a Huge 
+tapestry, and an earthquake spell can reduce a colossus 
+to rubble. You can track a Huge or Gargantuan object's 
+h it points if you like, or you can simply decide how long 
+the object can withstand whatever weapon or force is 
+acting against it. If you track hit points for the object, 
+divide it into Large or smaller sections, and track each 
+section's hit points separately. Destroying one of those 
+sections could ruin the entire object. For example, a 
+Gargantuan statue of a human might topple over when 
+one of its Large legs is reduced to 0 hit points. 
+
+Objects and Damage Types* Objects are immune 
+ro poison and psychic damage. You might decide 
+that some damage types are more effective against a 
+particular object or substance than others. For example, 
+bludgeoning damage works well for smashing tilings 
+but not for cutting through rope or leather. Paper or 
+cloth objects might be vulnerable to fire and lightning 
+damage, A pick can chip away stone but can’t effectively 
+cut down a tree. As always, use your best judgment. 
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+Damage Threshold. Big objects such as castle walls 
+often have extra resilience represented by a damage 
+threshold. An object with a damage threshold has 
+immunity to all damage unless it takes an amount 
+of damage from a single attack or effect equal to or 
+greater than its damage threshold, in which case it 
+takes damage as normal. Any damage that fails to meet 
+or exceed the object’s damage threshold is considered 
+superficial and doesn't reduce the object’s hit points. 
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+Combat 
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+This section builds on the combat rules in the Players 
+Handbook and offers tips for keeping the game running 
+smoothly when a fight breaks out. 
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+Tracking Initiative _ 
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+You can use several different methods for keeping track 
+of who goes when in combat. 
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+Hidden List 
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+Many DMs keep track of initiative on a list the players 
+can't see: usually a piece of paper behind a DM screen 
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+r a spreadsheet on a tablet computer. This method 
+allows you to keep track of combatants who haven’t been 
+revealed yet, and you can use the initiative list as a place 
+to record the current hit points of monsters, as well as 
+other useful notes. 
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+A downside of this approach is that you have to remind 
+the players round after round when their turns come up. 
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+Visible List 
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+You can use a whiteboard to track initiative. As the 
+players tell you their initiative numbers, write them on 
+the whiteboard in order from highest to lowest, leaving 
+space between each name. Either write the monsters 1 
+initiatives on the list at the same time or add them to the 
+list on each monster's first turn. 
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+As a further improvement, use magnets that you can 
+attach to a metal-based whiteboard with characters' and 
+monsters' names written on them, or write those names 
+on cards held in place by magnets. 
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+A visible list lets everyone see the order of play. 
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+Players know r when their turns are coming up, and they 
+can start planning their actions in advance. A visible list 
+also removes any uncertainty about when the monsters 
+will act in the fight. 
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+A variation on the visible list is to give one player 
+responsibility for keeping track of initiative, either on 
+a whiteboard or on a piece of paper the other players 
+can see. Phis method reduces the number of things you 
+need to keep track of yourself. 
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+Index Cards 
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+In this approach, each character gets an index card, as 
+does each group of identical monsters. When the players 
+tell you their initiative numbers, write the numbers on 
+their characters’ index cards. Do the same when you roll 
+the monsters' initiative. Then arrange the cards in order 
+from highest to lowest. Starting at the top, you move 
+down through the stack. When you call out the name of 
+the character whose turn it is, also mention who's next, 
+prompting that player to start thinking ahead. After 
+each character or group of monsters acts, the top card is 
+moved to the bottom of the stack. 
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+At first, players don't know the order of play when 
+you use combat cards, and they don't know where the 
+monsters fall into the order until the monsters act. 
+
+Tracking Monster Hit Points 
+
+During a combat encounter, you need to track how much 
+damage each monster takes. Most DMs track damage 
+in secret so that their players don’t know how many hit 
+points a monster has remaining. Whether you choose to 
+be secretive or not is up to you. What's important is that 
+every monster’s hit points be tracked individually. 
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+Tracking damage for one or two monsters isn't 
+onerous, but it helps to have a system for larger 
+groups of monsters. If you aren't using miniatures 
+or other visual aids, the easiest way to keep track 
+of your monsters is to assign them unique features. 
+Descriptions such as “the ogre with the nasty scar" 
+and "the ogre with the horned helm" help you and your 
+players track which monster is which. For example, 
+imagine that you're running an encounter with three 
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+is rolled* jot down each ogre’s hit points and add notes 
+(and even a name, if you like) to differentiate each one; 
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+Krag (ogre w/ scar}: 59 
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+Thod [ogre w/ helm): 59 
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+Mur (ogre who smells like poo): 59 
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+If you use miniatures to represent monsters, one 
+easy way to differentiate them is to give each one a 
+unique miniature. If you use identical miniatures to 
+represent multiple monsters, you can tag the miniatures 
+with small stickers of different colors or stickers with 
+different letters or numbers on them. 
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+For example, in a combat encounter with three ogres, 
+you could use three identical ogre miniatures tagged 
+with stickers marked A, B, and C. respectively. To track 
+the ogres L hit points, you can sort them by letter* then 
+subtract damage from their hit points as they take it. 
+Your records might look something like this after a few 
+rounds of combat: 
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+Ogre A: §9 %% 45 24 44 9 dead 
+Ogre B: 59 54 30 
+Ogre C: 59 
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+Players often ask how hurt a monster looks. Don't ever 
+feel as though you need to reveal exact hit points, but if 
+a monster is below half its hit point maximum* it's fair to 
+say that it has visible wounds and appears beaten down. 
+You can describe a monster taken Lo half its hit points as 
+bloodied, giving the players a sense of progress in a fight 
+against a tough opponent* and helping them judge when 
+to use their most powerful spells and abilities. 
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+Using and Tracki ng Condit ions 
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+Various rules and features in the game are clear about 
+when they apply a condition to a creature. You can als : 
+apply conditions on the fly. They’re meant to be intuitu 
+for you to do so. For example, if a character is in a star- 
+such as sleep, that lacks consciousness, you can say 
+the character is unconscious. Or did a character just 
+stumble onto the ground? He or she is now prone. 
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+Keeping track of conditions can become tricky. 
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+For monsters* it’s often easiest to track conditions on 
+combat cards or wherever you track initiative. Players 
+should remember any conditions affecting their 
+characters. Because players have incentive to forget or 
+overlook hampering conditions* character conditions 
+can also be marked on combat cards or a whiteboard. 
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+You might also try keeping a supply of index cards or 
+hand, marked with conditions and their effects. Then 
+hand the cards to players as the conditions come up. 
+Having a bright pink index card on top of a character 
+sheet can help even the most absentminded player 
+remember the effects of being charmed or frightened. 
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+Monsters and Critical Hits 
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+A monster follows the same rule for critical hits as 
+a player character, Thai said, if you use a monster's 
+average damage* rather than roiling, you might wonder 
+how to handle a critical hit. When the monster scores 
+a critical hit* roll all the damage dice associated with 
+the hit and add them to the average damage. For 
+example, if a goblin normally deals 5 (ld6 + 2) slashing 
+damage on a hit and scores a critical hit. it deals 5 + Id 
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+damage it deals* In some cases, though, you need to 
+determine damage on the fly, The I mprovisi ng Damage 
+table gives you suggestions for when you do so. 
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+Improvising Damage 
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+Dice Examples 
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+1 dlO Burned by coats, hit by a falling bookcase, pricked 
+by a poison needle 
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+2d 10 Being struck by lightning, stumbling into a fire pit 
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+4dl0 Hit by falling rubble in a collapsing tunnel, 
+stumbling into a vat of acid 
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+1 OdIO Crushed by compacting walls, hit by whirling steel 
+blades, wading through a lava stream 
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+ISdlQ Being submerged in lava, being hit by a crashing 
+flying fortress 
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+24dl0 Tumbling into a vortex of fire on the Elemental 
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+Plane of Fire, being crushed in the jaws of a godlike 
+creature or a moon-sized monster 
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+The Damage Severity and Level table is a guide to 
+how deadly these damage numbers are for characters 
+of various levels. Cross-reference a character s level 
+with the damage being dealt to gauge the severity of 
+the damage. 
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+In contrast* dangerous damage values pose a 
+significant threat to weaker characters and could 
+potentially kill a character of the level shown if that 
+character is missing many hit points. 
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+As the name suggests, deadly damage is enough 
+to drop a character of the level shown to 0 bit points* 
+This level of damage can kill even powerful characters 
+outright if they are already wounded. 
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+Adjudicating Areas of Effect 
+
+Many spells and other game features create areas of 
+effect, such as the cone and the sphere. If you’re not 
+using miniatures or another visual aid, it can sometimes 
+be difficult to determine who’s in an area of effect and 
+who isn't. The easiest way to address such uncertainty 
+is to go with your gut and make a call. 
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+If you would like more guidance, consider using 
+the Targets in Areas of Effect table. To use the table, 
+imagine which combatants are near one another, and 
+let the table guide you in determining the number of 
+those combatants that are caught in an area of effect. 
+Add or subtracr targets based on how bunched up the 
+potential targets are. Consider rolling ld3 to determine 
+the amount to add or subtract. 
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+Damage sufficient to cause a setback rarely poses 
+a risk of death to characters of the level shown, but 
+a severely weakened character might be laid low by 
+this damage. 
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+For example, if a wizard directs burning hands (a 
+15-foot cone ' at a nearby group of ores, you could use 
+the table and say that two ores are targeted (15 * 10 
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+and hobgoblins, and you could use the table to say 
+four of the monsters are targeted (100 -f 30 = 3.33, 
+rounded up to 4), 
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+This approach aims at simplicity instead of spatial 
+precision. If you prefer more tactical nuance, consider 
+using miniatures. 
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+Handling Mobs 
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+Keeping combat moving along at a brisk pace can be 
+difficult when there are dozens of monsters involved 
+in a battle. When handling a crowded battlefield, you 
+can speed up play by forgoing attack rolls in favor of 
+approximating the average number of hits a large group 
+of monsters can inflict on a target. 
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+Instead of rolling an attack roll, determine the 
+minimum d20 roll a creature needs in order to hit a 
+target by subtracting its attack bonus from the target's 
+AC. You’ll need to refer to the result throughout the 
+battle, so it’s best to write it down. 
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+Lookup the minimum d20 roll needed on the Mob 
+Attacks table. The table shows you how many creatures 
+that need that die roll or higher must attack a target 
+in order for one of them to hit. If that many creatures 
+attack the target, their combined efforts result in one of 
+them hitting the target. 
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+For example, eight ores surround a fighter. The ores’ 
+attack bonus is +5, and the fighter’s AC is 19, The ores 
+need a 14 or higher to hit the fighter. According to the 
+table, for every three ores that attack the fighter, one 
+of them hits. There are enough ores for two groups of 
+three. The remaining two ores fail to hit the fighter. 
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+If the attacking creatures deal different amounts 
+of damage, assume that the creature that deals the 
+most damage is the one that hits. If the creature that 
+hits has multiple attacks with the same attack bonus, 
+assume that it hits once with each of those attacks. If a 
+creature's attacks have different attack bonuses, resolve 
+each attack separately. 
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+This attack resolution system ignores critical hits in 
+favor of reducing the number of die rolls. As the number 
+of combatants dwindles, switch back to using individual 
+die rolls to avoid situations where one side can’t possibly 
+hit the other. 
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+In combat, players can often rely on your descriptions 
+to visualize where their characters are in relation to 
+their surroundings and their enemies. Some complex 
+battles, however, are easier to run with visual aids, thr 
+most common of which are miniatures and a grid. If 
+like to construct model terrain, build three-dimension 
+dungeons, or draw maps on large vinyl mats, you she . id 
+also consider using miniatures. 
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+The Players Handbook offers simple rules for 
+depicting combat using miniature figures on a grid. Tri¬ 
+section expands on that material. 
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+Tactical Maps 
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+You can draw tactical maps with colored markers on . 
+wet-erase vinyl mat with 1-inch squares, on a large she 
+of paper, or on a similar flat surface. Preprinted poster- 
+sized maps, maps assembled from cardboard tiles, ar 1 
+terrain made of sculpted plaster or resin are also fur. 
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+The most common unit for tactical maps is the 5-f< 
+square, and maps with grids are readily available and 
+easy to create. However, you don’t have to use a grid a: 
+all. You can track distances with a tape measure, string 
+craft sticks, or pipe cleaners cut to specific lengths. 
+Another option is a play surface covered by 1-inch 
+hexagons (often called hexes), which combines the easy 
+counting of a grid with the more flexible movement of 
+using no grid. Dungeon corridors with straight walls 
+and right angles don’t map easily onto hexes, though 
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+occupies on squares or hexes, as shown in the Creature 
+Size and Space table* If the miniature you use for a 
+monster takes up an amount of space different from 
+what’s on the table, that’s fine, but treat the monster 
+as its official size for all other rules. For example, 
+you might use a miniature that has a Large base to 
+represent a Huge giant. That giant takes up less space 
+on the battlefield than its size suggests, but it is still 
+Huge for the purposes of rules like grappling. 
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+The area of effect of a spell, monster ability, or other 
+feature must be translated onto squares or hexes to 
+determine which potential targets are in the area and 
+which aren’t. 
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+Choose an intersection of squares or hexes as the 
+point of origin of an area of effect, then follow its rules 
+as normal. If an area of effect is circular and covers at 
+least half a square, it affects that square* 
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+Line of Sight 
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+To precisely determine whether there is line of sight 
+between two spaces, pick a corner of one space and 
+trace an imaginary line from that corner to any pan 
+of another space. If at least one such line doesn't pass 
+through or touch an object or effect that blocks vision- 
+such as a stone wall, a thick curtain, or a dense cloud of 
+fog—then there is line of sight. 
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+Cover 
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+To determine whether a target has cover against an 
+attack or other effect on a grid, choose a comer of the 
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+attacker's space or the point of origin of an area of effect* 
+Then trace imaginary lines from that corner to every 
+corner of any one square the target occupies. If one or 
+two of those lines are blocked by an obstacle (including 
+another creature), the target has half cover. If three or 
+four of ihose lines are blocked but the attack can still 
+reach the target (such as when the target is behind an 
+arrow slit), the target has three-quarters coven 
+On hexes, use the same procedure as a grid* drawing 
+lines between the corners of the hexagons. The target 
+has half cover if up to three lines are blocked by an 
+obstacle, and three-quarters cover if four or more lines 
+are blocked but the attack can still reach the target. 
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+Optional Rule: Flanking 
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+If you regularly use miniatures, flanking gives 
+combatants a simple way to gain advantage on attack 
+rolls against a common enemy* 
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+A creature can’t flank an enemy that it can t see, A 
+creature also can’t hank while it is incapacitated. A 
+Large or larger creature is flanking as long as at least 
+one square or hex of its space qualifies for flanking. 
+Flanking on Squares. When a creature and at 
+least one of its allies are adjacent to an enemy a nd on 
+opposite sides or corners of the enemy's space, they 
+flank that enemy, and each of them has advantage on 
+melee attack roils against that enemy* 
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+When in doubt about whether two creatures flank 
+an enemy on a grid, trace an imaginary line between 
+the centers of the creatures’ spaces. If the line passes 
+through opposite sides or corners of the enemy’s space, 
+the enemy is flanked* 
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+Flanking on Hexes* When a creature and at least one 
+of its allies are adjacent to an enemy and on opposite 
+sides of the enemy’s space, they hank that enemy, and 
+each of them has advantage on attack rolls against 
+that enemy* On hexes, count around the enemy from 
+one creature to its ally. Against a Medium or smaller 
+creature, the allies flank if there are 2 hexes between 
+them. Against a Large creature, the allies flank if there 
+are 4 hexes between them* Against a Huge creature, 
+they must have 5 hexes between them. Against a 
+Gargantuan creature, they must have at least 6 hexes 
+between them* 
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+The Player's Handbook presents a simple method for 
+counting movement and measuring range on a grid: 
+count every square as 5 feet, even if you're moving 
+diagonally. Though this is fast in play, it breaks the laws 
+of geometry and is inaccurate over long distances. This 
+optional rule provides more realism, but it requires 
+more effort during combat. 
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+When measuring range or moving diagonally on a 
+grid, the first diagonal square counts as 5 feet, but the 
+second diagonal square counts as 10 feet. This pattern 
+of 5 feet and then 10 feet continues whenever you're 
+counting diagonally, even if you move horizontally or 
+vertically between different bits of diagonal movement. 
+For example, a character might move one square 
+diagonally (5 feet), then three squares straight (15 feet), 
+and then another square diagonally (10 feet) for a total 
+movement of 30 feet. 
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+Optional Rule: Facing 
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+If you want the precision of knowing which way a 
+creature is facing* consider using this optional rule. 
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+Whenever a creature ends its move, it can change its 
+facing. Each creature has a front arc (the direction it 
+faces), left and right side arcs, and a rear are, A creature 
+can also change its facing as a reaction when any other 
+creature moves, 
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+A creature can normally target only creatures in its 
+front or side arcs. It can t see into its rear arc. This 
+means an attacker in the creature's rear arc makes 
+attack rolls against it with advantage. 
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+Shields apply their bonus to AC only against attacks 
+from the front arc or the same side arc as the shield. For 
+example, a fighter with a shield on the left arm can use it 
+only against attacks from the front and left arcs. 
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+Feel free to determine that not all creatures have 
+every type of arc. For example, an amorphous ochre 
+jelly could treat all of its arcs as front ones, while a 
+hydra might have three front arcs and one rear one. 
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+On squares, you pick one side of a creature's space 
+as the direction it is facing. Draw a diagonal line 
+outward from each corner of this side to determine the 
+squares in its front arc. The opposite side of the space 
+determines its rear arc in the same way. The remaining 
+spaces to either side of the creature form its side arcs. 
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+On hexes, determining the front, rear, and side arcs 
+requires more judgment. Pick one side of the creature s 
+space and create a wedge shape expanding out from 
+there for the front arc, and another on the opposite side 
+of the creature for the rear arc. The remaining spaces to 
+either side of the creature are its side arcs, 
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+depending on how you draw the lines from a creature's 
+space. If more than half of a square or hex lies in one 
+arc, it is in that arc. If it is split exactly down the middle, 
+use this rule: if half of it lies in the front arc, it's in that 
+arc. if half of it is in a side arc and the rear arc, it’s in 
+the side arc. 
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+Adjudicating Reaction Timing 
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+Typical combatants rely on the opportunity attack 
+and the Ready action for most of their reactions in a 
+fight. Various spells and features give a creature more 
+reaction options, and sometimes the timing of a reacti 
+can be difficult to adjudicate. Use this rule of thumb: 
+follow whatever timing is specified in the reactions 
+description. For example, the opportunity attack and 
+the shield spell are clear about the fact that they can 
+interrupt their triggers. If a reaction has no timing 
+specified, or the timing is unclear, the reaction occurs 
+~jer its trigger finishes, as in the Ready action. 
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+Strict application of the movement rules can turn a 
+potentially exciting chase into a dull, predictable affair 
+Faster creatures always catch up to slower ones, while 
+creatures with the same speed never close the distance 
+between each other. This set of rules can make chases 
+more exciting by introducing random dements. 
+
+Beginning a Chase 
+
+A chase requires a quarry and at least one pursuer. Any 
+participants not already in initiative order must roll 
+initiative. As in combat, each participant in the chase 
+can take one action and move on its turn. The chase 
+ends when one side drops out or the quarry escapes. 
+
+When a chase begins, determine the starting 
+distance between the quarry and the pursuers. Track 
+the distance between them, and designate the pursuer 
+closest to the quarry as the lead. The lead pursuer migi 
+change from round to round. 
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+Running the Chase 
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+Participants in the chase are strongly motivated to use 
+the Dash action every round. Pursuers who stop to cas- 
+spells and make attacks run the risk of losing their 
+quarry, and a quarry that does so is likely to be caught. 
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+Dashing 
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+During the chase, a participant can freely use the Dasi 
+action a number of times equal to 3 + its Constitution 
+modifier. Each additional Dash action it takes during 
+the chase requires the creature to succeed on a DC 10 
+Constitution check at the end of its turn or gain one lev 
+of exhaustion. 
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+A participant drops out of the chase if its exhaustion 
+reaches level 5, since its speed becomes 0, A creature 
+can remove the levels of exhaustion it gained during the 
+chase by finishing a short or long rest. 
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+Spells and Attacks 
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+A chase participant can make attacks and cast spells 
+against other creatures within range. Apply the 
+normal rules for cover, terrain, and so on to the attacks 
+and spells. 
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+Chase participants can't normally make opportunity 
+attacks against each other, since they are all assumed 
+to be moving in the same direction at the same time. 
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+thief past a gang of thugs it _ : provoke 
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+o pp or t u n i ty at tack s fro m i h t h u. g s, 
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+Ending a Chase 
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+A chase ends when one side or the . ther stops, when the 
+quarry escapes* or when the pursuers are close enough 
+to their quarry to catch it. 
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+If neither side gives up the chase, the quarry makes a 
+Dexterity (Stealth) check at the end of each round, after 
+every participant in the chase has taken Its turn. The 
+result is compared to the passive Wisdom Perception) 
+scores of the pursuers, If the quarry consists of multiple 
+creatures* they all make the check* 
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+If the quarry is never out of the lead pursuer's sight* 
+the check fails automatically. Otherwise, If the result of 
+the quarry’s check Is greater than the highest passive 
+score, that quarry escapes. If not, the chase continues 
+for another round. 
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+The quarry gains advantage or disadvantage on its 
+check based on prevailing circumstances, as shown in 
+the Escape Factors table. If one or more factors give the 
+quarry both advantage and disadvantage on its check, 
+the quarry has neither, as usual. 
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+Escape Factors 
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+Check Has „. 
+Advantage 
+Advantage 
+Disadvantage 
+Disadvantage 
+Disadvantage 
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+proficiency in survival 
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+Other factors might help or hinder the quarry’s ability 
+to escape* at your discretion* For example* a quarry with 
+a faerie fire spell cast on it might have disadvantage on 
+checks made to escape because it’s much easier to spot. 
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+Escape doesn't necessarily mean the quarry has 
+outpaced its pursuers. For example, in an urban 
+setting, escape might mean the quarry ducked into a 
+crowd or slipped around a corner, leaving no clue as to 
+where it went. 
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+Quarry has many things to hide behind 
+Quarry is in a very crowded or noisy area 
+Quarry has few things to hide behind 
+Quarry is in an uncrowded or quiet area 
+The lead pursuer is a ranger or has 
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+As with any good chase scene, complications can arise 
+to make a chase more pulse-pounding. The Urban 
+Chase Complications table and the Wilderness Chase 
+Complications table provide several examples. 
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+Complications occur randomly. Each participant in 
+the chase rolls a d20 at the end of its turn. Consult the 
+appropriate table to determine whether a complication 
+occurs. If it does, it affects the next chase participant in 
+the initiative order, not the participant who rolled the 
+die. The participant who rolled the die or the participant 
+affected by the complication can spend inspiration to 
+negate the complication. 
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+shake off pursuers (for example, casting the web spell in 
+a narrow alleyway). Adjudicate these as you see fit. 
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+Urban Chase Complications 
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+d2G Complication 
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+1 A large obstacle such as a horse or cart blocks your 
+way. Make a DC 15 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to 
+get past the obstacle. On a failed check, the obstacle 
+cou nts as 10 feet of d i ffieu It terrain. 
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+2 A crowd blocks your way. Make a DC 10 Strength 
+(Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (your 
+choice) to make your way through the crowd 
+unimpeded. On a failed check, the crowd counts as 
+TO feet of difficult terrain. 
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+3 A large stained-glass window or similar barrier 
+blocks your path. Make a DC 10 Strength saving 
+throw to smash through the barrier and keep going. 
+On a failed save, you bounce off the barrier and fall 
+prone, 
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+4 A maze of barrels, crates, or similar obstacles stands 
+in your way. Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) 
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+or Intelligence check (your choice) to navigate the 
+maze. On a failed check, the maze counts as 10 feet 
+of difficult terrain, 
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+5 The ground beneath your feet is slippery with rain, 
+spilled oil, or some other liquid. Make a DC 10 
+Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, you fall 
+prone. 
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+6 You come upon a pack of dogs fighting over food. 
+Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to get 
+through the pack unimpeded, On a failed check, you 
+are bitten and take ld4 piercing damage, and the 
+dogs count as 5 feet of difficult terrain, 
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+7 You run into a brawl in progress. Make a DC 15 
+Strength (Athletics), Dexterity (Acrobatics), or 
+Charisma (Intimidation) check (your choice) to get 
+past the brawlers unimpeded. On a failed check, 
+you take 2d4 bludgeoning damage, and the brawlers 
+count as 10 feet of difficult terrain. 
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+8 A beggar blocks your way. Make a DC 10 Strength 
+(Athletics), Dexterity (Acrobatics), or Charisma 
+(Intimidation) check (your choice) to slip past the 
+beggar. You succeed automatically if you toss the 
+beggar a coin. On a failed check, the beggar counts 
+as 5 feet of difficult terrain, 
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+9 An overzealous guard (see the Monster Manual for 
+game statistics) mistakes you for someone else. If 
+you move 20 feet or more on your turn, the guard 
+makes an opportunity attack against you with a 
+spear (+3 to hit; IdG + 1 piercing damage on a hit). 
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+10 You are forced to make a sharp turn to avoid 
+colliding with something impassable. Make a DC 
+10 Dexterity saving throw to navigate the turn. On a 
+failed save, you collide with something hard and take 
+ld4 bludgeoning damage. 
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+11 “20 No complication. 
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+Wilderness Chase Complications 
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+d20 Complication 
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+1 Your path takes you through a rough patch of brush. 
+Make a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity 
+(Acrobatics) check (your choice) to get past the 
+brush. On a failed check, the brush counts as 5 feet 
+of difficult terrain, 
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+2 Uneven ground threatens to slow your progress. 
+Make a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to 
+navigate the area. On a failed check, the ground 
+counts as 10 feet of difficult terrain, 
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+3 You run through a swarm of insects (see the Monste r 
+Manual for game statistics, with the DM choosing 
+whichever kind of insects makes the most sense). 
+The swarm makes an opportunity attack against you 
+(+3 to hit; 4d4 piercing damage on a hit). 
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+4 A stream, ravine, or rock bed blocks your path. Make 
+a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics 
+check (your choice) to cross the impediment. On a 
+failed check, the impediment counts as 10 feet of 
+difficult terrain. 
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+5 Make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a faiier 
+save, you are blinded by blowing sand, dirt, ash, 
+snow, or pollen until the end of your turn. While 
+blinded in th is way, your speed is halved. 
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+6 A sudden drop catches you by surprise. Make 
+a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw to navigate the 
+impediment. On a failed save, you fall 1d4 x 5 feet, 
+taking 1d6 bludgeoning damage per 10 feet fallen as 
+normal, and land prone. 
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+7 You blunder into a hunter's snare. Make a DC 15 
+Dexterity saving throw to avoid it. On a failed save 
+you are caught in a net and restrained. See chapter! 
+H Equipment,” of the Payer's Handbook for rules on 
+escaping a net. 
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+8 You are caught in a stampede of spooked animals. 
+Make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. On a 
+failed save, you are knocked about and take ld4 
+bludgeoning damage and 1d4 piercing damage. 
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+9 Your path takes you near a patch of razorvine. Make 
+a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or use 10 feet of 
+movement (your choice) to avoid the razorvine. O r a 
+failed save, you take IdlO slashing damage. 
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+10 A creature indigenous to the area chases after you. 
+The DM chooses a creature appropriate for the 
+terrain. 
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+11-20 No complication. 
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+Designing Youp Own Chase Tables 
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+The tables presented here don't work for all possible 
+environments. A chase through the sewers of 
+Baldur’s Gate or through the spiderweb-filled alleys 
+of Menzoberranzan might inspire you to create your 
+own table. 
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+Splitting Up 
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+splits into several smaller chases, resolve each chase 
+separately. Run a round of one chase, then a round of 
+the next, and so on. tracking the distances for each 
+separate group. 
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+If you have the opportunity to plan out a chase, take 
+the time to draw a rough map that shows the route. 
+Insert obstacles at specific points, especially ones that 
+require the characters to make ability checks or saving 
+throws to avoid slowing or stopping, or use a random 
+table of complications similar to the ones in this section. 
+Otherwise, improvise as you play. 
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+Complications can be barriers to progress or 
+opportunities for mayhem. Characters being chased 
+through a forest by bugbears might spot a wasp nest 
+and slow down long enough to attack the nest or throw 
+rocks at it, thus creating an obstacle for their pursuers, 
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+A map of a chase can be linear or have many 
+branches, depending on the nature of the chase. For 
+example, a mine cart chase might have few (if any) 
+branches, while a sewer chase might have several. 
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+During a chase, it's possible for the pursuers to become 
+the quarry. For example, characters chasing a thief 
+through a marketplace might draw unwanted attention 
+from other members of the thieves' guild. As they 
+pursue the fleeing thief, they must also evade the thieves 
+pursuing them. Roll initiative for the new arrivals, and 
+run both chases simultaneously. In another scenario, 
+the fleeing thief might run into the waiting arms of his 
+accomplices. The outnumbered characters might decide 
+to flee with the thieves in pursuit. 
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+Siege Equipment 
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+Siege weapons are designed to assail castles and other 
+walled fortifications. They see much use in campaigns 
+that feature war. Most siege weapons don’t move around 
+a battlefield on their own; they require creatures to move 
+them, as well as to load, aim, and fire them. 
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+Ballista 
+Large object 
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+Armor Class: 15 
+Hit Points: 50 
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+Damage Immunities: poison, psychic 
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+A ballista is a massive crossbow that fires heavy bolts. 
+Before it can be fired, it must be loaded and aimed. It 
+takes one action to load the weapon, one action to aim it. 
+and one action to fire it. 
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+Bolt Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 120/480 
+ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d 10) piercing damage. 
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+Cannon 
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+Large object 
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+Armor Class: 19 
+Hit Points: 75 
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+Damage Immunities: poison, psychic 
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+-\ cannon uses gunpowder to propel heavy balls of cast 
+iron through the air at destructive speeds. In a campaign 
+without gunpowder, a cannon might be an arcane device 
+built by clever gnomes or wizardiy engineers. 
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+A cannon is usually supported in a wooden frame 
+with wheels. Before it can be fired, the cannon must 
+be loaded and aimed. It takes one action to load the 
+weapon, one action to aim it, and one action to fire it. 
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+Cannon Ball ♦ Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to 
+hit, range 600/2,400 ft., one target. Hit: 44 (8dl0) 
+bludgeoning damage. 
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+Cauldron, Suspended 
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+Large object 
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+Armor Class: 19 
+Hit Points: 20 
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+Damage Immunities: poison, psychic 
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+A cauldron is an iron pot suspended so that it can be 
+tipped easily, spilling its contents. Once emptied, a 
+cauldron must be refilled—and its contents must usually 
+be reheated—before it can be used again. It takes three 
+actions to fill a cauldron and one action to tip it. 
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+Cauldrons can be filled with other liquids, such as 
+acid or green slime, with different effects. 
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+Boiling Oil . The cauldron pours boiling oil onto a 
+10-foot-square area directly below it. Any creature in the 
+area must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 
+10 (3d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
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+Mangonel 
+Large object 
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+Armor Class: 15 
+Hit Points: 100 
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+Damage Immunities: poison, psychic 
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+A mangonel is a type of catapult that hurls heavy 
+projectiles in a high arc. This payload can hit targets 
+behind cover. Before the mangonel can be fired, it must 
+be loaded and aimed. It takes two actions to load the 
+weapon, two actions to aim It, and one action to fire it, 
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+A mangonel typically hurls a heavy stone, although it 
+can hurl other kinds of projectiles, w ith different effects. 
+Mangonel Stone * Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. 
+range 200/800 ft. (can’t hit targets within 60 feet of it), 
+one target Hit: 27 (5dl0) bludgeoning damage. 
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+Large object 
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+Armor Class; 15 
+Hit Points: 100 
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+Damage Immunities: poison, psychic 
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+A ram consists of a movable gallery equipped w ith a 
+heavy log suspended from two roof beams by chains. 
+The log is shod in iron and used to batter through doors 
+and barricades. 
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+It takes a minimum of four Medium creatures to 
+operate a ram. Because of the gallery roof, these 
+operators have total cover against attacks from above. 
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+Ram. Melee l Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one 
+object. Hit: 16 (3d 10) bludgeoning damage. 
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+Armor Class: 15 
+Hit Points: 200 
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+A siege tower is a mobile wooden structure with a bear 
+frame and slats in its walls. Large wooden wheels or 
+rollers allow the tower to be pushed or pulled by soldier- 
+or beasts of burden. Medium or smaller creatures can 
+use the siege tower to reach the top of walls up to 40 
+feet high, A creature in the tower has total cover from 
+attacks outside the tower. 
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+Huge object 
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+Armor Class: 15 
+Hit Points: 150 
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+Damage Immunities: poison, psychic 
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+A trebuchet is a powerful catapult that throws its 
+payload in a high arc. so it can hit targets behind cover. 
+Before the trebuchet can be fired, it must be loaded and 
+aimed. It takes two actions to load the weapon, two 
+actions to aim it, and one action to fire it. 
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+A trebuchet typically hurls a heavy stone. However, it 
+can launch other kinds of projectiles, such as barrels of 
+oil or sewage, with different effects. 
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+Trebuchet Stone, Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. 
+range 300/1,200 ft. (can't hit targets within 60 feet of it 
+one target. Hit: 44 (8dl0) bludgeoning damage. 
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+Diseases 
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+A plague ravages the kingdom, setting the adventurers 
+on a quest to find a cure. An adventurer emerges from 
+an ancient tomb, unopened for centuries, and soon 
+finds herself suffering from a wasting illness. A warlock 
+offends some dark power and contracts a strange 
+affliction that spreads whenever he casts spells. 
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+A simple outbreak might amount to little more than 
+a small drain on party resources, curable by a casting 
+of lesser restoration. A more complicated outbreak can 
+form the basis of one or more adventures as characters 
+search for a cure, stop the spread of the disease, and 
+deal with the consequences. 
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+A disease that does more than infect a few party 
+members is primarily a plot device. The rules help 
+describe the effects of the disease and how it can be 
+cured, but the specifics of how a disease works aren't 
+bound by a common set of rules. Diseases can affect 
+any creature, and a given illness might or might not 
+pass from one race or kind of creature to another. A 
+plague might affect only constructs or undead, or sweep 
+through a halfling neighborhood but leave other races 
+untouched. What matters is the story you want to tell 
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+The diseases here illustrate the variety of ways disease 
+can work in the game. Feel free to alter the saving 
+throw DCs, incubation times, symptoms, and other 
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+“ is disease targets humanoids, although gnomes are 
+sirangely immune. While in the grips of this disease* 
+jetims frequently succumb to fits of mad laughter. 
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+: ving the disease its common name and its morbid 
+kname: "‘the shrieks. 1 ’ 
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+5 ymptoms mani fest 1 d4 hou rs after infection ancl 
+include fever and disorientation. The infected creature 
+rains one level of exhaustion that can't be removed until 
+the disease is cured. 
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+Any event that causes the infected creature great 
+-Tess—including entering combat, taking damage* 
+experiencing fear, or having a nightmare —forces the 
+rreature to make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. 
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+On a failed save, the creature takes 5 (Id 10) psychic 
+: a mage and becomes incapacitated with mad laughter 
+for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw 
+:n the end of each of its turns, ending the mad laughter 
+and the incapacitated condition on a success. 
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+Any humanoid creature that starts its turn within 10 
+feet of an infected creature in the throes of mad laughter 
+must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or 
+iso become infected with the disease* Once a creature 
+succeeds on this save* it is immune to the mad laughter 
+u that particular infected creature for 24 hours. 
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+At the end of each long rest, an infected creature 
+an make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw* On a 
+successful save, the DC for this save and tor the save to 
+avoid an attack of mad laughter drops by Id6. When the 
+saving throw DC drops to 0, the creature recovers from 
+he disease. A creature that fails three of these saving 
+throws gains a randomly determined form of indefinite 
+madness* as described later in this chapter. 
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+Sewer Plague 
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+Sewer plague is a generic term for a broad category 
+of illnesses that incubate in sewers, refuse heaps, 
+and stagnant swamps, and which are sometimes 
+transmitted by creatures that dwell in those areas, such 
+as rats and otyughs. 
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+When a humanoid creature is bitten by a creature that 
+carries the disease* or when it comes into contact with 
+filth or offal contaminated by the disease* the creature 
+must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or 
+become infected. 
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+it takes 1 d4 days for sewer plague's symptoms to 
+manifest in an infected creature. Symptoms include 
+fatigue and cramps. The infected creature suffers one 
+level of exhaustion, and it regains only half the normal 
+number of hit points from spending Hit Dice and no hit 
+points from finishing a long rest. 
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+At the end of each long rest, an infected creature 
+must make a DC 11 Constitution saving throw. On a 
+failed save, the character gains one level of exhaustion* 
+On a successful save, the character s exhaustion level 
+decreases by one level. If a successful saving throw 
+reduces the infected creatures level of exhaustion below 
+1* the creature recovers from the disease* 
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+Sight Rot 
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+This painful infection causes bleeding from the eyes and 
+eventually blinds the victim* 
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+A beast or humanoid that drinks water tainted by 
+sight rot must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving 
+throw or become infected. One day after infection, the 
+creature's vision starts to become blurry. The creature 
+takes a -1 penalty to attack rolls and ability checks 
+that relv on sight. At the end of each long rest after the 
+symptoms appear, the penalty worsens by L When 
+it reaches-5, the victim is blinded until its sight is 
+restored by magic such as lesser restoration or heal. 
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+Sight rot can be cured using a rare flower called 
+Eyebright, which grows in some swamps* Given an hour, 
+a character who has proficiency with an herbalism kit 
+can turn the flower into one dose of ointment* Applied 
+to the eyes before a long rest, one dose of it prevents 
+the disease from worsening after that rest. After three 
+doses, the ointment cures the disease entirely. 
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+Poisons 
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+Given their insidious and deadly nature* poisons are 
+illegal in most societies but are a favorite tool among 
+assassins, drew, and other evil creatures* 
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+Poisons come in the following four types. 
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+Contact A creature that touches contact poison with 
+exposed skin suffers its effects* 
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+Ingested* A creature must swallow an entire dose of 
+ingested poison to suffer its effects. You might decide 
+that a partial dose has a reduced effect* such as allowing 
+advantage on the saving throw or dealing only half 
+damage on a failed save* 
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+Inhaled. These poisons are powders or gases that 
+take effect when they are inhaled. A single dose fills a 
+5Toot cube* 
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+Iryury. A creature that takes slashing or piercing 
+damage from a weapon or piece of ammunition coated 
+with injury poison is exposed to its effects. 
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+Assassin's blood 
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+Ingested 
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+150 gp 
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+Burnt othur fumes 
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+Inhaled 
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+500 gp 
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+Carrion crawler mucus 
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+Contact 
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+200 gp 
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+Drew poison 
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+Injury 
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+200 gp 
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+Essence of ether 
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+300 gp 
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+Malice 
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+Inhaled 
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+250 gp 
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+Midnight tears 
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+Ingested 
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+1.500 gp 
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+Oil of taggit 
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+Contact 
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+400 gp 
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+Pale tincture 
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+Ingested 
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+250 gp 
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+Purple worm poison 
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+Injury 
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+2,000 gp 
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+Serpent venom 
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+Injury 
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+200 gp 
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+Torpor 
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+Ingested 
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+600 gp 
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+Truth serum 
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+Ingested 
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+150 gp 
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+Wyvern poison 
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+Injury 
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+1.200 gp 
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+Sample Poisons _ 
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+Each type of poison has its own debilitating effects* 
+Assassin's Blood (Ingested). A creature subjected 
+to this poison must make a DC 10 Constitution saving 
+throw. On a failed save, it takes 6 (Idl 2) poison damage 
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+Burnt Othur Fumes (Inhaled). A creature subjected 
+to this poison must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution 
+saving throw or take 10 (3d6) poison damage, and must 
+repeat the saving throw at the start of each of its turns. 
+On each successive failed save, the character takes 3 
+(kI6) poison damage. After three successful saves, the 
+poison ends, 
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+Carrion Crawler Mucus (Contact). This poison 
+must be harvested from a dead or incapacitated 
+carrion crawler. A creature subjected to this poison 
+must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw 
+or be poisoned for 1 minute. The poisoned creature is 
+paralyzed. The creature can repeat the saving throw at 
+the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on 
+a success. 
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+DrowPoison (Injury). This poison is typically made 
+only by the drow t and only in a place far removed from 
+sunlight. A creature subjected to this poison must 
+succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving thrower be 
+poisoned for 1 hour. If the saving throw fails by 5 or 
+more, the creature is also unconscious while poisoned 
+in this way. The creature wakes up if it takes damage or 
+if another creature takes an action to shake it awake. 
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+jBssence of Ether (Inhaled). A creature subjected 
+to this poison must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution 
+saving throw or become poisoned for 8 hours. The 
+poisoned creature is unconscious. The creature wakes 
+up i fit takes damage or if another creature takes an 
+action to shake it awake. 
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+Malice (Inhaled). A creature subjected to this poison 
+must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw 
+or become poisoned for 1 hour. The poisoned creature 
+is blinded. 
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+Midnight Tears (Ingested). A creature that ingests 
+this poison suffers no effect until the stroke of midnight 
+If the poison has not been neutralized before then, the 
+creature must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving 
+throw, taking 31 (9d6) poison damage on a failed save, 
+or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+Oil of Taggit (Contact) L A creature subjected to this 
+poison must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving 
+throw or become poisoned for 24 hours. The poisoned 
+creature is unconscious. The creature wakes up if it 
+takes damage. 
+
+Pale Tincture (Ingested). A creature subjected to this 
+poison must succeed on a DC 16 Constitution saving 
+throw or take 3 (ld6) poison damage and become 
+poisoned. The poisoned creature must repeat the saving 
+throw every 24 hours, taking 3 (ld6) poison damage 
+on a failed save. Until this poison ends, the damage 
+the poison deals can t be healed by any means. After 
+seven successful saving throws, the effect ends and the 
+c re atu re can hea I n or m a 1 ly. 
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+Purple Worm Poison (Injury). This poison must be 
+harvested from a dead or incapacitated purple worm. 
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+A creature subjected to this poison must make a 3 )C 
+19 Constitution saving throw, taking 42 (12d6) poison 
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
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+Serpent Venom (Injury). This poison must be 
+harvested from a dead or incapacitated giant poisonous 
+snake. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed 
+on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) 
+poison damage on a failed save, or half as much da mag- 
+on a successful one. 
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+Torpor (Ingested). A creature subjected to this poise, r 
+must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw' or 
+become poisoned for 4d6 hours. The poisoned creature 
+is incapacitated. 
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+Truth Serum (Ingested). A creature subjected to this 
+poison must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving 
+throw or become poisoned for 1 hour. The poisoned 
+creature can't knowingly speak a lie, as if under the 
+effect of a zone of truth spell. 
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+Wyvern Poison (Injury). This poison must be 
+harvested from a dead or incapacitated wyvern. A 
+creature subjected to this poison must make a DC 
+15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison 
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
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+In some settings, strict laws prohibit the possession 
+and use of poison, but a black-market dealer or 
+unscrupulous apothecary might keep a hidden stash. 
+Characters with criminal contacts might be able to 
+acquire poison relatively easily. Other characters might 
+have to make extensive inquiries and pay bribes before 
+they track down the poison they seek. 
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+The Poisons table gives suggested prices for single 
+doses of various poisons. 
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+Crafting and Harvesting Poison 
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+During downtime between adventures, a character 
+can use the crafting rules in the Players Handbook to 
+create basic poison if the character has proficiency with 
+a poisoner s kit. At your discretion, the character can 
+craft other kinds of poison. Not all poison ingredients 
+are available for purchase, and tracking down certain 
+ingredients might form the basis of an entire adventure. 
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+A character can instead attempt to harvest poison 
+from a poisonous creature, such as a snake, wyvern, or 
+carrion crawler. The creature must be incapacitated or 
+dead, and the harvesting requires ld6 minutes followed 
+by a DC 20 Intelligence (Nature) check. (Proficiency 
+with the poisoner's kit applies to this check if the 
+character doesn't have proficiency in Nature.) On a 
+successful check, the character harvests enough poison 
+for a single dose. On a failed check, the character is 
+unable to extract any poison. If the character fails the 
+check by 5 or more, the character is subjected to the 
+creatures poison. 
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+Madness 
+
+In a typical campaign, characters aren’t driven mad 
+by the horrors they face and the carnage they inflict 
+day after day, but sometimes the stress of being an 
+adventurer can be too much to bear. If your campaign 
+has a strong horror theme, you might want to use 
+madness as a way to reinforce that theme, emphasizing 
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+Various magical effects can inflict madness on an 
+otherwise stable mind. Certain spells, such as contact 
+other plane and symbol, can cause insanity, and you can 
+use the madness rules here instead of the spell effects 
+in the Players Handbook Diseases, poisons, and planar 
+effects such as psychic wind or the howling winds of 
+Pandemonium can all inflict madness. Some artifacts 
+can also break the psyche of a character who uses or 
+becomes attuned to them. 
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+Resisting a madness inducing effect usually requires 
+a Wisdom or Charisma saving throw. If your game 
+includes the Sanity score (see chapter 9, ^Dungeon 
+Master’s Workshop”), a creature makes a Sanity saving 
+throw instead. 
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+Madness Effects 
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+Madness can be short-term, long-term, or indefinite. 
+Most relatively mundane effects impose short-term 
+madness, which lasts for just a few minutes. More 
+horrific effects or cumulative effects can result in long¬ 
+term or indefinite madness. 
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+A character afflicted with short-term madness is 
+subjected to an effect from the Short-Term Madness 
+table for Id 10 minutes. 
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+A character afflicted with long-term madness is 
+subjected to an effect from the Long-Term Madness 
+table for Id 10 x 10 hours, 
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+A character afflicted with indefinite madness gains 
+a new character flaw from the Indefinite Madness table 
+that lasts until cured. 
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+Short-Term Madness 
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+d 100 Effect (lasts IdTO minutes) 
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+01-20 The character retreats into his or her mind and 
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+becomes paralyzed. The effect ends if the character 
+takes any damage, 
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+21-30 The character becomes incapacitated and spends 
+the duration screaming, laughing, or weeping. 
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+31-40 The character becomes frightened and must use 
+his or her action and movement each round to flee 
+from the source of the fear. 
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+41-50 The character begins babbling and is incapable of 
+normal speech or spellcasting, 
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+51-60 The character must use his or her action each 
+round to attack the nearest creature. 
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+61-70 The character experiences vivid hallucinations and 
+has disadvantage on ability checks. 
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+71-75 The character does whatever anyone tells him or 
+her to do that isn't obviously self-destruct ve. 
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+76-80 The character experiences an overpower ng urge to 
+eat something strange such as dir: s! me, or offal. 
+81-90 The character is stunned. 
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+activity over and over, such as washing hands, 
+touching things, praying, or counting coins. 
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+11-20 The character experiences vivid hallucinations and 
+has disadvantage on ability checks, 
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+21-30 The character suffers extreme paranoia. The 
+character has disadvantage on Wisdom and 
+Charisma checks, 
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+source of madness} with intense revulsion, as if 
+affected by the antipathy effect of the antipathy/ 
+sympathy spell 
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+41-45 The character experiences a powerful delusion. 
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+Choose a potion. The character imagines that he or 
+she is under its effects. 
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+46-55 The character becomes attached to a 'lucky 
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+charm," such as a person or an object, and has 
+disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and 
+saving throws while more than 30 feet from it. 
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+56-65 The character is blinded (25%) or deafened (75%). 
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+66-75 The character experiences uncontrollable tremors 
+or tics, which impose disadvantage on attack 
+rolls, ability checks, and saving throws that involve 
+Strength or Dexterity. 
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+76-S5 The character suffers from partial amnesia. The 
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+character knows who he or she is and retains racial 
+traits and class features, but doesn't recognize 
+other people or remember anything that happened 
+before the madness took effect 
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+S6-90 Whenever the character takes damage, he or she 
+must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw 
+or be affected as though he or she failed a saving 
+throw against the confusion spell. The confusion 
+effect lasts for 1 minute, 
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+91-95 The character loses the ability to speak. 
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+96-100 The character falls unconscious. No amount of 
+jostling or damage can wake the character. 
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+A calm emotions spell can suppress the effects of 
+madness, while a lesser restoration spell can rid 
+a character of a short-term or long-term madness. 
+Depending on the source of the madness* remove 
+curse or dispel evil might also prove effective. A greater 
+restoration spell or more powerful magic is required to 
+rid a character of indefinite madness. 
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+Experience Points 
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+Experience points (XP) fuel level advancement for 
+player characters and are most often the reward for 
+completing combat encounters. 
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+Each monster has an XP value based on its 
+challenge rating. When adventurers defeat one or more 
+monsters—typically by killing, routing, or capturing 
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+d 100 Flaw (lasts until cured) 
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+01-15 "Being drunk keeps me sane." 
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+16-25 "3 keep whatever I find.” 
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+26-30 "I try to become more like someone else I know— 
+adopting his or her style of dress, mannerisms, 
+and name." 
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+31-35 "1 must bend the truth, exaggerate, or outright lie 
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+to be interesting to other people;" 
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+36-45 "Achieving my goal is the only thing of interest to 
+me, and 111 ignore everything else to pursue it.’ 1 
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+46-50 "I find it hard to care about anything that goes on 
+around me.” 
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+51-55 "I don’t like the way people judge me ail the time." 
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+56-70 "1 am the smartest, wisest, strongest, fastest, and 
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+most beautiful person I know." 
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+71-80 "I am convinced that powerful enemies are hunting 
+me, and their agents are everywhere I go, I am sur; 
+they're watching me all the time.” 
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+81-S5 “There's only one person I can trust. And only I ca^ 
+see this special friend." 
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+S6-95 “I can't take anything seriously. The more serious 
+the situation, the funnier I find It." 
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+96-100 ‘Tve discovered that I really like killing people." 
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+them—they divide the total XP value of the monsters 
+evenly among themselves. If the party received 
+substantial assistance from one or more NPCs, count 
+those NPCs as parly members when dividing up the 
+XP. (Because the NPCs made the fight easier, individual 
+characters receive fewer XP.) 
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+Chapter 3, "Creating Adventures/' provides 
+guidelines for designing combat encounters using 
+experience points. 
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+Absent Characters 
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+Typically, adventurers earn experience only for 
+encounters they participate in. If a player is absent 
+for a session, the player's character misses out on the 
+experience points* 
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+Over time* you might end up with a level gap between 
+the characters of players who never miss a session and 
+characters belonging to players who are more sporadic 
+in their attendance. Nothing is wrong with that. A gap 
+of two or three levels between different characters in 
+the same party isn't going to ruin the game for anyone* 
+Some DMs treat XP as a reward for participating in 
+the game, and keeping up with the rest of the party is 
+good incentive for players to attend as many sessions 
+as possible. 
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+As an alternative* give absent characters the same 
+XP that the other characters earned each session, 
+keeping the group at the same level* Few players 
+will intentionally miss out on the fun of gaming just 
+because they know they'll receive XP for it even if they 
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+You can also award XP when characters complete 
+significant milestones. When preparing your adventure, 
+designate certain events or challenges as milestones, as 
+with the following examples: 
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+* Accomplishing one in a series of goals necessary to 
+complete the adventu re. 
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+* Discovering a hidden location or piece of information 
+relevant to the adventure. 
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+< Reaching an important destination. 
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+When awarding XP, treat a major milestone as a hard 
+encounter and a minor milestone as an easy encounter. 
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+If you want to reward your players for their progress 
+through an adventure with something more than XP 
+and treasure, give them additional small rewards at 
+milestone points. Here are some examples: 
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+You can do away with experience points entirely and 
+control the rate of character advancement* Advance 
+characters based on how many sessions they play, or 
+when they accomplish significant story goals in the 
+campaign. In either case, you tell the players when their 
+characters gain a level. 
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+This method of level advancement can be particularly 
+helpful if your campaign doesn' t include much 
+combat, or includes so much combat that tracking XP 
+becomes tiresome. 
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+Session-Based Advancement 
+A good rate of session-based advancement is to have 
+characters reach 2nd level after the first session of play. 
+3rd level after another session, and 4th level after two 
+more sessions. Then spend two or three sessions for 
+each subsequent level. This rate mirrors the standard 
+rate of advancement, assuming sessions are about four 
+hours long. 
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+for overcoming challenges outside combat. If the 
+adventurers complete a tense l _ Nation with a baron, 
+forge a trade agreement with a dan of surly dwarves, 
+or successfully navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might 
+decide that they deserve an XP reward. 
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+As a starting point, use the rules for building combat 
+encounters In chapter 3 to gauge the difficulty of the 
+challenge. Then award the characters XP as if it had 
+been a combat encounter of the same difficulty, but only 
+if the encounter involved a meaningful risk of failure. 
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+advancements you award levels when adventurers 
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+s the Dungeon Master, you aren't limited 
+by the rules in the Player's Handbook t the 
+guidelines in this book, or the selection of 
+monsters in the Monster Manual You can 
+let your imagination run wild. This chapter 
+contains optional rules that you can use to 
+customize your campaign, as well as guidelines on 
+creating your own material, such as monsters and 
+magic items. 
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+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 of play, or both. 
+Consider trying no more than one or two of the options 
+at a time so that you can clearly assess their effects on 
+your campaign before adding other options. 
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+Before you add a new rule to your campaign, ask 
+yourself two questions: 
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+yes. then you have nothing to lose by giving it a try. Urge 
+your players to provide feedback. If the rule or game 
+element isn’t functioning as intended or isn't adding 
+much to your game, you can refine it or ditch it. No 
+matter what a rule’s source, a rule serves you. not the 
+other way around. 
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+Beware of adding anything to your game that allows 
+a character to concentrate on more than one effect at 
+a time, use more than one reaction or bonus action 
+per round, or attune to more than three magic items 
+at a time. Rules and game elements that override the 
+rules for concentration, reactions, bonus actions, and 
+magic item attunement can seriously unbalance or 
+ove rc o m p I i cate yo u r ga me. 
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+The optional rules in this section pertain to using 
+ability scores. 
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+Proficiency Dice _ 
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+This optional rule replaces a character's proficiency 
+bonus with a proficiency die, adding more randomness 
+to the game and making proficiency a less reliable 
+indicator of mastery. I nstead of adding a proficiency 
+bonus to an ability check, an attack roll, or saving throw, 
+the characters player rolls a die. The Proficiency Die 
+table shows which die or dice to roll, as determined by 
+the character s level. 
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+Whenever a feature, such as the rogue's Expertise, 
+lets a character double his or her proficiency bonus, 
+the player rolls the character's proficiency die twice 
+instead of once. 
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+This option is intended for player characters and 
+nonplayer characters who have levels, as opposed to 
+monsters who don't. 
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+A skill dictates the circumstances under which a 
+character can add his or her proficiency bonus to an 
+ability check. Skills define those circumstances by 
+referring to different aspects of the six ability scores. 
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+For example. Acrobatics and Stealth are two different 
+aspects of Dexterity, and a character can specialize in 
+either or both. 
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+You can dispense w ith skills and use one of the 
+following variants. Choose whichever one best suits 
+your campaign. 
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+Ability Check Proficiency 
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+With this variant rule, characters don't have skill 
+proficiencies. Instead, each character has proficiency 
+in two abilities: one tied to the character’s class and 
+one tied to the character's background. The Ability 
+Proficiencies by Class table suggests a proficiency for 
+each class, and you choose which ability is tied to a 
+given background. Starting at 1st level, a character adds 
+his or her proficiency bonus to any ability check tied to 
+one or the other of these two abilities. 
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+under this rule. At 1st level, instead of choosing two 
+skill proficiencies, a character with the Expertise class 
+feature chooses one of the abilities in which he or she 
+has proficiency. Selecting an ability counts as two 
+of tbe character s Expertise choices. If the character 
+would gain an additional skill proficiency, that character 
+instead selects another ability check in which to gain 
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+persuasion or intimidation; he or she is equally 
+adept at both. 
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+Background Proficiency 
+With this variant rule, characters don't have skill or tool 
+proficiencies. Anything that would grant the character 
+a skill or tool proficiency provides no benefit. Instead, 
+a character can add his or her proficiency bonus to any 
+ability check to which the character's prior training and 
+experience (reflected in the characters background) 
+reasonably applies. The DM is the ultimate judge of 
+whether the character's background applies. 
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+For example, the player of a character with the noble 
+background could reasonably argue that the proficiency 
+bonus should apply to a Charisma check the character 
+makes to secure an audience with the king. The player 
+should be encouraged to explain in specific terms how 
+(he character’s background applies. Not simply Tm 
+a noble,'' but "1 spent three years before starting my 
+adventuring career serving as my family's ambassador 
+to the court, and this sort of thing is second nature 
+to me now," 
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+This simple system relies heavily on players 
+developing their characters' histories. Don’t let it 
+result in endless debates about whether a character's 
+proficiency bonus applies in a given situation. Unless 
+a player’s attempt to explain the relevance of the 
+character's background makes everyone else at the table 
+roll their eyes at its absurdity, go ahead and reward the 
+player for making the effort. 
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+If a character has the Expertise feature, instead 
+of choosing skills and tools to gain the benefit of 
+that feature, the player defines aspects of his or her 
+background to which the benefit applies. Continuing 
+the noble example, the player might decide to apply 
+Expertise to ‘ situations where courtly manners and 
+etiquette are paramount” and ‘figuring out the secret 
+plots that court members hatch against one another." 
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+Personality Trait Proficiency 
+W ith this variant rule, characters don’t have skill 
+proficiencies. Instead, a character can add his or her 
+proficiency bonus to any ability check directly related to 
+the character's positive personality traits. For example, 
+a character with a positive personality trait of “I never 
+have a plan, but I’m great at making things up as ! go 
+along” might apply the bonus when engaging in some 
+off-the-cuff deception to get out of a tight spot. A player 
+should come up with at least four positive personality 
+traits when creating a character. 
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+When a character's negative personality trait directly 
+impacts an ability check, the character has disadvantage 
+on the check. For example, a hermit whose negative 
+trait is “1 often get lost in my own thoughts and 
+contemplation, oblivious to my surroundings” might 
+have disadvantage on an ability check made to notice 
+creatures sneaking up. 
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+If a character has the Expertise feature, the player can 
+apply its benefit to personality traits related to ability 
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+checks, instead of to skills or tools. If a character would 
+gain a new skill or tool proficiency, the character instead 
+gains a new positive personality trait. 
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+This system relies heavily on players developing 
+their characters’ personalities. Make sure that different 
+characters' traits—positive and negative—come into pla> 
+with about the same frequency. Don't let a player get 
+away with a positive trait that always seems to apply and 
+a negative trait that never does. 
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+At your discretion, you can also tie a character s 
+ideals, bonds, and (laws to this system. 
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+Hero Points 
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+Hero points work well in epic fantasy and mythic 
+campaigns in which the characters arc meant to be 
+more like superheroes than the average adventurer is. 
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+With this option, a character starts with 5 hero points 
+at 1st level. Each time the character gains a level* he or 
+she loses any unspent hero points and gains a new torn! 
+equal to 5 + half the character's level. 
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+A player can spend a hero point whenever he or she 
+makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw 
+The player can spend the hero point after the roll is 
+made but before any of its results are applied. Spending 
+the hero point allows the player to roll a d6 and add it 
+to the d2Q. possibly turning a failure into a success. A 
+player can spend only 1 hero point per roll. 
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+In addition, whenever a character fails a death saving 
+throw, the player can spend one hero point to turn the 
+failure into a success. 
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+Honor and Sanity 
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+If you're running a campaign shaped by a strict code c 
+honor or the constant risk of insanity, consider add It _ 
+one or both these new ability scores: Honor and Sanity. 
+These abilities function like the standard six abilities 
+with exceptions specified In each ability below. 
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+character creation: 
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+- I f y ou r p 1 aye rs use t h e s t a n d a rd a it ay of ability 
+scores, add one 11 to the array for each optional 
+ability you add. 
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+* I f you r p 1 aye rs u se the op t i on a I po i n t-b uy sy s te m. a d c 
+3 points to the number of points for each optional 
+ability you add. 
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+for the added ability scores. 
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+If you ever need to make a check or saving throw for 
+Honor or Sanity for a monster that lacks the score* you 
+can use Charisma for Honor and Wisdom for Sanity, 
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+ff your campaign involves cultures where a rigid code 
+of honor is part of daily life, consider using the Honor 
+score as a means of measuring a character's devotion 
+to that code. Phis ability fits well in a setting inspired 
+by Asian cultures, such as Kara-Tur in the Forgotten 
+Realms. The Honor ability is also useful in any 
+campaign that revolves around orders of knights. 
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+code but also the character's understanding of it. The 
+Honor score can also reflect how others perceive a 
+character’s honor. A character with a high Honor usually 
+has a reputation that others know about, especially 
+those who have high Honor scores themselves. 
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+Unlike other abilities. Honor can't be raised with 
+normal ability score increases. Instead, you can award 
+increases to Honor—or impose reductions—based on 
+a character’s actions. At the end of an adventure, if you 
+think a character's actions in the adventure reflected 
+well or poorly on his or her understanding of the code, 
+you can increase or decrease the character’s Honor by 
+1. As with other ability scores, a character’s Honor can't 
+exceed 20 or fall below 1, 
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+Honor Checks. Honor checks can be used in social 
+situations, much as Charisma would, when a characters 
+understanding of a code of conduct is the most defining 
+factor in the way a social interaction will play out. 
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+character is in one of the following situations; 
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+social situation 
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+to influence someone else 
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+Honor Saving Throws. An Honor saving throw 
+comes into play when you want to determine whether 
+a character might inadvertently do something 
+dishonorable. You might call for an Honor saving throw 
+In the following situations; 
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+- Avoiding an accidental breach of honor or etiquette 
++ Resisting the urge to respond to goading or insults 
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+character into a breach of honor 
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+Consider using the Sanity score if your campaign 
+revolves around entities of an utterly alien and 
+unspeakable nature, such as Great Cthulhu, whose 
+powers and minions can shatter a character s mind. 
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+A character with a high Sanity is level-headed even in 
+the face of insane circumstances, while a character with 
+low Sanity is unsteady, breaking easily when confronted 
+by eldritch horrors that are beyond normal reason. 
+Sanity Checks* You might ask characters to make a 
+Sanity check in place of an Intelligence check to recall 
+tore about the alien creatures of madness featured 
+in your campaign, to decipher the writings of raving 
+lunatics, or to learn spells from tomes of forbidden lore. 
+You might also call for a Sanity check when a character 
+tries one of the follow-iog activities; 
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+* Deciphering a piece of text written in a language so 
+alien that it threatens to break a character's mind 
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+- Overcoming the lingering effects of madness 
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+* Comprehending a piece of alien magic foreign to all 
+normal understanding of magic 
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+Sanity Saving Throws. You might call for a Sanity 
+saving throw when a character runs the risk of 
+succumbing to madness, such as in the following 
+situations: 
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+realms for the first time 
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+alien creature 
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+such as the insanity option of the symbol spell 
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+A failed Sanity save might result in short-term, long¬ 
+term, or indefinite madness, as described in chapter 8, 
+“Running the Game/ Any time a character suffers Iron 
+long-term or indefinite madness, the character's Sanity 
+is reduced by 1. A greater restoration spell can restore 
+Sanity lost in this way, and a character can increase his 
+or her Sanity through level advancement. 
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+Adventuring Options 
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+This section provides options for changing how rests 
+work,, as well as for adding unusual things to your 
+campaign, such as modern weapons. 
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+Fear and Horror 
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+The rules for fear and horror can help you sustain an 
+atmosphere of dread in a dark fantasy campaign. 
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+Fear 
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+When adventurers confront threats they have no 
+hope of overcoming, you can call for them to make a 
+Wisdom saving throw. Set the DC according to the 
+circumstances, A character who fails the save becomes 
+frightened for 1 minute. The character can repeat the 
+saving throw at the end of each of his or her turns, 
+ending the effect on the character on a successful save. 
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+Horror involves more than simple fright, ft entails 
+revulsion and anguish. Often it arises when adventurer- 
+see something completely contrary to the common 
+understanding of what can and should occur in the 
+world, or upon the realization of a dreadful truth, 
+in such a situation you can call on characters to mak- 
+a Charisma saving throw to resist the horror. Set the DC 
+based on the magnitude of the horrific circumstances. 
+On a failed save, a character gains a short-term or long¬ 
+term form of madness that you choose or determine 
+randomly, as detailed in chapter 8, "Running the Game," 
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+Healing _ 
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+These optional rules make it easier or harder for 
+adventurers to recover from injury, either increasing 
+or reducing the amount of time your players can spend 
+adventuring before rest is required. 
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+Healer’s Kit Dependency 
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+A character can t spend any I lit Dice after finishing a 
+short rest until someone expends one use of a healer's 
+kit to bandage and treat the character's wounds. 
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+Healing Surges 
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+This optional rule allows characters to heal up in 
+the thick of combat and works well for parties that 
+feature few or no characters with healing magic, or for 
+campaigns in which magical healing is rare. 
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+As an action, a character can use a healing surge and 
+spend up to half his or her Hit Dice. For each Hit Die 
+spent in this way, the player rolls the die and adds the 
+characters Constitution modifier. The character regains 
+hit points equal to the total. The player can decide to 
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+again until he or she finishes a short or long rest. 
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+Under this optional rule, a character regains all spent 
+Hit Dice at the end of a long rest. With a short rest, 
+a character regains Hit Dice equal to his or her level 
+divided by four (minimum of one die). 
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+For a more superheroic feel, you can let a character 
+use a healing surge as a bonus action, rather than as 
+an action. 
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+Slow Natural Healing 
+Characters don't regain hit points at the end of a long 
+rest. Instead, a character can spend Hit Dice to heal at 
+the end of a long rest, just as with a short rest. 
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+This optional rule prolongs the amount of time that 
+characters need to recover from their wounds without 
+the benefits of magical healing and works well for 
+grittier, more realistic campaigns. 
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+Rest Variants 
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+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. 
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+Epic Heroism 
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+This variant uses a short rest of 5 minutes and a long 
+rest of I hour. This change makes combat more routine, 
+since characters can easily recover from every battle. 
+You might want to make combat encounters more 
+difficult to compensate. 
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+Spellcasters using this system can afford to burn 
+through spell slots quickly, especially at higher levels. 
+Consider allowing spellcasters to restore expended 
+spell slots equal to only half their maximum spell slots 
+(rounded down) at the end of a long rest, and to limit 
+spell slots restored to 5th level or lower. Only a full 
+8-hour rest will allow a spellcaster to restore all spell 
+slots and to regain spell slots of 6th level or higher. 
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+Gritty Realism 
+
+This variant uses a short rest of 8 hours and a long 
+rest of 7 days. This puts the brakes on the campaign, 
+requiring the players to carefully judge the benefits 
+and drawbacks of combat. Characters can't afford to 
+engage in too many battles in a row. and all adventuring 
+requires careful planning. 
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+This approach encourages the characters to 
+spend time out of the dungeon. It's a good option for 
+campaigns that emphasize intrigue, politics, and 
+interactions among other NPCs. and in which combat is 
+rare or something to be avoided rather than rushed into. 
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+Firearms 
+
+If you want to model the swashbuckling style of 
+The Three Musketeers and similar tales, you can 
+introduce gunpowder weapons to your campaign that 
+are associated w r ith the Renaissance. Similarly, in a 
+campaign where a spaceship has rashed or elements 
+of modern-day Earth are present futuristic or modern 
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+firearms might appear. The Firearms table provides 
+examples of firearms from all three of those periods. 
+The modern and futuristic items are priceless. 
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+Proficiency 
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+It's up to you to decide whether a character has 
+proficiency with a firearm. Characters in most D&D 
+worlds wouldn’t have such proficiency. During their 
+downtime, characters can use the training rules in the 
+Players Handbook to acquire proficiency, assuming 
+that they have enough ammunition to keep the weapons 
+working while mastering their use. 
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+Properties 
+
+Firearms use special ammunition, and some of them 
+have the burst fire or reload property. 
+
+Ammunition. The ammunition of a firearm is 
+destroyed upon use. Renaissance and modern firearms 
+use bullets. Futuristic firearms are powered by a 
+special type of ammunition called energy cells. An 
+energy cell contains enough power for all the shots its 
+firearm can make. 
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+Burst Fire. A weapon that has the burst fire property 
+can make a normal single-target attack, or it can spray a 
+10-foot-cube area within normal range with shots. Each 
+creature in the area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity 
+saving throw or take the weapon's normal damage. This 
+action uses ten pieces of ammunition. 
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+Reload. A limited number of shots can be made with 
+a weapon that has the reload property. A character must 
+then reload it using an action or a bonus action (the 
+character s choice). 
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+Explosives 
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+A campaign might include explosives from the 
+Renaissance or the modern world (the latter are 
+priceless), as presented in the Explosives table. 
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+Bomb 
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+As an action, a character can light this bomb and throw 
+it at a point up to 60 feet away. Each creature within 5 
+feet of that point must succeed on a DC 12 Dexterity 
+saving throw or take 3d6 fire damage. 
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+Gunpowder 
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+Gunpowder is chiefly used to propel a bullet out of the 
+barrel of a pistol or rifle, or it is formed into a bomb. 
+Gunpowder is sold in small wooden kegs and in water- 
+resistant powder horns. 
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+Setting fire to a container full of gunpowder can cause 
+it to explode, dealing fire damage to creatures within 
+10 feet of it (3d6 for a powder horn. 7d6 for a keg). A 
+successful DC 12 Dexterity saving throw halves the 
+damage. Setting fire to an ounce of gunpowder causes 
+it to flare for 1 round, shedding bright light in a 30-foot 
+radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. 
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+Dynamite 
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+As an action, a creature can light a stick ol dynamite 
+and throw it at a point up to 60 feet away. Each creature 
+within 5 feet of that point must make a DC 12 Dexterity 
+saving throw, taking 3d6 bludgeoning damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
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+they explode at the same time. Bach additional stick 
+increases the damage by ld6 (to a maximum of 10d6) 
+and the burst radius by 5 feet (to a maximum of 20 feet). 
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+Dynamite can be rigged with a longer fuse to explode 
+after a set amount of time, usually 1 to 6 rounds. Roll 
+initiative for the dynamite. After the set number of 
+rounds goes by, the dynamite explodes on Lhat initiative. 
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+Grenades 
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+As an action, a character can throw a grenade at a 
+point up to 60 feet away With a grenade launcher, the 
+character can propel the grenade up to 120 feet away. 
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+Each creature within 20 feet of an exploding 
+fragmentation grenade must make a DC 15 Dexterity 
+saving throw, taking 5d6 piercing damage on a failed 
+save, or hair as much damage on a successf ul one. 
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+One round after a smoke grenade lands, it emits a 
+cloud of smoke that creates a heavily obscured area in 
+a 20-foot radius. A moderate wind (at least 10 miles per 
+hour) disperses the smoke in 4 rounds; a strong wind 
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+applicable; character has disadvantage on 
+next check 
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+next check 
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+When adventurers find a piece of technology that isn't 
+from their world or time period* the players might 
+understand what the object is T but the characters 
+rarely will. To simulate a character's ignorance about 
+the technology, have the character make a series or 
+Intelligence checks to figure it out 
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+To determine how the technology works, a character 
+must succeed on a number of Intelligence checks 
+based on the complexity of the item: two successes for 
+a simple item (such as a cigarette lighter, calculator, or 
+revolver) and four successes for a complex item (such a? 
+a computer* chainsaw, or hovercraft). Then consult the 
+Figuring Out Alien Technology table. Consider making 
+the item break if a character fails four or more times 
+before taking a long rest. 
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+A character who has seen an item used or has 
+operated a similar item has advantage on Intelligence 
+checks made to figure out its use* 
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+Renaissance Item 
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+Bomb 
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+150 gp 
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+Gunpowder, keg 
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+250 gp 
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+20 lb. 
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+Gunpowder, powder horn 
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+35 gp 
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+2 lb. 
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+Modern Item 
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+Cost 
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+Weight 
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+Dynamite (stick) 
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+Grenade, fragmentation 
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+Grenade, smoke 
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+21b. 
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+Grenade launcher 
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+— 
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+71b. 
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+Firearms 
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+Renaissance Item 
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+Cost 
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+Pistol 
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+250 gp 
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+IdlO piercing 
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+10 lb. 
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+— 
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+8 1b. 
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+Ammunition 
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+Laser pistol 
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+Ammunition 
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+Antimatter rifle 
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+6dS necrotic 
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+10 lb. 
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+Ammunition 
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+Laser rifle 
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+Plot points allow players to change the course of the 
+campaign, introduce plot complications, alter the 
+world, and even assume the role of the DM. If your first 
+reaction to reading this optional rule is to worry that 
+your players might abuse it. it's probably not for you. 
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+Each player starts with 1 plot point. During a session, 
+a player can spend that point for one effect. The effect 
+depends on your group's approach to this optional rule. 
+Three options are presented below, 
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+A player can spend no more than 1 plot point 
+per session. You can increase this limit if you like, 
+especially if you want the players to drive more of the 
+story. Once every player at the table has spent a plot 
+point, they each gain 1 plot point. 
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+A player who spends a plot point gels to add some 
+element to the setting or situation that the group 
+(including you) must accept as true. For example, a 
+player can spend a plot point and state that his or her 
+character has found a secret door, an NFC appears, or 
+a monster turns out to be a long-lost ally poly morphed 
+into a horrid beast. 
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+A player who wants to spend a plot point in this way 
+should take a minute to discuss his or her idea with 
+everyone else at the table and gel feedback before 
+settling on a plot development. 
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+Whenever a player spends a plot point, the player to his 
+or her right must add a complication to the scene. For 
+example, if the player who spends the plot point decides 
+that her character has found a secret door, the player 
+to the right might slate that opening the door triggers a 
+magical trap that teleports the party to another part of 
+the dungeon. 
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+With this approach, there is no permanent DM, 
+Everyone makes a character, and one person starts as 
+the DM and runs the game as normal, Thai persons 
+character becomes an NPC who can tag along with the 
+group or remain on the sidelines, as the group wishes. 
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+At any time, a player can spend a plot point to become 
+the DM. That player s character becomes an NPC, and 
+play continues. Its probably not a good idea to swap 
+roles in the middle of combat, but it can happen if your 
+group allows time for the new DM to settle into his or 
+her role and pick up where the previous DM left off. 
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+Using plot points in this way can make for an 
+exciting campaign as each new DM steers the game in 
+unexpected directions. This approach is also a great 
+way for would-be DMs to try running a game in small 
+controlled doses. 
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+In a campaign that uses plot points this way. everyone 
+should come to the table with a hit of material prepared 
+or specific encounters in mind. A player who isn’t 
+prepared or who doesn't feel like DMingcan choose 
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+The options in this section provide alternative ways to 
+handle combat. The main risk of adding some of these 
+rules is slowing down play. 
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+This section offers different wavs to handle initiative. 
+Initiative Score 
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+With this optional rule, creature don’t roll initiative 
+at the start of combat. Instead, each creature has an 
+initiative score, which is a passive Dexterity check: 
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+By cutting down on die rolls, math done on the fly, 
+and the process of asking for and recording totals, you 
+can speed your game up considerably—at the cost of an 
+initiative order that is often predictable. 
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+Side Initiative 
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+Recording initiative for each PC and monster, arrangir_ 
+everyone in the correct order, and remembering where 
+you are in the list can hog the game down. If you want 
+quicker combats, at the risk of those combats becoming 
+unbalanced, try using the side initiative rule. 
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+Under this variant, the players roll a c!20 for their 
+initiative as a group, or side. You also roll a d20. Neither 
+roll receives any modifiers. Whoever rolls highest wins 
+initiative. In case of a tie, keep rerolling until the tie 
+is broken. 
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+When it's a side's turn, the members of that side can 
+act in any order they choose. Once everyone on the side 
+has taken a turn, the other side goes. A round ends 
+when both sides have completed their turns. 
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+If more than two sides take part in a battle, each side 
+rolls for initiative. Sides act from the highest roll to 
+lowest. Combat continues in the initiative order until the 
+battle is complete. 
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+This variant encourages teamwork and makes your 
+life as a DM easier, since you can more easily coordinate 
+monsters. On the downside, the side that wins initiative 
+can gang up on enemies and take them out before they 
+have a chance to act. 
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+Speed Factor 
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+Some DMs find the regular progression of initiative 
+too predictable and prone to abuse. Players can use 
+their knowledge of the initiative order to influence their 
+decisions. For example, a badly wounded fighter might 
+charge a troll because he knows that Lhe cleric goes 
+before the monster and can heal him. 
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+Speed factor is an option for initiative that introduces 
+more uncertainty into combat, at the cost of speed of 
+play. Under this variant, the participants in a battle roll 
+initiative each round. Before rolling, each character or 
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+creature’s initiative depending on its size and the action 
+ikes. For example, a creature that fights with a light 
+weapon or casts a simple spell is more likely to act 
+fore a creature armed with a heavy or slow weapon, 
+re-c the Speed Factor Initiative Modifiers table for 
+details. If an action has no modifier listed, the action has 
+: effect on initiative. If more than one modifier applies 
+such as wielding a two-handed, heavy melee weapon), 
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+feature’s turn. For example, a rogue fighting with two 
+taggers gains the +2 bonus for using a light or finesse 
+weapon only once, Jn the case of spellcasting. apply only 
+the modifier from the highest-level spell. 
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+Apply any modifiers for bonus actions to that 
+feature’s turn, remembering never to apply the 
+same modifier twice. For instance, a paladin casts a 
+ind-level spell as a bonus action and then attacks with a 
+shortsword. The paladin takes a -2 penalty for the spell 
+and gains a +2 bonus for using a light weapon, for a total 
+modifier of +0. 
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+The table is only a starting point. You can refer to it 
+hen adjudicating any actions a character takes that 
+you think should he faster or slower. Quick, easy actions 
+should grant a bonus, while slow, difficult ones should 
+incur a penalty. As a rule of thumb, apply a bonus or 
+penalty of 2 or 5 for an action. 
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+For example, a fighter wants to turn a winch to raise a 
+portcullis. This is a complex, difficult action. You could 
+rule that it incurs a -5 initiative penalty. 
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+Roiling Initiative * After deciding on an action, 
+everyone rolls initiative and applies modifiers, keeping 
+he result secret. You then announce an initiative 
+number, starting with 30 and working down (it helps to 
+■all out ranges of numbers at the start). Break any ties 
+by having the combatant with the highest Dexterity act 
+first. Otherwise, roll to determine who goes first. 
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+Turns. On its turn, a creature moves as normal but 
+must take the action it selected or take no action at all. 
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+Once everyone has acted, the process repeats. 
+Everyone in the battle selects an action, rolls initiative, 
+and takes turns in order. 
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+Action Options _ 
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+This section provides new action options for combat. 
+They can be added as a group or individually to 
+your game. 
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+Climb onto a Bigger Creature 
+If one creature wants to jump onto another creature, it 
+can do so by grappling. A Small or Medium creature has 
+little chance of making a successful grapple against a 
+Huge or Gargantuan creature, however, unless magic 
+has granted the grappler supernatural might. 
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+As an alternative, a suitably large opponent can be 
+treated as terrain for the purpose of jumping onto its 
+back or clinging to a limb. After making any ability 
+checks necessary to get into position and onto the larger 
+creature, the smaller creature uses its action to make 
+a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check 
+contested by the target’s Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. 
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+If it wins the contest, the smaller creature successfully 
+moves into the target creature’s space and clings to its 
+body. While in the target's space, the smaller creature 
+moves with the target and has advantage on attack rolls 
+against it. 
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+The smaller creature can move around within the 
+larger creature’s space, treating the space as difficult 
+terrain. The larger creature’s ability to attack the 
+smaller creature depends on the smaller creature’s 
+location, and is left to your discretion. The larger 
+creature can dislodge the smaller creature as an 
+action—knocking it off. scraping it against a wall, 
+or grabbing and throwing it—by making a Strength 
+(Athletics) check contested by the smaller creature’s 
+Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check, 
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+The smaller creature chooses which ability to use. 
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+Disarm 
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+A creature can use a weapon attack to knock a weapon 
+or another item from a target’s grasp. The attacker 
+makes an attack roll contested by the target's Strength 
+(Athletics) check or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check If the 
+attacker wins the contest, the attack causes no damage 
+or other ill effect, but the defender drops the item. 
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+The attacker has disadvantage on its attack roll if 
+the target is holding the item with two or more hands. 
+The target has advantage on its ability check if it is 
+larger than the attacking creature, or disadvantage if it 
+is smaller. 
+
+Mark 
+
+This option makes it easier for melee combatants to 
+harry each other with opportunity attacks. 
+
+When a creature makes a melee attack, it can also 
+mark its target. Until the end of the attacker’s next turn, 
+any opportunity attack it makes against the marked 
+target has advantage. The opportunity attack doesn’t 
+expend the attacker s reaction, but the attacker can’t 
+make the attack if anything, such as the incapacitated 
+condition or the shocking grasp spell, is preventing it 
+from taking reactions. The attacker is limited to one 
+opportunity attack per turn. 
+
+
+N.PTE ft 9 
+
+
+D \} NO V O N MASTE ft' S WQ RKS l ! OF 
+
+
+
+
+
+Overrun 
+
+When a creature tries to move through a hostile 
+creature's space, the mover can try to force its way 
+through by overrunning the hostile creature* As an 
+action or a bonus action, the mover makes a Strength 
+(Athletics) check contested by the hostile creature s 
+Strength (Athletics) check. The creature attempting the 
+overrun has advantage on this check if it is larger than 
+the hostile creature, or disadvantage if it is smaller. If 
+the mover wins the contest, it can move through the 
+hostile creature's space once this turn. 
+
+Shove Aside 
+
+With this option, a creature uses the special shove 
+attack from the Players Handbook to force a target 
+to the side, rather than away. The attacker has 
+disadvantage on its Strength (Athletics) check when it 
+does so. If that check is successful, the attacker moves 
+the target 5 feet to a different space within its reach. 
+
+Tumble 
+
+A creature can try to tumble through a hostile creature s 
+space, ducking and weaving past the opponent. As an 
+action or a bonus action, the tumbler makes a Dexterity 
+(Acrobatics) check contested by the hostile creature s 
+Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If the tumbler wins the 
+contest, it can move through the hostile creature’s space 
+once this turn. 
+
+Hitting Cover _ _ 
+
+When a ranged attack misses a target that has cover, 
+you can use this optional rule to determine whether the 
+cover was struck by the attack. 
+
+First, determine whether the attack roll would have 
+hit the protected target without the cover. If the attack 
+roll falls within a range low enough to miss the target 
+but high enough to strike the target if there had been 
+no cover, the object used for cover is struck. If a creature 
+is providing cover for the missed creature and the 
+attack roll exceeds the AC of the covering creature, the 
+covering creature is hit. 
+
+Cleaving through Creatures _ 
+
+If your player characters regularly fight hordes of lower- 
+level monsters, consider using this optional rule to help 
+speed up such lights. 
+
+When a melee attack reduces an undamaged creature 
+to 0 hit points, any excess damage from that attack 
+might carry over to another creature nearby. The 
+attacker targets another creature within reach and. if 
+the original attack roll can hit it, applies any remaining 
+damage to it. If that creature was undamaged and is 
+likewise reduced to 0 hit points, repeat this process, 
+carrying over the remaining damage until there are no 
+valid targets, or until the damage carried over fails to 
+reduce an undamaged creature to 0 hit points. 
+
+Injuries _ 
+
+Damage normally leaves no lingering effects. This 
+option introduces the potential for long term injuries. 
+
+
+It s up to you to decide when to cheek for a lingering 
+injury. A creature might sustain a lingering injury under 
+the following circumstances: 
+
+* When it takes a critical hit 
+
+* When it drops to 0 hit points but isn’t killed outright 
+
+* When it fails a death saving throw by 5 or more 
+
+To determine the nature of the injury, roll on the 
+Lingering Injuries table. This table assumes a typical 
+humanoid physiology, but you can adapt the results for 
+creatures with different body types. 
+
+Lingering Injuries 
+
+d20 Injury 
+
+1 Lose an Eye. You have disadvantage on Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks that rely on sight and on 
+ranged attack rolls. Magic such as the regenerate 
+spell can restore the lost eye. If you have rro eyes 
+left after sustaining this injury; you're blinded. 
+
+2 Lose an Arm or a Hand. You can no longer hold 
+anything with two hands, and you can hold only a 
+single object at a time. Magic such as the regenerait 
+spell can restore the lost appendage. 
+
+3 Lose a Foot or Leg. Your speed on foot is halved, 
+and you must use a cane or crutch to move unless 
+you have a peg leg or other prosthesis. You fall 
+prone after using the Dash action. You have 
+disadvantage on Dexterity checks made to balance. 
+Magic such as the regenerate spell can restore the 
+lost appendage. 
+
+4 Limp. Your speed on foot Is reduced by 5 feet. You 
+must make a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw after 
+using the Dash action. If you fail the save, you fall 
+prone. Magical healing removes the limp. 
+
+5-7 Internal Injury, Whenever you attempt an action 
+in combat, you must make a DC 15 Constitution 
+saving throw. On a failed save, you lose your action 
+and can't use reactions until the start of your next 
+turn. The injury heals if you receive magical healing 
+or if you spend ten days doing nothing but resting. 
+
+8-10 Broken Ribs, This has the same effect as Internal 
+Injury above, except that the save DC is 10. 
+
+11-13 Horrible Scar, You are disfigured to the extent that 
+the wound can't be easily concealed. You have 
+disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks 
+and advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks. 
+Magical healing of 6th level or higher, such as heal 
+and regenerate , removes the scar. 
+
+14-16 Festering Wound. Your hit point maximum is 
+
+reduced by 1 every 24 hours the wound persists. 
+
+If your hit point maximum drops to 0, you die. 
+
+The wound heals if you receive magical healing. 
+Alternatively, someone can tend to the wound and 
+make a DC IS Wisdom (Medicine) check once ever; 
+24 hours. After ten successes, the wound heals. 
+
+17-20 Minor Scar. The scar doesn't have any adverse 
+
+effect. Magical healing of 6th level or higher, such 
+as heal and regenerate, removes the scar. 
+
+
+CHAPTER 5 
+
+
+DUNGEON M \STL ITS WORKSHOP 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Instead of using the effect described in the table, you 
+can put the responsibility of representing a character's 
+lingering injury in the hands of the player Roll on the 
+Lingering Injuries table as usual, but instead of suffering 
+the effect described for that result, that character gains 
+a new flaw with the same name. Its up to the player to 
+express the lingering injury during play, just like any 
+other flaw, with the potential to gain inspiration when 
+the injury affects the character in a meaningful way. 
+
+Massive Damage 
+
+This optional rule makes it easier for a creature to be 
+felled by massive damage. 
+
+When a creature takes damage from a single source 
+equal to or greater than half its hit point maximum, it 
+must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw 
+or suffer a random effect determined by a roll on the 
+System Shock table. For example, a creature that has a 
+hit point maximum of 30 must make that Constitution 
+save if it takes 15 damage or more from a single source. 
+
+System Shock 
+
+dlO Effect 
+
+1 The creature drops to 0 hit points. 
+
+2- 3 The creature drops to 0 hit points but is stable. 
+
+4-5 The creature is stunned until the end of its next turn. 
+6-7 The creature can’t take reactions and has 
+
+disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks until 
+the end of its next turn. 
+
+3- 10 The creature can’t take reactions until the end of its 
+
+next turn. 
+
+Morale 
+
+Some combatants might run away when a light turns 
+against them. You can use this optional rule to help 
+determine when monsters and NPCs flee. 
+
+A creature might flee under any of the following 
+circumstances: 
+
+* The creature is surprised. 
+
+* The creature is reduced to half its hit points or fewer 
+for the first time in the battle. 
+
+- The creature has no way to harm the opposing side 
+on its turn. 
+
+A group of creatures might flee under any of the 
+following circumstances: 
+
+* All the creatures in the group are surprised, 
+
+* The group s leader is reduced to 0 hit points, 
+incapacitated, taken prisoner, or removed from battle. 
+
+* The group is reduced to half its original size with no 
+losses on the opposing side. 
+
+To determine whether a creature or group of 
+creatures flees, make a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw 
+for the creature or the group's leader. If the opposition 
+is overwhelming, the saving throw is made with 
+disadvantage, or you can decide that the save fails 
+automatically. If a group’s leader can'r make the saving 
+throw for whatever reason, have the creature in the 
+group with the next highest Charisma score make the 
+saving throw instead. 
+
+
+On a failed save, the affected creature or group flees 
+by the most expeditious route. If escape is impossible, 
+the creature or group surrenders. If a creature or group 
+that surrenders is attacked by its conquerors, the battle 
+might resume, and it's unlikely that further attempts to 
+flee or surrender will be made. 
+
+A failed saving throw isn't always to the adventurers' 
+benefit. For example, an ogre that flees from combat 
+might put the rest of the dungeon on alert or run off with 
+treasure that the characters had hoped to plunder. 
+
+Creating a Monster 
+
+The Monster Manual contains hundreds of ready-to-play 
+monsters, but it doesn't include every monster that you 
+can imagine. Fart of the D&D experience is the simple 
+joy of creating new monsters and customizing existing 
+ones, if for no other reason than to surprise and delight 
+your players with something they've never faced before. 
+
+The first step in the process is coming up with the 
+concept for your monster. What makes it unique? Where 
+does it live? What role do you want it to serve in your 
+adventure, your campaign, or your world? What does 
+it look like? Does it have any weird abilities? Once you 
+have the answers to these questions, you can start 
+figuring out how to represent your monster in the game. 
+
+Modi fy i ng a M o ns t er _ 
+
+Once you have an idea for a monster, you’ll need 
+statistics to represent it. The first question you should 
+ask yourself is: Can 1 use statistics that already exist? 
+
+A stat block in the Monster Manual might make a 
+good starting point for your monster, Imagine, for 
+example, that you want to create an intelligent arboreal 
+predator that hunts elves. There is no such monster 
+in the Monster Manual, but the quaggoth is a savage 
+humanoid predator with a climbing speed. You could 
+borrow the quaggoth stat block for your new monster, 
+changing nothing but the creature $ name. You can also 
+make minor tweaks, such as replacing the quaggoth’s 
+language. Undercommon, with one that's more 
+appropriate, such as Elvish or Sylvan. 
+
+Need a fiery phoenix? Take the giant eagle or roc, give 
+it immunity to fire, and allow it to deal fire damage with 
+its attacks. Need a flying monkey? Consider a baboon 
+with wings and a flying speed. Almost any monster you 
+can imagine can be built using one that already exists. 
+
+Adapting a stat block is far less time-consuming than 
+creating one from scratch, and there are changes you 
+can make to an existing monster that have no effect 
+on its challenge rating, such as swapping languages, 
+changing its alignment, or adding special senses. 
+However, once you change the creature's offensive or 
+defensive ability, such as its hit points or damage, its 
+challenge rating might need to change, as shown later. 
+
+Switching Weapons 
+
+i f a monster wields a manufactured weapon, you can 
+replace that weapon with a different one. For example, 
+you could replace a hobgoblin s longs word with a 
+halberd. Don’t forget to change the damage and the 
+attack's reach where appropriate. Also be aware of the 
+
+
+CHAPTER 9 | DUNGEON’ MASTER'S WORKSHOP 
+
+
+
+
+
+consequences of switching from a one-handed weapon 
+lq a two-handed weapon, or vice versa* For example, a 
+hobgoblin wielding a halberd (a two-handed weapon) 
+loses the benefit of its shield, so its AC decreases by 2. 
+
+Adding a Special Trait 
+
+Another simple way to customize a monster is to add 
+a special trait. You can add a special trait of vour own 
+devising or pick up a special trait from one of the many 
+creatures in the Monster Manual. For example, you can 
+create a goblin-spider hybrid by giving the normal goblin 
+the Spider Climb special trait, turn an ordinary troll into 
+a two-headed troll by giving it the Two Heads special 
+trait, or turn an owlbear into a flying owlbear by giving it 
+wings and a giant owls flying speed. 
+
+Creating Quick Monster Stats 
+
+If all you need are simple stats for a monster of a 
+particular challenge rat ing, follow the steps here. If you 
+
+
+Monster Statistics by Challenge Rating 
+
+
+
+
+Def 
+
+ensive- 
+
+
+Offensive - 
+
+
+
+Prof. 
+
+Armor 
+
+Hit 
+
+Attack 
+
+Damage/ 
+
+Save 
+
+CR 
+
+Bonus 
+
+Class 
+
+Points 
+
+Bonus 
+
+Round 
+
+DC 
+
+a 
+
++2 
+
+< 13 
+
+1-6 
+
+< 4-3 
+
+0-1 
+
+< 13 
+
+l/S 
+
++2 
+
+13 
+
+7-35 
+
++3 
+
+2-3 
+
+13 
+
+1/4 
+
++2 
+
+13 
+
+36-49 
+
+4-3 
+
+4-5 
+
+13 
+
+1/2 
+
++2 
+
+13 
+
+50-70 
+
+4-3 
+
+6-8 
+
+13 
+
+1 
+
++2 
+
+13 
+
+71-85 
+
++3 
+
+9-14 
+
+13 
+
+2 
+
++2 
+
+13 
+
+36-100 
+
+4*3 
+
+15-20 
+
+13 
+
+3 
+
++2 
+
+13 
+
+101-115 
+
++4 
+
+21-26 
+
+13 
+
+4 
+
++2 
+
+14 
+
+116-130 
+
++5 
+
+27-32 
+
+14 
+
+5 
+
+•+G 
+
+15 
+
+131-145 
+
++6 
+
+33-38 
+
+15 
+
+6 
+
+43 
+
+15 
+
+146-160 
+
++6 
+
+39-44 
+
+15 
+
+7 
+
++3 
+
+15 
+
+161-175 
+
++6 
+
+45-50 
+
+15 
+
+8 
+
+4-3 
+
+16 
+
+176-190 
+
++7 
+
+51-56 
+
+16 
+
+9 
+
++4 
+
+16 
+
+191-205 
+
++7 
+
+57-62 
+
+16 
+
+ID 
+
++4 
+
+17 
+
+206-220 
+
+47 
+
+63-68 
+
+16 
+
+11 
+
++4 
+
+17 
+
+221-235 
+
++8 
+
+69-74 
+
+17 
+
+12 
+
++4 
+
+17 
+
+236-250 
+
++8 
+
+75-80 
+
+17 
+
+13 
+
+4*5 
+
+18 
+
+251-265 
+
++8 
+
+81-86 
+
+18 
+
+14 
+
++5 
+
+IS 
+
+266-230 
+
+4-8 
+
+87-92 
+
+IS 
+
+15 
+
++5 
+
+IS 
+
+281-295 
+
++8 
+
+93-98 
+
+18 
+
+16 
+
++5 
+
+IS 
+
+296-310 
+
+4-9 
+
+99-104 
+
+18 
+
+17 
+
++6 
+
+19 
+
+311-325 
+
+4-10 
+
+105-110 
+
+19 
+
+IS 
+
++6 
+
+19 
+
+326-340 
+
+4-10 
+
+111-116 
+
+19 
+
+19 
+
++6 
+
+19 
+
+341-355 
+
++10 
+
+117-122 
+
+19 
+
+20 
+
++6 
+
+19 
+
+356-400 
+
++10 
+
+123-140 
+
+19 
+
+21 
+
+4-7 
+
+19 
+
+401-445 
+
++11 
+
+141-158 
+
+20 
+
+22 
+
++7 
+
+19 
+
+446-490 
+
++11 
+
+159-176 
+
+20 
+
+23 
+
++7 
+
+19 
+
+491-535 
+
++11 
+
+177-194 
+
+20 
+
+24 
+
+4-7 
+
+19 
+
+536-580 
+
++12 
+
+195-212 
+
+21 
+
+25 
+
++8 
+
+19 
+
+581-625 
+
++12 
+
+213-230 
+
+21 
+
+26 
+
+4-8 
+
+19 
+
+626-670 
+
++12 
+
+231-248 
+
+21 
+
+27 
+
++8 
+
+19 
+
+671-715 
+
++13 
+
+249-266 
+
+22 
+
+2S 
+
++8 
+
+19 
+
+716-760 
+
++13 
+
+267-284 
+
+22 
+
+29 
+
++9 
+
+19 
+
+761-805 
+
++13 
+
+285-302 
+
+22 
+
+30 
+
++9 
+
+19 
+
+806-850 
+
++14 
+
+303-320 
+
+23 
+
+
+want to create something more akin to the monster 
+star blocks in the Monster Manual, skip ahead to the 
+"Creating a Monster Stat Block 1 ' section. 
+
+Step L Expected Challenge Rating 
+
+Pick the expected challenge rating (CR) for your 
+monster. Knowing the monster's expected challenge 
+rating will help you figure out the monster's proficiency 
+bonus and other important combat statistics. Don’t 
+worry about getting the challenge rating exactly right: 
+you can make adjustments in later steps. 
+
+A single monster with a challenge rating equal to 
+the adventurers' level is, by itself, a fair challenge for a 
+group of four characters. If the monster is meant to be 
+fought in pairs or groups, its expected challenge rating 
+should be lower than the party’s level. 
+
+Don't fall into the trap of thinking that your monster 
+must have a challenge rating equal to the level of the 
+characters to be a worthy challenge. Keep in mind that 
+monsters with a lower challenge rating can be a threat 
+to higher-level characters when encountered in groups. 
+
+Step 2. Basic Statistics 
+
+Use the Monster Statistics by Challenge Rating table to 
+determine the monster's Armor Class, hit points, attack 
+bonus, and damage output per round based on the 
+challenge rating yon chose in step 1. 
+
+Step 3. Adjust Statistics 
+
+Raise or lower the monster’s Armor Class, hit points, 
+attack bonus, damage output per round, and save DC as 
+you see fit, based on whatever concept you have in mind 
+for the monster. For example, if you need a well-armored 
+monster, increase its Armor Class. 
+
+Once you've made the desired adjustments, record 
+the monster's statistics. If there are any other statistics 
+you think the monster needs (such as ability scores), 
+follow the appropriate steps under "Creating a Monster 
+Stat Block.” 
+
+Step 4, Final Challenge Rating 
+
+Calculate the monster s final challenge rating, 
+accounting for the adjustments you made in step 3, 
+Defensive Challenge Rating. Read down the Hit 
+Points column of the Monster Statistics by Challenge 
+Rating table until you find your monster's hit points. 
+Then look across and note the challenge rating 
+suggested for a monster with those hit points. 
+
+Now look at the Armor Class suggested for a monster 
+of that challenge rating* If your monster's AC is at least 
+two points higher or lower than that number, adjust the 
+challenge rating suggested by its hit points up or down 
+by 1 for every 2 points of difference. 
+
+Offensive Challenge Rating. Read down the Damage- 
+Round column of the Monster Statistics by Challenge 
+Rating table until you find your monsters damage 
+output per round. Then look across and note the 
+challenge rating suggested for a monster that deals that 
+much damage. 
+
+Now look at the attack bonus suggested for a monster 
+of that challenge rating. If your monster's attack bonus 
+is at least two points higher or lower than that number. 
+
+
+C H A FT F. S 9 1 D U N G E O N M A STIR’S W G RKS H O P 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+adjust the challenge rati n a si: a a ^a: a by its damage 
+output up or down by 1 for every 2 points of difference* 
+
+If the monster relies more on affects with saving 
+throws than on attacks* use the monster's save DC 
+instead of its attack bonus* 
+
+If your monster uses different attack bonuses or save 
+DCs, use the ones that will come up the most often. 
+
+Average Challonge Rating. T he monster's final 
+challenge rating is the average of its defensive and 
+offensive challenge ratings. Round the average up or 
+down to the nearest challenge rating to determine 
+your monster s final challenge rating. For example, if 
+the creature’s defensive challenge rating is 2 and its 
+offensive rating is 3, its final rating is 3. 
+
+With the final challenge rating, you can determine the 
+monsters proficiency bonus using the Monster Statistics 
+by Challenge Rating table. Use the Experience Points 
+by Challenge Rating table to determine how much XP 
+the monster is worth* A monster of challenge rating 
+0 is worth 0 XP if it poses no threat. Otherwise, it is 
+worth 10 XP, 
+
+Creating a monster isn’t just a number-crunching 
+exercise. The guidelines in this chapter can help you 
+create monsters* but the only way to know whether a 
+monster is fun is to play test it. After seeing your monster 
+in action, you might want to adjust the challenge rating 
+up or down based on your experiences. 
+
+Experience Points by Challenge Rating 
+
+
+CR 
+
+XP 
+
+CR 
+
+XP 
+
+0 
+
+0 or 10 
+
+14 
+
+11,500 
+
+1/8 
+
+25 
+
+IS 
+
+13,000 
+
+1/4 
+
+SO 
+
+16 
+
+15,000 
+
+1/2 
+
+100 
+
+17 
+
+18,000 
+
+1 
+
+200 
+
+18 
+
+20 r 000 
+
+2 
+
+450 
+
+19 
+
+22,000 
+
+3 
+
+700 
+
+20 
+
+25,000 
+
+4 
+
+1,100 
+
+21 
+
+33,000 
+
+5 
+
+1,800 
+
+22 
+
+41,000 
+
+6 
+
+2,300 
+
+23 
+
+50,000 
+
+7 
+
+2.900 
+
+24 
+
+62,000 
+
+8 
+
+3,900 
+
+25 
+
+75,000 
+
+9 
+
+5,000 
+
+26 
+
+90,000 
+
+10 
+
+5,900 
+
+27 
+
+105,000 
+
+11 
+
+7,200 
+
+28 
+
+120,000 
+
+12 
+
+8,400 
+
+29 
+
+135,000 
+
+13 
+
+10,000 
+
+30 
+
+155,000 
+
+
+Creating a Monster Stat Block 
+
+If you want a full monster stat block* use the following 
+method to create your new monster* 
+
+The introduction to the Monster Manual explains all 
+the components of a monster’s stat block. Familiarize 
+yourself with that material before you begin. In the 
+course of creating your monster, if you find yourself 
+unable to make a decision, let the examples in the 
+Monster Manual guide you. 
+
+Once you have a monster concept in mind* follow the 
+steps below. 
+
+
+Step 1. Name 
+
+A monsters name should be given as much 
+consideration as any other aspect of the monster, 
+if not more. 
+
+Your monster might be based on a real-world creature 
+or a monster from myth, in which case its name might 
+be obvious* If you need to invent a name, keep in 
+mind that the best names either reflect the monsters 
+appearance or nature (such as the mimic and the 
+owlbear) or have a nice ring to them (such as the chuul 
+and the thri-kreen). 
+
+Step 2. Size 
+
+Make your monster whatever size you want: Tiny. Small, 
+Medium, Large, Huge, or Gargantuan* 
+
+A monsters size determines which die is used to 
+calculate its hit points in step 8* Size also determines 
+how much space the monster occupies, as discussed in 
+the Players Handbook. 
+
+Step 3. Type 
+
+A monster’s type provides insight into its origins and 
+nature. The Monster Manual describes each monster 
+type. Choose the type that best fits your concept for 
+the monster. 
+
+Step 4. Alignment 
+If your monster has no concept of morals, it is 
+unaligned. Otherwise, it has an alignment appropriate 
+to its nature and moral outlook, as discussed in the 
+Players Handbook. 
+
+Step 5. Ability Scores and Modifiers 
+Monsters, like player characters, have the six ability 
+scores. A monster can’t have a score lower than 1 or 
+higher than 30 in any ability. 
+
+A monster s score in any ability determines its ability 
+modifier, as shown in the Ability Scores and Modifiers 
+table in the Player’s Handbook .. 
+
+If you can’t decide what a monster's ability scores 
+should be, look for comparable monsters in the Monster 
+Manual and mimic their ability scores. For example* 
+if your monster is roughly as smart as a human 
+commoner, give it an Intelligence of 10 (+0 modifier). 
+
+If it's as strong as an ogre, give it a Strength of 19 (+4 
+modifier). 
+
+Step 6. Expected Challenge Rating 
+Choose a challenge rating for your monster* See step 
+1 under “Creating Quick Monster Stats" for more 
+information. You will use the proficiency bonus in later 
+steps* so jot it down now or remember it. 
+
+Step 7. Armor Class 
+
+A monster s Armor Class has a direct bearing on its 
+challenge rating, and vice versa* You can determine your 
+monster s Armor Class in one of two ways. 
+
+Use the Table. You can choose an appropriate AC 
+based on the monster's expected challenge rating, as 
+shown in the Monster Statistics by Challenge Rating 
+table. The table provides the baseline AC for a monster 
+of a specific challenge rating* Feel free to adjust the 
+AC as you see fit. For example, the baseline AC for a 
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+well armored, raise its AC accordingly. Don’t worry if 
+the monster's AC isn’t matching up with the expected 
+challenge rating for the monster Other factors can a HA 
+a monster's challenge rating, as shown in later steps. 
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+Determine an Appropriate AC* Alternatively, you ca 
+determine an appropriate AC based on the type of arm 
+the monster wears, its natural armor, or some other 
+Armor Class booster (such as the mage armor spell). 
+Again, don’t worry if the monster's AC isn't matching up 
+with the expected challenge rating for the monster 
+
+If your monster wears manufactured armor, irs 
+Armor Class is based on the type of armor worn (see 
+the Player’s Handbook for armor types). If the monster 
+carries a shield, apply the shield bonus to its AC 
+as normal, 
+
+A monster that doesn’t wear armor might have narj~ 
+armor, in which case it has an AC equal to 10 + its 
+Dexterity modifier + its natural armor bonus, A mons- ' 
+whth a thick hide generally has a natural armor bonus 
+of+1 to +3, The bonus can be higher if the creature 
+is exceptionally well armored. A gorgon, for example 
+is covered in steely plates and has n natural armor 
+bonus of +9, 
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+Step 8, Hit Points 
+
+A monster's hit points have a direct bearing on its 
+challenge rating, and vice versa. You can determine > 
+monster’s hit points in one of two w ays. 
+
+Use the Table ■ You can start with the monster’s 
+expected challenge rating and use the Monster 
+Statistics by Challenge Rating table to determine an 
+appropriate number of hit points. The table presents ~ 
+range of hit points for each challenge rating. 
+
+Assign Hit Dice , Alternatively, you can assign a 
+number of Hit Dice to a monster, then calculate its 
+average hit points. Don't worry if the hit points aren't 
+matching up with the expected challenge rating for i r 
+monster. Other factors can affect a monster’s challeng 
+rating, as shown in later steps, and you can always 
+adjust a monster’s Hit Dice and hit points later on, 
+
+A monster can have as many Hit Dice as you want, 
+but the size of the die used to calculate its hit points 
+depends on the monster’s size, as shown in the Hit D; 
+by Size table. For example, a Medium monster uses d 
+for hit points, so a Medium monster with 5 Hit Dice a: 
+a Constitution of 13 (+1 modifier) has 5dS + 5 hit point 
+
+A monster typically has average hit points based on i 
+Hit Dice. For example, a creature with 5d8 -e 5 hit pci 
+has an average of 27 hit points (5 x 4.5 + 5). 
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+Resistances, and Immunities 
+
+Decide whether your monster h . - : -r-r-rabilitv, 
+
+resistance, or immunity to one ' more types of 
+damage (see the Player s Handb- - for descriptions 
+of the various damage types Assign a vulnerability, 
+resistance, or immunity to a :: ■nster only when it's 
+intuitive. For example, it makes sr-nse for a monster 
+made of molten lava to have immunisy to tire damage. 
+
+Giving a monster resistances and immunities to three 
+or more damage types (especially bludgeoning, piercing, 
+and slashing damage) is like giving it extra hit points. 
+However, adventurers have more resources at higher 
+levels to counteract such defenses, making resistances 
+and immunities less relevant at higher levels. 
+
+Effective Hit Points. If a monster has resistance 
+or Immunity to several damage types—especially 
+bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from 
+non magical weapons—and not all the characters in the 
+party possess the means to counteract that resistance 
+or immunity, you need to take these defenses into 
+account when comparing your monster s hit points to its 
+expected challenge rating. Using the Effective Hit Points 
+Based on Resistances and Immunities table, apply 
+the appropriate multiplier to the monster's hit poinrs 
+to determine its effective hit points for the purpose of 
+gauging its final challenge rating. (The monsters actual 
+hit points shouldn't change.) 
+
+For example, a monster with an expected 
+challenge rating of 6. 150 hit points, and resistance 
+to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from 
+non magical weapons effectively has 225 hit points 
+(using the U5 multiplier for resistances) for the purpose 
+of gauging its final challenge rating. 
+
+Monsters don't normally have vulnerability to more 
+than one or two types of damage. Vulnerabilities don't 
+significantly affect a monster’s challenge rating, unless 
+a monster has vulnerabilities to multiple damage types 
+that are prevalent, especially bludgeoning, piercing, 
+and slashing. For such a strange monster, reduce its 
+effective hit points by half. Or even better, eliminate 
+the vulnerabilities and give the brittle monster fewer 
+hit points. 
+
+Effective Hit Points Based on 
+Resistances and Immunities 
+
+HP Multiplier for 
+Immunities 
+
+x 2 
+x 2 
+x 1.5 
+x 125 
+
+Step 10. Attack Bonuses 
+
+A monster’s attack bonuses have a direct bearing on its 
+challenge rating, and vice versa. You can determine a 
+monster's attack bonuses in one of two ways. 
+
+Use the Table. You can start with the monster’s 
+expected challenge rating and use the Monster 
+Statistics by Challenge Rating table to determine an 
+appropriate attack bonus for all the monsters attacks, 
+regardless of its ability scores. 
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+Expected 
+Challenge Rating 
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+1-4 
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+5-10 
+
+n-16 
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+17 or more 
+
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+HP Multiplier for 
+Resistances 
+
+x 2 
+x US 
+x 1,25 
+xl 
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+The table provides the baseline attack bonus for each 
+challenge rating. Feel free to adjust the attack bonus as 
+you see fit to match whatever concept you have in mind. 
+For example, the baseline attack bonus for a challenge 
+rating 1 monster is +3, but if your monster needs more 
+accuracy, raise its bonus accordingly. Don’t worry if 
+the monsters attack bonus isn't matching up with the 
+expected challenge rating for the monster Other factors 
+can affect a monsters challenge rating, as shown in 
+later steps. 
+
+Calculate Attack Bonuses * Alternatively, you can 
+calculate a monsters attack bonuses the same way 
+players calculate the attack bonuses of a character. 
+
+When a monster has an action that requires an attack 
+roll, its attack bonus is equal to its proficiency bonus + 
+its Strength or Dexterity modifier A monster usually 
+applies its Strength modifier to melee attacks and its 
+Dexterity modifier to ranged attacks, although smaller 
+monsters sometimes use Dexterity for both. 
+
+Again, don’t worry if the attack bonuses aren’t 
+matching up with the expected challenge rating for 
+the monster. You can always adjust a monster’s attack 
+bonuses later. 
+
+Step 1L Damage 
+
+A monster's damage output—the amount of damage it 
+deals every round- has a direct bearing on its challenge 
+rating, and vice versa. You can determine a monster's 
+damage output in one of two ways. 
+
+Use the Table, You can start with the monster's 
+expected challenge rating and use the Monster 
+Statistics by Challenge Rating table to determine how 
+much damage the monster should deal every round. 
+
+The table presents a range at each challenge rating. 
+
+It doesn't matter how this damage is apportioned or 
+distributed; for example, a monster might deal the 
+damage every round with a single attack, or the damage 
+could be split among multiple attacks against one or 
+more foes. 
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+Choose the type of damage based on how you imagine 
+the damage being delivered. For example, if the monster 
+is attacking with razor-sharp claws, the damage it deals 
+is probably slashing damage. If its claws are poisonous, 
+some portion of the damage might be poison damage 
+instead of slashing damage. 
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+If you want the damage output to vary slightly from 
+round to round, you can translate the damage range into 
+a single die expression (for a monster with one attack) 
+or multiple die expressions (for a monster with multiple 
+attacks). For example, a challenge rating 2 monster 
+deals 15-20 damage per round. If you imagine the 
+creature having a Strength of 18 (+4 modifier), you could 
+give it one melee a Hack that deals 3d8 + 4 (average 
+17.5) damage, split the damage output into two separate 
+attacks that deal Id 10 + 4 (average 9) damage each, or 
+use any other combination where the average damage 
+output falls within the desired range. 
+
+Base the Damage on the Weapon . Alternatively, 
+you can use a die expression to represent the damage 
+that a monster deals with each of its attacks based on 
+whatever weapon it is using. 
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+Don't worry if the damage output isn't matching up 
+with the expected challenge rating for the monster. 
+Other factors can affect a monster s challenge rating, 
+as will be discussed in later steps, and you can always 
+adjust a monster's damage output later on. 
+
+Some monsters use natural weapons, such as claws 
+or tail spikes. Others wield manufactured weapons. 
+
+If a monster has natural weapons, you decide how 
+much damage it deals with those attacks, as well as the 
+type of damage. See the Monster Manual for examples. 
+If a monster wields a manufactured weapon, it deals 
+damage appropriate to the weapon. For example, a 
+greataxe in the hands of a Medium monster deals Id 12 
+slashing damage plus the monster's Strength modifier, 
+as is normal for that weapon. 
+
+Big monsters typically wield oversized weapons that 
+deal extra dice of damage on a hit. Double the weapon 
+dice if the creature is Large, triple the weapon dice if it's 
+Huge, and quadruple the weapon dice if it’s Gargantuan. 
+For example, a Huge giant wielding an appropriately 
+sized greataxe deals 3d 12 slashing damage (plus its 
+Strength bonus), instead of the normal ld!2. 
+
+A creature has disadvantage on attack rolls with a 
+weapon that is sized for a larger attacker. You can rule 
+that a weapon sized for an attacker two or more sizes 
+larger is too big for the creature to use at all. 
+
+Overall Damage Output To determine a monster's 
+overall damage output, take the average damage it 
+deals with each of its attacks in a round and add them 
+together. If a monster has different attack options, use 
+the monster's most effective attacks to determine its 
+damage output. For example, a fire giant can make two 
+greats word attacks or one rock attack in a round. The 
+greatsword attacks deal more damage, so that attack 
+routine determines the fire giant s damage output. 
+
+If a monster’s damage output varies from round to 
+round, calculate its damage output each round for the 
+first three rounds of combat, and take the average. 
+
+For example, a young white dragon has a multiattack 
+routine (one bite attack and two claw attacks) that deals 
+an average of 37 damage each round, as well as a breath 
+weapon that deals 45 damage, or 90 if it hits two targets 
+(and it probably will). In the first three rounds of combat, 
+the dragon will probably get to use its breath weapon 
+once and its multiattack routine twice, so its average 
+damage output for the first three rounds would be (90 + 
+37 + 37) t 3, or 54 damage (rounded down). 
+
+When calculating a monster s damage output, also 
+account for special off-turn damage-dealing features, 
+such as auras, reactions, legendary actions, or lair 
+
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+Attack Riders 
+
+Many monsters have attacks that do more than deal damage. 
+Some effects that can be added to an attack to give it a 
+flavorful twist include: 
+
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+* Adding damage of a different type to the attack 
+
+* Having the monster grapple the target on a hit 
+
+- Allowing the monster to knock the target prone on a hit 
+
+* Imposing a condition on the target if the attack hits and 
+the target fails a saving throw 
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+actions. For example, a baler's Fire Aura deals 10 
+fire damage to any creature that hits the balor with a 
+melee attack. The aura also deals 10 fire damage to all 
+creatures within 5 feet of the balor at the start of each 
+of the baler's turns. If you assume that one character :: 
+the party is within 5 feet of the balor at all times, hitting 
+it with a melee weapon every round, then the balor's 
+damage output per round increases by 20. 
+
+Step 12, Save DCs 
+
+A monster might have an attack or some other trait 
+that requires a target to make a saving throw. The save 
+DCs to resist such effects have a direct bearing on the 
+monster's challenge rating, and vice versa. You can 
+determine save DCs in one of two ways. 
+
+Use the Table, You can start with the monster's 
+expected challenge rating and use the Monster 
+Statistics by Challenge Rating table to determine an 
+appropriate save DC for any effect that requires a larg t 
+to make a saving throw. 
+
+Calculate the DCs . Alternatively, you can calculate 
+a monster's save DCs as follows: 8 -f- the monsters 
+proficiency bonus + the monster's relevant ability 
+modifier. You choose the ability that best applies. 
+
+For example, if the effect is a poison, the relevant 
+ability is probably the monster's Constitution. If 
+the effect is similar to that of a spell, the relevant 
+ability might be the monster's Intelligence, Wisdom, 
+or Charisma, 
+
+Don’t worry if the save DCs aren't matching up with 
+the expected challenge rating for the monster. Other 
+factors can affect a monster’s challenge rating, as 
+shown in later steps, and you can always adjust the sa 
+DCs later on. 
+
+Step 13. Special Traits, Actions, and 
+Reactions 
+
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+Some special traits (such as Magic Resistance), special 
+actions (such as Superior invisibility), and special 
+reactions (such as Parry) can improve a monster's 
+combat effectiveness and potentially increase its 
+challenge rating. 
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+you can plunder from the Monster Manual. The table 
+notes which features increase a monster's effective 
+Armor Class, hit points, attack bonus, or damage output 
+for the purpose of determining its challenge rating. (The 
+features don't actually change the monster's statistics.) 
+Features that have no effect on a monster's challenge 
+rating are noted with a clash (—). 
+
+When assigning special traits, actions, or reactions 
+to a monster, keep in mind that not all monsters need 
+them. The more you add. the more complex (and harder 
+to run) the monster becomes. 
+
+Innate Spellcasting and Spellcasting. The impact 
+that the Innate Spellcasting and Spellcasting special 
+traits have on a monster's challenge rating depends 
+on the spells that the monster can cast. Spells that 
+deal more damage than the monster's normal attack 
+routine and spells that increase the monster’s AC or 
+hit points need to be accounted for when determining 
+the monster’s final challenge rating. See the ''Special 
+Traits"' section in the introduction of the Monster 
+Manual for more information on these two special traits. 
+
+Step 14, Speed 
+
+Every monster has a walking speed. (Immobile 
+monsters have a walking speed of 0 feet.) In addition to 
+its walking speed, a monster might have one or more 
+other speeds, including a burrowing, climbing, flying, or 
+swimming speed. 
+
+Flying Monster. Increase the monster’s effective 
+Armor Class by 2 (not its actual AC) if it can fly and deal 
+damage at range and if its expected challenge rating 
+is TO or lower (higher-level characters have a greater 
+ability to deal with flying creatures). 
+
+Step 15, Saving Throw Bonuses 
+
+If you want a monster to be unusually resistant to 
+certain kinds of effects, you can give it a bonus to saving 
+throws tied to a particular ability. 
+
+A saving throw bonus is best used to counteract a low 
+ability score. For example, an undead monster with a 
+low Wisdom score might need a Wisdom saving throw 
+bonus to account for the fact that it’s more difficult to 
+charm, frighten, or turn than its Wisdom would indicate. 
+
+A saving throw bonus is equal to the monster's 
+proficiency bonus + the monster s relevant 
+ability modifier, 
+
+A monster with three or more saving throw- bonuses 
+has a significant defensive advantage, so its effective AC 
+(not its actual AC) should be raised when determining 
+its challenge rating. If it has three or four bonuses, 
+increase its effective AC by 2. If it has five or more 
+bonuses, increase its effective AC by 4. 
+
+Step 16, Final Challenge Rating 
+
+At this point, you have all the statistical information 
+you need to calculate the monster s final challenge 
+rating. This step is identical to step 4 under "Creating 
+Quick Monster Stats, ’ Calculate the monster's defensive 
+challenge rating and its offensive challenge rating, then 
+take the average to get its final challenge rating. 
+
+
+Step 17. Skill Bonuses 
+
+I f you want a monster to be proficient in a skill, you can 
+give it a bonus equal to its proficiency bonus on ability 
+checks related to that skill. For example, a monster 
+with sharp senses might have a bonus on Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks, while a duplicitous monster might 
+have a bonus on Charisma (Deception) checks. 
+
+You can double the proficiency bonus to account for 
+heightened mastery. For example, a doppelganger is 
+so good at deceiving others that its bonus on Charisma 
+(Deception) checks is equal to double its proficiency 
+bonus + its Charisma modifier. 
+
+Skill bonuses have no bearing on a monster’s 
+challenge rating. 
+
+Step 18, Condition Immunities 
+
+A monster can be immune to one or more debilitating 
+conditions, and these immunities have no bearing on 
+its challenge rating. For descriptions of the various 
+conditions, see appendix A of the Flayers Handbook. 
+
+As with damage immunities, condition immunities 
+should be intuitive and logical. For example, it makes 
+sense that a stone golem can’t be poisoned, since its a 
+construct without a nervous system or internal organs. 
+
+Step 19. Senses 
+
+A monster might have one or more of the following 
+special senses, which are described in the Monster 
+Manual: blindsight dark vision, trernorsense, and 
+truesight. Whether the monster has special senses or 
+not has no bearing on its challenge rating. 
+
+Passive Perception Score * All monsters have a 
+passive Wisdom (Perception) score, which is most 
+often used to determine whether a monster detects 
+approaching or hidden enemies, A monster’s passive 
+Wisdom (Perception) score is 10 + its Wisdom modifier. 
+If the monster has proficiency in the Perception skill, its 
+score is 10 + its Wisdom (Perception) bonus. 
+
+Step 20, Languages 
+
+Whether a monster can speak a language has no 
+bearing on its challenge rating. 
+
+A monster can master as many spoken languages as 
+you want, although few monsters know more than one 
+or two, and many monsters (beasts in particular) have 
+no spoken language whatsoever. A monster that lacks 
+the ability to speak might still understand a language. 
+
+Telepathy, Whether or not a monster has telepathy 
+has no bearing on its challenge rating. For more 
+information on telepathy, see the Monster Manual 
+
+NPC Stat Blocks _ 
+
+Appendix B of the Monster Manual contains stat blocks 
+for common NPC archetypes such as bandits and 
+guards, as well as tips for customizing them. Those tips 
+include adding racial traits from the Player's Handbook. 
+equipping NPCs with magic items, and swapping armor, 
+weapons, and spells. 
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+Aggressive 
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+Ore 
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+Effect on Challenge Rating 
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+Increase the monster's effective per-round damage output by 2. 
+
+Ambusher 
+
+Doppelganger 
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+Increase the monster's effective attack bonus by T 
+
+Amorphous 
+
+Black pudding 
+
+— 
+
+Amphibious 
+
+Kuo-toa 
+
+— 
+
+Angelic Weapons 
+
+Deva 
+
+Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by the amount noted in 
+the trait 
+
+Antimagic Susceptibility 
+
+Flying sword 
+
+-—- 
+
+Avoidance 
+
+Demilfch 
+
+Increase the monster's effective AC by T 
+
+Blind Senses 
+
+Grimlock 
+
+— 
+
+Blood Frenzy 
+
+Sahuagin 
+
+Increase the monster's effective attack bonus by 4. 
+
+Breath Weapon 
+
+Ancient black dragon 
+
+For the purpose of determining effective damage output, assume the breath 
+weapon hits two targets, and that each target fails its saving throw. 
+
+Brute 
+
+Bugbear 
+
+Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by the amount noted in 
+the trait- 
+
+Chameleon Skin 
+
+Troglodyte 
+
+— 
+
+Change Shape 
+
+Ancient brass dragon 
+
+— 
+
+Charge 
+
+Centaur 
+
+Increase the monster's damage on one attack by the amount noted in the trait. 
+
+Charm 
+
+Vampire 
+
+— 
+
+Constrict 
+
+Constrictor srrake 
+
+Increase the monster's effective AC by T 
+
+Damage Absorption 
+
+Flesh golem 
+
+— 
+
+Damage Transfer 
+
+Darkmantle 
+
+Double the monster’s effective hit points. Add one-third of the monster's hit 
+points to its per-round damage. 
+
+Death Burst 
+
+Magmin 
+
+Increase the monster’s effective damage output for 1 round by the amount 
+noted in the trait, and assume it affects two creatures. 
+
+Devil Sight 
+
+Barbed devil 
+
+— 
+
+Dive 
+
+Aarakocra 
+
+Increase the monster's effective damage on one attack by the amount noted in 
+the trait. 
+
+Echolocation 
+
+Hook horror 
+
+■—- 
+
+Elemental Body 
+
+Azer 
+
+Increase the monster’s effective per-round damage by the amount noted in 
+the trait. 
+
+Enlarge 
+
+Duergar 
+
+Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by the amount noted in 
+the trait. 
+
+Ethereal ness 
+
+Night hag 
+
+— 
+
+False Appearance 
+
+Gargoyle 
+
+— 
+
+Fey Ancestry 
+
+Drew 
+
+— 
+
+Fiendish Blessing 
+
+Cam b ion 
+
+Apply the monster's Charisma modifier to its actual AC. 
+
+Flyby 
+
+Peryton 
+
+— 
+
+Frightful Presence 
+
+Ancient black dragon 
+
+Increase the monster's effective hit points by 25% if the monster is meant to 
+face characters of 10th level or lower. 
+
+Grappler 
+
+Mimic 
+
+— 
+
+Hold Breath 
+
+Lizardfolk 
+
+— 
+
+Horrifying Visage 
+
+Banshee 
+
+See Frightful Presence. 
+
+Illumination 
+
+Flameskull 
+
+— 
+
+Illusory Appearance 
+
+Green hag 
+
+— 
+
+Immutable Form 
+
+Iron golem 
+
+— 
+
+Incorporeal Movement 
+
+Ghost 
+
+-— 
+
+innate Spellcasting 
+
+Djinni 
+
+See step 13 under ''Creating a Monster Stat Block.” 
+
+Inscrutable 
+
+Androsphinx 
+
+— 
+
+Invisibility 
+
+Imp 
+
+-—. 
+
+Keen Senses 
+
+Hell hound 
+
+— 
+
+Labyrinthine Recall 
+
+Minotaur 
+
+—■ 
+
+Leadership 
+
+Hobgoblin captain 
+
+— 
+
+Legendary Resistance 
+
+Ancient black dragon 
+
+Each per-day use of this trait increases the monster's effective hit points based 
+on the expected challenge rating: 1-4, 10 hp; 5-10, 20 hp; 11 or higher, 30 hp. 
+
+Life Drain 
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+Wight 
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+Effect on Challenge Rating 
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+Balor 
+
+Balor 
+
+Increase the monster's effective AC by 2. 
+
+Martial Advantage 
+
+Hobgoblin 
+
+Increase the effective damage of one attack per round by the amount gained 
+from this trait. 
+
+Mimicry 
+
+Nimble Escape 
+
+Kenku 
+
+Gobtin 
+
+Increase the monster's effective AC and effective attack bonus by 4 (assuming 
+the monster hides every round). 
+
+Otherworldly Perception 
+
+Kuo-toa 
+
+— 
+
+Pack Tactics 
+
+Kobold 
+
+Increase the monster’s effective attack bonus by 1. 
+
+Parry 
+
+Hobgoblin warlord 
+
+Increase the monster's effective AC by 1. 
+
+Possession 
+
+Ghost 
+
+Double the monster's effective hit points. 
+
+Pounce 
+
+Tiger 
+
+Increase the monster's effective damage for 1 round by the amount it deals 
+with the bonus action gained from this trait. 
+
+Psychic Defense 
+
+Githzerai monk 
+
+Apply the monster's Wisdom modifier to its actual AC If the monster isn't 
+wearing armor or wielding a shield. 
+
+Rampage 
+
+Gnoll 
+
+Increase the monster's effective per-round damage by 2. 
+
+Reactive 
+
+Marilith 
+
+— 
+
+Read Thoughts 
+
+Doppelganger 
+
+— 
+
+Reckless 
+
+Minotaur 
+
+■—■ 
+
+Redirect Attack 
+
+Goblin boss 
+
+— 
+
+Reel 
+
+Roper 
+
+—■ 
+
+Regeneration 
+
+Troll 
+
+1 ncrease the monster's effective hit points by 3 x the number of hit points the 
+monster regenerates each round. 
+
+Rejuvenation 
+
+Uch 
+
+— 
+
+Relentless 
+
+We reboar 
+
+Increase the monster's effective hit points based on the expected challenge 
+rating: 1-4, 7 hp; 5—10, 14 hp; 11-16, 21 hp; 17 or higher, 28 hp. 
+
+Shadow Stealth 
+
+Shadow demon 
+
+increase the monster's effective AC by 4. 
+
+Shapechanger 
+
+We rerat 
+
+— 
+
+Siege Monster 
+
+Earth elemental 
+
+— 
+
+Slippery 
+
+Kuo-toa 
+
+— 
+
+Spellcasting 
+
+Lich 
+
+See step 13 under ''Creating a Monster Stat Block.” 
+
+Spider Climb 
+
+Ettercap 
+
+— 
+
+Standing Leap 
+
+Bullywug 
+
+— 
+
+Steadfast 
+
+Bearded devil 
+
+— 
+
+Stench 
+
+Troglodyte 
+
+Increase the monster's effective AC by 1. 
+
+Sunlight Sensitivity 
+
+Kobold 
+
+— 
+
+Superior Invisibility 
+
+Faerie dragon 
+
+Increase the monster's effective AC by 2. 
+
+Sure-Footed 
+
+Dao 
+
+—— 
+
+Surprise Attack 
+
+Bugbear 
+
+Increase the monster’s effective damage for 1 round by the amount noted in the 
+trait. 
+
+Swallow 
+
+Behir 
+
+Assume the monster swallows one creature and deals 2 rounds of add damage 
+to it. 
+
+Teleport 
+
+Balor 
+
+■-„ 
+
+Terrain Camouflage 
+
+Bullywug 
+
+— 
+
+Tunneler 
+
+Umber hulk 
+
+— 
+
+Turn Immunity 
+
+Revenant 
+
+— 
+
+Turn Resistance 
+
+Lich 
+
+— 
+
+Two Heads 
+
+Ettin 
+
+—- 
+
+Undead Fortitude 
+
+Zombie 
+
+Increase the monster's effective hit points based on the expected challenge 
+rating: 1-4, 7 hp; 5-10, 14 hp; 11—16, 21 hp; 17 or higher, 28 hp. 
+
+Web 
+
+Ciar: sp-de r 
+
+increase the monster's effective AC by 1. 
+
+Web Sense 
+
+Giant spicier 
+
+— 
+
+Web Walker 
+
+Giant spacer 
+
+— 
+
+Wounded Fury 
+
+Quaggotb 
+
+increase the monster’s damage for 1 round by the amount noted in the trait. 
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+GIIAFTER 9 I D U N G It ON M A STE R' 5 WORKS I! O P 
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+
+If you want to take ail NFC stat block and adapt it for 
+a specific monster race, apply the ability modifiers and 
+add the features listed in the NPC Features table. If the 
+N PCs AC, hit points, attack bonus, or damage changes, 
+recalculate its challenge rating. 
+
+Creating NPGs from Scratch 
+
+If you need completely new statistics for an NPC. you 
+
+have two options; 
+
+
+* You can create an NPC stat block (similar to the ones 
+in the Monster Manual) as you would a monster stat 
+block, as discussed in the previous section. 
+
+* You can build the NPC as you would a player 
+character, as discussed in the Players Handbook ♦ 
+
+If you decide to build an NPC the same way you build 
+a player character, you can skip choosing a background 
+and instead pick two skill proficiencies for the NPC. 
+
+
+
+NPC Features 
+
+Race Ability Modifiers 
+
+Features 
+
+Aarakocra 
+
++2 Dex, +2 Wis 
+
+Dive Attack; talon attack action; speed 20 ft., fly 50 ft,; speaks Auran 
+
+Bullywug 
+
+-2 Int, -2 Cha 
+
+Amphibious, Speak with Frogs and Toads, Swamp Camouflage, Standing Leap; speed 
+
+20 ft. 3 swim 40 ft.; speaks Bullywug 
+
+Dragonborn* 
+
++2 Str, +1 Cha 
+
+Breath Weapon (use challenge rating instead of level to determine damage). Damage 
+Resistance, Draconic Ancestry; speaks Common and Draconic 
+
+Drew* 
+
++2 Dex, +1 Cha 
+
+Fey Ancestry, Innate Spellcasting feature of the drow, Sunlight Sensitivity; darkvision 
+
+120 ft.; speaks Elvish and Undercommon 
+
+Dwarf* 
+
++2 Str or Wis, +2 Con 
+
+Dwarven Resilience, Stonecunning; speed 25 ft.; darkvision 60 ft.; speaks Common and 
+Dwarvish 
+
+Elf* 
+
++2 Dex, +1 Int or Wis 
+
+Fey Ancestry, Trance: darkvision 60 ft.; proficiency in the Perception skill; speaks 
+
+Common and Elvish 
+
+Gnoll 
+
++2 Str, -2 Int 
+
+Rampage; darkvision 60 ft. 
+
+Gnome* 
+
++2 Int, +2 Dex or Con 
+
+Gnome Cunning; Small size; speed 25 ft.; darkvision 60 ft.; speaks Common and 
+
+Gnomish 
+
+Gnome, deep 
+
++1 Str, +2 Dex 
+
+Gnome Cunning, Innate Spellcasting, Stone Camouflage; Small size; speed 20 ft.; 
+darkvision 120 ft.; speaks Gnomish, Terran, and Undercommon 
+
+Goblin 
+
+-2 Str, +2 Dex 
+
+Nimble Escape; Small size; darkvision 60 ft.; speaks Common and Goblin 
+
+Grimlock 
+
++2 Str, -2 Cha 
+
+Blind Senses, Keen Hearing and Smell, Stone Camouflage; can’t be blinded; blindsight 30 
+ft., or 10 ft. while deafened (blind beyond this radius); speaks Undercommon 
+
+Half-elf* 
+
++1 Dex, +1 Int r +2 Cha 
+
+Fey Ancestry; darkvision 60 ft.; proficiency in two skills; speaks Common and Elvish 
+
+Half-ore* 
+
++2 Str, +1 Con 
+
+Relentless Endurance; darkvision 60 ft.; proficiency in the Intimidation skill; speaks 
+
+Common and Ore 
+
+Halfiing* 
+
++2 Dex, +1 Con or Cha 
+
+Brave, Halfiing Nimbleness, Lucky; Small size; speed 25 ft,; speaks Common and Halfiing 
+
+Hobgoblin 
+
+None 
+
+Martial Advantage; darkvision 60 ft,; speaks Common and Goblin 
+
+Kenku 
+
++2 Dex 
+
+Ambusher, Mimicry; understands Auran and Common but speaks only through the use 
+of its Mimicry trait 
+
+Kobold 
+
+-4 Str, +2 Dex 
+
+Pack Tactics, Sunlight Sensitivity; Small size; darkvision 60 ft.; speaks Common and 
+Draconic 
+
+Kuo-toa 
+
+None 
+
+Amphibious, Otherworldly Perception, Slippery, Sunlight Sensitivity; speed 30 ft., swim 
+
+30 ft.; darkvision 120 ft.; speaks Undercommon 
+
+Liza rd folk 
+
++2 Str, -2 Int 
+
+Hold Breath (15 min.); +3 natural armor bonus to AC; speed 30 ft, swim 30 ft.; speaks 
+Draconic 
+
+Merfolk 
+
+None 
+
+Amphibious; speed 10 ft., swim 40 ft.; speaks Aquan and Common 
+
+Ore 
+
++2 Str, -2 Int 
+
+Aggressive; darkvision 60 ft,; speaks Common and Ore 
+
+Skeleton 
+
++2 Dex, -4 Int, -4 Cha 
+
+Vulnerable to bludgeoning damage; immune to poison damage and exhaustion; can't be 
+poisoned; darkvision 60 ft,; can’t speak but understands the languages it knew in life 
+
+Tiefling* 
+
++1 Int, +2 Cha 
+
+Infernal Legacy (use challenge rating instead of level to determine spells), resistance to 
+fire damage; darkvision 60 ft.; speaks Common and Infernal 
+
+Troglodyte 
+
++2 Str, +2 Con, -4 Int, 
+
+-4 Cha 
+
+Chameleon Skin, Stench, Sunlight Sensitivity; +1 natural armor bonus to AC; darkvision 
+
+60 ft,; speaks Troglodyte 
+
+Zombie 
+
++1 Str, +2 Con, -6 Int, 
+-4 Wis, -4 Cha 
+
+Undead Fortitude; immune to poison damage; can t be poisoned; darkvision 60 ft,; can’t 
+speak but understands the languages It knew in life 
+
+* See the Player's 
+
+Handbook for descriptions of this race’s features, none of which alter the NPCs challenge rating. 
+
+✓ 
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+C H A PTE R 9 | DUNGEON M A SI t- !T S WORKS HQ P 
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+The NPC Features table summarizes the ability 
+modifiers and features of various nonhuman races, as 
+well as various creatures from the Monster Manual with 
+a challenge rating lower than 1. Apply these modifiers 
+and add these features to the NPC s star block, then 
+determine the NPC’s challenge rating just as you would 
+for a monster. Features that can affect a monster's 
+challenge rating are listed in the Monster Features table. 
+The NPC's proficiency bonus is determined by its level, 
+just like a character, rather than by its challenge rating. 
+
+If the monster you want to use isn't listed on the table, 
+use the process described below under "Monsters 
+with Classes, ' 
+
+Monsters with Glasses 
+
+You can use the rules in chapter 3 of the Players 
+Handbook to give class levels to a monster. For example, 
+you can turn an ordinary werewolf into a werewolf with 
+four levels of the barbarian class (such a monster would 
+be expressed as "Werewolf, 4th-level barbarian’). 
+
+Start with the monster's stat block. The monster gains 
+all the class features for every class level you add. with 
+the following exceptions: 
+
+* The monster doesn't gain the starting equipment of 
+the added class, 
+
+* For each class level you add T the monster gains one 
+Hit Die of its normal type (based on its size), ignoring 
+the class's Hit Die progression. 
+
+* The monster’s proficiency bonus is based on its 
+challenge rating, not its class levels. 
+
+Once you finish adding class levels to a monster, 
+feel free to tweak its ability scores as you see fit (for 
+example, raising the monster s Intelligence score so 
+that the monster is a more effective wizard), and make 
+whatever other adjustments are needed. You’ll need 
+to recalculate its challenge rating as though you had 
+designed the monster from scratch. 
+
+Depending on the monster and the number of class 
+levels you add to it, its challenge rating might change 
+very little or increase dramatically. For example, a 
+werewolf that gains four barbarian levels is a much 
+greater threat than it was before* In contrast, the hit 
+points, spells, and other class features that an ancient 
+red dragon gains from five levels of wizard don’t 
+increase its challenge rating. 
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+
+
+healing spells* for example, and adding a healing spell 
+to the wizard class list would step on the cleric s turf. 
+
+
+Creating a Spell 
+
+When creating a new spell, use existing spells as 
+
+guidelines. Here are some things to consider: 
+
+- If a spell is so good that a caster would want to use it 
+all the time, it might be too powerful for its level. 
+
+* A long duration or large area can make up for a lesser 
+effect, depending on the spell, 
+
+- Avoid spells that have very limited use, such as one 
+that works only against good dragons. Though such 
+a spell could exist in the world, few characters will 
+bother to learn or prepare it unless they know in 
+advance that doing so will be worthwhile. 
+
++ Make sure the spell fits with the identity of the class. 
+Wizards and sorcerers don’t typically have access to 
+
+
+Spell Damage __ 
+
+For any spell that deals damage, use the Spell Damage 
+table to determine approximately how much damage is 
+appropriate given the spell's level. The table assumes 
+the spell deals half damage on a successful saving 
+throw or a missed attack. If your spell doesn't deal 
+damage on a successful save, you can increase the 
+damage by 25 percent. 
+
+You can use different damage dice than the ones 
+in the table, provided that the average result is about 
+the same. Doing so can add a little variety to the spell. 
+For example, you could change a cantrip’s damage 
+from Id 10 (average 5.5) to 2d4 (average 5). reducing 
+the maximum damage and making an average result 
+more likely. 
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+Cantrip 
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+ld10 
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+12d 10 
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+13d6 
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+9th 
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+Healing Spells 
+
+You can also use the Spell Damage table to determine 
+how many hit points a healing spell restores. A cantrip 
+shouldn’t offer healing. 
+
+Creating a Magic Item 
+
+The magic items in chapter 7. “Treasure" are but a few 
+of the magic treasures that characters can discover 
+during their adventures. If your p1a}'ers are seasoned 
+veterans and you want to surprise them, you can either 
+modify an existing item or come up with something new 
+
+Modifyin g an I tem _ 
+
+The easiest way to invent a new item is to tweak an 
+existing one. If a paladin uses a flail as her main 
+weapon, you could change a holy avenger so that it's a 
+flail instead of a sword. You can turn a ring of the ram 
+into a wand, or a cloak of protection into a circlet of 
+protection , all without altering the item's properties. 
+
+Other substitutions are equally easy. An item that 
+deals damage of one type can easily deal damage of 
+another type, A flame tongue sword could deal lightning 
+damage instead of fire, for example. One capability 
+can replace another, so a potion of climbing can easily 
+become a potion of stealth. 
+
+You can also modify an item by fusing it with 
+properties from another item. For example, you could 
+combine the effects of a helm of comprehending 
+languages with those of a helm of telepathy into a 
+single helmet. This makes the item more powerful 
+(and probably increases its rarity), but it won t break 
+your game. 
+
+Finally, remember the tools that are provided for 
+modifying items in chapter 7, ’Treasure," Giving an item 
+an interesting minor property, a quirk, or sentience can 
+alter its flavor significantly. 
+
+Creating a New Item 
+
+If modifying an item doesn't quite do the trick, you can 
+create one from scratch. A magic item should either let a 
+character do something he or she couldn’t do before, or 
+improve the character's ability to do something he or she 
+can do already. For example, the ring of jumping lets its 
+wearer jump greater distances, thus augmenting what 
+a character can already do. A ring of the ram , however, 
+gives a character the ability to deal force damage. 
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+The simpler your appn >adi. the easier it is for a 
+character to use the item in play. Giving the item 
+charges is line, especial h if it has several different 
+abilities, but simply deciding that an item is always 
+active or can be used a fixed number of times per day is 
+easier to manage. 
+
+Power Level 
+
+If you make an item that lets a character kill whatever 
+he or she hits with it. that item will likely unbalance your 
+game. On the other hand, an item whose benefit rarely 
+comes into play isn't much of a reward and probably not 
+worth doling out as one. 
+
+Use the Magic Item Power by Rarity table as a guide 
+to help you determine how powerful an item should be. 
+based on its rarity. 
+
+Magic Item Power by Rarity 
+
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+Rarity 
+
+Max Spell Level 
+
+Max Bonus 
+
+Common 
+
+1st 
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+— 
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+Uncommon 
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+3rd 
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+Rare 
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+6th 
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+Maximum Spell Level. This column of the table 
+indicates the highest-level spell effect the item should 
+confer in the form of a once-per-day or similarly limited 
+property. For example, a common item might confer 
+the benefit of a 1 sblevel spell once per day (or just once, 
+if it's consumable), A rare, very rare, or legendary item 
+might allow its possessor to cast a lower-level spell 
+more frequently. 
+
+Maximum Bonus , If an item delivers a static bonus 
+to AC. at Lack rolls, saving throws, or ability checks, this 
+column suggests an appropriate bonus based on the 
+item's rarity. 
+
+Attunement 
+
+Decide w hether the item requires a character to be 
+attuned to it to use its properties. Use these rules of 
+thumb to help you decide: 
+
+- ff having all the characters in a party pass an item 
+around to gain its lasting benefits would be disruptive, 
+the item should require attunement, 
+
+* If the item grants a bonus that other items also 
+grant, it’s a good idea to require attunement so that 
+characters don't try to collect too many of those items. 
+
+Creating New 
+Character Options 
+
+If the options for player characters in the Players 
+Handbook don't meet all the needs of your campaign, 
+consult the following sections for advice on creating 
+new race, class, and background options. 
+
+Creating a Race or Subrace 
+
+This section teaches you how to modify existing races, 
+as well as create new ones. The most important step in 
+customizing or designing races for your campaign is 
+
+
+to start with the story behind the race or subrace you 
+wish to create. Having a firm idea of a race's story in 
+your campaign will help you make decisions during the 
+creation process. Ask yourself several questions: 
+
+* Why does my campaign need the race to be playable? 
+
+* What does the race look like? 
+
+* How would I describe the race’s culture? 
+
+* Where do the members of this race live? 
+
+* Are there interesting conflicts built into the race's 
+history and culture that make the race compelling 
+from a storytelling standpoint? 
+
+* What is the race’s relationship to the other 
+playable races? 
+
+* What classes and backgrounds are well suited to 
+members of the race? 
+
+* What are the race's signature traits? 
+
+* In the case of a new subrace, what sets it apart from 
+the other subraces of the parent race? 
+
+Compare the race you have in mind with the other 
+race options available to players, to make sure that the 
+new race doesn't pale in comparison to the existing 
+options (which would result in the race being unpopular) 
+or completely overshadow^ them (so that players don’t 
+feel as if the other options are inferior). 
+
+When the time comes to design the game elements 
+of the race, such as its traits, take a look at the game’s 
+existing races and let them inspire you. 
+
+Cosmetic Alterations 
+
+A simple way to modify an existing race is to change 
+its appearance. Changes to a race's appearance need 
+not affect its game elements. For example, you could 
+transform ha 1 flings into anthropomorphic mice without 
+changing their racial traits at all. 
+
+Cultural Alterations 
+
+In your world, elves might be desert nomads instead of 
+forest dwellers, halflings might live in cloud cities, and 
+dwarves might be sailors instead of miners. When you 
+change the culture of a race, you can also make minor 
+alterations to the races proficiencies and traits to reflect 
+that culture. 
+
+For example, imagine that the dwarves of your world 
+are seafarers and inventors of gunpowder. You could 
+add the pistol and musket to the list of weapons that 
+dwarves are proficient with, and give them proficiency 
+with waterborne vehicles instead of artisan’s tools. 
+
+These two small changes tell a different story than 
+the default assumptions about dwarves in the Player's 
+Handbook t without changing the power level of the race. 
+
+Creating a New Subrace 
+
+Creating a new subrace is more involved than making 
+some minor tweaks to existing racial features, but it 
+does have the advantage of increasing the diversity of 
+options for a particular race, rather than replacing some 
+options with other ones. 
+
+The follow ing example walks through the creation of 
+an elf subrace: the eladrin. This subrace has history in 
+the D&D mu hi verse, so vou already have some stories to 
+draw' on w hen building its traits. 
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+Example Subrace: Eladrin 
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+Creatures of magic with strong ties to nature, eladrin 
+live in the twilight realm of the Fey wild. Their cities 
+sometimes cross over to the Material Plane, appearing 
+briefly in mountain valleys or deep forest glades before 
+fading back into the Feywild. 
+
+The elf subraces in the Player's Handbook include 
+an ability score increase, a weapon training feature, 
+and two or three additional traits. Given the story of 
+the eladrin and their magical nature, an increase to an 
+eladrin character’s Intelligence is appropriate. There’s 
+no need to alter the basic weapon training shared by 
+high elves and wood elves. 
+
+An ability that sets the eladrin apart from other elves 
+is their ability to step through the boundary between the 
+planes* disappearing for a moment before reappearing 
+somewhere else* In the game, this is reflected in a 
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+limited use of the misty step spell* Since misty step is 
+a 2nd-level spell, this ability is potent enough that the 
+subraee doesn't need additional traits* This leaves us 
+with the following features for the eladrin subrace; 
+
+Ability Score Increase, Your Intelligence score 
+increases by i . 
+
+Elf Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the 
+longsword* shortsword, shortbow, and longbow. 
+
+Fey Step, You can cast the misty step spell once usir^ 
+this trait. You regain the ability to do so when you finish 
+a short or long rest. 
+
+Creating a New Race 
+When creating a race from scratch* begin with the 
+story and proceed from there* Compare your creation 
+to the other races of your world, and borrow freely 
+from the traits of other races. As an example, consider 
+the aasimar. a race similar to the tiefling but with a 
+celestial heritage. 
+
+Example Race; Aasimar 
+
+Whereas tiefiings have fiendish blood in their veins* 
+aasimar are the descendants of celestial beings* These 
+folk generally appear as glorious humans with lustrous 
+hair, flawless skin, and piercing eyes. Aasimar often 
+attempt to pass as humans in order to right wrongs and 
+defend goodness on the Material Plane without drawn _ 
+undue attention to their celestial heritage. They strive 
+to fit into society, although they usually rise to the top. 
+becoming revered leaders and honorable heroes. 
+
+You might decide to use the aasimar as a counterpoint 
+to the tiefling race. The two races could even be at odds 
+reflecting some greater conflict between the forces of 
+good and evil in your campaign* 
+
+Here are our basic goals for the aasimar; 
+
+* Aasimar should make effective clerics and paladins, 
+
+* Aasimar should be to celestials and humans what 
+
+tiefiings are to fiends and humans. 
+
+Given that aasimar and tiefiings are like two sides of 
+the same coin, the tiefling makes a good starting point 
+for coming up with the new race’s traits* Since we warn 
+aasimar to be effective paladins and clerics, it makes 
+sense to improve their Wisdom and Charisma instead 
+Intelligence and Charisma. 
+
+Like tiefiings* aasimar have darkvision. Instead of 
+resistance to fire damage, we give them resistance 
+to radiant damage to reflect their celestial nature. 
+However, radiant damage Isn't as common as fire 
+damage, so we give them resistance to necrotic damage 
+as well, making them good at facing undead. 
+
+The tiefiing s Infernal Legacy trait is a good model 
+for a similar trait to reflect a magical, celestial heritage 
+replacing the tiefling's spells with spells of similar leveL 
+that more closely match the aasimar's celestial ancestn 
+However, the aasimar’s expanded resistance might 
+require limiting this trait to basic utility spells. 
+
+Filling in the remaining details, we end up with the 
+following racial traits for the aasimar: 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases 
+by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2. 
+
+
+h after ?> 
+
+
+L ) t .i N (; E O N M A ST IS ft'S W ORKS H G P 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Age. Aasimar mature at the same rate as humans but 
+live a few years longer. 
+
+Alignment . Due to their celestial heritage, aasimar 
+are often good. However, some aasimar fall into evil, 
+rejecting their heritage. 
+
+Size. Aasimar are built like well-proportioned 
+humans. Your size is Medium. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. 
+
+Darkvision. Thanks to your celestial heritage, you 
+have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You 
+can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were 
+bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You 
+can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 
+
+Celestial Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic 
+damage and radiant damage. 
+
+Celestial Legacy. You know the light cantrip. Once 
+you reach 3rd level, you can cast the lesser restoration 
+spell once with this trait, and you regain the ability to do 
+so when you finish a long rest. Once you reach 5th level, 
+you can cast the daylight spell once with this trait as a 
+3rd-level spell, and you regain the ability to do so when 
+you finish a long rest. Charisma is your spellcasting 
+ability for these spells. 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and Celestial. 
+
+Modifying a Class 
+
+The classes in the Players Handbook capture a wide 
+range of character archetypes, but your campaign world 
+might have need of something more. The following 
+section discusses ways to modify existing classes to 
+better serve your games needs. 
+
+Changing Proficiencies 
+
+Changing a class’s proficiencies is a safe and simple way 
+to modify a class to better reflect your world. Swapping 
+out one skill or tool proficiency for another doesn’t make 
+a character any stronger or weaker, but doing so can 
+change the flavor of a class in subtle ways. 
+
+For example, a prominent guild of rogues in your 
+world might worship a patron deity, performing secret 
+missions in that deity’s name. To reflect this cultural 
+detail, you could add Religion to the list of skills that a 
+rogue character can choose as a proficiency. You could 
+even mandate that skill as one of the choices for rogues 
+who belong to this guild. 
+
+You can also change armor and weapon proficiencies 
+to reflect certain aspects of your world. For example, 
+you could decide that the clerics of a particular deity 
+belong to an order that forbids the accumulation of 
+material goods, other than magic items useful for their 
+divine mission. Such clerics carry a staff, but they 
+are forbidden from wearing armor or using weapons 
+other than that staff. To reflect this, you could remove 
+the armor and weapon proficiencies for clerics of this 
+faith, making them proficient with the quarterstaff and 
+nothing else. You could give them a benefit to make up 
+for the loss of proficiencies—something like the monk’s 
+Unarmored Defense class feature, but presented as a 
+divine blessing. 
+
+
+Changing Spell Lists 
+
+Modifying a class’s spell list usually has little effect on 
+a character’s power but can change the flavor of a class 
+significantly. In your world, paladins might not swear 
+their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful 
+sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build 
+a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect 
+their masters, drawn from the sorcerer or wizard lists. 
+Suddenly, the paladin feels like a different class. 
+
+Be cautious when changing the warlock spell list. 
+Since warlocks regain their spell slots after a short rest, 
+they have the potential to use certain spells more times 
+in a day than other classes do. 
+
+Restricting Class Access 
+
+Without changing the way a class functions, you can 
+root it more firmly in the world by associating the class 
+with a particular race or culture. 
+
+For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, 
+warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions 
+of four different races or cultures. The bardic colleges 
+might be closed to everyone except elves, dragonborn 
+might be the only creatures capable of becoming 
+sorcerers, and all warlocks in your world might be 
+human. You could break that down still further: bards 
+of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards 
+of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes 
+discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards who 
+specialize in that school are gnomes. Different human 
+cultures produce warlocks with different pacts, and 
+so on. Similarly, different cleric domains might reflect 
+entirely separate religions associated with different 
+races or cultures. 
+
+You decide how flexible you want to be in allowing 
+a player character to break these restrictions. Can a 
+half-elf live among the elves and study their bardic 
+traditions? Can a dwarf stumble into a warlock pact 
+despite having no connection to a culture that normally 
+produces warlocks? As always, it’s better to say yes and 
+use the players desire as an opportunity to develop the 
+character’s story and that of your world, rather than 
+shutting down possibilities. 
+
+Substituting Class Features 
+
+If one or more features of a given class don’t exactly 
+fit the theme or tone of your campaign, you can pull 
+them out of the class and replace them with new 
+ones. In doing so, you should strive to make sure 
+that the new options are just as appealing as the 
+ones you are removing, and that the substitute class 
+features contribute to the class’s effectiveness at social 
+interaction, exploration, or combat just as well as those 
+being replaced. 
+
+Ultimately, a class exists to help a player express a 
+particular character concept, and any class feature you 
+replace is also removing an aspect of that character. 
+Substituting a class feature should be done only to fit a 
+specific need for your campaign, or to appeal to a player 
+trying to create a specific kind of character (perhaps one 
+modeled after a character from a novel, TV series, comic 
+book, or movie). 
+
+
+CHAPTER 9 
+
+
+DUNGEON MASTER'S WORKSHOP 
+
+
+287 
+
+
+
+
+
+The first step is to figure out what class feature or 
+group of class features you're going to replace. Then 
+you need to evaluate what each feature provides to the 
+class, so that the features you are adding don't make the 
+class over- or underpowered. Ask yourself the following 
+questions about a feature youVe replacing: 
+
+* What impact does replacing the feature have on 
+exploration, social interaction, or combat? 
+
+* Does replacing the feature affect how long the party 
+can continue adventuring in a day? 
+
+- Does the feature consume resources provided 
+elsewhere in the class? 
+
+* Does the feature work all the time, or is it regained 
+after a short rest, a long rest, or some other 
+length of time? 
+
+Armed with answers to these questions, you can start 
+designing new features that replace the ones you are 
+removing. It's fine if the new class features drift closer 
+to exploration, social interaction, or combat than the 
+ones you are replacing, hut be wary of going too far. 
+
+For example, if you replace an exploration-focused 
+feature with something purely combat focused, youVe 
+just made that class more powerful in combat, and it 
+could overshadow the other classes in a way that you 
+didn't intend. 
+
+There’s no formula that can tell you how to design 
+new class features. The best place to start is by looking 
+at other class features, or at spells, feats, or any other 
+rules for inspiration. You're almost certainly going to 
+have some missteps, as features that seem good on the 
+surface fall apart in play. That's all right. Everything 
+you design will need to be play tested. When introducing 
+new class features, be sure the players using them are 
+com for table with the fact that you might need to go back 
+and make some changes after seeing them in play. 
+
+Creating New Class Options 
+
+Each class has at least one major choice point. Clerics 
+choose a divine domain, fighters choose a martial 
+archetype, wizards choose an arcane tradition, and 
+so forth. Creating a new option doesn't require you to 
+remove anything from the class, but any new option 
+you add should be compared to existing options to 
+make sure it's no more or less powerful, yet remains 
+distinctive in flavor. Like anything in class design, be 
+prepared to play test your ideas and make changes if 
+things aren’t playing out the way you want them to. 
+
+
+Once you have the concept for the class option in 
+mind, it’s time to design the specifics. If you're not sur- 
+wherc to begin, look at the existing options and see w'nM 
+class features they provide. It’s perfectly acceptable fbr 
+two class options to have similar features, and it's als: 
+fine to look at other classes for examples of mechanics 
+you can draw on for inspiration. As you design each 
+class feature, ask the following questions: 
+
+* How does the class feature reinforce the story or 
+theme of the class option? 
+
+- Is there an existing feature that can be used 
+as a model? 
+
+« How does the new class feature compare to other 
+features of the same level? 
+
+Variant: Spell Points 
+
+One way to modify how a class feels is to change how :t 
+uses its spells. With this variant system, a character v 
+has the Spellcasting feature uses spell points instead of 
+spell slots to fuel spells. Spell points give a caster more 
+flexibility, at the cost of greater complexity. 
+
+In th is variant, each spell has a point cost based on its 
+level. The Spell Point Cost table summarizes the cos: ~ 
+spell points of slots from 1st to 9th level. Cantrips don't 
+require slots and therefore don’t require spell points. 
+Instead of gaining a number of spell slots to cast you" 
+spells from the Spellcasting feature, you gain a pool 
+of spell points instead. You expend a number of spell 
+points to create a spell slot of a given level, and then us>t 
+that slot to cast a spell. You can't reduce your spell p 
+total to less than 0, and you regain all spent spell poir - 
+when you finish a tong rest. 
+
+Spells of 6th level and higher are particularly taxing i 
+cast. You can use spell points to create one slot of each 
+level of 6th or higher. You can't create another slot of h - 
+same level until you finish a long rest. 
+
+The number of spell points you have to spend is base d 
+on your level as a spellcaster. as shown in the Spell 
+Points by Level table. Your level also determines the 
+maximum-level spell slot you can create. Even though 
+you might have enough points to create a slot above this 
+maximum, you can't do so. 
+
+The Spell Points by Level table applies to bards, 
+clerics, druids, sorcerers, and wizards. For a paladin ~ 
+ranger, halve the character's level in that class and then 
+consult the table. For a fighter (Eldritch Knight) or rogve 
+(Arcane Trickster), divide the character’s level in that 
+class by three. 
+
+This system can be applied to monsters that cast 
+spells using spell slots, but it isn't recommended that 
+you do so. Tracking spell point expenditures fora 
+monster can be a hassle. 
+
+
+Spell Point Cost 
+
+
+Spell Level 
+
+Point Cost 
+
+Spell Level 
+
+Point ( 
+
+1st 
+
+2 
+
+5th 
+
+7 
+
+2nd 
+
+3 
+
+6th 
+
+9 
+
+3rd 
+
+5 
+
+7th 
+
+10 
+
+4th 
+
+6 
+
+3th 
+
+11 
+
+
+
+9th 
+
+13 
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+C H A PT E R 9 | D V N G E O N M A Si E k‘S WORKSHOP 
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Spell Points by Level 
+
+
+Class Level 
+
+Spell Points 
+
+Max Spell Level 
+
+1st 
+
+4 
+
+1st 
+
+2nd 
+
+6 
+
+1st 
+
+3rd 
+
+14 
+
+2nd 
+
+4th 
+
+17 
+
+2nd 
+
+5th 
+
+27 
+
+3rd 
+
+6th 
+
+32 
+
+3rd 
+
+7th 
+
+38 
+
+4th 
+
+8th 
+
+44 
+
+4th 
+
+9 th 
+
+57 
+
+5 th 
+
+10th 
+
+64 
+
+5th 
+
+11th 
+
+73 
+
+6th 
+
+12th 
+
+73 
+
+6th 
+
+13th 
+
+83 
+
+7th 
+
+14th 
+
+83 
+
+7th 
+
+15th 
+
+94 
+
+8th 
+
+16th 
+
+94 
+
+8th 
+
+17th 
+
+107 
+
+9th 
+
+18th 
+
+114 
+
+9th 
+
+19th 
+
+123 
+
+9 th 
+
+20th 
+
+133 
+
+9th 
+
+
+Creating a Background 
+
+A well-crafted background can help a player create a 
+character that feels like an exciting addition to your 
+campaign* It helps define the character's place in the 
+world, rather than what a character is in terms of game 
+mechanics. 
+
+Instead of focusing on a generic character 
+background, such as merchant or wanderer, think 
+about the factions* organizations, and cultures of 
+your campaign and how they might be leveraged to 
+create flavorful backgrounds for player characters. For 
+example, you could create an acolyte of Candlekeep 
+background that is functionally similar to a sage 
+background* but which ties a character more closely to a 
+place and organization in your world. 
+
+A character with the acolyte of Candlekeep 
+background probably has friends among the 
+Avowed—the monks who maintain the great library 
+at Candlekeep. The character can enter the library 
+and consult its lore freely, while others must donate 
+a rare or valuable tome of knowledge before they are 
+allowed entry. Candlekeeps enemies are the character s 
+enemies* and its allies, the characters friends. Acolytes 
+of Candlekeep are generally regarded as learned sages 
+and protectors of knowledge. It s possible to envision 
+many interesting interactions as NPCs discover the 
+character's background and approach the character in 
+search of assistance. 
+
+To create your own background* follow these steps. 
+
+Step L Root It in Your World 
+
+To ground a new background in your campaign's 
+setting, determine what elemeni of your campaign the 
+background is tied to: a faction, an organization, a trade* 
+a person, an event, or a location. 
+
+
+Step 2. Suggest Personal Characteristics 
+
+Create tables of suggested characteristics—personality 
+traits, ideals* bonds* and flaws—that fit the background* 
+or plunder entries from the tables presented in the 
+Players Handbook. Even if your players don't use 
+the tables* this step helps you paint a picture of the 
+background's place in your world* The tables need not 
+be extensive; two or three entries per table are enough. 
+
+Step 3* Assign Proficiencies or Languages 
+Choose two skill proficiencies and two tool proficiencies 
+for the background* You can replace tool proficiencies 
+with languages on a one-for-one basis. 
+
+Step 4* Include Starting Equipment 
+Make sure your background offers a package of starting 
+equipment. In addition to a small amount of money that 
+a character can use to buy adventuring gear, the starting 
+equipment should include items that a character would 
+have acquired prior to becoming an adventurer, as well 
+as one or two items unique to the background. 
+
+For example, starting equipment for a character with 
+the acolyte of Candlekeep background might include a 
+set of traveler s clothes* a scholar's robe, five candles, 
+a tinderbox. an empty scroll case engraved with the 
+symbol of Candlekeep, and a belt pouch containing 10 
+gp. The scroll case might be a gift given to an acolyte of 
+Candlekeep who embarks on a life of adventure. At your 
+discretion, it might also contain a useful map. 
+
+Step 5. Settle on a Background Feature 
+Choose an existing background feature or create a new 
+one, as you prefer. If you choose an existing feature, add 
+or tweak a few details to make it unique. 
+
+For example, the acolyte of Candlekeep background 
+might have the Researcher feature of the sage (as 
+presented in the Player's Handbook), with the additional 
+benefit that the character is allowed to enter Candlekeep 
+without paying the normal cost, 
+
+A background feature should avoid strict game 
+benefits, such as a bonus to an ability check or an attack 
+roll* Instead, the feature should open up new options for 
+roleplaying, exploring* and otherwise interacting with 
+the world* 
+
+For example, the sage's Researcher feature is 
+designed to send the character on adventures. It doesn't 
+provide information or an automatic success for a check. 
+Instead, if a character with the sage background fails 
+to recall information, he or she instead knows where to 
+learn it. This might bo a pointer to another sage or to a 
+library long lost within an ancient tomb. 
+
+The best background features give characters 
+a reason to strike out on quests* to make contact 
+with MFCs, and to develop bonds to the setting 
+you've devised. 
+
+
+
+CHAPTER 9 | DUNGEON MASTER'S WORKSHOP 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Appendix A: Random Dungeons 
+
+
+H IS A PPENDIX 11ELPS YOU QUICKLY GE N ER ATE 
+a dungeon. The tables work in an iterative 
+manner First, roll a starting area, then roll to 
+determine the passages and doors found in 
+that area. One you have initial passages and 
+doors, determine the location and nature of 
+subsequent passages, doors, chambers, stairs, and so 
+on—each of them generated by rolls on different tables. 
+
+Following these instructions can lead to sprawling 
+complexes that more than till a single sheet of graph 
+paper. If you want to constrain the dungeon, establish 
+limits ahead of time on how far it can grow. 
+
+The most obvious limit to a dungeon s size is the 
+graph paper it’s drawn on. If a feature would exceed 
+the boundaries of the page, curtail it. A corridor might 
+turn or come to a dead end at the map's edge, or you can 
+make a chamber smaller to fit the available space. 
+
+Alternatively, you can decide that passages leading off 
+the edge of the map arc additional dungeon entrances. 
+Stairs, shafts, and other features that would normally 
+lead to levels you don’t plan to map can serve a 
+similar purpose. 
+
+Starting Area 
+
+The Starting Area table produces a chamber or a set of 
+corridors at the entrance to your dungeon. When rolling 
+for a random starting area, pick one of the doors or 
+passages leading into the starting area as the entrance 
+to the dungeon as a whole. 
+
+Once you've selected the entrance, roll on the 
+appropriate table for each passage or door leading away 
+from the starting area. Passages each extend 10 feet 
+beyond the starling area. After that point, check on the 
+Passage table for each passage to determine what lies 
+beyond. Use the Beyond a Door table to determine what 
+lies behind doors and secret doors. 
+
+Starting Area 
+
+dlO Configuration 
+
+1 Square, 20 x 20 ft.; passage on each wall 
+
+2 Square, 20 x 20 ft.; door on two walls, passage in 
+
+third wall 
+
+3 Square, 40 x 40 ft.; doors on three walls 
+
+4 Rectangle, 80 x 20 ft., with row of pillars down the 
+
+middle; two passages leading from each long wall, 
+doors on each short wall 
+
+5 Rectangle, 20 x 40 ft,; passage on each wall 
+
+6 Circle, 40 ft. diameter; one passage at each 
+cardinal direction 
+
+7 Circle, 40 ft, diameter; one passage in each 
+cardinal direction; well in middle of room (might 
+lead down to lower level) 
+
+8 Square, 20 x 20 ft,; door on two walls, passage on 
+third wall, secret door on fourth wall 
+
+9 Passage, 10 ft. wide; T intersection 
+
+10 Passage, 10 ft, wide; four-way intersection 
+
+
+
+Passages 
+
+When generating passages and corridors, roll on the 
+Passage table multiple times, extending the length and 
+branches of any open passage on the map until you 
+arrive at a door or chamber. 
+
+Whenever you create a new passage, roll to determine 
+its width. If the passage branches from another passage, 
+roll a dl2 on the Passage Width table. If it comes from 
+a chamber, roll a d20 on that table, but the width of the 
+passage must be at least 5 feet smaller than the longest 
+dimension of the chamber. 
+
+
+Passage 
+
+d20 Detail 
+
+1-2 Continue straight 30 ft,, no doors or side passage: 
+
+3 Continue straight 20 ft, door to the right, then an 
+
+additional 10 ft. ahead 
+
+4 Continue straight 20 ft, door to the left, then an 
+additional 10 ft. ahead 
+
+5 Continue straight 20 ft.; passage ends in a door 
+
+6-7 Continue straight 20 ft,, side passage to the righ; 
+
+then an additional 10 ft. ahead 
+
+8-9 Continue straight 20 ft,, side passage to the left, 
+then an additional 10 ft. ahead 
+
+10 Continue straight 20 ft,, comes to a dead end; 10 
+percent chance of a secret door 
+
+11-12 Continue straight 20 ft., then the passage turns 
+left and continues 10 ft. 
+
+13-14 Continue straight 20 ft. f then the passage turns 
+right and continues 10 ft. 
+
+15-19 Chamber (roll on the Chamber table) 
+
+20 Stairs* (roll on the Stairs table) 
+
+* The existence of stairs presumes a dungeon with more tha-' 
+one level. If you don’t want a multilevel dungeon, reroll this 
+result use the stairs as an alternative entrance, or replace the ~ 
+with another feature of your choice. 
+
+
+Passage Width 
+
+dl2/d20 Width 
+
+1-2 5 ft. 
+
+3-12 10 ft 
+
+13-14 20 ft. 
+
+15-16 30 ft, 
+
+17 40 ft,,, with row of pillars down the middle 
+
+18 40 ft,, with double row of pillars 
+
+19 40 ft. wide, 20 ft. high 
+
+20 40 ft. wide, 20 ft. high, gallery 10 ft. above floor 
+
+allows access to- level above 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+A V P E N DIX A | RANDOM D U N G E O N S 
+
+
+
+
+Doors 
+
+Whenever a table roll indk r- - 1 n roll on the Door 
+
+Type table to determine [-.* ^ r then roll on the 
+
+Beyond a Door table 10 se^ what lies on the other side of 
+it. If a door is barred, you dec ide % hich side of the door 
+the bar is on. Unlocked : rs can also be stuck, at vour 
+discretion. See chapter 5. ire Environments/* 
+
+for information on doors and portcullises. 
+
+Door Type 
+
+
+d20 
+
+Door Type 
+
+1-10 
+
+Wooden 
+
+11-12 
+
+Wooden, barred O" lockeo 
+
+13 
+
+Stone 
+
+14 
+
+Stone, barred or loc^ee 
+
+15 Iron 
+
+16 
+
+Iron, barred or locked 
+
+17 
+
+Portcullis 
+
+18 
+
+Portcullis, locked in place 
+
+19 
+
+Secret door 
+
+20 
+
+Secret door, barred or locked 
+
+Beyond a Door 
+
+d20 
+
+Feature 
+
+1-2 
+
+Passage extending 10 ft,, then T intersection 
+extending 10 ft. to the right and left 
+
+3-8 
+
+Passage 20 ft, straight ahead 
+
+9-18 
+
+Chamber (roll on the Chamber table) 
+
+19 
+
+Stairs (roll on the Stairs table) 
+
+20 
+
+False door with trap 
+
+Chambers 
+
+Whenever a roll on a table indicates a chamber, use the 
+Chamber table to define its dimensions. Then roll on the 
+Chamber Exits table to determine the number of exits. 
+For each exit, roll on the Exit Location and Exit Type 
+tables to determine the nature and placement of the exit. 
+
+Use the tables in the “Stocking a Dungeon ’ section to 
+determine the contents of a chamber. 
+
+Chamber 
+
+d20 
+
+Chamber 
+
+1-2 
+
+Square, 20 x 20 ft. 
+
+3-4 
+
+Square, 30 x 30 ft. 
+
+5-6 
+
+Square, 40 x 40 ft. 
+
+7-9 
+
+Rectangle, 20 x 30 ft 1 
+
+10-12 
+
+Rectangle, 30 x 40 ft. ! 
+
+13-14 
+
+Rectangle, 40 x 50 ft 
+
+15 
+
+Rectangle, 50 x 80 ft. 2 
+
+16 
+
+Circle, 30 ft. diameter 
+
+17 
+
+Circle, 50 ft. diameter 2 
+
+18 
+
+Octagon, 40 x 40 ft. 
+
+19 
+
+Octagon, 60 x 60 ft. 2 
+
+20 
+
+Trapezoid, roughly 40 x 60 ft, 2 
+
+' Use the N 
+
+ormal Chamber column on the Chamber Exits table. 
+
+z Use the Large Chamber column on the Chamber Exits table. 
+
+
+Large Chamber 
+0 
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+1 
+2 
+2 
+3 
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+3 
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+4 
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+5 
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+6 
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+Exit Location 
+
+d20 Location 
+1-7 Wat I o p pos i te entra nee 
+
+8-12 Wall left of entrance 
+13-17 Wall right of entrance 
+
+18-20 Same wall as entrance 
+
+
+Chamber Exits 
+
+d2G Normal Chamber 
+
+1-3 0 
+
+4-5 0 
+
+6-8 1 
+
+9-11 1 
+
+12-13 2 
+
+14-15 2 
+
+16-17 3 
+
+18 3 
+
+19 4 
+
+20 4 
+
+
+Exit Type 
+
+d20 Type 
+
+I- 10 Door (roll on the Door Type table) 
+
+II- 20 Corridor, 10 ft. long 
+
+
+Stairs 
+
+Stairs can include any means of going up and down, 
+including ramps, chimneys, open shafts, elevators, and 
+ladders. If your dungeon has more than one level, the 
+amount of space between levels is up to you, A distance 
+of 30 feet works line for most dungeons. 
+
+
+Stairs 
+
+
+d20 Stairs 
+
+1-4 Down one level to a chamber 
+
+5-8 Down one level to a passage 20 ft. long 
+
+9 Down two levels to a chamber 
+
+10 Down two levels to a passage 20 ft, long 
+
+11 Down three levels to a chamber 
+
+
+12 Down three levels to a passage 20 ft. long 
+
+13 Up one level to a chamber 
+
+14 Up one level to a passage 20 ft, long 
+
+15 Up to a dead end 
+
+16 Down to a dead end 
+
+17 Chimney up one level to a passage 20 ft. long 
+
+18 Chimney up two levels to a passage 20 ft. long 
+
+19 Shaft (with or without elevator) down one level to 
+a chamber 
+
+
+20 Shaft (with or without elevator) up one level to a 
+chamber and down one level to a chamber 
+
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+292 
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+Connecting Areas 
+
+When your map is done, consider adding doors between 
+chambers and passages that are next to each other but 
+otherwise not connected. Such doors create more paths 
+through the dungeon and expand players' options. 
+
+If your dungeon consists of more than one level, be 
+sure that any stairs* pits, and other vertical passages 
+line up between levels. If you Ye using graph paper, 
+lay a new page on top of your existing map, mark the 
+locations of stairs and other features shared by the two 
+levels, and begin mapping the new level. 
+
+Stocking a Dungeon 
+
+Creating a map for your dungeon is only half the fun. 
+Once you have the layout, you need to decide what 
+challenges and rewards are to be found in the dungeon’s 
+passages and chambers. Any reasonably large space 
+should be stocked with interesting sights, sounds, 
+objects, and creatures. 
+
+You don't need to have every last detail of your 
+dungeon plotted out. You can get by with nothing more 
+than a list of monsters, a list of treasures, and a list of 
+one or two key elements for each dungeon area. 
+
+Chamber Purpose ___ 
+
+A room's purpose can help determine its furnishings 
+and other contents. 
+
+For each chamber on your dungeon map. establish its 
+purpose or use the tables below to generate ideas. Each 
+type of dungeon described in the “Dungeon Purpose” 
+
+
+\ PPliNDJX A RA H DOM DIJNGEONS 
+
+
+section of chapter 5* “Adventure Environments,” has its 
+own table featuring chambers geared to the dungeon’s 
+purpose. For example, if you're building a tomb, use the 
+Dungeon: Tomb table to help you determine the purpose 
+of each chamber. These dungeon-specific tables are 
+followed by the General Dungeon Chambers table, 
+which you can use if your dungeon isn't an exact fit for 
+one of the standard types of dungeon or if you want to 
+mix things up. 
+
+Relying on random rolls to stock an entire dungeon 
+can lead to incongruous results. A tiny room might end 
+up being identified as a temple, while the huge chamber 
+next door serves as storage. It can be fun to try to make 
+sense of such strange design ideas, but make changes 
+as you see fit. You can set aside a few' key rooms and 
+create specific contents for them. 
+
+Dungeon: Death Trap 
+
+d20 
+
+1 
+
+2-8 
+9-11 
+
+
+12-14 
+
+15-19 
+
+20 
+
+
+Purpose 
+
+Antechamber or waiting room for spectators 
+Guardroom fortified against intruders 
+Vault for holding important treasures, accessible 
+only by locked or secret door (75 percent chance 
+of being trapped) 
+
+Room containing a puzzle that must be solved to 
+bypass a trap or monster 
+Trap designed to kill or capture creatures 
+Observation room , allowing guards or spectators 
+to observe creatures moving through the dungeon 
+
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+
+
+
+
+Dungeon: Lair 
+
+
+Dungeon: Planar Cate 
+
+
+d20 Purpose 
+
+1 Armory stocked with weapons and armor 
+
+2 Audience chamber, used to receive guests 
+
+3 Banquet room for important celebrations 
+
+4 Barracks where the lair’s defenders are quartered 
+
+5 Bedroom, for use by leaders 
+
+6 Chapel where the lair’s inhabitants worship 
+
+7 Cistern or well for drinking water 
+
+8-9 Guardroom for the defense of the lair 
+
+10 Kennel for pets or guard beasts 
+
+11 Kitchen for food storage and preparation 
+
+12 Pen or prison where captives are held 
+13-14 Storage, mostly nonperishable goods 
+
+15 Throne room where the lair’s leaders hold court 
+
+16 Torture chamber 
+
+17 Training and exercise room 
+
+18 Trophy room or museum 
+
+19 Latrine or bath 
+
+20 Workshop for the construction of weapons, armor, 
+
+tools, and other goods 
+
+Dungeon: Maze 
+
+d20 Purpose 
+
+I Conjuring room, used to summon creatures that 
+guard the maze 
+
+2-5 Guardroom for sentinels that patrol the maze 
+6-10 Lair for guard beasts that patrol the maze 
+
+II Pen or prison accessible only by secret door, used 
+to hold captives condemned to the maze 
+
+12 Shrine dedicated to a god or other entity 
+13-14 Storage for food, as well as tools used by the maze’s 
+guardians to keep the complex in working order 
+15-18 Trap to confound or kill those sent into the maze 
+
+19 Well that provides drinking water 
+
+20 Workshop where doors, torch sconces, and other 
+furnishings are repaired and maintained 
+
+Dungeon: Mine 
+
+d20 Purpose 
+
+1-2 Barracks for miners 
+
+3 Bedroom for a supervisor or manager 
+
+4 Chapel dedicated to a patron deity of miners, 
+earth, or protection 
+
+5 Cistern providing drinking water for miners 
+
+6-7 Guardroom 
+
+8 Kitchen used to feed workers 
+
+9 Laboratory used to conduct tests on strange 
+minerals extracted from the mine 
+
+10-15 Lode where metal ore is mined (75 percent chance 
+of being depleted) 
+
+16 Office used by the mine supervisor 
+
+17 Smithy for repairing damaged tools 
+18-19 Storage for tools and other equipment 
+
+20 Strong room or vault used to store ore for 
+transport to the surface 
+
+
+d100 Purpose 
+
+01-03 Decorated foyer or antechamber 
+04-08 Armory used by the portal’s guardians 
+09-10 Audience chamber for receiving visitors 
+11-19 Barracks used by the portal’s guards 
+20-23 Bedroom for use by the high-ranking members of 
+the order that guards the portal 
+24-30 Chapel dedicated to a deity or deities related to 
+the portal and its defenders 
+31-35 Cistern providing fresh water 
+36-38 Classroom for use of initiates learning about the 
+portal’s secrets 
+
+39 Conjuring room for summoning creatures used to 
+investigate or defend the portal 
+40-41 Crypt where the remains of those that died 
+guarding the portal are kept 
+42-47 Dining room 
+
+48-50 Divination room used to investigate the portal and 
+events tied to it 
+
+51-55 Dormitory for visitors and guards 
+
+56-57 Entry room or vestibule 
+
+58-59 Gallery for displaying trophies and objects related 
+to the portal and those that guard it 
+60-67 Guardroom to protect or watch over the portal 
+68-72 Kitchen 
+
+73-77 Laboratory for conducting experiments relating to 
+the portal and creatures that emerge from it 
+78-80 Library holding books about the portal’s history 
+81-85 Pen or prison for holding captives or creatures 
+that emerge from the portal 
+
+86-87 Planar junction, where the gate to another plane 
+once stood (25 percent chance of being active) 
+88-90 Storage 
+
+91 Strong room or vault, for guarding valuable 
+
+treasures connected to the portal or funds used to 
+pay the planar gate's guardians 
+92-93 Study 
+
+94 Torture chamber, for questioning creatures 
+
+that pass through the portal or that attempt to 
+clandestinely use it 
+95-98 Latrine or bath 
+
+99-00 Workshop for constructing tools and gear needed 
+to study the portal 
+
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+APPENDIX A | RANDOM DUNGEONS 
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+
+Dungeon: Stronghold 
+
+dIOG Purpose 
+
+Antechamber where visitors seeking access to the 
+stronghold wait 
+
+Armory holding high-quality gear, including light 
+siege weapons such as baliistas 
+Audience chamber used by the master of the 
+stronghold to receive visitors 
+Aviary or zoo for keeping exotic creatures 
+Banquet room for hosting celebrations and guests 
+Barracks used by elite guards 
+Bath outfitted with a marble floor and other 
+luxurious accoutrements 
+Bedroom for use by the stronghold's master or 
+important guests 
+
+Chapel dedicated to a deity associated with the 
+stronghold's master 
+Cistern providing drinking water 
+Dining room for intimate gatherings or informal 
+meals 
+
+Dressing room featuring a number of wardrobes 
+Gallery for the display of expensive works of art 
+and trophies 
+
+Game room used to entertain visitors 
+Guardroom 
+
+Kennel where monsters or trained animals that 
+protect the stronghold are kept 
+Kitchen designed to prepare exotic foods for large 
+numbers of guests 
+
+Library with an extensive collection of rare books 
+Lounge used to entertain guests 
+Pantry, including cellar for wine or spirits 
+Sitting room for family and intimate guests 
+Stable 
+
+Storage for mundane goods and supplies 
+Strong room or vault for protecting important 
+treasures (75 percent chance of being hidden 
+behind a secret door) 
+
+Study, including a writing desk 
+Throne room, elaborately decorated 
+Waiting room where lesser guests are held before 
+receiving an audience 
+Latrine or bath 
+
+Crypt belonging to the stronghold's master or 
+someone else of importance 
+
+
+01-02 
+
+03-05 
+
+06 
+
+07 
+
+OS-11 
+
+12-15 
+
+16 
+
+17 
+
+18 
+
+19-21 
+
+22-25 
+
+26 
+
+27-29 
+
+30-32 
+
+33-50 
+
+51 
+
+52-57 
+
+58-61 
+
+62 
+
+63-70 
+
+71-74 
+
+75-78 
+
+79-86 
+
+87 
+
+
+88-92 
+
+93 
+
+94-96 
+
+97-98 
+
+99-00 
+
+
+Dungeon: Temple or Shrine 
+
+dlOO Purpose 
+
+Armory filled with weapons and armor, battle 
+banners, and pennants 
+
+Audience chamber where priests of the temple 
+receive commoners and low-ranking visitors 
+Banquet room used for celebrations and holy days 
+Barracks for the temple's military arm or its hired 
+guards 
+
+Cells where the faithful can sit in quiet 
+contemplation 
+
+Central temple built to accommodate rituals 
+Chapel dedicated to a lesser deity associated with 
+the temple’s major deity 
+Classroom used to train initiates and priests 
+Conjuring room, specially sanctified and used to 
+summon extraplanar creatures 
+Crypt for a high priest or similar figure, hidden and 
+heavily guarded by creatures and traps 
+Dining room (large) for the temple’s servants and 
+lesser priests 
+
+Dining room (small) for the temple's high priests 
+Divination room, inscribed with runes and stocked 
+with soothsaying implements 
+Dormitory for lesser priests or students 
+Guardroom 
+
+Kennel for animals or monsters associated with 
+the temple’s deity 
+
+Kitchen (might bear a disturbing resemblance to a 
+torture chamber in an evil temple) 
+
+Library, well stocked with religious treatises 
+Prison for captured enemies (in good or neutral 
+temples) or those designated as sacrifices (in evil 
+temples) 
+
+Robing room containing ceremonial outfits and 
+items 
+
+Stable for riding horses and mounts belonging 
+to the temple, or for visiting messengers and 
+caravans 
+
+Storage holding mundane supplies 
+Strong room or vault holding important relics and 
+ceremonial items, heavily trapped 
+Torture chamber, used in inquisitions (in good or 
+neutral temples with a lawful bent) or for the sheer 
+joy of causing pain (evil temples) 
+
+Trophy room where art celebrating key figures and 
+events from mythology is displayed 
+Latrine or bath 
+
+Well for drinking water, deferrable in the case of 
+attack or siege 
+
+Workshop for repairing or creating weapons, 
+religious items, and tools 
+
+
+01-03 
+
+04-05 
+
+06-07 
+
+08-10 
+
+11-14 
+
+15-24 
+
+25-28 
+
+29-31 
+
+32-34 
+
+35-40 
+
+41-42 
+
+43 
+
+44-46 
+
+47-50 
+
+51-56 
+
+57 
+
+58-60 
+
+61-65 
+
+66-68 
+
+
+69-73 
+
+
+74 
+
+
+75-79 
+
+80 
+
+81-82 
+
+
+83-89 
+
+90 
+
+91-94 
+
+95-00 
+
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+2$4 
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+Dungeon: Tomb 
+
+d20 Purpose 
+
+1 Antechamber for those that have come to pay 
+respect to the dead or prepare themselves for 
+burial rituals 
+
+2- 3 Chapel dedicated to deities that watch over the 
+
+dead and protect their resting places 
+4-3 Crypt for less important burials 
+
+9 Divination room, used in rituals to contact the 
+dead for guidance 
+
+10 False crypt (trapped) to kill or capture thieves 
+
+111 Gallery to display the deeds of the deceased 
+
+through trophies, statues, paintings and so forth 
+
+12 Grand crypt for a noble, high priest, or other 
+important individual 
+
+13-14 Guardroom, usually guarded by undead, 
+
+constructs, or other creatures that don’t need to 
+eat or sleep 
+
+15 Robing room for priests to prepare for burial rituals 
+16-17 Storage, stocked with tools for maintaining the 
+tomb and preparing the dead for burial 
+
+13 Tomb where the wealthiest and most important 
+folk are interred, protected by secret doors and 
+traps 
+
+19-20 Worksh op for embal m ing the dead 
+
+Dungeon: Treasure Vault 
+
+d20 Purpose 
+
+1 Antechamber for visiting dignitaries 
+
+2 Armory containing mundane and magic gear used 
+
+by the treasure vault's guards 
+
+3- 4 Barracks For guards 
+
+5 Cistern providing fresh water 
+
+6-9 Guardroom to defend against intruders 
+
+10 Kennel for trained beasts -sec to guard the 
+
+
+01 
+
+Antechamber 
+
+53-54 
+
+Laboratory 
+
+02-03 
+
+Armory 
+
+55-57 
+
+Library 
+
+04 
+
+Audience 
+
+5S-59 
+
+Lounge 
+
+
+chamber 
+
+60 
+
+Meditation 
+
+05 
+
+Aviary 
+
+
+chamber 
+
+06-07 
+
+Banquet room 
+
+61 
+
+Observatory 
+
+08-10 
+
+Barracks 
+
+62 
+
+Office 
+
+11 
+
+Bath or latrine 
+
+63-64 
+
+Pantry 
+
+12 
+
+Bedroom 
+
+65-66 
+
+Pen or prison 
+
+13 
+
+Bestiary 
+
+67-68 
+
+Reception room 
+
+14-16 
+
+Cell 
+
+69-70 
+
+Refectory 
+
+17 
+
+Chantry 
+
+m 
+
+Robing room 
+
+IS 
+
+Chapel 
+
+72 
+
+Salon 
+
+19-20 
+
+Cistern 
+
+73-74 
+
+Shrine 
+
+21 
+
+Classroom 
+
+75-76 
+
+Sitting room 
+
+22 
+
+Closet 
+
+77^78 
+
+Smithy 
+
+2 3 ”24 
+
+Conjuring room 
+
+79 
+
+Stable 
+
+25-26 
+
+Court 
+
+80-81 
+
+Storage room 
+
+27-29 
+
+Crypt 
+
+S2-S3 
+
+Strong room 
+
+30-31 
+
+Dining room 
+
+
+or vault 
+
+32-33 
+
+Divination room 
+
+84-85 
+
+Study 
+
+34 
+
+Dormitory 
+
+S6-88 
+
+Temple 
+
+35 
+
+Dressing room 
+
+89-90 
+
+Throne room 
+
+36 
+
+Entry room or 
+
+91 
+
+Torture chamber 
+
+
+vestibule 
+
+92-93 
+
+Training or 
+
+37-38 
+
+Gallery 
+
+
+exercise room 
+
+39-40 
+
+Game room 
+
+94-95 
+
+Trophy room 
+
+41-43 
+
+Guardroom 
+
+
+or museum 
+
+44-45 
+
+Hall 
+
+96 
+
+Waiting room 
+
+46-47 
+
+Hall, great 
+
+97 
+
+Nursery or 
+
+43-49 
+
+Hallway 
+
+
+schoolroom 
+
+50 
+
+Kennel 
+
+98 
+
+Well 
+
+51-52 
+
+Kitchen 
+
+99-00 
+
+Workshop 
+
+
+Current Chamber State 
+
+
+If a dungeon has a tumultuous history, you can roll to 
+determine the current condition of any particular area. 
+Otherwise, if the room is still used for its intended 
+purpose, it remains intact. 
+
+Current Chamber State 
+
+
+
+treasure vault 
+
+d20 
+
+Features 
+
+11 
+
+Kitchen for feec ng gua r ds 
+
+1-3 
+
+Rubble, ceiling partially collapsed 
+
+12 
+
+Watch room that a cw$ guaros to observe those 
+
+4-5 
+
+Holes, floor partially collapsed 
+
+
+who approach the dungeon 
+
+6-7 
+
+Ashes, contents mostly burned 
+
+13 
+
+Prison for holding captured ntruders 
+
+8-9 
+
+Used as a campsite 
+
+14-15 
+
+Strong room or vault. for guarding the treasure 
+hidden in the dunge: - accessible on . by locked 
+
+10-11 
+
+Pool ofwater; chamber’s original contents are 
+water damaged 
+
+
+or secret door 
+
+12-16 
+
+Furniture wrecked but still present 
+
+16 
+
+Torture chamber e Grac: rg ^formation from 
+captured intruders 
+
+17-13 
+
+Converted to some other use (roll on the General 
+Dungeon Chambers table) 
+
+17-20 
+
+Trap or othe r :r des g^ec :: ■ or capture 
+
+19 
+
+Stripped bare 
+
+
+creatures that e^te■ :r-e :zee - 
+
+20 
+
+Pristine and in original state 
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+might slumber on the first level of a dungeon, a pall of 
+smoke and the sound of its heavy breathing filling the 
+chambers near its lain Clever characters will do their 
+utmost to avoid the dragon, even as the party's brave 
+thief makes off with a few coins from its hoard. 
+
+Not all monsters are automatically hostile. When 
+placing monsters in your dungeon, consider their 
+relationships to nearby creatures and their attitudes 
+toward adventurers. Characters might be able to 
+appease a hungry beast by offering it food, and smarter 
+creatures have complex motivations. The Monster 
+Motivation table lets you use a monster's goals to define 
+its presence in the dungeon. 
+
+For large groups of monsters encountered across 
+multiple chambers, motivation could apply to the entire 
+group, or each subgroup could have conflicting goals. 
+
+
+Monster Motivation 
+
+
+d2G 
+
+Goals 
+
+d20 
+
+Goals 
+
+1-2 
+
+Find a sanctuary 
+
+12-13 
+
+Hide from 
+
+3-5 
+
+Conquer the 
+
+
+enemies 
+
+
+dungeon 
+
+14-15 
+
+Recover from a 
+
+6-8 
+
+Seek an item in 
+
+
+battle 
+
+
+the dungeon 
+
+16-17 
+
+Avoid danger 
+
+9-11 
+
+Slay a rival 
+
+18-20 
+
+Seek wealth 
+
+
+Random Dungeon Hazards 
+
+Hazards are rarely found in inhabited areas, because 
+monsters either clear them away or avoid them. 
+
+Shnekersand violet fungi are described in the 
+Monster Manual. The other hazards on the table are 
+described in chapter 5, ' Adventure Environments," 
+
+
+Once you have a sense of the purpose of the various 
+dungeon chambers, you can think about the contents 
+of those areas. The Dungeon Chamber Contents table 
+allows you to randomly roll contents for a chamber, or 
+you can choose contents for specific areas. If you choose 
+contents, be sure to include an interesting, colorful 
+assortment of things. In addition to the contents shown 
+on this table, refer to “Dungeon Dressing' later in this 
+appendix for additional items and elements to fill rooms. 
+
+In the Dungeon Chamber Contents table, a " dominant 
+inhabitant" is a creature that controls an area. Pets 
+and allied creatures are subservient to the dominant 
+inhabitant, " Random creatures ' are scavengers or 
+nuisances, usually lone monsters or small groups 
+passing through the area. They include such creatures 
+as carrion crawlers, dire rats, gelatinous cubes, and rust 
+monsters. See chapter 3. “Creating Adventures," for 
+more information on random encounters. 
+
+Dungeon Chamber Contents 
+
+dlOO Contents 
+
+01-08 Monster (dominant inhabitant) 
+
+09-15 Monster (dominant inhabitant) with treasure 
+
+16-27 Monster (pet or allied creature} 
+
+28-33 Monster (pet or allied creature) guarding treasure 
+34-42 Monster (random creature) 
+
+43-50 Monster (random creature) with treasure 
+
+51-58 Dungeon hazard (see " Random Dungeon 
+
+
+Chamber Contents 
+
+
+
+
+Hazards”) with incidental treasure 
+59-63 Obstacle (see ‘Random Obstacles") 
+
+64-73 Trap (see "Random Traps”) 
+
+74-76 Trap (see "Random Traps”) protecting treasure 
+77-80 Trick (see “Random Tricks") 
+
+81-88 Empty room 
+
+
+Dungeon Hazards 
+
+
+d2 0 
+
+Hazard 
+
+d20 
+
+Hazard 
+
+1-3 
+
+Brown mold 
+
+11-15 
+
+Spiderwebs 
+
+4-8 
+
+Green slime 
+
+16-17 
+
+Violet fungus 
+
+9-10 
+
+Shrieker 
+
+18-20 
+
+Yellow mold 
+
+
+89-94 Empty room with dungeon hazard (see "Random 
+Dungeon Hazards") 
+
+95-00 Empty room with treasure 
+
+
+Random Obstacles 
+
+Obstacles block progress through the dungeon. In some 
+cases, what adventurers consider an obstacle is an 
+
+
+Monsters and Motivations 
+
+See chapter 3, "Creating Adventures," for guidance on 
+creating encounters with monsters. To foster variety 
+and suspense, be sure to include encounters of varying 
+difficulty. 
+
+A powerful creature encountered early in the dungeon 
+sets an exciting tone and forces the adventurers to 
+rely on their wits. For example, an ancient red dragon 
+
+
+easy path for the dungeon s inhabitants. For example, 
+a flooded chamber is a barrier to many characters but 
+easily navigated by water-breathing creatures. 
+
+Obstacles can affect more than one room. A chasm 
+might run through several passages and chambers, 
+or send cracks through the stonework in a wider area 
+around it. An area of battering winds that emanates 
+from a magic altar could stir the air less dangerously for 
+hundreds of feet in all directions. 
+
+
+296 
+
+
+■ 
+
+
+APPENDSX A i RANDOM DUNGEONS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Obstacles 
+
+d2G Obstacle 
+
+
+
+3 
+
+4-8 
+
+9-12 
+
+13-14 
+
+
+15 
+
+
+16 
+
+
+17 
+
+IS 
+
+19 
+
+20 
+
+
+Art ■ . : • i r A. s o' :d!0x 10 ft.; while in 
+
+the aura. . ng creates oan'r regain hit points 
+Battering -Os -eo-.ee soeoc by half, impose 
+disadvantage on -s-sed attack rolls 
+Blade barrier b ocks passage 
+Cave-in 
+
+Chasm Id- x 10 k /. de and 2d6 x 10 ft, deep, 
+possibl y co- - e ::e: to other levels of the d ungeon 
+Flood in g > es 2d' 0 fof water i n the area; create 
+
+nearby upward-s oping passages, raised floors, or 
+rising stairs to contain :he water 
+Lava flows through the area (50 percent chance of 
+a stone bridge crossing it) 
+
+Overgrown mushrooms block progress and must 
+be hacked down 25 percent chance of a mold or 
+fungus dungeon hazard hidden among them) 
+Poisonous gas (deals ld6 poison damage per 
+minute of exposure) 
+
+Reverse gravity effect causes creatures to fall toward 
+the ceiling 
+
+Wall of fire blocks passage 
+Walt of force blocks passage 
+
+
+Ra n pom Traps _ 
+
+If you need a trap quickly or want to drop random 
+traps into a dungeon, use the sample traps presented 
+in chapter 5, 'Adventure Environments'' or the tables 
+below. If you use the tables, start with the Trap Effects 
+and Trap Trigger tables to decide the type of trap, 
+then use the Trap Damage Severity tables to decide 
+bow deadly it should be. For more information on trap 
+damage severity, see chapter 5, 
+
+
+Trap Trigger 
+
+d6 Trigger 
+
+1 Stepped on (floor, stairs) 
+
+2 Moved through (doorway, hallway) 
+
+3 Touched (doorknob, statue) 
+
+4 Opened (door, treasure chest) 
+
+5 Looked at (mural, arcane symbol) 
+
+6 Moved (cart, stone block) 
+
+Trap Damage Severity 
+
+d6 Damage Severity 
+
+1-2 Setback 
+
+
+
+Trap Effects 
+
+d 100 Effect 
+
+01-04 Magic missiles shoot from a statue or object 
+05-07 Collapsing staircase creates a ramp that deposits 
+characters into a pit at its lower end 
+08-10 Ceiling block falls, or entire ceiling collapses 
+11-12 Celling lowers slowly in locked room 
+13-14 Chute opens in floor 
+
+15-16 Clanging noise attracts nearby monsters 
+
+17-19 Touching an object triggers a disintegrate spell 
+20-23 Door or other object Is coated with contact poison 
+24-27 Fire shoots out from wall, floor, or object 
+28-30 Touching an object triggers ajtesh to stone spell 
+31—33 Floor collapses or is an illusion 
+34-36 Vent releases gas: blinding, acidic, obscuring, 
+paralyzing, poisonous, or sleep-inducing 
+37-39 Floor tiles are electrified 
+40-43 Glyph of warding 
+
+44-46 Huge wheeled statue rolls down corridor 
+47-49 Lightning holt shoots from waif or object 
+50-52 Locked room floods with water or acid 
+53-56 Darts shoot out of an opened chest 
+57-59 A weapon, suit of armor, or rug animates and 
+
+attacks when touched (see “Animated Objects" in 
+the Monster Manual) 
+
+60-62 Pendulum, either bfaded or weighted as a maul, 
+swings across the room or hall 
+63-67 Hidden pit opens beneath characters (25 percent 
+chance that a black pudding or gelatinous cube 
+fills the bottom of the pit) 
+
+68-70 Hidden pit floods with acid or fire 
+
+71 -73 Locking pit floods with water 
+
+74-77 Scything blade emerges from wall or object 
+
+78-81 Spears (possibly poisoned) spring out 
+
+82-84 Brittle stairs col I apse over s p ikes 
+
+£5-88 Thunderwave knocks characters into a pit or spikes 
+
+89-91 Steel or stone jaws restrain a character 
+
+92-94 Stone block smashes across hallway 
+
+95-97 Symbol 
+
+98-00 Walls slide together 
+
+Random Tricks 
+
+
+3-5 Dangerous 
+
+6 Deadly 
+
+
+
+Tricks are quirkier and less deadly than traps. Some 
+are effects left behind by the dungeon’s creators, while 
+others might be manifestations of the strange magical 
+energy suffusing the dungeon. 
+
+The following tables allow you to generate random 
+tricks. Roll first to determine an object that the trick 
+is placed on. then roil to determine the nature of the 
+trick. Some tricks are permanent effects that can t be 
+dispelled; others are temporary or can be neutralized 
+with a dispel magic spell. You decide which is which. 
+
+
+APPENDIX A I R A N D G M D U N G EO N S 
+
+297 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Trick Objects 
+
+
+d20 
+
+Object 
+
+d20 
+
+Object 
+
+1 
+
+Book 
+
+12 
+
+Pool of water 
+
+2 
+
+Brain preserved 
+
+13 
+
+Runes engraved 
+
+
+in a jar 
+
+
+on wall or floor 
+
+3 
+
+Burning fire 
+
+14 
+
+Skull 
+
+4 
+
+Cracked gem 
+
+15 
+
+Sphere of magical 
+
+5 
+
+Door 
+
+
+energy 
+
+6 
+
+Fresco 
+
+16 
+
+Statue 
+
+7 
+
+Furniture 
+
+17 
+
+Stone obelisk 
+
+8 
+
+Glass sculpture 
+
+18 
+
+Suit of armor 
+
+9 
+
+Mushroom field 
+
+19 
+
+Tapestry or rug 
+
+10 
+
+Painting 
+
+20 
+
+Target dummy 
+
+11 
+
+Plant or tree 
+
+
+
+
+Tricks 
+
+dlOO Trick Effect 
+
+01-03 Ages the first person to touch the object 
+04-06 The touched object animates, or it animates other 
+objects nearby 
+
+07-10 Asks three skill-testing questions (if all three are 
+answered correctly, a reward appears) 
+
+11-13 Bestows resistance or vulnerability 
+14-16 Changes a character’s alignment, personality, size, 
+appearance, or sex when touched 
+17-19 Changes one substance to another, such as gold 
+to lead or metal to brittle crystal 
+20-22 Creates a force field 
+
+23-26 Creates an illusion 
+
+27-29 Suppresses magic items for a time 
+30-32 Enlarges or reduces characters 
+
+33-35 Magic mouth speaks a riddle 
+
+36-38 Confusion (targets all creatures within 10 ft.) 
+
+39-41 Gives directions (true or false) 
+
+42-44 Grants a wish 
+
+45-47 Flies about to avoid being touched 
+
+48-50 Casts geas on the characters 
+
+51-53 Increases, reduces, negates, or reverses gravity 
+
+54-56 Induces greed 
+
+57-59 Contains an imprisoned creature 
+
+60-62 Locks or unlocks exits 
+
+63-65 Offers a game of chance, with the promise of a 
+reward or valuable information 
+66-68 Helps or harms certain types of creatures 
+69-71 Casts polymorph on the characters (lasts 1 hour) 
+
+72-75 Presents a puzzle or riddle 
+
+76-78 Prevents movement 
+
+79-81 Releases coins, false coins, gems, false gems, a 
+magic item, or a map 
+
+82-84 Releases, summons, or turns into a monster 
+85-87 Casts suggestion on the characters 
+88-90 Wails loudly when touched 
+
+91-93 Talks (normal speech, nonsense, poetry and 
+
+rhymes, singing, spellcasting, or screaming) 
+
+94-97 Teleports characters to another place 
+98-00 Swaps two or more characters' minds 
+
+
+Random treasures 
+
+Use the tables and guidelines in chapter 7, “Treasure" to 
+determine the treasure in each area of your dungeon. 
+
+Empty Rooms 
+
+An empty room can be a godsend for characters who 
+need a safe place to take a short rest. Characters can 
+also barricade themselves there and take a long rest. 
+
+Sometimes such a room isn’t as empty as it appears. If 
+the characters search a room carefully, you can reward 
+them with a secret compartment containing a journal 
+belonging to a previous inhabitant, a map leading to 
+another dungeon, or some other discovery. 
+
+Dungeon Dressing 
+
+The tables in this section provide miscellaneous 
+items and points of interest that can be placed in your 
+dungeon. Dungeon dressing can help establish the 
+atmosphere of a dungeon, give clues about its creators 
+and history, provide the basis for tricks and traps, or 
+encourage exploration. 
+
+To generate dungeon dressing at random, roll once on 
+each of the following tables: Noises, Air, and Odors. Roll 
+as often as you like on the other tables in this section, or 
+choose appropriate furnishings for the area. 
+
+
+Noises 
+
+
+
+
+d!00 
+
+Effect 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Effect 
+
+01-05 
+
+Bang or slam 
+
+49 
+
+Jingling 
+
+06 
+
+Bellowing 
+
+50-53 
+
+Knocking 
+
+07 
+
+Buzzing 
+
+54-55 
+
+Laughter 
+
+08-10 
+
+Chanting 
+
+56-57 
+
+Moaning 
+
+11 
+
+Chiming 
+
+58-60 
+
+Murmuring 
+
+12 
+
+Chirping 
+
+61-62 
+
+Music 
+
+13 
+
+Clanking 
+
+63 
+
+Rattling 
+
+14 
+
+Clashing 
+
+64 
+
+Ringing 
+
+15 
+
+Clicking 
+
+65-68 
+
+Rustling 
+
+16 
+
+Coughing 
+
+69-72 
+
+Scratching or 
+
+17-18 
+
+Creaking 
+
+
+scrabbling 
+
+19 
+
+Drumming 
+
+73-74 
+
+Screaming 
+
+20-23 
+
+Footsteps ahead 
+
+75-77 
+
+Scuttling 
+
+24-26 
+
+Footsteps 
+
+78 
+
+Shuffling 
+
+
+approaching 
+
+79-80 
+
+Slithering 
+
+27-29 
+
+Footsteps behind 
+
+81 
+
+Snapping 
+
+30-31 
+
+Footsteps 
+
+82 
+
+Sneezing 
+
+
+receding 
+
+83 
+
+Sobbing 
+
+32-33 
+
+Footsteps to the 
+
+84 
+
+Splashing 
+
+
+side 
+
+85 
+
+Splintering 
+
+34-35 
+
+Giggling (faint) 
+
+86-87 
+
+Squeaking 
+
+36 
+
+Gong 
+
+88 
+
+Squealing 
+
+37-39 
+
+Grating 
+
+89-90 
+
+Tapping 
+
+40-41 
+
+Groaning 
+
+91-92 
+
+Thud 
+
+42 
+
+Grunting 
+
+93-94 
+
+Thumping 
+
+43-44 
+
+Hissing 
+
+95 
+
+Tinkling 
+
+45 
+
+Horn or trumpet 
+
+96 
+
+Twanging 
+
+
+sounding 
+
+97 
+
+Whining 
+
+46 
+
+Howling 
+
+98 
+
+Whispering 
+
+47-48 
+
+Humming 
+
+99-00 
+
+Whistling 
+
+
+APPENDIX A 
+
+
+RANDOM DUNGEONS 
+
+
+
+Air 
+
+
+General Furnishings and Appointments 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Effect 
+
+dIGO 
+
+Effect 
+
+01-60 
+
+Clear and damp 
+
+86-90 
+
+Clear and warm 
+
+61-70 
+
+Clear and drafty 
+
+91-93 
+
+Hazy and humid 
+
+71-80 
+
+Clear but cold 
+
+94-96 
+
+Smoky or steamy 
+
+81-83 
+
+Foggy or misty 
+
+97-98 
+
+Clear, with smoke 
+
+
+and cold 
+
+
+covering ceiling 
+
+84-85 
+
+Clear, with mist 
+covering floor 
+
+99-00 
+
+Clear and windy 
+
+
+Odors 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Effect 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Effect 
+
+01-03 
+
+Acrid 
+
+66-70 
+
+Putrid 
+
+04-05 
+
+Chlorine 
+
+71-75 
+
+Rotting vegetation 
+
+06-39 
+
+Dank or moldy 
+
+76-77 
+
+Salty and wet 
+
+40-49 
+
+Earthy 
+
+78-82 
+
+Smoky 
+
+50-57 
+
+Manure 
+
+83-89 
+
+Stale 
+
+58-61 
+
+Metallic 
+
+90-95 
+
+Sulfurous 
+
+62-65 
+
+Ozone 
+
+96-00 
+
+Urine 
+
+
+General Features 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+01 
+
+Arrow, broken 
+
+62-64 
+
+Leaves and twigs 
+
+(32-04 
+
+Ashes 
+
+65-68 
+
+Mold (common) 
+
+05-06 
+
+Bones 
+
+69 
+
+Pick handle 
+
+07 
+
+Bottle, broken 
+
+70 
+
+Pole, broken 
+
+08 
+
+Chain, corroded 
+
+
+(5 ft. long) 
+
+09 
+
+Club, splintered 
+
+71 
+
+Pottery shards 
+
+10-19 
+
+Cobwebs 
+
+72-73 
+
+Rags 
+
+20 
+
+Coin, copper 
+
+74 
+
+Rope, rotten 
+
+21-22 
+
+Cracks, ceiling 
+
+75-76 
+
+Rubble and dirt 
+
+23-24 
+
+Cracks, floor 
+
+77 
+
+Sack, torn 
+
+25-26 
+
+Cracks, wall 
+
+78-80 
+
+Slime (harmless) 
+
+27 
+
+Dagger hilt 
+
+81 
+
+Spike, rusted 
+
+28-29 
+
+Damp ceiling 
+
+82-83 
+
+Sticks 
+
+30-33 
+
+Dampness, wall 
+
+84 
+
+Stones, small 
+
+34 
+
+Dried blood 
+
+85 
+
+Straw 
+
+35-41 
+
+Dripping blood 
+
+86 
+
+Sword bfade, 
+
+42-44 
+
+Dung 
+
+
+broken 
+
+45-49 
+
+Dust 
+
+S7 
+
+Teeth or fangs, 
+
+50 
+
+Flask, cracked 
+
+
+scattered 
+
+51 
+
+Food scraps 
+
+SS 
+
+Torch stub 
+
+52 
+
+Fungi (common, 
+
+89 
+
+Wall scratchings 
+
+53-55 
+
+Guano 
+
+90-91 
+
+-Later, large 
+
+56 
+
+Hair or fur 
+
+
+puddle 
+
+57 
+
+Hammer head, 
+
+92-93 
+
+Water, small 
+
+
+cracked 
+
+
+puddle 
+
+58 
+
+Helmet, badly 
+
+94-95 
+
+Water, trickle 
+
+
+dented 
+
+96 
+
+Wax blob 
+
+59 
+
+Iron bar. bent 
+
+
+(candle stub) 
+
+
+and rusted 
+
+97 
+
+Wax drippings 
+
+60 
+
+Javelin head. 
+
+98-00 
+
+Wood pieces, 
+
+
+blunt 
+
+
+rotting 
+
+61 
+
+Leather boo: 
+
+
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+01 
+
+Altar 
+
+50 
+
+Hogshead (large 
+
+02 
+
+Armchair 
+
+
+cask, 65 gallons) 
+
+03 
+
+Armoire 
+
+51 
+
+Idol (large) 
+
+04 
+
+Arras or curtain 
+
+52 
+
+Keg (small barrel. 
+
+05 
+
+Bag 
+
+
+20 gallons) 
+
+06 
+
+Barrel (40 gallons) 
+
+53 
+
+Loom 
+
+07-03 
+
+Bed 
+
+54 
+
+Mat 
+
+09 
+
+Bench 
+
+55 
+
+Mattress 
+
+10 
+
+Blanket 
+
+56 
+
+Pail 
+
+11 
+
+Box (large) 
+
+57 
+
+Painting 
+
+12 
+
+Brazier and 
+
+53-60 
+
+Pallet 
+
+
+charcoal 
+
+61 
+
+Pedestal 
+
+13 
+
+Bucket 
+
+62-64 
+
+Pegs 
+
+14 
+
+Buffet cabinet 
+
+65 
+
+pillow 
+
+15 
+
+Bunks 
+
+66 
+
+Pipe (large cask, 
+
+16 
+
+Butt (huge cask, 
+
+
+105 gallons) 
+
+
+125 gallons) 
+
+67 
+
+Quilt 
+
+17 
+
+Cabinet 
+
+68-70 
+
+Rug (small or 
+
+18 
+
+Candelabrum 
+
+
+medium) 
+
+19 
+
+Carpet (large) 
+
+71 
+
+Rushes 
+
+20 
+
+Cask (40 gallons) 
+
+72 
+
+Sack 
+
+21 
+
+Chandelier 
+
+73 
+
+Sconce 
+
+22 
+
+Charcoal 
+
+74 
+
+Screen 
+
+23-24 
+
+Chair, plain 
+
+75 
+
+Sheet 
+
+25 
+
+Chair, padded 
+
+76—77 
+
+Shelf 
+
+26 
+
+Chair, padded, 
+
+78 
+
+Shrine 
+
+
+or divan 
+
+79 
+
+Sideboard 
+
+27 
+
+Chest, large 
+
+so 
+
+Sofa 
+
+23 
+
+Chest, medium 
+
+81 
+
+Staff, normal 
+
+29 
+
+Chest of drawers 
+
+82 
+
+Stand 
+
+30 
+
+Closet (wardrobe) 
+
+S3 
+
+Statue 
+
+31 
+
+Coal 
+
+84 
+
+Stool, high 
+
+32-33 
+
+Couch 
+
+85 
+
+Stool, normal 
+
+34 
+
+Crate 
+
+86 
+
+Table, large 
+
+35 
+
+Cresset 
+
+87 
+
+Table, long 
+
+36 
+
+Cupboard 
+
+88 
+
+Table, low 
+
+37 
+
+Cushion 
+
+39 
+
+Table, round 
+
+33 
+
+Dais 
+
+90 
+
+Table, small 
+
+39 
+
+Desk 
+
+91 
+
+Table, trestle 
+
+40-42 
+
+Fireplace and 
+
+92 
+
+Tapestry 
+
+
+wood 
+
+93 
+
+Throne 
+
+43 
+
+Fireplace with 
+
+94 
+
+Trunk 
+
+
+mantle 
+
+95 
+
+Tub 
+
+44 
+
+Firkin (small 
+
+96 
+
+Tun (huge cask, 
+
+
+cask, 10 gallons) 
+
+
+250 gallons) 
+
+45 
+
+Fountain 
+
+97 
+
+Urn 
+
+46 
+
+Fresco 
+
+98 
+
+Wall basin 
+
+47 
+
+Grindstone 
+
+
+and font 
+
+4S 
+
+Hamper 
+
+99 
+
+Wood billets 
+
+49 
+
+Hassock 
+
+00 
+
+Workbench 
+
+
+APPENDIX A I RANDOM DUNGEONS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Relic fous Articles and Furnishings 
+
+dlOO 
+
+item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+dioo 
+
+Item 
+
+dioo 
+
+Item 
+
+46-47 
+
+Hourglass 
+
+85-86 
+
+Tube (piping) 
+
+01-05 
+
+Altar 
+
+54 
+
+Lectern 
+
+48-49 
+
+fug 
+
+87 
+
+Tweezers 
+
+06-08 
+
+Bells 
+
+55 
+
+Mosaic 
+
+50 
+
+Kettle 
+
+88-90 
+
+Vial 
+
+09-11 
+
+Brazier 
+
+56-58 
+
+Offertory 
+
+51 
+
+Ladle 
+
+91 
+
+Water clock 
+
+12 
+
+Candelabra 
+
+
+container 
+
+52 
+
+Lamp or lantern 
+
+92 
+
+Wire 
+
+13-14 
+
+Candles 
+
+59 
+
+Paintings or 
+
+53 
+
+Lens (concave 
+
+93-00 
+
+Workbench 
+
+15 
+
+Candlesticks 
+
+
+frescoes 
+
+
+or convex) 
+
+
+
+16 
+
+Cassocks 
+
+60-61 
+
+Pews 
+
+
+
+
+
+17 
+
+Chimes 
+
+62 
+
+Pipes, musical 
+
+Utensils and Personal 
+
+Items 
+
+
+is-19 
+
+Cloth, altar 
+
+63 
+
+Prayer rug 
+
+dioo 
+
+Item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+20-23 
+
+Columns or 
+
+64 
+
+Pulpit 
+
+01 
+
+Awl 
+
+47-48 
+
+Mirror 
+
+
+pillars 
+
+65 
+
+Rail 
+
+02 
+
+Bandages 
+
+49 
+
+Needle(s) 
+
+24 
+
+Curtain or 
+
+66-69 
+
+Robes 
+
+03 
+
+Basin 
+
+50 
+
+OH, cooking 
+
+
+tapestry 
+
+70-71 
+
+Screen 
+
+04-05 
+
+Basket 
+
+51 
+
+Oil, fuel 
+
+25 
+
+Drum 
+
+72—76 
+
+Shrine 
+
+06-07 
+
+Book 
+
+52 
+
+Oil, scented 
+
+26-27 
+
+Font 
+
+77 
+
+Side chairs 
+
+08-09 
+
+Bottle 
+
+53 
+
+Pan 
+
+28-29 
+
+Cong 
+
+73-79 
+
+Stand 
+
+10 
+
+Bowl 
+
+54-55 
+
+Parchment 
+
+30-35 
+
+Holy or unholy 
+
+80-82 
+
+Statue 
+
+11 
+
+Box 
+
+56 
+
+Pipe, musical 
+
+
+symbol 
+
+83 
+
+Throne 
+
+12-13 
+
+Brush 
+
+57 
+
+Pipe, smoking 
+
+36-37 
+
+Holy or unholy 
+
+84-85 
+
+Thurible 
+
+14 
+
+Candle 
+
+58 
+
+Plate, platter, 
+
+
+writings 
+
+86-90 
+
+Tripod 
+
+15 
+
+Candle snuffer 
+
+
+or saucer 
+
+38-43 
+
+Idol 
+
+91—97 
+
+Vestments 
+
+16 
+
+Candlestick 
+
+59 
+
+Pot 
+
+44-48 
+
+Incense burner 
+
+98-99 
+
+Votive light 
+
+17 
+
+Cane or walking 
+
+60-61 
+
+Pouch 
+
+49 
+
+Kneeling bench 
+
+00 
+
+Whistle 
+
+
+stick 
+
+62 
+
+Powder puff 
+
+so-53 
+
+Lamp 
+
+
+
+18 
+
+Case 
+
+63 
+
+Quill 
+
+
+
+
+
+19 
+
+Casket (small) 
+
+64 
+
+Razor 
+
+Mace Furnishings 
+
+
+
+20-21 
+
+Coffer 
+
+65 
+
+Rope 
+
+d!00 
+
+Item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+22 
+
+Cologne or 
+
+66 
+
+Salve or unguent 
+
+01-03 
+
+Alembic 
+
+54 
+
+Magic circle 
+
+
+perfume 
+
+67-68 
+
+Scroll 
+
+04-05 
+
+Balance and 
+
+55 
+
+Mortar and pestle 
+
+23 
+
+Comb 
+
+69 
+
+Shaker 
+
+
+weights 
+
+56 
+
+Pan 
+
+24 
+
+Cup 
+
+70 
+
+Sifter or strainer 
+
+06-09 
+
+Beaker 
+
+57-58 
+
+Parchment 
+
+25 
+
+Decanter 
+
+71-72 
+
+Soap 
+
+10 
+
+Bellows 
+
+59 
+
+Pentacle 
+
+26-27 
+
+Dish 
+
+73 
+
+Spigot 
+
+11-14 
+
+Book 
+
+60 
+
+Pentagram 
+
+28 
+
+Ear spoon 
+
+74 
+
+Spoon 
+
+15-16 
+
+Bottle 
+
+61 
+
+Pipe, smoking 
+
+29 
+
+Ewer 
+
+75 
+
+Stopper 
+
+17 
+
+Bowl 
+
+62 
+
+Pot 
+
+30 
+
+Flagon, mug, or 
+
+76-77 
+
+Statuette or 
+
+18 
+
+Box 
+
+63 
+
+Prism 
+
+
+tankard 
+
+
+figurine 
+
+19-22 
+
+Brazier 
+
+64-65 
+
+Quill 
+
+31-32 
+
+Flask or jar 
+
+78-79 
+
+Thread 
+
+23 
+
+Cage 
+
+66-68 
+
+Retort 
+
+33 
+
+Food 
+
+80-82 
+
+Tinderbox [with 
+
+24 
+
+Candle 
+
+69 
+
+Rod, mixing or 
+
+34 
+
+Fork 
+
+
+flint and steel) 
+
+25-26 
+
+Candlestick 
+
+
+stirring 
+
+35 
+
+Grater 
+
+S3 
+
+Towel 
+
+27-28 
+
+Cauldron 
+
+70-72 
+
+Scroll 
+
+36 
+
+Grinder 
+
+84 
+
+Tray 
+
+29-30 
+
+Chalk 
+
+73 
+
+Sexton 
+
+37 
+
+Horn, drinking 
+
+85 
+
+Trivet or tripod 
+
+31-32 
+
+Crucible 
+
+74-75 
+
+Skull 
+
+3S 
+
+Hourglass 
+
+86 
+
+Tureen 
+
+33 
+
+Crystal ball 
+
+76 
+
+Spatula 
+
+39 
+
+Jug or pitcher 
+
+87-88 
+
+Twine 
+
+34 
+
+Decanter 
+
+77 
+
+Spoon, measuring 
+
+40 
+
+Kettle 
+
+90 
+
+Vase 
+
+35 
+
+Desk 
+
+78 
+
+Stand 
+
+41 
+
+Key 
+
+91-92 
+
+Vial 
+
+36 
+
+Dish 
+
+79 
+
+Stool 
+
+42 
+
+Knife 
+
+93 
+
+Washcloth 
+
+37-40 
+
+Flask or jar 
+
+80 
+
+Stuffed animal 
+
+43 
+
+Knucklebones 
+
+94 
+
+Whetstone 
+
+41 
+
+Funnel 
+
+81 
+
+Tank (container) 
+
+
+or dice 
+
+95-96 
+
+Wig 
+
+42 
+
+Furnace 
+
+82 
+
+Tongs 
+
+44 
+
+Ladle 
+
+97-98 
+
+Wool 
+
+43-44 
+
+Herbs 
+
+83 
+
+Tripod 
+
+45-46 
+
+Lamp or lantern 
+
+99-00 
+
+Yarn 
+
+45 
+
+Horn 
+
+84 
+
+Tube (container) 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+appen dix a 
+
+
+300 
+
+
+random dungeons 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Container Contents 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Item 
+
+01-03 
+
+Ash 
+
+60-61 
+
+Lumps, 
+
+04-06 
+
+Bark 
+
+
+unidentifiable 
+
+07-09 
+
+Bodily organs 
+
+62-64 
+
+Oil 
+
+10-14 
+
+Bones 
+
+65-68 
+
+Paste 
+
+15-17 
+
+Cinders 
+
+69-71 
+
+Pellets 
+
+18-22 
+
+Crystals 
+
+72-84 
+
+Powder 
+
+23-26 
+
+Dust 
+
+85-86 
+
+Semiliquid 
+
+27-28 
+
+Fibers 
+
+
+suspension 
+
+29-31 
+
+Gelatin 
+
+87-88 
+
+Skin or hide 
+
+32-35 
+
+Crains 
+
+89-90 
+
+Spheres (metal, 
+
+36-38 
+
+Grease 
+
+
+stone, or wood) 
+
+39-41 
+
+Husks 
+
+91-92 
+
+Splinters 
+
+42-46 
+
+Leaves 
+
+93-94 
+
+Stalks 
+
+47-54 
+
+Liquid, thin 
+
+95-97 
+
+Strands 
+
+55-59 
+
+Liquid, viscous 
+
+98-G0 
+
+Strips 
+
+Books, 
+
+Scrolls, and Tomes 
+
+
+dlOO 
+
+Contents 
+
+dlOO 
+
+Contents 
+
+01-02 
+
+Account records 
+
+63-64 
+
+Novel 
+
+O 
+
+i 
+
+■m 
+
+O 
+
+Alchemist’s 
+
+65 
+
+Painting 
+
+
+notebook 
+
+66-67 
+
+Poetry 
+
+05-06 
+
+Almanac 
+
+6S-69 
+
+Prayer book 
+
+07-08 
+
+Bestiary 
+
+70 
+
+Property deed 
+
+09-11 
+
+Biography 
+
+71-74 
+
+Recipe book or 
+
+12-14 
+
+Book of heraldry 
+
+
+cookbook 
+
+15 
+
+Book of myths 
+
+75 
+
+Record of a 
+
+16 
+
+Book of pressed 
+
+
+criminal trial 
+
+
+flowers 
+
+76 
+
+Royal 
+
+17 
+
+Calendar 
+
+
+proclamation 
+
+18-22 
+
+Catalog 
+
+77-78 
+
+Sheet music 
+
+23-24 
+
+Contract 
+
+79 
+
+Spellbook 
+
+25-27 
+
+Diary 
+
+SO 
+
+Text on armor 
+
+28-29 
+
+Dictionary 
+
+
+making 
+
+30-32 
+
+Doodles or 
+
+$1-82 
+
+Text on astrology 
+
+
+sketches 
+
+$3-84 
+
+Text on brewing 
+
+33 
+
+Forged document 
+
+35-86 
+
+Text on exotic 
+
+34 
+
+Grammar 
+
+
+flora or fauna 
+
+
+workbook 
+
+87-88 
+
+Text on herbalism 
+
+35-36 
+
+Heretical text 
+
+89-90 
+
+Text on local flora 
+
+37-41 
+
+Historical text 
+
+91-92 
+
+Text on 
+
+42-43 
+
+Last will and 
+
+
+mathematics 
+
+
+testament 
+
+93 
+
+Text on masonry 
+
+44-45 
+
+Legal code 
+
+94 
+
+Text on medicine 
+
+46-53 
+
+Letter 
+
+95 
+
+Theological text 
+
+54 
+
+Lunatic’s ravings 
+
+96 
+
+Tome of 
+
+55 
+
+Magic tricks (not 
+
+
+forbidden lore 
+
+
+a spetlbook) 
+
+97-99 
+
+Travelogue for an 
+
+56 
+
+Magic scroll 
+
+
+exotic land 
+
+57-59 
+
+Map or atlas 
+
+00 
+
+Travelogue of the 
+
+60 
+
+Memoir 
+
+
+planes 
+
+61-62 
+
+Navigational 
+chart or star chart 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+APPENDIX A I RANDOM DUNGEONS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Appendix B: Monster Lists 
+
+
+Monsters by Environment 
+
+Desert Monsters 
+
+
+The following tables organize monsters by environment 
+
+Monsters 
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+and challenge rating. These tables omit monsters that 
+
+Cat, commoner, hyena, jackal, 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+
+don't customarily inhabit the environments included 
+
+scorpion, vulture 
+
+
+here, such as angels and demons. 
+
+
+Bandit, camel, flying snake, guard, 
+
+3/8 (25 XP) 
+
+Arctic Monsters 
+
+
+kobold, mule, poisonous snake, 
+stirge, tribal warrior 
+
+
+Monsters 
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+Constrictor snake, giant lizard, giant 
+
+1/4 (30 XP) 
+
+Commoner, owl 
+
+0 {10 XP} 
+
+poisonous snake, giant wolf spider, 
+
+
+Bandit, blood hawk, kobold, tribal 
+
+1/S (25 XP) 
+
+pseudodragon, winged kobold 
+
+
+warrior 
+
+
+Dust mephit, gnoll, hobgoblin, 
+
+1/2 (300 XP) 
+
+Giant owl, winged kobold 
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+jackalwere, scout, swarm of insects 
+
+
+Ice mephit, ore, scout 
+
+1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+Death dog, giant hyena, giant spider, 
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+Brown bear, half-ogre 
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+giant toad, giant vulture, halffogre, 
+
+
+Bandit captain, berserker, druid, 
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+lion, thrbkreen, yuan-ti pureblood 
+
+
+griffon, ogre, ore Eye of Gruumsh, 
+
+
+Bandit captain, berserker, druid, 
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+orog, polar bear, saber-toothed tiger 
+
+
+giant constrictor snake, gnoll pack 
+
+
+Manticore, veteran, winter wolf, yeti 
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+lord, ogre 
+
+
+Revenant, troll, werebear, young 
+
+5 {1,800 XP) 
+
+Giant scorpion, hobgoblin captain, 
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+remorhaz 
+
+
+mummy, phase spider, wight, yuan-ti 
+
+
+Mammoth, young white dragon 
+
+6 (2,300 XP) 
+
+malison 
+
+
+Frost giant 
+
+S (3,900 XP) 
+
+Couatl, gnoll fang of Yeenoghu, 
+
+4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+Abominable yeti 
+
+9 (5,000 XP) 
+
+lamia, weretiger 
+
+
+Remorhaz, roc 
+
+11 (7,200 XP) 
+
+Air elemental, fire elemental, revenant 
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+Adult white dragon 
+
+13 (10,000 XP) 
+
+Cyclops, medusa, young brass dragon 
+
+6 (2,300 XP) 
+
+Ancient white dragon 
+
+20 (24,500 XP) 
+
+Yuan-ti abomination 
+
+7 (2,900 XP) 
+
+
+
+Young blue dragon 
+
+9 (5,000 XP) 
+
+Coastal Monsters 
+
+
+Guardian naga 
+
+10 (5,900 XP) 
+
+Monsters 
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+
+1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+Efreeti, gynosphinx, roc 
+
+11 (7,200 XP) 
+
+Commoner, crab, eagle 
+
+Bandit, blood hawk, giant crab, 
+guard, kobold, merfolk, poisonous 
+snake, stirge, tribal warrior 
+
+Giant lizard, giant wolf spider, 
+pseudodragon, pteranodon, winged 
+
+Adult brass dragon 
+
+Mummy lord, purple worm 
+
+Adult blue dragon 
+
+13 (10,000 XP) 
+
+15 (13,000 XP) 
+
+16 (15,000 XP) 
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+Adult blue dracolich, androsphinx 
+Ancient brass dragon 
+
+Ancient blue dragon 
+
+17 (18,000 XP) 
+20 (24,500 XP) 
+23 (32,500 XP) 
+
+kobold 
+
+Sahuagin, scout 
+
+1/2(100 XP) 
+
+Forest Monsters 
+
+
+Giant eagle, giant toad, harpy 
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+Monsters 
+
+Challenge Rating [XP] 
+
+Bandit captain, berserker, druid. 
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+Awakened shrub, baboon, badger, 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+
+griffon, ogre, merrow, plesiosaurus, 
+
+
+cat, commoner, deer, hyena, owl 
+
+
+sahuagin priestess, sea hag 
+
+
+Bandit, blood hawk, flying snake, 
+
+1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+Manticore, veteran 
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+giant rat, giant weasel, guard, 
+
+
+Banshee 
+
+4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+kobold, mastiff, poisonous snake, 
+
+
+Sahuagin baron, water elemental 
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+stirge, tribal warrior, twig blight 
+
+
+Cyclops 
+
+6 (2,300 XP) 
+
+Blink dog, boar, constrictor snake, 
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+Young bronze dragon 
+
+8 (3,900 XP) 
+
+elk, giant badger, giant bat, giant 
+
+
+Young blue dragon 
+
+9 (5,000 XP) 
+
+frog, giant lizard, giant owl, giant 
+
+
+Djinni, marid, roc 
+
+11 (7,200 XP) 
+
+poisonous snake, giant wolf spider, 
+
+
+Storm grant 
+
+13 (30,000 XP) 
+
+goblin, kenku, needle blight, panther. 
+
+
+Adult bronze dragon 
+
+35 (33,000 XP) 
+
+pixie, pseudodragon, sprite, swarm 
+
+
+Adult blue dragon 
+
+16 (15,000 XP) 
+
+of ravens, winged kobold. wolf 
+
+
+Dragon turtle 
+
+17 (38,000 XP) 
+
+Ape, black bear, giant wasp, gnoll. 
+
+1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+Ancient bronze dragon 
+
+22 (30,000 XP) 
+
+hobgoblin, lizardfolk, ore. satyr, scout, 
+
+
+Ancient blue dragon 
+
+23 (32,500 XP) 
+
+swarm of insects, vine blight, worg 
+
+
+
+APPENDIX B I MOHSTER LISTS 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Monsters 
+
+Brown bear, bugbear, dire wolf, 
+dryad, faerie dragon (yellow or 
+younger), giant hyena, giant spider, 
+giant toad, go biin boss, half-ogre, 
+harpy, tiger, yuan-ti pureblood 
+Ankheg, awakened tree, bandit 
+captain, berserker, centaur, druid, 
+ettercap, faerie dragon (green or 
+older), giant boar, giant constrictor 
+snake, giant elk, gnoll pack lord, 
+grick, lizardfolk shaman, ogre, ore 
+Eye ofGruumsh, orog, pegasus, 
+swarm of poisonous snakes, we rerat, 
+will-o'-wisp 
+
+Displacer beast, green hag, 
+hobgoblin captain, owlbear, phase 
+spider, veteran, werewolf, yuan-ti 
+malison 
+
+Banshee, couatl, gnoll fang of 
+Yeenogbu, wereboar, weretiger 
+Gorgon, revenant, shambling 
+mound, troll, unicorn, werebear 
+Giant ape, grick alpha, oni, 
+yuan-ti abomination 
+Young green dragon 
+Treant 
+
+Guardian naga, young gold dragon 
+Adult green dragon 
+Adult gold dragon 
+Ancient green dragon 
+Ancient gold dragon 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+
+4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+7 (2.900 XP) 
+
+8 (3,900 XP) 
+
+9 (5,000 XP) 
+10 (5,900 XP) 
+
+15 (13,000 XP) 
+17 (18,000 XP) 
+22 
+
+
+24 (36,500 XP) 
+
+
+Grassland Monsters 
+M onsters 
+
+Cat, commoner, deer, eagle, goat, 
+hyena, jackal, vulture 
+Blood hawk, flying snake, giant 
+weasel, guard, poisonous snake, 
+stirge, tribal warrior 
+Axe beak, boar, elk, giant poisonous 
+snake, giant wolf spider, goblin, 
+panther (leopard), pteranodon, 
+riding horse, wolf 
+Cockatrice, giant goat, giant wasp, 
+gnoll, hobgoblin, jackalwere, ore, 
+scout, swarm of insects, worg 
+Bugbear, giant eagle, giant hyena, 
+giant vulture, goblin boss, hippogriff, 
+lion, scarecrow, thri-kreen, tiger 
+Altosaurus, ankheg, centaur, druid, 
+giant boar, giant elk, gnoll pack lord, 
+griffon, ogre, ore Eye of Cruumsh, 
+orog, pegasus, rhinoceros 
+Ankylosaurus, hobgoblin captain, 
+manticore, phase spider, veteran 
+Couatl, elephant, gnoll fang of 
+Yeenoghu, wereboar, weretiger 
+Bulette, gorge n, triceratops 
+Chimera, Cyclops 
+Tyrannosaurus Rex 
+Young gold dragon 
+Adult gold dragon 
+Ancient gold dragon 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+
+1/S (25 XP) 
+
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+6 (2,300 XP) 
+8 (3,900 XP) 
+
+10 (5,900 XP) 
+17 (18,000 XP) 
+24 (36,500 XP) 
+
+
+APPENDIX B MONSTER LISTS 
+
+
+303 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Hill Monsters 
+
+
+Mountain Monsters 
+
+
+Monsters 
+
+Baboon, commoner, eagle, goat, 
+hyena, raven, vulture 
+Bandit, blood hawk, giant weasel, 
+guard, kobold, mastiff, mule, 
+poisonous snake, stirge, tribal warrior 
+Axe beak, boar, elk, giant owl, giant 
+wolf spider, goblin, panther {cougar), 
+pseudodragon, swarm of bats, swarm 
+of ravens, winged kobold, wolf 
+Giant goat, gnoll, hobgoblin, ore, 
+scout, swarm of insects, worg 
+Brown bear, dire wolf, giant eagle, 
+giant hyena, goblin boss, half-ogre, 
+harpy, hippogriff, Non 
+Bandit captain, berserker, druid, 
+giant boar, giant elk, gnoll pack lord, 
+griffon, ogre, ore Eye of Gruumsh, 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+
+1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+orog, pegasus, peryton 
+
+Green hag, hobgoblin captain, 3 {700 XP) 
+
+manticore, phase spider, veteran, 
+
+werewolf 
+
+Ettin, gnoll fang of Yeenoghu, 4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+wereboar 
+
+
+Bulette, gorgon, hill giant, revenant, 
+troll, werebear 
+
+Chimera, cyclops, galeb duhr, wyvern 
+Stone giant, young copper dragon 
+Young red dragon 
+Roc 
+
+Adult copper dragon 
+Adult red dragon 
+Ancient copper dragon 
+Ancient red dragon 
+
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+6 {2,300 XP) 
+
+7 (2,900 XP) 
+
+10 (5,900 XP) 
+
+11 (7,200 XP) 
+14 (11,500 XP) 
+17 (18,000 XP) 
+21 (27,500 XP) 
+24 (36,500 XP) 
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+
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+Bulette 
+
+
+Monsters 
+
+Eagle, goat 
+
+Blood hawk, guard, kobold, stirge, 
+tribal warrior 
+
+Aarakocra, pseudodragon, 
+pteranodon, swarm of bats, winged 
+kobold 
+
+Giant goat, ore, scout 
+Giant eagle, half-ogre, harpy, 
+hippogriff, lion 
+
+Berserker, druid, giant elk, griffon, 
+ogre, ore Eye of Gruumsh, orog, 
+peryton, saber-toothed tiger 
+Basilisk, hell hound, manticore, 
+veteran 
+Ettin 
+
+Air elemental, bulette, troll 
+Chimera, cyclops, galeb duhr, wyvern 
+Stone giant 
+Frost giant 
+
+Cloud giant, fire giant, young silver 
+dragon 
+
+Young red dragon 
+Roc 
+
+Adult silver dragon 
+Adult red dragon 
+Ancient silver dragon 
+Ancient red dragon 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+1 (200 XP] 
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+6 (2,300 XP) 
+
+7 (2,900 XP) 
+
+8 (3,900 XP) 
+
+9 (5,000 XP) 
+
+10 (5,900 XP) 
+
+11 (7,200 XP) 
+
+16 (15,000 XP) 
+
+17 (18,000 XP) 
+
+23 (32,500 XP) 
+
+24 (36,500 XP) 
+
+
+Swamp Monsters 
+
+
+Monsters 
+
+Rat, raven 
+
+Giant rat, kobold, poisonous snake, 
+stirge, tribal warrior 
+Bullywug, constrictor snake, giant 
+frog, giant lizard, giant poisonous 
+snake, mud mephit, swarm of rats, 
+swarm of ravens, winged kobold 
+Crocodile, lizardfolk, ore, scout, 
+swarm of insects 
+
+Ghoul, giant spider, giant toad, yuan- 
+ti pureblood 
+
+Druid, ghast, giant constrictor snake, 
+
+lizardfolk shaman, ogre, ore Eye 
+
+of Gruumsh, swarm of poisonous 
+
+snakes, will-o'-wisp 
+
+Green hag, wight, yuan-ti malison 
+
+Giant crocodile, revenant, shambling 
+
+mound, troll, water elemental 
+
+Young black dragon, 
+
+yuan-tl abomination 
+
+Hydra 
+
+Adult black dragon 
+Ancient black dragon 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+1/2 (100XP) 
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+7 (2,900 XP) 
+
+S (3,900 XP) 
+14 (11,500 XP) 
+21 (27,500 XP) 
+
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+Underdark Monsters 
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+Monsters 
+
+Giant fire beetle, shrieker, - d 
+sprout 
+
+Flumph, giant rat, koboid, $" r ge, 
+tribal warrior 
+
+Drow, giant bat, giant centipede, 
+giant lizard, giant poisonous snake 
+goblin, grim lock, kuo-toa. swarm 
+of bats, troglodyte, violet fungus, 
+winged koboid 
+
+Darkmantle, deep gnome, gas 
+spore, gray ooze, hobgoblin, magma 
+mephit, myconid adult, ore, piercer, 
+rust monster, scout, shadow, swarm 
+of insects 
+
+Bugbear, duergar, fire snake, ghoul, 
+giant spider, giant toad, goblin boss, 
+half-ogre, kuo-toa whip, quaggoth 
+spore servant, specter 
+Carrion crawler, druid, gargoyle, 
+gelatinous cube, ghast, giant 
+constrictor snake, gibbering mouther, 
+grick, intellect devourer, mimic, 
+minotaur skeleton, nothic. ochre jelly, 
+ogre, ore Eye of Gruumsh, orog, 
+polar bear (cave bear), quaggoth 
+Doppdganger, grelt, hobgoblin 
+captain, hell hound, hook horror, 
+kuo-toa monitor, minotaur, quaggoth 
+thonob phase spider, spectator, 
+veteran, water weird, wight 
+Black pudding, bone naga, chuul, 
+ettin, flameskuli, ghost 
+Beholder zombie, drow elite warrior, 
+earth elemental, otyugh, roper, 
+salamander, troll, umber hulk, 
+vampire spawn, wraith, xorn 
+Chimera, cyclops, drider 
+Drow mage, grick alpha, mind flayer, 
+stone giant 
+
+Cloaker, fomorian, mind flayer 
+arcanist, spirit naga 
+Fire giant 
+Aboleth 
+Behir, dao 
+
+Beholder, young red shadow dragor 
+Death tyrant 
+Purple worm 
+
+if 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+0 (10 XP) 
+
+1/S (25 XP) 
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+
+4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+
+6 (2,300 XP) 
+
+7 (2,900 XP) 
+
+8 (3,900 XP) 
+
+9 (5,000 XP) 
+
+10 (5,900 XP) 
+
+11 (7,200 XP) 
+
+13 (10,000 XP) 
+
+14 (11,500 XP) 
+
+15 (13,000 XP) 
+
+
+
+
+
+Underwater Monsters 
+
+Monsters 
+
+Quipper 
+
+Merfolk 
+
+Constrictor snake, steam mephit 
+Giant sea horse, reef shark, sahuagin 
+Giant octopus, swarm of quippers 
+Giant constrictor snake, hunter 
+shark, merrow, plesiosaurus, 
+sahuagin priestess, sea hag 
+Killer whale 
+
+Giant shark, sahuagin baron, 
+
+water elemental 
+
+Marid 
+
+Storm giant 
+Dragon turtle 
+Kraken 
+
+Urban Monsters 
+
+Monsters 
+
+Cat, commoner, goat, rat, raven 
+Bandit, cult 1st, flying snake, giant rat, 
+guard, koboid, mastiff, mufe, noble, 
+pony, stirge 
+
+Acolyte, draft horse, giant centipede, 
+giant poisonous snake, kenku, 
+pseudodragon, riding horse, 
+skeleton, smoke mephit, swarm 
+of bats, swarm of rats, swarm of 
+ravens, winged koboid, zombie 
+Crocodile, giant wasp, shadow, 
+shadow, swarm of insects, thug, 
+warhorse 
+
+Ghoul, giant spider, half-ogre, 
+specter, spy, yuan-ti pureblood 
+Bandit captain, cult fanatic, gargoyle, 
+ghast, mimic, priest, wererat, will- 
+o'-wisp 
+
+Dcppelganger, knight, phase spider, 
+veteran, water weird, wight 
+Couatl, ghost, succubus or incubus 
+Cambion, gladiator, revenant, 
+vampire spawn 
+Invisible stalker, mage 
+Oni, shield guardian 
+Assassin 
+
+Gray slaad, young silver dragon 
+
+Archmage 
+
+Rakshasa, vampire 
+
+Spellcaster or warrior vampire 
+
+Adult silver dragon 
+
+Ancient silver dragon 
+
+Tarrasque 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+0 (10 XP) 
+1/S (25 XP) 
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+11 (7,200 XP) 
+13 (10,000 XP) 
+17 (lS.OOOXP) 
+23 (50,000 XP) 
+
+
+Challenge Rating (XP) 
+
+0 (10 XP) 
+1/S (25 XP) 
+
+
+1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+1/2 (100XP) 
+
+
+1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+2 (450 XP) 
+
+
+3 (700 XP) 
+
+4 (1,100 XP) 
+
+5 (1,800 XP) 
+
+6 (2,300 XP) 
+
+7 (2,900 XP) 
+S (3,900 XP) 
+9 (5,000 XP) 
+
+12 (8,400 XP) 
+13 (10,000 XP) 
+
+15 (13,000 XP) 
+
+16 (15,000 XP) 
+23 (32,500 XP) 
+
+30 (155,000 XP) 
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+Phase Spider 
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+Monsters by Challenge Rating 
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+This index organizes the monsters in the Monster 
+Manual by challenge rating. 
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+Challenge 0 (o-io xp) Quipper 
+
+Awakened shrub Rat 
+
+Baboon Raven 
+
+Badger Scorpion 
+
+Bat Sea horse 
+
+Cat Shrieker 
+
+Commoner Spider 
+
+Crab Vulture 
+
+Crawling claw Weasel 
+
+
+
+Deer 
+
+Eagle 
+
+Frog 
+
+Giant fire beetle 
+
+Goat 
+
+Hawk 
+
+Homunculus 
+
+Hyena 
+
+jackal 
+
+Lernure 
+
+Lizard 
+
+Myconid sprout 
+
+Octopus 
+
+Owl 
+
+
+Challenge 1/8 (25 xpj 
+
+Blood hawk 
+Camel 
+Cultist 
+Flumph 
+Flying snake 
+Giant crab 
+Giant rat 
+Giant weasel 
+Guard 
+Kobold 
+Manes 
+Mastiff 
+
+
+Troglodyte 
+
+
+Menfolk 
+
+Monodrone 
+
+Mule 
+
+Noble 
+
+Poisonous snake 
+Pony 
+
+Slaad tadpole 
+Stirge 
+
+Tribal warrior 
+Twig blight 
+
+Challenge 1/4 [so xpj 
+
+Aarakocra 
+
+Acolyte 
+
+Axe beak 
+
+Blink dog 
+
+Boar 
+
+Bullywug 
+
+Constrictor snake 
+
+Draft horse 
+
+Dretch 
+
+Drew 
+
+Duodrone 
+
+Elk 
+
+Flying sword 
+Grant badger 
+Giant bat 
+Giant centipede 
+Giant frog 
+Giant lizard 
+Giant owl 
+
+Giant poisonous snake 
+
+Giant wol r spider 
+
+Goblin 
+
+Grimlock 
+
+Kenku 
+
+Kuo-toa 
+
+Mud mephit 
+
+Needle blight 
+
+Panther 
+
+Pixie 
+
+Pseudodragon 
+Pte ranodon 
+Riding horse 
+Skeleton 
+Smoke mephit 
+Sprite 
+
+Steam mephit 
+Swarm of bats 
+Swarm of rats 
+Swarm of ravens 
+Troglodyte 
+Violet fungus 
+Winged kobold 
+Wolf 
+Zombie 
+
+
+Challenge 1/2 (ioo xp) 
+
+Ape 
+
+Black bear 
+
+Cockatrice 
+
+Crocodile 
+
+Darkmantle 
+
+Deep gnome 
+
+Dust mephit 
+
+Gas spore 
+
+Giant goat 
+
+Giant sea horse 
+
+Giant wasp 
+
+Gnoll 
+
+Gray ooze 
+
+Hobgoblin 
+
+ice mephit 
+
+Jackalwere 
+
+Lizardfolk 
+
+Magma mephit 
+
+Magmin 
+
+Myconid adult 
+
+Ore 
+
+Piercer 
+
+Reef shark 
+
+Rust monster 
+
+Sahuagin 
+
+Satyr 
+
+Scout 
+
+Shadow 
+
+Swarm of insects 
+
+Thug 
+
+Tridrone 
+
+Vine blight 
+
+Warhorse 
+
+Warhorse skeleton 
+
+Worg 
+
+Challenge 1 (20Q xp) 
+
+Animated armor 
+Brass dragon wyrmling 
+Brown bear 
+Bugbear 
+
+Copper dragon wyrmling 
+
+Death dog 
+
+Dire wolf 
+
+Dryad 
+
+Duergar 
+
+Faerie dragon (young) 
+
+Fire snake 
+Ghoul 
+Giant eagle 
+Giant hyena 
+Giant octopus 
+Giant spider 
+Giant toad 
+Giant vulture 
+Goblin boss 
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+Green Dragon 
+Wyrmling 
+
+
+Gibbering mouther 
+Githzerai monk 
+GnoJI pack lord 
+Green dragon wyrmling 
+Grick 
+Griffon 
+Hunter shark 
+Intellect devourer 
+Lizardfolk shaman 
+Merrow 
+Mimic 
+
+Minotaur skeleton 
+My con id sovereign 
+Gothic 
+Ochre jelly 
+Ogre 
+
+Ogre zombie 
+Ore Eye of Gruumsh 
+Orog 
+Pegasus 
+Pentadrone 
+Peryton 
+Plesiosaurus 
+Polar bear 
+
+Poltergeist (specter) 
+
+Priest 
+Quaggoth 
+Rhinoceros 
+Rug of smothering 
+Saber-toothed tiger 
+Saruagrn priestess 
+Sea hag 
+
+Si ver dragon wyrmling 
+Spined devil 
+
+5 arm c‘ poisonous snakes 
+a ere rat 
+
+*Vh te dragon wyrmling 
+Wif l-o -wisp 
+
+
+Challenge 3 (700 XP) 
+
+Ankylosaurus 
+Basilisk 
+Bearded devil 
+Blue dragon wyrmling 
+Bugbear chief 
+Displacer beast 
+Doppelganger 
+Giant scorpion 
+GEthyanki warrior 
+Gold dragon wyrmling 
+Green hag 
+Grell 
+
+Hell hound 
+Hobgoblin captain 
+Hook horror 
+Killer whale 
+Knight 
+
+Kuo-toa monitor 
+M anticore 
+Minotaur 
+Mummy 
+
+
+Couatl 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Half-ogre 
+
+Harpy 
+
+Hippogriff 
+
+Imp 
+
+Kuo-toa whip 
+Lion 
+
+Quadrone 
+
+Quaggoth spore servant 
+
+Quasit 
+
+Scarecrow 
+
+Specter 
+
+Spy 
+
+Swarm of quippers 
+
+Thri-kreen 
+
+Tiger 
+
+Yu an Hi pureblood 
+
+Challenge 2 (4S0 XP) 
+
+Allosaurus 
+Ankheg 
+Awakened tree 
+Azer 
+
+Bandit captain 
+Berserker 
+
+Black dragon wyrmling 
+
+Bronze dragon wyrmling 
+
+Carrion crawler 
+
+Centaur 
+
+Cult fanatic 
+
+Druid 
+
+Ette reap 
+
+Faerie dragon (old; 
+Gargoyle 
+Gelatinous cube 
+Ghast 
+Giant boar 
+
+Giant constrictor snake 
+Giant elk 
+
+
+Nightmare 
+
+Gwlbear 
+
+Phase spider 
+
+Quaggoth thonot 
+
+Spectator 
+
+Veteran 
+
+Water weird 
+
+Werewolf 
+
+Wight 
+
+Winter wolf 
+
+Yeti 
+
+Yuan-ti malison 
+
+
+Challenge 4 (voo XP) 
+
+Banshee 
+Black pudding 
+Bone naga 
+Chuul 
+Couatl 
+Elephant 
+Ettin 
+
+Flameskull 
+Ghost 
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+Gnoll fang of Yeenoghu 
+Helmed horror 
+Incubus 
+Lamia 
+
+Lizard king/queen 
+Ore war chief 
+Red dragon wyrmling 
+Sea hag (in coven) 
+
+Shadow demon 
+Suecubus 
+We reboar 
+Weretiger 
+
+Challenge 5 (i P soo XP) 
+
+Air elemental 
+Barbed devil 
+Barlgura 
+
+Beholder zombie 
+
+Bulette 
+
+Cambion 
+
+Drow elite warrior 
+Earth elemental 
+Fire elemental 
+Flesh golem 
+Giant crocodile 
+
+
+Giant shark 
+
+Gladiator 
+
+Gorgon 
+
+Green hag (in coven) 
+
+Hatred dragon veteran 
+
+Hill giant 
+
+Mezzoloth 
+
+Night hag 
+
+Otyugh 
+
+Red slaadl 
+
+Revenant 
+
+Roper 
+
+Sahuagin baron 
+Salamander 
+Shambling mound 
+Triceratops 
+Troll 
+
+Umber hulk 
+
+Unicorn 
+
+Vampire spawn 
+
+Water elemental 
+
+Werebear 
+
+Wraith 
+
+Xorn 
+
+Young remorhaz 
+
+
+
+Bonc Devil 
+
+
+
+
+
+SmAMBL ;Ps*G 
+Mound 
+
+
+Challenge 6 (2,300 XP) 
+
+Chasme 
+
+Chimera 
+
+Cyclops 
+
+□rider 
+
+Caleb duhr 
+
+Grthzerai zerth 
+
+Hobgoblin warlord 
+
+Invisible stalker 
+
+Kuo-toa archpriest 
+
+Mage 
+
+Mammoth 
+
+Medusa 
+
+Vrock 
+
+Wyvern 
+
+Young brass dragon 
+Young white dragon 
+
+Challenge 7 [2,900xp) 
+
+Blue slaad 
+Grow mage 
+Giant ape 
+Crick alpha 
+Mind flayer 
+Night hag (in coven) 
+
+Oni 
+
+Shield guardian 
+Stone giant 
+Young black dragon 
+Young copper dragon 
+Yuan-ti abomination 
+
+Challenge 8 (3,900 xp) 
+
+Assassin 
+Chain devil 
+Cloaker 
+
+
+Drow priestess of Lolth 
+
+Fomorian 
+
+Frost giant 
+
+Githyanki knight 
+
+Green slaad 
+
+Hezrou 
+
+Hydra 
+
+Mind flayer arcanist 
+Spirit naga 
+Tyrannosaurus rex 
+Young bronze dragon 
+Young green dragon 
+
+Challenge 9 (5.000 XP) 
+
+Abominable yeti 
+Bone devil 
+Clay golem 
+Cloud giant 
+Fire giant 
+Glabrezu 
+Gray slaad 
+Nycaloth 
+Treant 
+
+Young blue dragon 
+Young silver dragon 
+
+Challenge 10 (s p 900 xp) 
+
+Aboleth 
+Death slaad 
+Deva 
+
+Guardian naga 
+Stone golem 
+Yochlol 
+
+Young gold dragon 
+Young red dragon 
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+Challenge 11 (7,200 XP) 
+
+Behir 
+
+Dao 
+
+Djinni 
+
+Efreeti 
+
+Gynosphinx 
+
+Horned devii 
+
+Marid 
+
+Remorhaz 
+
+Roc 
+
+Challenge 12{S,400 XP) 
+
+Arcanaloth 
+
+Archmage 
+
+Erinyes 
+
+Challenge 13 (i0,000 XP) 
+
+Adult brass dragon 
+
+Adult white dragon 
+
+Beholder (not in lair) 
+
+Nalfeshnee 
+
+Rakshasa 
+
+Storm giant 
+
+Ultroloth 
+
+
+Vampire 
+
+Young red shadow dragon 
+
+Challenge 14 (11,500 XP) 
+
+Adult black dragon 
+Adult copper dragon 
+Beholder (in lair) 
+
+Death tyrant (not in lair) 
+
+Ice devil 
+
+Challenge 15 (13,oooxp) 
+
+Adult bronze dragon 
+Adult green dragon 
+Death tyrant (in lair) 
+
+Mummy lord (not in lair) 
+Purple worm 
+Vampire (spellcaster) 
+
+Vampire (warrior) 
+
+Challenge 16 (i5 t QOO XP) 
+
+Adult blue dragon 
+Adult silver dragon 
+iron golem 
+Marilith 
+
+
+Mummy lord (in lair) 
+
+Planetar 
+
+Challenge 17 (is,OOQXP) 
+
+Adult blue dracolich 
+Adult gold dragon 
+Adult red dragon 
+Androsphinx 
+Death knight 
+Dragon turtle 
+Goristro 
+
+Challenge 18 (20,000xp) 
+
+Demilich (not in lair) 
+
+Challenge 19 (22,000 XP) 
+
+Balor 
+
+Challenge 20 (25 t 000 xpj 
+
+Ancient brass dragon 
+Ancient white dragon 
+Demilich (in lair) 
+
+Pit fiend 
+
+
+Challenge 21 (33,000 XP) 
+
+Ancient black dragon 
+Ancient copper dragon 
+Lich (not in fair) 
+
+Solar 
+
+Challenge 22 (4i,ooo XP) 
+
+Ancient bronze dragon 
+Ancient green dragon 
+Lich (in lair) 
+
+Challenge 23 ( 50,000 XP) 
+
+Ancient blue dragon 
+Ancient silver dragon 
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+► map. Published adventures and the Internet 
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+ERE ARE SEVERAL INSPIRING WORKS THAT CAN 
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+help you become a better storyteller, writer, 
+performer, and mapmaker. This is by no 
+means an exhaustive list, but a collection 
+of titles picked out by play testers and the 
+Dungeons & Dragons creative team. For 
+more inspirational reading, see appendix E of the 
+Flayer's Handbook. 
+
+
+Atlas Games. Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling 
+Card Game. 
+
+Bernhardt, William. Creating Character: Bringing Your 
+Story to Life. 
+
+- Perfecting Plot: Charting the Hero’s Journey. 
+
+-. Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction. 
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+A PPENI'HX II I DU NG KON N1 A.s ; F R ! X SPI R AT 10N 
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+Bo we rs, Ma 1 c ol m. Ga ry Gyga x s Ex traordina ry 
+Book of Names. 
+
+Browning, Joseph & Suzi Yee. A Magical Medieval 
+Society: Western Europe . 
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+Bu r roway, Janet. Writing Fiction. 
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+Cleaver, Jerry. Immediate Fiction* 
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+Cordingly, David. Under the Black Flag. 
+
+E gr i, Laj os. The Art of Dram a tic Wri ti ng. 
+
+Ewalt, David M. Of Dice and Men. 
+
+Gygax, Gary. Gary Gygax's Living Fantasy and the rest 
+of the Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds series. 
+
+-. Master o f the Game. 
+
+— -—. Role-Flaying Mastery. 
+
+Hind march. Will. The Bones: Us and Our Dice. 
+Hindmarch, Will & Jeff Tidbali. Things We Think 
+About Games. 
+
+Hirsh, Jr,, E.D, 7V?e New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy 
+Ingpen, Robert. The Encyclopedia of Things That 
+Never Were. 
+
+Kaufmann, J.E. & HAV. Kaufmann. The 
+Medieval Fortress* 
+
+King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Cra ft. 
+Koster, Raph. A Theory of Fun for Game Design , 
+
+Laws, Robin D. Hamlet 's Hit Fowls* 
+
+Lee, Alan & David Day. Castles. 
+
+Macaulay, David. Castle. 
+
+Malory, Sir Thomas. Le Morte dArthur. 
+
+McKee, Robert. Story: Substance, Structure. Style , and 
+the Principles of Screen writing. 
+
+Mortimer, Ian. The Time Traveler's Guide to 
+Medieval England. 
+
+O’Connor, Paul Ryan, ed. Grimtooths Traps. 
+PennyPress. Variety Puzzles and Games series. 
+Peterson, Jon. Playing at the World. 
+
+Robbins, Ben. Microscope. 
+
+Schell, Jesse. Game Design: A Book of Lenses . 
+
+Snyder, Blake. Save the Cat. 
+
+Swift, Michael and Angus Konst am. Cities of the 
+Renaissance World. 
+
+Truby, job n. The Anatomy of Story. 
+
+TSR. Anns and Equipment Guide* 
+
+-. Campaign Sourcebook/Catacomb Guide ♦ 
+
+-. The Castle Guide. 
+
+Walmslev, Graham. Play Unsafe: How improvisation 
+Can Change the Way You Roleplay. 
+
+Wilford, John Noble, The Mapmakers. 
+
+Wr iters Digest. The Write r s Complete Fa n tasy 
+Reference. 
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+aasimar, 286-287 
+abilities (NPC), 89, 92 
+ability check, 237-238, 245, 
+263-264 
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+ability score, S9, 237-240, 
+242,263-266 
+
+absent characters, 235-236, 
+260 
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+Abyss, 58, 62-63. See 
+also specific layer entries 
+Acheron, 58, 66 
+action option^ 271-272. See 
+o/so specific actions 
+activating a magic item, 141 
+advantage, 239-240 
+adventure, 16, 25, 71-87, 
+99-123, 125-126. See 
+also creating an adventure 
+hooks, 72 
+published, 72 
+seeds, 125-126 
+adventurer NPC, 93 
+adventuring day, 84 
+air quality, 105 
+air vehicles, 119 
+alien technology, 268 
+alternative rewards, 227-232 
+altitude, 110 
+animism, 12 
+antipaladin, 96. 97 
+appearance (NPC), 89 
+apprentice, 92-93 
+Arborea, 58, 60-61 
+Arcadia, 58, 66-67 
+arctic monsters, 302 
+area of effect, 249-250, 251 
+armor, magic, 139 
+artifacts, 219-227 
+destroying, 221 
+properties, 219-221 
+art objects, 133, 134-135 
+Astral Color pools, 47 
+Astral Plane, 43, 46-48 
+astral projection, 47 
+atonement (paladin), 97 
+attack rolls, 235, 238, 239 
+attitude (NPC), 244 
+attunement, 136-138 
+automatic success (variant), 
+239 
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+awarding experience points, 
+260-261 
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+background NPC, 94 
+backgrounds, 26, 264, 
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+background 
+barred doors, 103 
+Beastlands, 58, 60 
+becoming lost, 111-112, 
+117-118 
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+beginning an adventure, 72, 
+74, 77, 79 
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+blessings, 227-228 
+bond (NPC), 91 
+Border Ethereal, 48 
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+brown mold, 105 
+businesses (character), 127, 
+129 
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+buying magic items, 135-136 
+Bytopia, 58, 59-60 
+campaign, 9 ? 25-41,126. See 
+aha creating a campaign 
+tracking, 126 
+Cania (Nine Hells), 65 
+Carceri, 58, 63 
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+274-275, 279, 306-309 
+charges in magic items, 141 
+charms, 228 
+chases, 252-255 
+city, 17 
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+City of Brass, 55-56 
+class, 96-97, 283,287-289 
+NPC, 96-97 
+cleaving, 272 
+climax, 72, 75, 77 
+climb onto a bigger creature, 
+271 
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+clues (mystery), 78 
+coastal monsters, 302 
+cold, no 
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+color pools (Astral), 47 
+combat, 247-252, 270-273 
+combat encounter, 81-85. See 
+also creating an encounter: 
+combat 
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+command word, 141 
+commerce, 19-20 
+complex traps, 121-122 
+complications, 79—SI 
+concealed doors, 104 
+conditions. 248 
+conflict with a sentient item. 
+216 
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+creating a campaign (cont.) 
+story, 125 
+theme, 36 
+time, 32 
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+creating a currency, 20 
+Creating a downtime activity, 
+131 
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+creating a dungeon, 72-73, 
+74, 99-105, 290-301. See 
+also creating an encounter; 
+random encounters 
+air quality, 105 
+creator, 99-101 
+ecology, 102 
+encounters, 102 
+factions, 101-102 
+features, 102-105 
+goals, 72-73 
+hazards, 105 
+history, 101 
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+inhabitants, 74, 101-102 
+light, 104-105 
+location, 99 
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+314,315 
+purpose, 101 
+random, 290-301 
+sounds, 105 
+creating a magic item, 
+214-216, 284-285 
+sentient, 214-216 
+creating a monster, 273-283 
+class, 283 
+features, 280-281 
+quickly, 274-275 
+stat block, 275-279 
+creating a multiverse, 
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+campaign 
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+combat, 81-85 
+budget, 83-84 
+difficulty, 82-84, 84-85 
+multi-part, S3 
+party size, S3 
+XP thresholds, 82-83 
+dungeon, 102 
+fun, 85 
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+279-283 
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+appearance, 89 
+attitude, 244 
+bond, 91 
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+class, 96-97, 283 
+detailed, 89-91 
+equipment, 92 
+flaw, 91 
+ideal, 90 
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+loyalty, 93 
+mannerism, 90 
+monster, 91-92 
+occupation and history, 89 
+quickly, 89 
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+talent, 90 
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+villain, 94-97 
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+creating a race, 285-287 
+creating a religion, 10-13 
+animism, 12 
+dualism, 12 
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+consumable magic Items, 141. 
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+contacts, 93-94 
+contests, 238 
+continent scale (map), 14 
+continuing campaign, 36 
+conversation, 244-245 
+cosmology, 43-44 
+cover, 251, 272 
+crafting a magic item. 
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+25-41.43-44, 125, See 
+also creating a world 
+character backgrounds, 26 
+characters, 26, 36 
+continuing or episodic, 36 
+ending, 33 
+events, 26-33 
+flavor, 38-41 
+map, 14, 25-26 
+planes of existence, 43-44 
+play style, 34-36 
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+Creating an encounter; 
+random encounters 
+adventure seeds, 125 426 
+character goals, 72-74, 76 
+climax, 72, 75, 77 
+complications, 79-81 
+dungeon, 99-105 
+elements, 71-72 
+event-based, 75-77 
+foreshadowing, 126 
+intrigue, 78 
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+introduction, 72, 74, 77, 79 
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+location-based, 72-75 
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+maps, 72, 75, 77 
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+moral quandaries, 79-80 
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+monotheism, 12 
+mystery cults, 11 -12 
+racial, 13 
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+creating a settlement, 15-20, 
+112-116 
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+atmosphere, 17 
+commerce, 19-20 
+encounters, 114-116 
+government, 17-19 
+map, 114, 313 
+purpose, 15-16 
+random, 112-114 
+size, 16-17 
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+creating a trap, 120-122 
+complex, 121-122 
+detection, 120-121 
+disabling, 120-121 
+effects, 121 
+trigger, 120 
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+encounters, 106 
+features, 1 OS—109 
+goafs, 73 
+hazards, 109-112 
+map, 14, 25-26, 1 OS—109 
+unusual environments, 
+116-120 
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+creating a world, 4. 9-4L 
+currency, 19-20 
+magic, 9-10, 23-24 
+map, 14 
+religion, 10-13 
+settlements, 15-20 
+critical hits, 248 
+currency, 19-20, 133, See 
+also creating a currency 
+cursed items, 138-139 
+damage, 249, 273 
+damaging objects, 246-247 
+dark fantasy, 40 
+darkness, 104-105 
+dart trap, 123 
+Dawn War deities, 10 
+DC See Difficulty Class 
+Death Dells (Abyss), 63 
+Death domain, 96-97 
+Deep Ethereal, 48-49 
+degrees of failure, 242 
+deity, 10-13 
+divine rank, 11 
+pantheon, 10—11 
+racial, 13 
+demigod, 11 
+demiplane, 68 
+Demonweb [Abyss), 62-63 
+desecrated ground, 110 
+desert monsters, 302 
+destroying artifacts, 221 
+detecting a hazard, 105 
+detecting a trap, 120-121 
+diagonal movement, 252 
+dice, 235, 236-237 
+Difficulty Class, 238-239 
+disabling a trap, 120-121 
+disadvantage, 239-240 
+disarm, 271 
+disease, 256-257 
+Dis (Nine Hells), 64 
+divine rank, 11. also deity; 
+
+specific divine rank entries 
+Domains of Dread 
+(Shadowfell), 51-52 
+doors, 103-104 
+downtime activities, 127-131 
+dualism, 12 
+
+dungeon. 72-75, 99-105, 
+290-301. See also creating a 
+dungeon 
+
+Dungeon Master, 4 
+echo plane, 43. See 
+
+also Feywild; Shadowfell 
+ecology (dungeon), 102 
+eladrin, 286 
+
+
+Elemental Chaos, 52—S3 
+Elemental Planes. See Inner 
+Planes 
+
+Elysium, 58. 60 
+encounter, 75, 77, 81-87, 
+
+102, 106. See also creating 
+an encounter; random 
+encounters 
+
+ending a campaign, 33 
+ending an adventure, 72, 
+
+75, 77 
+
+Endless Maze (Abyss), 63 
+environment. 109-112, 
+116-120 
+
+epic boons, 230, 231-232 
+epic fantasy, 39 
+episodic campaign, 36 
+equEpment (NPC), 92 
+ether cyclone, 49 
+Ethereal curtains, 48-49 
+Ethereal Plane, 43, 4S-49 
+event-based adventure, 75-77 
+events [campaign), 26-33 
+Evernight (Shadowfell), 52 
+expenses (character), 126- 127 
+experience points (XP), 
+
+82-84, 260-261 
+thresholds, 82-83 
+exploration, 242-244 
+explosives, 267-268 
+extra NPC, 94 
+facing, 252 
+
+factions. See organizations; 
+see oho creating a dungeon: 
+factions 
+
+falling net (trap), 122 
+Far Realm, 68 
+favors, 229-230 
+fear, 266 
+fey crossings, 50 
+Feywild magic, 50 
+Feywild, 43. 49-50 
+firearms, 267, 268 
+fire-breathing statue (trap), 
+122 
+
+flanking, 251 
+
+flavor (campaign), 38-41 
+flaw (NPC), 91 
+flying, 119-120 
+followers, 92-93 
+food and water, 111 
+foraging, 111 
+foreshadowing, 126 
+forest monsters, 302-303 
+framing events, 79 
+frigid water, 110 
+fun, 85 
+
+gaining levels, 131,261 
+gaining renown, 22, 129 
+Gaping Maw (Abyss), 62 
+garrisons (character), 127 
+gate'towns (Outlands), 67 
+Gehenna, 58, 63 
+gemstones, 133. 134 
+Gloaming Court (Feywild), 49 
+god. See deity 
+government, 17-19 
+grassland monsters, 303 
+
+
+greater deity, 11 
+Great Wheel, 44 
+green slime, 105 
+grenades, 268 
+grid, 250-252 
+hack and slash, 34 
+Hades, 58, 63 
+Harpers, 21 
+hazards, 105, 109-112 
+healing variants, 266-267 
+heat, 110 
+heroic fantasy. 38 
+hero points, 264 
+high altitude. 110 
+hill monsters, 304 
+hirelings, 94 
+hit points, 247-248 
+hitting cover, 272 
+hoard treasure, 133, 137-139 
+home base (for characters), 
+15, 25 
+
+honor. 264-265 
+horror, 266 
+ice (hazard), 110-111 
+ideal (NPC), 90 
+identifying a magic item. 136 
+immersive storytelling, 34 
+individual treasure, 133, 136 
+Infinite Staircase, 58-59 
+influence, 78 
+initiative, 247, 270-271 
+variants, 270-271 
+injuries, 272-273 
+Inner Planes, 43, 52-57. See 
+also specific Inner Plane 
+entries 
+
+inspiration, 240-241 
+inspirational reading, 316 
+interaction trait (NPC), 90 
+intrigue, 40, 78 
+kingdom scale (map), 14 
+knowledge (NPC), 90 
+lairs, 108 
+land, 229 
+languages, 20—21 
+larva (Hades), 63 
+law, 114 
+
+layers, planar, 58 
+lesser deity, 11 
+letters of recommendation, 
+228-229 
+light, 104-105 
+Limbo, 58, 61-62 
+line of sight, 251 
+linking adventures, 125-126 
+location-based adventure, 
+72-75 
+
+locked doors, 103 
+long rest, 267 
+loose pantheon, 10-11 
+losing the path, 111-112, 
+
+117-118 
+
+Lower Planes, 58. See 
+also Outer Planes 
+loyalty, 93 
+madness, 258-260 
+
+
+magic, 9-10, 23-24. See 
+also creating a magic item; 
+creating a spell; magic 
+items 
+
+restrictions, 24 
+schools of, 24 
+magic items, 128-129, 
+129-130,133, 135-227 
+alphabetical descriptions, 
+150-214 
+
+artifacts, 219-227 
+attune merit, 136-138 
+buying, 135-136 
+categories, 139-140. See 
+oho specific category 
+entries 
+
+crafting, 128-129, 141 
+cursed, 138-139 
+formulas, 141 
+identifying, 136 
+rarity, 135 
+
+resilience, 141, See also 
+objects 
+
+selling, 129-130, 135-136 
+sentient, 214-218 
+special features, 141-143 
+wearing and wielding, 
+140-141 
+
+Maladomlni (Nine Hells), 65 
+Malbolge (Nine Hells), 65 
+mannerism (NPC), 90 
+mapping, 14, 25-26, 72, 75, 
+
+77, 102-105, 108-109, 114, 
+255 
+
+campaign, 14, 25 
+scale, 14 
+chases, 255 
+dungeon,102-105 
+samples, 310-315 
+settlement, 114 
+wilderness, 108-109 
+mark, 271 
+
+marks of prestige. 228-231 
+massive damage, 273 
+Material Plane, 43 
+Material Plane echoes, 43. See 
+oho Feywild; Shadowfell 
+Mechanus, 58, 66 
+medals, 229 
+
+memory loss (Feywild), 50 
+metagame thinking, 235 
+milestones, 261 
+Minauros (Nine Hells), 64 
+miniatures, 250-252 
+missing players, 235-236, 260 
+mixing potions, 140 
+mobs, 250 
+
+modifying a class, 287-289 
+modifying a magic item, 284 
+modifying a monster, 273-274 
+monotheism, 12 
+monsters, 71, 74, 82, 
+
+91-92, 247-248, 273-283, 
+302-305, 306-309. See 
+oho creating a monster; 
+creating an encounter; 
+creating an NPC; random 
+encounters: specific terrain 
+entries 
+
+
+INDEX 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+monsters (corrt.) 
+asNPCs, 91-92 
+by challenge rating, 
+306-909 
+
+by terrain, 302-305 
+challenge rating, S2 
+hit points, 247-248 
+FTTobs P 250 
+
+statistics by challenge 
+rating, 274 
+monuments, 3OS 
+morale, 273 
+
+moral quandaries, 79-80 
+mountain monsters, 304 
+Mount Celestia, 58, 59 
+movement, 252 
+multiverse, 43-69. See 
+also creating a multiverse 
+mystery, 40. 77-78 
+mystery cults, 11-12 
+mythic fantasy, 39 
+navigation, 111-112. 117-118 
+Negative Plane, 43 
+Nessus (Nine Hells), 66 
+net (trap), 122 
+new players, 236 
+Nine Hells, 58, 64-66. See 
+also specific layer entries 
+noble titles, 19, 230 
+noncombat challenges, 261 
+nonplayer character. See NPC 
+noticing other creatures, 243 
+NPC, 74, 75-76, 77, 78, 
+
+89-97, 244-246, 247-248. 
+See oho creating an N PC: 
+villain 
+
+adventurer, 93 
+hit points* 247-24S 
+party members, 92-93 
+rolepfaying, 244-246 
+oathbreaker (paladin), 97 
+objects, 246-247 
+occupation (NPC), 89 
+ocean,117-119 
+organisations, 21-23. 
+
+See also creating an 
+organization 
+adventurer, 21-22 
+rank, 22 
+renown, 22-23 
+sample, 21. 23 
+other rewards, 227-232 
+Outer Planes, 43 T 57-67. See 
+also specific Outer Plane 
+entries 
+
+optional rules, 59 
+Gutlands, 67-68 
+overrun, 272 
+
+Owning property, 126-127 
+Pandemonium, 58, 62 
+pantheon, 10-11, 13 
+loose, 10-11 
+of the Dawn War. IT 
+racial, 13 
+sample, 11 
+tight, 11 
+patron, 94 
+
+performing sacred rites, 129 
+
+
+
+philosophies, 12-13 
+Phlegethos (Nine Hells), 64 
+piety, 23 
+
+pit (trap), 122-123 
+planar categories, 43 
+planar layers* 58 
+planar portals, 45. 47, 48-49, 
+50, 51, 58-59. 67-68 
+planar travel, 44-46, 58-59. 
+
+See also planar portals 
+Plane of Air, 53-54 
+Plane of Earth, 54 
+Plane of Faerie, See Feywild, 
+Plane of Fire, 55-56 
+Plane of Shadow. 
+
+See Shadowfell 
+Plane of Water, 5 6-57 
+planes of existence, 43-69. 
+See also cosmology; specific 
+plane entries 
+players, 6 
+play style, 34-36 
+plot points, 269-270 
+poison, 257-258 
+poison darts (trap), 123 
+poison needle (trap), 123 
+portcullises, 104 
+Positive Plane, 43 
+potions, 139, 140 
+precipitation, 110 
+proficiency, 239, 263-264 
+background, 264 
+dice, 263 
+
+personality trait, 264 
+property (character), 126-127 
+province scale (map), 14 
+psychic dissonance (Outer 
+Planes), 59 
+
+psychic wind (Astral), 47-48 
+published adventures, 72 
+published worlds, 9, 68 
+quicksand, 110 
+quirk, 90, 143 
+magic item, 143 
+NPC, 90 
+race, 285-287 
+racial deity, 13 
+rain, 110 
+
+raising a stronghold, 128 
+random dungeons, 290-301 
+random encounters, 85-87, 
+106, 114-116, 118 
+challenge, 87 
+checking for, 86 
+creating tables, 86-87 
+sample table, 87 
+sea,118 
+
+settlement, 114-116 
+triggering, 85 
+underwater, 116 
+wilderness, 106 
+random magic items, 144-149 
+random settlements, 
+
+112-114. See also creating a 
+settlement 
+
+random treasure, 133-135, 
+136-139, 144-149 
+rank (in an organization), 22 
+
+
+rarity, 135 
+razorvine, 110 
+reactions, 252 
+religion, 10-13, See 
+also creating a religion 
+renown, 22-23, 78, 129 
+as piety, 23 
+benefits, 22-23 
+gaming, 22, 129 
+losing, 23 
+
+resolving social interaction, 
+244-245 
+
+restrictions on magic, 24 
+rest variants, 267 
+resurrection, 24 
+rings, 139 
+River Styx, 58 
+rods, 139 
+
+roleplaying, 245-246 
+rolling sphere (trap), 123 
+rolling the dice, 235, 236-237, 
+242 
+
+ruins, 108 
+rules, 5 
+
+
+rules discussions, 235 
+running a business, 127,129 
+running the game, 235-261 
+sailing vessels, 119 
+sanity, 265-266 
+saving throws, 238. 239 
+schools of magic, 24 
+scrolls, 139, 140 
+mishaps, 140 
+sea,117-119 
+secret doors, 103-104 
+seelie fey, 49 
+
+selling magic stems, 129-130, 
+135-136 
+
+sentient magic items, 
+
+214-218 
+
+settlements, 15-20, 108, 112- 
+116, 254. See oho creating a 
+settlement 
+chases, 254 
+shadow crossings, 51 
+Shadowfell despair, 52 
+Shadowfell, 43, 51-52 
+ships, 119 
+
+
+V9 
+
+
+INDEX 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+* 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+shipwrecks, ilS 
+short rest, 84, 267 
+shove aside, 272 
+side quests, SI 
+siege equipment, 2SS-256 
+Sigil, City of Doors, 58, 68 
+silver cord, 47 
+size, 251 
+
+skills, 239. 263-264 
+sky, 119-120 
+slippery ice, 110 
+small player groups, 236 
+snow, HO 
+
+social interaction, 244-246 
+resolving, 244-245 
+rolepiaying, 245-246 
+sounds, 105 
+sowing rumors, 131 
+special features for magic 
+items, 141-143 
+special rights, 230 
+speed factor, 270-271 
+spell points, 2SS-2S9 
+spells in magic items, 141 
+sphere of annihilation (trap), 
+123 
+
+spiderwebs, 105 
+spiked pit (trap). 123 
+staff’s, 140 
+
+starting at higher level, 38 
+starting attitude (NPC) r 244 
+story, 71, 72, 125 
+strongholds, 109, 12S, 230 
+
+
+structure (adventure), 72 
+stuck doors, 103 
+Stygia (Nine Hells), 64-65 
+Styx. See River Styx 
+subrace, 285-2S7 
+success at a cost, 242 
+Summer Court (Feywild), 49 
+supernatural gifts, 227-228 
+survival, 109-112 
+suspects (mystery), 77-78 
+swamp monsters, 304 
+swashbuckling, 40 
+swimming, 116-117 
+swords and sorcery, 38-39 
+system shock, 273 
+table rules, 235-236 
+table talk, 235 
+tactical map, 250-252 
+talent (NPC), 90 
+teleportation circles, 24 
+temperature, 109-110 
+Thanatos (Abyss), 62 
+theme (campaign), 36 
+thin ice,111 
+tiers of play, 36-38 
+tight pantheon, 11 
+time, 32-33 
+
+time warp (Feywild), 50 
+
+titan, 11 
+
+titles, I9 r 230 
+
+tools, 239 
+
+town, 17 
+
+tracking, 244 
+
+
+training, 131, 231 
+to gain levels, 131 
+Transitive Planes, 43 
+traps, 120-123. See 
+also creating a trap 
+sample, 122-123 
+travel, 1Q6-108, 109-112, 
+116-120, 242-244 
+pace, 242-243 
+treasure, 133-232 
+tables, 133, 136-139, 
+144-149 
+
+triggering a trap, 120 
+Triple Realm (Abyss), 63 
+tumble, 272 
+twists (adventure), 80 
+Underdark monsters, 305 
+underwater, 116-117, 305 
+monsters, 305 
+unseelie fey, 49 
+Upper Planes, 58. See 
+also Outer Planes 
+urban monsters, 305 
+using ability scores, 237-240, 
+242 
+
+using a map, 242 
+using magic items, 140-141 
+using the dice, 235, 236-237, 
+242 
+
+vehicles, 119 
+vestige, 11 
+victim (mystery), 77 
+village, 16-17 
+
+
+
+
+villain, 74, 75-76, 77, 78, 
+94-97 
+
+class options, 96-97 
+methods, 95 
+scheme, 94 
+weakness, 96 
+visibility, 117, 119, 243 
+walls, 102 
+
+wandering monsters, 
+302-305 
+wands, 140 
+war, 40-41 
+water vehicles, 119 
+weapons, magic. 140 
+wearing and wielding magic 
+Items, 140-141 
+weather, 109-110, 118-119 
+webs, 105 
+weirdness, 109 
+wilderness, 73, 106-112, 116 
+120, 254. See also creating 
+a wilderness 
+chases, 254 
+wind, 110 
+
+wondrous items, 140 
+World Axis, 44 
+world building, 9-41, 43-69 
+World Tree, the, 44 
+wuxia, 41 
+
+XP r 82-84, 260-261 
+thresholds, 82-83 
+yellow mold, 105 
+Ysgard, 58. 61 
+Zhentarim, 23 
+
+
+T40 
+
+
+INDEX 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+“PLAYER'S HANDBOOK, 
+
+
+DUNGEONS Q; DRAGONS” 
+
+
+N | . . Everything a player needs to create heroic characters: 
+for the,world's greatest roleplaying game 
+
+
+PLAYER'S HANDBOOK 
+
+
+CREDITS 
+D&D Lead Designers: Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford 
+
+
+Player’s Handbook Lead: Jeremy Crawford 
+
+Rules Development: Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee 
+
+Writing: James Wyatt, Robert J. Schwalb, Bruce R. Cordell 
+
+Editing: Michele Carter, Chris Sims, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, 
+Christopher Perkins 
+
+Producer: Greg Bilsland 
+
+
+Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Dan Gelon, Jon Schindehette, 
+Mari Kolkowsky, Melissa Rapier, Shauna Narciso 
+
+Graphic Designers: Bree Heiss, Emi Tanji, Barry Craig 
+
+Cover Illustrator: Tyler Jacobson 
+
+Interior Illustrators: Steve Argyle, Tom Babbey, Daren Bader, 
+Drew Baker, Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Christopher Bradley, 
+Noah Bradley, Sam Burley, Clint Cearley, Milivoj Ceran, 
+Sidharth Chaturvedi, Jedd Chevrier, jD, Allen Douglas, 
+Jesper Ejsing, Craig Elliott, Wayne England, Scott M. Fischer, 
+Randy Gallegos, Justin Gerard, Florian De Gesincourt, Lars 
+Grant-West, Jon Hodgson, Ralph Horsley, Lake Hurwitz, 
+Tyler Jacobson, Kekai Kotaki, Olly Lawson, Raphael Lübke, 
+Titus Lunter, Slawomir Maniak, Brynn Metheney, Aaron 
+Miller, Christopher Moeller, Mark Molnar, Scott Murphy, 
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+Pisano, Claudio Pozas, Rob Rey, Wayne Reynolds, Aaron J. 
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+John Stanko, Matt Stawicki, Alex Stone, Thom Tenery, Cory 
+Trego-Erdner, Beth Trott, Autumn Rain Turkel, Jose Vega, 
+Tyler Walpole, Julian Kok Joon Wen, Richard Whitters, Eva 
+Widermann, Ben Wootten, Kieran Yanner 
+
+
+Additional Contributors: Kim Mohan, Matt Sernett, 
+Chris Dupuis, Tom LaPille, Richard Baker, Miranda Horner, 
+Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Steve Winter, Nina Hess, 
+Steve Townshend, Chris Youngs, Ben Petrisor, Tom Olsen 
+
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+Project Management: Neil Shinkle, Kim Graham, John Hay 
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+Brand and Marketing: Nathan Stewart, Liz Schuh, 
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+
+
+Based on the original game created by 
+E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, 
+with Brian Blume, Rob Kuntz, James Ward, and Don Kaye 
+Drawing from further development by 
+J. Eric Holmes, Tom Moldvay, Frank Mentzer, Aaron Allston, 
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+Playtesting provided by 
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+ON THE COVER 
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+
+In this fiery scene illustrated by Tyler 
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+hounds to join him in confronting 
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+
+
+Disclaimer: Wizards of the Coast is not responsible for the consequences of splitting up the party, sticking appendages in the mouth of a leering green devil face, accepting a dinner invitation 
+from bugbears, storming the feast hall of a hill giant steading, angering a dragon of any variety, or saying yes when the DM asks, "Are you really sure?" 
+
+
+620A9217000001 EN 
+ISBN: 978-0-7869-6560-1 
+First Printing: August 2014 
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+987654321 
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+
+DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, the dragon ampersand, Player's Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master's Guide, all other Wizards of 
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+
+
+CONTENTS 
+
+
+PREFACE 4 
+INTRODUCTION 5 
+Worlds ofAddvent rein. csstisatsieccassscosdeasssescacosussstssstsyecsuscccaceacs 5 
+Using This Book .......... 12.0 
+How to Play ........... S6 
+Adventures .... a Ansar EP A 7 
+PART] 9 
+
+CHAPTER |: STEP-BY-STEP CHARACTERS......11 
+
+
+Beyond 1st Level 
+
+
+CHAPTER 4: PERSONALITY AND 
+
+
+BAXOKGRO UNDE... fisiet a chistes MCE HEY 121 
+Character Details 2 Yara Weal 
+Inspiration eei idict rere re VUES EE ERR TEED Ao dci 125 
+Backgrounds. ooo tet ede a con ares eee 125 
+
+CHAPTER 5: EQUIPMENT... eene 143 
+Starting Equipment 
+Wealth, 3 oro certiores 
+AtmoarandishieldS e IUE cerent iem orones 
+AV SEVTO CELESPATAT ROT TADI T EEE I A 
+ATVEULUCID COOLER ip PM Tn sls fesesiesseeeoscose 
+dre dr E DDR RECTE CER 
+Mounts and Vehicles 1... eiie iege e iaieiiea inie 155 
+UMA CL ICT Cerere idisse tone eei crees cohaeret Bass 157 
+EXDSBS6S, aE AN RANNE 157 
+BUTTTUN GUS (1... 16. creer cans esent urere cere vxpe tear wcruae VD 159 
+
+CHAPTER 6: CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS... 163 
+M ulticlaSsing. 3o dyes cevapdPaputceensstassases -csssteua A PEINE 163 
+COO ERIT NDS E TERRE. D N 165 
+
+
+PART2 171 
+CHAPTER 7: USING ABILITY SCORES ......... 173 
+Ability Scores and Modifiers..... .. 173 
+
+
+Advantage and Disadvantage.... $ 
+Proficiency Bonus........................ 73 
+
+
+Ability Checks........... 174 
+Using Each Ability... ea isi 
+SAVING LLL OWS A EA E E A T 179 
+CHAPTER 8: ADVENTURING......... cette 181 
+ETT ENTE COE ERAN PANES EA E A AU SERI 181 
+Movement .............. 181 
+The Environment..... ..183 
+Social Interaction .... .. 185 
+RESUME eee oi Ge IU atomis ure deis EM OSEU TA 186 
+Between Adventures .....c.cccsssssssssssssscscsesssessssessseassoeess 186 
+CHAPTER’ 9: GOMBA Taea ae iSi 189 
+The Order of Combat .......... ... 189 
+Movement and Position.. ...190 
+Actions in Combat ........... ..192 
+Making an Attack..... ... 193 
+COVE ES a .. 196 
+Damage and Healing ....sitsteessiccssnscoccesvsenscasuasentersedtens 196 
+Mounted GO Date sticsetccadissesscuconesisecs~cceceseccacdertdtreresesea 198 
+Underwater Combat tiniccsicccscescsssceresenvccrndtbectevescsatats 198 
+PART3 199 
+CHAPTER 10: SPELLCASTING ............ ee 201 
+What Is a Spell? .............................. 
+Casting a Spell 
+CHAPTER ll: SPELLS........... ERE Lets. d ae AUR 207 
+BOITE: a tiri a cett orte pee t e iut 207 
+SDEILDeSCPIptOnS. ose erre eae ae ies edge gent 211 
+
+APPENDIX A: CONDITIONS 290 
+
+APPENDIX B: 
+
+GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 293 
+
+APPENDIX C: 
+
+THE PLANES OF EXISTENCE 300 
+The Material Planc.................. ERE ac AE 300 
+Beyond the Material .....5..0..:...2.2...c.cccscasedveseseosessetensse 301 
+
+APPENDIX D: 
+
+CREATURE STATISTICS 304 
+
+APPENDIX E: 
+
+INSPIRATIONAL READING 312 
+
+INDEX 313 
+
+
+CHARACTER SHEET 317 
+
+
+PREFACE 
+
+
+NCE UPON A TIME, LONG, LONG AGO, INA 
+realm called the Midwestern United 
+States— specifically the states of Minne- 
+sota and Wisconsin—a group of friends 
+gathered together to forever alter the 
+history of gaming. 
+
+It wasn't their intent to do so. They were 
+tired of merely reading tales about worlds of magic, 
+monsters, and adventure. They wanted to play in those 
+worlds, rather than observe them. That they went on 
+to invent DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and thereby ignite a 
+revolution in gaming that continues to this day, speaks 
+to two things. 
+
+First, it speaks to their ingenuity and genius in fig- 
+uring out that games were the perfect way to explore 
+worlds that could not otherwise exist. Almost every 
+modern game, whether played on a digital device or 
+a tabletop, owes some debt to D&D. 
+
+Second, it is a testament to the inherent appeal of the 
+game they created. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS sparked a 
+thriving global phenomenon. It is the first roleplaying 
+game, and it remains one of the best of its breed. 
+
+To play D&D, and to play it well, you don't need to 
+read all the rules, memorize every detail of the game, 
+or master the fine art of rolling funny looking dice. 
+None of those things have any bearing on what's best 
+about the game. 
+
+What you need are two things, the first being friends 
+with whom you can share the game. Playing games with 
+your friends is a lot of fun, but D&D does something 
+more than entertain. 
+
+Playing D&D is an exercise in collaborative creation. 
+You and your friends create epic stories filled with ten- 
+sion and memorable drama. You create silly in-jokes 
+that make you laugh years later. The dice will be cruel 
+to you, but you will soldier on. Your collective creativ- 
+ity will build stories that you will tell again and again, 
+ranging from the utterly absurd to the stuff of legend. 
+
+If you don't have friends interested in playing, don't 
+worry. There's a special alchemy that takes place 
+around a D&D table that nothing else can match. Play 
+the game with someone enough, and the two of you 
+
+
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+PREFACE 
+
+
+are likely to end up friends. It's a cool side effect of the 
+game. Your next gaming group is as close as the nearest 
+game store, online forum, or gaming convention. 
+
+The second thing you need is a lively imagination 
+or, more importantly, the willingness to use whatever 
+imagination you have. You don't need to be a master 
+storyteller or a brilliant artist. You just need to aspire to 
+create, to have the courage of someone who is willing to 
+build something and share it with others. 
+
+Luckily, just as D&D can strengthen your friendships, 
+it can help build in you the confidence to create and 
+share. D&D is a game that teaches you to look for the 
+clever solution, share the sudden idea that can overcome 
+a problem, and push yourself to imagine what could be, 
+rather than simply accept what is. 
+
+The first characters and adventures you create will 
+probably be a collection of clichés. That's true of every- 
+one, from the greatest Dungeon Masters in history on 
+down. Accept this reality and move on to create the 
+second character or adventure, which will be better, 
+and then the third, which will be better still. Repeat that 
+over the course of time, and soon you'll be able to create 
+anything, from a character's background story to an epic 
+world of fantasy adventure. 
+
+Once you have that skill, it's yours forever. Countless 
+writers, artists, and other creators can trace their begin- 
+nings to a few pages of D&D notes, a handful of dice, 
+and a kitchen table. 
+
+Above all else, D&D is yours. The friendships you 
+make around the table will be unique to you. The adven- 
+tures you embark on, the characters you create, the 
+memories you make—these will be yours. D&D is your 
+personal corner of the universe, a place where you have 
+free reign to do as you wish. 
+
+Go forth now. Read the rules of the game and the 
+story of its worlds, but always remember that you are 
+the one who brings them to life. They are nothing 
+without the spark of life that you give them. 
+
+
+Mike Mearls 
+May 2014 
+
+
+INTRODUCTION 
+RSS) 
+
+
+HE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ROLEPLAYING 
+game is about storytelling in worlds of 
+swords and sorcery. It shares elements 
+with childhood games of make-believe. Like 
+those games, D&D is driven by imagina- 
+tion. It’s about picturing the towering castle 
+beneath the stormy night sky and imagining 
+how a fantasy adventurer might react to the challenges 
+that scene presents. 
+
+
+Dungeon Master (DM): After passing through the 
+craggy peaks, the road takes a sudden turn to the east 
+and Castle Ravenloft towers before you. Crumbling 
+towers of stone keep a silent watch over the approach. 
+They look like abandoned guardhouses. Beyond these, 
+a wide chasm gapes, disappearing into the deep 
+fog below. A lowered drawbridge spans the chasm, 
+leading to an arched entrance to the castle courtyard. 
+The chains of the drawbridge creak in the wind, their 
+rust-eaten iron straining with the weight. From atop 
+the high strong walls, stone gargoyles stare at you 
+from hollow sockets and grin hideously. A rotting 
+wooden portcullis, green with growth, hangs in the 
+entry tunnel. Beyond this, the main doors of Castle 
+Ravenloft stand open, a rich warm light spilling into 
+the courtyard. 
+
+Phillip (playing Gareth): | want to look at the 
+gargoyles. | have a feeling they’re not just statues. 
+
+Amy (playing Riva): The drawbridge looks precarious? 
+| want to see how sturdy it is. Do | think we can cross 
+it, or is it going to collapse under our weight? 
+
+
+Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure 
+to the stories, a way of determining the consequences 
+of the adventurers’ action. Players roll dice to resolve 
+whether their attacks hit or miss or whether their adven- 
+turers can scale a cliff, roll away from the strike of a 
+magical lightning bolt, or pull off some other dangerous 
+task. Anything is possible, but the dice make some out- 
+comes more probable than others. 
+
+
+Dungeon Master (DM): OK, one at a time. Phillip, 
+you're looking at the gargoyles? 
+
+Phillip: Yeah. Is there any hint they might be 
+creatures and not decorations? 
+
+DM: Make an Intelligence check. 
+
+Phillip: Does my Investigation skill apply? 
+
+DM: Sure! 
+
+Phillip (rolling a d20): Ugh. Seven. 
+
+DM: They look like decorations to you. And Amy, 
+Riva is checking out the drawbridge? 
+
+
+In the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game, each player 
+creates an adventurer (also called a character) and 
+teams up with other adventurers (played by friends). 
+Working together, the group might explore a dark dun- 
+geon, a ruined city, a haunted castle, a lost temple deep 
+in a jungle, or a lava-filled cavern beneath a mysterious 
+mountain. The adventurers can solve puzzles, talk with 
+other characters, battle fantastic monsters, and discover 
+fabulous magic items and other treasure. 
+
+One player, however, takes on the role of the Dungeon 
+Master (DM), the game's lead storyteller and referee. 
+The DM creates adventures for the characters, who nav- 
+igate its hazards and decide which paths to explorc. The 
+DM might describe the entrance to Castle Ravenloft, 
+and the players decide what they want their adventurers 
+to do. Will they walk across the dangerously weathered 
+drawbridge? Tie themselves together with rope to mini- 
+mize the chance that someone will fall if the drawbridge 
+gives way? Or cast a spell to carry them over the chasm? 
+
+Then the DM determines the results of the adventur- 
+ers' actions and narrates what they experience. Because 
+the DM can improvise to react to anything the players 
+attempt, D&D is infinitely flexible, and each adventure 
+can be exciting and unexpected. 
+
+The game has no real end; when one story or quest 
+wraps up, another one can begin, creating an ongoing | 
+story called a campaign. Many people who play the 
+game keep their campaigns going for months or years, 
+meeting with their friends every week or so to pick 
+up the story where they left off. The adventurers grow 
+in might as the campaign continues. Each monster 
+defeated, each adventure completed, and each treasure 
+recovered not only adds to the continuing story, but also 
+earns the adventurers new capabilities. This increase 
+in power is reflected by an adventurer's level. 
+
+There's no winning and losing in the DUNGEONS & 
+DRAGONS game—at least, not the way those terms are 
+usually understood. Together, the DM and the players 
+create an exciting story of bold adventurers who confront 
+deadly perils. Sometimes an adventurer might come to 
+a grisly end, torn apart by ferocious monsters or done in 
+by a nefarious villain. Even so, the other adventurers can 
+search for powerful magic to revive their fallen comrade, 
+or the player might choose to create a new character to 
+carry on. The group might fail to complete an adventure 
+successfully, but if everyone had a good time and created 
+a memorable story, they all win. 
+
+
+WORLDS OF ADVENTURE 
+
+
+The many worlds of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game 
+are places of magic and monsters, of brave warriors and 
+spectacular adventures. They begin with a foundation 
+of medieval fantasy and then add the creatures, places, 
+and magic that make these worlds unique. 
+
+The worlds of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game exist 
+within a vast cosmos called the multiverse, connected 
+in strange and mysterious ways to one another and to 
+other planes of existence, such as the Elemental Plane 
+of Fire and the Infinite Depths of the Abyss. Within 
+
+
+INTRODUCTION 
+
+
+this multiverse are an endless variety of worlds. Many 
+of them have been published as official settings for the 
+D&D game. The legends of the Forgotten Realms, Drag- 
+onlance, Greyhawk, Dark Sun, Mystara, and Eberron 
+settings are woven together in the fabric of the multi- 
+verse, Alongside these worlds are hundreds of thousands 
+more, created by generations of D&D players for their 
+own games. And amid all the richness of the multiverse, 
+you might create a world of your own. 
+
+All these worlds share characteristics, but each world 
+is set apart by its own history and cultures, distinctive 
+monsters and races, fantastic geography, ancient dun- 
+geons, and scheming villains. Some races have unusual 
+traits in different worlds. The halflings of the Dark Sun 
+setting, for example, are jungle-dwelling cannibals, 
+and the elves are desert nomads. Some worlds feature 
+races unknown in other settings, such as Eberron's war- 
+forged, soldiers created and imbued with life to fight in 
+the Last War. Some worlds are dominated by one great 
+story, like the War of the Lance that plays a central role 
+in the Dragonlance setting. But they're all D&D worlds, 
+and you can use the rules in this book to create a char- 
+acter and play in any one of them. 
+
+Your DM might set the campaign on one of these 
+worlds or on one that he or she created. Because there 
+is so much diversity among the worlds of D&D, you 
+should check with your DM about any house rules that 
+will affect your play of the game. Ultimately, the Dun- 
+geon Master is the authority on the campaign and its 
+setting, even if the setting is a published world. 
+
+
+UsriNG THIS BOOK 
+
+
+The Player's Handbook is divided into three parts. 
+
+Part 1 is about creating a character, providing the 
+rules and guidance you need to make the character 
+you'll play in the game. It includes information on the 
+various races, classes, backgrounds, equipment, and 
+other customization options that you can choose from. 
+Many of the rules in part 1 rely on material in parts 2 
+and 3. If you come across a game concept in part 1 that 
+you don't understand, consult the book's index. 
+
+Part 2 details the rules of how to play the game, 
+beyond the basics described in this introduction. That 
+part covers the kinds of die rolls you make to determine 
+success or failure at the tasks your character attempts, 
+and describes the three broad categories of activity in 
+the game: exploration, interaction, and combat. 
+
+Part 3 is all about magic. It covers the nature of magic 
+in the worlds of D&D, the rules for spellcasting, and the 
+huge variety of spells available to magic-using charac- 
+ters (and monsters) in the game. 
+
+
+How TO PLAY 
+
+
+The play of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game unfolds 
+according to this basic pattern. 
+
+1. The DM describes the environment. The DM 
+tells the players where their adventurers are and what's 
+around them, presenting the basic scope of options that 
+present themselves (how many doors lead out of a room, 
+what's on a table, who's in the tavern, and so on). 
+
+
+INTRODUCTION 
+
+
+2. The players describe what they want to do. Some- 
+times one player speaks for the whole party, saying, 
+"We'll take the east door," for example. Other times, 
+different adventurers do different things: one adventurer 
+might search a treasure chest while a second examines 
+an esoteric symbol engraved on a wall and a third keeps 
+watch for monsters. The players don't need to take 
+turns, but the DM listens to every player and decides 
+how to resolve those actions. 
+
+Sometimes, resolving a task is easy. If an adventurer 
+wants to walk across a room and open a door, the DM 
+might just say that the door opens and describe what 
+lies beyond. But the door might be locked, the floor 
+might hide a deadly trap, or some other circumstance 
+might make it challenging for an adventurer to complete 
+a task. In those cases, the DM decides what happens, 
+often relying on the roll of a die to determine the results 
+of an action. 
+
+3. The DM narrates the results of the adventurers' 
+actions. Describing the results often leads to another 
+decision point, which brings the flow of the game right 
+back to step 1. 
+
+This pattern holds whether the adventurers are cau- 
+tiously exploring a ruin, talking to a devious prince, or 
+locked in mortal combat against a mighty dragon. In 
+certain situations, particularly combat, the action is 
+more structured and the players (and DM) do take turns 
+choosing and resolving actions. But most of the time, 
+play is fluid and flexible, adapting to the circumstances 
+of the adventure. 
+
+Often the action of an adventure takes place in the 
+imagination of the players and DM, relying on the DM's 
+verbal descriptions to set the scene. Some DMs like to 
+use music, art, or recorded sound effects to help set the 
+mood, and many players and DMs alike adopt different 
+voices for the various adventurers, monsters, and other 
+characters they play in the game. Sometimes, a DM 
+might lay out a map and use tokens or miniature figures 
+to represent each creature involved in a scene to help 
+the players keep track of where everyone is. 
+
+
+GAME DICE 
+
+
+The game uses polyhedral dice with different numbers 
+of sides. You can find dice like these in game stores and 
+in many bookstores. 
+
+In these rules, the different dice are referred to by the 
+letter d followed by the number of sides: d4, d6, d8, d10, 
+d12, and d20. For instance, a d6 is a six-sided die (the 
+typical cube that many games use). 
+
+Percentile dice, or d100, work a little differently. You 
+generate a number between 1 and 100 by rolling two 
+different ten-sided dice numbered from 0 to 9. One die 
+(designated before you roll) gives the tens digit, and 
+the other gives the ones digit. If you roll a 7 and a 1, for 
+example, the number rolled is 71. Two Os represent 100. 
+Some ten-sided dice are numbered in tens (00, 10, 20, 
+and so on), making it easier to distinguish the tens digit 
+from the ones digit. In this case, a roll of 70 and 1 is 71, 
+and 00 and 0 is 100. 
+
+When you need to roll dice, the rules tell you how 
+many dice to roll of a certain type, as well as what mod- 
+ifiers to add. For example, *3d8 + 5" means you roll 
+
+
+three eight-sided dice, add them together, and add 5 
+to the total. 
+
+The same d notation appears in the expressions “1d3” 
+and “1d2.” To simulate the roll of 1d3, roll a d6 and 
+divide the number rolled by 2 (round up). To simulate 
+the roll of 1d2, roll any die and assign a 1 or 2 to the roll 
+depending on whether it was odd or even. (Alternatively, 
+if the number rolled is more than half the number of 
+sides on the die, it's a 2.) 
+
+
+THE D20 
+
+
+Does an adventurer's sword swing hurt a dragon or just 
+bounce off its iron-hard scales? Will the ogre believe an 
+outrageous bluff? Can a character swim across a raging 
+river? Can a character avoid the main blast of a fireball, 
+or does he or she take full damage from the blaze? In 
+cases where the outcome of an action is uncertain, 
+
+the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game relies on rolls of a 
+20-sided die, a d20, to determine success or failure. 
+
+Every character and monster in the game has capa- 
+bilities defined by six ability scores. The abilities are 
+Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, 
+and Charisma, and they typically range from 3 to 18 
+for most adventurers. (Monsters might have scores as 
+low as 1 or as high as 30.) These ability scores, and the 
+ability modifiers derived from them, are the basis for 
+almost every d20 roll that a player makes on a charac- 
+ter's or monster's behalf. 
+
+Ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws are the 
+three main kinds of d20 rolls, forming the core of the 
+rules of the game. AII three follow these simple steps. 
+
+1. Roll the die and add a modifier. Roll a d20 and 
+add the relevant modifier. This is typically the mod- 
+ifier derived from one of the six ability scores, and it 
+sometimes includes a proficiency bonus to reflect a char- 
+acter's particular skill. (See chapter 1 for details on each 
+ability and how to determine an ability's modifier.) 
+
+2. Apply circumstantial bonuses and penalties. A 
+class feature, a spell, a particular circumstance, or some 
+other effect might give a bonus or penalty to the check. 
+
+
+3. Compare the total to a target number. If the total 
+equals or exceeds the target number, the ability check, 
+attack roll, or saving throw is a success. Otherwise, it’s 
+a failure. The DM is usually the one who determines 
+target numbers and tells players whether their ability 
+checks, attack rolls, and saving throws succeed or fail. 
+
+The target number for an ability check or a saving 
+throw is called a Difficulty Class (DC). The target 
+number for an attack roll is called an Armor Class (AC). 
+
+This simple rule governs the resolution of most tasks 
+in D&D play. Chapter 7 provides more detailed rules for 
+using the d20 in the game. 
+
+
+ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE 
+
+
+Sometimes an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw 
+
+
+is modified by special situations called advantage and 
+disadvantage. Advantage reflects the positive circum- 
+stances surrounding a d20 roll, while disadvantage 
+reflects the opposite. When you have either advantage or 
+disadvantage, you roll a second d20 when you make the 
+roll. Use the higher of the two rolls if you have advan- 
+tage, and use the lower roll if you have disadvantage. 
+For example, if you have disadvantage and roll a 17 and 
+a 5, you use the 5. If you instead have advantage and roll 
+those numbers, you use the 17. 
+
+More detailed rules for advantage and disadvantage 
+are presented in chapter 7. 
+
+
+SPECIFIC BEATS GENERAL 
+
+
+This book contains rules, especially in parts 2 and 3, 
+that govern how the game plays. That said, many racial 
+traits, class features, spells, magic items, monster abili- 
+ties, and other game elements break the general rules in 
+some way, creating an exception to how the rest of the 
+game works. Remember this: If a specific rule contra- 
+dicts a general rule, the specific rule wins. 
+
+Exceptions to the rules are often minor. For instance, 
+many adventurers don't have proficiency with longbows, 
+but every wood elf does because of a racial trait. That 
+trait creates a minor exception in the game. Other 
+examples of rule-breaking are more conspicuous. For 
+instance, an adventurer can't normally pass through 
+walls, but some spells make that possible. Magic 
+accounts for most of the major exceptions to the rules. 
+
+
+ROUND DOWN 
+
+
+There’s one more general rule you need to know at the 
+outset. Whenever you divide a number in the game, 
+round down if you end up with a fraction, even if the 
+fraction is one-half or greater. 
+
+
+ADVENTURES 
+
+
+The DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game consists of a group 
+of characters embarking on an adventure that the Dun- 
+geon Master presents to them. Each character brings 
+particular capabilities to the adventure in the form of 
+ability scores and skills, class features, racial traits, 
+equipment, and magic items. Every character is dif- 
+ferent, with various strengths and weaknesses, so the 
+best party of adventurers is one in which the characters 
+complement each other and cover the weaknesses of 
+
+
+INTRODUCTION 
+
+
+~i 
+
+
+their companions. The adventurers must cooperate to 
+successfully complete the adventure. 
+
+The adventure is the heart of the game, a story with 
+a beginning, a middle, and an end. An adventure might 
+be created by the Dungeon Master or purchased off the 
+shelf, tweaked and modified to suit the DM's needs and 
+desires. In either case, an adventure features a fantastic 
+setting, whether it’s an underground dungeon, a crum- 
+bling castle, a stretch of wilderness, or a bustling city. 
+It features a rich cast of characters: the adventurers 
+created and played by the other players at the table, 
+as well as nonplayer characters (NPCs). Those char- 
+acters might be patrons, allies, enemies, hirelings, or 
+just background extras in an adventure. Often, one of 
+the NPCs is a villain whose agenda drives much of an 
+adventure's action. 
+
+Over the course of their adventures, the characters 
+are confronted by a variety of creatures, objects, and 
+situations that they must deal with in some way. Some- 
+times the adventurers and other creatures do their 
+best to kill or capture each other in combat. At other 
+times, the adventurers talk to another creature (or even 
+a magical object) with a goal in mind. And often, the 
+adventurers spend time trying to solve a puzzle, bypass 
+an obstacle, find something hidden, or unravel the cur- 
+rent situation. Meanwhile, the adventurers explore the 
+world, making decisions about which way to travel and 
+what they'll try to do next. 
+
+Adventures vary in length and complexity. A short 
+adventure might present only a few challenges, and 
+it might take no more than a single game session to 
+complete. A long adventure can involve hundreds of 
+combats, interactions, and other challenges, and take 
+dozens of sessions to play through, stretching over 
+weeks or months of real time. Usually, the end of an 
+adventure is marked by the adventurers heading back to 
+civilization to rest and enjoy the spoils of their labors. 
+
+But that's not the end of the story. You can think of 
+an adventure as a single episode of a TV series, made 
+up of multiple exciting scenes. A campaign is the whole 
+series—a string of adventures joined together, with a 
+consistent group of adventurers following the narrative 
+from start to finish. 
+
+
+THE THREE PILLARS OF ADVENTURE 
+
+
+Adventurers can try to do anything their players can 
+imagine, but it can be helpful to talk about their activ- 
+ities in three broad categories: exploration, social 
+interaction, and combat. 
+
+Exploration includes both the adventurers’ movement 
+through the world and their interaction with objects and 
+situations that require their attention. Exploration is the 
+give-and-take of the players describing what they want 
+their characters to do, and the Dungeon Master telling 
+the players what happens as a result. On a large scale, 
+that might involve the characters spending a day cross- 
+ing a rolling plain or an hour making their way through 
+caverns underground, On the smallest scale, it could 
+mean one character pulling a lever in a dungeon room to 
+see what happens. 
+
+Social interaction features the adventurers talking to 
+someone (or something) else. It might mean demanding 
+
+
+INTRODUCTION 
+
+
+s d 
+€ 
+that a captured scout reveal the secret entrance to the 
+goblin lair, getting information from a rescued prisoner, 
+pleading for mercy from an orc chieftain, or persuading 
+a talkative magic mirror to show a distant location to 
+the adventurers. 
+
+The rules in chapters 7 and 8 support exploration and 
+social interaction, as do many class features in chapter 3 
+and personality traits in chapter 4. 
+
+Combat, the focus of chapter 9, involves characters 
+and other creatures swinging weapons, casting spells, 
+maneuvering for position, and so on—all in an effort 
+to defeat their opponents, whether that means killing 
+every enemy, taking captives, or forcing a rout. Combat 
+is the most structured element of a D&D session, with 
+creatures taking turns to make sure that everyone gets 
+a chance to act. Even in the context of a pitched battle, 
+there's still plenty of opportunity for adventurers to 
+attempt wacky stunts like surfing down a flight of stairs 
+on a shield, to examine the environment (perhaps by 
+pulling a mysterious lever), and to interact with other 
+creatures, including allies, enemies, and neutral parties. 
+
+
+THE WONDERS OF MAGIC 
+
+
+Few D&D adventures end without something magical 
+happening. Whether helpful or harmful, magic appears 
+frequently in the life of an adventurer, and it is the focus 
+of chapters 10 and 11. 
+
+In the worlds of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, practitioners 
+of magic are rare, set apart from the masses of people 
+by their extraordinary talent. Common folk might see 
+evidence of magic on a regular basis, but it's usually 
+minor—a fantastic monster, a visibly answered prayer, 
+a wizard walking through the streets with an animated 
+shield guardian as a bodyguard. 
+
+For adventurers, though, magic is key to their sur- 
+vival. Without the healing magic of clerics and paladins, 
+adventurers would quickly succumb to their wounds. 
+Without the uplifting magical support of bards and 
+clerics, warriors might be overwhelmed by powerful 
+foes, Without the sheer magical power and versatility 
+of wizards and druids, every threat would be mag- 
+nified tenfold. 
+
+Magic is also a favored tool of villains. Many adven- 
+tures are driven by the machinations of spellcasters 
+who are hellbent on using magic for some ill end. A cult 
+leader seeks to awaken a god who slumbers beneath 
+the sea, a hag kidnaps youths to magically drain them 
+of their vigor, a mad wizard labors to invest an army of 
+automatons with a facsimile of life, a dragon begins a 
+mystical ritual to rise up as a god of destruction—these 
+are just a few of the magical threats that adventurers 
+might face. With magic of their own, in the form of 
+spells and magic items, the adventurers might prevail! 
+
+
+G ACHARACTER 
+
+
+4B ra 
+
+
+Daas 
+
+
+CHAPTER l: STEP-BY-STEP CHARACTERS 
+
+
+LAUS eus 
+
+
+character is a combination of game statistics, 
+
+roleplaying hooks, and your imagination. You 
+
+choose a race (such as human or halfling) and 
+
+a class (such as fighter or wizard). You also 
+invent the personality, appearance, and backstory of 
+your character. Once completed, your character serves 
+as your representative in the game, your avatar in the 
+DUNGEONS & DRAGONS world. 
+
+Before you dive into step 1 below, think about the 
+kind of adventurer you want to play. You might be a 
+courageous fighter, a skulking rogue, a fervent cleric, or 
+a flamboyant wizard. Or you might be more interested 
+in an unconventional character, such as a brawny rogue 
+who likes hand-to-hand combat, or a sharpshooter who 
+picks off enemies from afar. Do you like fantasy fiction 
+featuring dwarves or elves? Try building a character of 
+one of those races. Do you want your character to be the 
+toughest adventurer at the table? Consider a class like 
+barbarian or paladin. If you don't know where else to 
+begin, take a look at the illustrations in this book to see 
+what catches your interest. 
+
+Once you have a character in mind, follow these steps 
+in order, making decisions that reflect the character you 
+want. Your conception of your character might evolve 
+with each choice you make. What's important is that you 
+come to the table with a character you're excited to play. 
+
+Throughout this chapter, we use the term character 
+sheet to mean whatever you use to track your character, 
+whether it's a formal character sheet (like the one at the 
+end of this book), some form of digital record, or a piece 
+of notebook paper. An official D&D character sheet is a 
+fine place to start until you know what information you 
+need and how you use it during the game. 
+
+
+OUR FIRST STEP IN PLAYING AN ADVENTURER IN THE 
+DuNGEONS & DRAGONS game is to imagine 
+| and create a character of your own. Your 
+
+
+BUILDING BRUENOR 
+Each step of character creation includes an example of 
+that step, with a player named Bob building his dwarf 
+character, Bruenor. 
+
+
+1. CHOOSE A RACE 
+
+
+Every character belongs to a race, one of the many 
+intelligent humanoid species in the D&D world. The 
+most common player character races are dwarves, elves, 
+halflings, and humans. Some races also have subraces, 
+such as mountain dwarf or wood elf. Chapter 2 provides 
+more information about these races, as well as the less 
+widespread races of dragonborn, gnomes, half-elves, 
+half-orcs, and tieflings. 
+
+The race you choose contributes to your character's 
+identity in an important way, by establishing a general 
+appearance and the natural talents gained from culture 
+and ancestry. Your character's race grants particular 
+racial traits, such as special senses, proficiency with 
+certain weapons or tools, proficiency in one or more 
+skills, or the ability to use minor spells. These traits 
+sometimes dovetail with the capabilities of certain 
+
+
+WAIA 
+
+
+classes (see step 2). For example, the racial traits of 
+lightfoot halflings make them exceptional rogues, and 
+high elves tend to be powerful wizards. Sometimes 
+playing against type can be fun, too. Half-orc paladins 
+and mountain dwarf wizards, for example, can be 
+unusual but memorable characters. 
+
+Your race also increases one or more of your ability 
+scores, which you determine in step 3. Note these 
+increases and remember to apply them later. 
+
+Record the traits granted by your race on your 
+character sheet. Be sure to note your starting 
+languages and your base speed as well. 
+
+
+BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP | 
+
+Bob is sitting down to create his character. He decides 
+that a gruff mountain dwarf fits the character he wants 
+to play. He notes all the racial traits of dwarves on his 
+character sheet, including his speed of 25 feet and the 
+languages he knows: Common and Dwarvish. 
+
+
+2. CHOOSE A CLASS 
+
+
+Every adventurer is a member of a class. Class broadly 
+describes a character’s vocation, what special talents he 
+or she possesses, and the tactics he or she is most likely 
+to employ when exploring a dungeon, fighting monsters, 
+or engaging in a tense negotiation. The character 
+classes are described in chapter 3. 
+
+Your character receives a number of benefits from 
+your choice of class. Many of these benefits are class 
+features—capabilities (including spellcasting) that set 
+your character apart from members of other classes. 
+You also gain a number of proficiencies: armor, 
+weapons, skills, saving throws, and sometimes tools. 
+Your proficiencies define many of the things your 
+character can do particularly well, from using certain 
+weapons to telling a convincing lie. 
+
+On your character sheet, record all the features that 
+your class gives you at Ist level. 
+
+
+LEVEL 
+Typically, a character starts at 1st level and advances 
+in level by adventuring and gaining experience points 
+(XP). A Ist-level character is inexperienced in the 
+adventuring world, although he or she might have been 
+a soldier or a pirate and done dangerous things before. 
+Starting off at 1st level marks your character's entry 
+into the adventuring life. If you're already familiar 
+with the game, or if you are joining an existing D&D 
+campaign, your DM might decide to have you begin at a 
+higher level, on the assumption that your character has 
+already survived a few harrowing adventures. 
+
+
+Eee Se ees 
+Quick BuiLD 
+
+
+Each class description in chapter 3 includes a section 
+
+
+offering suggestions to quickly build a character of that 
+. class, including how to assign your highest ability scores, 
+a background suitable to the class, and starting spells. 
+
+
+PART 1| STEP-BY-STEP CHARACTERS 
+
+
+Record your level on your character sheet. If you're 
+Starting at a higher level, record the additional elements 
+your class gives you for your levels past 1st. Also record 
+your experience points. A Ist-level character has 0. 
+
+XP. A higher-level character typically begins with the 
+minimum amount of XP required to reach that level 
+(see “Beyond 1st Level" later in this chapter). 
+
+
+Hit PoiNTS AND Hit DICE 
+Your character's hit points define how tough your 
+character is in combat and other dangerous situations. 
+
+
+Your hit points are determined by your Hit Dice (short 
+for Hit Point Dice). 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE SUMMARY 
+‘St rength ——— CRT E. — Ig m ELT SERE ox 
+so =e —* zs — id 
+Measures: Natutal athleticishi, bodily power 
+Important for: Barbarian, fighter, paladin 
+Racial Increases: 
+
+
+Mountain dwarf (+2) 
+Dragonborn (+2) 
+
+
+Half-orc (+2) 
+Human (+1) 
+
+
+a >. e "e ^ - * 
+
+
+Dem Physical agility, reflexes, balance, poise 
+Important for: Monk, ranger, rogue 
+Racial Increases: 
+Elf (+2) Forest gnome (+1) 
+Halfling (+2) Human (+1) 
+
+
+een eee ee ES 
+Measures: Health, stamina, vital force 
+Important for: Everyone 
+Racial Increases: 
+Dwarf (+2) 
+Stout halfling (+1) 
+Rock gnome (+1) 
+
+
+‘Intelligence — = — es ee E — 2 
+~ —n -— amm = 
+Measures: Mental ARN, information recall, “analytical skill 
+Important for: Wizard 
+Racial Increases: 
+
+
+Half-orc (+1) 
+Human (+1) 
+
+
+High elf (+1) Tiefling (+1) 
+Gnome (+2) Human (+1) 
+Cee ae mpm 
+
+
+Measures: awareness? intuition, insight 
+Important for: Cleric, druid 
+Racial Increases: 
+
+Hill dwarf (+1) 
+
+Wood elf (+1) 
+
+
+(Chasma: a ee ee 
+isma — TINE E =, aS ea 
+Measures: Confidence, eloquence, leadership 
+
+Important for: Bard, sorcerer, warlock 
+
+Racial Increases: 
+
+
+Human (+1) 
+
+
+Half-elf (+2) Dragonborn (+1) 
+
+Drow (+1) Human (+1) 
+
+Lightfoot halfling (+1) Tiefling (+2) 
+PART 1 | STEP-BY-STEP CHARACTERS 
+
+
+» 
+
+
+At 1st level, your character has 1 Hit Die, and the 
+die type is determined by your class. You start with hit 
+points equal to the highest roll of that die, as indicated in 
+your class description. (You also add your Constitution 
+modifier, which you'll determine in step 3.) This is also 
+your hit point maximum. 
+
+Record your character's hit points on your character 
+sheet. Also record the type of Hit Die your character 
+uses and the number of Hit Dice you have. After you 
+rest, you can spend Hit Dice to regain hit points (see 
+“Resting” in chapter 8). 
+
+
+PROFICIENCY BONUS 
+
+The table that appears in your class description shows 
+your proficiency bonus, which is *2 for a 1st-level 
+character. Your proficiency bonus applies to many of the 
+numbers you'll be recording on your character sheet: 
+
+
+* Attack rolls using weapons you're proficient with 
+
+* Attack rolls with spells you cast 
+
+Ability checks using skills you're proficient in 
+
+Ability checks using tools you're proficient with 
+
++ Saving throws youre proficient in 
+
+* Saving throw DCs for spells you cast (explained in 
+each spellcasting class) 
+
+
+Your class determines your weapon proficiencies, 
+your saving throw proficiencies, and some of your skill 
+and tool proficiencies. (Skills are described in chapter 7, 
+tools in chapter 5.) Your background gives you additional 
+skill and tool proficiencies, and some races give 
+you more proficiencies. Be sure to note all of these 
+proficiencies, as well as your proficiency bonus, on your 
+character sheet. 
+
+Your proficiency bonus can't be added to a single die 
+roll or other number more than once. Occasionally, your 
+proficiency bonus might be modified (doubled or halved, 
+for example) before you apply it. If a circumstance 
+suggests that your proficiency bonus applies more than 
+once to the same roll or that it should be multiplied 
+more than once, you nevertheless add it only once, 
+multiply it only once, and halve it only once. 
+
+
+BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 2 
+
+Bob imagines Bruenor charging into battle with an axe, 
+onc horn on his helmet broken off. He makes Bruenor a 
+fighter and notes the fighter's proficiencies and 1st-level 
+class features on his character sheet. 
+
+As a Ist-level fighter, Bruenor has 1 Hit Die—a d10— 
+and starts with hit points equal to 10 * his Constitution 
+modifier. Bob notes this, and will record the final 
+number after he determines Bruenor's Constitution 
+score (see step 3). Bob also notes the proficiency bonus 
+for a 1st-level character, which is +2. 
+
+
+3. DETERMINE ABILITY SCORES 
+
+
+Much of what your character does in the game depends 
+on his or her six abilities: Strength, Dexterity, 
+Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. 
+Each ability has a score, which is a number you record 
+on your character sheet. 
+
+The six abilities and their use in the game are 
+described in chapter 7. The Ability Score Summary 
+
+
+table provides a quick reference for what qualities 
+
+are measured by each ability, what races increases 
+which abilities, and what classes consider each ability 
+particularly important. 
+
+You generate your character's six ability scores 
+randomly. Roll four 6-sided dice and record the total of 
+the highest three dice on a piece of scratch paper. Do 
+this five more times, so that you have six numbers. If 
+you want to save time or don’t like the idea of randomly 
+determining ability scores, you can use the following 
+scores instead: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8. 
+
+Now take your six numbers and write each number 
+beside one of your character's six abilities to assign 
+scores to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, 
+Wisdom, and Charisma. Afterward, make any changes 
+to your ability scores as a result of your race choice. 
+
+After assigning your ability scores, determine 
+your ability modifiers using the Ability Scores and 
+Modifiers table. To determine an ability modifier without 
+consulting the table, subtract 10 from the ability score 
+and then divide the result by 2 (round down). Write the 
+modifier next to each of your scores. 
+
+
+BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 3 
+Bob decides to use the standard set of scores (15, 14, 
+13, 12, 10, 8) for Bruenor's abilities. Since he's a fighter, 
+he puts his highest score, 15, in Strength. His next- 
+highest, 14, goes in Constitution. Bruenor might be a 
+brash fighter, but Bob decides he wants the dwarf to 
+be older, wiser, and a good leader, so he puts decent 
+scores in Wisdom and Charisma. After applying his 
+racial benefits (increasing Bruenor's Constitution by 
+2 and his Strength by 2), Bruenor's ability scores and 
+modifiers look like this: Strength 17 (*3), Dexterity 10 
+(*0), Constitution 16 (*3), Intelligence 8 (-1), Wisdom 13 
+(+1), Charisma 12 (+1). 
+
+Bob fills in Bruenor's final hit points: 10 + his 
+Constitution modifier of +3, for a total of 13 hit points. 
+
+
+VARIANT: CUSTOMIZING ABILITY SCORES 
+
+At your Dungeon Master's option, you can use this 
+variant for determining your ability scores. The method 
+described here allows you to build a character with a set 
+of ability scores you choose individually. 
+
+You have 27 points to spend on your ability scores. 
+The cost of each score is shown on the Ability Score 
+Point Cost table. For example, a score of 14 costs 7 
+points. Using this method, 15 is the highest ability score 
+you can end up with, before applying racial increases. 
+You can't have a score lower than 8. 
+
+This method of determining ability scores enables 
+you to create a set of three high numbers and three low 
+ones (15, 15, 15, 8, 8, 8), a set of numbers that are above 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE POINT Cost 
+
+
+Score Cost Score Cost 
+8 0 12 4 
+9 1 13 5 
+10 2 14 7 
+1 3 15 9 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORES AND MODIFIERS 
+
+
+Score Modifier Score Modifier 
+1 -5 16-17 +3 
+2-3 -4 18-19 +4 
+4-5 -3 20-21 +5 
+6-7 -2 22-23 +6 
+8-9 -1 24-25 +7 
+10-11 +0 26-27 48 
+12-13 +1 28-29 +9 
+14-15 +2 30 +10 
+
+
+average and nearly equal (13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12), or any 
+set of numbers between those extremes. 
+
+
+4. DESCRIBE YOUR CHARACTER 
+
+
+Once you know the basic game aspects of your 
+character, it's time to flesh him or her out as a person. 
+Your character needs a name. Spend a few minutes 
+thinking about what he or she looks like and how he or 
+she behaves in general terms. 
+
+Using the information in chapter 4, you can flesh out 
+your character's physical appearance and personality 
+traits. Choose your character's alignment (the moral 
+compass that guides his or her decisions) and ideals. 
+Chapter 4 also helps you identify the things your 
+character holds most dear, called bonds, and the flaws 
+that could one day undermine him or her. 
+
+Your character's background describes where he or 
+she came from, his or her original occupation, and the 
+character's place in the D&D world. Your DM might 
+offer additional backgrounds beyond the ones included 
+
+
+in chapter 4, and might be willing to work with you to 
+craft a background that’s a more precise fit for your 
+character concept. 
+
+A background gives your character a background 
+feature (a general benefit) and proficiency in two skills, 
+and it might also give you additional languages or 
+proficiency with certain kinds of tools. Record this 
+information, along with the personality information 
+you develop, on your character sheet. 
+
+
+YOUR CHARACTER'S ABILITIES 
+
+Take your character's ability scores and race into 
+account as you flesh out his or her appearance 
+
+and personality. A very strong character with low 
+Intelligence might think and behave very differently 
+from a very smart character with low Strength. 
+
+For example, high Strength usually corresponds 
+with a burly or athletic body, while a character with 
+low Strength might be scrawny or plump. 
+
+A character with high Dexterity is probably lithe and 
+slim, while a character with low Dexterity might be 
+either gangly and awkward or heavy and thick-fingered. 
+
+A character with high Constitution usually looks 
+healthy, with bright eyes and abundant energy. A 
+character with low Constitution might be sickly or frail. 
+
+A character with high Intelligence might be highly 
+inquisitive and studious, while a character with low 
+Intelligence might speak simply or easily forget details. 
+
+A character with high Wisdom has good judgment, 
+empathy, and a general awareness of what's going on. 
+A character with low Wisdom might be absent-minded, 
+foolhardy, or oblivious. 
+
+A character with high Charisma exudes confidence, 
+which is usually mixed with a graceful or intimidating 
+presence. A character with a low Charisma might come 
+across as abrasive, inarticulate, or timid. 
+
+
+BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 4 
+
+Bob fills in some of Bruenor's basic details: his name, 
+his sex (male), his height and weight, and his alignment 
+(lawful good). His high Strength and Constitution 
+suggest a healthy, athletic body, and his low Intelligence 
+suggests a degree of forgetfulness. 
+
+Bob decides that Bruenor comes from a noble line, 
+but his clan was expelled from its homeland when 
+Bruenor was very young. He grew up working as a smith 
+in the remote villages of Icewind Dale. But Bruenor 
+has a heroic destiny—to reclaim his homeland—so 
+Bob chooses the folk hero background for his dwarf. 
+
+He notes the proficiencies and special feature this 
+background gives him. 
+
+Bob has a pretty clear picture of Bruenor's personality 
+in mind, so he skips the personality traits suggested in 
+the folk hero background, noting instead that Bruenor is 
+a caring, sensitive dwarf who genuinely loves his friends 
+and allies, but he hides this soft heart behind a gruff, 
+snarling demeanor. He chooses the ideal of fairness 
+from the list in his background, noting that Bruenor 
+believes that no one is above the law. 
+
+Given his history, Bruenor's bond is obvious: he 
+aspires to someday reclaim Mithral Hall, his homeland, 
+from the shadow dragon that drove the dwarves out. 
+
+
+PART 1 | STEP-BY-STEP CHARACTERS 
+
+
+His flaw is tied to his caring, sensitive nature—he has a 
+soft spot for orphans and wayward souls, leading him to 
+show mercy even when it might not be warranted. 
+
+
+5. CHOOSE EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+Your class and background determine your character's 
+starting equipment, including weapons, armor, and 
+other adventuring gear. Record this equipment on your 
+character sheet. All such items are detailed in chapter 5. 
+Instead of taking the gear given to you by your class 
+and background, you can purchase your starting 
+equipment. You have a number of gold pieces (gp) 
+to spend based on your class, as shown in chapter 5. 
+Extensive lists of equipment, with prices, also appear in 
+that chapter. If you wish, you can also have one trinket 
+at no cost (see the trinket table at the end of chapter 5). 
+Your Strength score limits the amount of gear you can 
+carry. Try not to purchase equipment with a total weight 
+(in pounds) exceeding your Strength score times 15. 
+Chapter 7 has more information on carrying capacity. 
+
+
+ARMOR CLASS 
+
+Your Armor Class (AC) represents how well your 
+character avoids being wounded in battle. Things that 
+contribute to your AC include the armor you wear, the 
+shield you carry, and your Dexterity modifier. Not all 
+characters wear armor or carry shields, however. 
+
+Without armor or a shield, your character's AC equals 
+10 + his or her Dexterity modifier. If your character 
+wears armor, carries a shield, or both, calculate your 
+AC using the rules in chapter 5. Record your AC on 
+your character sheet. 
+
+Your character needs to be proficient with armor and 
+shields to wear and use them effectively, and your armor 
+and shield proficiencies are determined by your class. 
+There are drawbacks to wearing armor or carrying a 
+shield if you lack the required proficiency, as explained 
+in chapter 5. 
+
+Some spells and class features give you a different 
+way to calculate your AC. If you have multiple features 
+that give you different ways to calculate your AC, you 
+choose which one to use. 
+
+
+WEAPONS 
+For each weapon your character wields, calculate the 
+modifier you use when you attack with the weapon and 
+the damage you deal when you hit. 
+
+When you make an attack with a weapon, you roll 
+a d20 and add your proficiency bonus (but only if you 
+are proficient with the weapon) and the appropriate 
+ability modifier. 
+
+
++ For attacks with melee weapons, use your Strength 
+modifier for attack and damage rolls. A weapon that 
+has the finesse property, such as a rapier, can use your 
+Dexterity modifier instead. 
+
+* For attacks with ranged weapons, use your Dexterity 
+modifier for attack and damage rolls. A weapon that 
+has the thrown property, such as a handaxe, can use 
+your Strength modifier instead. 
+
+
+BUILDING BRUENOR, STEP 5 
+Bob writes down the starting equipment from the 
+fighter class and the folk hero background. His starting 
+equipment includes chain mail and a shield, which 
+combine to give Bruenor an Armor Class of 18. 
+
+For Bruenor’s weapons, Bob chooses a battleaxe 
+and two handaxes. His battleaxe is a melee weapon, 
+so Bruenor uses his Strength modifier for his attacks 
+and damage. His attack bonus is his Strength modifier 
+(+3) plus his proficiency bonus (+2), for a total of +5. 
+The battleaxe deals 1d8 slashing damage, and Bruenor 
+adds his Strength modifier to the damage when he 
+hits, for a total of 1d8 + 3 slashing damage. When 
+throwing a handaxe, Bruenor has the same attack bonus 
+(handaxes, as thrown weapons, use Strength for attacks 
+and damage), and the weapon deals 1d6 + 3 slashing 
+damage when it hits. 
+
+
+6. COME TOGETHER 
+
+
+Most D&D characters don’t work alone. Each character 
+plays a role within a party, a group of adventurers 
+working together for a common purpose. Teamwork 
+and cooperation greatly improve your party's chances 
+to survive the many perils in the worlds of DUNGEONS 
+& DRAGONS. Talk to your fellow players and your DM 
+
+to decide whether your characters know one another, 
+how they met, and what sorts of quests the group 
+might undertake. 
+
+
+BEYOND lsT LEVEL 
+
+
+As your character goes on adventures and overcomes 
+challenges, he or she gains experience, represented by 
+experience points. A character who reaches a specified 
+experience point total advances in capability. This 
+advancement is called gaining a level. 
+
+When your character gains a level, his or her class 
+often grants additional features, as detailed in the 
+class description. Some of these features allow you 
+to increase your ability scores, either increasing two 
+scores by 1 each or increasing one score by 2. You can't 
+increase an ability score above 20. In addition, every 
+character's proficiency bonus increases at certain levels. 
+
+Each time you gain a level, you gain 1 additional Hit 
+Die. Roll that Hit Die, add your Constitution modifier 
+to the roll, and add the total to your hit point maximum. 
+Alternatively, you can use the fixed value shown in your 
+class entry, which is the average result of the die roll 
+(rounded up). 
+
+When your Constitution modifier increases by 1, your 
+hit point maximum increases by 1 for each level you have 
+attained. For example, when Bruenor reaches 8th level 
+as a fighter, he increases his Constitution score from 17 
+to 18, thus increasing his Constitution modifier from +3 
+to +4, His hit point maximum then increases by 8. 
+
+The Character Advancement table summarizes the 
+XP you need to advance in levels from level 1 through 
+level 20, and the proficiency bonus for a character of that 
+level. Consult the information in your character's class 
+description to see what other improvements you gain 
+at each level. 
+
+
+TIERS OF PLAY 
+
+
+The shading in the Character Advancement table shows 
+the four tiers of play. The tiers don’t have any rules 
+associated with them; they are a general description of how 
+the play experience changes as characters gain levels. 
+
+In the first tier (levels 1—4), characters are effectively 
+apprentice adventurers. They are learning the features 
+that define them as members of particular classes, 
+including the major choices that flavor their class 
+features as they advance (such as a wizard's Arcane 
+Tradition or a fighter’s Martial Archetype). The threats 
+they face are relatively minor, usually posing a danger to 
+local farmsteads or villages. 
+
+In the second tier (levels 5-10), characters come into 
+their own. Many spellcasters gain access to 3rd-level 
+spells at the start of this tier, crossing a new threshold of 
+magical power with spells such as fireball and lightning 
+bolt. At this tier, many weapon-using classes gain the 
+ability to make multiple attacks in one round. These 
+characters have become important, facing dangers that 
+threaten cities and kingdoms. 
+
+In the third tier (levels 11-16), characters have 
+reached a level of power that sets them high above 
+the ordinary populace and makes them special even 
+among adventurers. At 11th level, many spellcasters 
+gain access to 6th-level spells, some of which create 
+effects previously impossible for player characters to 
+achieve. Other characters gain features that allow them 
+to make more attacks or do more impressive things with 
+those attacks. These mighty adventurers often confront 
+threats to whole regions and continents. 
+
+At the fourth tier (levels 17—20), characters achieve 
+the pinnacle of their class features, becoming heroic (or 
+villainous) archetypes in their own right. The fate of the 
+world or even the fundamental order of the multiverse 
+might hang in the balance during their adventures. 
+
+
+CHARACTER ADVANCEMENT 
+
+
+Experience Points Level Proficiency Bonus 
+0 1 +2 
+300 2 +2 
+900 3 +2 
+2,700 4 +2 
+6,500 5 +3 
+14,000 6 +3 
+23,000 7 +3 
+34,000 8 +3 
+43,000 9 +4 
+64,000 10 +4 
+85,000 n +4 
+100,000 12 +4 
+120,000 13 +5 
+140,000 14 +5 
+165,000 15 +5 
+195,000 16 +5 
+225,000 17 +6 
+265,000 18 +6 
+305,000 19 +6 
+355,000 20 +6 
+
+
+PART 1 | STEP-BY-STEP CHARACTERS 
+
+
+hs 
+
+
+yore tma 
+
+
+CHAPTER 2: RACES 
+
+
+VISIT TO ONE OF THE GREAT CITIES IN THE 
+worlds of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS— 
+Waterdeep, the Free City of Greyhawk, or 
+even uncanny Sigil, the City of Doors— 
+overwhelms the senses. Voices chatter in 
+countless different languages. The smells 
+of cooking in dozens of different cuisines 
+mingle with the odors of crowded streets and poor 
+sanitation. Buildings in myriad architectural styles 
+display the diverse origins of their inhabitants. 
+
+And the people themselves— people of varying size, 
+shape, and color, dressed in a dazzling spectrum 
+of styles and hues—represent many different races, 
+from diminutive halflings and stout dwarves to 
+majestically beautiful elves, mingling among a variety 
+of human ethnicities. 
+
+Scattered among the members of these more common 
+races are the true exotics: a hulking dragonborn here, 
+pushing his way through the crowd, and a sly tiefling 
+there, lurking in the shadows with mischief in her eyes. 
+A group of gnomes laughs as one of them activates a 
+clever wooden toy that moves of its own accord. Half- 
+elves and half-orcs live and work alongside humans, 
+without fully belonging to the races of either of their 
+parents. And there, well out of the sunlight, is a lone 
+drow—a fugitive from the subterranean expanse of 
+the Underdark, trying to make his way in a world 
+that fears his kind. 
+
+
+CHOOSING A RACE 
+
+
+Humans are the most common people in the worlds of 
+D&D, but they live and work alongside dwarves, elves, 
+halflings, and countless other fantastic species. Your 
+character belongs to one of these peoples. 
+
+Not every intelligent race of the multiverse is 
+appropriate for a player-controlled adventurer. Dwarves, 
+elves, halflings, and humans are the most common 
+races to produce the sort of adventurers who make up 
+typical parties. Dragonborn, gnomes, half-elves, half- 
+orcs, and tieflings are less common as adventurers. 
+Drow, a subrace of elves, are also uncommon, 
+
+Your choice of race affects many different aspects of 
+your character. It establishes fundamental qualities that 
+exist throughout your character's adventuring career. 
+When making this decision, keep in mind the kind of 
+character you want to play. For example, a halfling could 
+be a good choice for a sneaky rogue, a dwarf makes a 
+tough warrior, and an elf can be a master of arcane magic. 
+
+Your character race not only affects your ability scores 
+and traits but also provides the cues for building your 
+character's story. Each race's description in this chapter 
+includes information to help you roleplay a character of 
+that race, including personality, physical appearance, 
+
+
+xw 
+
+
+_ features of society, and racial alignment tendencies. 
+
+
+These details are suggestions to help you think about 
+
+
+your character; adventurers can deviate widely from the 
+
+
+DIVA 
+
+
+ends 
+
+
+RACIAL TRAITS 
+
+
+The description of each race includes racial traits that 
+are common to members of that race. The following 
+entries appear among the traits of most races. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE INCREASE 
+Every race increases one or more of a character's 
+ability scores. 
+
+
+AGE 
+
+The age entry notes the age when a member of the race 
+is considered an adult, as well as the race’s expected 
+lifespan. This information can help you decide how 
+old your character is at the start of the game. You 
+
+can choose any age for your character, which could 
+provide an explanation for some of your ability scores. 
+For example, if you play a young or very old character, 
+your age could explain a particularly low Strength or 
+Constitution score, while advanced age could account 
+for a high Intelligence or Wisdom. 
+
+
+ALIGNMENT E 
+
+Most races have tendencies toward certain alignments, 
+described in this entry. These are not binding for player 
+characters, but considering why your dwarf is chaotic, 
+for example, in defiance of lawful dwarf society can help 
+you better define your character. 
+
+
+SIZE 
+
+Characters of most races are Medium, a size category 
+including creatures that are roughly 4 to 8 feet tall. 
+Members of a few races are Small (between 2 and 4 feet 
+tall), which means that certain rules of the game affect 
+them differently. The most important of these rules 
+
+is that Small characters have trouble wielding heavy 
+weapons, as explained in chapter 6. 
+
+
+SPEED 
+Your speed determines how far you can move when 
+traveling (chapter 8) and fighting (chapter 9). 
+
+
+LANGUAGES 
+
+By virtue of your race, your character can speak, read, 
+and write certain languages. Chapter 4 lists the most 
+common languages of the D&D multiverse. 
+
+
+SUBRACES 
+
+Some races have subraces. Members of a subrace 
+have the traits of the parent race in addition to the 
+traits specified for their subrace. Relationships among 
+subraces vary significantly from race to race and 
+world to world. In the Dragonlance campaign setting, 
+for example, mountain dwarves and hill dwarves live 
+together as different clans of the same people, but in 
+the Forgotten Realms, they live far apart in separate 
+kingdoms and call themselves shield dwarves and 
+gold dwarves, respectively. 
+
+
+PART 1 | RACES 
+
+
+DWARF 
+
+
+“YER LATE, ELF!” GAME THE ROUGH EDGE OF A FAMILIAR 
+
+
+voice. Bruenor Battlehammer walked up the back of his 
+dead foe, disregarding the fact that the heavy monster lay 
+on top of his elven friend. In spite of the added discomfort, 
+the dwarf's long, pointed, often-broken nose and gray- 
+streaked though still-fiery red beard came as a welcome 
+sight to Drizzt. "Knew I'd find ye in trouble if I came out 
+an' looked for ye!" 
+
+—R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard 
+
+
+Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the 
+roots of mountains, the echoing of picks and hammers 
+in deep mines and blazing forges, a commitment to 
+
+clan and tradition, and a burning hatred of goblins and 
+orcs—these common threads unite all dwarves. 
+
+
+o MADUR Lorry 
+
+
+SHORT AND STOUT 
+
+
+Bold and hardy, dwarves are known as 
+skilled warriors, miners, and workers 
+of stone and metal. Though they stand 
+well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so 
+broad and compact that they can weigh 
+as much as a human standing nearly two 
+feet taller. Their courage and endurance 
+are also easily a match for any of 
+
+the larger folk. 
+
+Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler 
+hue tinged with red, but the most common shades are 
+light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth. 
+Their hair, worn long but in simple styles, is usually 
+black, gray, or brown, though paler dwarves often have 
+red hair. Male dwarves value their beards highly and 
+groom them carefully. 
+
+
+LONG MEMORY, LONG GRUDGES 
+
+
+Dwarves can live to be more than 400 years old, so the 
+oldest living dwarves often remember a very different 
+world. For example, some of the oldest dwarves living 
+
+in Citadel Felbarr (in the world of the Forgotten Realms) 
+can recall the day, more than three centuries ago, when 
+orcs conquered the fortress and drove them into an exile 
+that lasted over 250 years. This longevity grants them a 
+perspective on the world that shorter-lived races such as 
+humans and halflings lack. 
+
+Dwarves are solid and enduring like the mountains 
+they love, weathering the passage of centuries with stoic 
+endurance and little change. They respect the traditions 
+of their clans, tracing their ancestry back to the 
+founding of their most ancient strongholds in the youth 
+of the world, and don’t abandon those traditions lightly. 
+Part of those traditions is devotion to the gods of the 
+dwarves, who uphold the dwarven ideals of industrious 
+labor, skill in battle, and devotion to the forge. 
+
+Individual dwarves are determined and loyal, true to 
+their word and decisive in action, sometimes to the point 
+of stubbornness. Many dwarves have a strong sense 
+
+
+of justice, and they are slow to forget wrongs they have 
+suffered. A wrong done to one dwarf is a wrong done to 
+the dwarf's entire clan, so what begins as one dwarf's 
+hunt for vengeance can become a full-blown clan feud. 
+
+
+CLANS AND KINGDOMS 
+
+
+Dwarven kingdoms stretch deep beneath the mountains 
+where the dwarves mine gems and precious metals 
+
+and forge items of wonder. They love the beauty and 
+artistry of precious metals and fine jewelry, and in some 
+dwarves this love festers into avarice. Whatever wealth 
+they can't find in their mountains, they gain through 
+trade. They dislike boats, so enterprising humans and 
+halflings frequently handle trade in dwarven goods 
+along water routes. Trustworthy members of other races 
+are welcome in dwarf settlements, though some areas 
+are off limits even to them. 
+
+The chief unit of dwarven society is the clan, and 
+dwarves highly value social standing. Even dwarves 
+who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan 
+identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, 
+and invoke their ancestors' names in oaths and curses. 
+To be clanless is the worst fate that can befall a dwarf. 
+
+Dwarves in other lands are typically artisans, 
+especially weaponsmiths, armorers, and jewelers. Some 
+become mercenaries or bodyguards, highly sought after 
+for their courage and loyalty. 
+
+
+GODS, GOLD, AND CLAN 
+
+
+Dwarves who take up the adventuring life might be 
+motivated by a desire for treasure—for its own sake, for 
+a specific purpose, or even out of an altruistic desire to 
+help others. Other dwarves are driven by the command 
+or inspiration of a deity, a direct calling or simply a 
+desire to bring glory to one of the dwarf gods. Clan and 
+ancestry are also important motivators. A dwarf might 
+seek to restore a clan's lost honor, avenge an ancient 
+wrong the clan suffered, or earn a new place within the 
+clan after having been exiled. Or a dwarf might search 
+for the axe wielded by a mighty ancestor, lost on the field 
+of battle centuries ago. 
+
+
+SLow TO TRUST 
+
+
+Dwarves get along passably well with most other races. “The 
+difference between an acquaintance and a friend is about a 
+hundred years," is a dwarf saying that might be hyperbole, 
+but certainly points to how difficult it can be for a member of 
+a short-lived race like humans to earn a dwarf's trust. 
+
+Elves. "It's not wise to depend on the elves. No telling what 
+an elf will do next; when the hammer meets the orc's head, 
+they're as apt to start singing as to pull out a sword. They're 
+flighty and frivolous. Two things to be said for them, though: 
+They don't have many smiths, but the ones they have do very 
+fine work. And when orcs or goblins come streaming down 
+out of the mountains, an elf's good to have at your back. Not 
+as good as a dwarf, maybe, but no doubt they hate the orcs 
+as much as we do.” 
+
+Halflings. "Sure, they're pleasant folk. But show me a 
+halfling hero. An empire, a triumphant army. Even a treasure 
+for the ages made by halfling hands. Nothing. How can you 
+take them seriously?" 
+
+Humans. "You take the time to get to know a human, and 
+by then the human's on her deathbed. If you're lucky, she's 
+got kin—a daughter or granddaughter, maybe—who's got 
+hands and heart as good as hers. That's when you can make 
+a human friend. And watch them go! They set their hearts on 
+something, they'll get it, whether it's a dragon's hoard or an 
+empire's throne. You have to admire that kind of dedication, 
+even if it gets them in trouble more often than not." 
+
+
+poo EET CERERI" 
+
+
+o 
+
+
+PART 1 | RACES 
+
+
+DwARF NAMES 
+
+
+A dwarf's name is granted by a clan elder, in accordance 
+with tradition. Every proper dwarven name has been 
+used and reused down through the generations. A . -~ 
+dwarf's name belongs to the clan, not to the individual. 
+A dwarf who misuses or brings shame to a clan name 
+
+is stripped of the name and forbidden by law to use any 
+dwarven name in its place. 
+
+
+Male Names: Adrik, Alberich, Baern, Barendd, Brottor, 
+Bruenor, Dain, Darrak, Delg, Eberk, Einkil, Fargrim, 
+Flint, Gardain, Harbek, Kildrak, Morgran, Orsik, 
+Oskar, Rangrim, Rurik, Taklinn, Thoradin, Thorin, 
+Tordek, Traubon, Travok, Ulfgar, Veit, Vondal 
+
+Female Names: Amber, Artin, Audhild, Bardryn, 
+Dagnal, Diesa, Eldeth, Falkrunn, Finellen, Gunnloda, 
+Gurdis, Helja, Hlin, Kathra, Kristryd, Ilde, Liftrasa, 
+Mardred, Riswynn, Sannl, Torbera, Torgga, Vistra 
+
+Clan Names: Balderk, Battlehammer, Brawnanvil, 
+Dankil, Fireforge, Frostbeard, Gorunn, Holderhek, 
+Ironfist, Loderr, Lutgehr, Rumnaheim, Strakeln, 
+Torunn, Ungart 
+
+
+DWARF TRAITS 
+
+
+Your dwarf character has an assortment of inborn 
+abilities, part and parcel of dwarven nature. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score 
+increases by 2. 
+
+Age. Dwarves mature at the same rate as humans, but 
+they're considered young until they reach the age of 50. 
+On average, they live about 350 years. 
+
+Alignment. Most dwarves are lawful, believing firmly 
+in the benefits of a well-ordered society. They tend 
+toward good as well, with a strong sense of fair play and 
+a belief that everyone deserves to share in the benefits of 
+a just order. 
+
+Size. Dwarves stand between 4 and 5 feet tall and 
+average about 150 pounds. Your size is Medium. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your 
+speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor. 
+
+Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you 
+have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You 
+can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were 
+bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You 
+can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. . 
+
+Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on saving 
+throws against poison, and you have resistance against 
+poison damage (explained in chapter 9). 
+
+Dwarven Combat Training. You have proficiency 
+with the battleaxe, handaxe, throwing hammer, 
+and warhammer. 
+
+
+Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with the 
+artisan's tools of your choice: smith's tools, brewer's 
+supplies, or mason's tools. 
+
+Stonecunning. Whenever you make an Intelligence 
+(History) check related to the origin of stonework, you 
+are considered proficient in the History skill and add 
+double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of 
+your normal proficiency bonus. 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard consonants and 
+guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into 
+whatever other language a dwarf might speak. 
+
+Subrace. Two main subraces of dwarves populate the 
+worlds of D&D: hill dwarves and mountain dwarves. 
+Choose one of these subraces. 
+
+
+HILL DWARF 
+As a hill dwarf, you have keen senses, deep intuition, 
+and remarkable resilience. The gold dwarves of Faerün 
+in their mighty southern kingdom are hill dwarves, as 
+are the exiled Neidar and the debased Klar of Krynn in 
+the Dragonlance setting. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Dwarven Toughness. Your hit point maximum 
+increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you 
+gain a level. 
+
+
+MOUNTAIN DWARF 
+
+As a mountain dwarf, you're strong and hardy, 
+
+accustomed to a difficult life in rugged terrain. You're 
+
+probably on the tall side (for a dwarf), and tend toward 
+
+lighter coloration. The shield dwarves of northern 
+
+Faerün, as well as the ruling Hylar clan and the noble 
+
+Daewar clan of Dragonlance, are mountain dwarves. 
+Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score 
+
+increases by 2. 
+Dwarven Armor Training. You have proficiency with 
+
+light and medium armor. 
+
+ee Eee) wo WP 
+DUERGAR ý 
+In cities deep in the Underdark live the duergar, or gray 
+dwarves. These vicious, stealthy slave traders raid the surface 
+world for captives, then sell their prey to the other races of 
+
+_ the Underdark. They have innate magical abilities to become 
+
+invisible and to temporarily grow to giant size. 
+
+
+ELF 
+
+
+“I HAVE NEVER IMAGINED SUCH BEAUTY EXISTED,” 
+Goldmoon said softly. The day's march had been difficult, 
+but the reward at the end was beyond their dreams, 
+
+The companions stood on a high cliff over the fabled 
+city of Qualinost. 
+
+Four slender spires rose from the city’s corners like glisten- 
+ing spindles, their brilliant white stone marbled with shining 
+silver. Graceful arches, swooping from spire to spire, soared 
+through the air. Crafted by ancient dwarven metalsmiths, 
+they were strong enough to hold the weight of an army, yet 
+they appeared so delicate that a bird lighting on them might 
+overthrow the balance. These glistening arches were the 
+city’s only boundaries; there was no wall around Qualinost. 
+The elven city opened its arms lovingly to the wilderness. 
+
+—Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, 
+Dragons of Autumn Twilight 
+
+
+Elves are a magical people of otherworldly grace, living 
+in the world but not entirely part of it. They live in 
+places of ethereal beauty, in the midst of ancient forests 
+or in silvery spires glittering with faerie light, where 
+soft music drifts through the air and gentle fragrances 
+waft on the breeze. Elves love nature and magic, art 
+and artistry, music and poetry, and the good things 
+
+of the world. 
+
+
+SLENDER AND GRACEFUL 
+
+
+With their unearthly grace and fine features, elves 
+appear hauntingly beautiful to humans and members 
+of many other races. They are slightly shorter than 
+humans on average, ranging from well under 5 feet 
+tall to just over 6 feet. They are more slender than 
+humans, weighing only 100 to 145 pounds. Males and 
+
+
+females are about the same height, and males are only 
+marginally heavier than females. 
+
+Elves’ coloration encompasses the normal human 
+range and also includes skin in shades of copper, 
+bronze, and almost bluish-white, hair of green or blue, 
+and eyes like pools of liquid gold or silver. Elves have no 
+facial and little body hair. They favor elegant clothing in 
+bright colors, and they enjoy simple yet lovely jewelry. 
+
+
+A TIMELESS PERSPECTIVE 
+
+
+Elves can live well over 700 years, giving them a broad 
+perspective on events that might trouble the shorter- 
+lived races more deeply. They are more often amused 
+than excited, and more likely to be curious than 
+
+greedy. They tend to remain aloof and unfazed by petty 
+happenstance. When pursuing a goal, however, whether 
+
+
+Drizzt Do’URDEN 
+
+
+adventuring on a mission or learning a new skill or art, 
+elves can be focused and relentless. They are slow to 
+make friends and enemies, and even slower to forget 
+them. They reply to petty insults with disdain and to 
+serious insults with vengeance. 
+
+Like the branches of a young tree, elves are flexible 
+in the face of danger. They trust in diplomacy and 
+compromise to resolve differences before they escalate 
+to violence. They have been known to retreat from 
+intrusions into their woodland homes, confident 
+that they can simply wait the invaders out. But when 
+the need arises, elves reveal a stern martial side, 
+demonstrating skill with sword, bow, and strategy. 
+
+
+HIDDEN WOODLAND REALMS 
+
+
+Most elves dwell in small forest villages hidden among 
+
+
+the trees. Elves hunt game, gather food, and grow 
+vegetables, and their skill and magic allow them to 
+support themselves without the need for clearing and 
+plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely 
+worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with 
+outsiders is usually limited, though a few elves make a 
+good living by trading crafted items for metals (which 
+they have no interest in mining). 
+
+Elves encountered outside their own lands are 
+commonly traveling minstrels, artists, or sages. Human 
+nobles compete for the services of elf instructors to 
+teach swordplay or magic to their children. 
+
+
+EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE 
+
+
+Elves take up adventuring out of wanderlust. Since 
+they are so long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of 
+exploration and discovery. They dislike the pace of 
+human society, which is regimented from day to day but 
+constantly changing over decades, so they find careers 
+that let them travel freely and set their own pace. Elves 
+also enjoy exercising their martial prowess or gaining 
+greater magical power, and adventuring allows them 
+
+
+PART 1 | RACES 
+
+
+to do so. Some might join with rebels fighting against 
+oppression, and others might become champions of 
+moral causes. 
+
+
+ELF NAMES 
+
+
+Elves are considered children until they declare 
+themselves adults, some time after the hundredth 
+birthday, and before this period they are called 
+
+by child names. 
+
+On declaring adulthood, an elf selects an adult name, 
+although those who knew him or her as a youngster 
+might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult 
+name is a unique creation, though it might reflect 
+the names of respected individuals or other family 
+members. Little distinction exists between male 
+names and female names; the groupings here reflect 
+only general tendencies. In addition, every elf bears a 
+family name, typically a combination of other Elvish 
+words. Some elves traveling among humans translate 
+their family names into Common, but others retain the 
+Elvish version. 
+
+
+Child Names: Ara, Bryn, Del, Eryn, Faen, Innil, 
+Lael, Mella, Naill, Naeris, Phann, Rael, Rinn, Sai, 
+Syllin, Thia, Vall 
+
+Male Adult Names: Adran, Aelar, Aramil, Arannis, 
+Aust, Beiro, Berrian, Carric, Enialis, Erdan, Erevan, 
+Galinndan, Hadarai, Heian, Himo, Immeral, Ivellios, 
+Laucian, Mindartis, Paelias, Peren, Quarion, Riardon, 
+
+Rolen, Soveliss, Thamior, Tharivol, Theren, Varis 
+
+
+HAUGHTY BUT GRACIOUS 
+Although they can be haughty, elves are generally gracious 
+even to those who fall short of their high expectations— — 
+which is most non-elves. Still, they can find good in just 
+about anyone. 
+
+Dwarves. “Dwarves are dull, clumsy oafs, But what they 
+lack in humor, sophistication, and manners, they make up in 
+valor. And | must admit, their best smiths produce art that 
+approaches elven quality.” 
+
+Halflings. “Halflings are people of simple pleasures, and 
+that is not a quality to scorn. They're good folk, they care 
+for each other and tend their gardens, and they have proven 
+themselves tougher than they seem when the need arises.” 
+
+Humans. “All that haste, their ambition and drive to 
+accomplish something before their brief lives pass away— 
+human endeavors seem so futile sometimes. But then 
+you look at what they have accomplished, and you have to 
+appreciate their achievements. If only they could slow down 
+and learn some refinement.” 
+
+
+Female Adult Names: Adrie, Althaea, Anastrianna, 
+Andraste, Antinua, Bethrynna, Birel, Caelynn, 
+Drusilia, Enna, Felosial, Ielenia, Jelenneth, Keyleth, 
+Leshanna, Lia, Meriele, Mialee, Naivara, Quelenna, 
+Quillathe, Sariel, Shanairra, Shava, Silaqui, 
+Theirastra, Thia, Vadania, Valanthe, Xanaphia 
+
+Family Names (Common Translations): Amakiir 
+(Gemflower), Amastacia (Starflower), Galanodel 
+(Moonwhisper), Holimion (Diamonddew), Ilphelkiir 
+(Gemblossom), Liadon (Silverfrond), Meliamne 
+(Oakenheel), Nailo (Nightbreeze), Siannodel 
+(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal) 
+
+
+ELF TRAITS — 
+
+
+Your elf character has a variety of natural abilities, the 
+result of thousands of years of elven refinement. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score 
+increases by 2. 
+
+Age. Although elves reach physical maturity at about 
+the same age as humans, the elven understanding of 
+adulthood goes beyond physical growth to encompass 
+worldly experience. An elf typically claims adulthood 
+and an adult name around the age of 100 and can live 
+to be 750 years old. 
+
+Alignment. Elves love freedom, variety, and self- 
+expression, so they lean strongly toward the gentler 
+aspects of chaos. They value and protect others’ 
+freedom as well as their own, and they are more 
+often good than not. The drow are an exception; their 
+exile into the Underdark has made them vicious and 
+dangerous, Drow are more often evil than not. 
+
+Size. Elves range from under 5 to over 6 feet tall and 
+have slender builds. Your size is Medium. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. 
+
+Darkvision. Accustomed to twilit forests and the night 
+sky, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. 
+You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it 
+were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. 
+You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 
+
+Keen Senses. You have proficiency in the 
+Perception skill. 
+
+Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws 
+against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep. 
+
+
+Trance. Elves don't need to sleep. Instead, they 
+meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 
+hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation 
+is "trance.") While meditating, you can dream after a 
+fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that 
+have become reflexive through years of practice. After 
+resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a 
+human does from 8 hours of sleep. 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and Elvish. Elvish is fluid, with subtle intonations and 
+intricate grammar. Elven literature is rich and varied, 
+and their songs and poems are famous among other 
+races. Many bards learn their language so they can add 
+Elvish ballads to their repertoires. 
+
+Subrace. Ancient divides among the elven people 
+resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, 
+and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose 
+one of these subraces. In some worlds, these subraces 
+are divided still further (such as the sun elves and moon 
+elves of the Forgotten Realms), so if you wish, you can 
+choose a narrower subrace. 
+
+
+HicH ELF 
+As a high elf, you have a keen mind and a mastery of 
+at least the basics of magic. In many of the worlds 
+
+of D&D, there are two kinds of high elves. One type 
+(which includes the gray elves and valley elves of 
+Greyhawk, the Silvanesti of Dragonlance, and the 
+sun elves of the Forgotten Realms) is haughty and 
+reclusive, believing themselves to be superior to 
+non-elves and even other elves. The other type 
+(including the high elves of Greyhawk, the 
+Qualinesti of Dragonlance, and the moon elves 
+of the Forgotten Realms) are more common 
+and more friendly, and often encountered 
+among humans and other races. 
+
+The sun elves of Faerün (also called gold 
+elves or sunrise elves) have bronze skin and 
+hair of copper, black, or golden blond. Their 
+eyes are golden, silver, or black. Moon elves (also 
+called silver elves or gray elves) are much paler, 
+with alabaster skin sometimes tinged with blue. 
+They often have hair of silver-white, black, or blue, 
+but various shades of blond, brown, and red are 
+not uncommon. Their eyes are blue or green and 
+flecked with gold. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Elf Weapon Training. You have proficiency with 
+the longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow. 
+
+
+2 
+
+
+Cantrip. You know one cantrip of your choice from 
+the wizard spell list. Intelligence is your spellcasting 
+ability for it. Vier 
+
+Extra Language. You can speak, read, and write one 
+extra language of your choice. 
+
+
+Woop ELF 
+
+As a wood elf, you have keen senses and intuition, and 
+your fleet feet carry you quickly and stealthily through 
+your native forests. This category includes the wild 
+elves (grugach) of Greyhawk and the Kagonesti of 
+Dragonlance, as well as the races called wood elves in 
+Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms. In Faerün, wood 
+elves (also called wild elves, green elves, or forest elves) 
+are reclusive and distrusting of non-elves. 
+
+Wood elves' skin tends to be copperish in hue, 
+sometimes with traces of green. Their hair tends toward 
+browns and blacks, but it is occasionally blond or 
+copper-colored. Their eyes are green, brown, or hazel. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Elf Weapon Training. You have proficiency with the 
+longsword, shortsword, shortbow, and longbow. 
+
+Fleet of Foot. Your base walking speed 
+increases to 35 feet. 
+
+Mask of the Wild. You can attempt to hide even when 
+you are only lightly obscured by foliage, heavy rain, 
+falling snow, mist, and other natural phenomena. 
+
+
+PART 1 | RACES 
+
+
+DARK ELF (Drow) 
+
+Descended from an earlier subrace of dark-skinned 
+elves, the drow were banished from the surface world 
+for following the goddess Lolth down the path to 
+
+evil and corruption. Now they have built their own 
+civilization in the depths of the Underdark, patterned 
+after the Way of Lolth. Also called dark elves, the drow 
+have black skin that resembles polished obsidian and 
+stark white or pale yellow hair. They commonly have 
+very pale eyes (so pale as to be mistaken for white) in 
+shades of lilac, silver, pink, red, and blue. They tend to 
+be smaller and thinner than most elves. 
+
+Drow adventurers are rare, and the race does not exist 
+in all worlds. Check with your Dungeon Master to see 
+if you can play a drow character. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Superior Darkvision. Your darkvision has a 
+radius of 120 feet. 
+
+Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack 
+rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on 
+sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever 
+you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight. 
+
+Drow Magic. You know the dancing lights cantrip. 
+When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the faerie fire 
+spell once per day. When you reach 5th level, you can 
+also cast the darkness spell once per day. Charisma is 
+your spellcasting ability for these spells. 
+
+Drow Weapon Training. You have proficiency with 
+rapiers, shortswords, and hand crossbows. 
+
+
+DU LORI E C LEEEUUEUXPIEG. occae cz cub esee cC 
+THE DARKNESS OF THE Drow 
+
+
+B Were it not for one renowned exception, the race of drow 
+
+
+would be universally reviled. To most, they are a race of 
+demon-worshiping marauders dwelling in the subterranean 
+depths of the Underdark, emerging only on the blackest 
+nights to pillage and slaughter the surface dwellers they 
+despise. Their society is depraved and preoccupied with the 
+
+
+f favor of Lolth, their spider-goddess, who sanctions murder 
+
+
+and the extermination of entire families as noble houses 
+
+
+M vie for position. 
+
+
+Yet one drow, at least, broke the mold. In the world of the 
+Forgotten Realms, Drizzt Do'Urden, ranger of the North, has 
+proven his quality as a good-hearted defender of the weak 
+and innocent. Rejecting his heritage and adrift in a world that 
+looks upon him with terror and loathing, Drizzt is a model 
+for those few drow who follow in his footsteps, trying to find 
+a life apart from the evil society of their Underdark homes. 
+
+Drow grow up believing that surface-dwelling races are 
+inferior, worthless except as slaves. Drow who develop a 
+conscience or find it necessary to cooperate with members of 
+other races find it hard to overcome that prejudice, especially 
+when they are so often on the receiving end of hatred. 
+
+
+HALFLING 
+
+
+REGIS THE HALFLING, THE ONLY ONE OF HIS KIND FOR 
+hundreds of miles in any direction, locked his fingers be- 
+hind his head and leaned back against the mossy blanket 
+of the tree trunk. Regis was short, even by the standards 
+of his diminutive race, with the fluff of his curly brown 
+locks barely cresting the three-foot mark, but his belly was 
+amply thickened by his love of a good meal, or several, as 
+the opportunities presented themselves. The crooked stick 
+that served as his fishing pole rose up above him, clenched 
+between two of his toes, and hung out over the quiet lake, 
+mirrored perfectly in the glassy surface of Maer Dualdon. 
+—R.A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard 
+
+
+* The comforts of home are the goals of most halflings’ 
+
+
+lives: a place to settle in peace and quiet, far from 
+marauding monsters and clashing armies; a blazing fire 
+and a generous meal; fine drink and fine conversation. 
+Though some halflings live out their days in remote ' 
+agricultural communities, others form nomadic bands 
+that travel constantly, lured by the open road and the 
+wide horizon to discover the wonders of new lands and 
+peoples, But even these wanderers love peace, food, 
+hearth, and home, though home might be a wagon 
+jostling along an dirt road or a raft floating downriver. 
+
+
+SMALL AND PRACTICAL 
+
+
+The diminutive halflings survive in a world full of larger 
+creatures by avoiding notice or, barring that, avoiding 
+offense. Standing about 3 feet tall, they appear relatively 
+harmless and so have managed to survive for centuries 
+in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and 
+political strife. They are inclined to be stout, weighing 
+between 40 and 45 pounds. 
+
+Halflings’ skin ranges from tan to pale with a ruddy 
+cast, and their hair is usually brown or sandy brown 
+and wavy. They have brown or hazel eyes. Halfling men 
+often sport long sideburns, but beards are rare among 
+them and mustaches even more so. They like to wear 
+simple, comfortable, and practical clothes, favoring 
+bright colors. 
+
+Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. 
+They're concerned with basic needs and simple 
+pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the 
+wealthiest of halflings keep their treasures locked in a 
+cellar rather than on display for all to see. They have 
+a knack for finding the most straightforward solution 
+to a problem, and have little patience for dithering. 
+
+
+KIND AND CURIOUS 
+
+
+Halflings are an affable and cheerful people. They 
+cherish the bonds of family and friendship as well 
+as the comforts of hearth and home, harboring few 
+dreams of gold or glory. Even adventurers among 
+them usually venture into the world for reasons of 
+
+
+community, friendship, wanderlust, or curiosity. They = 
+
+love discovering new things, even simple things, such 
+
+as an exotic food or an unfamiliar style of clothing. 
+Halflings are easily moved to pity and hate to see any 
+
+living thing suffer. They are generous, happily sharing 
+
+what they have even in lean times. 
+
+
+BLEND INTO THE CROWD 
+
+
+Halflings are adept at fitting into a community of 
+humans, dwarves, or elves, making themselves valuable 
+and welcome. The combination of their inherent stealth 
+and their unassuming nature helps halflings to avoid 
+unwanted attention. 
+
+Halflings work readily with others, and they are loyal 
+to their friends, whether halfling or otherwise. They can 
+display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, 
+or communities are threatened. 
+
+
+PASTORAL PLEASANTRIES 
+
+
+Most halflings live in small, peaceful communities with 
+large farms and well-kept groves. They rarely build 
+kingdoms of their own or even hold much land beyond 
+their quiet shires. They typically don’t recognize any 
+sort of halfling nobility or royalty, instead looking to 
+family elders to guide them. Families preserve their 
+traditional ways despite the rise and fall of empires. 
+
+Many halflings live among other races, where the 
+halflings’ hard work and loyal outlook offer them 
+abundant rewards and creature comforts. Some halfling 
+communities travel as a way of life, driving wagons or 
+guiding boats from place to place and maintaining no 
+permanent home. 
+
+
+; once in a while?" 
+
+
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+
+
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+
+
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+
+
+AFFABLE AND POSITIVE 
+Halflings try to get along with everyone else and are loath to 
+make sweeping generalizations—especially negative ones. 
+Dwarves. “Dwarves make loyal friends, and you can count 
+on them to keep their word. But would it hurt them to smile 
+
+
+Elves. "They're so beautiful! Their faces, their music, their 
+grace and all. It's like they stepped out of a wonderful dream. 
+But there's no telling what's going on behind their smiling 
+faces—surely more than they ever let on." 
+
+Humans. "Humans are a lot like us, really. At least some 
+of them are. Step out of the castles and keeps, go talk to the 
+farmers and herders and you'll find good, solid folk. Not that 
+there's anything wrong with the barons and soldiers—you 
+have to admire their conviction. And by protecting their own 
+lands, they protect us as well." 
+annm PUER 
+
+
+EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES 
+
+
+Halflings usually set out on the adventurer's path to 
+defend their communities, support their friends, or 
+explore a wide and wonder-filled world. For them, 
+adventuring is less a career than an opportunity or 
+sometimes a necessity. 
+
+
+HALFLING NAMES 
+
+
+A halfling has a given name, a family name, and possibly 
+a nickname. Family names are often nicknames that 
+stuck so tenaciously they have been passed down 
+through the generations. 
+
+
+Male Names: Alton, Ander, Cade, Corrin, Eldon, Errich, 
+Finnan, Garret, Lindal, Lyle, Merric, Milo, Osborn, 
+Perrin, Reed, Roscoe, Wellby 
+
+Female Names: Andry, Bree, Callie, Cora, Euphemia, 
+Jillian, Kithri, Lavinia, Lidda, Merla, Nedda, Paela, 
+Portia, Seraphina, Shaena, Trym, Vani, Verna 
+
+Family Names: Brushgather, Goodbarrel, Greenbottle, 
+High-hill, Hilltopple, Leagallow, Tealeaf, Thorngage, 
+Tosscobble, Underbough 
+
+
+HALFLING TRAITS 
+
+
+Your halfling character has a number of traits in 
+common with all other halflings. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score 
+increases by 2. 
+
+Age. A halfling reaches adulthood at the age of 
+20 and generally lives into the middle of his or her 
+second century. 
+
+Alignment. Most halflings are lawful good. As a rule, 
+they are good-hearted and kind, hate to see others in 
+pain, and have no tolerance for oppression. They are 
+also very orderly and traditional, leaning heavily on 
+the support of their community and the comfort of 
+their old ways. 
+
+Size. Halflings average about 3 feet tall and weigh 
+about 40 pounds. Your size is Small. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet. 
+
+Lucky. When you roll a 1 on an attack roll, ability 
+check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and must 
+use the new roll, 
+
+Brave. You have advantage on saving throws against 
+being frightened. 
+
+Halfling Nimbleness. You can move through the 
+space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours. 
+
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and Halfling. The Halfling language isn’t secret, but 
+halflings are loath to share it with others. They write 
+very little, so they don't have a rich body of literature. 
+Their oral tradition, however, is very strong. Almost all 
+halflings speak Common to converse with the people 
+in whose lands they dwell or through which they 
+are traveling. 
+
+Subrace. The two main kinds of halfling, lightfoot and 
+stout, are more like closely related families than true 
+subraces. Choose one of these subraces. 
+
+
+LIGHTFOOT 
+
+As a lightfoot halfling, you can easily hide from notice, 
+even using other people as cover. You're inclined to be 
+affable and get along well with others. In the Forgotten 
+Realms, lightfoot halflings have spread the farthest and 
+thus are the most common variety. 
+
+Lightfoots are more prone to wanderlust than other 
+halflings, and often dwell alongside other races or take 
+up a nomadic life. In the world of Greyhawk, these 
+halflings are called hairfeet or tallfellows. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Naturally Stealthy. You can attempt to hide even 
+when you are obscured only by a creature that is at least 
+one size larger than you. 
+
+
+STOUT 
+As a stout halfling, you’re hardier than average and have 
+some resistance to poison. Some say that stouts have 
+dwarven blood. In the Forgotten Realms, these halflings 
+are called stronghearts, and they’re most common 
+in the south. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Stout Resilience. You have advantage on saving 
+throws against poison, and you have resistance 
+against poison damage. 
+
+
+HUMAN 
+
+
+THESE WERE THE STORIES OF A RESTLESS PEOPLE WHO 
+long ago took to the seas and rivers in longboats, first to 
+pillage and terrorize, then to settle. Yet there was an energy, 
+a love of adventure, that sang from every page. Long into 
+the night Liriel read, lighting candle after precious candle. 
+She'd never given much thought to humans, but these 
+
+stories fascinated her. In these yellowed pages were tales of 
+bold heroes, strange and fierce animals, mighty primitive gods, 
+and a magic that was part and fabric of that distant land. 
+
+
+—Elaine Cunningham, Daughter of the Drow 
+
+
+In the reckonings of most worlds, humans are the 
+youngest of the common races, late to arrive on the 
+world scene and short-lived in comparison to dwarves, 
+elves, and dragons. Perhaps it is because of their shorter 
+lives that they strive to achieve as much as they can in 
+the years they are given. Or maybe they feel they have 
+something to prove to the elder races, and that’s why 
+they build their mighty empires on the foundation of 
+conquest and trade. Whatever drives them, humans 
+are the innovators, the achievers, and the pioneers 
+
+of the worlds. 
+
+
+A BROAD SPECTRUM 
+
+
+With their penchant for migration and conquest, 
+humans are more physically diverse than other common 
+races. There is no typical human. An individual can 
+stand from 5 feet to a little over 6 feet tall and weigh 
+from 125 to 250 pounds. Human skin shades range 
+from nearly black to very pale, and hair colors from 
+black to blond (curly, kinky, or straight); males might 
+sport facial hair that is sparse or thick. A lot of humans 
+have a dash of nonhuman blood, revealing hints of elf, 
+orc, or other lineages. Humans reach adulthood in their 
+late teens and rarely live even a single century. 
+
+
+VARIETY IN ALL THINGS 
+
+
+Humans are the most adaptable and ambitious people 
+among the common races. They have widely varying 
+tastes, morals, and customs in the many different lands 
+where they have settled. When they settle, though, 
+
+they stay: they build cities to last for the ages, and 
+
+great kingdoms that can persist for long centuries. An 
+individual human might have a relatively short life span, 
+but a human nation or culture preserves traditions 
+
+with origins far beyond the reach of any single human's 
+memory. They live fully in the present—making them 
+well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the 
+future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and 
+as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and 
+they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics. 
+
+
+no 
+
+
+= = 
+
+
+EVERYONE’S SECOND-BEST FRIENDS 
+
+Just as readily as they mix with each other, humans mingle 
+with members of other races. They get along with almost 
+everyone, though they might not be close to many. Humans 
+serve as ambassadors, diplomats, magistrates, merchants, 
+and functionaries of all kinds. 
+
+Dwarves. "They're stout folk, stalwart friends, and true to 
+their word. Their greed for gold is their downfall, though.” 
+
+Elves. "It's best not to wander into elven woods. They don't 
+like intruders, and you'll as likely be bewitched as peppered 
+with arrows. Still, if an elf can get past that damned racial 
+pride and actually treat you like an equal, you can learn a lot 
+from them.” 
+
+Halflings. "It's hard to beat a meal in a halfling home, as 
+long as you don't crack your head on the ceiling—good food 
+and good stories in front of a nice, warm fire. If halflings had 
+a shred of ambition, they might really amount to something.” 
+
+
+LASTING INSTITUTIONS 
+
+
+Where a single elf or dwarf might take on the 
+responsibility of guarding a special location or a 
+powerful secret, humans found sacred orders and 
+institutions for such purposes. While dwarf clans and 
+halfling elders pass on the ancient traditions to each 
+new generation, human temples, governments, libraries, 
+and codes of law fix their traditions in the bedrock of 
+history. Humans dream of immortality, but (except for 
+those few who seek undeath or divine ascension to 
+escape death’s clutches) they achieve it by ensuring that 
+they will be remembered when they are gone. 
+
+Although some humans can be xenophobic, in 
+general their societies are inclusive. Human lands 
+welcome large numbers of nonhumans compared to the 
+proportion of humans who live in nonhuman lands. 
+
+
+EXEMPLARS OF AMBITION 
+
+
+Humans who seek adventure are the most daring and 
+ambitious members of a daring and ambitious race. 
+They seek to earn glory in the eyes of their fellows 
+
+by amassing power, wealth, and fame. More than 
+other people, humans champion causes rather than 
+territories or groups. 
+
+
+HUMAN NAMES AND ETHNICITIES 
+
+
+Having so much more variety than other cultures, 
+humans as a whole have no typical names. Some human 
+
+
+PART 1 | RACES 
+
+
+parents give their children names from other languages, 
+such as Dwarvish or Elvish (pronounced more or less 
+correctly), but most parents give names that are linked 
+to their region’s culture or to the naming traditions of 
+their ancestors. 
+
+The material culture and physical characteristics 
+of humans can change wildly from region to region. 
+
+In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, 
+architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different 
+in the northwestern lands of the Silver Marches than 
+in distant Turmish or Impiltur to the east—and even 
+more distinctive in far-off Kara-Tur. Human physical 
+characteristics, though, vary according to the ancient 
+migrations of the earliest humans, so that the humans 
+of the Silver Marches have every possible variation of 
+coloration and features. 
+
+In the Forgotten Realms, nine human ethnic groups 
+are widely recognized, though over a dozen others are 
+found in more localized areas of Faerün. These groups, 
+and the typical names of their members, can be used as 
+inspiration no matter which world your human is in. 
+
+
+CALISHITE 
+
+Shorter and slighter in build than most other humans, 
+Calishites have dusky brown skin, hair, and eyes. 
+They're found primarily in southwest Faerün. 
+
+
+Calishite Names: (Male) Aseir, Bardeid, Haseid, 
+Khemed, Mehmen, Sudeiman, Zasheir; (female) 
+Atala, Ceidil, Hama, Jasmal, Meilil, Seipora, Yasheira, 
+Zasheida; (surnames) Basha, Dumein, Jassan, Khalid, 
+Mostana, Pashar, Rein 
+
+
+CHONDATHAN 
+
+Chondathans are slender, tawny-skinned folk with 
+brown hair that ranges from almost blond to almost 
+black. Most are tall and have green or brown eyes, 
+but these traits are hardly universal. Humans of 
+Chondathan descent dominate the central lands of 
+Faerün, around the Inner Sea. 
+
+
+Chondathan Names: (Male) Darvin, Dorn, Evendur, 
+Gorstag, Grim, Helm, Malark, Morn, Randal, 
+Stedd; (female) Arveene, Esvele, Jhessail, Kerri, 
+Lureene, Miri, Rowan, Shandri, Tessele; (surnames) 
+Amblecrown, Buckman, Dundragon, Evenwood, 
+Greycastle, Tallstag 
+
+
+DAMARAN 
+
+Found primarily in the northwest of Faerün, Damarans 
+are of moderate height and build, with skin hues 
+ranging from tawny to fair. Their hair is usually brown 
+or black, and their eye color varies widely, though brown 
+is most common. 
+
+
+Damaran Names: (Male) Bor, Fodel, Glar, Grigor, 
+Igan, Ivor, Kosef, Mival, Orel, Pavel, Sergor; (female) 
+Alethra, Kara, Katernin, Mara, Natali, Olma, Tana, 
+Zora; (surnames) Bersk, Chernin, Dotsk, Kulenov, 
+Marsk, Nemetsk, Shemov, Starag 
+
+
+ILLUSKAN 
+
+Illuskans are tall, fair-skinned folk with blue or steely 
+gray eyes. Most have raven-black hair, but those who 
+inhabit the extreme northwest have blond, red, or 
+light brown hair. 
+
+
+Illuskan Names: (Male) Ander, Blath, Bran, Frath, 
+Geth, Lander, Luth, Malcer, Stor, Taman, Urth; 
+(female) Amafrey, Betha, Cefrey, Kethra, Mara, Olga, 
+Silifrey, Westra; (surnames) Brightwood, Helder, 
+Hornraven, Lackman, Stormwind, Windrivver 
+
+
+MULAN 
+
+Dominant in the eastern and southeastern shores of 
+the Inner Sea, the Mulan are generally tall, slim, and 
+amber-skinned, with eyes of hazel or brown. Their hair 
+ranges from black to dark brown, but in the lands where 
+the Mulan are most prominent, nobles and many other 
+Mulan shave off all their hair. 
+
+
+Mulan Names: (Male) Aoth, Bareris, Ehput-Ki, 
+Kethoth, Mumed, Ramas, So-Kehur, Thazar-De, 
+Urhur; (female) Arizima, Chathi, Nephis, Nulara, 
+Murithi, Sefris, Thola, Umara, Zolis; (surnames) 
+Ankhalab, Anskuld, Fezim, Hahpet, Nathandem, 
+Sepret, Uuthrakt 
+
+
+RASHEMI 
+
+Most often found east of the Inner Sea and often 
+intermingled with the Mulan, Rashemis tend to be short, 
+stout, and muscular. They usually have dusky skin, dark 
+eyes, and thick black hair. 
+
+
+Rashemi Names: (Male) Borivik, Faurgar, Jandar, 
+Kanithar, Madislak, Ralmevik, Shaumar, Vladislak; 
+(female) Fyevarra, Hulmarra, Immith, Imzel, 
+Navarra, Shevarra, Tammith, Yuldra; (surnames) 
+Chergoba, Dyernina, Iltazyara, Murnyethara, 
+Stayanoga, Ulmokina 
+
+
+Fh et 
+
+
+SHOU 
+
+The Shou are the most numerous and powerful ethnic 
+group in Kara-Tur, far to the east of Faerün. They are 
+yellowish-bronze in hue, with black hair and dark 
+eyes. Shou surnames are usually presented before 
+
+the given name. 
+
+
+Shou Names: (Male) An, Chen, Chi, Fai, Jiang, Jun, 
+Lian, Long, Meng, On, Shan, Shui, Wen; (female) 
+Bai, Chao, Jia, Lei, Mei, Qiao, Shui, Tai; (surnames) 
+Chien, Huang, Kao, Kung, Lao, Ling, Mei, Pin, Shin, 
+Sum, Tan, Wan 
+
+
+TETHYRIAN 
+
+Widespread along the entire Sword Coast at the 
+western edge of Faerün, Tethyrians are of medium build 
+and height, with dusky skin that tends to grow fairer 
+
+the farther north they dwell. Their hair and eye color 
+varies widely, but brown hair and blue eyes are the most 
+common. Tethyrians primarily use Chondathan names. 
+
+
+TURAMI 
+
+Native to the southern shore of the Inner Sea, the 
+Turami people are generally tall and muscular, with 
+dark mahogany skin, curly black hair, and dark eyes. 
+
+
+Turami Names: (Male) Anton, Diero, Marcon, Pieron, 
+Rimardo, Romero, Salazar, Umbero; (female) Balama, 
+Dona, Faila, Jalana, Luisa, Marta, Quara, Selise, 
+Vonda; (surnames) Agosto, Astorio, Calabra, Domine, 
+Falone, Marivaldi, Pisacar, Ramondo 
+
+
+HUMAN TRAITS 
+
+
+It’s hard to make generalizations about humans, but 
+your human character has these traits. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your ability scores each 
+increase by 1. 
+
+Age. Humans reach adulthood in their late teens and 
+live less than a century. 
+
+Alignment. Humans tend toward no 
+particular alignment. The best and the worst are 
+found among them. 
+
+Size. Humans vary widely in height and build, from 
+barely 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall. Regardless of your 
+position in that range, your size is Medium. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet, 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and one extra language of your choice. Humans typically 
+learn the languages of other peoples they deal with, 
+including obscure dialects. They are fond of sprinkling 
+their speech with words borrowed from other tongues: 
+Orc curses, Elvish musical expressions, Dwarvish 
+military phrases, and so on. 
+
+
+D ere dc ec Ee eee 
+VARIANT HUMAN TRAITS 
+
+
+_ If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from chapter 5, 
+_ your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of 
+_ which replace the human's Ability Score Increase trait. 
+Ability Score Increase. Two different ability scores of your 
+
+| choice increase by 1. 
+
+Skills. You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice. 
+
+Feat. You gain one feat of your choice. 
+
+
+PART 1 | RAGES 
+
+
+31 
+
+
+DRAGONBORN 
+
+
+HER FATHER STOOD ON THE FIRST OF THE THREE STAIRS 
+
+
+that led down from the portal, unmoving. The scales of his 
+face had grown paler around the edges, but Clanless Mehen 
+still looked as if he could wrestle down a dire bear him- 
+
+self. His familiar well-worn armor was gone, replaced by 
+violet-tinted scale armor with bright silvery tracings. There 
+was a blazon on his arm as well, the mark of some foreign 
+house. The sword at his back was the same, though, the one 
+he had carried since even before he had found the twins left 
+in swaddling at the gates of Arush Vayem. 
+
+
+For all her life, Farideh had known that reading her : 
+father's face was a skill she'd been fortunate to learn. A 
+human who couldn't spot the shift of her eyes or Havilar's 
+would certainly see only the indifference of a dragon in 
+Clanless Mehen's face. But the shift of scales, the arch of a 
+ridge, the set of his eyes, the gape of his teeth—her father's 
+face spoke volumes. 
+
+But every scale of it, this time, seemed completely still 
+the indifference of a dragon, even to Farideh. 
+
+
+—Erin M. Evans, The Adversary 
+
+
+Born of dragons, as their name proclaims, the 
+dragonborn walk proudly through a world that greets 
+them with fearful incomprehension. Shaped by draconic 
+gods or the dragons themselves, dragonborn originally 
+hatched from dragon eggs as a unique race, combining 
+the best attributes of dragons and humanoids. Some 
+dragonborn are faithful servants to true dragons, others 
+form the ranks of soldiers in great wars, and still others 
+find themselves adrift, with no clear calling in life. 
+
+
+PROUD DRAGON KIN 
+
+
+Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect 
+in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The 
+first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching 
+the colors of their dragon kin, but generations of 
+interbreeding have created a more uniform appearance. 
+Their small, fine scales are usually brass or bronze 
+in color, sometimes ranging to scarlet, rust, gold, or 
+copper-green. They are tall and strongly built, often 
+standing close to 6! feet tall and weighing 300 pounds 
+or more. Their hands and feet are strong, talonlike 
+claws with three fingers and a thumb on each hand. 
+The blood of a particular type of dragon runs 
+very strong through some dragonborn clans. These 
+dragonborn often boast scales that more closely match 
+those of their dragon ancestor— bright red, green, blue, 
+or white, lustrous black, or gleaming metallic gold, 
+silver, brass, copper, or bronze. 
+
+
+SELF-SUFFICIENT CLANS 
+
+
+To any dragonborn, the clan is more important than 
+
+life itself. Dragonborn owe their devotion and respect 
+to their clan above all else, even the gods. Each 
+dragonborn’s conduct reflects on the honor of his or her 
+clan, and bringing dishonor to the clan can result in 
+expulsion and exile. Each dragonborn knows his or her 
+station and duties within the clan, and honor demands 
+maintaining the bounds of that position. 
+
+A continual drive for self-improvement reflects the 
+self-sufficiency of the race as a whole. Dragonborn value 
+skill and excellence in all endeavors. They hate to fail, 
+and they push themselves to extreme efforts before they 
+give up on something. A dragonborn holds mastery of 
+a particular skill as a lifetime goal. Members of other 
+races who share the same commitment find it easy to 
+earn the respect of a dragonborn. 
+
+Though all dragonborn strive to be self-sufficient, 
+they recognize that help is sometimes needed in difficult 
+situations. But the best source for such help is the 
+clan, and when a clan needs help, it turns to another 
+dragonborn clan before seeking aid from other races- 
+or even from the gods. 
+
+
+DRAGONBORN NAMES 
+
+
+Dragonborn have personal names given at birth, 
+but they put their clan names first as a mark of 
+honor. A childhood name or nickname is often used 
+among clutchmates as a descriptive term or a term 
+of endearment. The name might recall an event or 
+center on a habit. 
+
+
+Male Names: Arjhan, Balasar, Bharash, Donaar, Ghesh, 
+
+
+Heskan, Kriv, Medrash, Mehen, Nadarr, Pandjed, 
+Patrin, Rhogar, Shamash, Shedinn, Tarhun, Torinn 
+
+Female Names: Akra, Biri, Daar, Farideh, Harann, 
+Havilar, Jheri, Kava, Korinn, Mishann, Nala, Perra, 
+Raiann, Sora, Surina, Thava, Uadjit 
+
+
+UNCOMMON RACES 
+
+The dragonborn and the rest of the races in this chapter are 
+uncommon. They don't exist in every world of D&D, and 
+even where they are found, they are less widespread than 
+
+
+* dwarves, elves, halflings, and humans. 
+
+
+In the cosmopolitan cities of the D&D multiverse, most 
+people hardly look twice at members of even the most 
+exotic races. But the small towns and villages that dot 
+the countryside are different. The common folk aren’t 
+accustomed to seeing members of these races, and they 
+react accordingly. 
+
+Dragonborn. It's easy to assume that a dragonborn is a 
+monster, especially if his or her scales betray a chromatic 
+heritage. Unless the dragonborn starts breathing fire and 
+causing destruction, though, people are likely to respond 
+with caution rather than outright fear. 
+
+Gnome. Gnomes don't look like a threat and can quickly 
+disarm suspicion with good humor. The common folk are 
+often curious about gnomes, likely never having seen one 
+before, but they are rarely hostile or fearful. 
+
+Half-Elf. Although many people have never seen a half-elf, 
+virtually everyone knows they exist. A half-elf stranger's 
+arrival is followed by gossip behind the half-elf's back and 
+stolen glances across the common room, rather than any 
+confrontation or open curiosity. 
+
+Half-Orc. It's usually safe to assume that a half-orc is 
+belligerent and quick to anger, so people watch themselves 
+around an unfamiliar half-orc. Shopkeepers might 
+surreptitiously hide valuable or fragile goods when a half-orc 
+comes in, and people slowly clear out of a tavern, assuming a 
+fight will break out soon. 
+
+Tiefling. Half-orcs are greeted with a practical caution, but 
+tieflings are the subject of supernatural fear. The evil of their 
+heritage is plainly visible in their features, and as far as most 
+people are concerned, a tiefling could very well be a devil 
+straight from the Nine Hells. People might make warding 
+signs as a tiefling approaches, cross the street to avoid 
+passing near, or bar shop doors before a tiefling can enter. 
+
+
+Childhood Names: Climber, Earbender, Leaper, Pious, 
+Shieldbiter, Zealous 
+
+Clan Names: Clethtinthiallor, Daardendrian, Delrnirev, 
+Drachedandion, Fenkenkabradon, Kepeshkmolik, 
+Kerrhylon, Kimbatuul, Linxakasendalor, Myastan, 
+Nemmonis, Norixius, Ophinshtalajiir, Prexijandilin, 
+Shestendeliath, Turnuroth, Verthisathurgiesh, Yarjerit 
+
+
+DRAGONBORN TRAITS 
+
+
+Your draconic heritage manifests in a variety of traits 
+you share with other dragonborn. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score 
+increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1. 
+
+Age. Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk 
+hours after hatching, attain the size and development 
+of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach 
+adulthood by 15. They live to be around 80. 
+
+Alignment. Dragonborn tend to extremes, making a 
+conscious choice for one side or the other in the cosmic 
+war between good and evil (represented by Bahamut 
+and Tiamat, respectively). Most dragonborn are good, 
+but those who side with Tiamat can be terrible villains. 
+
+Size. Dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans, 
+standing well over 6 feet tall and averaging almost 250 
+pounds. Your size is Medium. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. 
+
+
+DRACONIC ANCESTRY 
+
+
+Dragon Damage Type Breath Weapon 
+
+Black Acid 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) 
+Blue Lightning 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) 
+Brass Fire 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) 
+Bronze Lightning 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) 
+Copper Acid 5 by 30 ft. line (Dex. save) 
+Gold Fire 15 ft. cone (Dex. save) 
+Green Poison 15 ft. cone (Con. save) 
+Red Fire 15 ft. cone (Dex. save) 
+Silver Cold 15 ft. cone (Con. save) 
+White Cold 15 ft. cone (Con. save) 
+
+
+RACES 
+
+
+D? 
+
+
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+DRACONIANS 
+In the Dragonlance setting, the followers of the evil goddess 
+Takhisis learned a dark ritual that let them corrupt the 
+eggs of metallic dragons, producing evil dragonborn called 
+draconians. Five types of draconians, corresponding to the 
+five types of metallic dragons, fought for Takhisis in the War 
+of the Lance: auraks (gold), baaz (brass), bozak (bronze), 
+kapak (copper), and sivak (silver). In place of their draconic 
+breath weapons, they have unique magical abilities. 
+wpete——————Ee ———————— —" 
+
+
+Draconic Ancestry. You have draconic ancestry. 
+Choose one type of dragon from the Draconic Ancestry 
+table. Your breath weapon and damage resistance are 
+determined by the dragon type, as shown in the table. 
+
+Breath Weapon. You can use your action to exhale 
+destructive energy. Your draconic ancestry determines 
+the size, shape, and damage type of the exhalation. 
+
+When you use your breath weapon, each creature in 
+the area of the exhalation must make a saving throw, 
+the type of which is determined by your draconic 
+ancestry. The DC for this saving throw equals 8 + 
+your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus. A 
+creature takes 2d6 damage on a failed save, and half 
+as much damage on a successful one. The damage 
+increases to 3d6 at 6th level, 4d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 
+at 16th level. 
+
+After you use your breath weapon, you can't use it 
+again until you complete a short or long rest. 
+
+Damage Resistance. You have resistance to the 
+damage type associated with your draconic ancestry. 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and Draconic. Draconic is thought to be one of the 
+oldest languages and is often used in the study of magic. 
+The language sounds harsh to most other creatures and 
+includes numerous hard consonants and sibilants. 
+
+
+GNOME 
+
+
+SKINNY AND FLAXEN-HAIRED, HIS SKIN 
+walnut brown and his eyes a startling 
+turquoise, Burgell stood half as tall as Aeron and had to 
+climb up on a stool to look out the peephole. Like most hab- 
+itations in Oeble, that particular tenement had been built 
+for humans, and smaller residents coped with the resulting 
+awkwardness as best they could. 
+
+But at least the relative largeness of the apartment gave 
+Burgell room to pack in all his gnome-sized gear. The front 
+room was his workshop, and it contained a bewildering 
+miscellany of tools: hammers, chisels, saws, lockpicks, 
+tinted lenses, jeweler's loupes, and jars of powdered and 
+shredded ingredients for casting spells. A fat gray cat, the 
+mage' familiar, lay curled atop a grimoire. It opened its 
+eyes, gave Aeron a disdainful yellow stare, then appeared 
+to go back to sleep. 
+
+—Richard Lee Byers, The Black Bouquet 
+
+
+A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens 
+and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close- 
+knit communities. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: 
+a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion 
+there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially 
+bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life, enjoying 
+every moment of invention, exploration, investigation, 
+creation, and play. 
+
+
+VIBRANT EXPRESSION 
+
+
+A gnome's energy and enthusiasm for living shines 
+through every inch of his or her tiny body. Gnomes 
+average slightly over 3 feet tall and weigh 40 to 45 
+pounds. Their tan or brown faces are usually adorned 
+with broad smiles (beneath their prodigious noses), 
+and their bright eyes shine with excitement. Their 
+
+
+fair hair has a tendency to stick out in every direction, 
+as if expressing the gnome's insatiable interest in 
+everything around. 
+
+A gnome's personality is writ large in his or her 
+appearance. A male gnome's beard, in contrast to 
+his wild hair, is kept carefully trimmed but often 
+styled into curious forks or neat points. A gnome's 
+clothing, though usually made in modest earth tones, 
+is elaborately decorated with embroidery, embossing, 
+or gleaming jewels. 
+
+
+DELIGHTED DEDICATION 
+
+
+As far as gnomes are concerned, being alive is a 
+wonderful thing, and they squeeze every ounce of 
+enjoyment out of their three to five centuries of life. 
+Humans might wonder about getting bored over the 
+course of such a long life, and elves take plenty of time 
+to savor the beauties of the world in their long years, but 
+gnomes seem to worry that even with all that time, they 
+can't get in enough of the things they want to do and see. 
+Gnomes speak as if they can't get the thoughts 
+out of their heads fast enough. Even as they offer 
+ideas and opinions on a range of subjects, they still 
+manage to listen carefully to others, adding the 
+appropriate exclamations of surprise and appreciation 
+along the way. 
+
+
+Though gnomes love jokes of all kinds, particularly 
+puns and pranks, they're just as dedicated to the more 
+serious tasks they undertake. Many gnomes are skilled 
+engineers, alchemists, tinkers, and inventors. They're 
+willing to make mistakes and laugh at themselves in 
+the process of perfecting what they do, taking bold 
+(sometimes foolhardy) risks and dreaming large. 
+
+
+BRIGHT BURROWS 
+
+
+Gnomes make their homes in hilly, wooded lands. They 
+live underground but get more fresh air than dwarves 
+do, enjoying the natural, living world on the surface 
+whenever they can. Their homes are well hidden by 
+both clever construction and simple illusions. Welcome 
+visitors are quickly ushered into the bright, warm 
+burrows. Those who are not welcome are unlikely to 
+find the burrows in the first place. 
+
+Gnomes who settle in human lands are commonly 
+gemcutters, engineers, sages, or tinkers. Some human 
+families retain gnome tutors, ensuring that their pupils 
+enjoy a mix of serious learning and delighted enjoyment. 
+A gnome might tutor several generations of a single 
+human family over the course of his or her long life. 
+
+
+GNOME NAMES 
+
+
+Gnomes love names, and most have half a dozen or so. 
+A gnome's mother, father, clan elder, aunts, and uncles 
+each give the gnome a name, and various nicknames 
+from just about everyone else might or might not stick 
+over time. Gnome names are typically variants on the 
+names of ancestors or distant relatives, though some 
+are purely new inventions. When dealing with humans 
+and others who are “stuffy” about names, a gnome 
+learns to use no more than three names: a personal 
+name, a clan name, and a nickname, choosing the one in 
+each category that’s the most fun to say. 
+
+
+DEEP GNOMES 
+
+
+A third subrace of gnomes, the deep gnomes (or svirfneblin), 
+live in small communities scattered in the Underdark. Unlike 
+the duergar and the drow, svirfneblin are as good as their 
+surface cousins. However, their humor and enthusiasm 
+are dampened by their oppressive environment, and their 
+inventive expertise is directed mostly toward stonework. 
+
+
+Male Names: Alston, Alvyn, Boddynock, Brocc, Burgell, 
+Dimble, Eldon, Erky, Fonkin, Frug, Gerbo, Gimble, 
+Glim, Jebeddo, Kellen, Namfoodle, Orryn, Roondar, 
+Seebo, Sindri, Warryn, Wrenn, Zook 
+
+Female Names: Bimpnottin, Breena, Caramip, Carlin, 
+Donella, Duvamil, Ella, Ellyjobell, Ellywick, Lilli, 
+Loopmottin, Lorilla, Mardnab, Nissa, Nyx, Oda, Orla, 
+Roywyn, Shamil, Tana, Waywocket, Zanna 
+
+Clan Names: Beren, Daergel, Folkor, Garrick, Nackle, 
+Murnig, Ningel, Raulnor, Scheppen, Timbers, Turen 
+
+Nicknames: Aleslosh, Ashhearth, Badger, Cloak, 
+Doublelock, Filchbatter, Fnipper, Ku, Nim, Oneshoe, 
+Pock, Sparklegem, Stumbleduck 
+
+
+SEEING THE WORLD 
+
+
+Curious and impulsive, gnomes might take up 
+adventuring as a way to see the world or for the love 
+of exploring. As lovers of gems and other fine items, 
+some gnomes take to adventuring as a quick, if 
+dangerous, path to wealth. Regardless of what spurs 
+them to adventure, gnomes who adopt this way of life 
+eke as much enjoyment out of it as they do out of any 
+other activity they undertake, sometimes to the great 
+annoyance of their adventuring companions. 
+
+
+GNOME TRAITS 
+
+
+Your gnome character has certain characteristics in 
+common with all other gnomes. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score 
+increases by 2. 
+
+Age. Gnomes mature at the same rate humans do, and 
+most are expected to settle down into an adult life by 
+around age 40. They can live 350 to almost 500 years. 
+
+Alignment. Gnomes are most often good. Those who 
+tend toward law are sages, engineers, researchers, 
+scholars, investigators, or inventors. Those who tend 
+toward chaos are minstrels, tricksters, wanderers, 
+or fanciful jewelers. Gnomes are good-hearted, and 
+
+
+LU MAURIS. oot tame cmo mi nsn t 
+ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE 
+It's rare for a gnome to be hostile or malicious unless he 
+or she has suffered a grievous injury. Gnomes know that 
+most races don't share their sense of humor, but they enjoy 
+anyone's company just as they enjoy everything else they set 
+out to do. 
+Uu TRR—————"QP gen 
+even the tricksters among them are more playful 
+than vicious. 
+
+Size. Gnomes are between 3 and 4 feet tall and 
+average about 40 pounds. Your size is Small. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet. 
+
+Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you have 
+superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can 
+see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright 
+light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't 
+discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 
+
+Gnome Cunning. You have advantage on all 
+Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws 
+against magic. 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and Gnomish. The Gnomish language, which uses the 
+Dwarvish script, is renowned for its technical treatises 
+and its catalogs of knowledge about the natural world. 
+
+Subrace. Two subraces of gnomes are found among 
+the worlds of D&D: forest gnomes and rock gnomes. 
+Choose one of these subraces. 
+
+
+FOREST GNOME 
+As a forest gnome, you have a natural knack for illusion 
+and inherent quickness and stealth. In the worlds of 
+D&D, forest gnomes are rare and secretive. They gather 
+in hidden communities in sylvan forests, using illusions 
+and trickery to conceal themselves from threats or 
+to mask their escape should they be detected. Forest 
+gnomes tend to be friendly with other good-spirited 
+woodland folk, and they regard elves and good fey as 
+their most important allies. These gnomes also befriend 
+small forest animals and rcly on them for information 
+about threats that might prowl their lands. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Natural Illusionist. You know the minor illusion 
+cantrip. Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for it. 
+
+Speak with Small Beasts. Through sounds and 
+gestures, you can communicate simple ideas with Small 
+or smaller beasts. Forest gnomes love animals and often 
+keep squirrels, badgers, rabbits, moles, woodpeckers, 
+and other creatures as beloved pets. 
+
+
+ROCK GNOME 
+As a rock gnome, you have a natural inventiveness and 
+hardiness beyond that of other gnomes. Most gnomes 
+in the worlds of D&D are rock gnomes, including the 
+tinker gnomes of the Dragonlance setting. 
+
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Artificer's Lore. Whenever you make an Intelligence 
+(History) check related to magic items, alchemical 
+objects, or technological devices, you can add twice your 
+proficiency bonus, instead of any proficiency bonus you 
+normally apply. 
+
+Tinker. You have proficiency with artisan's tools 
+(tinker's tools). Using those tools, you can spend 1 
+hour and 10 gp worth of materials to construct a Tiny 
+clockwork device (AC 5, 1 hp). The device ceases 
+to function after 24 hours (unless you spend 1 hour 
+repairing it to keep the device functioning), or when 
+you use your action to dismantle it; at that time, you can 
+reclaim the materials used to create it. You can have up 
+to three such devices active at a time. 
+
+When you create a device, choose one of the 
+following options: 
+
+
+Clockwork Toy. This toy is a clockwork animal, monster, 
+or person, such as a frog, mouse, bird, dragon, or 
+soldier. When placed on the ground, the toy moves 
+5 feet across the ground on each of your turns in a 
+random direction. It makes noises as appropriate 
+to the creature it represents. 
+
+Fire Starter. The device produces a miniature 
+flame, which you can use to light a candle, 
+torch, or campfire. Using the device 
+requires your action. 
+
+Music Box. When opened, this music box 
+plays a single song at a moderate volume. 
+The box stops playing when it 
+reaches the song's end or 
+when it is closed. 
+
+
+of 1 ise 
+
+
+HALF-ELF 
+
+
+FLINT SQUINTED INTO THE SETTING SUN. HE THOUGHT 
+
+
+he saw the figure of a man striding up the path. Standing, 
+Flint drew back into the shadow of a tall pine to see better. 
+The man’s walk was marked by an easy grace—an elvish 
+grace, Flint would have said; yet the man’s body had the 
+thickness and tight muscles of a human, while the facial 
+hair was definitely humankind's. All the dwarf could see 
+of the man's face beneath a green hood was tan skin and a 
+brownish-red beard. A longbow was slung over one shoulder 
+and a sword hung at his left side. He was dressed in soft 
+leather, carefully tooled in the intricate designs the elves 
+loved. But no elf in the world of Krynn could grow a beard 
+...no elf, but... 
+
+
+PART 1 | RACES 
+
+
+"Tanis?" said Flint hesitantly as the man neared. 
+"The same." The newcomer’s bearded face split in a wide 
+grin. He held open his arms and, before the dwarf could 
+stop him, engulfed Flint in a hug that lifted him off the 
+ground. The dwarf clasped his old friend close for a brief 
+instant, then, remembering his dignity, squirmed and freed 
+himself from the half-elf's embrace. 
+—Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, 
+Dragons of Autumn Twilight 
+
+
+Walking in two worlds but truly belonging to neither, 
+half-elves combine what some say are the best qualities 
+of their elf and human parents: human curiosity, 
+inventiveness, and ambition tempered by the refined 
+senses, love of nature, and artistic tastes of the elves. 
+Some half-elves live among humans, set apart by their 
+emotional and physical differences, watching friends 
+and loved ones age while time barely touches them. 
+Others live with the elves, growing restless as they 
+reach adulthood in the timeless elven realms, while 
+their peers continue to live as children. Many half-elves, 
+unable to fit into either society, choose lives of solitary 
+wandering or join with other misfits and outcasts in 
+
+the adventuring life. 
+
+
+Or Two WORLDS 
+
+
+To humans, half-elves look like elves, and to elves, they 
+look human. In height, they're on par with both parents, 
+though they're neither as slender as elves nor as broad 
+as humans. They range from under 5 feet to about 6 feet 
+tall, and from 100 to 180 pounds, with men only slightly 
+taller and heavier than women. Half-elf men do have 
+facial hair, and sometimes grow beards to mask their 
+elven ancestry. Half-elven coloration and features lie 
+somewhere between their human and elf parents, and 
+thus show a variety even more pronounced than that 
+found among either race. They tend to have the eyes 
+
+of their elven parents. 
+
+
+= 
+
+
+“DIPLOMATS OR WANDERERS 
+
+
+Half-elves have no lands of their own, though they are 
+welcome in human cities and somewhat less welcome 
+in elven forests. In large cities in regions where elves 
+and humans interact often, half-elves are sometimes 
+numerous enough to form small communities of their 
+own. They enjoy the company of other half-elves, the 
+only people who truly understand what it is to live 
+between these two worlds. 
+
+In most parts of the world, though, half-elves are 
+uncommon enough that one might live for years 
+without meeting another. Some half-elves prefer to 
+avoid company altogether, wandering the wilds as 
+trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting 
+civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by 
+the wanderlust that comes of their longevity. Others, 
+in contrast, throw themselves into the thick of society, 
+putting their charisma and social skills to great use 
+in diplomatic roles or as swindlers. 
+
+
+HALF-ELF NAMES 
+
+
+Half-elves use either human or elven naming 
+conventions. As if to emphasize that they don't really fit 
+in to either society, half-elves raised among humans are 
+often given elven names, and those raised among elves 
+often take human names. 
+
+
+HALF-ELF TRAITS 
+
+
+Your half-elf character has some qualities in common 
+with elves and some that are unique to half-elves. 
+
+Ability Score Increase, Your Charisma score 
+increases by 2, and two other ability scores of your 
+choice increase by 1. 
+
+Age. Half-elves mature at the same rate humans 
+do and reach adulthood around the age of 20, They 
+live much longer than humans, however, often 
+exceeding 180 years. 
+
+Alignment. Half-elves share the chaotic bent of their 
+elven heritage. They value both personal freedom and 
+
+
+| Many half-elves learn at an early age to get along with 
+
+
+— 
+
+
+SSADORS 
+
+
+everyone, defusing hostility and finding common ground. 
+As a race, they have elven grace without elven aloofness and 
+human energy without human boorishness. They often make 
+excellent ambassadors and go-betweens (except between 
+
+
+| elves and humans, since each side suspects the half-elf 
+! of favoring the other). 
+
+
+creative expression, demonstrating neither love 
+of leaders nor desire for followers. They chafe at 
+rules, resent others' demands, and sometimes prove 
+unreliable, or at least unpredictable. 
+Size. Half-elves are about the same size as humans, 
+ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium. 
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. 
+Darkvision. Thanks to your elf blood, you have 
+superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can 
+see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright 
+light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't 
+discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 
+Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on saving throws 
+against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep. 
+Skill Versatility. You gain proficiency in two skills 
+of your choice. 
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+Elvish, and one extra language of your choice. PP => 
+
+
+of 
+
+
+E HaALr-Onc 
+
+
+Li 
+
+
+THE WARCHIEF MHURREN ROUSED HIMSELF FROM HIS 
+sleeping-furs and his women and pulled a short hauberk 
+of heavy steel rings over his thick, well-muscled torso. He 
+usually rose before most of his warriors, since he had a 
+strong streak of human blood in him, and he found the 
+daylight less bothersome than most of his tribe did. Among 
+
+
+the Bloody Skulls, a warrior was judged by his strength, his 
+
+
+fierceness, and his wits. Human ancestry was no blemish 
+
+
+against a warrior—provided he was every bit as strong, 
+enduring, and bloodthirsty as his full-blooded kin. Half- 
+orcs who were weaker than their orc comrades didn't last 
+long among the Bloody Skulls or any other orc tribe for 
+that matter. But it was often true that a bit of human blood 
+gave a warrior just the right mix of cunning, ambition, and 
+self-discipline to go far indeed, as Mhurren had. He was 
+master of a tribe that could muster two thousand spears, 
+and the strongest chief in Thar. 
+
+
+—Richard Baker, Swordmage 
+
+
+= i 
+
+
+ap" 
+
+
+*»—. 
+
+
+Whether united under the leadership of a mighty 
+warlock or having fought to a standstill after years 
+
+of conflict, orc and human tribes sometimes form 
+alliances, joining forces into a larger horde to the terror 
+of civilized lands nearby. When these alliances are 
+sealed by marriages, half-orcs are born. Some half-orcs 
+rise to become proud chiefs of orc tribes, their human 
+blood giving them an edge over their full-blooded orc 
+rivals. Some venture into the world to prove their worth 
+among humans and other more civilized races. Many of 
+these become adventurers, achieving greatness for their 
+mighty deeds and notoriety for their barbaric customs 
+and savage fury. 
+
+
+SCARRED AND STRONG 
+
+
+Half-orcs' grayish pigmentation, sloping foreheads, 
+
+
+jutting jaws, prominent teeth, and towering builds make 
+
+
+their orcish heritage plain for all to see. Half-orcs stand 
+between 6 and 7 feet tall and usually weigh between 
+180 and 250 pounds. 
+
+Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and 
+ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, 
+though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former slave or 
+a disgraced exile. Any half-orc who has lived among 
+or near orcs has scars, whether they are marks of 
+humiliation or of pride, recounting their past exploits 
+and injuries. Such a half-orc living among humans might 
+display these scars proudly or hide them in shame. 
+
+
+THE MARK OF GRUUMSH 
+
+
+The one-eyed god Gruumsh created the ores, and even 
+those ores who turn away from his worship can't fully 
+escape his influence. The same is true of half-orcs, 
+though their human blood moderates the impact of their 
+orcish heritage. Some half-orcs hear the whispers of 
+Gruumsh in their dreams, calling them to unleash the 
+rage that simmers within them. Others feel Gruumsh's 
+
+
+exultation when they join in melee combat—and either 
+exult along with him or shiver with fear and loathing. 
+Half-orcs are not evil by nature, but evil does lurk within 
+them, whether they embrace it or rebel against it. 
+
+Beyond the rage of Gruumsh, half-orcs feel emotion 
+powerfully. Rage doesn’t just quicken their pulse, it 
+makes their bodies burn. An insult stings like acid, 
+and sadness saps their strength. But they laugh loudly 
+and heartily, and simple bodily pleasures—feasting, 
+drinking, wrestling, drumming, and wild dancing—fill 
+their hearts with joy. They tend to be short-tempered 
+and sometimes sullen, more inclined to action than 
+contemplation and to fighting than arguing. The most 
+accomplished half-orcs are those with enough self- 
+control to get by in a civilized land. 
+
+
+'TRIBES AND SLUMS 
+
+
+Half-orcs most often live among orcs. Of the other races, 
+humans are most likely to accept half-orcs, and half- 
+orcs almost always live in human lands when not living 
+among orc tribes. Whether proving themselves among 
+rough barbarian tribes or scrabbling to survive in the 
+slums of larger cities, half-orcs get by on their physical 
+might, their endurance, and the sheer determination 
+they inherit from their human ancestry. 
+
+
+HALF-ORC NAMES 
+
+
+Half-orcs usually have names appropriate to the culture 
+in which they were raised. A half-orc who wants to fit in 
+among humans might trade an orc name for a human 
+name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to 
+adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes 
+them more intimidating. 
+
+
+Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, 
+Keth, Krusk, Mhurren, Ront, Shump, Thokk 
+
+Female Orc Names: Baggi, Emen, Engong, Kansif, 
+Myev, Neega, Ovak, Ownka, Shautha, Sutha, Vola, 
+Volen, Yevelda 
+
+
+HALF-Orc TRAITS 
+
+
+Your half-orc character has certain traits deriving from 
+your orc ancestry. 
+
+
+GRUDGING ACCEPTANCE 
+
+Each half-orc finds a way to gain acceptance from those who 
+hate orcs. Some are reserved, trying not to draw attention to 
+themselves. A few demonstrate piety and good-heartedness 
+as publicly as they can (whether or not such demonstrations 
+are genuine). And some simply try to be so tough that others UY 
+just avoid them. * d 
+
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score 
+increases by 2, and your Constitution score 
+increases by 1. 
+
+Age. Half-orcs mature a little faster than humans, 
+reaching adulthood around age 14. They age 
+noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years. 
+
+Alignment. Half-orcs inherit a tendency toward chaos 
+from their orc parents and are not strongly inclined 
+toward good. Half-orcs raised among orcs and willing 
+to live out their lives among them are usually evil. 
+
+Size. Half-orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier than 
+humans, and they range from 5 to well over 6 feet tall. 
+Your size is Medium. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. 
+
+Darkvision. Thanks to your orc blood, you have 
+superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can 
+see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright 
+light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't 
+discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 
+
+Menacing. You gain proficiency in the 
+Intimidation skill. 
+
+Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 
+0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit 
+point instead. You can't use this feature again until you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with 
+a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's 
+damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra 
+damage of the critical hit. 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and 
+write Common and Orc. Orc is a 
+harsh, grating language with 
+hard consonants. It has 
+no script of its own 
+but is written in the 
+Dwarvish script. 
+
+
+TIEFLING 
+
+
+“BUT YOU DO SEE THE WAY PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU, 
+devil’s child." 
+
+Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring 
+right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his 
+voice jolted her. 
+
+“What is it they say?" he asked. "One's a curiosity, two's 
+a conspiracy—" 
+
+"Three's a curse," she finished. "You think I haven't heard 
+that rubbish before?" 
+
+"I know you have." When she glared at him, he added, 
+"It's not as if I'm plumbing the depths of your mind, dear 
+girl. That is the burden of every tiefling. Some break under 
+it, some make it the millstone around their neck, some 
+revel in it." He tilted his head again, scrutinizing her, with 
+
+
+that wicked glint in his eyes. "You fight it, don't you? Like 
+a little wildcat, I wager. Every little jab and comment just 
+sharpens your claws.” 
+
+—Erin M. Evans, Brimstone Angels 
+
+
+To be greeted with stares and whispers, to suffer 
+violence and insult on the street, to see mistrust and 
+fear in every eye: this is the lot of the tiefling. And to 
+twist the knife, tieflings know that this is because a 
+pact struck generations ago infused the essence of 
+Asmodeus—overlord of the Nine Hells—into their 
+bloodline. Their appearance and their nature are not 
+their fault but the result of an ancient sin, for which 
+they and their children and their children's children 
+will always be held accountable. 
+
+
+INFERNAL BLOODLINE 
+
+
+Tieflings are derived from human bloodlines, and in the 
+broadest possible sense, they still look human. However, 
+their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their 
+appearance. Tieflings have large horns that take any 
+
+of a variety of shapes: some have curling horns like a 
+ram, others have straight and tall horns like a gazelle's, 
+and some spiral upward like an antelopes' horns. They 
+have thick tails, four to five feet long, which lash or coil 
+around their legs when they get upset or nervous. Their 
+canine teeth are sharply pointed, and their eyes are 
+solid colors—black, red, white, silver, or gold—with no 
+visible sclera or pupil. Their skin tones cover the full 
+range of human coloration, but also include various 
+shades of red. Their hair, cascading down from behind 
+their horns, is usually dark, from black or brown to dark 
+red, blue, or purple. 
+
+
+SELF-RELIANT AND SUSPICIOUS 
+
+
+Tieflings subsist in small minorities found mostly in 
+human cities or towns, often in the roughest quarters 
+of those places, where they grow up to be swindlers, 
+
+
+thieves, or crime lords. Sometimes they live among 
+other minority populations in enclaves where they are 
+treated with more respect. 
+
+Lacking a homeland, tieflings know that they have 
+to make their own way in the world and that they have 
+to be strong to survive. They are not quick to trust 
+anyone who claims to be a friend, but when a tiefling's 
+companions demonstrate that they trust him or her, 
+the tiefling learns to extend the same trust to them. 
+And once a tiefling gives someone loyalty, the tiefling 
+is a firm friend or ally for life. 
+
+
+TIEFLING NAMES 
+
+
+Tiefling names fall into three broad categories. Tieflings 
+born into another culture typically have names reflective 
+of that culture. Some have names derived from the 
+Infernal language, passed down through generations, 
+that reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger 
+tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a 
+name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then 
+try to embody that concept. For some, the chosen name 
+is a noble quest. For others, it’s a grim destiny. 
+
+
+Male Infernal Names: Akmenos, Amnon, Barakas, 
+Damakos, Ekemon, lados, Kairon, Leucis, Melech, 
+Mordai, Morthos, Pelaios, Skamos, Therai 
+
+Female Infernal Names: Akta, Anakis, Bryseis, Criella, 
+Damaia, Ea, Kallista, Lerissa, Makaria, Nemeia, 
+Orianna, Phelaia, Rieta 
+
+“Virtue” Names: Art, Carrion, Chant, Creed, Despair, 
+Excellence, Fear, Glory, Hope, Ideal, Music, Nowhere, 
+Open, Poetry, Quest, Random, Reverence, Sorrow, 
+Temerity, Torment, Weary 
+
+
+p = 
+MuTUAL MISTRUST 
+People tend to be suspicious of tieflings, assuming that 
+their infernal heritage has left its mark on their personality 
+and morality, not just their appearance. Shopkeepers keep 
+a close eye on their goods when tieflings enter their stores, 
+the town watch might follow a tiefling around for a while, 
+and demagogues blame tieflings for strange happenings. 
+The reality, though, is that a tiefling’s bloodline doesn't affect 
+his or her personality to any great degree. Years of dealing 
+with mistrust does leave its mark on most tieflings, and they 
+respond to it in different ways. Some choose to live up to the 
+wicked stereotype, but others are virtuous. Most are simply 
+very aware of how people respond to them. After dealing with 
+this mistrust throughout youth, a tiefling often develops the 
+ability to overcome prejudice through charm or intimidation. 
+TUE ER a cr (ga 
+
+
+TIEFLING TRAITS 
+
+
+Tieflings share certain racial traits as a result of their 
+infernal descent. 
+
+Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score 
+increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2. 
+
+Age. Tieflings mature at the same rate as humans but 
+live a few years longer. 
+
+Alignment. Tieflings might not have an innate 
+tendency toward evil, but many of them end up there. 
+Evil or not, an independent nature inclines many 
+tieflings toward a chaotic alignment. 
+
+Size. Tieflings are about the same size and build as 
+humans. Your size is Medium. 
+
+Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. 
+
+Darkvision. Thanks to your infernal heritage, you 
+have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You 
+can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were 
+bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You 
+can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 
+
+Hellish Resistance. You have resistance 
+to fire damage. 
+
+Infernal Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. 
+Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish 
+rebuke spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell. Once you 
+reach 5th level, you can also cast the darkness spell 
+once per day. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for 
+these spells. 
+
+Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common 
+and Infernal. 
+
+
+PART 1 | RACE 
+
+
+ud AN 
+
+
+CHAPTER 3: CLASSES 
+
+
+WESS 
+DVENTURERS ARE EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, 
+driven by a thirst for excitement into a 
+life that others would never dare lead. 
+They arc heroes, compelled to explore the 
+dark places of the world and take on the 
+challenges that lesser women and men 
+can't stand against. 
+
+Class is the primary definition of what your character 
+can do. It's more than a profession; it's your character's 
+calling. Class shapes the way you think about the 
+world and interact with it and your relationship with 
+other people and powers in the multiverse. A fighter, 
+for example, might view the world in pragmatic terms 
+of strategy and maneuvering, and see herself as just a 
+pawn in a much larger game. A cleric, by contrast, might 
+see himself as a willing servant in a god's unfolding plan 
+or a conflict brewing among various deities. While the 
+fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, 
+the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and 
+devotees who share his faith. 
+
+
+N CLASSES 
+
+
+Description Ability 
+Barbarian A fierce warrior of primitive background Strength 
+
+
+who can enter a battle rage 
+
+
+Bard An inspiring magician whose power Charisma 
+
+
+echoes the music of creation 
+
+
+Cleric A priestly champion who wields divine Wisdom 
+
+
+magic in service of a higher power 
+
+
+Druid A priest of the Old Faith, wielding the Wisdom 
+
+
+powers of nature—moonlight and 
+plant growth, fire and lightning—and 
+adopting animal forms 
+
+Fighter A master of martial combat, skilled with 
+
+
+Monk An master of martial arts, harnessing 
+
+
+Your class gives you a variety of special features, such 
+as a fighter's mastery of weapons and armor, and a 
+wizard's spells. At low levels, your class gives you only 
+two or three features, but as you advance in level you 
+gain more and your existing features often improve. 
+Each class entry in this chapter includes a table 
+summarizing the benefits you gain at every level, and 
+a detailed explanation of each one. 
+
+Adventurers sometimes advance in more than one 
+class. A rogue might switch direction in life and swear 
+the oath of a paladin. A barbarian might discover latent 
+magical ability and dabble in the sorcerer class while 
+continuing to advance as a barbarian. Elves are known 
+to combine martial mastery with magical training 
+and advance as fighters and wizards simultaneously. 
+Optional rules for combining classes in this way, called 
+multiclassing, appear in chapter 6. 
+
+Twelve classes—listed in the Classes table—are found 
+in almost every D&D world and define the spectrum of 
+typical adventurers. 
+
+
+Saving Throw Armor and Weapon 
+Proficiencies — Proficiencies 
+
+
+Strength & —— Light and medium armor, shields, 
+
+Constitution simple and martial weapons 
+
+Dexterity & Light armor, simple weapons, hand 
+
+Charisma crossbows, longswords, rapiers, 
+shortswords 
+
+Wisdom & Light and medium armor, shields, 
+
+Charisma simple weapons 
+
+Intelligence Light and medium armor (nonmetal), 
+
+& Wisdom shields (nonmetal), clubs, daggers, 
+darts, javelins, maces, quarterstaffs, 
+scimitars, sickles, slings, spears 
+
+
+Strength or — Strength & — All armor, shields, simple and martial 
+a variety of weapons and armor Dexterity 
+Dexterity & Strength & 
+
+
+Constitution weapons 
+Simple weapons, shortswords 
+
+
+the power of the body in pursuit of Wisdom Dexterity 
+
+
+physical and spiritual perfection 
+Paladin A holy warrior bound to a sacred oath 
+
+
+Strength & 
+
+
+Wisdom & All armor, shields, simple and martial 
+
+
+Charisma Charisma weapons 
+
+
+Ranger A warrior who uses martial prowess and 
+
+
+edges of civilization 
+
+
+Rogue A scoundrel who uses stealth and Dexterity 
+
+
+trickery to overcome obstacles and 
+enemies 
+
+
+Sorcerer A spellcaster who draws on inherent Charisma 
+
+
+magic from a gift or bloodline 
+
+
+Warlock A wielder of magic that is derived from Charisma 
+
+
+a bargain with an extraplanar entity 
+Wizard A scholarly magic-user capable of 
+manipulating the structures of reality 
+
+
+Dexterity& Strength & 
+nature magic to combat threats on the Wisdom Dexterity 
+
+
+Light and medium armor, shields, 
+simple and martial weapons 
+
+
+Dexterity& Light armor, simple weapons, hand 
+
+Intelligence crossbows, longswords, rapiers, 
+shortswords 
+
+Constitution Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, 
+
+
+& Charisma light crossbows 
+Wisdom & 
+Charisma 
+
+
+Light armor, simple weapons 
+
+
+Intelligence ^ Intelligence Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, 
+
+
+& Wisdom light crossbows 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+BARBARIAN 
+
+
+A tall human tribesman strides through a blizzard, 
+draped in fur and hefting his axe. He laughs as he 
+charges toward the frost giant who dared poach his 
+people’s elk herd. 
+
+A half-ore snarls at the latest challenger to her 
+authority over their savage tribe, ready to break his neck 
+with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals. 
+
+Frothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into 
+the face of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored 
+elbow into the gut of another. 
+
+These barbarians, different as they might be, are 
+defined by their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and 
+unthinking fury. More than a mere emotion, their anger 
+is the ferocity of a cornered predator, the unrelenting 
+assault of a storm, the churning turmoil of the sea. 
+
+For some, their rage springs from a communion 
+with fierce animal spirits. Others draw from a roiling 
+reservoir of anger at a world full of pain. For every 
+barbarian, rage is a power that fuels not just a battle 
+frenzy but also uncanny reflexes, resilience, and 
+feats of strength. 
+
+
+PRIMAL INSTINCT . 
+
+
+People of towns and cities take pride in how their 
+civilized ways set them apart from animals, as if 
+denying one’s own nature was a mark of superiority. To 
+a barbarian, though, civilization is no virtue, but a sign 
+of weakness. The strong embrace their animal nature— 
+keen instincts, primal physicality, and ferocious rage. 
+Barbarians are uncomfortable when hedged in by walls 
+and crowds. They thrive in the wilds of their homelands: 
+the tundra, jungle, or grasslands where their tribes 
+live and hunt. 
+
+Barbarians come alive in the chaos of combat. 
+They can enter a berserk state where rage takes over, 
+giving them superhuman strength and resilience. A 
+barbarian can draw on this reservoir of fury only a few 
+times without resting, but those few rages are usually 
+sufficient to defeat whatever threats arise. 
+
+
+A LIFE OF DANGER 
+
+
+Not every member of the tribes deemed “barbarians” 
+by scions of civilized society has the barbarian class. A 
+true barbarian among these people is as uncommon as 
+a skilled fighter in a town, and he or she plays a similar 
+role as a protector of the people and a leader in times 
+of war. Life in the wild places of the world is fraught 
+with peril: rival tribes, deadly weather, and terrifying 
+
+
+THE BARBARIAN 
+
+
+Proficiency 
+
+
+Level Bonus Features Rages Damage 
+Ist +2 Rage, Unarmored 2 — +2 
+Defense - ] 
+2nd +2 Reckless Attack, 2 +2 
+Danger Sense 
+3rd +2 Primal Path - 3 +2 
+4th +2 Ability Score 3 +2 
+Improvement 
+Sth +3. ExtraAttack, - 3 +2 
+.— Fast Movement : 
+6th +3 Path feature 4 +2 
+7th +3 Feral Instinct — — +2 
+8th +3 Ability Score 4 +2 
+Improvement 
+9h +4 Brutal Critical 4 3 
+oe Midian, - ^ 
+10th 44 Path feature 4 +3 
+1th +4 Relentless Rage 4 +3 
+12th +4 Ability Score 5 +3 
+Improvement 
+13h — «5 Brutal Critical 5 +3 
+TOR wig a 
+14th +5 Path feature 5 +3 
+15th = +5 Persistent Rage 5 43 
+16th +5 Ability Score 5 +4 
+Improvement 
+17th +6 Brutal Critical 6 +4 
+l IGNA T 1 a 
+18th +6 Indomitable 6 4 
+Might 
+19th — «46 Ability Score ^ 6 +4 
+Do onne CO. CN 
+Primal Champion Unlimited 
+
+
+monsters. Barbarians charge headlong into that danger 
+so that their people don't have to. 
+
+Their courage in the face of danger makes barbarians 
+perfectly suited for adventuring. Wandering is often a 
+way of life for their native tribes, and the rootless life of 
+the adventurer is little hardship for a barbarian. Some 
+barbarians miss the close-knit family structures of the 
+tribe, but eventually find them replaced by the bonds 
+formed among the members of their adventuring parties. 
+
+
+CREATING A BARBARIAN 
+
+
+ee a ate retro MGE RUE LEM. 
+When creating a barbarian character, think about where — 
+
+
+». your character comes from and his or her place in the 
+
+
+world. Talk with your DM about an appropriate origin 
+for your barbarian. Did you come from a distant land, 
+making you a stranger in the area of the campaign? 
+Or is the campaign set in a rough-and-tumble frontier 
+where barbarians are common? 
+
+
+MÀ M — - 
+
+
+What led you to take up the adventuring life? Were you 
+lured to settled lands by the promise of riches? Did you 
+join forces with soldiers of those lands to face a shared 
+threat? Did monsters or an invading horde drive you 
+
+out of your homeland, making you a rootless refugee? 
+Perhaps you were a prisoner of war, brought in chains to 
+“civilized” lands and only now able to win your freedom. 
+Or you might have been cast out from your people 
+because of a crime you committed, a taboo you violated, 
+or a coup that removed you from a position of authority. 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a barbarian quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in 
+Strength, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the 
+outlander background. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a barbarian, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+HIT POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d12 per barbarian level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your 
+Constitution modifier per barbarian level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields 
+Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons 
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution _ 
+Skills: Choose two from Animal Handling, Athletics, 
+Intimidation, Nature, Perception, and Survival 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+Y 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) a greataxe or (b) any martial melee weapon 
+* (a) two handaxes or (b) any simple weapon 
++ An explorer's pack and four javelins 
+
+
+RAGE 
+
+
+In battle, you fight with primal ferocity. On your turn, 
+you can enter a rage as a bonus action. 
+
+While raging, you gain the following benefits if you 
+aren't wearing heavy armor: 
+
+
+* You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength 
+saving throws. 
+
+* When you make a melee weapon attack using 
+Strength, you gain a bonus to the damage roll that 
+increases as you gain levels as a barbarian, as shown 
+in the Rage Damage column of the Barbarian table. 
+
+- You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and 
+slashing damage. 
+
+
+If you are able to cast spells, you can't cast them or 
+concentrate on them while raging. 
+
+Your rage lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are 
+knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you 
+haven't attacked a hostile creature since your last turn 
+or taken damage since then. You can also end your rage 
+on your turn as a bonus action. 
+
+Once you have raged the number of times shown 
+for your barbarian level in the Rages column of the 
+Barbarian table, you must finish a long rest before you 
+can rage again. 
+
+
+UNARMORED DEFENSE 
+
+
+While you are not wearing any armor, your Armor Class 
+equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution 
+modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit. 
+
+
+RECKLESS ATTACK 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, you can throw aside all concern 
+for defense to attack with fierce desperation. When 
+you make your first attack on your turn, you can decide 
+to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on 
+melee weapon attack rolls using Strength during this 
+turn, but attack rolls against you have advantage until 
+your next turn. 
+
+
+DANGER SENSE 
+
+
+At 2nd level, you gain an uncanny sense of when things 
+nearby aren't as they should be, giving you an edge 
+when you dodge away from danger. 
+
+You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws 
+against effects that you can see, such as traps and spells. 
+To gain this benefit, you can't be blinded, deafened, or 
+incapacitated. 
+
+
+PRIMAL PATH 
+
+
+At 3rd level, you choose a path that shapes the nature of 
+your rage. Choose the Path of the Berserker or the Path 
+of the Totem Warrior, both detailed at the end of the 
+class description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd 
+level and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th levels. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+EXTRA ATTACK 
+
+
+Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of 
+once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 
+
+
+FAST MOVEMENT 
+
+
+Starting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet 
+while you aren't wearing heavy armor. 
+
+
+FERAL INSTINCT 
+
+
+By 7th level, your instincts are so honed that you have 
+advantage on initiative rolls. 
+
+Additionally, if you are surprised at the beginning of 
+combat and aren't incapacitated, you can act normally 
+on your first turn, but only if you enter your rage before 
+doing anything else on that turn. 
+
+
+BRUTAL CRITICAL 
+
+
+Beginning at 9th level, you can roll one additional 
+weapon damage die when determining the extra 
+damage for a critical hit with a melee attack. 
+
+This increases to two additional dice at 13th level 
+and three additional dice at 17th level. 
+
+
+RELENTLESS RAGE 
+
+
+Starting at 11th level, your rage can keep you fighting 
+despite grievous wounds. If you drop to 0 hit points 
+while you're raging and don't die outright, you can make 
+a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If you succeed, you 
+drop to 1 hit point instead. 
+
+Each time you use this feature after the first, the DC 
+increases by 5. When you finish a short or long rest, the 
+DC resets to 10. 
+
+
+PERSISTENT RAGE 
+
+
+Beginning at 15th level, your rage is so fierce that 
+it ends early only if you fall unconscious or if you 
+choose to end it. 
+
+
+INDOMITABLE MIGHT 
+
+
+Beginning at 18th level, if your total for a Strength 
+check is less than your Strength score, you can use that 
+Score in place of the total. 
+
+
+PRIMAL CHAMPION 
+
+
+At 20th level, you embody the power of the wilds. Your 
+Strength and Constitution scores increase by 4. Your 
+maximum for those scores is now 24, 
+
+
+PRIMAL PATHS 
+
+
+Rage burns in every barbarian's heart, a furnace 
+that drives him or her toward greatness. Different 
+
+
+barbarians attribute their rage to different sources, 
+however. For some, it is an internal reservoir where 
+pain, grief, and anger are forged into a fury hard as 
+steel. Others see it as a spiritual blessing, a gift of 
+a totem animal. 
+
+
+PATH OF THE BERSERKER 
+
+
+For some barbarians, rage is a means to an end—that 
+end being violence. The Path of the Berserker is a path 
+of untrammeled fury, slick with blood. As you enter 
+the berserker's rage, you thrill in the chaos of battle, 
+heedless of your own health or well-being. 
+
+
+FRENZY 
+
+Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you 
+can go into a frenzy when you rage. If you do so, for 
+
+the duration of your rage you can make a single melee 
+weapon attack as a bonus action on each of your turns 
+after this one. When your rage ends, you suffer one level 
+of exhaustion (as described in appendix A). 
+
+
+MINDLESS RAGE 
+
+Beginning at 6th level, you can’t be charmed or 
+frightened while raging. If you are charmed or 
+frightened when you enter your rage, the effect is 
+suspended for the duration of the rage. 
+
+
+INTIMIDATING PRESENCE 
+
+Beginning at 10th level, you can use your action to 
+frighten someone with your menacing presence. 
+
+When you do so, choose one creature that you can see 
+within 30 feet of you. If the creature can see or hear 
+you, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC 
+equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma 
+modifier) or be frightened of you until the end of your 
+next turn. On subsequent turns, you can use your action 
+to extend the duration of this effect on the frightened 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 49 
+
+
+= F 
+
+
+creature until the end of your next turn. This effect ends 
+if the creature ends its turn out of line of sight or more 
+than 60 feet away from you. 
+
+If the creature succeeds on its saving throw, you can't 
+use this feature on that creature again for 24 hours. 
+
+
+RETALIATION 
+
+Starting at 14th level, when you take damage from 
+
+a creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can use 
+your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against 
+that creature. 
+
+
+PATH OF THE TOTEM WARRIOR 
+
+
+The Path of the Totem Warrior is a spiritual journey, as 
+the barbarian accepts a spirit animal as guide, protector, 
+and inspiration. In battle, your totem spirit fills you 
+
+with supernatural might, adding magical fuel to your 
+barbarian rage. 
+
+Most barbarian tribes consider a totem animal to be 
+kin to a particular clan. In such cases, it is unusual for 
+an individual to have more than one totem animal spirit, 
+though exceptions exist. 
+
+
+SPIRIT SEEKER 
+
+Yours is a path that seeks attunement with the natural 
+world, giving you a kinship with beasts. At 3rd level when 
+you adopt this path, you gain the ability to cast the beast 
+sense and speak with animals spells, but only as rituals, 
+as described in chapter 10. 
+
+
+TOTEM SPIRIT 
+
+At 3rd level, when you adopt this path, you choose a 
+totem spirit and gain its feature. You must make or 
+acquire a physical totem object—an amulet or similar 
+adornment—that incorporates fur or feathers, claws, 
+teeth, or bones of the totem animal. At your option, you 
+also gain minor physical attributes that are reminiscent 
+of your totem spirit. For example, if you have a bear 
+totem spirit, you might be unusually hairy and thick- 
+skinned, or if your totem is the eagle, your eyes turn 
+bright yellow. 
+
+
+PART )| CLASSES 
+
+
+Your totem animal might be an animal related to those 
+listed here but more appropriate to your homeland. 
+
+For example, you could choose a hawk or vulture in 
+place of an eagle. 
+
+Bear. While raging, you have resistance to all damage 
+except psychic damage. The spirit of the bear makes you 
+tough enough to stand up to any punishment. 
+
+Eagle. While you're raging and aren't wearing 
+heavy armor, other creatures have disadvantage on 
+opportunity attack rolls against you, and yot can use the 
+Dash action as a bonus action on your turn. The spirit 
+of the eagle makes you into a predator who can weave 
+through the fray with ease. 
+
+Wolf. While you're raging, your friends have 
+advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature 
+within 5 feet of you that is hostile to you. The spirit of 
+the wolf makes you a leader of hunters. 
+
+
+ASPECT OF THE BEAST 
+
+At 6th level, you gain a magical benefit based on the 
+totem animal of your choice. You can choose the same 
+animal you selected at 3rd level or a different one. 
+
+Bear. You gain the might of a bear. Your carrying 
+capacity (including maximum load and maximum lift) 
+is doubled, and yott have advantage on Strength checks 
+made to push, pull, lift, or break objects. 
+
+Eagle. You gain the eyesight of an eagle. You can 
+see up to 1 mile away with no difficulty, able to discern 
+even fine details as though looking at something no 
+more than 100 feet away from you. Additionally, dim 
+light doesn't impose disadvantage on your Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks. 
+
+Wolf. You gain the hunting sensibilities of a wolf. You 
+can track other creatures while traveling at a fast pace, 
+and you can move stealthily while traveling at a normal 
+pace (see chapter 8 for rules on travel pace). 
+
+
+SPIRIT WALKER 
+
+At 10th level, you can cast the commune with nature 
+spell, but only as a ritual. When you do so, a spiritual 
+version of one of the animals you chose for Totem Spirit 
+or Aspect of the Beast appears to you to convey the 
+information you seek. 
+
+
+TOTEMIC ATTUNEMENT 
+
+At 14th level, you gain a magical benefit based on a 
+totem animal of your choice. You can choose the same 
+animal you selected previously or a different one. 
+
+Bear. While you're raging, any creature within 5 feet 
+of you that's hostile to you has disadvantage on attack 
+rolls against targets other than you or another character 
+with this feature. An enemy is immune to this effect if it 
+can't see or hear you or if it can't be frightened. 
+
+Eagle. While raging, you have a flying speed equal to 
+your current walking speed. This benefit works only in 
+short bursts; you fall if you end your turn in the air and 
+nothing else is holding you aloft. 
+
+Wolf. While you're raging, you can use a bonus action 
+on your turn to knock a Large or smaller creature prone 
+when you hit it with melee weapon attack. 
+
+
+BARD ia p” 
+
+
+Humming as she traces her fingers over an ancient 
+monument in a long-forgotten ruin, a half-elf in rugged 
+leathers finds knowledge springing into her mind, 
+conjured forth by the magic of her song—knowledge 
+of the people who constructed the monument and the 
+mythic saga it depicts. 
+
+A stern human warrior bangs his sword rhythmically 
+against his scale mail, setting the tempo for his war chant 
+and exhorting his companions to bravery and heroism. 
+The magic of his song fortifies and emboldens them. 
+
+Laughing as she tunes her cittern, a gnome weaves 
+her subtle magic over the assembled nobles, ensuring 
+that her companions’ words will be well received. 
+
+Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves 
+magic through words and music to inspire allies, 
+demoralize foes, manipulate minds, create 
+illusions, and even heal wounds. 
+
+
+MUSIC AND MAGIC 
+
+
+In the worlds of D&D, words and music are 
+not just vibrations of air, but vocalizations with 
+power all their own. The bard is a master of song, 
+speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say 
+that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the 
+words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these 
+primordial Words of Creation still resound throughout 
+the cosmos. The music of bards is an attempt to snatch 
+and harness those echoes, subtly woven into their 
+spells and powers. 
+
+The greatest strength of bards is their sheer 
+versatility. Many bards prefer to stick to the sidelines 
+in combat, using their magic to inspire their allies and 
+hinder their foes from a distance. But bards are capable 
+of defending themselves in melee if necessary, using 
+their magic to bolster their swords and armor. Their 
+spells lean toward charms and illusions rather than 
+blatantly destructive spells. They have a wide-ranging 
+knowledge of many subjects and a natural aptitude 
+that lets them do almost anything well. Bards become 
+masters of the talents they set their minds to perfecting, 
+from musical performance to esoteric knowledge. 
+
+
+LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE 
+
+
+True bards are not common in the world. Not every 
+minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal 
+court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music 
+requires hard study and some measure of natural talent 
+that most troubadours and jongleurs lack. It can be hard 
+to spot the difference between these performers and true 
+bards, though. A bard's life is spent wandering across 
+the land gathering lore, telling stories, and living on the 
+gratitude of audiences, much like any other entertainer. 
+But a depth of knowledge, a level of musical skill, and a 
+touch of magic set bards apart from their fellows. 
+
+Only rarely do bards settle in one place for long, and 
+their natural desire to travel—to find new tales to tell, 
+new skills to learn, and new discoveries beyond the 
+horizon—makes an adventuring career a natural calling. 
+Every adventure is an opportunity to learn, practice a 
+variety of skills, enter long-forgotten tombs, discover lost 
+
+
+works of magic, decipher old tomes, travel to strange 
+places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to 
+accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A 
+bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal 
+experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, 
+after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing 
+mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart 
+and assume heroic roles themselves. 
+
+
+CREATING A BARD 
+
+
+Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true 
+or not. Your character's background and motivations 
+
+are not as important as the stories that he or she tells 
+about them. Perhaps you had a secure and mundane 
+childhood. There’s no good story to be told about that, 
+so you might paint yourself as an orphan raised by a hag 
+in a dismal swamp. Or your childhood might be worthy 
+of a story. Some bards acquire their magical music 
+through extraordinary means, including the inspiration 
+of fey or other supernatural creatures. 
+
+Did you serve an apprenticeship, studying under a 
+master, following the more experienced bard until you 
+were ready to strike out on your own? Or did you attend 
+a college where you studied bardic lore and practiced 
+your musical magic? Perhaps you were a young runaway 
+or orphan, befriended by a wandering bard who became 
+your mentor. Or you might have been a spoiled noble 
+child tutored by a master. Perhaps you stumbled into the 
+clutches of a hag, making a bargain for a musical gift in 
+addition to your life and freedom, but at what cost? 
+
+
+PART 1 | GLASSES 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+You can make a bard quickly by 
+following these suggestions. First, 
+Charisma should be your highest 
+ability score, followed by Dexterity. 
+Second, choose the entertainer 
+background. Third, choose the dancing lights and 
+vicious mockery cantrips, along with the following 
+Ist-level spells: charm person, detect magic, healing 
+word, and thunderwave. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a bard, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+Hir POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d8 per bard level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 * your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your 
+Constitution modifier per bard level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: Light armor 
+
+Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows, 
+longswords, rapiers, shortswords 
+
+Tools: Three musical instruments of your choice 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Dexterity, Charisma 
+Skills: Choose any three 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon 
++ (a) a diplomat's pack or (b) an entertainer's pack 
+
+* (a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument 
+
+* Leather armor and a dagger 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+You have learned to untangle and reshape the fabric of 
+reality in harmony with your wishes and music. Your 
+spells are part of your vast repertoire, magic that you 
+can tune to different situations. See chapter 10 for the 
+general rules of spellcasting and chapter 11 for the 
+bard spell list. 
+
+
+CANTRIPS 
+
+You know two cantrips of your choice from the bard 
+spell list. You learn additional bard cantrips of your 
+choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known 
+column of the Bard table. 
+
+
+THE BARD 
+
+
+Proficiency 
+Level Bonus 
+1st +2 
+2nd +2 
+3rd +2 
+4th +2 
+5th +3 
+
+
+Features 
+Spellcasting, Bardic Inspiration (d6) 
+Jack of All Trades, Song of Rest (d6) 
+Bard College, Expertise 
+Ability Score Improvement 
+Bardic Inspiration (d8), 
+Font of Inspiration 
+6th +3 Countercharm, Bard College feature 
+7th +3 — 
+8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 
+9th +4 Song of Rest (d8) 
+10th E Bardic Inspiration (d10), Expertise, 
+Magical Secrets 
+nth +4 — 
+12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 
+13th +5 Song of Rest (d10) 
+14th +5 Magical Secrets, 
+Bard College feature 
+Bardic Inspiration (d12) 
+16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 
+17th +6 Song of Rest (d12) 
++6 Magical Secrets 
++6 Ability Score Improvement 
++6 Superior Inspiration 
+
+
+15th +5 
+
+
+SPELL SLOTS 
+The Bard table shows how many spell slots you have to 
+cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of 
+these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level 
+or higher, You regain all expended spell slots when you 
+finish a long rest, 
+
+For example, if you know the Ist-level spell cure 
+wounds and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot 
+available, you can cast cure wounds using either slot. 
+
+
+SPELLS KNOWN or lsr LEVEL AND HIGHER 
+You know four 1st-level spells of your choice from the 
+bard spell list. 
+
+The Spells Known column of the Bard table shows 
+when you learn more bard spells of your choice. Each of 
+these spells must be of a level for which you have spell 
+slots, as shown on the table. For instance, when you 
+reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell 
+of 1st or 2nd level. 
+
+Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you 
+can choose one of the bard spells you know and replace 
+it with another spell from the bard spell list, which also 
+must be of a level for which you have spell slots. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your bard 
+spells. Your magic comes from the heart and soul you 
+pour into the performance of your music or oration. 
+You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your 
+spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma 
+
+
+Cantrips 
+Known 
+
+
+2 
+
+
+2 
+2 
+3 
+3 
+
+
+Spells 
+Known Ist 
+
+
+modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a bard 
+spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+RITUAL CASTING 
+You can cast any bard spell you know as a ritual if that 
+spell has the ritual tag. 
+
+
+SPELLCGASTING Focus 
+You can use a musical instrument (found in chapter 5) 
+as a spellcasting focus for your bard spells. 
+
+
+BARDIC INSPIRATION 
+
+
+You can inspire others through stirring words or music. 
+To do so, you use a bonus action on your turn to choose 
+one creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you 
+who can hear you. That creature gains one Bardic 
+Inspiration die, a d6, 
+
+Once within the next 10 minutes, the creature can roll 
+the die and add the number rolled to one ability check, 
+attack roll, or saving throw it makes. The creature can 
+wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use the 
+Bardic Inspiration die, but must decide before the DM 
+says whether the roll succeeds or fails. Once the Bardic 
+Inspiration die is rolled, it is lost. A creature can have 
+only one Bardic Inspiration die at a time. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+55 
+
+
+You can use this feature a number of times equal 
+to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You 
+regain any expended uses when you finish a long rest. 
+Your Bardic Inspiration die changes when you reach 
+certain levels in this class. The die becomes a d8 at 5th 
+level, a d10 at 10th level, and a d12 at 15th level. 
+
+
+JACK OF ALL TRADES 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, you can add half your proficiency 
+bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that 
+doesn’t already include your proficiency bonus. 
+
+
+SONG OF REST 
+
+
+Beginning at 2nd level, you can use soothing music or 
+oration to help revitalize your wounded allies during 
+a short rest. If you or any friendly creatures who can 
+hear your performance regain hit points at the end of 
+the short rest, each of those creatures regains an extra 
+1d6 hit points. 
+
+The extra hit points increase when you reach certain 
+levels in this class: to 1d8 at 9th level, to 1d10 at 13th 
+level, and to 1d12 at 17th level. 
+
+
+BARD COLLEGE 
+
+
+At 3rd level, you delve into the advanced techniques of 
+a bard college of your choice: the College of Lore or the 
+College of Valor, both detailed at the end of the class 
+description. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level 
+and again at 6th and 14th level. 
+
+
+EXPERTISE 
+
+
+At 3rd level, choose two of your skill proficiencies. Your 
+proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you 
+make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies. 
+
+At 10th level, you can choose another two skill 
+proficiencies to gain this benefit. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+FONT OF INSPIRATION 
+
+
+Beginning when you reach 5th level, you regain all of 
+your expended uses of Bardic Inspiration when you 
+finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+COUNTERCHARM 
+
+
+At 6th level, you gain the ability to use musical notes or 
+words of power to disrupt mind-influencing effects. As 
+an action, you can start a performance that lasts until 
+the end of your next turn. During that time, you and any 
+friendly creatures within 30 feet of you have advantage 
+on saving throws against being frightened or charmed. 
+A creature must be able to hear you to gain this benefit. 
+The performance ends early if you are incapacitated or 
+silenced or if you voluntarily end it (no action required). 
+
+
+PART 1 | GLASSES 
+
+
+MAGICAL SECRETS 
+
+
+By 10th level, you have plundered magical knowledge 
+from a wide spectrum of disciplines. Choose two spells 
+from any class, including this one. A spell you choose 
+must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard 
+table, or a cantrip. 
+
+The chosen spells count as bard spells for you and are 
+included in the number in the Spells Known column of - 
+the Bard table. l 
+
+You learn two additional spells from any class at 14th 
+level and again at 18th level. 
+
+
+SUPERIOR INSPIRATION ^ 
+
+
+At 20th level, when you roll initiative and have no uses 
+of Bardic Inspiration left, you regain one use. 
+
+
+BARD COLLEGES 
+
+
+The way of a bard is gregarious. Bards seek each 
+other out to swap songs and stories, boast of their 
+accomplishments, and share their knowledge. Bards 
+form loose associations, which they call colleges, to 
+facilitate their gatherings and preserve their traditions. 
+
+
+COLLEGE OF LORE 
+
+
+Bards of the College of Lore know something about 
+most things, collecting bits of knowledge from sources 
+as diverse as scholarly tomes and peasant tales. 
+Whether singing folk ballads in taverns or elaborate 
+compositions in royal courts, these bards use their gifts 
+to hold audiences spellbound. When the applause dies 
+down, the audience members might find themselves 
+questioning everything they held to be true, from their 
+faith in the priesthood of the local temple to their 
+loyalty to the king. 
+
+The loyalty of these bards lies in the pursuit of beauty 
+and truth, not in fealty to a monarch or following the 
+tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a 
+herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be 
+honest than politic. 
+
+The college's members gather in libraries and 
+sometimes in actual colleges, complete with classrooms 
+and dormitories, to share their lore with one another. 
+They also meet at festivals or affairs of state, where they 
+can expose corruption, unravel lies, and poke fun at self- 
+important figures of authority. 
+
+
+BONUS PROFICIENCIES 
+When you join the College of Lore at 3rd level, you gain 
+proficiency with three skills of your choice. 
+
+
+CUTTING WORDS 
+
+Also at 3rd level, you learn how to use your wit to 
+distract, confuse, and otherwise sap the confidence and 
+competence of others. When a creature that you can 
+see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, an ability 
+check, or a damage roll, you can use your reaction to 
+expend one of your uses of Bardic Inspiration, rolling 
+
+a Bardic Inspiration die and subtracting the number 
+rolled from the creature's roll. You can choose to use 
+this feature after the creature makes its roll, but before 
+the DM determines whether the attack roll or ability 
+
+
+check succeeds or fails, or before the creature deals its 
+
+
+damage. The creature is immune if it can’t hear you or if 
+it’s immune to being charmed. 
+
+
+ADDITIONAL MAGICAL SECRETS 
+
+At 6th level, you learn two spells of your choice from any 
+class. A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, 
+as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip. The chosen 
+spells count as bard spells for you but don’t count 
+against the number of bard spells you know. 
+
+
+PEERLESS SKILL 
+
+Starting at 14th level, when you make an ability check, 
+you can expend one use of Bardic Inspiration. Rolla 
+Bardic Inspiration die and add the number rolled to 
+your ability check. You can choose to do so after you roll 
+the die for the ability check, but before the DM tells you 
+whether you succeed or fail. 
+
+
+COLLEGE OF VALOR 
+
+
+Bards of the College of Valor are daring skalds whose 
+tales keep alive the memory of the great heroes of thc 
+past, and thereby inspire a new generation of heroes. 
+These bards gather in mead halls or around great 
+bonfires to sing the deeds of the mighty, both past 
+and present. They travel the land to witness great 
+events firsthand and to ensure that the memory of 
+those events doesn't pass from the world. With their 
+
+
+songs, they inspire others to reach the same heights of 
+accomplishment as the heroes of old. 
+
+
+BONUS PROFICIENCIES 
+
+When you join the College of Valor at 3rd level, you 
+gain proficiency with medium armor, shields, and 
+martial wcapons. 
+
+
+COMBAT INSPIRATION 
+
+Also at 3rd level, you learn to inspire others in battle. 
+
+A creature that has a Bardic Inspiration die from you 
+can roll that die and add the number rolled to a weapon 
+damage roll it just made. Alternatively, when an attack 
+roll is made against the creature, it can use its reaction 
+to roll the Bardic Inspiration die and add the number 
+rolled to its AC against that attack, after seeing the roll 
+but before knowing whether it hits or misses. 
+
+
+EXTRA ATTACK 
+Starting at 6th level, you can attack twice, instead of 
+once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 
+
+
+BATTLE MAGIC 
+
+At 14th level, you have mastered the art of weaving 
+spellcasting and weapon use into a single harmonious 
+act. When you use your action to cast a bard spell, you 
+can make one weapon attack as a bonus action. 
+
+
+CLERIC 
+
+
+Arms and eyes upraised toward the sun and a prayer 
+on his lips, an elf begins to glow with an inner light that 
+spills out to heal his battle-worn companions. 
+
+Chanting a song of glory, a dwarf swings his axe 
+in wide swaths to cut through the ranks of orcs 
+arrayed against him, shouting praise to the gods with 
+every foe’s fall. 
+
+Calling down a curse upon the forces of undeath, a 
+human lifts her holy symbol as light pours from it to 
+drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions. 
+
+Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world 
+and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the gods 
+they serve, clerics strive to embody the handiwork of 
+their deities. No ordinary priest, a cleric is imbued with 
+divine magic. 
+
+
+MAGIA HEALERS AND WARRIORS 
+x Divine magic, as the name suggests, is the power of 
+the gods, flowing from them into the world. Clerics are 
+conduits for that power, manifesting it as miraculous 
+effects. The gods don't grant this power to everyone who 
+seeks it, but only to those chosen to fulfill a high calling. 
+Harnessing divine magic doesn't rely on study or 
+training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and 
+ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric spells relies on 
+devotion and an intuitive sense of a deity's wishes. 
+Clerics combine the helpful magic of healing and 
+inspiring their allies with spells that harm and hinder 
+foes. They can provoke awe and dread, lay curses of 
+plague or poison, and even call down flames from heaven 
+to consume their enemies. For those evildoers who will 
+benefit most from a mace to the head, clerics depend on 
+their combat training to let them wade into melee with 
+the power of the gods on their side. 
+
+
+DIVINE AGENTS 
+
+
+Not every acolyte or officiant at a temple or shrine is a 
+cleric, Some priests are called to a simple life of temple 
+service, carrying out their gods' will through prayer and 
+sacrifice, not by magic and strength of arms. In some 
+cities, priesthood amounts to a political office, viewed 
+as a stepping stone to higher positions of authority and 
+involving no communion with a god at all. True clerics 
+are rare in most hierarchies. 
+
+When a cleric takes up an adventuring life, it is usually 
+because his or her god demands it. Pursuing the goals 
+of the gods often involves braving dangers beyond the 
+walls of civilization, smiting evil or seeking holy relics in 
+ancient tombs. Many clerics are also expected to protect 
+
+
+PART ] CLASSES 
+
+
+THE CLERIC 
+
+
+Proficiency 
+
+Level Bonus Features 
+
+Ist +2 Spellcasting, Divine Domain 
+
+2nd +2 Channel Divinity (1/rest), 
+Divine Domain feature 
+
+3rd +2 — 
+
+4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 
+
+Sth 43 Destroy Undead (CR 1/2) 
+
+6th +3 Channel Divinity (2/rest), 
+Divine Domain feature 
+
+7th +3 — 7 up ] 
+
+8th +3 Ability Score Improvement, Destroy Undead 
+
+
+(CR 1), Divine Domain feature 
+
+
+9th +4 — 
+
+
+10th +4 Divine Intervention 
+
+Mth +4 Destroy Undead (CR 2) _ 
+12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 
+13th +5 — 
+
+14th +5 Destroy Undead (CR 3) 
+15th +5 — = 
+
+16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 
+
+
+17th +6 Destroy Undead (CR 4), 
+" Divine Domain feature - 
+18th +6 Channel Divinity (3/rest) 
+Ability Score Improvement - 
+Divine Intervention improvement 
+
+
+their deities’ worshipers, which can mean fighting 
+rampaging orcs, negotiating peace between warring 
+nations, or sealing a portal that: would allow a i demon 
+prince to enter the world. 
+
+Most adventuring clerics maintain some connection to 
+established temples and orders of their faiths. A temple 
+might ask for a cleric's aid, or a high priest might bei ina 
+position to demand it. 
+
+
+CREATING A CLERIC 
+
+
+As you create a cleric, the most important question to 
+consider is which deity to serve and what principles you 
+want your character to embody. Appendix B includes 
+lists of many of the gods of the multiverse. Check with 
+your DM to learn which deities are in your campaign. 
+Once you've chosen a deity, consider your cleric's 
+relationship to that god. Did you enter this service 
+willingly? Or did the god choose you, impelling you into 
+service with no regard for your wishes? How do the 
+temple priests of your faith regard you: as a champion 
+or a troublemaker? What are your ultimate goals? Does 
+your deity have a special task in mind for you? Or are 
+you striving to prove yourself worthy of a great quest? 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a cleric quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest 
+ability score, followed by Strength or Constitution. 
+Second, choose the acolyte background. 
+
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+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a cleric, you gain the following class features. t. 
+
+
+Hir POINTS 
+Hit Dice: 1d8 per cleric level pA 
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier 
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your 
+
+Constitution modifier per cleric level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields 
+Weapons: All simple weapons 
+
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma 
+Skills: Choose two from History, Insight, Medicine, 
+Persuasion, and Religion 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) a mace or (b) a warhammer (if proficient) 
+
+* (a) scale mail, (b) leather armor, or (c) chain mail (if 
+proficient) 
+
+* (a) alight crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple 
+weapon 
+
+* (a) a priest's pack or (b) an explorer's pack 
+
++ A shield and a holy symbol 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+——— i = SEE aT ees a. eS e- a e 57 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+As a conduit for divine power, you can cast cleric spells. 
+See chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and 
+chapter 11 for the cleric spell list. : 
+
+
+CANTRIPS 
+
+At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice from 
+the cleric spell list. You learn additional cleric cantrips 
+of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips 
+Known column of the Cleric table. 
+
+
+PREPARING AND CASTING SPELLS 
+
+The Cleric table shows how many spell slots you have 
+to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of 
+these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level 
+or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+You prepare the list of cleric spells that are available 
+for you to cast, choosing from the cleric spell list. When 
+you do so, choose a number of cleric spells equal to 
+your Wisdom modifier + your cleric level (minimum of 
+one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you 
+have spell slots. 
+
+For example, if you are a 3rd-level cleric, you have four 
+1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Wisdom 
+of 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spells 
+of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare 
+the Ist-level spell cure wounds, you can cast it using 
+a Ist-level or 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't 
+remove it from your list of prepared spells. 
+
+
+You can change your list of prepared spells when you 
+finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of cleric spells 
+requires time spent in prayer and meditation: at least 1 
+minute per spell level for each spell on your list. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your cleric spells. 
+The power of your spells comes from your devotion to 
+your deity. You use your Wisdom whenever a cleric spell 
+refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use 
+your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw 
+DC for a cleric spell you cast and when making an 
+attack roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Wisdom modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Wisdom modifier 
+
+
+RITUAL CASTING 
+You can cast a cleric spell as a ritual if that spell has the 
+ritual tag and you have the spell prepared. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING Focus 
+You can use a holy symbol (found in chapter 5) as a 
+spellcasting focus for your cleric spells. 
+
+
+DIVINE DOMAIN 
+
+
+Choose one domain related to your deity: Knowledge, 
+Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War. Each 
+domain is detailed at the end of the class description, 
+and each one provides examples of gods associated 
+with it. Your choice grants you domain spells and other 
+features when you choose it at 1st level. It also grants 
+you additional ways to use Channel Divinity when you 
+gain that feature at 2nd level, and additional benefits at 
+6th, 8th, and 17th levels. 
+
+
+DOMAIN SPELLS 
+Each domain has a list of spells—its domain spells— 
+that you gain at the cleric levels noted in the domain 
+description. Once you gain a domain spell, you always 
+have it prepared, and it doesn’t count against the 
+number of spells you can prepare each day. 
+
+If you have a domain spell that doesn’t appear on the 
+cleric spell list, the spell is nonetheless a cleric spell for you. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY 
+
+
+At 2nd level, you gain the ability to channel divine 
+energy directly from your deity, using that energy to fuel 
+magical effects. You start with two such effects: Turn 
+Undead and an effect determined by your domain. Some 
+domains grant you additional effects as you advance in 
+levels, as noted in the domain description. 
+
+When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose 
+which effect to create. You must then finish a short or 
+long rest to use your Channel Divinity again. 
+
+Some Channel Divinity effects require saving throws. 
+When you use such an effect from this class, the DC 
+equals your cleric spell save DC. 
+
+Beginning at 6th level, you can use your Channel 
+Divinity twice between rests, and beginning at 18th level, 
+
+
+you can use it three times between rests. When you finish 
+a short or long rest, you regain your expended uses. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: TURN UNDEAD 
+
+As an action, you present your holy symbol and speak a 
+prayer censuring the undead. Each undead that can see 
+or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom 
+saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is 
+turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage. 
+
+A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move 
+as far away from you as it can, and it can't willingly 
+move to a space within 30 feet of you. It also can't take 
+reactions. For its action, it can use only the Dash action 
+or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from 
+moving. If there's nowhere to move, the creature can use 
+the Dodge action. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+DESTROY UNDEAD 
+
+
+Starting at 5th level, when an undead fails its saving 
+throw against your Turn Undead feature, the creature is 
+instantly destroyed if its challenge rating is at or below a 
+certain threshold, as shown in the Destroy Undead table. 
+
+
+Destroy UNDEAD 
+
+
+Cleric Level Destroys Undead of CR... 
+5th 1/2 or lower 
+8th 1 or lower 
+Tith 2 or lower 
+14th 3 or lower 
+17th 4 or lower 
+
+
+DIVINE [INTERVENTION 
+
+
+Beginning at 10th level, you can call on your deity to 
+intervene on your behalf when your need is great. 
+
+Imploring your deity’s aid requires you to use your 
+action. Describe the assistance you seek, and roll 
+percentile dice. If you roll a number equal to or lower 
+than your cleric level, your deity intervenes. The DM 
+chooses the nature of the intervention; the effect of any 
+cleric spell or cleric domain spell would be appropriate. 
+
+If your deity intervenes, you can't use this feature 
+again for 7 days. Otherwise, you can use it again after 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+At 20th level, your call for intervention succeeds 
+automatically, no roll required. 
+
+
+DIVINE DOMAINS 
+
+
+In a pantheon, every deity has influence over different 
+aspects of mortal life and civilization, called a deity’s 
+domain. All the domains over which a deity has 
+influence are called the deity’s portfolio. For example, 
+the portfolio of the Greek god Apollo includes the 
+
+
+domains of Knowledge, Life, and Light. As a cleric, you 
+choose one aspect of your deity’s portfolio to emphasize, 
+and you are granted powers related to that domain. 
+
+Your choice might correspond to a particular sect 
+dedicated to your deity. Apollo, for example, could be 
+worshiped in one region as Phoebus (“radiant”) Apollo, 
+emphasizing his influence over the Light domain, 
+and in a different place as Apollo Acesius (“healing”), 
+emphasizing his association with the Life domain. 
+Alternatively, your choice of domain could simply be a 
+matter of personal preference, the aspect of the deity 
+that appeals to you most. 
+
+Each domain’s description gives examples of deities 
+who have influence over that domain. Gods are included 
+from the worlds of the Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, 
+Dragonlance, and Eberron campaign settings, as well as 
+from the Celtic, Greek, Norse, and Egyptian pantheons 
+of antiquity. 
+
+
+KNOWLEDGE DOMAIN 
+
+
+The gods of knowledge—including Oghma, Boccob, 
+Gilean, Aureon, and Thoth—value learning and 
+understanding above all. Some teach that knowledge is 
+to be gathered and shared in libraries and universities, 
+or promote the practical knowledge of craft and 
+invention. Some deities hoard knowledge and keep its 
+secrets to themselves. And some promise their followers 
+that they will gain tremendous power if they unlock the 
+secrets of the multiverse. Followers of these gods study 
+esoteric lore, collect old tomes, delve into the secret 
+places of the earth, and learn all they can. Some gods 
+of knowledge promote the practical knowledge of craft 
+and invention, including smith deities like Gond, Reorx, 
+Onatar, Moradin, Hephaestus, and Goibhniu. 
+
+
+KNOWLEDGE DOMAIN SPELLS 
+Cleric Level Spells 
+
+
+Ist command, identify 
+
+3rd augury, suggestion 
+
+5th nondetection, speak with dead 
+7th arcane eye, confusion 
+
+
+9th legend lore, scrying 
+
+
+BLESSINGS OF KNOWLEDGE 
+
+At 1st level, you learn two languages of your choice. 
+
+You also become proficient in your choice of two of the 
+
+following skills: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion. 
+Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check 
+
+you make that uses either of those skills. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: 
+
+KNOWLEDGE OF THE AGES 
+
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity 
+to tap into a divine well of knowledge. As an action, 
+
+you choose one skill or tool. For 10 minutes, you have 
+proficiency with the chosen skill or tool. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: READ THOUGHTS 
+
+At 6th level, you can use your Channel Divinity to read a 
+creature's thoughts. You can then use your access to the 
+creature’s mind to command it. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+bo 
+
+
+As an action, choose one creature that you can see 
+within 60 feet of you. That creature must make a 
+Wisdom saving throw. If the creature succeeds on the 
+saving throw, you can't use this feature on it again until 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+If the creature fails its save, you can read its surface 
+thoughts (those foremost in its mind, reflecting its 
+current emotions and what it is actively thinking 
+about) when it is within 60 feet of you. This effect lasts 
+for 1 minute. 
+
+During that time, you can use your action to end this 
+effect and cast the suggestion spell on the creature 
+without expending a spell slot. The target automatically 
+fails its saving throw against the spell. 
+
+
+PoTENT SPELLCASTING 
+Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to 
+the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip. 
+
+
+VISIONS OF THE PAST 
+
+Starting at 17th level, you can call up visions of the 
+
+past that relate to an object you hold or your immediate 
+surroundings. You spend at least 1 minute in meditation 
+and prayer, then receive dreamlike, shadowy glimpses 
+of recent events. You can meditate in this way for a 
+number of minutes equal to your Wisdom score and 
+must maintain concentration during that time, as if you 
+were casting a spell. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+Object Reading. Holding an object as you meditate, 
+you can see visions of the object's previous owner. 
+After meditating for 1 minute, you learn how the owner 
+acquired and lost the object, as well as the most recent 
+significant event involving the object and that owner. 
+
+If the object was owned by another creature in the 
+recent past (within a number of days equal to your 
+Wisdom score), you can spend 1 additional minute 
+for each owner to learn the same information about 
+that creature. 
+
+Area Reading. As you meditate, you see visions 
+of recent events in your immediate vicinity (a room, 
+street, tunnel, clearing, or the like, up to a 50-foot cube), 
+going back a number of days equal to your Wisdom 
+score. For each minute you meditate, you learn about 
+one significant event, beginning with the most recent. 
+Significant events typically involve powerful emotions, 
+such as battles and betrayals, marriages and murders, 
+births and funerals. However, they might also include 
+more mundane events that are nevertheless important 
+in your current situation, 
+
+
+LIFE DOMAIN 
+
+
+The Life domain focuses on the vibrant positive 
+energy—one of the fundamental forces of the universe— 
+that sustains all life. The gods of life promote vitality 
+and health through healing the sick and wounded, 
+caring for those in need, and driving away the forces of 
+death and undeath. Almost any non-evil deity can claim 
+influence over this domain, particularly agricultural 
+deities (such as Chauntea, Arawai, and Demeter), sun 
+gods (such as Lathander, Pelor, and Re-Horakhty), gods 
+
+
+PART ] | CLASSES 
+
+
+=a 
+
+
+of healing or endurance (such as Ilmater, Mishakal; 
+Apollo, and Diancecht), and gods of home and 
+community (such as Hestia, Hathor, and Boldrei). 
+
+
+Lire DOMAIN SPELLS 
+
+
+Cleric Level Spells 
+Ist bless, cure wounds 
+3rd lesser restoration, spiritual weapon 
+5th beacon of hope, revivify 
+7th death ward, guardian of faith 
+9th mass cure wounds, raise dead 
+
+
+BONUS PROFICIENCY 
+When you choose this domain at Ist level, you gain 
+proficiency with heavy armor. 
+
+
+DISCIPLE OF LIFE 
+
+Also starting at 1st level, your healing spells are more 
+effective. Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher 
+to restore hit points to a creature, the creature regains 
+additional hit points equal to 2 * the spell's level. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: PRESERVE LIFE 
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity 
+to heal the badly injured. 
+
+As an action, you present your holy symbol and 
+evoke healing energy that can restore a number of hit 
+points equal to five times your cleric level. Choose any 
+creatures within 30 feet of you, and divide those hit 
+points among them. This feature can restore a creature 
+to no more than half of its hit point maximum. You can't 
+use this feature on an undead or a construct. 
+
+
+BLESSED HEALER 
+Beginning at 6th level, the healing spells you cast on 
+others heal you as well. When you cast a spell of 1st 
+level or higher that restores hit points to a creature 
+other than you, you regain hit points equal to 2 + the 
+spell’s level. 
+
+
+DIVINE STRIKE 
+
+At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon 
+strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns 
+when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can 
+cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 radiant damage to 
+the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage 
+increases to 2d8. 
+
+
+SUPREME HEALING 
+
+Starting at 17th level, when you would normally roll 
+one or more dice to restore hit points with a spell, you 
+instead use the highest number possible for each die. 
+For example, instead of restoring 2d6 hit points to a 
+creature, you restore 12. 
+
+
+LIGHT DOMAIN 
+
+
+Gods of light—including Helm, Lathander, Pholtus, 
+Branchala, the Silver Flame, Belenus, Apollo, and 
+Re-Horakhty—promote the ideals of rebirth and 
+renewal, truth, vigilance, and beauty, often using the 
+symbol of the sun. Some of these gods are portrayed 
+as the sun itself or as a charioteer who guides the sun 
+
+
+across the sky. Others are tireless sentinels whose eyes 
+pierce every shadow and see through every deception. 
+Some are deities of beauty and artistry, who teach that 
+art is a vehicle for the soul’s improvement. Clerics of a 
+god of light are enlightened souls infused with radiance 
+and the power of their gods’ discerning vision, charged 
+with chasing away lies and burning away darkness. 
+
+
+LIGHT DOMAIN SPELLS 
+
+
+Cleric Level Spells 
+Ist burning hands, faerie fire 
+3rd flaming sphere, scorching ray 
+5th daylight, fireball 
+7th guardian of faith, wall of fire 
+9th flame strike, scrying 
+
+
+BONUS CANTRIP 
+When you choose this domain at 1st level, you gain the 
+light cantrip if you don't already know it. 
+
+
+WARDING FLARE 
+Also at 1st level, you can interpose divine light between 
+yourself and an attacking enemy. When you are attacked 
+by a creature within 30 feet of you that you can see, 
+you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on 
+the attack roll, causing light to flare before the attacker 
+before it hits or misses. An attacker that can't be blinded 
+is immune to this feature. 
+
+You can usc this feature a number of times equal to 
+your Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain 
+all expended uses when you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: RADIANCE OF THE DAWN 
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity 
+to harness sunlight, banishing darkness and dealing 
+radiant damage to your foes. 
+
+As an action, you present your holy symbol, and any 
+magical darkness within 30 feet of you is dispelled. 
+Additionally, each hostile creature within 30 feet of 
+you must make a Constitution saving throw. A creature 
+takes radiant damage equal to 2d10 + your cleric level 
+on a failed saving throw, and half as much damage on a 
+successful one. A creature that has total cover from you 
+is not affected. 
+
+
+IMPROVED FLARE 
+
+Starting at 6th level, you can also use your Warding 
+Flare feature when a creature that you can see within 
+30 feet of you attacks a creature other than you. 
+
+
+PoTENT SPELLCASTING 
+Starting at 8th level, you add your Wisdom modifier to 
+the damage you deal with any cleric cantrip. 
+
+
+CORONA OF LIGHT 
+
+Starting at 17th level, you can use your action to activate 
+an aura of sunlight that lasts for 1 minute or until you 
+dismiss it using another action. You emit bright light in 
+a 60-foot radius and dim light 30 feet beyond that. Your 
+enemies in the bright light have disadvantage on saving 
+throws against any spell that deals fire or radiant damage. 
+
+
+NATURE DOMAIN 
+
+
+Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world 
+
+itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such 
+as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to 
+friendly deities associated with particular springs and 
+groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a 
+whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing 
+mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in 
+their own secret tongue. But many of these gods have 
+clerics as well, champions who take a more active role 
+in advancing the interests of a particular nature god. 
+These clerics might hunt the evil monstrosities that 
+despoil the woodlands, bless the harvest of the faithful, 
+or wither the crops of those who anger their gods. 
+
+
+NATURE DOMAIN SPELLS 
+
+
+Cleric Level Spells 
+Ist animal friendship, speak with animals 
+3rd barkskin, spike growth 
+5th plant growth, wind wall 
+7th dominate beast, grasping vine 
+9th insect plague, tree stride 
+
+
+ACOLYTE OF NATURE 
+At 1st level, you learn one druid cantrip of your choice. 
+
+
+You also gain proficiency in one of the following skills of- 
+
+
+your choice: Animal Handling, Nature, or Survival. 
+
+
+BONUS PROFICIENCY 
+Also at 1st level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: CHARM ANIMALS 
+
+AND PLANTS 
+
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity 
+to charm animals and plants. 
+
+As an action, you present your holy symbol and invoke 
+the name of your deity. Each beast or plant creature that 
+can see you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom 
+saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is 
+charmed by you for 1 minute or until it takes damage. 
+While it is charmed by you, it is friendly to you and other 
+creatures you designate. 
+
+
+DAMPEN ELEMENTS 
+
+Starting at 6th level, when you or a creature within 30 
+feet of you takes acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder 
+damage, you can use your reaction to grant resistance to 
+the creature against that instance of the damage. 
+
+
+DIVINE STRIKE 
+
+At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon 
+strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns 
+when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you 
+
+can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 cold, fire, or 
+lightning damage (your choice) to the target. When you 
+reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8. 
+
+
+MASTER OF NATURE 
+
+At 17th level, you gain the ability to command animals 
+and plant creatures. While creatures are charmed by 
+your Charm Animals and Plants feature, you can take 
+a bonus action on your turn to verbally command what 
+each of those creatures will do on its next turn. 
+
+
+TEMPEST DOMAIN ú 
+
+Gods whose portfolios include the Tempest domain— 
+including Talos, Umberlee, Kord, Zeboim, the 
+Devourer, Zeus, and Thor—govern storms, sea, and 
+sky. They include gods of lightning and thunder, gods 
+of earthquakes, some fire gods, and certain gods of 
+violence, physical strength, and courage. In some 
+pantheons, a god of this domain rules over other deities 
+and is known for swift justice delivered by thunderbolts. 
+In the pantheons of seafaring people, gods of this 
+domain are ocean deities and the patrons of sailors. 
+Tempest gods send their clerics to inspire fear in the 
+common folk, either to keep those folk on the path of 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+righteousness or to encourage them to offer sacrifices of 
+propitiation to ward off divine wrath. 
+
+
+TEMPEST DOMAIN SPELLS 
+Cleric Level Spells 
+
+
+lst fog cloud, thunderwave 
+3rd gust of wind, shatter 
+
+
+5th call lightning, sleet storm 
+7th control water, ice storm 
+9th destructive wave, insect plague 
+
+
+BONUS PROFICIENCIES 
+At 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons 
+and heavy armor. 
+
+
+WRATH OF THE STORM 
+Also at 1st level, you can thunderously rebuke attackers. 
+When a creature within 5 feet of you that you can see 
+hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to 
+cause the creature to make a Dexterity saving throw. 
+The creature takes 2d8 lightning or thunder damage 
+(your choice) on a failed saving throw, and half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+You can use this feature a number of times equal to 
+your Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain 
+all expended uses when you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: DESTRUCTIVE WRATH 
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity 
+to wield the power of the storm with unchecked ferocity. 
+
+When you roll lightning or thunder damage, you can 
+use your Channel Divinity to deal maximum damage, 
+instead of rolling. 
+
+
+THUNDERBOLT STRIKE 
+
+At 6th level, when you deal lightning damage to a Large 
+or smaller creature, you can also push it up to 10 feet 
+away from you. 
+
+
+DIVINE STRIKE 
+
+At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon 
+strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns 
+when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can 
+cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 thunder damage to 
+the target. When you reach 14th level, the extra damage 
+increases to 2d8. 
+
+
+STORMBORN 
+
+At 17th level, you have a flying speed equal to 
+your current walking speed whenever you are not 
+underground or indoors. 
+
+
+TRICKERY DOMAIN 
+
+
+Gods of trickery—such as Tymora, Beshaba, 
+Olidammara, the Traveler, Garl Glittergold, and 
+Loki—are mischief-makers and instigators who stand 
+as a constant challenge to the accepted order among 
+both gods and mortals. They're patrons of thieves, 
+scoundrels, gamblers, rebels, and liberators. Their 
+clerics are a disruptive force in the world, puncturing 
+pride, mocking tyrants, stealing from the rich, freeing 
+captives, and flouting hollow traditions. They prefer 
+
+
+subterfuge, pranks, deception, and theft rather than 
+direct confrontation. 
+
+
+TRICKERY DOMAIN SPELLS 
+Cleric Level Spells 
+
+
+Ist charm person, disguise self 
+
+3rd mirror image, pass without trace 
+5th blink, dispel magic 
+
+7th dimension door, polymorph 
+
+9th dominate person, modify memory 
+
+
+BLESSING OF THE TRICKSTER 
+
+Starting when you choose this domain at 1st level, you 
+can use your action to touch a willing creature other 
+than yourself to give it advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) 
+checks. This blessing lasts for 1 hour or until you use 
+this feature again. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: INVOKE DUPLICITY 
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity 
+to create an illusory duplicate of yourself. 
+
+As an action, you create a perfect illusion of 
+yourself that lasts for 1 minute, or until you lose your 
+concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). 
+The illusion appears in an unoccupied space that you 
+can see within 30 feet of you. As a bonus action on your 
+turn, you can move the illusion up to 30 feet to a space 
+you can see, but it must remain within 120 feet of you. 
+
+For the duration, you can cast spells as though you 
+were in the illusion’s space, but you must use your own 
+senses. Additionally, when both you and your illusion 
+are within 5 feet of a creature that can see the illusion, 
+you have advantage on attack rolls against that creature, 
+given how distracting the illusion is to the target. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: CLOAK OF SHADOWS 
+Starting at 6th level, you can use your Channel 
+Divinity to vanish. 
+
+As an action, you become invisible until the end of your 
+next turn. You become visible if you attack or cast a spell. 
+
+
+DIVINE STRIKE 
+
+At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon 
+strikes with poison—a gift from your deity. Once on each 
+of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon 
+attack, you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 
+poison damage to the target. When you reach 14th level, 
+the extra damage increases to 2d8. 
+
+
+IMPROVED DUPLICITY 
+
+At 17th level, you can create up to four duplicates 
+
+of yourself, instead of one, when you use Invoke 
+Duplicity. As a bonus action on your turn, you can 
+move any number of them up to 30 feet, to a maximum 
+range of 120 feet. 
+
+
+WAR DOMAIN 
+
+
+War has many manifestations. It can make heroes of 
+ordinary people. It can be desperate and horrific, with 
+acts of cruelty and cowardice eclipsing instances of 
+excellence and courage. In either case, the gods of war 
+
+
+watch over warriors and reward them for their great 
+deeds. The clerics of such gods excel in battle, inspiring 
+others to fight the good fight or offering acts of violence 
+as prayers. Gods of war include champions of honor 
+and chivalry (such as Torm, Heironeous, and Kiri- 
+Jolith) as well as gods of destruction and pillage (such 
+as Erythnul, the Fury, Gruumsh, and Ares) and gods of 
+conquest and domination (such as Bane, Hextor, and 
+Maglubiyet). Other war gods (such as Tempus, Nike, 
+and Nuada) take a more neutral stance, promoting war 
+in all its manifestations and supporting warriors in any 
+circumstance. 
+
+
+WAR DOMAIN SPELLS 
+
+
+Cleric Level Spells 
+lst divine favor, shield of faith 
+
+
+3rd magic weapon, spiritual weapon 
+5th crusader's mantle, spirit guardians 
+7th freedom of movement, stoneskin 
+
+
+9th flame strike, hold monster 
+
+
+BoNus PROFICIENCIES 
+At 1st level, you gain proficiency with martial weapons 
+and heavy armor. 
+
+
+WAR PRIEST 
+From Ist level, your god delivers bolts of inspiration to 
+you while you are engaged in battle. When you use the 
+Attack action, you can make one weapon attack as a 
+bonus action. 
+
+You can use this feature a number of times equal to 
+your Wisdom modifier (a minimum of once). You regain 
+all expended uses when you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: GUIDED STRIKE 
+
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity 
+to strike with supernatural accuracy. When you make 
+an attack roll, you can use your Channel Divinity to gain 
+a *10 bonus to the roll. You make this choice after you 
+see the roll, but before the DM says whether the attack 
+hits or misses. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY: WAR Gop’s BLESSING 
+
+At 6th level, when a creature within 30 feet of you 
+makes an attack roll, you can use your reaction to grant 
+that creature a +10 bonus to the roll, using your Channel 
+Divinity. You make this choice after you see the roll, but 
+before the DM says whether the attack hits or misses. 
+
+
+DIVINE STRIKE 
+
+At 8th level, you gain the ability to infuse your weapon 
+strikes with divine energy. Once on each of your turns 
+when you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can 
+cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 damage of the 
+same type dealt by the weapon to the target. When you 
+reach 14th level, the extra damage increases to 2d8. 
+
+
+AVATAR OF BATTLE 
+At 17th level, you gain resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, 
+and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons. 
+
+
+PART I | CLASSES 
+
+
+DRUID 
+
+
+Holding high a gnarled staff wreathed with holly, an elf 
+summons the fury of the storm and calls down explosive 
+bolts of lightning to smite the torch-carrying orcs who 
+threaten her forest. 
+
+Crouching out of sight on a high tree branch in the 
+form of a leopard, a human peers out of the jungle at the 
+strange construction of a temple of Evil Elemental Air, 
+keeping a close eye on the cultists’ activities. 
+
+Swinging a blade formed of pure fire, a half-elf 
+charges into a mass of skeletal soldiers, sundering 
+the unnatural magic that gives the foul creatures the 
+mocking semblance of life. 
+
+Whether calling on the elemental forces of nature or 
+emulating the creatures of the animal world, druids are 
+an embodiment of nature’s resilience, cunning, and fury. 
+They claim no mastery over nature. Instead, they see 
+themselves as extensions of nature’s indomitable will. 
+
+
+POWER OF NATURE 
+
+
+Druids revere nature above all, gaining their spells and 
+other magical powers either from the force of nature 
+itself or from a nature deity. Many druids pursue a 
+mystic spirituality of transcendent union with nature 
+rather than devotion to a divine entity, while others 
+serve gods of wild nature, animals, or elemental forces. 
+The ancient druidic traditions are sometimes called 
+the Old Faith, in contrast to the worship of gods in 
+temples and shrines. 
+
+Druid spells are oriented toward nature and animals— 
+the power of tooth and claw, of sun and moon, of fire 
+and storm. Druids also gain the ability to take on animal 
+forms, and some druids make a particular study of this 
+practice, even to the point where they prefer animal 
+form to their natural form. 
+
+
+PRESERVE THE BALANCE 
+
+
+For druids, nature exists in a precarious balance. The 
+four elements that make up a world—air, earth, fire, 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+64 d = a. ~ 
+
+
+THE DRUID 
+
+
+Proficiency 
+Level Bonus 
+lst +2 Druidic, Spellcasting 
+2nd +2 Wild Shape, Druid Circle 
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+4th +2 
+
+
+Features 
+
+
+Wild Shape improvement, 
+Ability Score Improvement 
+5th +3 — 
+6th +3 Druid Circle feature 
+7th +3 — 
+
++3 Wild Shape improvement, 
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+
+Druid Circle feature 
+
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+
+Druid Circle feature 
+
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+
+Timeless Body, Beast Spells 
+Ability Score Improvement 
+Archdruid 
+
+
+and water—must remain in equilibrium. If one element 
+were to gain power over the others, the world could be 
+destroyed, drawn into one of the elemental planes and 
+broken apart into its component elements. Thus, druids 
+oppose cults of Elemental Evil and others who promote 
+one element to the exclusion of others. 
+
+Druids are also concerned with the delicate ecological 
+balance that sustains plant and animal life, and the need 
+for civilized folk to live in harmony with nature, not in 
+opposition to it. Druids accept that which is cruel in 
+nature, and they hate that which is unnatural, including 
+aberrations (such as beholders and mind flayers) 
+and undead (such as zombies and vampires). Druids 
+sometimes lead raids against such creatures, especially 
+when the monsters encroach on the druids’ territory. 
+
+Druids are often found guarding sacred sites or 
+watching over regions of unspoiled nature. But when a 
+significant danger arises, threatening nature’s balance 
+or the lands they protect, druids take on a more active 
+role in combating the threat, as adventurers. 
+
+
+CREATING A DRUID 
+
+
+When making a druid, consider why your character has 
+such a close bond with nature. Perhaps your character 
+lives in a society where the Old Faith still thrives, or was 
+raised by a druid after being abandoned in the depths 
+
+of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic 
+encounter with the spirits of nature, coming face to 
+
+face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the 
+experience. Maybe your character was born during an 
+epic storm or a volcanic eruption, which was interpreted 
+
+
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+
+
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+as a sign that becoming a druid 
+was part of your character's destiny. 
+
+Have you always been an adventurer 
+as part of your druidic calling, or did you 
+first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred 
+grove or spring? Perhaps your homeland was 
+befouled by evil, and you took up an adventuring life in 
+hopes of finding a new home or purpose. 
+
+
+Quick BuILD 
+
+You can make a druid quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, Wisdom should be your highest 
+ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose 
+the hermit background. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a druid, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+Hit POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d8 per druid level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your 
+Constitution modifier per druid level after Ist 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will 
+not wear armor or use shields made of metal) 
+
+Weapons: Clubs, daggers, darts, javelins, maces, 
+quarterstaffs, scimitars, sickles, slings, spears 
+
+Tools: Herbalism kit 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+66 
+
+
+Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Animal 
+Handling, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, 
+Religion, and Survival 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+e (a) a wooden shield or (b) any simple weapon 
+e (a) a scimitar or (b) any simple melee weapon 
+» Leather armor, an explorer's pack, and a druidic focus 
+
+
+DRUIDIC 
+
+
+You know Druidic, the secret language of druids. You 
+can speak the language and use it to leave hidden 
+messages. You and others who know this language 
+automatically spot such a message. Others spot the 
+message's presence with a successful DC 15 Wisdom 
+(Perception) check but can't decipher it without magic. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+Drawing on the divine essence of nature itself, you 
+can cast spells to shape that essence to your will. See 
+chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and 
+chapter 11 for the druid spell list. 
+
+
+CANTRIPS 
+
+At 1st level, you know two cantrips of your choice from 
+the druid spell list. You learn additional druid cantrips 
+of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips 
+Known column of the Druid table. 
+
+
+PREPARING AND CASTING SPELLS 
+
+The Druid table shows how many spell slots you have 
+to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of 
+these druid spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's 
+level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+You prepare the list of druid spells that are available 
+for you to cast, choosing from the druid spell list. When 
+you do so, choose a number of druid spells equal to 
+your Wisdom modifier + your druid level (minimum of 
+
+
+Oe SSS a A Se 
+
+_ SACRED PLANTS AND WOOD 
+A druid holds certain plants to be sacred, particularly alder, 
+
+_ ash, birch, elder, hazel, holly, juniper, mistletoe, oak, rowan, 
+
+| willow, and yew. Druids often use such plants as part of a 
+spellcasting focus, incorporating lengths of oak or yew or 
+
+| sprigs of mistletoe, 
+
+| Similarly, a druid uses such woods to make other objects, 
+
+_ such as weapons and shields. Yew is associated with death 
+and rebirth, so weapon handles for scimitars or sickles might 
+be fashioned from it, Ash is associated with life and oak 
+with strength. These woods make excellent hafts or whole 
+
+. weapons, such as clubs or quarterstaffs, as well as shields. 
+
+- Alder is associated with air, and it might be used for thrown 
+weapons, such as darts or javelins. 
+
+Druids from regions that lack the plants described here 
+have chosen other plants to take on similar uses. For 
+
+j instance, a druid of a desert region might value the yucca 
+
+| tree and cactus plants. 
+
+
+PART 1 | ci SA SSE ig 
+
+
+" 
+
+
+one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you 
+have spell slots. 
+
+For example, if you are a 3rd-level druid, you have four 
+1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a Wisdom 
+of 16, your list of prepared spells can include six spells 
+of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you prepare 
+the 1st-level spell cure wounds, you can cast it using 
+a 1st-level or 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't 
+remove it from your list of prepared spells. 
+
+You can also change your list of prepared spells when 
+you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of druid 
+spells requires time spent in prayer and meditation: at 
+least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your druid 
+
+spells, since your magic draws upon your devotion and 
+attunement to nature. You use your Wisdom whenever 
+
+a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, 
+
+you use your Wisdom modifier when setting the saving 
+throw DC for a druid spell you cast and when making an 
+attack roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Wisdom modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Wisdom modifier 
+
+
+RITUAL CASTING 
+You can cast a druid spell as a ritual if that spell has the 
+ritual tag and you have the spell prepared. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING Focus j 
+You can use a druidic focus (found in chapter 5) as a 
+spellcasting focus for your druid spells. 
+
+
+WILD SHAPE 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, you can use your action to 
+magically assume the shape of a beast that you have 
+seen before. You can use this feature twice. You regain 
+expended uses when you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+Your druid level determines the beasts you can 
+transform into, as shown in the Beast Shapes table. At 
+2nd level, for example, you can transform into any beast 
+that has a challenge rating of 1/4 or lower that doesn't 
+have a flying or swimming speed. 
+
+
+BEAST SHAPES 
+
+
+Level Max.CR Limitations Example 
+
+
+2nd 1/4 No flying or swimming speed Wolf 
+4th 1/2 No flying speed Crocodile 
+8th 1 — Giant eagle 
+
+
+You can stay in a beast shape for a number of hours 
+equal to half your druid level (rounded down). You then 
+revert to your normal form unless you expend another 
+use of this feature. You can revert to your normal 
+form earlier by using a bonus action on your turn. You 
+automatically revert if you fall unconscious, drop to 
+0 hit points, or die. 
+
+While you are transformed, the following rules apply: 
+
+
++ Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of TIMELESS BODY 
+the beast, but you retain your alignment, personality, 
+
+
+and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You Starting at 18th level, the primal magic that you wield 
+also retain all of your skill and saving throw proficien- causes you to age more slowly. For every 10 years that 
+cies, in addition to gaining those of the creature. If pass, your body ages only 1 year. 
+
+
+the creature has the same proficiency as you and the 
+bonus in its stat block is higher than yours, use the 
+
+
+BEAST SPELLS 
+
+
+creature's bonus instead of yours. If the creature has Beginning at 18th level, you can cast many of your druid 
+any legendary or lair actions, you can't use them. spells in any shape you assume using Wild Shape. You 
+
+* When you transform, you assume the beast's hit can perform the somatic and verbal components of a 
+points and Hit Dice. When you revert to your normal druid spell while in a beast shape, but you aren't able to 
+form, you return to the number of hit points you had provide material components. 
+before you transformed. However, if you revert as a 
+result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage ARCHDRUID 
+
+
+carries over to your normal form. For example, if you 
+
+
+: i At 20th level, you can use your Wild Shape an unlimited 
+take 10 damage in animal form and have only 1 hit 
+
+
+A 
+^ 
+
+
+: number of times. 
+point left, you revert and take 9 damage. As long as | 
+the excess damage doesn't reduce your normal form AA n 
+to 0 hit points, you aren't knocked unconscious. » Wi 
+
+
+* You can't cast spells, and your ability to speak or 
+take any action that requires hands is limited to the 
+capabilities of your beast form. Transforming doesn't 
+break your concentration on a spell you've already 
+cast, however, or prevent you from taking actions that 
+are part of a spell, such as call lightning, that you've 
+already cast. 
+
+* You retain the benefit of any features from your class, 
+race, or other source and can use them if the new 
+form is physically capable of doing so. However, you 
+can't use any of your special senses, such as darkvi- 
+sion, unless your new form also has that sense. 
+
+* You choose whether your equipment falls to the 
+ground in your space, merges into your new form, or 
+is worn by it. Worn equipment functions as normal, 
+but the DM decides whether it is practical for the new 
+form to wear a piece of equipment, based on the crea- 
+ture's shape and size. Your equipment doesn't change 
+size or shape to match the new 
+form, and any equipment that 
+the new form can't wear D 
+must either fall to the 
+
+
+ground or merge with it. du 
+Equipment that merges / Vt ^ 
+with the form has no on. 
+effect until you leave (iN 
+the form. 
+NT 
+DRUID CIRCLE 
+
+
+At 2nd level, you choose to 
+identify with a circle of druids: 
+the Circle of the Land or the Circle of the Moon, both 
+detailed at the end of the class description. Your choice 
+grants you features at 2nd level and again at 6th, 10th, 
+and 14th level. 
+
+
+» 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of 
+your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores 
+of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an 
+ability score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+68 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+Additionally, you can ignore the verbal and somatic 
+components of your druid spells, as well as any material 
+components that lack a cost and aren't consumed by a 
+spell. You gain this benefit in both your normal shape 
+and your beast shape from Wild Shape. 
+
+
+DRUID CIRCLES 
+
+
+Though their organization is invisible to most outsiders, 
+druids are part of a society that spans the land, ignoring 
+political borders. All druids are nominally members 
+of this druidic society, though some individuals are so 
+isolated that they have never seen any high-ranking 
+members of the society or participated in druidic 
+gatherings. Druids recognize each other as brothers and 
+sisters. Like creatures of the wilderness, however, druids 
+sometimes compete with or even prey on each other. 
+
+At a local scale, druids are organized into circles that 
+share certain perspectives on nature, balance, and the 
+way of the druid. 
+
+
+CIRCLE OF THE LAND 
+
+
+The Circle of the Land is made up of mystics and sages 
+who safeguard ancient knowledge and rites through 
+
+a vast oral tradition. These druids meet within sacred 
+circles of trees or standing stones to whisper primal 
+secrets in Druidic. The circle's wisest members preside 
+as the chief priests of communities that hold to the Old 
+Faith and serve as advisors to the rulers of those folk. 
+As a member of this circle, your magic is influenced 
+
+by the land where you were initiated into the circle's 
+mysterious rites. 
+
+
+BoNUS CANTRIP 
+When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you learn one 
+additional druid cantrip of your choice. 
+
+
+NATURAL RECOVERY 
+Starting at 2nd level, you can regain some of your 
+magical energy by sitting in meditation and communing 
+with nature. During a short rest, you choose expended 
+spell slots to recover. The spell slots can have a 
+combined level that is equal to or less than half your 
+druid level (rounded up), and none of the slots can be 
+6th level or higher. You can't use this feature again until 
+you finish a long rest 
+
+For example, when you are a 4th-level druid, you can 
+recover up to two levels worth of spell slots. You can 
+recover either a 2nd-level slot or two Ist-level slots. 
+
+
+CIRCLE SPELLS 
+
+Your mystical connection to the land infuses you with 
+the ability to cast certain spells. At 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 
+9th level you gain access to circle spells connected 
+
+to the land where you became a druid. Choose that 
+land—arctic, coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, 
+swamp, or Underdark—and consult the associated 
+
+list of spells. 
+
+Once you gain access to a circle spell, you always have 
+it prepared, and it doesn't count against the number of 
+spells you can prepare each day. If you gain access to a 
+spell that doesn't appear on the druid spell list, the spell 
+is nonetheless a druid spell for you. 
+
+
+ARCTIC 
+
+
+Druid Level Circle Spells 
+3rd hold person, spike growth 
+
+
+5th sleet storm, slow 
+7th freedom of movement, ice storm 
+9th commune with nature, cone of cold 
+COAST 
+Druid Level Circle Spells 
+3rd mirror image, misty step 
+Sth water breathing, water walk 
+7th control water, freedom of movement 
+9th conjure elemental, scrying 
+DESERT 
+Druid Level Circle Spells 
+3rd blur, silence 
+5th create food and water, protection from energy 
+7th blight, hallucinatory terrain 
+9th insect plague, wall of stone 
+FOREST 
+
+
+Druid Level Circle Spells 
+3rd barkskin, spider climb 
+
+
+5th call lightning, plant growth 
+7th divination, freedom of movement 
+9th commune with nature, tree stride 
+GRASSLAND 
+Druid Level Circle Spells à 
+3rd invisibility, pass without trace 
+5th daylight, haste 
+7th divination, freedom of movement 
+9th dream, insect plague 
+MOUNTAIN 
+Druid Level — Circle Spells 
+3rd spider climb, spike growth 
+5th lightning bolt, meld into stone 
+7th stone shape, stoneskin 
+9th passwall, wall of stone 
+SWAMP 
+Druid Level Circle Spells 
+3rd darkness, Melf's acid arrow 
+5th water walk, stinking cloud 
+7th freedom of movement, locate creature 
+9th insect plague, scrying 
+UNDERDARK 
+Druid Level Circle Spells 
+3rd spider climb, web 
+5th gaseous form, stinking cloud 
+7th greater invisibility, stone shape 
+9th cloudkill, insect plague 
+
+
+LAND’S STRIDE 
+Starting at 6th level, moving through nonmagical 
+difficult terrain costs you no extra movement. You can 
+also pass through nonmagical plants without being 
+slowed by them and without taking damage from them if 
+they have thorns, spines, or a similar hazard. 
+
+In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against 
+plants that are magically created or manipulated to impede 
+movement, such those created by the entangle spell. 
+
+
+NATURE'S WARD 
+
+When you reach 10th level, you can’t be charmed or 
+frightened by elementals or fey, and you are immune to 
+poison and disease. 
+
+
+NATURE’S SANCTUARY 
+When you reach 14th level, creatures of the natural 
+world sense your connection to nature and become 
+hesitant to attack you. When a beast or plant creature 
+attacks you, that creature must make a Wisdom saving 
+throw against your druid spell save DC. On a failed save, 
+the creature must choose a different target, or the attack 
+automatically misses. On a successful save, the creature 
+is immune to this effect for 24 hours. 
+
+The creature is aware of this effect before it makes its 
+attack against you. 
+
+
+CIRCLE OF THE MOON 
+
+
+Druids of the Circle of the Moon are fierce guardians 
+of the wilds. Their order gathers under the full moon to 
+share news and trade warnings. They haunt the deepest 
+parts of the wilderness, where they might go for weeks 
+on end before crossing paths with another humanoid 
+creature, let alone another druid. 
+
+Changeable as the moon, a druid of this circle might 
+prowl as a great cat one night, soar over the treetops 
+as an eagle the next day, and crash through the 
+undergrowth in bear form to drive off a trespassing 
+monster. The wild is in the druid's blood. 
+
+
+COMBAT WiLD SHAPE 
+When you choose this circle at 2nd level, you gain the 
+ability to use Wild Shape on your turn as a bonus action, 
+rather than as an action. 
+
+Additionally, while you are transformed by Wild 
+Shape, you can use a bonus action to expend one 
+spell slot to regain 1d8 hit points per level of the spell 
+slot expended. 
+
+
+CIRCLE FORMS 
+
+The rites of your circle grant you the ability to transform 
+
+into more dangerous animal forms. Starting at 2nd 
+
+level, you can use your Wild Shape to transform into a 
+
+beast with a challenge rating as high as 1 (you ignore 
+
+the Max. CR column of the Beast Shapes table, but must 
+
+abide by the other limitations there). 
+
+. Starting at 6th level, you can transform into a beast 
+with a challenge rating as high as your druid level 
+
+divided by 3, rounded down. 
+
+
+PRIMAL STRIKE 
+
+Starting at 6th level, your attacks in beast form count as 
+magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and 
+immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. 
+
+
+ELEMENTAL WiLD SHAPE 
+
+At 10th level, you can expend two uses of Wild Shape 
+at the same time to transform into an air elemental, an 
+earth elemental, a fire elemental, or a water elemental. 
+
+
+THOUSAND FORMS 
+
+By 14th level, you have learned to use magic to alter 
+your physical form in more subtle ways. You can cast the 
+alter self spell at will. 
+
+
+p EH o O m Es 
+DRUIDS AND THE GODS 
+
+
+Some druids venerate the forces of nature themselves, but 
+most druids are devoted to one of the many nature deities 
+worshiped in the multiverse (the lists of gods in appendix 
+
+B include many such deities). The worship of these deities 
+is often considered a more ancient tradition than the faiths 
+of clerics and urbanized peoples. In fact, in the world of 
+Greyhawk, the druidic faith is called the Old Faith, and it 
+claims many adherents among farmers, foresters, fishers, 
+and others who live closely with nature. This tradition 
+includes the worship of Nature as a primal force beyond 
+personification, but also encompasses the worship of Beory, 
+the Oerth Mother, as well as devotees of Obad-Hai, Ehlonna, 
+and Ulaa. 
+
+In the worlds of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms, 
+druidic circles are not usually connected to the faith of a 
+single nature deity. Any given circle in the Forgotten Realms, 
+for example, might include druids who revere Silvanus, 
+Mielikki, Eldath, Chauntea, or even the harsh Gods of Fury: 
+Talos, Malar, Auril, and Umberlee. These nature gods are 
+often called the First Circle, the first among the druids, and 
+most druids count them all (even the violent ones) as worthy 
+of veneration. 
+
+The druids of Eberron hold animistic beliefs completely 
+unconnected to the Sovereign Host, the Dark Six, or any of 
+the other religions of the world. They believe that every living 
+thing and every natural phenomenon—sun, moon, wind, 
+fire, and the world itself—has a spirit. Their spells, then, are 
+a means to communicate with and command these spirits. 
+Different druidic sects, though, hold different philosophies 
+about the proper relationship of these spirits to each other 
+and to the forces of civilization. The Ashbound, for example, 
+believe that arcane magic is an abomination against nature, 
+the Children of Winter venerate the forces of death, and the 
+Gatekeepers preserve ancient traditions meant to protect the 
+world from the incursion of aberrations. 
+
+
+FIGHTER e 
+
+
+A human in clanging plate armor holds her shield 
+before her as she runs toward the massed goblins. An 
+elf behind her, clad in studded leather armor, peppers 
+the goblins with arrows loosed from his exquisite 
+
+bow. The half-orc nearby shouts orders, helping 
+
+the two combatants coordinate their assault to the 
+
+best advantage. 
+
+A dwarf in chain mail interposes his shield between 
+the ogre's club and his companion, knocking the deadly 
+blow aside. His companion, a half-elf in scale armor, 
+swings two scimitars in a blinding whirl as she circles 
+the ogre, looking for a blind spot in its defenses. 
+
+A gladiator fights for sport in an arena, a master with 
+his trident and net, skilled at toppling foes and moving 
+them around for the crowd's delight—and his own 
+tactical advantage. His opponent's sword flares with 
+blue light an instant before she sends lightning flashing 
+forth to smite him. 
+
+All of these heroes are fighters, perhaps the most 
+diverse class of characters in the worlds of DUNGEONS & 
+DRAGONS. Questing knights, conquering overlords, royal 
+champions, elite foot soldiers, hardened mercenaries, 
+and bandit kings—as fighters, they all share an 
+unparalleled mastery with weapons and armor, and a 
+thorough knowledge of the skills of combat. And they 
+are well acquainted with death, both meting it out and 
+staring it defiantly in the face. 
+
+
+WELL-ROUNDED SPECIALISTS 
+
+
+Fighters learn the basics of all combat styles. Every 
+fighter can swing an axe, fence with a rapier, wield a 
+longsword or a greatsword, use a bow, and even trap foes 
+in a net with some degree of skill. Likewise, a fighter is 
+adept with shields and every form of armor. Beyond that 
+basic degree of familiarity, each fighter specializes in a 
+certain style of combat. Some concentrate on archery, 
+some on fighting with two weapons at once, and some 
+on augmenting their martial skills with magic. This 
+combination of broad general ability and extensive 
+specialization makes fighters superior combatants 
+
+on battlefields and in dungeons alike. 
+
+
+TRAINED FOR DANGER 
+
+Not every member of the city watch, the village militia, 
+or the queen's army is a fighter. Most of these troops are 
+relatively untrained soldiers with only the most basic 
+combat knowledge. Veteran soldiers, military officers, 
+trained bodyguards, dedicated knights, and similar 
+figures are fighters. 
+
+
+WM THE FIGHTER 
+
+
+Proficiency 
+
+
+Level Bonus Features 
+
+Ist +2 Fighting Style, Second Wind 
+2nd +2 Action Surge (one use) 
+
+3rd +2 Martial Archetype 
+
+4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 
+5th +3 Extra Attack 
+
+6th +3 Ability Score Improvement 
+7th +3 Martial Archetype feature 
+8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 
+9th +4 Indomitable (one use) 
+10th 14 Martial Archetype feature 
+Vth +4 Extra Attack (2) 
+
+12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 
+13th +5 Indomitable (two uses) 
+14th +5 Ability Score Improvement 
+15th +5 Martial Archetype feature 
+16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 
+17th +6 Action Surge (two uses), Indomitable 
+
+(three uses) 
+
+18th +6 Martial Archetype feature 
+19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 
+20th +6 Extra Attack (3) 
+
+
+Some fighters feel drawn to use their training as 
+adventurers. The dungeon delving, monster slaying, and 
+other dangerous work common among adventurers is 
+second nature for a fighter, not all that different from 
+the life he or she left behind. There are greater risks, 
+
+
+perhaps, but also much greater rewards—few fighters in 
+the city watch have the opportunity to discover a magic 
+flame tongue sword, for example. 
+
+
+CREATING A FIGHTER 
+
+
+As you build your fighter, think about two related 
+elements of your character’s background: Where did 
+you get your combat training, and what set you apart 
+from the mundane warriors around you? Were you 
+particularly ruthless? Did you get extra help from a 
+mentor, perhaps because of your exceptional dedication? 
+What drove you to this training in the first place? A 
+threat to your homeland, a thirst for revenge, or a need 
+to prove yourself might all have been factors. 
+
+You might have enjoyed formal training in a noble’s 
+army or in a local militia. Perhaps you trained in a war 
+academy, learning strategy, tactics, and military history. 
+Or you might be self-taught—unpolished but well tested. 
+Did you take up the sword as a way to escape the limits 
+of life on a farm, or are you following a proud family 
+tradition? Where did you acquire your weapons and 
+armor? They might have been military issue or family 
+heirlooms, or perhaps you scrimped and saved for years 
+
+
+to buy them. Your armaments are now among your 
+most important possessions—the only things that stand 
+between yot and death's embrace. 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a fighter quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, make Strength or Dexterity your 
+highest ability score, depending on whether you 
+want to focus on melee weapons or on archery (or 
+finesse weapons). Your next-highest score should be 
+Constitution, or Intelligence if you plan to adopt the 
+Eldritch Knight martial archetype. Second, choose 
+the soldier background. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a fighter, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+HiT POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d10 per fighter level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) your 
+Constitution modifier per fighter level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: All armor, shields 
+
+Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons 
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution 
+
+
+Skills: Choose two skills from Acrobatics, Animal 
+Handling, Athletics, History, Insight, Intimidation, 
+Perception, and Survival 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT popu 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
++ (a) chain mail or (b) leather, longbow, and 20 arrows 
+
+* (a)a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial 
+weapons 
+
+* (a) alight crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) two handaxes 
+
+* (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack 
+
+
+FIGHTING STYLE 
+
+
+You adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. 
+Choose one of the following options. You can't take a 
+Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later 
+get to choose again. 
+
+
+ARCHERY 
+You gain a *2 bonus to attack rolls you make with 
+ranged weapons. 
+
+
+DEFENSE 
+While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC. 
+
+
+DUELING 
+
+When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and 
+no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls 
+with that weapon. 
+
+
+GREAT WEAPON FIGHTING 
+
+When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you 
+make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with 
+two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new 
+roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must 
+have the two-handed or versatile property for you to gain 
+this benefit. 
+
+
+PROTECTION 
+
+When a creature you can see attacks a target other 
+than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your 
+reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. You 
+must be wielding a shield. 
+
+
+Two-WEAPON FIGHTING 
+When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add 
+your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. 
+
+
+SECOND WIND 
+
+
+You have a limited well of stamina that you can draw on 
+to protect yourself from harm. On your turn, you can use 
+a bonus action to regain hit points equal to 1d10 + your 
+fighter level. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or 
+long rest before you can use it again. 
+
+
+ACTION SURGE 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, you can push yourself beyond your 
+normal limits for a moment. On your turn, you can take 
+onc additional action on top of your regular action and a 
+possible bonus action. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or 
+long rest before you can use it again. Starting at 17th 
+level, you can use it twice before a rest, but only once on 
+the same turn. 
+
+
+MARTIAL ARCHETYPE 
+
+
+At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive to 
+emulate in your combat styles and techniques. Choose 
+Champion, Battle Master, or Eldritch Knight, all detailed 
+at the end of the class description. The archetype you 
+choose grants you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 
+10th, 15th, and 18th level. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 6th, 8th, 12th, 
+14th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability 
+score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability 
+scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase 
+an ability score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+EXTRA ATTACK 
+
+
+Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of 
+once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 
+The number of attacks increases to three when you 
+reach 11th level in this class and to four when you reach 
+
+20th level in this class. 
+
+
+INDOMITABLE 
+
+
+Beginning at 9th level, you can reroll a saving throw that 
+you fail. If you do so, you must use the new roll, and you 
+can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+You can use this feature twice between long rests 
+starting at 13th level and three times between long rests 
+starting at 17th level. 
+
+
+MARTIAL ARCHETYPES 
+
+
+Different fighters choose different approaches to 
+perfecting their fighting prowess. The martial archetype 
+you choose to emulate reflects your approach. 
+
+
+CHAMPION 
+
+
+The archetypal Champion focuses on the development 
+of raw physical power honed to deadly perfection. 
+Those who model themselves on this archetype combine 
+rigorous training with physical excellence to deal 
+devastating blows. 
+
+
+IMPROVED CRITICAL 
+Beginning when you choose this archetype at 3rd 
+
+
+level, your weapon attacks score a critical hit on a 
+roll of 19 or 20. 
+
+
+REMARKABLE ATHLETE 
+Starting at 7th level, you can add half your proficiency 
+bonus (round up) to any Strength, Dexterity, or 
+Constitution check you make that doesn’t already use 
+your proficiency bonus. 
+
+In addition, when you make a running long jump, the 
+distance you can cover increases by a number of feet 
+equal to your Strength modifier. 
+
+
+ADDITIONAL FIGHTING STYLE 
+At 10th level, you can choose a second option from the 
+Fighting Style class feature. 
+
+
+SUPERIOR CRITICAL 
+Starting at 15th level, your weapon attacks score a 
+critical hit on a roll of 18—20. 
+
+
+SURVIVOR 
+
+At 18th level, you attain the pinnacle of resilience in 
+battle. At the start of each of your turns, you regain hit 
+points equal to 5 * your Constitution modifier if you 
+have no more than half of your hit points left. You don't 
+gain this benefit if you have 0 hit points. 
+
+
+BATTLE MASTER 
+
+
+Those who emulate the archetypal Battle Master 
+employ martial techniques passed down through 
+generations. To a Battle Master, combat is an academic 
+field, sometimes including subjects beyond battle such 
+as weaponsmithing and calligraphy. Not every fighter 
+absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry 
+
+that are reflected in the Battle Master archetype, but 
+those who do are well-rounded fighters of great skill 
+and knowledge. 
+
+
+COMBAT SUPERIORITY 
+
+When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you 
+learn maneuvers that are fueled by special dice called 
+superiority dicc. 
+
+Maneuvers. You learn three maneuvers of your 
+choice, which are detailed under “Maneuvers” below. 
+Many maneuvers enhance an attack in some way. You 
+can use only one maneuver per attack. 
+
+You learn two additional maneuvers of your choice 
+at 7th, 10th, and 15th level. Each time you learn new 
+maneuvers, you can also replace one maneuver you 
+know with a different one. 
+
+Superiority Dice. You have four superiority dice, 
+which are d8s. A superiority die is expended when you 
+use it. You regain all of your expended superiority dice 
+when you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+You gain another superiority die at 7th level and one 
+more at 15th level. 
+
+Saving Throws. Some of your maneuvers require 
+your target to make a saving throw to resist the 
+maneuver's effects. The saving throw DC is calculated 
+as follows: 
+
+
+Maneuver save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Strength or Dexterity modifier (your choice) 
+
+
+STUDENT OF WAR 
+At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with one type of 
+artisan's tools of your choice. 
+
+
+KNOW YOUR ENEMY 
+
+Starting at 7th level, if you spend at least 1 minute 
+observing or interacting with another creature outside 
+combat, you can learn certain information about its 
+capabilities compared to your own. The DM tells you if 
+the creature is your equal, superior, or inferior in regard 
+to two of the following characteristics of your choice: 
+
+
+* Strength score 
+
+* Dexterity score 
+
++ Constitution score 
+
+* Armor Class 
+
+* Current hit points 
+
+* Total class levels (if any) 
+
+* Fighter class levels (if any) 
+
+
+IMPROVED COMBAT SUPERIORITY 
+At 10th level, your superiority dice turn into d10s. At 
+18th level, they turn into d12s. 
+
+
+RELENTLESS 
+
+Starting at 15th level, when you roll initiative and 
+have no superiority dice remaining, you regain 1 
+superiority die. 
+
+
+MANEUVERS 
+The maneuvers are presented in alphabetical order. 
+
+Commander's Strike. When you take the Attack 
+action on your turn, you can forgo one of your attacks 
+and use a bonus action to direct one of your companions 
+to strike. When you do so, choose a friendly creature 
+who can see or hear you and expend one superiority die. 
+That creature can immediately use its reaction to make 
+one weapon attack, adding the superiority die to the 
+attack's damage roll. 
+
+Disarming Attack. When you hit a creature with a 
+weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to 
+attempt to disarm the target, forcing it to drop one item 
+of your choice that it's holding. You add the superiority 
+die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must 
+make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, it drops 
+the object you choose. The object lands at its feet. 
+
+Distracting Strike. When you hit a creature with a 
+weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to 
+distract the creature, giving your allies an opening. You 
+add the superiority die to the attack's damage roll. The 
+next attack roll against the target by an attacker other 
+than you has advantage if the attack is made before the 
+start of your next turn. is 
+
+Evasive Footwork. When you move, you can expend 
+one superiority die, rolling the die and adding the 
+number rolled to your AC until you stop moving. 
+
+Feinting Attack. You can expend one superiority die 
+and use a bonus action on your turn to feint, choosing 
+one creature within 5 feet of you as your target. You 
+have advantage on your next attack roll against that 
+creature. If that attack hits, add the superiority die to the 
+attack’s damage roll. 
+
+Goading Attack. When you hit a creature with a 
+weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to 
+attempt to goad the target into attacking you. You add 
+the superiority dic to the attack's damage roll, and 
+the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a 
+failed save, the target has disadvantage on all attack 
+rolls against targets other than you until the end of 
+your next turn. 
+
+Lunging Attack. When you make a melee weapon 
+attack on your turn, you can expend one superiority die 
+to increase your reach for that attack by 5 feet. If you hit, 
+you add the superiority die to the attack’s damage roll. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+Maneuvering Attack. When you hit a creature with 
+a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority 
+die to maneuver one of your comrades into a more 
+advantageous position. You add the superiority die to the 
+attack's damage roll, and you choose a friendly creature 
+who can see or hear you. That creature can use its 
+reaction to move up to half its speed without provoking 
+opportunity attacks from the target of your attack. 
+
+Menacing Attack. When you hit a creature with a 
+weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to 
+attempt to frighten the target. You add the superiority 
+die to the attack's damage roll, and the target must 
+make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it is 
+frightened of you until the end of your next turn. 
+
+Parry. When another creature damages you with a 
+melee attack, you can use your reaction and expend one 
+superiority die to reduce the damage by the number you 
+roll on your superiority die + your Dexterity modifier. 
+
+Precision Attack. When you make a weapon attack 
+roll against a creature, you can expend one superiority 
+die to add it to the roll. You can use this maneuver 
+before or after making the attack roll, but before any 
+effects of the attack are applied. 
+
+Pushing Attack. When you hit a creature with 
+a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority 
+die to attempt to drive the target back. You add the 
+superiority die to the attack's damage roll, and if the 
+target is Large or smaller, it must make a Strength 
+saving throw. On a failed save, you push the target up 
+to 15 feet away from you. 
+
+Rally. On your turn, you can use a bonus action and 
+expend one superiority die to bolster the resolve of one 
+of your companions. When you do so, choose a friendly 
+creature who can see or hear you. That creature gains 
+temporary hit points equal to the superiority die roll + 
+your Charisma modifier. 
+
+Riposte. When a creature misses you with a melee 
+attack, you can use your reaction and expend one 
+superiority die to make a melee weapon attack against 
+the creature. If you hit, you add the superiority die to the 
+attack's damage roll. 
+
+Sweeping Attack. When you hit a creature with a 
+melee weapon attack, you can expend one superiority 
+die to attempt to damage another creature with the 
+same attack. Choose another creature within 5 feet 
+of the original target and within your reach. If the 
+original attack roll would hit the second creature, it 
+takes damage equal to the number you roll on your 
+superiority die. The damage is of the same type dealt by 
+the original attack. 
+
+Trip Attack. When you hit a creature with a weapon 
+attack, you can expend one superiority die to attempt 
+to knock the target down. You add the superiority die 
+to the attack's damage roll, and if the target is Large or 
+smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw. On a 
+failed save, you knock the target prone. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH KNIGHT 
+
+
+The archetypal Eldritch Knight combines the martial 
+mastery common to all fighters with a careful study of 
+magic. Eldritch Knights use magical techniques similar 
+to those practiced by wizards. They focus their study 
+
+
+on two of the eight schools of magic: abjuration and 
+evocation. Abjuration spells grant an Eldritch Knight 
+additional protection in battle, and evocation spells deal 
+damage to many foes at once, extending the fighter’s 
+reach in combat. These knights learn a comparatively 
+small number of spells, committing them to memory 
+instead of keeping them in a spellbook. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+When you reach 3rd level, you augment your martial 
+prowess with the ability to cast spells. See chapter 10 
+for the general rules of spellcasting and chapter 11 for 
+the wizard spell list. 
+
+Cantrips. You learn two cantrips of your choice from 
+the wizard spell list. You learn an additional wizard 
+cantrip of your choice at 10th level. 
+
+Spell Slots. The Eldritch Knight Spellcasting table 
+shows how many spell slots you have to cast your 
+spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these 
+spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or 
+higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+For example, if you know the Ist-level spell shield and 
+have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you 
+can cast shield using either slot. 
+
+Spells Known of Ist-Level and Higher. You know 
+three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice, two of which 
+you must choose from the abjuration and evocation 
+spells on the wizard spell list. 
+
+The Spells Known column of the Eldritch Knight 
+Spellcasting table shows when you learn more wizard 
+spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must be 
+an abjuration or evocation spell of your choice, and must 
+be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, 
+when you reach 7th level in this class, you can learn one 
+new spell of 1st or 2nd level. 
+
+The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level can 
+come from any school of magic. 
+
+Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can 
+replace one of the wizard spells you know with another 
+spell of your choice from the wizard spell list. The 
+new spell must be of a level for which you have spell 
+slots, and it must be an abjuration or evocation spell, 
+unless you're replacing the spell you gained at 8th, 14th, 
+or 20th level. 
+
+Spellcastiné Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting 
+ability for your wizard spells, since you learn your 
+spells through study and memorization. You use your 
+Intelligence whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting 
+ability. In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier 
+when setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you 
+cast and when making an attack roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Intelligence modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Intelligence modifier 
+
+
+WEAPON BOND 
+
+At 3rd level, you learn a ritual that creates a magical 
+bond between yourself and one weapon. You perform 
+the ritual over the course of 1 hour, which can be done 
+
+
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+
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+during a short rest. The weapon must be within your 
+reach throughout the ritual, at the conclusion of which 
+you touch the weapon and forge the bond. 
+
+Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you 
+can’t be disarmed of that weapon unless you are 
+incapacitated. If it is on the same plane of existence, 
+you can summon that weapon as a bonus action on your 
+turn, causing it to teleport instantly to your hand. 
+
+You can have up to two bonded weapons, but can 
+summon only one at a time with your bonus action. 
+
+If you attempt to bond with a third weapon, you must 
+break the bond with one of the other two. 
+
+
+WAR MAGIC 
+
+Beginning at 7th level, when you use your action to 
+cast a cantrip, you can make one weapon attack as a 
+bonus action. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH STRIKE 
+
+At 10th level, you learn how to make your weapon 
+strikes undercut a creature's resistance to your spells. 
+When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, that 
+creature has disadvantage on the next saving throw 
+
+it makes against a spell you cast before the end of 
+your next turn. 
+
+
+ARCANE CHARGE 
+
+At 15th level, you gain the ability to teleport up to 30 
+feet to an unoccupied space you can see when you use 
+your Action Surge. You can teleport before or after the 
+additional action. 
+
+
+IMPROVED WAR MAGIC 
+
+Starting at 18th level, when you use your action to 
+cast a spell, you can make one weapon attack as a 
+bonus action. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+T Monk 
+
+
+a half-elf springs over a barricade and throws herself 
+
+
+Her fists a blur as they deflect an incoming hail of arrows, 
+
+
+into the massed ranks of hobgoblins on the other side. 
+She whirls among them, knocking their blows aside and 
+sending them reeling, until at last she stands alone. 
+
+Taking a deep breath, a human covered in tattoos 
+settles into a battle stance. As the first charging orcs 
+reach him, he exhales and a blast of fire roars from his 
+mouth, engulfing his foes. 
+
+Moving with the silence of the night, a black-clad 
+halfling steps into a shadow beneath an arch and 
+emerges from another inky shadow on a balcony a 
+stone's throw away. She slides her blade free of its cloth- 
+wrapped scabbard and peers through the open window 
+at the tyrant prince, so vulnerable in the grip of sleep. 
+
+Whatever their discipline, monks are united in their 
+ability to magically harness the energy that flows in 
+their bodies. Whether channeled as a striking display 
+of combat prowess or a subtler focus of defensive ability 
+and speed, this energy infuses all that a monk does. 
+
+
+THE MAGIC or Kr 
+
+
+Monks make careful study of a magical energy that most 
+monastic traditions call ki. This energy is an element 
+
+of the magic that suffuses the multiverse—specifically, 
+the element that flows through living bodies. Monks 
+harness this power within themselves to create magical 
+effects and exceed their bodies’ physical capabilities, 
+and some of their special attacks can hinder the flow of 
+ki in their opponents. Using this energy, monks channel 
+uncanny speed and strength into their unarmed strikes. 
+
+
+As they gain experience, their martial training and their 
+
+
+mastery of ki gives them more power over their bodies 
+and the bodies of their foes. 
+
+
+TRAINING AND ASCETICISM 
+
+
+Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds 
+of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, 
+where time seems to stand still. The monks who live 
+there seck personal perfection through contemplation 
+and rigorous training. Many entered the monastery 
+as children, sent to live there when their parents died, 
+when food couldn't be found to support them, or in 
+return for some kindness that the monks had performed 
+for their families. 
+
+Some monks live entirely apart from the surrounding 
+population, secluded from anything that might impede 
+their spiritual progress. Others are sworn to isolation, 
+
+
+Proficiency Martial Ki Unarmored 
+Level Bonus Arts Points Movement 
+Ist +2 1d4 E 
+2nd +2 1d4 2 +10 ft. 
+3rd +2 1d4 3 +10 ft. 
+4th +2 1d4 4 +10 ft. 
+5th +3 1d6 5 +10 ft. 
+6th +3 1d6 6 +15 ft. 
+7th +3 1d6 7 +15 ft. 
+8th +3 1d6 8 +15 ft. 
+9th +4 1d6 9 +15 ft. 
+10th +4 1d6 10 +20 ft. 
+nth +4 1d8 n 420 ft. 
+12th 44 1d8 12 +20 ft. 
+13th +5 1d8 13 +20 ft. 
+14th +5 1d8 14 +25 ft. 
+15th +5 1d8 15 +25 ft. 
+16th +5 1d8 16 +25 ft. 
+17th +6 1d10 17 +25 ft. 
+18th +6 1d10 18 +30 ft. 
+19th +6 1d10 19 +30 ft. 
++30 ft. 
+
+
+emerging only to serve as spies or assassins at the 
+command of their leader, a noble patron, or some other 
+mortal or divine power, _ 
+
+The majority of monks don't shun their neighbors, 
+making frequent visits to néarby towns or villages and 
+exchanging their service for food and other goods. As 
+versatile warriors, monks often end up protecting their 
+neighbors from monsters or tyrants. 
+
+For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving 
+a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. 
+This can be a harsh transition, and monks don't 
+undertake it lightly. Those who leave their cloisters take 
+their work seriously, approaching their adventures as 
+personal tests of their physical and spiritual growth. 
+
+As a rule, monks care little for material wealth and are 
+driven by a desire to accomplish a greater mission than 
+merely slaying monsters and plundering their treasure. 
+
+
+CREATING A MONK 
+
+
+As you make your monk character, think about your 
+connection to the monastery where you learned your 
+skills and spent your formative years. Were you an 
+orphan or a child left on the monastery's threshold? Did 
+your parents promise you to the monastery in gratitude 
+for a service performed by the monks? Did you enter 
+this secluded life to hide from a crime you committed? 
+Or did you choose the monastic life for yourself? 
+
+Consider why you left. Did the head of your monastery 
+- choose you for a particularly important mission beyond 
+the cloister? Perhaps you were cast out because of 
+some violation of the community's rules. Did you dread 
+leaving, or were you happy to go? Is there something 
+you hope to accomplish outside the monastery? Are you 
+eager to return to your home? 
+
+
+Features 
+— Unarmored Defense, Martial Arts 
+
+
+Ki, Unarmored Movement 
+
+Monastic Tradition, Deflect Missiles 
+
+Ability Score Improvement, Slow Fall 
+
+Extra Attack, Stunning Strike 
+
+Ki-Empowered Strikes, Monastic Tradition feature 
+Evasion, Stillness of Mind 
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+Unarmored Movement improvement 
+
+Purity of Body 
+
+Monastic Tradition feature 
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+Tongue of the Sun and Moon 
+
+Diamond Soul 
+
+Timeless Body 
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+Monastic Tradition feature 
+
+Empty Body 
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+Perfect Self 
+
+
+As a result of the structured life of a monastic 
+community and the discipline required to harness ki, 
+monks are almost always lawful in alignment. 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a monk quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest 
+
+ability score, followed by Wisdom. Second, choose the © 
+hermit background. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a monk, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+HiT POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d8 per monk level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) * your 
+Constitution modifier per monk level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: None 
+
+Weapons: Simple weapons, shortswords 
+
+Tools: Choose one type of artisan's tools or one 
+musical instrument 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity 
+Skills: Choose two from Acrobatics, Athletics, History, 
+Insight, Religion, and Stealth 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
++ (a) a shortsword or (b) any simple weapon 
+* (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack 
+* 10 darts 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+78 
+
+
+UNARMORED DEFENSE 
+
+
+Beginning at 1st level, while you are wearing no armor 
+and not wielding a shield, your AC equals 10 + your 
+Dexterity modifier + your Wisdom modifier. 
+
+
+MARTIAL ARTS 
+
+
+At Ist level, your practice of martial arts gives you 
+mastery of combat styles that use unarmed strikes and 
+monk weapons, which are shortswords and any simple 
+melee weapons that don't have the two-handed or 
+heavy property. 
+
+You gain the following benefits while you are unarmed 
+or wielding only monk weapons and you aren't wearing 
+armor or wielding a shield: 
+
+
+* You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the 
+attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and 
+monk weapons. 
+
+* Youcan roll a d4 in place of the normal damage 
+of your unarmed strike or monk weapon. This die 
+changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the 
+Martial Arts column of the Monk table. 
+
+* When you usc the Attack action with an unarmed 
+strike or a monk weapon on your turn, you can make 
+one unarmed strike as a bonus action. For example, if 
+you take the Attack action and attack with a quarter- 
+staff, you can also make an unarmed strike as a bonus 
+action, assuming you haven't already taken a bonus 
+action this turn. 
+
+
+Certain monasteries use specialized forms of the 
+monk weapons. For example, you might use a club 
+that is two lengths of wood connected by a short chain 
+(called a nunchaku) or a sickle with a shorter, straighter 
+blade (called a kama). Whatever name you use for a 
+monk weapon, you can use the game statistics provided 
+for the weapon in chapter 5. 
+
+
+Ki 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, your training allows you to 
+harness the mystic energy of ki. Your access to this 
+energy is represented by a number of ki points. Your 
+monk level determines the number of points you have, 
+as shown in the Ki Points column of the Monk table. 
+
+You can spend these points to fuel various ki features. 
+You start knowing three such features: Flurry of Blows, 
+Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind. You learn more 
+ki features as you gain levels in this class. 
+
+When you spend a ki point, it is unavailable until 
+you finish a short or long rest, at the end of which you 
+draw all of your expended ki back into yourself. You 
+must spend at least 30 minutes of the rest meditating to 
+regain your ki points. 
+
+Some of your ki features require your target to make 
+a saving throw to resist the feature's effects. The saving 
+throw DC is calculated as follows: 
+
+
+Ki save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Wisdom modifier 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+FLURRY OF BLOWS 
+
+Immediately after you take the Attack action on your 
+turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed 
+strikes as a bonus action. 
+
+
+PATIENT DEFENSE 
+You can spend 1 ki point to take the Dodge action as a 
+bonus action on your turn. 
+
+
+STEP OF THE WIND 
+
+You can spend 1 ki point to take the Disengage or Dash 
+action as a bonus action on your turn, and your jump 
+distance is doubled for the turn. 
+
+
+UNARMORED MOVEMENT 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, your speed increases by 10 feet 
+while you are not wearing armor or wielding a shield. 
+This bonus increases when you reach certain monk 
+levels, as shown in the Monk table. 
+
+At 9th level, you gain the ability to move along vertical 
+surfaces and across liquids on your turn without falling 
+during the move. 
+
+
+MONASTIC TRADITION 
+
+
+When you reach 3rd level, you commit yourself to a 
+monastic tradition: the Way of the Open Hand, the Way 
+of Shadow, or the Way of the Four Elements, all detailed 
+at the end of the class description. Your tradition 
+
+grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 11th, 
+and 17th level. 
+
+
+DEFLECT MISSILES 
+
+
+Starting at 3rd level, you can use your reaction to 
+deflect or catch the missile when you are hit by a ranged 
+weapon attack. When you do so, the damage you take 
+from the attack is reduced by 1d10 + your Dexterity 
+modifier + your monk level. 
+
+If you reduce the damage to 0, you can catch the 
+missile if it is small enough for you to hold in one hand 
+and you have at least one hand free. If you catch a 
+missile in this way, you can spend 1 ki point to make a 
+ranged attack with the weapon or piece of ammunition 
+you just caught, as part of the same reaction. You make 
+this attack with proficiency, regardless of your weapon 
+proficiencies, and the missile counts as a monk weapon 
+for the attack. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, yot can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+SLOW FALL 
+
+
+Beginning at 4th level, you can use your reaction when 
+you fall to reduce any falling damage you take by an 
+amount equal to five times your monk level. 
+
+
+EXTRA ATTACK 
+
+
+Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of 
+once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 
+
+
+STUNNING STRIKE 
+
+
+Starting at 5th level, you can interfere with the flow of 
+ki in an opponent's body. When you hit another creature 
+with a melee weapon attack, you can spend 1 ki point to 
+attempt a stunning strike. The target must succeed on a 
+Constitution saving throw or be stunned until the end of 
+your next turn. 
+
+
+K1I-EMPOWERED STRIKES 
+
+
+Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as 
+magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and 
+immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. 
+
+
+EVASION 
+
+
+At 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge 
+
+out of the way of certain area effects, such as a blue 
+dragon’s lightning breath or a fireball spell. When you 
+are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a 
+Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you 
+instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving 
+throw, and only half damage if you fail. 
+
+
+STILLNESS OF MIND 
+
+
+Starting at 7th level, you can use your action to end one 
+effect on yourself that is causing you to be charmed 
+or frightened. 
+
+
+PURITY OF BODY 
+At 10th level, your mastery of the ki flowing through you 
+makes you immune to disease and poison. 
+
+
+TONGUE OF THE SUN AND MOON 
+
+
+Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of other 
+minds so that you understand all spoken languages. 
+Moreover, any creature that can understand a language 
+can understand what you say. 
+
+
+DIAMOND SOUL 
+
+
+Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of ki grants you 
+proficiency in all saving throws. 
+
+Additionally, whenever you make a saving throw and 
+fail, you can spend 1 ki point to reroll it and take the 
+second result. 
+
+
+TIMELESS BODY 
+
+
+At 15th level, your ki sustains you so that you suffer 
+none of the frailty of old age, and you can't be aged 
+magically. You can still die of old age, however. In 
+addition, you no longer need food or water. 
+
+
+Empty Bopy 
+
+
+Beginning at 18th level, you can use your action to 
+
+
+spend 4 ki points to become invisible for 1 minute. ES 
+
+
+During that time, you also have resistance to all damage 
+but force damage. 
+
+Additionally, you can spend 8 ki points to cast the 
+astral projection spell, without needing material 
+components. When you do so, you can't take any other 
+creatures with you. 
+
+
+PERFECT SELF 
+
+
+At 20th level, when you roll for initiative and have no ki 
+points remaining, you regain 4 ki points. 
+
+
+MONASTIC TRADITIONS 
+
+
+Three traditions of monastic pursuit are common in 
+the monasteries scattered across the multiverse. Most 
+monasteries practice one tradition exclusively, but a 
+few honor the three traditions and instruct each monk 
+according to his or her aptitude and interest. All threc 
+traditions rely on the same basic techniques, diverging 
+as the student grows more adept. Thus, a monk need 
+choose a tradition only upon reaching 3rd level. 
+
+
+WAY OF THE OPEN HAND 
+
+
+Monks of the Way of the Open Hand are the ultimate 
+masters of martial arts combat, whether armed or 
+unarmed. They learn techniques to push and trip their 
+opponents, manipulate ki to heal damage to their 
+bodies, and practice advanced meditation that can 
+protect them from harm. 
+
+
+OPEN HAND TECHNIQUE 
+
+Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, 
+
+you can manipulate your enemy's ki when you harness 
+your own. Whenever you hit a creature with one of the 
+attacks granted by your Flurry of Blows, you can impose 
+one of the following effects on that target: 
+
+
+* [t must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be 
+knocked prone. 
+
+* It must make a Strength saving throw. If it fails, you 
+can push it up to 15 feet away from you. 
+
++ It can't take reactions until the end of your next turn. 
+
+
+WHOLENESS OF BODY 
+At 6th level, you gain the ability to heal yourself. As an 
+action, you can regain hit points equal to three times 
+
+
+z we 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+your monk level. You must finish a long rest before you 
+can use this feature again. 
+
+
+TRANQUILITY 
+
+Beginning at 11th level, you can enter a special 
+meditation that surrounds you with an aura of peace. At 
+the end of a long rest, you gain the effect of a sanctuary 
+spell that lasts until the start of your next long rest (the 
+spell can end early as normal). The saving throw DC 
+for the spell equals 8 + your Wisdom modifier + your 
+proficiency bonus. 
+
+
+QUIVERING PALM 
+At 17th level, you gain the ability to set up lethal 
+vibrations in someone’s body. When you hit a creature 
+with an unarmed strike, you can spend 3 ki points to 
+start these imperceptible vibrations, which last for a 
+number of days equal to your monk level. The vibrations 
+are harmless unless you use your action to end them. 
+To do so, you and the target must be on the same plane 
+of existence. When you use this action, the creature 
+must make a Constitution saving throw. If it fails, it is 
+reduced to 0 hit points. If it succeeds, it takes 10d10 
+necrotic damage. 
+
+You can have only one creature under the effect of this 
+feature at a time. You can choose to end the vibrations 
+harmlessly without using an action. 
+
+
+WAY OF SHADOW 
+
+
+Monks of the Way of Shadow follow a tradition that 
+values stealth and subterfuge. These monks might 
+
+be called ninjas or shadowdancers, and they serve as 
+spies and assassins. Sometimes the members of a 
+ninja monastery are family members, forming a clan 
+sworn to secrecy about their arts and missions, Other 
+monasteries are more like thieves’ guilds, hiring out 
+their services to nobles, rich merchants, or anyone else 
+who can pay their fees. Regardless of their methods, the 
+heads of these monasteries expect the unquestioning 
+obedience of their students. 
+
+
+SHADOW ARTS 
+
+Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you 
+can use your ki to duplicate the effects of certain spells. 
+As an action, you can spend 2 ki points to cast darkness, 
+darkvision, pass without trace, or silence, without 
+providing material components. Additionally, you gain 
+the minor illusion cantrip if you don’t already know it. 
+
+
+SHADOW STEP 
+
+At 6th level, you gain the ability to step from one shadow 
+into another. When you are in dim light or darkness, 
+
+as a bonus action you can teleport up to 60 feet to an 
+unoccupied space you can see that is also in dim light 
+or darkness. You then have advantage on the first melee 
+attack you make before the end of the turn. 
+
+
+CLOAK OF SHADOWS 
+
+By 11th level, you have learned to become one with 
+the shadows. When you are in an area of dim light or 
+darkness, you can use your action to become invisible. 
+You remain invisible until you make an attack, cast a 
+spell, or are in an area of bright light. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+OPPORTUNIST 
+
+At 17th level, you can exploit a creature's momentary 
+distraction when it is hit by an attack. Whenever a 
+creature within 5 feet of you is hit by an attack made by 
+a creature other than you, you can use your reaction to 
+make a melee attack against that creature. 
+
+
+Way OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS 
+
+
+You follow a monastic tradition that teaches you to 
+harness the elements. When you focus your ki, you can 
+align yourself with the forces of creation and bend the 
+four elements to your will, using them as an extension 
+of your body. Some members of this tradition dedicate 
+themselves to a single element, but others weave the 
+elements together. 
+
+Many monks of this tradition tattoo their bodies with 
+representations of their ki powers, commonly imagined 
+as coiling dragons, but also as phoenixes, fish, plants, 
+mountains, and cresting waves. 
+
+
+DISCIPLE OF THE ELEMENTS 
+
+When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn 
+magical disciplines that harness the power of the four 
+elements. A discipline requires you to spend ki points 
+each time you use it. 
+
+You know the Elemental Attunement discipline and 
+one other elemental discipline of your choice, which are 
+detailed in the “Elemental Disciplines" section below. 
+You learn one additional elemental discipline of your 
+choice at 6th, 11th, and 17th level. 
+
+Whenever you learn a new elemental discipline, 
+you can also replace one elemental discipline that you 
+already know with a different discipline. 
+
+Casting Elemental Spells. Some elemental 
+disciplines allow you to cast spells. See chapter 10 for 
+the general rules of spellcasting. To cast one of these 
+spells, you use its casting time and other rules, but you 
+don't need to provide material components for it. 
+
+Once you reach 5th level in this class, you can spend 
+additional ki points to increase the level of an elemental 
+discipline spell that you cast, provided that the spell has 
+an enhanced effect at a higher level, as burning hands 
+does. The spell's level increases by 1 for each additional 
+ki point you spend. For example, if you are a 5th-level 
+monk and use Sweeping Cinder Strike to cast burniné 
+hands, you can spend 3 ki points to cast it as a 2nd-level 
+spell (the discipline's base cost of 2 ki points plus 1). 
+
+The maximum number of ki points you can spend to 
+cast a spell in this way (including its base ki point cost 
+and any additional ki points you spend to increase its 
+level) is determined by your monk level, as shown in the 
+Spells and Ki Points table. 
+
+
+SPELLS AND Ki POINTS 
+
+
+Monk Levels Maximum Ki Points for a Spell 
+5th-8th 3 
+9th-12th 4 
+13th-16th 5 
+17th-20th 6 
+
+
+ELEMENTAL DISCIPLINES 
+The elemental disciplines are presented in alphabetical 
+order. If a discipline requires a level, you must be that 
+level in this class to learn the discipline. 
+
+Breath of Winter (17th Level Required). You can 
+spend 6 ki points to cast cone of cold. 
+
+Clench of the North Wind (6th Level Required). You 
+can spend 3 ki points to cast hold person. 
+
+Elemental Attunement. You can use your action to 
+briefly control elemental forces nearby, causing one of 
+the following effects of your choice: 
+
+
+* Create a harmless, instantaneous sensory effect 
+related to air, earth, fire, or water, such as a shower of 
+sparks, a puff of wind, a spray of light mist, or a gentle 
+rumbling of stone. 
+
+Instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or 
+a small campfire. 
+
+* Chill or warm up to 1 pound of nonliving material for 
+up to 1 hour. 
+
+Cause earth, fire, water, or mist that can fit within a 
+1-foot cube to shape itself into a crude form you desig- 
+nate for 1 minute. 
+
+
+Eternal Mountain Defense (11th Level Required). 
+You can spend 5 ki points to cast stoneskin, 
+targeting yourself. 
+
+Fangs of the Fire Snake. When you use the Attack 
+action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to cause 
+tendrils of flame to stretch out from your fists and feet. 
+Your reach with your unarmed strikes increases by 
+10 feet for that action, as well as the rest of the turn. 
+
+A hit with such an attack deals fire damage instead of 
+bludgeoning damage, and if you spend 1 ki point when 
+the attack hits, it also deals an extra 1d10 fire damage. 
+
+Fist of Four Thunders. You can spend 2 ki points to 
+cast thunderwave. 
+
+Fist of Unbroken Air. You can crcate a blast of 
+compressed air that strikes like a mighty fist. As an 
+action, you can spend 2 ki points and choose a creature 
+within 30 feet of you. That creature must make a 
+Strength saving throw. On a failed save, the creature 
+takes 3d10 bludgeoning damage, plus an extra 1d10 
+bludgeoning damage for each additional ki point you 
+spend, and you can push the creature up to 20 feet away 
+from you and knock it prone. On a successful save, the 
+creature takes half as much damage, and you don't push 
+it or knock it prone. 
+
+Flames of the Phoenix (11th Level Required). You 
+can spend 4 ki points to cast fireball. 
+
+Gong of the Summit (6th Level Required). You can 
+spend 3 ki points to cast shatter. 
+
+Mist Stance (11th Level Required). You can spend 4 
+ki points to cast gaseous form, targeting yourself. 
+
+Ride the Wind (11th Level Required). You can spend 
+4 ki points to cast fly, targeting yourself. 
+
+River of Hunéry Flame (17th Level Required). You 
+can spend 5 ki points to cast wall of fire. 
+
+Rush of the Gale Spirits. You can spend 2 ki points 
+to cast éust of wind. 
+
+
+Shape the Flowing River. As an action, you can 
+spend 1 ki point to choose an area of ice or water no 
+larger than 30 feet on a side within 120 feet of you. You 
+can change water to ice within the area and vice versa, 
+and you can reshape ice in the area in any manner you 
+choose. You can raise or lower the ice's elevation, create 
+or fill in a trench, erect or flatten a wall, or form a pillar. 
+The extent of any such changes can't exceed half the 
+area's largest dimension. For example, if you affect a 
+30-foot square, you can create a pillar up to 15 feet high, 
+raise or lower the square's elevation by up to 15 feet, dig 
+a trench up to 15 feet deep, and so on. You can't shape 
+the ice to trap or injure a creature in the area. 
+
+Sweeping Cinder Strike. You can spend 2 ki points to 
+cast burning hands. 
+
+Water Whip. You can spend 2 ki points as a bonus 
+action to create a whip of water that shoves and pulls 
+a creature to unbalance it. A creature that you can see 
+that is within 30 feet of you must make a Dexterity 
+saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d10 
+bludgeoning damage, plus an extra 1d10 bludgeoning 
+damage for each additional ki point you spend, and you 
+can either knock it prone or pull it up to 25 feet closer 
+to you. On a successful save, the creature takes half as 
+much damage, and you don't pull it or knock it prone. 
+
+Wave of Rolling Earth (17th Level Required). You 
+can spend 6 ki points to cast wall of stone. 
+
+
+P GESTA ee sss 
+MONASTIC ORDERS 
+The worlds of D&D contain a multitude of monasteries 
+and monastic traditions. In lands with an Asian cultural 
+flavor, such as Shou Lung far to the east of the Forgotten 
+Realms, these monasteries are associated with philosophical 
+
+
+_ traditions and martial arts practice. The Iron Hand School, 
+
+
+the Five Stars School, the Northern Fist School, and 
+
+the Southern Star School of Shou Lung teach different 
+approaches to the physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines 
+of the monk. Some of these monasteries have spread to the 
+western lands of Faerün, particularly in places with large 
+Shou immigrant communities, such as Thesk and Westgate. 
+
+Other monastic traditions are associated with deities who 
+teach the value of physical excellence and mental discipline. 
+In the Forgotten Realms, the order of the Dark Moon is 
+made up of monks dedicated to Shar (goddess of loss), who 
+maintain secret communities in remote hills, back allies, 
+and subterranean hideaways. Monasteries of Ilmater (god 
+of endurance) are named after flowers, and their orders 
+carry the names of great heroes of the faith; the Disciples of 
+Saint Sollars the Twice-Martyred reside in the Monastery of 
+the Yellow Rose near Damara. The monasteries of Eberron 
+combine the study of martial arts with a life of scholarship. 
+Most are devoted to the deities of the Sovereign Host. 
+
+In the world of Dragonlance, most monks are devoted to 
+Majere, god of meditation and thought. In Greyhawk, many 
+monasteries are dedicated to Xan Yae, the goddess of twilight 
+and the superiority of mind over matter, or to Zuoken, god of 
+mental and physical mastery. 
+
+The evil monks of the Scarlet Brotherhood in the world of 
+Greyhawk derive their fanatic zeal not from devotion to a god 
+but from dedication to the principles of their nation and their 
+race—the belief that the Suel strand of humanity are meant 
+to rule the world, 
+
+
+oneal eine eae al 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+B1 
+
+
+PALADIN 
+
+
+Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite 
+the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down 
+her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally 
+wounded man. Divine radiance shines from her hands, 
+the man’s wounds knit closed, and his eyes open wide 
+with amazement. 
+
+A dwarf crouches behind an outcrop, his black cloak 
+making him nearly invisible in the night, and watches 
+an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, 
+he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two 
+ores arédead before they even realize he is there. 
+
+Silver hair shining in a shaft of light that seems to 
+illuminate only him, an elf laughs with exultation. His 
+spear flashes like his eyes as he jabs again and again 
+ata twisted giant, until at last his light overcomes its 
+hideous darkness. 
+
+Whatever their origin and their mission, paladins are 
+“united by their oaths to stand against the forces of evil. 
+Whether sworn before a god's altar and the witness of 
+a priest, in a sacred glade before nature spirits and fey 
+beings, or in a moment of desperation and grief with the 
+dead as the only witness, a paladin's oath is a powerful 
+bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior 
+into a blessed champion. 
+
+
+THE CAUSE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 
+
+
+A paladin swears to uphold justice and righteousness, 
+to stand with the good things of the world against the 
+encroaching darkness, and to hunt the forces of evil 
+wherever they lurk. Different paladins focus on various 
+aspects of the cause of righteousness, but all are 
+bound by the oaths that grant them power to do their 
+sacred work, Although many paladins are devoted to 
+gods of good, a paladin's power comes as much from a 
+commitment to justice itself as it does from a god. 
+
+Paladins train for years to learn the skills of combat, 
+mastering a variety of weapons and armor. Even so, 
+their martial skills are secondary to the magical power 
+they wield: power to heal the sick and injured, to smite 
+the wicked and the undead, and to protect the innocent 
+and those who join them in the fight for justice. 
+
+
+BEYOND THE MUNDANE LIFE 
+
+
+Almost by definition, the life of a paladin is an 
+adventuring life. Unless a lasting injury has taken him 
+or her away from adventuring for a time, every paladin 
+lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against 
+
+
+S A —_— oom = 
+THE PALADIN 
+
+
+Proficiency 
+Level Bonus Features 
+Ist +2 Divine Sense, Lay on Hands 
+2nd +2 Fighting Style, Spellcasting, Divine Smite 
+3rd +2 Divine Health, Sacred Oath 
+4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 
+5th +3 Extra Attack 
+6th +3 Aura of Protection 
+7th +3 Sacred Oath feature 
+8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 
+9th +4 -= 
+10th +4 Aura of Courage 
+Tith +4 Improved Divine Smite 
+12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 
+13th +5 =- 
+14th +5 Cleansing Touch 
+15th +5 Sacred Oath feature 
+16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 
+17th +6 — 
+18th +6 Aura improvements 
+19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 
+20th +6 Sacred Oath feature 
+
+
+evil. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of the 
+militias and armies of the world, but even fewer people 
+can claim the true calling of a paladin. When they do 
+receive the call, these warriors turn from their former 
+occupations and take up arms to fight evil. Sometimes 
+their oaths lead them into the service of the crown as 
+leaders of elite groups of knights, but even then their 
+loyalty is first to the cause of righteousness, not to 
+crown and country. 
+
+Adventuring paladins take their work seriously. A 
+delve into an ancient ruin or dusty crypt can be a quest 
+driven by a higher purpose than the acquisition of 
+treasure. Evil lurks in dungeons and primeval forests, 
+and even the smallest victory against it can tilt the 
+cosmic balance away from oblivion. 
+
+
+CREATING A PALADIN 
+
+
+The most important aspect of a paladin character is 
+
+the nature of his or her holy quest. Although the class 
+features related to your oath don’t appear until you 
+reach 3rd level, plan ahead for that choice by reading 
+the oath descriptions at the end of the class. Are you a 
+devoted servant of good, loyal to the gods of justice and 
+honor, a holy knight in shining armor venturing forth 
+
+to smite evil? Are you a glorious champion of the light, 
+cherishing everything beautiful that stands against the 
+shadow, a knight whose oath descends from traditions 
+older than many of the gods? Or are you an embittered 
+loner sworn to take vengeance on those who have done 
+great evil, sent as an angel of death by the gods or driven 
+by your need for revenge? Appendix B lists many deities 
+worshiped by paladins throughout the multiverse, such 
+
+
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+as Torm, Tyr, Heironeous, 
+Paladine, Kiri-Jolith, Dol 
+Arrah, the Silver Flame, 
+Bahamut, Athena, Re-Horakhty, 
+and Heimdall. 
+
+How did you experience your call to 
+serve as a paladin? Did you hear a whisper 
+from an unseen god or angel while you were at 
+prayer? Did another paladin sense the potential within 
+you and decide to train you as a squire? Or did some 
+terrible event—the destruction of your home, perhaps— 
+drive you to your quests? Perhaps you stumbled into 
+a sacred grove or a hidden elven enclave and found 
+yourself called to protect all such refuges of goodness 
+and beauty. Or you might have known from your earliest 
+memories that the paladin's life was your calling, almost 
+as if you had been sent into the world with that purpose 
+stamped on your soul. 
+
+As guardians against the forces of wickedness, 
+paladins are rarely of any evil alignment. Most of them 
+walk the paths of charity and justice. Consider how your 
+alignment colors the way you pursue your holy quest 
+and the manner in which you conduct yourself before 
+gods and mortals. Your oath and alignment might be 
+in harmony, or your oath might represent standards of 
+behavior that you have not yet attained. 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a paladin quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, Strength should be your highest 
+ability score, followed by Charisma. Second, choose the 
+noble background. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a paladin, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+Hir POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d10 per paladin level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your 
+Constitution modifier per paladin level after Ist 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: All armor, shields 
+
+Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons 
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma 
+Skills: Choose two from Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, 
+Medicine, Persuasion, and Religion 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) a martial weapon and a shield or (b) two martial 
+weapons 
+* (a) five javelins or (b) any simple melee weapon 
+
+
+_ + (a) a priest's pack or (b) an explorer's pack 
+
+
+* Chain mail and a holy symbol 
+
+
+DIVINE SENSE 
+
+
+The presence of strong evil registers on your senses like 
+
+
+a noxious odor, and powerful good rings like heavenly 
+music in your ears. As an action, you can open your 
+awareness to detect such forces. Until the end of your 
+next turn, you know the location of any celestial, fiend, 
+or undead within 60 feet of you that is not behind total 
+cover. You know the type (celestial, fiend, or undead) of 
+any being whose presence you sense, but not its identity 
+(the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich, for instance). 
+Within the same radius, you also detect the presence 
+of any place or object that has been consecrated or 
+desecrated, as with the hallow spell. se 
+
+You can use this feature a number of times equal to 
+1 + your Charisma modifier. When you finish a long rest, 
+you regain all expended uses. 
+
+
+LAY ON HANDS 
+
+
+Your blessed touch can heal wounds. You have a pool 
+of healing power that replenishes when you take a long 
+rest. With that pool, you can restore a total number of 
+hit points equal to your paladin level x 5. 
+
+As an action, you can touch a creature and draw 
+power from the pool to restore a number of hit points 
+to that creature, up to the maximum amount remaining 
+in your pool. 
+
+Alternatively, you can expend 5 hit points from your 
+pool of healing to cure the target of one disease or 
+neutralize one poison affecting it. You can cure multiple 
+diseases and neutralize multiple poisons with a single 
+use of Lay on Hands, expending hit points separately 
+for each one. 
+
+This feature has no effect on undead and constructs. 
+
+
+PART 1 | GLASSES 
+
+
+FIGHTING STYLE S 
+
+
+At 2nd level, you adopt a style of fighting as your 
+specialty. Choose one of the following options. You can’t 
+take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you 
+later get to choose again. 
+
+
+DEFENSE 
+While you are wearing armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC. 
+
+
+DUELING 
+
+When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and 
+no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls 
+with that weapon. 
+
+
+GREAT WEAPON FIGHTING 
+
+When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you 
+make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with 
+two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new 
+roll. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile 
+property for you to gain this benefit. 
+
+
+PROTECTION 
+
+When a creature you can see attacks a target other 
+than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your 
+reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. 
+You must be wielding a shield. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+By 2nd level, you have learned to draw on divine 
+magic through meditation and prayer to cast spells as 
+a cleric does. See chapter 10 for the general rules of 
+spellcasting and chapter 11 for the paladin spell list. 
+
+
+PREPARING AND CASTING SPELLS 
+
+The Paladin table shows how many spell slots you have 
+to cast your spells. To cast one of your paladin spells of 
+Ist level or higher, you must expend a slot of the spell’s 
+level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+You prepare the list of paladin spells that are available 
+for you to cast, choosing from the paladin spell list. 
+When you do so, choose a number of paladin spells 
+equal to your Charisma modifier + half your paladin 
+level, rounded down (minimum of one spell). The spells 
+must be of a level for which you have spell slots. 
+
+For example, if you are a 5th-level paladin, you have 
+four Ist-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With a 
+Charisma of 14, your list of prepared spells can include 
+four spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination. If you 
+prepare the 1st-level spell cure wounds, you can cast 
+it using a 1st-level or a 2nd-level slot. Casting the spell 
+doesn't remove it from your list of prepared spells. 
+
+You can change your list of prepared spells when you 
+finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of paladin spells 
+requires time spent in prayer and meditation: at least 1 
+minute per spell level for each spell on your list. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your paladin 
+spells, since their power derives from the strength of 
+
+
+your convictions. You use your Charisma whenever a 
+spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you 
+use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving 
+throw DC for a paladin spell you cast and when making 
+an attack roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING Focus 
+You can use a holy symbol (found in chapter 5) asa 
+spellcasting focus for your paladin spells. 
+
+
+DIVINE SMITE 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, when you hit a creature witha 
+melee weapon attack, you can expend one paladin spell 
+slot to deal radiant damage to the target, in addition to 
+the weapon's damage. The extra damage is 2d8 for a 
+1st-level spell slot, plus 1d8 for each spell level higher 
+than 1st, to a maximum of 5d8. The damage increases 
+by 1d8 if the target is an undead or a fiend. 
+
+
+DIVINE HEALTH 
+
+
+By 3rd level, the divine magic flowing through you 
+makes you immune to disease. 
+
+
+SACRED OATH 
+
+
+When you reach 3rd level, you swear the oath that binds 
+
+
+you as a paladin forever. Up to this time you have been 
+in a preparatory stage, committed to the path but not 
+yet sworn to it. Now you choose the Oath of Devotion, 
+the Oath of the Ancients, or the Oath of Vengeance, all 
+detailed at the end of the class description. 
+
+Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again 
+at 7th, 15th, and 20th level. Those features include oath 
+spells and the Channel Divinity feature. 
+
+
+OATH SPELLS 
+Each oath has a list of associated spells. You gain 
+access to these spells at the levels specified in the oath 
+description. Once you gain access to an oath spell, you 
+always have it prepared. Oath spells don't count against 
+the number of spells you can prepare each day. 
+
+If you gain an oath spell that doesn't appear on the 
+paladin spell list, the spell is nonetheless a paladin 
+spell for you. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY 
+
+Your oath allows you to channel divine energy to fuel 
+magical effects. Each Channel Divinity option provided 
+by your oath explains how to use it. 
+
+When you use your Channel Divinity, you choose 
+which option to use. You must then finish a short or long 
+rest to use your Channel Divinity again. 
+
+Some Channel Divinity effects require saving throws. 
+When you use such an effect from this class, the DC 
+equals your paladin spell save DC. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+EXTRA ATTACK 
+
+
+Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of 
+once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 
+
+
+AURA OF PROTECTION 
+
+
+Starting at 6th level, whenever you or a friendly creature 
+within 10 feet of you must make a saving throw, the 
+creature gains a bonus to the saving throw equal to your 
+Charisma modifier (with a minimum bonus of +1). You 
+must be conscious to grant this bonus. 
+
+At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet. 
+
+
+AURA OF COURAGE 
+
+
+Starting at 10th level, you and friendly creatures 
+within 10 feet of you can't be frightened while you 
+are conscious. Ss! 
+At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet. 
+
+
+IMPROVED DIVINE SMITE 
+
+
+By 11th level, you are so suffused with righteous 
+
+might that all your melee weapon strikes carry divine 
+power with them. Whenever you hit a creature with a 
+melee weapon, the creature takes an extra 1d8 radiant 
+damage. If you also use your Divine Smite with an 
+attack, you add this damage to the extra damage of your 
+Divine Smite. 
+
+
+CLEANSING TOUCH 
+
+
+Beginning at 14th level, you can use your action to 
+end one spell on yourself or on one willing creature 
+that you touch. 
+
+You can use this feature a number of times equal 
+to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You 
+regain expended uses when you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+SACRED OATHS 
+
+
+Becoming a paladin involves taking vows that commit 
+the paladin to the cause of righteousness, an active 
+path of fighting wickedness. The final oath, taken 
+when he or she reaches 3rd level, is the culmination 
+of all the paladin’s training. Some characters with this 
+class don’t consider themselves true paladins until 
+they have reached 3rd level and made this oath. For 
+others, the actual swearing of the oath is a formality, 
+an official stamp on what has always been true in the 
+paladin’s heart. 
+
+
+OATH OF DEVOTION 
+
+
+The Oath of Devotion binds a paladin to the loftiest 
+ideals of justice, virtue, and order. Sometimes called 
+cavaliers, white knights, or holy warriors, these 
+paladins meet the ideal of the knight in shining armor, 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+86 
+
+
+acting with honor in pursuit of justice and the greater 
+good. They hold themselves to the highest standards of 
+conduct, and some, for better or worse, hold the rest of — 
+the world to the same standards. Many who swear this 
+oath are devoted to gods of law and good and use their 
+gods’ tenets as the measure of their devotion, They hold 
+angels—the perfect servants of good—as their ideals, 
+and incorporate images of angelic wings into their 
+helmets or coats of arms. 
+
+
+TENETS OF DEVOTION 
+Though the exact words and strictures of the Oath of 
+Devotion vary, paladins of this oath share these tenets. 
+Honesty. Don't lie or cheat. Let your word be 
+your promise. 
+Courage. Never fear to act, though caution is wise. 
+Compassion. Aid others, protect the weak, and 
+punish those who threaten them. Show mercy to your 
+foes, but temper it with wisdom. 
+Honor. Treat others with fairness, and let your 
+honorable deeds be an example to them. Do as 
+much good as possible while causing the least 
+amount of harm. 
+Duty. Be responsible for your actions and their 
+consequences, protect those entrusted to your care, 
+and obey those who have just authority over you. 
+
+
+OATH SPELLS 
+You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed. 
+
+
+OaTH OF DEVOTION SPELLS 
+
+
+Paladin Level Spells 
+3rd protection from evil and good, sanctuary 
+5th lesser restoration, zone of truth 
+9th beacon of hope, dispel magic 
+13th freedom of movement, guardian of faith 
+17th commune, flame strike 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY 
+When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the 
+following two Channel Divinity options. 
+
+Sacred Weapon. As an action, you can imbue one 
+weapon that you are holding with positive energy, 
+using your Channel Divinity. For 1 minute, you add 
+your Charisma modifier to attack rolls made with that 
+weapon (with a minimum bonus of +1). The weapon also 
+emits bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light 20 
+feet beyond that. If the weapon is not already magical, it 
+becomes magical for the duration. 
+
+You can end this effect on your turn as part of any 
+other action. If you are no longer holding or carrying 
+this weapon, or if you fall unconscious, this effect ends. 
+
+Turn the Unholy. As an action, you present your 
+holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring fiends and 
+undead, using your Channel Divinity. Each fiend or 
+undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you 
+must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature 
+fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until 
+it takes damage. 
+
+A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move 
+as far away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly 
+move to a space within 30 feet of you. It also can't take 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+BREAKING YOUR OATH 
+
+A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, 
+but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes 
+the right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation 
+calls for the lesser of two evils, and sometimes the heat of 
+emotion causes a paladin to transgress his or her oath. 
+
+A paladin who has broken a vow typically seeks absolution 
+from a cleric who shares his or her faith or from another 
+paladin of the same order. The paladin might spend an all- 
+night vigil in prayer as a sign of penitence, or undertake a 
+fast or similar act of self-denial. After a rite of confession and 
+forgiveness, the paladin starts fresh. 
+
+If a paladin willfully violates his or her oath and shows no 
+sign of repentance, the consequences can be more serious. 
+At the DM's discretion, an impenitent paladin might be 
+forced to abandon this class and adopt another, or perhaps 
+to take the Oathbreaker paladin option that appears in the 
+Dungeon Master's Guide. 
+
+[————— ee all 
+reactions. For its action, it can use only the Dash action 
+or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from 
+moving. If there’s nowhere to move, the creature can use 
+the Dodge action. 
+
+
+AURA OF DEVOTION 
+
+Starting at 7th level, you and friendly creatures within 
+
+10 feet of you can’t be charmed while you are conscious. 
+At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet. 
+
+
+PURITY OF SPIRIT 
+Beginning at 15th level, you are always under the effects 
+of a protection from evil and good spell. 
+
+
+Hoy NIMBUS 
+At 20th level, as an action, you can emanate an aura of 
+sunlight. For 1 minute, bright light shines from you in a 
+30-foot radius, and dim light shines 30 feet beyond that. 
+Whenever an enemy creature starts its turn in the 
+bright light, the creature takes 10 radiant damage. 
+In addition, for the duration, you have advantage on 
+saving throws against spells cast by fiends or undead. 
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+OATH OF THE ANCIENTS 
+
+
+The Oath of the Ancients is as old as the race of elves 
+and the rituals of the druids. Sometimes called fey 
+knights, green knights, or horned knights, paladins who 
+swear this oath cast their lot with the side of the light 
+
+in the cosmic struggle against darkness because they 
+love the beautiful and life-giving things of the world, 
+
+not necessarily because they believe in principles of 
+honor, courage, and justice. They adorn their armor and 
+clothing with images of growing things—leaves, antlers, 
+or flowers—to reflect their commitment to preserving 
+life and light in the world. 
+
+
+TENETS OF THE ANCIENTS 
+
+The tenets of the Oath of the Ancients have been 
+preserved for uncounted centuries. This oath 
+emphasizes the principles of good above any concerns 
+of law or chaos. Its four central principles are simple. 
+
+
+Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, 
+kindness, and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the 
+world, beating back despair. 
+
+Shelter the Light. Where there is good, beauty, love, 
+and laughter in the world, stand against the wickedness 
+that would swallow it. Where life flourishes, stand 
+against the forces that would render it barren. 
+
+Preserve Your Own Light. Delight in song and 
+laughter, in beauty and art. If you allow the light to die in 
+your own heart, you can’t preserve it in the world. 
+
+Be the Light. Be a glorious beacon for all who live in 
+despair. Let the light of your joy and courage shine forth 
+in all your deeds. 
+
+
+OATH SPELLS 
+You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed. 
+
+
+OATH OF THE ANCIENTS SPELLS 
+Paladin Level Spells 
+
+
+3rd ensnaring strike, speak with animals 
+5th moonbeam, misty step 
+
+9th plant growth, protection from energy 
+13th ice storm, stoneskin 
+
+17th commune with nature, tree stride 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY 
+When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the 
+following two Channel Divinity options. 
+
+Nature’s Wrath. You can use your Channel Divinity 
+to invoke primeval forces to ensnare a foe. As an action, 
+you can cause spectral vines to spring up and reach 
+for a creature within 10 feet of you that you can see. 
+The creature must succeed on a Strength or Dexterity 
+saving throw (its choice) or be restrained. While 
+restrained by the vines, the creature repeats the saving 
+throw at the end of each of its turns. On a success, it 
+frees itself and the vines vanish. 
+
+Turn the Faithless, You can use your Channel 
+Divinity to utter ancient words that are painful for fey 
+and fiends to hear. As an action, you present your holy 
+
+
+symbol, and each fey or fiend within 30 feet of you that 
+can hear you must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a 
+failed save, the creature is turned for 1 minute or until it 
+takes damage. 
+
+A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move 
+as far away from you as it can, and it can't willingly 
+move to a space within 30 feet of you. It also can't take 
+reactions. For its action, it can use only the Dash action 
+or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from 
+moving. If there's nowhere to move, the creature can use 
+the Dodge action. 
+
+If the creature's true form is concealed by an illusion, 
+shapeshifting, or other effect, that form is revealed while 
+it is turned, 
+
+
+AURA OF WARDING 
+Beginning at 7th level, ancient magic lies so heavily 
+upon you that it forms an eldritch ward. You and friendly 
+creatures within 10 feet of you have resistance to 
+damage from spells. 
+
+At 18th level, the range of this aura increases to 30 feet. 
+
+
+UNDYING SENTINEL 
+
+Starting at 15th level, when you are reduced to 0 hit 
+
+points and are not killed outright, you can choose to 
+
+drop to 1 hit point instead. Once you use this ability, you 
+
+can't use it again until you finish a long rest. 
+Additionally, you suffer none of the drawbacks of old 
+
+age, and you can't be aged magically. 
+
+
+ELDER CHAMPION 
+
+At 20th level, you can assume the form of an ancient 
+
+force of nature, taking on an appearance you choose. 
+
+For example, your skin might turn green or take on a 
+
+bark-like texture, your hair might become leafy or moss- 
+
+like, or you might sprout antlers or a lion-like mane. 
+Using your action, you undergo a transformation. 
+
+For 1 minute, you gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* At the start of each of your turns, you regain 10 hit 
+points. 
+
+* Whenever you cast a paladin spell that has a casting 
+time of 1 action, you can cast it using a bonus action 
+instead. 
+
+* Enemy creatures within 10 feet of you have disadvan- 
+tage on saving throws against your paladin spells and 
+Channel Divinity options. 
+
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+OATH OF VENGEANCE 
+
+
+The Oath of Vengeance is a solemn commitment to 
+punish those who have committed a grievous sin. When 
+evil forces slaughter helpless villagers, when an entire 
+people turns against the will of the gods, when a thieves' 
+guild grows too violent and powerful, when a dragon 
+rampages through the countryside—at times like these, 
+paladins arise and swear an Oath of Vengeance to set 
+right that which has gone wrong. To these paladins— 
+sometimes called avengers or dark knights—their own 
+purity is not as important as delivering justice. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+TENETS OF VENGEANCE 
+
+The tenets of the Oath of Vengeance vary by paladin, but 
+all the tenets revolve around punishing wrongdoers by 
+any means necessary. Paladins who uphold these tenets 
+are willing to sacrifice even their own righteousness to 
+mete out justice upon those who do evil, so the paladins 
+are often neutral or lawful neutral in alignment. The 
+core principles of the tenets are brutally simple. 
+
+Fight the Greater Evil. Faced with a choice of fighting 
+my sworn foes or combating a lesser evil, I choose the 
+greater evil. 
+
+No Mercy for the Wicked. Ordinary foes might win 
+my mercy, but my sworn enemies do not. 
+
+By Any Means Necessary. My qualms can't get in the 
+way of exterminating my foes. 
+
+Restitution. If my foes wreak ruin on the world, it is 
+because I failed to stop them. I must help those harmed 
+by their misdeeds. 
+
+
+OATH SPELLS 
+You gain oath spells at the paladin levels listed. 
+
+
+OATH OF VENGEANCE SPELLS 
+Paladin Level Spells 
+
+
+3rd bane, hunter's mark 
+
+5th hold person, misty step 
+
+9th haste, protection from energy 
+13th banishment, dimension door 
+17th hold monster, scrying 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY 
+When you take this oath at 3rd level, you gain the 
+following two Channel Divinity options. 
+
+Abjure Enemy. As an action, you present your holy 
+symbol and speak a prayer of denunciation, using your 
+Channel Divinity. Choose one creature within 60 feet 
+of you that you can see. That creature must make a 
+Wisdom saving throw, unless it is immune to being 
+frightened. Fiends and undead have disadvantage on 
+this saving throw. 
+
+On a failed save, the creature is frightened for 1 
+minute or until it takes any damage. While frightened, 
+the creature's speed is 0, and it can't benefit from any 
+bonus to its speed. 
+
+On a successful save, the creature's speed is halved 
+for 1 minute or until the creature takes any damage. 
+
+Vow of Enmity. As a bonus action, you can utter a vow 
+of enmity against a creature you can see within 10 feet 
+of you, using your Channel Divinity. You gain advantage 
+on attack rolls against the creature for 1 minute or until 
+it drops to O hit points or falls unconscious. 
+
+
+RELENTLESS AVENGER 
+
+By 7th level, your supernatural focus helps you close 
+off a foe’s retreat. When you hit a creature with an 
+opportunity attack, you can move up to half your 
+speed immediately after the attack and as part of 
+the same reaction. This movement doesn't provoke 
+opportunity attacks. 
+
+
+SOUL OF VENGEANCE 
+
+Starting at 15th level, the authority with which you 
+speak your Vow of Enmity gives you greater power over 
+your foe. When a creature under the effect of your Vow 
+of Enmity makes an attack, you can use your reaction to 
+make a melee weapon attack against that creature if it is 
+within range. 
+
+
+AVENGING ANGEL 
+
+At 20th level, you can assume the form of an 
+angelic avenger. Using your action, you undergo a 
+transformation. For 1 hour, you gain the following 
+benefits: 
+
+
+* Wings sprout from your back and grant you a flying 
+speed of 60 feet. 
+
+* You emanate an aura of menace in a 30-foot radius. 
+The first time any enemy creature enters the aura or 
+starts its turn there during a battle, the creature must 
+succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become fright- 
+ened of you for 1 minute or until it takes any damage. 
+Attack rolls against the frightened creature have 
+advantage. 
+
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+RANGER 
+
+
+Rough and wild looking, 
+
+a human stalks alone 
+through the shadows of 
+trees, hunting the orcs he 
+knows are planning a raid 
+on a nearby farm. Clutching 
+a shortsword in each hand, 
+he becomes a whirlwind of 
+steel, cutting down one enemy 
+after another. 
+
+After tumbling away from a cone of 
+freezing air, an elf finds her feet and draws 
+back her bow to loose an arrow at the white 
+dragon. Shrugging off the wave of fear that emanates 
+from the dragon like the cold of its breath, she sends 
+one arrow after another to find the gaps between the 
+dragon’s thick scales. 
+
+Holding his hand high, a half-elf whistles to the hawk 
+that circles high above him, calling the bird back to his 
+side. Whispering instructions in Elvish, he points to 
+the owlbear he’s been tracking and sends the hawk to 
+distract the creature while he readies his bow. 
+
+Far from the bustle of cities and towns, past the 
+hedges that shelter the most distant farms from the 
+terrors of the wild, amid the dense-packed trees of 
+trackless forests and across wide and empty plains, 
+rangers keep their unending watch. 
+
+
+DEADLY HUNTERS 
+
+
+Warriors of the wilderness, rangers specialize in 
+hunting the monsters that threaten the edges of P 
+civilization—humanoid raiders, rampaging beasts and 
+monstrosities, terrible giants, and deadly dragons. They 
+learn to track their quarry as a predator does, moving 
+stealthily through the wilds and hiding themselves in 
+brush and rubble. Rangers focus their combat training 
+on techniques that are particularly useful against their 
+specific favored foes. 
+
+Thanks to their familiarity with the wilds, rangers 3 l 
+acquire the ability to cast spells that harness nature’s : 4," 3 f I b 
+power, much as a druid does. Their spells, like their / YS” Re. 
+combat abilities, emphasize speed, stealth, and the hunt. 
+Aranger's talents and abilities are honed with deadly 
+focus on the grim task of protecting the borderlands. 
+
+
+INDEPENDENT ADVENTURERS 
+
+
+Though a ranger might make a living as a hunter, a 
+guide, or a tracker, a ranger's true calling is to defend 
+the outskirts of civilization from the ravages of monsters 
+and humanoid hordes that press in from the wild. In 
+some places, rangers gather in secretive orders or join 
+forces with druidic circles. Many rangers, though, are 
+independent almost to a fault, knowing that, when a 
+dragon or a band of orcs attacks, a ranger might be the 
+first—and possibly the last—line of defense. 
+
+This fierce independence makes rangers well suited 
+to adventuring, since they are accustomed to life far 
+from the comforts of a dry bed and a hot bath. Faced 
+with city-bred adventurers who grouse and whine about 
+the hardships of the wild, rangers respond with some 
+
+
+THE RANGER 
+
+
+MUS 
+
+
+Life 
+
+
+go 
+
+
+But they quickly learn that other adventurers who can 
+
+
+' carry their own weight in a fight against civilization's 
+
+
+foes are worth any extra burden. Coddled city folk might 
+not know how to feed themselves or find fresh water in 
+the wild, but they make up for it in other ways. 
+
+
+CREATING A RANGER 
+
+
+As you create your ranger character, consider the nature 
+
+
+of the training that gave you your particular capabilities. 
+Did you train with a single mentor, wandering the wilds 
+together until you mastered the ranger's ways? Did you 
+leave your apprenticeship, or was your mentor slain— 
+perhaps by the same kind of monster that became your 
+favored enemy? Or perhaps you learned your skills as 
+part of a band of rangers affiliated with a druidic circle, 
+trained in mystic paths as well as wilderness lore. You 
+might be self-taught, a recluse who learned combat 
+skills, tracking, and even a magical connection to nature 
+through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. 
+
+What's the source of your particular hatred of a 
+certain kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone 
+you loved or destroy your home village? Or did you see 
+too much of the destruction these monsters cause and 
+commit yourself to reining in their depredations? Is 
+your adventuring career a continuation of your work 
+in protecting the borderlands, or a significant change? 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+Proficiency Spells —Spell Slots per Spell Level— 
+
+Level Bonus Features Known Ist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 
+Ist +2 Favored Enemy, Natural Explorer — — — -— -— — 
+2nd +2 Fighting Style, Spellcasting 2 2 
+
+3rd +2 Ranger Archetype, Primeval Awareness 3 3 — — — — 
+4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 — — — — 
+5th +3 Extra Attack 4 4 2 — — — 
+6th +3 Favored Enemy and Natural Explorer improvements a 4 2 — — 
+
+7th *3 Ranger Archetype feature 5 4 3 — — — 
+8th +3 Ability Score Improvement, Land's Stride 5 4 3 — — — 
+9th +4 — 6 4 3 2 — — 
+10th +4 Natural Explorer improvement, Hide in Plain Sight 6 E 3 2 — 
+Tith +4 Ranger Archetype feature 7 E 3 3 — — 
+12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 7 E 3 3 — — 
+13th +5 — 8 4 3 3 1 — 
+14th +5 Favored Enemy improvement, Vanish 8 4 3 3 1 — 
+15th +5 Ranger Archetype feature 9 4 3 3 2 — 
+leth +5 Ability Score Improvement 9 4 3 3 2 — 
+17th +6 — 10 4 3 3 3 1 
+18th +6 Feral Senses 10 4 3 3 3 1 
+19th +6 Ability Score Improvement n 4 3 3 3 2 
+20th +6 Foe Slayer 11 4 3 3 3 2 
+
+
+What made you join up with a band of adventurers? 
+Do you find it challenging to teach new allies the ways 
+of the wild, or do you welcome the relief from solitude 
+that they offer? 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a ranger quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability 
+score, followed by Wisdom. (Some rangers who focus 
+on two-weapon fighting make Strength higher than 
+Dexterity.) Second, choose the outlander background. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a ranger, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+HIT POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d10 per ranger level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d10 (or 6) + your 
+Constitution modifier per ranger level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields 
+Weapons: Simple weapons, martial weapons 
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Strength, Dexterity 
+
+Skills: Choose three from Animal Handling, 
+Athletics, Insight, Investigation, Nature, Perception, 
+Stealth, and Survival 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor 
+
++ (a) two shortswords or (b) two simple melee weapons 
+* (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack 
+
+* Alongbow and a quiver of 20 arrows 
+
+
+FAVORED ENEMY 
+
+
+Beginning at 1st level, you have significant experience 
+studying, tracking, hunting, and even talking to a certain 
+type of enemy. 
+
+Choose a type of favored enemy: aberrations, 
+beasts, celestials, constructs, dragons, elementals, fey, 
+fiends, giants, monstrosities, oozes, plants, or undead. 
+Alternatively, you can select two races of humanoid 
+(such as gnolls and orcs) as favored enemies. 
+
+You have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to 
+track your favored enemies, as well as on Intelligence 
+checks to recall information about them. 
+
+When you gain this feature, you also learn one 
+language of your choice that is spoken by your favored 
+enemies, if they speak one at all. 
+
+You choose one additional favored enemy, as well as 
+an associated language, at 6th and 14th level. As you 
+gain levels, your choices should reflect the types of 
+monsters you have encountered on your adventures. 
+
+
+NATURAL EXPLORER 
+
+
+You are particularly familiar with one type of natural 
+environment and are adept at traveling and surviving in 
+such regions. Choose one type of favored terrain: arctic, 
+coast, desert, forest, grassland, mountain, swamp, 
+or the Underdark. When you make an Intelligence or 
+Wisdom check related to your favored terrain, your 
+proficiency bonus is doubled if you are using a skill that 
+you're proficient in. 
+
+While traveling for an hour or more in your favored 
+terrain, you gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Difficult terrain doesn't slow your group's travel. 
+
+* Your group can't become lost except by magical 
+means. 
+
+* Even when you are engaged in another activity while 
+traveling (such as foraging, navigating, or tracking), 
+you remain alert to danger. 3 
+
++ If you are traveling alone, you can move stealthily at 
+a normal pace. 
+
+* When you forage, you find twice as much food as you 
+normally would. 
+
+* While tracking other creatures, you also learn their 
+exact number, their sizes, and how long ago they 
+passed through the area. 
+
+
+You choose additional favored terrain types at 6th 
+and 10th level. 
+
+
+FiGHTING STYLE 
+
+
+At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as 
+
+. your specialty. Choose one of the following options. 
+You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, 
+even if you later get to choose again. 
+
+
+ARCHERY 
+You gain a *2 bonus to attack rolls you make with 
+ranged weapons. 
+
+
+DEFENSE 
+While you are wearing armor, you gain a *1 bonus to AC. 
+
+
+DUELING 
+
+When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and 
+no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls 
+with that weapon. 
+
+
+TWO-WEAPON FIGHTING 
+When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add 
+your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+By the time you reach 2nd level, you have learned to 
+use the magical essence of nature to cast spells, much 
+as a druid does. See chapter 10 for the general rules of 
+spellcasting and chapter 11 for the ranger spell list. 
+
+
+SPELL SLOTS 
+The Ranger table shows how many spell slots you have 
+to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of 
+these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level 
+or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+For example, if you know the 1st-level spell animal _ 
+friendship and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot 
+available, you can cast animal friendship using either slot. 
+
+
+SPELLS KNOWN OF lsr LEVEL AND HIGHER 
+You know two Ist-level spells of your choice from the 
+ranger spell list. 
+
+The Spells Known column of the Ranger table shows | . 
+when you learn more ranger spells of your choice. Each g 
+of these spells must be of a level for which you have 
+
+
+= 
+
+
+A 
+
+
+spell slots. For instance, when you reach 5th level in this 
+
+
+class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. 
+
+Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, 
+you can choose one of the ranger spells you know 
+and replace it with another spell from the ranger 
+spell list, which also must be of a level for which you 
+have spell slots. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your ranger 
+spells, since your magic draws on your attunement to 
+nature. You use your Wisdom whenever a spell refers 
+to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your 
+Wisdom modifier when setting the saving throw DC for 
+a ranger spell you cast and when making an attack roll 
+with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Wisdom modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Wisdom modifier 
+
+
+RANGER ARCHETYPE 
+
+
+At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you strive 
+to emulate: Hunter or Beast Master, both detailed at 
+the end of the class description. Your choice grants 
+you features at 3rd level and again at 7th, 11th, 
+
+and 15th level. 
+
+
+PRIMEVAL AWARENESS 
+
+
+Beginning at 3rd level, you can use your action and 
+expend one ranger spell slot to focus your awareness on 
+the region around you. For 1 minute per level of the spell 
+slot you expend, you can sense whether the following 
+types of creatures are present within 1 mile of you (or 
+within up to 6 miles if you are in your favored terrain): 
+aberrations, celestials, dragons, elementals, fey, fiends, 
+and undead, This feature doesn’t reveal the creatures’ 
+location or number. : 
+
+
+PART ! | CLASSES 
+y = 
+^ 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+EXTRA ATTACK 
+
+
+Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of 
+once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 
+
+
+LAND'S STRIDE 
+
+
+Starting at 8th level, moving through nonmagical 
+difficult terrain costs you no extra movement. You can 
+also pass through nonmagical plants without being 
+slowed by them and without taking damage from them if 
+they have thorns, spines, or a similar hazard. 
+
+In addition, you have advantage on saving throws 
+against plants that are magically created or manipulated 
+to impede movement, such those created by the 
+entangle spell. 
+
+
+HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT 
+
+
+Starting at 10th level, you can spend 1 minute creating 
+camouflage for yourself. You must have access to fresh 
+mud, dirt, plants, soot, and other naturally occurring 
+materials with which to create your camouflage. 
+
+Once you are camouflaged in this way, you can try 
+to hide by pressing yourself up against a solid surface, 
+such as a tree or wall, that is at least as tall and wide 
+as you are. You gain a +10 bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) 
+checks as long as you remain there without moving or 
+taking actions. Once you move or take an action or a 
+reaction, you must camouflage yourself again to gain 
+this benefit. 
+
+
+VANISH 
+
+
+Starting at 14th level, you can use the Hide action as a 
+bonus action on your turn, Also, you can’t be tracked by 
+nonmagical means, unless you choose to leave a trail. 
+
+
+FERAL SENSES 
+
+
+At 18th level, you gain preternatural senses that help 
+you fight creatures you can’t see. When you attack a 
+creature you can't see, your inability to see it doesn't 
+impose disadvantage on your attack rolls against it. 
+
+You are also aware of the location of any invisible 
+creature within 30 feet of you, provided that the 
+creature isn’t hidden from you and you aren't 
+blinded or deafened. 
+
+
+FOE SLAYER 
+
+
+At 20th level, you become an unparalleled hunter of your 
+enemies. Once on each of your turns, you can add your 
+Wisdom modifier to the attack roll or the damage roll of 
+an attack you make against one of your favored enemies. 
+You can choose to use this feature before or after the 
+roll, but before any effects of the roll are applied. 
+
+
+RANGER ARCHETYPES 
+
+
+The ideal of the ranger has two classic expressions: the 
+Hunter and the Beast Master. 
+
+
+HUNTER 
+
+
+Emulating the Hunter archetype means accepting your 
+place as a bulwark between civilization and the terrors 
+of the wilderness. As you walk the Hunter's path, you 
+learn specialized techniques for fighting the threats 
+you face, from rampaging ogres and hordes of orcs to 
+towering giants and terrifying dragons. 
+
+
+HUNTER’S PREY 
+At 3rd level, you gain one of the following features 
+of your choice. 
+
+Colossus Slayer. Your tenacity can wear down 
+the most potent foes. When you hit a creature with a 
+weapon attack, the creature takes an extra 1d8 damage 
+if it’s below its hit point maximum. You can deal this 
+extra damage only once per turn. 
+
+Giant Killer, When a Large or larger creature within 
+5 feet of you hits or misses you with an attack, you can 
+use your reaction to attack that creature immediately 
+after its attack, provided that you can see the creature. 
+
+Horde Breaker. Once on each of your turns when you 
+make a weapon attack, you can make another attack 
+with the same weapon against a different creature that 
+is within 5 feet of the original target and within range 
+of your weapon. 
+
+
+DEFENSIVE TACTICS 
+At 7th level, you gain one of the following features 
+of your choice. 
+
+Escape the Horde. Opportunity attacks against you 
+are made with disadvantage. 
+
+Multiattack Defense. When a creature hits you 
+with an attack, you gain a +4 bonus to AC against 
+all subsequent attacks made by that creature for the 
+rest of the turn. 
+
+Steel Will. You have advantage on saving throws 
+against being frightened. 
+
+
+MULTIATTACK 
+At 11th level, you gain one of the following features 
+of your choice. 
+
+Volley. You can use your action to make a ranged 
+attack against any number of creatures within 10 feet 
+of a point you can see within your weapon's range. You 
+must have ammunition for each target, as normal, and 
+you make a separate attack roll for each target. 
+
+Whirlwind Attack. You can use your action to make a 
+melee attack against any number of creatures within 5 
+feet of you, with a separate attack roll for each target. 
+
+
+SUPERIOR HUNTER’S DEFENSE 
+At 15th level, you gain one of the following features 
+— of your choice. 
+
+Evasion. You can nimbly dodge out of the way of 
+certain area effects, such as a red dragon’s fiery breath 
+or a lightning bolt spell. When you are subjected to an 
+effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw 
+to take only half damage, you instead take no damage 
+
+
+LS —— —— — —P— 
+
+
+if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half 
+damage if you fail. 
+
+Stand Against the Tide. When a hostile creature 
+misses you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction 
+to force that creature to repeat the same attack against 
+another creature (other than itself) of your choice. 
+
+Uncanny Dodge. When an attacker that you can see 
+hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to 
+halve the attack's damage against you. 
+
+
+BEAST MASTER 
+
+
+The Beast Master archetype embodies a friendship 
+between the civilized races and the beasts of the world. 
+United in focus, beast and ranger work as one to fight 
+the monstrous foes that threaten civilization and the 
+wilderness alike. Emulating the Beast Master archetype 
+means committing yourself to this ideal, working in 
+partnership with an animal as its companion and friend. 
+
+
+RANGER'S COMPANION 
+
+At 3rd level, you gain a beast companion that 
+accompanies you on your adventures and is trained to 
+fight alongside you. Choose a beast that is no larger than 
+Medium and that has a challenge rating of 1/4 or lower 
+(appendix D presents statistics for the hawk, mastiff, 
+and panther as examples). Add your proficiency bonus 
+to the beast's AC, attack rolls, and damage rolls, as well 
+as to any saving throws and skills it is proficient in. Its 
+hit point maximum equals its normal maximum or four 
+times your ranger level, whichever is higher. 
+
+The beast obeys your commands as best as it can. It 
+takes its turn on your initiative, though it doesn't take an 
+action unless you command it to. On your turn, you can 
+verbally command the beast where to move (no action 
+required by you). You can use your action to verbally 
+command it to take the Attack, Dash, Disengage, Dodge, 
+or Help action. Once you have the Extra Attack feature, 
+you can make one weapon attack yourself when you 
+command the beast to take the Attack action. 
+
+While traveling through your favored terrain with only 
+the beast, you can move stealthily at a normal pace. 
+
+If the beast dies, you can obtain another one by 
+spending 8 hours magically bonding with another beast 
+that isn't hostile to yott, either the same type of beast as 
+before or a different one. 
+
+
+EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING 
+
+Beginning at 7th level, on any of your turns when 
+your beast companion doesn't attack, you can use a 
+bonus action to command the beast to take the Dash, 
+Disengage, Dodge, or Help action on its turn. 
+
+
+BESTIAL FURY 
+
+Starting at 11th level, your beast companion can 
+make two attacks when you command it to use the 
+Attack action. 
+
+
+SHARE SPELLS 
+
+Beginning at 15th level, when you cast a spell targeting 
+yourself, you can also affect your beast companion with 
+the spell if the beast is within 30 feet of you. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+ge — 93 
+
+
+Signaling for her companions to wait, a halfling creeps 
+forward through the dungeon hall. She presses an ear 
+to the door, then pulls out a set of tools and picks the 
+lock in the blink of an eye. Then she disappears into 
+the shadows as her fighter friend moves forward to kick 
+the door open. 
+
+A human lurks in the shadows of an alley while his 
+accomplice prepares for her part in the ambush. When 
+their target—a notorious slaver—passes the alleyway, 
+the accomplice cries out, the slaver comes to investigate, 
+and the assassin’s blade cuts his throat before he can 
+make a sound. 
+
+Suppressing a giggle, a gnome waggles her fingers 
+and magically lifts the key ring from the guard's belt. 
+
+In a moment, the keys are in her hand, the cell door is 
+open, and she and her companions are free to make 
+their escape. 
+
+Rogues rely on skill, stealth, and their foes’ 
+vulnerabilities to get the upper hand in any situation. 
+They have a knack for finding the solution to just about 
+any problem, demonstrating a resourcefulness and 
+versatility that is the cornerstone of any successful 
+adventuring party. 
+
+
+SKILL AND PRECISION 
+
+
+Rogues devote as much effort to mastering the use of 
+
+a variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat 
+abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other 
+characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and 
+deception, while others refine the skills that help them 
+in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and 
+disarming traps, and opening locks. 
+
+When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning 
+over brute strength. A rogue would rather make one 
+precise strike, placing it exactly where the attack will 
+hurt the target most, than wear an opponent down 
+with a barrage of attacks, Rogues have an almost 
+supernatural knack for avoiding danger, and a few learn 
+magical tricks to supplement their other abilities. 
+
+
+A SHADY LIVING 
+
+
+Every town and city has its share of rogues. Most of 
+them live up to the worst stereotypes of the class, 
+making a living as burglars, assassins, cutpurses, and 
+con artists. Often, these scoundrels are organized 
+into thieves’ guilds or crime families. Plenty of rogues 
+operate independently, but even they sometimes 
+recruit apprentices to help them in their scams 
+
+and heists. A few rogues make an honest living as 
+
+
+m THE ROGUE 
+Proficiency Sneak 
+
+Level Bonus Attack Features 
+
+Ist +2 ld6 ^ Expertise, Sneak Attack, 
+
+
+Thieves' Cant 
+
+
+2nd +2 1d6 Cunning Action 
+
+3rd +2 2d6 = Roguish Archetype 
+
+4th +2 2d6 Ability Score Improvement 
+5th *3 3d6 ^ Uncanny Dodge 
+
+6th +3 3d6 Expertise 
+
+7th +3 4d6 Evasion 
+
+8th +3 4d6 Ability Score Improvement 
+9th +4 5d6 ^ Roguish Archetype feature 
+10th +4 5d6 Ability Score Improvement 
+Tith +4 6d6 Reliable Talent 
+
+12th +4 6d6 Ability Score Improvement 
+13th +5 7d6 Roguish Archetype feature 
+14th +5 7d6 Blindsense 
+
+15th +5 8d6 Slippery Mind 
+
+16th +5 8d6 ^ Ability Score Improvement 
+17th +6 9d6 Roguish Archetype feature 
+18th +6 9d6 Elusive 
+
+19th +6 10d6 Ability Score Improvement 
+
+
+Stroke of Luck 
+
+
+locksmiths, investigators, or exterminators, which can 
+be a dangerous job in a world where dire rats—and 
+wererats—haunt the sewers. 
+
+As adventurers, rogues fall on both sides of the law. 
+Some are hardened criminals who decide to seek 
+their fortune in treasure hoards, while others take up 
+a life of adventure to escape from the law. Some have 
+learned and perfected their skills with the explicit 
+purpose of infiltrating ancient ruins and hidden crypts 
+in search of treasure. 
+
+
+CREATING A ROGUE 
+
+
+As you create your rogue character, consider the 
+character's relationship to the law. Do you have a 
+criminal past—or present? Are you on the run from the 
+law or from an angry thieves' guild master? Or did you 
+leave your guild in search of bigger risks and bigger 
+rewards? Is it greed that drives you in your adventures, 
+or some other desire or ideal? 
+
+What was the trigger that led you away from your 
+previous life? Did a great con or heist gone terribly 
+wrong cause you to reevaluate your career? Maybe 
+you were lucky and a successful robbery gave you the 
+coin you needed to escape the squalor of your life. 
+
+Did wanderlust finally call you away from your home? 
+Perhaps you suddenly found yourself cut off from your 
+family or your mentor, and you had to find a new means 
+of support. Or maybe you made a new friend—another 
+member of your adventuring party—who showed you 
+new possibilities for earning a living and employing 
+your particular talents. 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+You can make a rogue quickly by following 
+these suggestions. First. Dexterity should 
+be your highest ability score. Make 
+Intelligence your next-highest if you want to 
+excel at Investigation or plan to take up the 
+Arcane Trickster archetype. Choose Charisma 
+instead if you plan to emphasize deception and social 
+interaction. Second, choose the charlatan background. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a rogue, you have the following class features. 
+
+
+HiT POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d8 per rogue level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) * your 
+Constitution modifier per rogue level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: Light armor 
+
+Weapons: Simple weapons, hand crossbows, 
+longswords, rapiers, shortswords 
+
+Tools: Thieves' tools 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Dexterity, Intelligence 
+
+Skills: Choose four from Acrobatics, Athletics, 
+Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Investigation, 
+Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of 
+Hand, and Stealth 
+
+
+9 6 
+
+
+< 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) arapier or (b) a shortsword 
+
++ (a) a shortbow and quiver of 20 arrows or (b) a 
+shortsword 
+
+* (a) a burglar's pack, (b) a dungeoneer's pack, or (c) an 
+explorer's pack 
+
+* Leather armor, two daggers, and thieves’ tools 
+
+
+EXPERTISE 
+
+
+At 1st level, choose two of your skill proficiencies, or 
+one of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency with 
+thieves' tools. Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any 
+ability check you make that uses either of the chosen 
+proficiencies. 
+
+At 6th level, you can choose two more of your 
+proficiencies (in skills or with thieves' tools) to gain 
+this benefit. 
+
+
+SNEAK ATTACK 
+
+
+Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly 
+and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can 
+deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with 
+an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The 
+attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. 
+
+You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another 
+enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy 
+isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on 
+the attack roll. 
+
+The amount of the extra damage increases as you 
+gain levels in this class, as shown in the Sneak Attack 
+column of the Rogue table. 
+
+
+THIEVES’ CANT 
+
+
+During your rogue training you learned thieves' cant, a 
+secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows you to 
+hide messages in seemingly normal conversation. Only 
+another creature that knows thieves' cant understands 
+such messages. It takes four times longer to convey such 
+a message than it does to speak the same idea plainly. 
+In addition, you understand a set of secret signs and 
+symbols used to convey short, simple messages, such 
+as whether an area is dangerous or the territory of a 
+thieves' guild, whether loot is nearby, or whether the 
+
+
+PART 1| CLASSES 
+
+
+Y 
+
+
+people in an area are easy marks or will provide a safe 
+house for thieves on the run. 
+
+
+CUNNING ACTION 
+
+
+Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility 
+allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a 
+bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This 
+action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, 
+or Hide action. 
+
+
+ROGUISH ARCHETYPE 
+
+
+At 3rd level, you choose an archetype that you emulate 
+in the exercise of your rogue abilities: Thief, Assassin, 
+or Arcane Trickster, all detailed at the end of the class 
+description. Your archetype choice grants you features 
+at 3rd level and then again at 9th, 13th, and 17th level. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 10th, 12th, 
+16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score 
+of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability 
+scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase 
+an ability score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+UNCANNY DODGE 
+
+
+Starting at 5th level, when an attacker that you can see 
+hits you with an attack, you can use your reaction to 
+halve the attack's damage against you. 
+
+
+EVASION 
+
+
+Beginning at 7th level, you can nimbly dodge out of the 
+way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon's fiery 
+breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected 
+to an effect that allows you to make a Dexterity saving 
+throw to take only half damage, you instead take no 
+damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only 
+half damage if you fail. 
+
+
+RELIABLE TALENT 
+
+
+By 11th level, you have refined your chosen skills until 
+they approach perfection. Whenever you make an ability 
+check that lets you add your proficiency bonus, you can 
+treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10. 
+
+
+BLINDSENSE 
+
+
+Starting at 14th level, if you are able to hear, you are 
+aware of the location of any hidden or invisible creature 
+within 10 feet of you. 
+
+
+SLIPPERY MIND 
+By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental 
+strength. You gain proficiency in Wisdom saving throws. 
+
+
+ELUSIVE 
+
+
+Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that 
+attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No 
+attack roll has advantage against you while you aren't 
+incapacitated. 
+
+
+STROKE OF LUCK 
+
+
+At 20th level, you have an uncanny knack for succeeding 
+when you need to. If your attack misses a target within 
+range, you can turn the miss into a hit. Alternatively, if 
+you fail an ability check, you can treat the d20 roll as a 20. 
+
+-Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+ROGUISH ARCHETYPES 
+
+
+Rogues have many features in common, including their 
+emphasis on perfecting their skills, their precise and 
+deadly approach to combat, and their increasingly quick 
+reflexes. But different rogues steer those talents in 
+varying directions, embodied by the rogue archetypes. 
+Your choice of archetype is a reflection of your focus— 
+not necessarily an indication of your chosen profession, 
+but a description of your preferred techniques. 
+
+
+THIEF 
+
+
+You hone your skills in the larcenous arts. Burglars, 
+bandits, cutpurses, and other criminals typically follow 
+this archetype, but so do rogues who prefer to think of 
+themselves as professional treasure seekers, explorers, 
+delvers, and investigators. In addition to improving your 
+agility and stealth, you learn skills useful for delving into 
+ancient ruins, reading unfamiliar languages, and using 
+magic items you normally couldn't employ. 
+
+
+FAsT HANDS 
+
+Starting at 3rd level, you can use the bonus action 
+granted by your Cunning Action to make a Dexterity 
+(Sleight of Hand) check, use your thieves' tools to 
+disarm a trap or open a lock, or take the Use an 
+Object action. ys 
+
+
+SECOND-STORY WORK 
+When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain 
+the ability to climb faster than normal; climbing no 
+longer costs you extra movement. 
+
+In addition, when you make a running jump, the 
+distance you cover increases by a number of feet equal 
+to your Dexterity modifier. 
+
+
+SUPREME SNEAK 
+
+Starting at 9th level, you have advantage on a Dexterity 
+(Stealth) check if you move no more than half your 
+speed on the same turn. 
+
+
+Use Macic DEVICE 
+
+By 13th level, you have learned enough about the 
+workings of magic that you can improvise the use of 
+items even when they are not intended for you. You 
+ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use 
+of magic items, 
+
+
+THIEF’S REFLEXES 
+
+When you reach 17th level, you have become adept at 
+laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You can 
+take two turns during the first round of any combat. You 
+take your first turn at your normal initiative and your 
+
+
+second turn at your initiative minus 10. You can't use 
+this feature when you are surprised. 
+
+
+ASSASSIN 
+
+
+You focus your training on the grim art of death. Those 
+who adhere to this archetype are diverse: hired killers, 
+spies, bounty hunters, and even specially anointed 
+priests trained to exterminate the enemies of their deity. 
+Stealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your 
+foes with deadly efficiency. 
+
+
+BONUS PROFICIENCIES 
+When you choose this archetype at 3rd level, you gain 
+proficiency with the disguise kit and the poisoner's kit. 
+
+
+ASSASSINATE 
+
+Starting at 3rd level, you are at your deadliest when you 
+get the drop on your enemies. You have advantage on 
+attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken a turn 
+in the combat yet. In addition, any hit you score against 
+a creature that is surprised is a critical hit. 
+
+
+INFILTRATION EXPERTISE 
+Starting at 9th level, you can unfailingly create false 
+identities for yourself. You must spend seven days and 
+25 gp to establish the history, profession, and affiliations 
+for an identity. You can't establish an identity that 
+belongs to someone else. For example, you might acquire 
+appropriate clothing, letters of introduction, and official- 
+looking certification to establish yourself as a member of 
+a trading house from a remote city so you can insinuate 
+yourself into the company of other wealthy merchants. 
+Thereafter, if you adopt the new identity as a disguise, 
+other creatures believe you to be that person until given 
+an obvious reason not to. 
+
+
+IMPOSTOR 
+
+At 13th level, you gain the ability to unerringly mimic 
+another person's speech, writing, and behavior. 
+
+You must spend at least three hours studying 
+
+these three components of the person's behavior, 
+listening to speech, examining handwriting, and 
+observing mannerisms. 
+
+Your ruse is indiscernible to the casual observer. If a 
+wary creature suspects something is amiss, you have 
+advantage on any Charisma (Deception) check you make 
+to avoid detection. 
+
+
+DEATH STRIKE 
+
+Starting at 17th level, you become a master of instant 
+death. When you attack and hit a creature that is 
+surprised, it must make a Constitution saving throw 
+(DC 8 + your Dexterity modifier + your proficiency 
+bonus). On a failed save, double the damage of your 
+attack against the creature. 
+
+
+ARGANE TRICKSTER 
+
+
+Some rogues enhance their fine-honed skills of stealth 
+and agility with magic, learning tricks of enchantment 
+and illusion. These rogues include pickpockets and 
+burglars, but also pranksters, mischief-makers, and a 
+significant number of adventurers. 
+
+
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+SPELLCASTING 
+
+When you reach 3rd level, you gain the ability to 
+
+cast spells. See chapter 10 for the general rules of 
+spellcasting and chapter 11 for the wizard spell list... 
+
+Cantrips. You learn three cantrips: mage hand and 
+two other cantrips of your choice from the wizard spell 
+list. You learn another wizard cantrip of your choice 
+at 10th level. 
+
+Spell Slots. The Arcane Trickster Spellcasting 
+table shows how many spell slots you have to cast 
+your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these 
+spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or 
+higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+For example, if you know the Ist-level spell charm 
+person and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot 
+available, you can cast charm person using either slot. 
+
+Spells Known of Ist-Level and Higher. You know 
+three 1st-level wizard spells of your choice, two of which 
+you must choose from the enchantment and illusion 
+spells on the wizard spell list. 
+
+The Spells Known column of the Arcane Trickster 
+Spellcasting table shows when you learn more wizard 
+spells of 1st level or higher. Each of these spells must 
+be an enchantment or illusion spell of your choice, and 
+must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For 
+instance, when you reach 7th level in this class, you can 
+learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level. 
+
+The spells you learn at 8th, 14th, and 20th level can 
+come from any school of magic. 
+
+Whenever you gain a level in this class, you can 
+replace one of the wizard spells you know with another 
+spell of your choice from the wizard spell list. The 
+new spell must be of a level for which you have spell 
+slots, and it must be an enchantment or illusion spell, 
+unless you're replacing the spell you gained at 8th, 14th, 
+or 20th level. 
+
+Spellcastiné Ability. Intelligence is your spellcasting 
+ability for your wizard spells, since you learn your 
+spells through dedicated study and memorization. 
+
+You use your Intelligence whenever a spell refers to 
+your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your 
+Intelligence modifier when setting the saving throw 
+DC for a wizard spell you cast and when making an 
+attack roll with one. 
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Intelligence modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Intelligence modifier 
+
+
+MAGE HAND LEGERDEMAIN 
+
+Starting at 3rd level, when you cast mage hand, you can 
+make the spectral hand invisible, and you can perform 
+the following additional tasks with it: 
+
+
+* You can stow one object the hand is holding in a 
+container worn or carried by another creature. 
+
+* Youcan retrieve an object in a container worn or 
+carried by another creature. 
+
+* You can use thieves’ tools to pick locks and disarm 
+traps at range. 
+
+
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+
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+noticed by a creature if you succeed on a Dexterity 
+(Sleight of Hand) check contested by the creature’s 
+Wisdom (Perception) check. 
+
+In addition, you can use the bonus action granted by 
+your Cunning Action to control the hand. 
+
+
+MAGICAL AMBUSH 
+
+Starting at 9th level, if you are hidden from a 
+
+creature when you cast a spell on it, the creature has 
+disadvantage on any saving throw it makes against the 
+spell this turn. 
+
+
+VERSATILE TRICKSTER 
+
+At 13th level, you gain the ability to distract targets with 
+your mage hand. As a bonus action on your turn, you can 
+designate a creature within 5 feet of the spectral hand 
+created by the spell. Doing so gives you advantage on 
+attack rolls against that creature until the end of the turn. 
+
+
+SPELL THIEF 
+
+At 17th level, you gain the ability to magically 
+steal the knowledge of how to cast a spell from 
+another spellcaster. 
+
+Immediately after a creature casts a spell that targets 
+you or includes you in its area of effect, you can use your 
+reaction to force the creature to make a saving throw 
+with its spellcasting ability modifier. The DC equals 
+your spell save DC. On a failed save, you negate the 
+spell’s effect against you, and you steal the knowledge 
+of the spell if it is at least 1st level and of a level you can 
+cast (it doesn't need to be a wizard spell). For the next 
+8 hours, you know the spell and can cast it using your 
+spell slots. The creature can't cast that spell until the 
+8 hours have passed. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+SORCERER 
+
+
+Golden eyes flashing, a human 
+stretches out her hand and unleashes 
+the dragonfire that burns in her veins. 
+As an inferno rages around her foes, 
+leathery wings spread from her back and 
+she takes to the air. 
+
+Long hair whipped by a conjured wind, 
+a half-elf spreads his arms wide and throws 
+his head back. Lifting him momentarily off 
+the ground, a wave of magic surges up in him, 
+through him, and out from him in a mighty blast 
+of lightning. 
+
+Crouching behind a stalagmite, a halfling points a 
+finger at a charging troglodyte. A blast of fire springs 
+from her finger to strike the creature. She ducks back 
+behind the rock formation with a grin, unaware that her 
+wild magic has turned her skin bright blue. 
+
+Sorcerers carry a magical birthright conferred 
+upon them by an exotic bloodline, some otherworldly 
+influence, or exposure to unknown cosmic forces. 
+
+One can't study sorcery as one learns a language, any 
+more than one can learn to live a legendary life. No one 
+chooses sorcery; the power chooses the sorcerer. 
+
+
+Raw MAGIC 
+
+
+Magic is a part of every sorcerer, suffusing body, mind, 
+and spirit with a latent power that waits to be tapped. 
+Some sorcerers wield magic that springs from an 
+ancient bloodline infused with the magic of dragons. 
+Others carry a raw, uncontrolled magic within them, 
+a chaotic storm that manifests in unexpected ways. 
+
+The appearance of sorcerous powers is wildly 
+unpredictable. Some draconic bloodlines produce 
+exactly one sorcerer in every generation, but in other 
+lines of descent every individual is a sorcerer. Most 
+of the time, the talents of sorcery appear as apparent 
+flukes. Some sorcerers can’t name the origin of their 
+power, while others trace it to strange events in their 
+own lives. The touch of a demon, the blessing of a 
+dryad at a baby’s birth, or a taste of the water from 
+a mysterious spring might spark the gift of sorcery. 
+So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure 
+to the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the 
+maddening chaos of Limbo, or a glimpse into the 
+inner workings of reality. 
+
+Sorcerers have no use for the spellbooks and ancient 
+tomes of magic lore that wizards rely on, nor do they 
+rely on a patron to grant their spells as warlocks do. 
+By learning to harness and channel their own inborn 
+magic, they can discover new and staggering ways 
+to unleash that power. 
+
+
+UNEXPLAINED POWERS 
+
+
+Sorcerers are rare in the world, and it’s unusual to find " 
+
+a sorcerer who is not involved in the adventuring life £ 
+in some way. People with magical power seething in , 
+their veins soon discover that the power doesn't like to 
+stay quiet. A sorcerer's magic wants to be wielded, and 
+it has a tendency to spill out in unpredictable ways if 
+
+it isn't called on. 
+
+
+THE SORCERER 
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+Level Bonus Points 
+
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+
++6 Sorcerous Origin feature 
+
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+Sorcerous Restoration 
+
+
+Sorcerers often 
+have obscure or quixotic 
+motivations driving them 
+to adventure. Some seek a greater 
+understanding of the magical force that infuses 
+them, or the answer to the mystery of its origin. Others 
+hope to find a way to get rid of it, or to unleash its full 
+potential. Whatever their goals, sorcerers are every bit 
+as useful to an adventuring party as wizards, making 
+up for a comparative lack of breadth in their magical 
+knowledge with enormous flexibility in using the 
+spells they know. 
+
+
+CREATING A SORCERER 
+
+
+The most important question to consider when creating 
+your sorcerer is the origin of your power. As a starting 
+character, you'll choose an origin that ties to a draconic 
+bloodline or the influence of wild magic, but the exact 
+source of your power is up to you to decide. Is it a family 
+curse, passed down to you from distant ancestors? Or 
+did some extraordinary event leave you blessed with 
+inherent magic but perhaps scarred as well? 
+
+How do you feel about the magical power coursing 
+through you? Do you embrace it, try to master it, or 
+revel in its unpredictable nature? Is it a blessing or 
+a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did 
+you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you 
+had? What do you intend to do with it? Perhaps you 
+feel like you've been given this power for some lofty 
+purpose. Or you might decide that the power gives you 
+the right to do what you want, to take what you want 
+from those who lack such power. Perhaps your power 
+
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+links you to a powerful individual in the world—the fey 
+creature that blessed you at birth, the dragon who put 
+a drop of its blood into your veins, the lich who created 
+you as an experiment, or the deity who chose you to 
+carry this power. 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest 
+ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, 
+choose the hermit background. Third, choose the 
+light, prestidigitation, ray of frost, and shocking grasp 
+cantrips, along with the Ist-level spells shield and 
+magic missile. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a sorcerer, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+HiT POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d6 per sorcerer level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your 
+Constitution modifier per sorcerer level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: None 
+
+Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, 
+light crossbows 
+
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma 
+Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight, 
+Intimidation, Persuasion, and Religion 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple 
+weapon 
+
+* (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus 
+
++ (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack 
+
+* Two daggers 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+An event in your past, or in the life of a parent or 
+ancestor, left an indelible mark on you, infusing you with 
+arcane magic. This font of magic, whatever its origin, 
+fuels your spells. See chapter 10 for the general rules of 
+spellcasting and chapter 11 for the sorcerer spell list. 
+
+
+CANTRIPS 
+
+At 1st level, you know four cantrips of your choice from 
+the sorcerer spell list. You learn additional sorcerer 
+cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the 
+Cantrips Known column of the Sorcerer table. 
+
+
+SPELL SLOTS 
+The Sorcerer table shows how many spell slots you 
+have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast 
+one of these sorcerer spells, you must expend a slot of 
+the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell 
+slots when you finish a long rest. 
+
+For example, if you know the 1st-level spell burning 
+hands and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot 
+available, you can cast burning hands using either slot. 
+
+
+SPELLS KNOWN OF IST LEVEL AND HIGHER 
+You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the 
+sorcerer spell list. 
+
+The Spells Known column of the Sorcerer table 
+shows when you learn more sorcerer spells of your 
+choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which 
+you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 3rd 
+level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st 
+or 2nd level. 
+
+Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, 
+you can choose one of the sorcerer spells you know 
+and replace it with another spell from the sorcerer 
+spell list, which also must be of a level for which you 
+have spell slots. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your sorcerer 
+spells, since the power of your magic relies on your 
+ability to project your will into the world. You use your 
+Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting 
+ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier 
+when setting the saving throw DC for a sorcerer spell 
+you cast and when making an attack roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING Focus 
+You can use an arcane focus (found in chapter 5) as a 
+spellcasting focus for your sorcerer spells. 
+
+
+SORCEROUS ORIGIN 
+
+
+Choose a sorcerous origin, which describes the 
+source of your innate magical power: Draconic 
+Bloodline or Wild Magic, both detailed at the end of the 
+class description. 
+
+Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 
+1st level and again at 6th, 14th, and 18th level. 
+
+
+FONT OF MAGIC 
+
+
+At 2nd level, you tap into a deep wellspring of magic 
+within yourself. This wellspring is represented by 
+sorcery points, which allow you to create a variety of 
+magical effects. 
+
+
+SORCERY POINTS 
+
+You have 2 sorcery points, and you gain more as you 
+reach higher levels, as shown in the Sorcery Points 
+column of the Sorcerer table. You can never have 
+more sorcery points than shown on the table for your 
+level. You regain all spent sorcery points when you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+
+FLEXIBLE CASTING 
+
+You can use your sorcery points to gain additional spell 
+slots, or sacrifice spell slots to gain additional sorcery 
+points. You learn other ways to use your sorcery points 
+as you reach higher levels. 
+
+Creating Spell Slots. You can transform unexpended 
+sorcery points into one spell slot as a bonus action on 
+your turn. The Creating Spell Slots table shows the cost 
+of creating a spell slot of a given level. You can create 
+spell slots no higher in level than 5th. 
+
+
+CREATING SPELL SLOTS 
+Spell Slot Sorcery 
+
+Level Point Cost 
+
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+
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+
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+
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+Converting a Spell Slot to Sorcery Points. As a 
+bonus action on your turn, you can expend one spell 
+slot and gain a number of sorcery points equal to the 
+slot’s level. 
+
+
+METAMAGIC 
+
+
+At 3rd level, you gain the ability to twist your spells 
+to suit your needs. You gain two of the following 
+Metamagic options of your choice. You gain another one 
+at 10th and 17th level. 
+
+You can use only one Metamagic option on a spell 
+when you cast it, unless otherwise noted. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+IO! 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+CAREFUL SPELL 
+
+When you cast a spell that forces other creatures to make 
+a saving throw, you can protect some of those creatures 
+from the spell’s full force. To do so, you spend 1 sorcery 
+point and choose a number of those creatures up to your 
+Charisma modifier (minimum of one creature). A chosen 
+creature automatically succeeds on its saving throw 
+against the spell. 
+
+
+DISTANT SPELL 
+When you cast a spell that has a range of 5 feet or 
+greater, you can spend 1 sorcery point to double the 
+range of the spell. 
+
+When you cast a spell that has a range of touch, you 
+can spend 1 sorcery point to make the range of the 
+spell 30 feet. 
+
+
+EMPOWERED SPELL 
+When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 
+sorcery point to reroll a number of the damage dice up 
+to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one). You must 
+use the new rolls. 
+
+You can use Empowered Spell even if you have 
+already used a different Metamagic option during the 
+casting of the spell. 
+
+
+EXTENDED SPELL 
+
+When you cast a spell that has a duration of 1 minute 
+or longer, you can spend 1 sorcery point to double its 
+duration, to a maximum duration of 24 hours. 
+
+
+HEIGHTENED SPELL 
+
+When you cast a spell that forces a creature to make a 
+saving throw to resist its effects, you can spend 3 sorcery 
+points to give one target of the spell disadvantage on its 
+first saving throw made against the spell. 
+
+
+QUICKENED SPELL 
+
+When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 action, 
+you can spend 2 sorcery points to change the casting 
+time to 1 bonus action for this casting. 
+
+
+SUBTLE SPELL 
+When you cast a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to 
+cast it without any somatic or verbal components. 
+
+
+TWINNED SPELL 
+
+When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and 
+doesn't have a range of self, you can spend a number of 
+sorcery points equal to the spell's level to target a second 
+creature in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if 
+the spell is a cantrip). 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+SORCEROUS RESTORATION 
+
+
+At 20th level, you regain 4 expended sorcery points 
+whenever you finish a short rest. 
+
+
+SORCEROUS ORIGINS 
+
+
+Different sorcerers claim different origins for their 
+innate magic. Although many variations exist, most 
+of these origins fall into two categories: a draconic 
+bloodline and wild magic. 
+
+
+DRACONIC BLOODLINE 
+
+
+Your innate magic comes from draconic magic that was 
+mingled with your blood or that of your ancestors. Most 
+often, sorcerers with this origin trace their descent 
+back to a mighty sorcerer of ancient times who made a 
+bargain with a dragon or who might even have claimed 
+a dragon parent. Some of these bloodlines are well 
+established in the world, but most are obscure. Any 
+given sorcerer could be the first of a new bloodline, as a 
+result of a pact or some other exceptional circumstance. 
+
+
+DRAGON ANCESTOR 
+
+At 1st level, you choose one type of dragon as your 
+ancestor. The damage type associated with each dragon 
+is used by features you gain later. 
+
+
+DRACONIC ANCESTRY 
+
+
+Dragon Damage Type 
+Black Acid 
+
+Blue Lightning 
+Brass Fire 
+Bronze Lightning 
+Copper Acid 
+Gold Fire 
+Green Poison 
+Red Fire 
+Silver Cold 
+White Cold 
+
+
+You can speak, read, and write Draconic. Additionally, 
+whenever you make a Charisma check when interacting 
+with dragons, your proficiency bonus is doubled if it 
+applies to the check. 
+
+
+DRACONIC RESILIENCE 
+As magic flows through your body, it causes physical 
+traits of your dragon ancestors to emerge. At 1st level, 
+your hit point maximum increases by 1 and increases by 
+1 again whenever you gain a level in this class. 
+Additionally, parts of your skin are covered by a thin 
+sheen of dragon-like scales. When you aren't wearing 
+armor, your AC equals 13 + your Dexterity modifier. 
+
+
+ELEMENTAL AFFINITY 
+
+Starting at 6th level, when you cast a spell that deals 
+damage of the type associated with your draconic 
+ancestry, add your Charisma modifier to that damage. 
+At the same time, you can spend 1 sorcery point to gain 
+resistance to that damage type for 1 hour. 
+
+
+DRAGON WINGS can do so after the creature rolls but before any effects 
+
+
+At 14th level, you gain the ability to sprout a pair of of the roll occur. 
+dragon wings from your back, gaining a flying speed 
+equal to your current speed. You can create these wings 
+as a bonus action on your turn. They last until you 
+dismiss them as a bonus action on your turn. 
+
+You can’t manifest your wings while wearing armor 
+unless the armor is made to accommodate them, and 
+clothing not made to accommodate your wings might 
+be destroyed when you manifest them. 
+
+
+CONTROLLED CHAOS 
+
+At 14th level, you gain a modicum of control over the 
+surges of your wild magic. Whenever you roll on the 
+Wild Magic Surge table, you can roll twice and use 
+either number. 
+
+
+SPELL BOMBARDMENT 
+
+
+Beginning at 18th level, the harmful energy of your 
+DRACONIG PRESENCE spells intensifies. When you roll damage for a spell and 
+roll the highest number possible on any of the dice, 
+choose one of those dice, roll it again and add that roll to 
+the damage. You can use the feature only once per turn. 
+
+
+Beginning at 18th level, you can channel the dread 
+presence of your dragon ancestor, causing those around 
+you to become awestruck or frightened. As an action, 
+you can spend 5 sorcery points to draw on this power 
+and exude an aura of awe or fear (your choice) to a 
+distance of 60 feet. For 1 minute or until you lose your 
+concentration (as if you were casting a concentration 
+spell), each hostile creature that starts its turn in this 
+aura must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be 
+charmed (if you chose awe) or frightened (if you chose 
+fear) until the aura ends. A creature that succeeds on 
+this saving throw is immune to your aura for 24 hours. 
+
+
+WILD MAGIC 
+
+
+Your innate magic comes from the wild forces of chaos 
+that underlie the order of creation. You might have 
+endured exposure to some form of raw magic, perhaps 
+through a planar portal leading to Limbo, the Elemental 
+Planes, or the mysterious Far Realm. Perhaps you 
+
+were blessed by a powerful fey creature or marked by a 
+demon. Or your magic could be a fluke of your birth, with 
+no apparent cause or reason. However it came to be, this 
+chaotic magic churns within you, waiting for any outlet. 
+
+
+WILD MAGIC SURGE 
+
+Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, your 
+spellcasting can unleash surges of untamed magic. 
+Immediately after you cast a sorcerer spell of 1st level 
+or higher, the DM can have you roll a d20. If you roll a 
+
+l, roll on the Wild Magic Surge table to create a random 
+magical effect. 
+
+
+TIDES or CHAOS 
+Starting at Ist level, you can manipulate the forces of 
+chance and chaos to gain advantage on one attack roll, 
+ability check, or saving throw. Once you do so, you must 
+finish a long rest before you can use this feature again. 
+Any time before you regain the use of this feature, the 
+DM can have you roll on the Wild Magic Surge table 
+immediately after you cast a sorcerer spell of 1st level or 
+higher. You then regain the use of this feature. 
+
+
+BEND Luck 
+
+Starting at 6th level, you have the ability to twist fate 
+using your wild magic. When another creature you can 
+see makes an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving 
+throw, you can use your reaction and spend 2 sorcery 
+points to roll 1d4 and apply the number rolled as a 
+bonus or penalty (your choice) to the creature's roll. You 
+
+
+WILD MAGIC SURGE 
+
+
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+
+
+Effect 
+
+Roll on this table at the start of each of your turns for 
+the next minute, ignoring this result on subsequent 
+rolls. 
+
+For the next minute, you can see any invisible creature 
+if you have line of sight to it. 
+
+A modron chosen and controlled by the DM appears 
+in an unoccupied space within 5 feet of you, then 
+disappears 1 minute later. 
+
+You cast fireball as a 3rd-level spell centered on 
+yourself. 
+
+You cast magic missile as a 5th-level spell. 
+
+Roll a d10. Your height changes by a number of inches 
+equal to the roll. If the roll is odd, you shrink. If the 
+roll is even, you grow. 
+
+You cast confusion centered on yourself. 
+
+For the next minute, you regain 5 hit points at the 
+start of each of your turns. 
+
+You grow a long beard made of feathers that remains 
+until you sneeze, at which point the feathers explode 
+out from your face. 
+
+You cast grease centered on yourself. 
+
+Creatures have disadvantage on saving throws against 
+the next spell you cast in the next minute that involves 
+a saving throw. 
+
+Your skin turns a vibrant shade of blue. A remove curse 
+spell can end this effect. 
+
+An eye appears on your forehead for the next minute. 
+During that time, you have advantage on Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks that rely on sight. 
+
+For the next minute, all your spells with a casting time 
+of 1 action have a casting time of 1 bonus action. 
+
+You teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space of 
+your choice that you can see. 
+
+You are transported to the Astral Plane until the 
+
+end of your next turn, after which time you return 
+
+to the space you previously occupied or the nearest 
+unoccupied space if that space is occupied. 
+
+Maximize the damage of the next damaging spell you 
+cast within the next minute. 
+
+Roll a d10. Your age changes by a number of years 
+equal to the roll. If the roll is odd, you get younger 
+(minimum 1 year old). If the roll is even, you get older. 
+1d6 flumphs controlled by the DM appear in 
+unoccupied spaces within 60 feet of you and are 
+frightened of you. They vanish after 1 minute. 
+
+You regain 2d10 hit points. 
+
+You turn into a potted plant until the start of your 
+next turn. While a plant, you are incapacitated and 
+have vulnerability to all damage. If you drop to 0 hit 
+points, your pot breaks, and your form reverts. 
+
+For the next minute, you can teleport up to 20 feet as 
+a bonus action on each of your turns. 
+
+
+You cast levitate on yourself. 
+
+A unicorn controlled by the DM appears in a space 
+within 5 feet of you, then disappears 1 minute later. 
+You can't speak for the next minute. Whenever you 
+try, pink bubbles float out of your mouth. 
+
+A spectral shield hovers near you for the next minute, 
+granting you a +2 bonus to AC and immunity to magic 
+missile. 
+
+You are immune to being intoxicated by alcohol for 
+the next 5d6 days. 
+
+Your hair falls out but grows back within 24 hours. 
+For the next minute, any flammable object you touch 
+that isn't being worn or carried by another creature 
+bursts into flame. 
+
+You regain your lowest-level expended spell slot. 
+
+For the next minute, you must shout when you speak. 
+You cast fog cloud centered on yourself. 
+
+Up to three creatures you choose within 30 feet of you 
+take 4d10 lightning damage. 
+
+You are frightened by the nearest creature until the 
+end of your next turn. 
+
+Each creature within 30 feet of you becomes invisible 
+for the next minute. The invisibility ends on a creature 
+when it attacks or casts a spell. 
+
+You gain resistance to all damage for the next minute. 
+A random creature within 60 feet of you becomes 
+poisoned for 1d4 hours. 
+
+You glow with bright light in a 30-foot radius for the 
+next minute. Any creature that ends its turn within 5 
+feet of you is blinded until the end of its next turn. 
+You cast polymorph on yourself. If you fail the saving 
+throw, you turn into a sheep for the spell's duration. 
+Illusory butterflies and flower petals flutter in the air 
+within 10 feet of you for the next minute. 
+
+You can take one additional action immediately. 
+
+Each creature within 30 feet of you takes 1d10 necrotic 
+damage. You regain hit points equal to the sum of the 
+necrotic damage dealt. 
+
+You cast mirror image. 
+
+You cast fly on a random creature within 60 feet of you. 
+You become invisible for the next minute. During that 
+time, other creatures can’t hear you. The invisibility 
+ends if you attack or cast a spell. 
+
+If you die within the next minute, you immediately 
+come back to life as if by the reincarnate spell. 
+
+Your size increases by one size category for the next 
+minute. 
+
+You and all creatures within 30 feet of you gain 
+vulnerability to piercing damage for the next minute. 
+You are surrounded by faint, ethereal music for the 
+next minute. 
+
+You regain all expended sorcery points. 
+
+
+WARLOCK 
+
+
+With a pseudodragon curled on his shoulder, a young 
+elf in golden robes smiles warmly, weaving a magical 
+charm into his honeyed words and bending the palace 
+sentinel to his will. 
+
+As flames spring to life in her hands, a wizened 
+human whispers the secret name of her demonic patron, 
+infusing her spell with fiendish magic. 
+
+Shifting his gaze between a battered tome and the 
+odd alignment of the stars overhead, a wild-eyed tiefling 
+chants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to a 
+distant world. 
+
+Warlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lies 
+hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. Through pacts 
+made with mysterious beings of supernatural power, 
+warlocks unlock magical effects both subtle and 
+spectacular. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of 
+beings such as fey nobles, demons, devils, hags, and 
+alien entities of the Far Realm, warlocks piece together 
+arcane secrets to bolster their own power. 
+
+
+SWORN AND BEHOLDEN 
+
+
+A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly 
+being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock 
+and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though 
+the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not 
+gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon 
+prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity—beings 
+not typically served by clerics. More often, though, the 
+arrangement is similar to that between a master and 
+an apprentice. The warlock learns and grows in power, 
+at the cost of occasional services performed on the 
+patron’s behalf. 
+
+The magic bestowed on a warlock ranges from minor 
+but lasting alterations to the warlock's being (such as 
+the ability to see in darkness or to read any language) 
+to access to powerful spells. Unlike bookish wizards, 
+warlocks supplement their magic with some facility 
+at hand-to-hand combat. They are comfortable in light 
+armor and know how to use simple weapons. 
+
+
+DELVERS INTO SECRETS 
+
+
+Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge 
+and power, which compels them into their pacts and 
+shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their 
+pacts and shapes their later careers as well. 
+
+Stories of warlocks binding themselves to fiends are 
+widely known. But many warlocks serve patrons that 
+are not fiendish. Sometimes a traveler in the wilds 
+comes to a strangely beautiful tower, meets its fey lord 
+or lady, and stumbles into a pact without being fully 
+aware of it. And sometimes, while poring over tomes of 
+
+
+THE WARLOCK 
+
+
+Proficiency 
+
+Level Bonus Features 
+
+lst +2 Otherworldly Patron, Pact Magic 
+2nd +2 Eldritch Invocations 
+
+3rd +2 Pact Boon 
+
+4th +2 Ability Score Improvement 
+5th +3 — 
+
+6th +3 Otherworldly Patron feature 
+7th +3 — 
+
+8th +3 Ability Score Improvement 
+9th -4 — 
+
+10th +4 Otherworldly Patron feature 
+Tith +4 Mystic Arcanum (6th level) 
+12th +4 Ability Score Improvement 
+13th +5 Mystic Arcanum (7th level) 
+14th +5 Otherworldly Patron feature 
+15th +5 Mystic Arcanum (8th level) 
+16th +5 Ability Score Improvement 
+17th +6 Mystic Arcanum (9th level) 
+18th +6 
+
+19th +6 Ability Score Improvement 
+20th +6 Eldritch Master 
+
+
+forbidden lore, a brilliant but crazed student's mind is 
+opened to realities beyond the material world and to the 
+alien beings that dwell in the outer void. 
+
+Once a pact is made, a warlock's thirst for knowledge 
+
+
+and power can't be slaked with mere study and research. 
+
+
+No one makes a pact with such a mighty patron if he or 
+she doesn't intend to use the power thus gained. Rather, 
+the vast majority of warlocks spend their days in active 
+pursuit of their goals, which typically means some kind 
+of adventuring. Furthermore, the demands of their 
+patrons drive warlocks toward adventure. 
+
+
+CREATING A WARLOCK 
+
+
+As you make your warlock character, spend some time 
+
+
+thinking about your patron and the obligations that 
+your pact imposes upon you. What led you to make the 
+pact, and how did you make contact with your patron? 
+Were you seduced into summoning a devil, or did you 
+seek out the ritual that would allow you to make contact 
+with an alien elder god? Did you search for your patron, 
+or did your patron find and choose you? Do you chafe 
+under the obligations of your pact or serve joyfully in 
+anticipation of the rewards promised to you? 
+
+Work with your DM to determine how big a part your 
+pact will play in your character's adventuring career. 
+
+
+PART. 1| CI 
+
+
+ASSES 
+
+
+Cantrips 
+Known 
+
+
+Spells Spell Slot Invocations 
+Known Slots Level Known 
+2 2 1 Ist — 
+2 3 2 Ist 2 
+2 4 2 2nd 2 
+3 5 2 2nd 2 
+3 6 2 3rd 3 
+3 "i 2 3rd 3 
+3 8 2 4th 4 
+3 9 2 4th 4 
+3 10 2 5th 5 
+E 10 2 5th 5 
+E 1 3 5th 5 
+4 11 3 5th 6 
+4 12 3 5th 6 
+4 12 3 5th 6 
+4 13 3 5th 7 
+4 13 3 5th 7 
+4 14 4 5th 7 
+4 14 4 5th 8 
+4 15 4 5th 8 
+4 15 4 5th 8 
+
+
+Your patron's demands might drive you into adventures, 
+or they might consist entirely of small favors you can do 
+between adventures. 
+
+What kind of relationship do you have with your 
+patron? Is it friendly, antagonistic, uneasy, or romantic? 
+How important does your patron consider you to be? 
+What part do you play in your patron's plans? Do you 
+know other servants of your patron? 
+
+How does your patron communicate with you? If 
+you have a familiar, it might occasionally speak with 
+your patron's voice. Some warlocks find messages 
+from their patrons etched on trees, mingled among tea 
+leaves, or adrift in the clouds—messages that only the 
+warlock can see. Other warlocks converse with their 
+patrons in dreams or waking visions, or deal only with 
+intermediaries. 
+
+
+Quick BUILD 
+
+You can make a warlock quickly by following these 
+suggestions. First, Charisma should be your highest 
+ability score, followed by Constitution. Second, choose 
+the charlatan background. Third, choose the e/dritch 
+blast and chill touch cantrips, along with the 1st-level 
+spells ray of sickness and witch bolt. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a warlock, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+HIT POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d8 per warlock level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 8 + your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8 (or 5) + your 
+Constitution modifier per warlock level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+Armor: Light armor 
+Weapons: Simple weapons 
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma 
+
+Skills: Choose two skills from Arcana, 
+Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, 
+Nature, and Religion 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple 
+weapon 
+
+* (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus 
+
+* (a) a scholar's pack or (b) a dungeoneer's pack 
+
+* Leather armor, any simple weapon, and two daggers 
+
+
+OTHERWORLDLY PATRON 
+
+
+At 1st level, you have struck a bargain with an 
+otherworldly being of your choice: the Archfey, the 
+Fiend, or the Great Old One, each of which is detailed 
+at the end of the class description. Your choice 
+
+grants you features at 1st level and again at 6th, 10th, 
+and 14th level. 
+
+
+PAcT MAGIC 
+
+
+Your arcane research and the magic bestowed on you 
+
+
+by your patron have given you facility with spells. See 
+chapter 10 for the general rules of spellcasting and 
+chapter 11 for the warlock spell list. 
+
+
+CANTRIPS 
+
+You know two cantrips of your choice from the warlock 
+spell list. You learn additional warlock cantrips of your 
+choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known 
+column of the Warlock table. 
+
+
+SPELL SLOTS ! 
+The Warlock table shows how many spell slots you have. 
+The table also shows what the level of those slots is; all 
+of your spell slots are the same level. To cast one of your 
+warlock spells of 1st level or higher, you must expend a 
+spell slot. You regain all expended spell slots when you 
+finish a short or long rest. 
+
+For example, when you are 5th level, you have 
+two 3rd-level spell slots. To cast the 1st-level spell 
+thunderwave, you must spend one of those slots, and 
+you cast it as a 3rd-level spell. 
+
+
+SPELLS KNOWN OF Ist LEVEL AND HIGHER 
+At 1st level, you know two 1st-level spells of your choice 
+from the warlock spell list. 
+
+The Spells Known column of the Warlock table shows 
+
+
+when you learn more warlock spells of your choice of 1st 
+
+
+level and higher. A spell you choose must be of a level 
+no higher than what's shown in the table's Slot Level 
+column for your level. When you reach 6th level, for 
+example, you learn a new warlock spell, which can be 
+1st, 2nd, or 3rd level. 
+
+
+Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, 
+you can choose one of the warlock spells you know 
+and replace it with another spell from the warlock 
+spell list, which also must be of a level for which you 
+have spell slots. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your warlock 
+
+
+spells, so you use your Charisma whenever a spell refers 
+
+
+to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your 
+Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC 
+for a warlock spell you cast and when making an attack 
+roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Charisma modifier 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING FOCUS 
+You can use an arcane focus (found in chapter 5) as a 
+spellcasting focus for your warlock spells. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH INVOCATIONS 
+
+
+In your study of occult lore, you have unearthed eldritch 
+
+
+invocations, fragments of forbidden knowledge that 
+imbue you with an abiding magical ability. 
+
+At 2nd level, you gain two eldritch invocations of your 
+choice. Your invocation options are detailed at the end 
+of the class description. When you gain certain warlock 
+levels, you gain additional invocations of your choice, 
+as shown in the Invocations Known column of the 
+Warlock table. 
+
+Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, 
+you can choose one of the invocations you know and 
+replace it with another invocation that you could learn 
+at that level. 
+
+
+PACT BOON 
+
+
+At 3rd level, your otherworldly patron bestows a gift 
+upon you for your loyal service. You gain one of the 
+following features of your choice. 
+
+
+PACT OF THE CHAIN 
+
+You learn the find familiar spell and can cast it as a 
+ritual. The spell doesn't count against your number of 
+spells known. 
+
+When you cast the spell, you can choose one of the 
+normal forms for your familiar or one of the following 
+special forms: imp, pseudodragon, quasit, or sprite. 
+
+Additionally, when you take the Attack action, you can 
+forgo one of your own attacks to allow your familiar to 
+make one attack of its own. 
+
+
+PACT OF THE BLADE 
+
+You can use your action to create a pact weapon in your 
+empty hand. You can choose the form that this melee 
+weapon takes each time you create it (see chapter 5 for 
+weapon options). You are proficient with it while you 
+wield it. This weapon counts as magical for the purpose 
+of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical 
+attacks and damage. 
+
+
+PART | | CLASSES 
+
+
+108 
+
+
+Your pact weapon disappears if it is more than 5 feet 
+away from you for 1 minute or more. It also disappears 
+if you use this feature again, if you dismiss the weapon 
+(no action required), or if you die. 
+
+You can transform one magic weapon into your pact 
+weapon by performing a special ritual while you hold 
+the weapon. You perform the ritual over the course 
+of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest. 
+
+You can then dismiss the weapon, shunting it into an 
+extradimensional space, and it appears whenever you 
+create your pact weapon thereafter. You can't affect an 
+artifact or a sentient weapon in this way. The weapon 
+ceases being your pact weapon if you die, if you perform 
+the 1-hour ritual on a different weapon, or if you use 
+
+a 1-hour ritual to break your bond to it. The weapon 
+appears at your feet if it is in the extradimensional space 
+when the bond breaks. 
+
+
+PACT OF THE TOME 
+Your patron gives you a grimoire called a Book of 
+Shadows. When you gain this feature, choose three 
+cantrips from any class's spell list. While the book is on 
+your person, you can cast those cantrips at will. They 
+don't count against your number of cantrips known. 
+
+If you lose your Book of Shadows, you can perform 
+a l-hour ceremony to receive a replacement from your 
+patron. This ceremony can be performed during a short 
+or long rest, and it destroys the previous book. The book 
+turns to ash when you die. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+MYSTIC ARCANUM 
+
+
+At 11th level, your patron bestows upon you a magical 
+secret called an arcanum. Choose one 6th-level spell 
+from the warlock spell list as this arcanum. 
+
+You can cast your arcanum spell once without 
+expending a spell slot. You must finish a long rest before 
+you can do so again. 
+
+At higher levels, you gain more warlock spells of your 
+choice that can be cast in this way: one 7th-level spell 
+at 13th level, one 8th-level spell at 15th level, and one 
+Oth-level spell at 17th level. You regain all uses of your 
+Mystic Arcanum when you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH MASTER 
+
+
+At 20th level, you can draw on your inner reserve of 
+mystical power while entreating your patron to regain 
+expended spell slots. You can spend 1 minute entreating 
+your patron for aid to regain all your expended spell slots 
+from your Pact Magic feature. Once you regain spell slots 
+with this feature, you must finish a long rest before you 
+can do so again. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+SL. "LXI 
+Your Pact BOON 
+
+Each Pact Boon option produces a special creature or an 
+object that reflects your patron’s nature. 
+
+Pact of the Chain. Your familiar is more cunning than a 
+typical familiar. Its default form can be a reflection of your 
+patron, with sprites and pseudodragons tied to the Archfey 
+and imps and quasits tied to the Fiend. Because the Great Old 
+One's nature is inscrutable, any familiar form is suitable for it. 
+
+Pact of the Blade. |f your patron is the Archfey, your 
+weapon might be a slender blade wrapped in leafy vines. 
+
+If you serve the Fiend, your weapon could be an axe made 
+of black metal and adorned with decorative flames. If your 
+patron is the Great Old One, your weapon might be an 
+ancient-looking spear, with a gemstone embedded in its 
+head, carved to look like a terrible unblinking eye. 
+
+Pact of the Tome. Your Book of Shadows might be a fine, 
+gilt-edged tome with spells of enchantment and illusion, 
+gifted to you by the lordly Archfey. It could be a weighty tome 
+bound in demon hide studded with iron, holding spells of 
+conjuration and a wealth of forbidden lore about the sinister 
+regions of the cosmos, a gift of the Fiend. Or it could be the 
+tattered diary of a lunatic driven mad by contact with the 
+Great Old One, holding scraps of spells that only your own 
+burgeoning insanity allows you to understand and cast. 
+
+
+OTHERWORLDLY PATRONS 
+
+
+The beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are 
+mighty inhabitants of other planes of existence—not 
+gods, but almost godlike in their power. Various patrons 
+give their warlocks access to different powers and 
+invocations, and expect significant favors in return. 
+Some patrons collect warlocks, doling out mystic 
+knowledge relatively freely or boasting of their ability 
+to bind mortals to their will. Other patrons bestow their 
+power only grudgingly, and might make a pact with 
+only one warlock. Warlocks who serve the same patron 
+might view each other as allies, siblings, or rivals. 
+
+
+THE ARCHFEY 
+
+
+Your patron is a lord or lady of the fey, a creature of 
+legend who holds secrets that were forgotten before 
+
+the mortal races were born. This being's motivations 
+are often inscrutable, and sometimes whimsical, and 
+might involve a striving for greater magical power or the 
+settling of age-old grudges. Beings of this sort include 
+the Prince of Frost; the Queen of Air and Darkness, 
+ruler of the Gloaming Court; Titania of the Summer 
+Court; her consort Oberon, the Green Lord; Hyrsam, 
+the Prince of Fools; and ancient hags. 
+
+
+EXPANDED SPELL LIST 
+
+The Archfey lets you choose from an expanded list of 
+spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following 
+spells are added to the warlock spell list for you. 
+
+
+ARCHFEY EXPANDED SPELLS 
+
+
+Spell Level Spells 
+Ist faerie fire, sleep 
+
+
+2nd calm emotions, phantasmal force 
+3rd blink, plant growth 
+
+4th dominate beast, greater invisibility 
+5th dominate person, seeming 
+
+
+FEY PRESENCE 
+Starting at 1st level, your patron bestows upon you the 
+ability to project the beguiling and fearsome presence 
+of the fey. As an action, you can cause each creature in 
+a 10-foot cube originating from you to make a Wisdom 
+saving throw against your warlock spell save DC. The 
+creatures that fail their saving throws are all charmed 
+or frightened by you (your choice) until the end of 
+your next turn. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+MisTY ESCAPE 
+Starting at 6th level, you can vanish in a puff of mist in 
+response to harm. When you take damage, you can use 
+your reaction to turn invisible and teleport up to 60 feet 
+to an unoccupied space you can see. You remain invisible 
+until the start of your next turn or until you attack or 
+cast a spell. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+BEGUILING DEFENSES 
+
+Beginning at 10th level, your patron teaches you how to 
+turn the mind-affecting magic of your enemies against 
+them. You are immune to being charmed, and when 
+another creature attempts to charm you, you can use 
+your reaction to attempt to turn the charm back on 
+
+that creature. The creature must succeed on a Wisdom 
+saving throw against your warlock spell save DC or 
+
+be charmed by you for 1 minute or until the creature 
+takes any damage. 
+
+
+DARK DELIRIUM 
+Starting at 14th level, you can plunge a creature into 
+an illusory realm. As an action, choose a creature 
+that you can see within 60 feet of you. It must make a 
+Wisdom saving throw against your warlock spell save 
+DC. On a failed save, it is charmed or frightened by you 
+(your choice) for 1 minute or until your concentration 
+is broken (as if you are concentrating on a spell). This 
+effect ends early if the creature takes any damage. 
+Until this illusion ends, the creature thinks it is lost 
+in a misty realm, the appearance of which you choose. 
+The creature can see and hear only itself, you, and 
+the illusion. 
+You must finish a short or long rest before you can 
+use this feature again. 
+
+
+'THE FIEND 
+
+
+You have made a pact with a fiend from the lower 
+planes of existence, a being whose aims are evil, 
+
+even if you strive against those aims. Such beings 
+desire the corruption or destruction of all things, 
+ultimately including you. Fiends powerful enough to 
+forge a pact include demon lords such as Demogorgon, 
+Orcus, Fraz’Urb-luu, and Baphomet; archdevils such 
+as Asmodeus, Dispater, Mephistopheles, and Belial; 
+pit fiends and balors that are especially mighty; and 
+ultroloths and other lords of the yugoloths. 
+
+
+EXPANDED SPELL LIST 
+
+The Fiend lets you choose from an expanded list of 
+spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following 
+spells are added to the warlock spell list for you. 
+
+
+FIEND EXPANDED SPELLS 
+
+
+Spell Level Spells 
+Ist burning hands, command 
+2nd blindness/deafness, scorching ray 
+3rd fireball, stinking cloud 
+4th fire shield, wall of fire 
+5th flame strike, hallow 
+
+
+DARK ONE's BLESSING 
+
+Starting at 1st level, when you reduce a hostile creature 
+to 0 hit points, you gain temporary hit points equal to your 
+Charisma modifier + your warlock level (minimum of 1). 
+
+
+DARK ONE's Own Luck 
+Starting at 6th level, you can call on your patron to alter 
+fate in your favor. When you make an ability check or a 
+saving throw, you can use this feature to add a d10 to 
+your roll. You can do so after seeing the initial roll but 
+before any of the roll's effects occur. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+FIENDISH RESILIENCE 
+
+Starting at 10th level, you can choose one damage type 
+when yot finish a short or long rest. You gain resistance 
+to that damage type until you choose a different one 
+with this feature. Damage from magical weapons or 
+silver weapons ignores this resistance. 
+
+
+HURL THROUGH HELL 
+Starting at 14th level, when you hit a creature with an 
+attack, you can use this feature to instantly transport 
+the target through the lower planes. The creature 
+disappears and hurtles through a nightmare landscape. 
+At the end of your next turn, the target returns to the 
+space it previously occupied, or the nearest unoccupied 
+space. If the target is not a fiend, it takes 10d10 psychic 
+damage as it reels from its horrific experience. 
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+THE GREAT OLD ONE 
+
+
+Your patron is a mysterious entity whose nature is 
+utterly foreign to the fabric of reality. It might come from 
+the Far Realm, the space beyond reality, or it could be 
+one of the elder gods known only in legends. Its motives 
+are incomprehensible to mortals, and its knowledge so 
+immense and ancient that even the greatest libraries 
+pale in comparison to the vast secrets it holds. The 
+Great Old One might be unaware of your existence 
+
+or entirely indifferent to you, but the secrets you have 
+learned allow you to draw your magic from it. 
+
+Entities of this type include Ghaunadar, called That 
+Which Lurks; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Dendar, the 
+Night Serpent; Zargon, the Returner; Great Cthulhu; 
+and other unfathomable beings. 
+
+
+PART I | CLASSES 
+
+
+109 
+
+
+110 
+
+
+EXPANDED SPELL LIST 
+
+The Great Old One lets you choose from an expanded list 
+of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following 
+spells are added to the warlock spell list for you. 
+
+
+Great OLD ONE EXPANDED SPELLS 
+Spell Level Spells 
+
+
+Ist dissonant whispers, Tasha's hideous laughter 
+2nd detect thoughts, phantasmal force 
+
+3rd clairvoyance, sending 
+
+4th dominate beast, Evard's black tentacles 
+
+5th dominate person, telekinesis 
+
+
+AWAKENED MIND 
+
+Starting at 1st level, your alien knowledge gives you 
+the ability to touch the minds of other creatures. You 
+can communicate telepathically with any creature you 
+can see within 30 feet of you. You don't need to share 
+a language with the creature for it to understand your 
+telepathic utterances, but the creature must be able to 
+understand at least one language. 
+
+
+ENTROPIC WARD 
+At 6th level, you learn to magically ward yourself against 
+attack and to turn an enemy’s failed strike into good 
+luck for yourself. When a creature makes an attack 
+roll against you, you can use your reaction to impose 
+disadvantage on that roll. If the attack misses you, your 
+next attack roll against the creature has advantage if you 
+make it before the end of your next turn. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you can’t use it again until 
+you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+THOUGHT SHIELD 
+
+Starting at 10th level, your thoughts can't be read by 
+telepathy or other means unless you allow it. You also 
+have resistance to psychic damage, and whenever a 
+creature deals psychic damage to you, that creature 
+takes the same amount of damage that you do. 
+
+
+CREATE THRALL 
+At 14th level, you gain the ability to infect a humanoid’s 
+mind with the alien magic of your patron. You can use 
+your action to touch an incapacitated humanoid. That 
+creature is then charmed by you until a remove curse 
+spell is cast on it, the charmed condition is removed 
+from it, or you use this feature again. 
+
+You can communicate telepathically with the charmed 
+creature as long as the two of you are on the same plane 
+of existence. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH INVOCATIONS 
+
+
+If an eldritch invocation has prerequisites, you must 
+meet them to learn it. You can learn the invocation at the 
+same time that you meet its prerequisites. 
+
+
+AGONIZING BLAST 
+Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip 
+
+
+When you cast eldritch blast, add your Charisma 
+modifier to the damage it deals on a hit. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+ARMOR OF SHADOWS 
+You can cast mage armor on yourself at will, without 
+expending a spell slot or material components. 
+
+
+ASCENDANT STEP 
+Prerequisite: 9th level 
+
+
+You can cast levitate on yourself at will, without 
+expending a spell slot or material components. 
+
+
+BEAST SPEECH 
+You can cast speak with animals at will, without 
+expending a spell slot. 
+
+
+BEGUILING INFLUENCE 
+You gain proficiency in the Deception and 
+Persuasion skills. 
+
+
+BEWITCHING WHISPERS 
+Prerequisite: 7th level 
+
+
+You can cast compulsion once using a warlock spell slot. 
+You can't do so again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+BOOK OF ANCIENT SECRETS 
+Prerequisite: Pact of the Tome feature 
+
+
+You can now inscribe magical rituals in your Book of 
+Shadows. Choose two 1st-level spells that have the 
+ritual tag from any class's spell list. The spells appear 
+in the book and don't count against the number of spells 
+you know. With your Book of Shadows in hand, you 
+
+can cast the chosen spells as rituals. You can't cast the 
+spells except as rituals, unless you've learned them by 
+some other means. You can also cast a warlock spell 
+you know as a ritual if it has the ritual tag. 
+
+On your adventures, you can add other ritual spells to 
+your Book of Shadows. When you find such a spell, you 
+can add it to the book if the spell’s level is equal to or 
+less than half your warlock level (rounded up) and if you 
+can spare the time to transcribe the spell. For each level 
+of the spell, the transcription process takes 2 hours and 
+costs 50 gp for the rare inks needed to inscribe it. 
+
+
+CHAINS OF CARCERI 
+
+Prerequisite: 15th level, Pact of the Chain feature 
+
+You can cast hold monster at will—targeting a celestial, 
+fiend, or elemental—without expending a spell slot or 
+material components. You must finish a long rest before 
+you can use this invocation on the same creature again. 
+
+
+DEVIL'S SIGHT 
+You can see normally in darkness, both magical and 
+nonmagical, to a distance of 120 feet. 
+
+
+DREADFUL WORD 
+Prerequisite: 7th level 
+
+
+You can cast confusion once using a warlock spell slot. 
+You can't do so again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH SIGHT 
+You can cast detect magic at will, without expending 
+a spell slot. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH SPEAR 
+Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip 
+
+
+When you cast e/dritch blast, its range is 300 feet. 
+
+
+EYES OF THE RUNE KEEPER 
+You can read all writing. 
+
+
+FIENDISH VIGOR 
+
+You can cast false life on yourself at will as a 
+1st-level spell, without expending a spell slot or 
+material components. 
+
+
+GAZE OF Two MINDS 
+
+You can use your action to touch a willing humanoid 
+and perceive through its senses until the end of your 
+next turn. As long as the creature is on the same 
+plane of existence as you, you can use your action 
+
+on subsequent turns to maintain this connection, 
+extending the duration until the end of your next turn. 
+While perceiving through the other creature’s senses, 
+you benefit from any special senses possessed by that 
+creature, and you are blinded and deafened to your own 
+surroundings. 
+
+
+LIFEDRINKER 
+Prerequisite: 12th level, Pact of the Blade feature 
+When you hit a creature with your pact weapon, the 
+
+
+creature takes extra necrotic damage equal to your 
+Charisma modifier (minimum 1). 
+
+
+MASK OF MANY FAGES 
+You can cast disguise self at will, without expending 
+a spell slot. 
+
+
+MASTER OF MyRIAD FORMS 
+Prerequisite: 15th level 
+
+
+You can cast alter self at will, without expending 
+a spell slot. 
+
+
+MINIONS OF CHAOS 
+Prerequisite: 9th level 
+You can cast conjure elemental once using a 
+
+
+warlock spell slot. You can't do so again until you 
+finish a long rest. F 
+
+
+MIRE THE MIND 
+Prerequisite: 5th level 
+
+
+You can cast slow once using a warlock spell slot. You 
+can't do so again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+MISTY VISIONS 
+You can cast silent image at will, without expending a 
+spell slot or material components. 
+
+
+ONE WITH SHADOWS 
+Prerequisite: 5th level 
+. When you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you 
+
+
+can use your action to become invisible until you move 
+or take an action or a reaction. 
+
+
+OTHERWORLDLY LEAP 
+Prerequisite: 9th level 
+
+
+You can cast jump on yourself at will, without expending 
+a spell slot or material components. 
+
+
+REPELLING BLAST 
+Prerequisite: eldritch blast cantrip 
+
+
+When you hit a creature with eldritch blast, you can push 
+the creature up to 10 feet away from you in a straight line. 
+
+
+SCULPTOR or FLESH 
+Prerequisite: 7th level 
+
+
+You can cast polymorph once using a warlock spell slot. 
+You can't do so again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+SIGN OF ILL OMEN 
+Prerequisite: 5th level 
+
+
+You can cast bestow curse once using a warlock spell 
+slot. You can't do so again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+THIEF OF FIVE FATES 
+You can cast bane once using a warlock spell slot. You 
+can't do so again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+THIRSTING BLADE. 
+Prerequisite: 5th level, Pact of the Blade feature 
+
+
+You can attack with your pact weapon twice, instead of. 
+once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn. 
+
+
+VISIONS OF DISTANT REALMS 
+Prerequisite: 15th level 
+
+
+You can cast arcane eye at will, without expending 
+a spell slot. 
+
+
+VOICE OF THE CHAIN MASTER 
+Prerequisite: Pact of the Chain feature 
+
+
+You can communicate telepathically with your familiar 
+and perceive through your familiar's senses as long as _ 
+you are on the same plane of existence. Additionally, 
+while perceiving through your familiar’s senses, you can 
+also speak through your familiar in your own voice, even 
+if your familiar is normally incapable of speech. 
+
+
+WHISPERS OF THE GRAVE 
+Prerequisite: 9th level 
+
+
+You can cast speak with dead at will, without expending 
+a spell slot. 
+
+
+WITCH SIGHT 
+
+Prerequisite: 15th level 
+
+You can see the true form of any shapechanger or 
+creature concealed by illusion or transmutation magic 
+while the creature is within 30 feet of you and within 
+line of sight. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+WIZARD 
+
+
+Clad in the silver robes that denote her station, an 
+
+elf closes her eyes to shut out the distractions of the 
+battlefield and begins her quiet chant. Fingers weaving 
+in front of her, she completes her spell and launches a 
+tiny bead of fire toward the enemy ranks, where it erupts 
+into a conflagration that engulfs the soldiers. 
+
+Checking and rechecking his work, a human scribes 
+an intricate magic circle in chalk on the bare stone 
+floor, then sprinkles powdered iron along every line and 
+graceful curve. When the circle is complete, he drones a 
+long incantation. A hole opens in space inside the circle, 
+bringing a whiff of brimstone from the otherworldly 
+plane beyond. 
+
+Crouching on the floor in a dungeon intersection, a 
+gnome tosses a handful of small bones inscribed with 
+mystic symbols, muttering a few words of power over 
+them. Closing his eyes to see the visions more clearly, 
+he nods slowly, then opens his eyes and points down the 
+passage to his left. 
+
+Wizards are supreme magic-users, defined and united 
+as a class by the spells they cast. Drawing on the subtle 
+weave of magic that permeates the cosmos, wizards cast 
+spells of explosive fire, arcing lightning, subtle deception, 
+and brute-force mind control. Their magic conjures 
+monsters from other planes of existence, glimpses the 
+future, or turns slain foes into zombies. Their mightiest 
+spells change one substance into another, call meteors 
+down from the sky, or open portals to other worlds. 
+
+
+SCHOLARS OF THE ARCANE 
+
+
+Wild and enigmatic, varied in form and function, the 
+power of magic draws students who seek to master 
+its mysteries. Some aspire to become like the gods, 
+shaping reality itself. Though the casting of a typical 
+spell requires merely the utterance of a few strange 
+words, fleeting gestures, and sometimes a pinch or 
+clump of exotic materials, these surface components 
+barely hint at the expertise attained after years of 
+apprenticeship and countless hours of study. 
+
+Wizards live and die by their spells. Everything else 
+is secondary. They learn new spells as they experiment 
+and grow in experience. They can also learn them from 
+other wizards, from ancient tomes or inscriptions, 
+and from ancient creatures (such as the fey) that are 
+steeped in magic. 
+
+
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+
+Features 
+
+Spellcasting, Arcane Recovery 
+Arcane Tradition 
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+Arcane Tradition feature 
+Ability Score Improvement 
+Arcane Tradition feature 
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+
+Arcane Tradition feature 
+
+
+Ability Score Improvement 
+
+
+Spell Mastery 
+Ability Score Improvement 
+Signature Spell 
+
+
+THE LURE OF KNOWLEDGE 
+
+
+Wizards’ lives are seldom mundane. The closest a 
+wizard is likely to come to an ordinary life is working 
+as a sage or lecturer in a library or university, teaching 
+others the secrets of the multiverse. Other wizards sell 
+their services as diviners, serve in military forces, or 
+pursue lives of crime or domination. 
+
+But the lure of knowledge and power calls even the 
+most unadventurous wizards out of the safety of their 
+libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and 
+lost cities. Most wizards believe that their counterparts 
+in ancient civilizations knew secrets of magic that have 
+been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets 
+could unlock the path to a power greater than any magic 
+available in the present age. 
+
+
+CREATING A WIZARD 
+
+
+Creating a wizard character demands a backstory 
+dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How 
+did your character first come into contact with magic? 
+How did you discover you had an aptitude for it? Do 
+you have a natural talent, or did you simply study 
+
+hard and practice incessantly? Did you encounter a 
+magical creature or an ancient tome that taught you the 
+basics of magic? 
+
+What drew you forth from your life of study? Did your 
+first taste of magical knowledge leave you hungry for 
+more? Have you received word of a secret repository 
+of knowledge not yet plundered by any other wizard? 
+Perhaps you're simply eager to put your newfound 
+magical skills to the test in the face of danger. 
+
+
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+You can make a wizard quickly by following these 
+
+suggestions. First, Intelligence should be your highest 
+
+ability score, followed by Constitution or Dexterity. 
+
+If you plan to join the School of Enchantment, make 
+
+Charisma your next-best score. Second, choose the sage 
+background. Third, choose the mage hand, lióht, and 
+
+ray of frost cantrips, along with the following 1st-level 
+
+spells for your spellbook: burning hands, charm person, 
+
+feather fall, mage armor, magic missile, and sleep. 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+As a wizard, you gain the following class features. 
+
+
+Hir POINTS 
+
+Hit Dice: 1d6 per wizard level 
+
+Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 * your Constitution modifier 
+
+Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your 
+Constitution modifier per wizard level after 1st 
+
+
+PROFICIENGIES 
+
+Armor: None 
+
+Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, 
+light crossbows 
+
+Tools: None 
+
+
+Saving Throws: Intelligence, Wisdom 
+Skills: Choose two from Arcana, History, Insight, 
+Investigation, Medicine, and Religion 
+
+
+PART ! 
+
+
+CLASSES 
+
+
+114 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+You start with the following equipment, in addition to 
+the equipment granted by your background: 
+
+
+* (a) a quarterstaff or (b) a dagger 
+
+* (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus 
+* (a) a scholar's pack or (b) an explorer's pack 
+
+* Aspellbook 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+As a student of arcane magic, you have a spellbook 
+containing spells that show the first glimmerings of 
+your true power. See chapter 10 for the general rules of 
+spellcasting and chapter 11 for the wizard spell list. 
+
+
+CANTRIPS 
+
+At 1st level, you know three cantrips of your choice 
+from the wizard spell list. You learn additional wizard 
+cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the 
+Cantrips Known column of the Wizard table. 
+
+
+4L ———————— * 
+Your SPELLBOOK 
+The spells that you add to your spellbook as you gain levels 
+reflect the arcane research you conduct on your own, as well 
+as intellectual breakthroughs you have had about the nature 
+of the multiverse. You might find other spells during your 
+adventures. You could discover a spell recorded on a scroll in 
+an evil wizard’s chest, for example, or in a dusty tome in an 
+ancient library. 
+
+Copying a Spell into the Book. When you find a wizard spell 
+of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your spellbook if it is 
+of a level for which you have spell slots and if you can spare 
+the time to decipher and copy it. 
+
+Copying a spell into your spellbook involves reproducing 
+the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique 
+system of notation used by the wizard who wrote it. You 
+must practice the spell until you understand the sounds 
+or gestures required, then transcribe it into your spellbook 
+using your own notation. 
+
+For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours and 
+costs 50 gp. The cost represents material components you 
+expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well 
+as the fine inks you need to record it. Once you have spent 
+this time and money, you can prepare the spell just like your 
+other spells. 
+
+Replacing the Book. You can copy a spell from your own 
+spellbook into another book—for example, if you want 
+to make a backup copy of your spellbook. This is just like 
+copying a new spell into your spellbook, but faster and easier, 
+since you understand your own notation and already know 
+how to cast the spell. You need spend only 1 hour and 10 gp 
+for each level of the copied spell. 
+
+If you lose your spellbook, you can use the same procedure 
+to transcribe the spells that you have prepared into a new 
+spellbook. Filling out the remainder of your spellbook 
+requires you to find new spells to do so, as normal. For this 
+reason, many wizards keep backup spellbooks in a safe place. 
+
+The Book's Appearance. Your spellbook is a unique 
+compilation of spells, with its own decorative flourishes and 
+margin notes. It might be a plain, functional leather volume 
+that you received as a gift from your master, a finely bound 
+gilt-edged tome you found in an ancient library, or even a 
+loose collection of notes scrounged together after you lost 
+your previous spellbook in a mishap. 
+
+aCe 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+SPELLBOOK 
+At 1st level, you have a spellbook containing six 1st-level 
+wizard spells of your choice. 
+
+
+PREPARING AND CASTING SPELLS 
+
+The Wizard table shows how many spell slots you have 
+to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of 
+these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level 
+or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+You prepare the list of wizard spells that are available 
+for you to cast. To do so, choose a number of wizard 
+spells from your spellbook equal to your Intelligence 
+modifier + your wizard level (minimum of one spell). The 
+spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. 
+
+For example, if you're a 3rd-level wizard, you have 
+four 1st-level and two 2nd-level spell slots. With an 
+Intelligence of 16, your list of prepared spells can 
+include six spells of 1st or 2nd level, in any combination, 
+chosen from your spellbook. If you prepare the 1st-level 
+spell magic missile, you can cast it using a 1st-level or a 
+2nd-level slot. Casting the spell doesn't remove it from 
+your list of prepared spells. 
+
+You can change your list of prepared spells when 
+you finish a long rest. Preparing a new list of wizard 
+spells requires time spent studying your spellbook and 
+memorizing the incantations and gestures you must 
+make to cast the spell: at least 1 minute per spell level 
+for each spell on your list. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Intelligence is your spellcasting ability for your wizard 
+spells, since you learn your spells through dedicated 
+study and memorization. You use your Intelligence 
+whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. 
+
+In addition, you use your Intelligence modifier when 
+setting the saving throw DC for a wizard spell you cast 
+and when making an attack roll with one. 
+
+
+Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 
+your Intelligence modifier 
+
+
+Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + 
+your Intelligence modifier 
+
+
+RITUAL CASTING 
+
+You can cast a wizard spell as a ritual if that spell has 
+the ritual tag and you have the spell in your spellbook. 
+You don't need to have the spell prepared. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING Focus 
+You can use an arcane focus (found in chapter 5) as a 
+spellcasting focus for your wizard spells. 
+
+
+LEARNING SPELLS OF lsr LEVEL AND HIGHER 
+Each time you gain a wizard level, you can add two 
+wizard spells of your choice to your spellbook. Each 
+
+of these spells must be of a level for which you have 
+spell slots, as shown on the Wizard table. On your 
+adventures, you might find other spells that you can add 
+to your spellbook (see the “Your Spellbook” sidebar). 
+
+
+ARCANE RECOVERY 
+
+
+You have learned to regain some of your magical energy 
+by studying your spellbook. Once per day when you 
+finish a short rest, you can choose expended spell slots 
+to recover. The spell slots can have a combined level that 
+is equal to or less than half your wizard level (rounded 
+up), and none of the slots can be 6th level or higher. 
+
+For example, if you're a 4th-level wizard, you can recover 
+up to two levels worth of spell slots. You can recover either 
+a 2nd-level spell slot or two 1st-level spell slots. 
+
+
+ARCANE TRADITION 
+
+
+When you reach 2nd level, you choose an arcane 
+tradition, shaping your practice of magic through one 
+of eight schools: Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, 
+Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, 
+or Transmutation, all detailed at the end of the 
+class description. 
+
+Your choice grants you features at 2nd level and again 
+at 6th, 10th, and 14th level. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORE IMPROVEMENT 
+
+
+When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, 
+and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your 
+choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of 
+your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability 
+score above 20 using this feature. 
+
+
+SPELL MASTERY 
+
+
+At 18th level, you have achieved such mastery over 
+certain spells that you can cast them at will. Choose a 
+lstlevel wizard spell and a 2nd-level wizard spell that 
+are in your spellbook. You can cast those spells at their 
+lowest level without expending a spell slot when you 
+have them prepared. If you want to cast either spell at a 
+higher level, you must expend a spell slot as normal. 
+
+By spending 8 hours in study, you can exchange one 
+or both of the spells you chose for different spells of 
+the same levels. 
+
+
+SIGNATURE SPELLS 
+
+
+When you reach 20th level, you gain mastery over two 
+powerful spells and can cast them with little effort. 
+Choose two 3rd-level wizard spells in your spellbook 
+as your signature spells. You always have these spells 
+prepared, they don't count against the number of spells 
+you have prepared, and you can cast each of them once at 
+3rd level without expending a spell slot. When you do so, 
+you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest. 
+If you want to cast either spell at a higher level, you 
+must expend a spell slot as normal. 
+
+
+ARCANE TRADITIONS 
+
+
+The study of wizardry is ancient, stretching back to 
+the earliest mortal discoveries of magic. It is firmly 
+established in the worlds of D&D, with various 
+traditions dedicated to its complex study. 
+
+The most common arcane traditions in the multiverse 
+revolve around the schools of magic. Wizards through 
+
+
+the ages have cataloged thousands of spells, grouping 
+them into eight categories called schools, as described 
+in chapter 10. In some places, these traditions are 
+literally schools; a wizard might study at the School of 
+Illusion while another studies across town at the School 
+of Enchantment. In other institutions, the schools are 
+more like academic departments, with rival faculties 
+competing for students and funding. Even wizards who 
+train apprentices in the solitude of their own towers use 
+the division of magic into schools as a learning device, 
+since the spells of each school require mastery of 
+different techniques. 
+
+
+SCHOOL OF ABJURATION 
+
+
+The School of Abjuration emphasizes magic that blocks, 
+banishes, or protects. Detractors of this school say 
+
+that its tradition is about denial, negation rather than 
+positive assertion. You understand, however, that ending 
+harmful effects, protecting the weak, and banishing evil 
+influences is anything but a philosophical void. It is a 
+proud and respected vocation. 
+
+Called abjurers, members of this school are sought 
+when baleful spirits require exorcism, when important 
+locations must be guarded against magical spying, and 
+when portals to other planes of existence must be closed. 
+
+
+ABJURATION SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy an abjuration 
+spell into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+ARCANE WARD 
+Starting at 2nd level, you can weave magic around 
+yourself for protection. When you cast an abjuration 
+spell of 1st level or higher, you can simultaneously use a 
+strand of the spell's magic to create a magical ward on 
+yourself that lasts until you finish a long rest. The ward 
+has hit points equal to twice your wizard level + your 
+Intelligence modifier. Whenever you take damage, the 
+ward takes the damage instead. If this damage reduces 
+the ward to 0 hit points, you take any remaining damage. 
+While the ward has 0 hit points, it can't absorb 
+damage, but its magic remains. Whenever you cast an 
+abjuration spell of 1st level or higher, the ward regains a 
+number of hit points equal to twice the level of the spell. 
+Once you create the ward, you can't create it again 
+until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+PROJECTED WARD 
+
+Starting at 6th level, when a creature that you can see 
+within 30 feet of you takes damage, you can use your 
+reaction to cause your Arcane Ward to absorb that 
+damage. If this damage reduces the ward to 0 hit points, 
+the warded creature takes any remaining damage. 
+
+
+IMPROVED ABJURATION 
+
+Beginning at 10th level, when you cast an abjuration 
+spell that requires you to make an ability check as 
+
+a part of casting that spell (as in counterspell and 
+dispel magic), you add your proficiency bonus to that 
+ability check. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+lib 
+
+
+SPELL RESISTANCE 
+Starting at 14th level, you have advantage on saving 
+throws against spells. 
+
+Furthermore, you have resistance against the 
+damage of spells. 
+
+
+SCHOOL OF CONJURATION 
+
+
+As a conjurer, you favor spells that produce objects 
+and creatures out of thin air. You can conjure billowing 
+clouds of killing fog or summon creatures from 
+elsewhere to fight on your behalf. As your mastery 
+grows, you learn spells of transportation and can 
+teleport yourself across vast distances, even to other 
+planes of existence, in an instant. 
+
+
+CONJURATION SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy a conjuration spell 
+into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+MINOR CONJURATION 
+
+Starting at 2nd level when you select this school, you 
+can use your action to conjure up an inanimate object 
+
+in your hand or on the ground in an unoccupied space 
+that you can see within 10 feet of you. This object can be 
+no larger than 3 feet on a side and weigh no more than 
+10 pounds, and its form must be that of a nonmagical 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+object that you have seen. The object is visibly magical, 
+radiating dim light out to 5 feet. 
+
+The object disappears after 1 hour, when you use this 
+feature again, or if it takes any damage. 
+
+
+BENIGN TRANSPOSITION 
+
+Starting at 6th level, you can use your action to teleport 
+
+up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space that you can see. 
+
+Alternatively, you can choose a space within range 
+
+that is occupied by a Small or Medium creature. If that 
+
+creature is willing, you both teleport, swapping places. 
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+
+you finish a long rest or you cast a conjuration spell of 
+
+Ist level or higher. 
+
+
+FOCUSED CONJURATION 
+
+Beginning at 10th level, while you are concentrating on 
+a conjuration spell, your concentration can't be broken 
+as a result of taking damage. 
+
+
+DURABLE SUMMONS 
+
+Starting at 14th level, any creature that you 
+summon or create with a conjuration spell has 30 
+temporary hit points. 
+
+
+ScHOOL OF DIVINATION 
+
+
+The counsel of a diviner is sought by royalty and 
+commoners alike, for all seek a clearer understanding 
+of the past, present, and future. As a diviner, you strive 
+to part the veils of space, time, and consciousness so 
+that you can see clearly. You work to master spells of 
+discernment, remote viewing, supernatural knowledge, 
+and foresight. 
+
+
+DIVINATION SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy a divination spell 
+into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+PORTENT 
+Starting at 2nd level when you choose this school, 
+glimpses of the future begin to press in on your 
+awareness. When you finish a long rest, roll two d20s 
+and record the numbers rolled. You can replace any 
+attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or 
+a creature that you can see with one of these foretelling 
+rolls. You must choose to do so before the roll, and you 
+can replace a roll in this way only once per turn. 
+
+Each foretelling roll can be used only once. When you 
+finish a long rest, you lose any unused foretelling rolls. 
+
+
+ExPERT DIVINATION 
+
+Beginning at 6th level, casting divination spells comes 
+so easily to you that it expends only a fraction of your 
+spellcasting efforts. When you cast a divination spell 
+of 2nd level or higher using a spell slot, you regain one 
+expended spell slot. The slot you regain must be of a 
+level lower than the spell you cast and can't be higher 
+than 5th level. 
+
+
+THE THIRD EYE 
+Starting at 10th level, you can use your action to 
+increase your powers of perception. When you do so, 
+
+
+choose one of the following benefits, which lasts until 
+you are incapacitated or you take a short or long rest. 
+You can't use the feature again until you finish a rest. 
+
+Darkvision, You gain darkvision out to a range of 60 
+feet, as described in chapter 8. 
+
+Ethereal Sight. You can see into the Ethereal Plane 
+within 60 feet of you. 
+
+Greater Comprehension. You can read any language. 
+
+See Invisibility. You can see invisible creatures and 
+objects within 10 feet of you that are within line of sight. 
+
+
+GREATER PORTENT 
+
+Starting at 14th level, the visions in your dreams 
+intensify and paint a more accurate picture in your mind 
+of what is to come, You roll three d20s for your Portent 
+feature, rather than two. 
+
+
+SCHOOL OF ENCHANTMENT 
+
+
+As a member of the School of Enchantment, you have 
+honed your ability to magically entrance and beguile 
+other people and monsters. Some enchanters are 
+peacemakers who bewitch the violent to lay down their 
+arms and charm the cruel into showing mercy. Others 
+are tyrants who magically bind the unwilling into their 
+service. Most enchanters fall somewhere in between. 
+
+
+ENCHANTMENT SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy an enchantment 
+spell into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+HYPNOTIC GAZE 
+Starting at 2nd level when you choose this school, your 
+soft words and enchanting gaze can magically enthrall 
+another creature. As an action, choose one creature that 
+you can see within 5 feet of you. If the target can see or 
+hear you, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw 
+against your wizard spell save DC or be charmed by you 
+until the end of your next turn. The charmed creature’s 
+speed drops to 0, and the creature is incapacitated and 
+visibly dazed. 
+
+On subsequent turns, you can use your action to 
+maintain this effect, extending its duration until the 
+end of your next turn. However, the effect ends if you 
+move more than 5 feet away from the creature, if the 
+creature can neither see nor hear you, or if the creature 
+takes damage. 
+
+Once the effect ends, or if the creature succeeds on its 
+initial saving throw against this effect, you can’t use this 
+feature on that creature again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+
+INSTINCTIVE CHARM 
+
+Beginning at 6th level, when a creature you can see 
+within 30 feet of you makes an attack roll against 
+
+you, you can use your reaction to divert the attack, 
+provided that another creature is within the attack's 
+range. The attacker must make a Wisdom saving throw 
+against your wizard spell save DC. On a failed save, 
+
+the attacker must target the creature that is closest 
+
+to it, not including you or itself. If multiple creatures 
+are closest, the attacker chooses which one to target. 
+
+
+On a successful save, you can't use this feature on the 
+attacker again until you finish a long rest. 
+
+You must choose to use this feature before knowing 
+whether the attack hits or misses. Creatures that can't 
+be charmed are immune to this effect. 
+
+
+SPLIT ENCHANTMENT 
+
+Starting at 10th level, when you cast an enchantment 
+spell of 1st level or higher that targets only one creature, 
+you can have it target a second creature. 
+
+
+ALTER MEMORIES 
+
+At 14th level, you gain the ability to make a creature 
+unaware of your magical influence on it. When you cast 
+an enchantment spell to charm one or more creatures, 
+you can alter one creature's understanding so that it 
+remains unaware of being charmed. 
+
+Additionally, once before the spell expires, you can 
+use your action to try to make the chosen creature 
+forget some of the time it spent charmed. The creature 
+must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw against 
+your wizard spell save DC or lose a number of hours 
+of its memories equal to 1 * your Charisma modifier 
+(minimum 1). You can make the creature forget less 
+time, and the amount of time can't exceed the duration 
+of your enchantment spell. 
+
+
+ScHOOL OF EVOCATION 
+
+
+You focus your study on magic that creates powerful 
+elemental effects such as bitter cold, searing flame, 
+rolling thunder, crackling lightning, and burning acid. 
+Some evokers find employment in military forces, 
+serving as artillery to blast enemy armies from afar. 
+Others use their spectacular power to protect the weak, 
+while some seek their own gain as bandits, adventurers, 
+or aspiring tyrants. 
+
+
+EVOCATION SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy an evocation spell 
+into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+ScuLPT SPELLS 
+
+Beginning at 2nd level, you can create pockets of 
+relative safety within the effects of your evocation spells. 
+When you cast an evocation spell that affects other 
+creatures that you can see, you can choose a number 
+
+of them equal to 1 * the spell's level. The chosen 
+creatures automatically succeed on their saving throws 
+against the spell, and they take no damage if they would 
+normally take half damage on a successful save. 
+
+
+POTENT CANTRIP 
+
+Starting at 6th level, your damaging cantrips affect 
+even creatures that avoid the brunt of the effect. When 
+a creature succeeds on a saving throw against your 
+cantrip, the creature takes half the cantrip's damage (if 
+any) but suffers no additional effect from the cantrip. 
+
+
+EMPOWERED EVOCATION 
+
+Beginning at 10th level, you can add your Intelligence 
+modifier to the damage roll of any wizard evocation 
+spell you cast. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+
+
+OVERCHANNEL 
+
+Starting at 14th level, you can increase the power of 
+your simpler spells. When you cast a wizard spell of 
+5th level or lower that deals damage, you can deal 
+maximum damage with that spell. 
+
+The first time you do so, you suffer no adverse effect. 
+If you use this feature again before you finish a long 
+rest, you take 2d12 necrotic damage for each level of 
+the spell, immediately after you cast it. Each time you 
+use this feature again before finishing a long rest, the 
+necrotic damage per spell level increases by 1d12. This 
+damage ignores resistance and immunity. 
+
+
+SCHOOL OF ILLUSION 
+
+
+You focus your studies on magic that dazzles the 
+senses, befuddles the mind, and tricks even the wisest 
+folk. Your magic is subtle, but the illusions crafted by 
+your keen mind make the impossible seem real. Some 
+illusionists—including many gnome wizards—are 
+benign tricksters who use their spells to entertain. 
+Others are more sinister masters of deception, using 
+their illusions to frighten and fool others for their 
+personal gain. 
+
+
+ILLUSION SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy an illusion spell 
+into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+IMPROVED MINOR ILLUSION 
+
+When you choose this school at 2nd level, you learn 
+the minor illusion cantrip. If you already know this 
+
+cantrip, you learn a different wizard cantrip of your 
+
+
+choice. The cantrip doesn’t count against your number 
+of cantrips known. 
+
+When you cast minor illusion, you can create both a 
+sound and an image with a single casting of the spell. 
+
+
+MALLEABLE ILLUSIONS 
+
+Starting at 6th level, when you cast an illusion spell that 
+has a duration of 1 minute or longer, you can use your 
+action to change the nature of that illusion (using the 
+spell's normal parameters for the illusion), provided that 
+you can see the illusion. 
+
+
+ILLUSORY SELF 
+Beginning at 10th level, you can create an illusory 
+duplicate of yourself as an instant, almost instinctual 
+reaction to danger. When a creature makes an attack 
+roll against you, you can use your reaction to interpose 
+the illusory duplicate between the attacker and 
+yourself. The attack automatically misses you, then the 
+illusion dissipates. 
+
+Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until 
+you finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+ILLUSORY REALITY 
+By 14th level, you have learned the secret of weaving 
+shadow magic into your illusions to give them a semi- 
+reality. When you cast an illusion spell of 1st level or 
+higher, you can choose one inanimate, nonmagical 
+object that is part of the illusion and make that object 
+real. You can do this on your turn as a bonus action 
+while the spell is ongoing. The object remains real for 
+1 minute. For example, you can create an illusion of a 
+bridge over a chasm and then make it real long enough 
+for your allies to cross. 
+
+The object can't deal damage or otherwise 
+directly harm anyone. 
+
+
+SCHOOL OF NECROMANCY 
+
+
+The School of Necromancy explores the cosmic forces 
+of life, death, and undeath. As you focus your studies in 
+this tradition, you learn to manipulate the energy that 
+animates all living things. As you progress, you learn to 
+sap the life force from a creature as your magic destroys 
+its body, transforming that vital energy into magical 
+power you can manipulate. 
+
+Most people see necromancers as menacing, or even 
+villainous, due to the close association with death. 
+Not all necromancers are evil, but the forces they 
+manipulate are considered taboo by many societies. 
+
+
+NECROMANCY SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy a necromancy 
+spell into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+GRIM HARVEST 
+
+At 2nd level, you gain the ability to reap life energy from 
+creatures you kill with your spells. Once per turn when 
+you kill one or more creatures with a spell of 1st level 
+or higher, you regain hit points equal to twice the spell's 
+level, or three times its level if the spell belongs to the 
+School of Necromancy. You don't gain this benefit for 
+killing constructs or undead. 
+
+
+UNDEAD THRALLS 
+At 6th level, you add the animate dead spell to your 
+spellbook if it is not there already. When you cast 
+animate dead, you can target one additional corpse 
+or pile of bones, creating another zombie or skeleton, 
+as appropriate. 
+
+Whenever you create an undead using a necromancy 
+spell, it has additional benefits: 
+
+
+* The creature's hit point maximum is increased by an 
+amount equal to your wizard level. 
+
+* The creature adds your proficiency bonus to its 
+weapon damage rolls. 
+
+
+INURED TO UNDEATH 
+
+Beginning at 10th level, you have resistance to necrotic 
+damage, and your hit point maximum can't be reduced. 
+You have spent so much time dealing with undead and 
+the forces that animate them that you have become 
+inured to some of their worst effects. 
+
+
+COMMAND UNDEAD 
+Starting at 14th level, you can use magic to bring 
+undead under your control, even those created by other 
+wizards. As an action, you can choose one undead that 
+you can see within 60 feet of you. That creature must 
+make a Charisma saving throw against your wizard 
+spell save DC. If it succeeds, you can't use this feature 
+on it again. If it fails, it becomes friendly to you and 
+obeys your commands until you use this feature again. 
+Intelligent undead are harder to control in this way. 
+If the target has an Intelligence of 8 or higher, it has 
+advantage on the saving throw. If it fails the saving 
+throw and has an Intelligence of 12 or higher, it can 
+repeat the saving throw at the end of every hour until it 
+succeeds and breaks free. 
+
+
+SCHOOL OF TRANSMUTATION 
+
+
+You are a student of spells that modify energy and matter. 
+To you, the world is not a fixed thing, but eminently 
+mutable, and you delight in being an agent of change. 
+You wield the raw stuff of creation and learn to alter both 
+physical forms and mental qualities. Your magic gives 
+you the tools to become a smith on reality's forge. 
+
+Some transmuters are tinkerers and pranksters, 
+turning people into toads and transforming copper into 
+silver for fun and occasional profit. Others pursue their 
+magical studies with deadly seriousness, seeking the 
+power of the gods to make and destroy worlds. 
+
+
+‘TRANSMUTATION SAVANT 
+
+Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the 
+gold and time you must spend to copy a transmutation 
+spell into your spellbook is halved. 
+
+
+MINOR ALCHEMY 
+
+Starting at 2nd level when you select this school, you 
+
+- can temporarily alter the physical properties of one 
+nonmagical object, changing it from one substance into 
+another. You perform a special alchemical procedure 
+on one object composed entirely of wood, stone (but not 
+a gemstone), iron, copper, or silver, transforming it into 
+a different one of those materials. For each 10 minutes 
+
+
+you spend performing the procedure, you can transform 
+up to 1 cubic foot of material. After 1 hour, or until you 
+lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on 
+a spell), the material reverts to its original substance. 
+
+
+TRANSMUTER’S STONE 
+
+Starting at 6th level, you can spend 8 hours creating a 
+transmuter's stone that stores transmutation magic. You 
+can benefit from the stone yourself or give it to another 
+creature. A creature gains a benefit of your choice 
+
+as long as the stone is in the creature’s possession. 
+When you create the stone, choose the benefit from the 
+following options: 
+
+
+- Darkvision out to a range of 60 feet, as described in 
+chapter 8 
+
++ An increase to speed of 10 feet while the creature is 
+unencumbered 
+
+* Proficiency in Constitution saving throws 
+
+* Resistance to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder 
+damage (your choice whenever you choose this 
+benefit) 
+
+
+Each time you cast a transmutation spell of 1st level 
+or higher, you can change the effect of your stone if the 
+stone is on your person. 
+
+If you create a new transmuter's stone, the previous 
+one ceases to function. 
+
+
+SHAPECHANGER 
+At 10th level, you add the polymorph spell to your 
+spellbook, if it is not there already. You can cast 
+polymorph without expending a spell slot. When you 
+do so, you can target only yourself and transform into a 
+beast whose challenge rating is 1 or lower. s 
+Once you cast polymorph in this way, you can’t do so 
+again until you finish a short or long rest, though you 
+can still cast it normally using an available spell slot. 
+
+
+MASTER TRANSMUTER 
+
+Starting at 14th level, you can use your action to 
+consume the reserve of transmutation magic stored 
+within your transmuter's stone in a single burst. When 
+you do so, choose one of the following effects. Your 
+transmuter's stone is destroyed and can't be remade 
+until you finish a long rest. 
+
+Major Transformation. You can transmute one 
+nonmagical object—no larger than a 5-foot cube—into 
+another nonmagical object of similar size and mass and 
+of equal or lesser value. You must spend 10 minutes 
+handling the object to transform it. 
+
+Panacea. You remove all curses, diseases, and poisons 
+affecting a creature that you touch with the transmuter's 
+stone. The creature also regains all its hit points. 
+
+Restore Life. You cast the raise dead spell on a 
+creature you touch with the transmuter's stone, without 
+expending a spell slot or needing to have the spell in 
+your spellbook. 
+
+Restore Youth. You touch the transmuter's stone to 
+a willing creature, and that creature's apparent age is 
+reduced by 3d10 years, to a minimum of 13 years. This 
+effect doesn't extend the creature's lifespan. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CLASSES 
+ug 
+
+
+CHAPTER 4: PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+o HARACTERS ARE DEFINED BY MUCH MORE THAN 
+their race and class. They're individuals with 
+their own stories, interests, connections, and 
+capabilities beyond those that class and race 
+define. This chapter expounds on the details 
+that distinguish characters from one another, 
+
+including the basics of name and physical description, 
+the rules of backgrounds and languages, and the finer 
+points of personality and alignment. 
+
+
+CHARACTER DETAILS 
+
+
+Your character's name and physical description might 
+be the first things that the other players at the table 
+learn about you. It's worth thinking about how these 
+characteristics reflect the character you have in mind. 
+
+
+NAME 
+
+
+Your character's race description includes sample 
+names for members of that race. Put some thought into 
+your name even if you're just picking one from a list. 
+
+
+SEX 
+
+
+You can play a male or female character without gaining 
+any special benefits or hindrances. Think about how 
+your character does or does not conform to the broader 
+culture's expectations of sex, gender, and sexual 
+behavior. For example, a male drow cleric defies the 
+traditional gender divisions of drow society, which could 
+be a reason for your character to leave that society and 
+come to the surface. 
+
+
+Se ose eae 
+TIKA AND ARTEMIS: CONTRASTING CHARACTERS 
+The details in this chapter make a big difference in setting 
+your character apart from every other character. Consider the 
+following two human fighters. 
+
+Hailing from the Dragonlance setting, Tika Waylan was a 
+brash teenager who had a rough childhood. The daughter of 
+a thief, she ran away from home and practiced her father’s 
+trade on the streets of Solace. When she tried to rob the 
+proprietor of the Inn of the Last Home, he caught her and 
+took her under his wing, giving her a job as a barmaid, But 
+when the dragonarmies laid waste to the town of Solace 
+and destroyed the inn, necessity forced Tika into adventure 
+alongside the friends she'd known from her childhood. Her 
+skill as a fighter (a frying pan remains one of her favorite 
+weapons) combined with her history on the streets gave her 
+skills invaluable in her adventuring career. 
+
+Artemis Entreri grew up on the streets of Calimport in the 
+Forgotten Realms. He used his wits, strength, and agility 
+to carve out his own territory in one of the city's hundreds 
+of poor shanty towns. After several years, he attracted the 
+notice of one of the most powerful thieves' guilds in the city, 
+and he ascended the ranks of the guild quickly despite his 
+youth, Artemis became the favored assassin of one of the 
+city's pashas, who sent him to far-off Icewind Dale to recover 
+some stolen gems. He's a professional killer, constantly 
+challenging himself to improve his skills. 
+
+Tika and Artemis are both human and both fighters (with 
+some experience as rogues), possessing similarly high 
+Strength and Dexterity scores, but there the similarity ends. 
+
+——— ———— 
+
+
+You don't need to be confined to binary notions of 
+sex and gender. The elf god Corellon Larethian is often 
+seen as androgynous or hermaphroditic, for example, 
+and some elves in the multiverse are made in Corellon's 
+image. You could also play a female character who 
+presents herself as a man, a man who feels trapped in a 
+female body, or a bearded female dwarf who hates being 
+mistaken for a male. Likewise, your character's sexual 
+orientation is for you to decide. 
+
+
+HEIGHT AND WEIGHT 
+
+
+You can decide your character's height and weight, 
+using the information provided in your race description 
+or on the Random Height and Weight table. Think about 
+what your character's ability scores might say about his 
+or her height and weight. A weak but agile character 
+might be thin. A strong and tough character might be 
+tall or just heavy. 
+
+If you want to, you can roll randomly for your 
+character's height and weight using the Random Height 
+and Weight table. The dice roll given in the Height 
+Modifier column determines the character's extra 
+height (in inches) beyond the base height. That same 
+number multiplied by the dice roll or quantity given in 
+the Weight Modifier column determines the character's 
+extra weight (in pounds) beyond the base weight. 
+
+
+RANDOM HEIGHT AND WEIGHT 
+Base Height Base Weight 
+
+
+Race Height Modifier Weight Modifier 
+Human 4'8" +2d10 110 1b. x (2d4) Ib. 
+Dwarf, hill 38"  +2d4 15lb. x (2d6) Ib. 
+Dwarf, mountain 4' +2d4 130 lb. x (2d6) Ib. 
+EIf, high 4'6" «2d10 901b. x (1d4) Ib. 
+Elf, wood 4'6" +2d10 100 Ib. x (1d4) Ib. 
+Elf, drow 4'5" +2d6 75 |b. x (1d6) lb. 
+Halfling 27 +2d4 35|b.  xllb. 
+Dragonborn 5'6" 42408 175lb. x (2d6) Ib. 
+Gnome 21]" | «2d4 354b. - 29vIb; 
+Half-elf 4'9" +2d8 110 |b. x (2d4) Ib. 
+Half-orc 4'10" +2d10 140 Ib. x (2d6) Ib. 
+Tiefling 4'9" — 42d8  110lb. x (2d4) Ib. 
+
+
+For example, as a human, Tika has a height of 4 feet 8 
+inches plus 2d10 inches. Her player rolls 2d10 and gets 
+a total of 12, so Tika stands 5 feet 8 inches tall. Then 
+the player uses that same roll of 12 and multiplies it by 
+2d4 pounds. Her 2d4 roll is 3, so Tika weighs an extra 
+36 pounds (12 x 3) on top of her base 110 pounds, for a 
+total of 146 pounds. 
+
+
+OTHER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+
+You choose your character's age and the color of 
+
+his or her hair, eyes, and skin. To add a touch of 
+distinctiveness, you might want to give your character 
+an unusual or memorable physical characteristic, such 
+as a scar, a limp, or a tattoo. 
+
+
+PART 1 PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+m —————————————————Á« 
+TIKA AND ARTEMIS: CHARACTER DETAILS 
+Consider how the names Tika Waylan and Artemis Entreri 
+set these characters apart from each other and reflect their 
+personalities. Tika is a young woman determined to prove 
+that she's not just a kid any more, and her name makes her 
+sound young and ordinary. Artemis Entreri comes from an 
+exotic land and carries a more mysterious name. 
+
+Tika is nineteen years old at the start of her adventuring 
+career and has auburn hair, green eyes, fair skin with freckles, 
+and a mole on her right hip. Artemis is a small man, compact 
+and all wiry muscle. He has angular features and high 
+cheekbones, and he always seems in need of a shave. His 
+raven-black hair is thick and full, but his eyes are gray and 
+lifeless—betraying the emptiness of his life and soul. 
+
+TEEEEDELGe———ÓÁÁÉ—————Ó——— 
+
+
+ALIGNMENT 
+
+
+A typical creature in the worlds of DUNGEONS & 
+DRAGONS has an alignment, which broadly describes 
+its moral and personal attitudes. Alignment is a 
+combination of two factors: one identifies morality 
+(good, evil, or neutral), and the other describes 
+attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, 
+or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the 
+possible combinations. 
+
+These brief summaries of the nine alignments 
+describe the typical behavior of a creature with that 
+alignment. Individuals might vary significantly from 
+that typical behavior, and few people are perfectly and 
+consistently faithful to the precepts of their alignment. 
+
+Lawful good (LG) creatures can be counted on to do 
+the right thing as expected by society. Gold dragons, 
+paladins, and most dwarves are lawful good. 
+
+Neutral good (NG) folk do the best they can to help 
+others according to their needs. Many celestials, some 
+cloud giants, and most gnomes are neutral good. 
+
+Chaotic good (CG) creatures act as their conscience 
+directs, with little regard for what others expect. Copper 
+dragons, many elves, and unicorns are chaotic good. 
+
+Lawful neutral (LN) individuals act in accordance 
+with law, tradition, or personal codes. Many monks and 
+some wizards are lawful neutral. 
+
+Neutral (N) is the alignment of those who prefer to 
+steer clear of moral questions and don't take sides, 
+
+
+DWARVISH SCRIPT: SAMPLE ALPHABET 
+
+
+SASS Ea RABE 
+a 
+
+
+doing what seems best at the time. Lizardfolk, most 
+druids, and many humans are neutral. 
+
+Chaotic neutral (CN) creatures follow their whims, 
+holding their personal freedom above all else. 
+
+Many barbarians and rogues, and some bards, are 
+chaotic neutral. 
+
+Lawful evil (LE) creatures methodically take what they 
+want, within the limits of a code of tradition, loyalty, or 
+order. Devils, blue dragons, and hobgoblins are lawful evil. 
+
+Neutral evil (NE) is the alignment of those who do 
+whatever they can get away with, without compassion or 
+qualms. Many drow, some cloud giants, and yugoloths 
+are neutral evil. 
+
+Chaotic evil (CE) creatures act with arbitrary 
+violence, spurred by their greed, hatred, or bloodlust. 
+Demons, red dragons, and orcs are chaotic evil. 
+
+
+ALIGNMENT IN THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+For many thinking creatures, alignment is a moral 
+choice. Humans, dwarves, elves, and other humanoid 
+races can choose whether to follow the paths of good or 
+evil, law or chaos. According to myth, the good-aligned 
+gods who created these races gave them free will to 
+choose their moral paths, knowing that good without 
+free will is slavery. 
+
+The evil deities who created other races, though, made 
+those races to serve them. Those races have strong 
+inborn tendencies that match the nature of their gods. 
+Most orcs share the violent, savage nature of the orc 
+god, Gruumsh, and are thus inclined toward evil, Even if 
+an orc chooses a good alignment, it struggles against its 
+innate tendencies for its entire life. (Even half-orcs feel 
+the lingering pull of the orc god's influence.) 
+
+Alignment is an essential part of the nature of 
+celestials and fiends. A devil does not choose to be 
+lawful evil, and it doesn't tend toward lawful evil, but 
+rather it is lawful evil in its essence. If it somehow 
+ceased to be lawful evil, it would cease to be a devil. 
+
+Most creatures that lack the capacity for rational 
+thought do not have alignments—they are unaligned. 
+Such a creature is incapable of making a moral or 
+ethical choice and acts according to its bestial nature. 
+Sharks are savage predators, for example, but they are 
+not evil; they have no alignment. 
+
+
+EOESERERERERE" 
+
+
+EIU 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BAC KGROUND 
+
+
+LANGUAGES 
+
+
+Your race indicates the languages your character can 
+speak by default, and your background might give you 
+access to one or more additional languages of your 
+choice. Note these languages on your character sheet. 
+Choose your languages from the Standard Languages 
+table, or choose one that is common in your campaign. 
+With your DM's permission, you can instead choose a 
+language from the Exotic Languages table or a secret 
+language, such as thieves’ cant or the tongue of druids. 
+Some of these languages are actually families 
+of languages with many dialects. For example, the 
+Primordial language includes the Auran, Aquan, Ignan, 
+and Terran dialects, one for each of the four elemental 
+planes. Creatures that speak different dialects of the 
+same language can communicate with one another. 
+
+
+STANDARD LANGUAGES 
+
+
+Language Typical Speakers Script 
+
+Common Humans Common 
+Dwarvish Dwarves Dwarvish 
+Elvish Elves Elvish 
+
+Giant Ogres, giants Dwarvish 
+Gnomish Gnomes Dwarvish 
+Goblin Goblinoids Dwarvish 
+Halfling Halflings Common 
+Orc Orcs Dwarvish 
+
+
+Exotic LANGUAGES 
+
+
+Language Typical Speakers Script 
+
+Abyssal Demons Infernal 
+
+Celestial Celestials Celestial 
+
+Draconic Dragons, Draconic 
+dragonborn 
+
+Deep Speech Mind flayers, -— 
+beholders 
+
+Infernal Devils Infernal 
+
+Primordial Elementals Dwarvish 
+
+Sylvan Fey creatures Elvish 
+
+Undercommon Underdark traders — Elvish 
+
+
+ELvisH Script: SAMPLE ALPHABET 
+
+
+BUR CUT SS Ee eee 
+TIKA AND ARTEMIS: ALIGNMENT 
+Tika Waylan is neutral good, fundamentally good-hearted 
+and striving to help others where she can. Artemis is lawful 
+evil, unconcerned with the value of sentient life but at least 
+professional in his approach to murder. 
+
+As an evil character, Artemis is not an ideal adventurer. He 
+began his career as a villain, and only cooperates with heroes 
+when he must—and when it’s in his own best interests. In 
+most games, evil adventurers cause problems in groups 
+alongside others who don't share their interests and objectives. 
+Generally, evil alignments are for villains and monsters. 
+
+-RR—t—M——— — 
+
+
+PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+
+Fleshing out your character's personality—the array of 
+traits, mannerisms, habits, beliefs, and flaws that give 
+a person a unique identity—will help you bring him 
+or her to life as you play the game. Four categories of 
+characteristics are presented here: personality traits, 
+ideals, bonds, and flaws. Beyond those categories, 
+think about your character's favorite words or phrases, 
+tics and habitual gestures, vices and pet peeves, and 
+whatever else you can imagine. 
+
+Each background presented later in this chapter 
+includes suggested characteristics that you can use 
+to spark your imagination. You're not bound to those 
+options, but they're a good starting point. 
+
+
+PERSONALITY TRAITS 
+
+Give your character two personality traits. Personality 
+traits are small, simple ways to help you set your 
+character apart from every other character. Your 
+personality traits should tell you something interesting 
+and fun about your character. They should be self- 
+descriptions that are specific about what makes your 
+character stand out. “I’m smart” is not a good trait, 
+because it describes a lot of characters. “I've read every 
+book in Candlekeep" tells you something specific about 
+your character's interests and disposition. 
+
+Personality traits might describe the things your 
+character likes, his or her past accomplishments, things 
+your character dislikes or fears, your character's self- 
+attitude or mannerisms, or the influence of his or her 
+ability scores. 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+123 
+
+
+TIKA AND ARTEMIS: PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+
+Tika and Artemis have distinct personality traits. Tika Waylan 
+dislikes boastfulness and has a fear of heights resulting 
+from a bad fall during her career as a thief. Artemis Entreri 
+
+is always prepared for the worst and moves with a quick, 
+precise confidence. 
+
+Consider their ideals. Tika Waylan is innocent, almost 
+childlike, believing in the value of life and the importance of 
+appreciating everyone. Neutral good in alignment, she cleaves 
+to ideals of life and respect. Artemis Entreri never allows 
+his emotions to master him, and he constantly challenges 
+himself to improve his skills. His lawful evil alignment gives 
+him ideals of impartiality and a lust for power. 
+
+Tika Waylan's bond is to the Inn of the Last Home. The 
+inn's proprietor gave her a new chance at life, and her 
+friendship with her adventuring companions was forged 
+during her time working there. Its destruction by the 
+marauding dragonarmies gives Tika a very personal reason to 
+hate them with a fiery passion. Her bond might be phrased 
+as "I will do whatever it takes to punish the dragonarmies for 
+the destruction of the Inn of the Last Home." 
+
+Artemis Entreri's bond is a strange, almost paradoxical 
+relationship with Drizzt Do'Urden, his equal in swordplay 
+and grim determination. In his first battle with Drizzt, 
+Artemis recognized something of himself in his opponent, 
+some indication that if his life had gone differently, he 
+might have led a life more like the heroic drow's. From that 
+moment, Artemis is more than a criminal assassin—he is an 
+antihero, driven by his rivalry with Drizzt. His bond might be 
+phrased as “I will not rest until | have proved myself better 
+than Drizzt Do'Urden." 
+
+Each of these characters also has an important flaw. 
+
+Tika Waylan is naive and emotionally vulnerable, younger 
+than her companions and annoyed that they still think 
+
+of her as the kid they knew years ago. She might even be 
+tempted to act against her principles if she's convinced that 
+a particular achievement would demonstrate her maturity. 
+Artemis Entreri is completely walled off from any personal 
+relationship and just wants to be left alone. 
+
+
+b. tte icc MM DDR ee d 
+
+
+A useful place to start thinking about personality 
+traits is to look at your highest and lowest ability scores 
+and define one trait related to each. Either one could be 
+positive or negative: you might work hard to overcome a 
+low score, for example, or be cocky about your high score. 
+
+
+DRACONIC ScRIPT: SAMPLE ALPHABET 
+
+
+IDEALS 
+
+Describe one ideal that drives your character. Your ideals 
+are the things that you believe in most strongly, the 
+fundamental moral and ethical principles that compel you 
+to act as you do. Ideals encompass everything from your 
+life goals to your core belief system. 
+
+Ideals might answer any of these questions: What are 
+the principles that you will never betray? What would 
+prompt you to make sacrifices? What drives you to act 
+and guides your goals and ambitions? What is the single 
+most important thing you strive for? 
+
+You can choose any ideals you like, but your 
+character's alignment is a good place to start defining 
+them. Each background in this chapter includes six 
+suggested ideals. Five of them are linked to aspects of 
+alignment: law, chaos, good, evil, and neutrality. The last 
+one has more to do with the particular background than 
+with moral or ethical perspectives. 
+
+
+BONDS 
+
+Create one bond for your character. Bonds represent a 
+character's connections to people, places, and events in 
+the world. They tie you to things from your background. 
+They might inspire you to heights of heroism, or lead 
+you to act against your own best interests if they are 
+threatened. They can work very much like ideals, 
+driving a character's motivations and goals. 
+
+Bonds might answer any of these questions: Whom do 
+you care most about? To what place do you feel a special 
+connection? What is your most treasured possession? 
+
+Your bonds might be tied to your class, your 
+background, your race, or some other aspect of your 
+character's history or personality. You might also gain 
+new bonds over the course of your adventures. 
+
+
+FLAWS 
+
+Finally, choose a flaw for your character. Your 
+character's flaw represents some vice, compulsion, fear, 
+or weakness—in particular, anything that someone 
+
+else could exploit to bring you to ruin or cause you to 
+act against your best interests. More significant than 
+negative personality traits, a flaw might answer any 
+
+of these questions: What enrages you? What’s the one 
+person, concept, or event that you are terrified of? What 
+are your vices? 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+INSPIRATION 
+
+
+Inspiration is a rule the Dungeon Master can use to 
+reward you for playing your character in a way that’s 
+true to his or her personality traits, ideal, bond, and flaw. 
+By using inspiration, you can draw on your personality 
+trait of compassion for the downtrodden to give you 
+
+an edge in negotiating with the Beggar Prince. Or 
+inspiration can let you call on your bond to the defense 
+of your home village to push past the effect of a spell 
+that has been laid on you. 
+
+
+GAINING INSPIRATION 
+
+
+Your DM can choose to give you inspiration for a variety 
+of reasons. Typically, DMs award it when you play 
+out your personality traits, give in to the drawbacks 
+presented by a flaw or bond, and otherwise portray your 
+character in a compelling way. Your DM will tell you 
+how you can earn inspiration in the game. 
+
+You either have inspiration or you don't—you can't 
+stockpile multiple "inspirations" for later use. 
+
+
+USING INSPIRATION 
+
+
+If you have inspiration, you can expend it when you make 
+
+an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check. Spending 
+
+your inspiration gives you advantage on that roll. 
+Additionally, if you have inspiration, you can reward 
+
+another player for good roleplaying, clever thinking, 
+
+or simply doing something exciting in the game. 
+
+When another player character does something that 
+
+really contributes to the story in a fun and interesting 
+
+way, you can give up your inspiration to give that 
+
+character inspiration. 
+
+
+BACKGROUNDS 
+
+
+Every story has a beginning. Your character's 
+background reveals where you came from, how you 
+became an adventurer, and your place in the world. 
+Your fighter might have been a courageous knight or a 
+grizzled soldier. Your wizard could have been a sage or 
+an artisan. Your rogue might have gotten by as a guild 
+thief or commanded audiences as a jester. 
+
+Choosing a background provides you with important 
+story cues about your character's identity. The most 
+important question to ask about your background is 
+what changed? Why did you stop doing whatever your 
+background describes and start adventuring? Where 
+did you get the money to purchase your starting gear, or, 
+if you come from a wealthy background, why don't you 
+have more money? How did you learn the skills of your 
+class? What sets you apart from ordinary people who 
+share your background? 
+
+
+TIKA AND ARTEMIS: BACKGROUNDS 
+
+
+Tika Waylan and Artemis Entreri both lived their earliest years 
+as street urchins. Tika’s later career as a barmaid didn’t really 
+change her, so she might choose the urchin background, 
+gaining proficiency in the Sleight of Hand and Stealth skills, 
+and learning the tools of the thieving trade. Artemis is more 
+defined by his criminal background, giving him skills in 
+Deception and Stealth, as well as proficiency with the tools of 
+thievery and poison. 
+
+
+Sp 
+
+
+The sample backgrounds in this chapter provide 
+both concrete benefits (features, proficiencies, and 
+languages) and roleplaying suggestions. 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+Each background gives a character proficiency in two 
+skills. Skills are described in chapter 7. 
+
+In addition, most backgrounds give a character 
+proficiency with one or more tools. Tools and tool 
+proficiencies are detailed in chapter 5. 
+
+If a character would gain the same proficiency from 
+two different sources, he or she can choose a different 
+proficiency of the same kind (skill or tool) instead. 
+
+
+LANGUAGES 
+
+Some backgrounds also allow characters to learn 
+additional languages beyond those given by race. 
+See “Languages” earlier in this chapter. 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+
+Each background provides a package of starting 
+equipment. If you use the optional rule from chapter 5 
+to spend coin on gear, you do not receive the starting 
+equipment from your background. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+A background contains suggested personal 
+characteristics based on your background. You can 
+pick characteristics, roll dice to determine 
+them randomly, or use the suggestions 
+
+as inspiration for characteristics of 
+your own creation. 
+
+
+CUSTOMIZING A 
+BACKGROUND 
+You might want to tweak 
+some of the features of a 
+background so it better 
+fits your character 
+
+or the campaign 
+setting. To customize 
+a background, you can 
+replace one feature 
+with any other one, 
+choose any two 
+skills, and choose 
+
+a total of two tool 
+proficiencies or 
+languages from the 
+sample backgrounds. 
+You can either use 
+the equipment 
+package from your 
+background or spend 
+coin on gear as 
+described in chapter 
+5. (If you spend 
+
+coin, you can't also 
+take the equipment 
+package suggested 
+for your class.) 
+Finally, choose 
+
+two personality 
+
+
+" 
+
+
+ra acid 
+
+
+traits, one ideal, one bond, and one flaw. If you can't find 
+a feature that matches your desired background, work 
+with your DM to create one. ba 
+
+
+ACOLYTE 
+
+
+You have spent your life in the service of a temple 
+
+to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an 
+intermediary between the realm of the holy and the 
+mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering 
+sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the 
+presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a 
+cleric—performing sacred rites is not the same thing as 
+channeling divine power. 
+
+Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other 
+quasi-divine being from among those listed in appendix 
+B or those specified by your DM, and work with your 
+DM to detail the nature of your religious service. 
+
+Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from 
+childhood to assist the priests in the sacred rites? Or 
+were you a high priest who suddenly experienced a call 
+to serve your god in a different way? Perhaps you were 
+the leader of a small cult outside of any established 
+temple structure, or even an occult group that served a 
+fiendish master that you now deny. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion 
+
+Languages: Two of your choice 
+
+Equipment: A holy symbol (a gift to you when you 
+entered the priesthood), a prayer book or prayer 
+wheel, 5 sticks of incense, vestments, a set of common 
+clothes, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp 
+
+
+FEATURE: SHELTER OF THE FAITHFUL 
+
+As an acolyte, you command the respect of those who 
+share your faith, and you can perform the religious 
+ceremonies of your deity. You and your adventuring 
+companions can expect to receive free healing and 
+care at a temple, shrine, or other established presence 
+of your faith, though you must provide any material 
+components needed for spells. Those who share 
+
+your religion will support you (but only you) at a 
+modest lifestyle. 
+
+You might also have ties to a specific temple dedicated 
+to your chosen deity or pantheon, and you have a 
+residence there. This could be the temple where you 
+used to serve, if you remain on good terms with it, or a 
+temple where you have found a new home. While near 
+your temple, you can call upon the priests for assistance, 
+provided the assistance you ask for is not hazardous and 
+you remain in good standing with your temple. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples 
+
+or other religious communities. Their study of the 
+history and tenets of their faith and their relationships 
+to temples, shrines, or hierarchies affect their 
+mannerisms and ideals. Their flaws might be some 
+hidden hypocrisy or heretical idea, or an ideal or bond 
+taken to an extreme. 
+
+
+d8 
+
+
+ao rji 
+
+
+Personality Trait 
+
+
+1s, Lidolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly 
+
+
+d6 
+
+
+d6 
+
+
+refer to that person's deeds and example. 
+
+I can find common ground between the fiercest 
+enemies, empathizing with them and always working 
+toward peace. 
+
+| see omens in every event and action. The gods try to 
+speak to us, we just need to listen 
+
+Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. 
+
+| quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in 
+almost every situation. 
+
+| am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect 
+(or condemn) the worship of other gods. 
+
+I've enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among 
+my temple's elite. Rough living grates on me. 
+
+I've spent so long in the temple that | have little 
+practical experience dealing with people in the outside 
+world. 
+
+
+Ideal 
+
+Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and 
+sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful) 
+Charity. | always try to help those in need, no matter 
+what the personal cost. (Good) 
+
+Change. We must help bring about the changes the 
+gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic) 
+Power. | hope to one day rise to the top of my faith's 
+religious hierarchy. (Lawful) 
+
+Faith. | trust that my deity will guide my actions. | have 
+faith that if | work hard, things will go well. (Lawful) 
+Aspiration. | seek to prove myself worthy of my god's 
+favor by matching my actions against his or her 
+teachings. (Any) 
+
+
+Bond 
+
+| would die to recover an ancient relic of my faith that 
+was lost long ago. 
+
+| will someday get revenge on the corrupt temple 
+hierarchy who branded me a heretic. 
+
+| owe my life to the priest who took me in when my 
+parents died. 
+
+Everything | do is for the common people. 
+
+| will do anything to protect the temple where | served. 
+| seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies 
+consider heretical and seek to destroy. 
+
+
+Flaw 
+
+| judge others harshly, and myself even more severely. 
+| put too much trust in those who wield power within 
+my temple's hierarchy. 
+
+My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those 
+that profess faith in my god. 
+
+| am inflexible in my thinking. 
+
+| am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of 
+them. 
+
+Once | pick a goal, | become obsessed with it to the 
+detriment of everything else in my life. 
+
+
+PART I | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+128 
+
+
+CHARLATAN 
+
+
+You have always had a way with people. You know 
+what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ 
+desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a 
+few leading questions you can read them like they were 
+children's books. It's a useful talent, and one that you're 
+perfectly willing to use for your advantage. 
+
+You know what people want and you deliver, or rather, 
+you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer 
+people away from things that sound too good to be true, 
+but common sense seems to be in short supply when 
+you're around. The bottle of pink-colored liquid will 
+surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment— nothing 
+more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust—can 
+restore youth and vigor, and there's a bridge in the city 
+that just happens to be for sale. These marvels sound 
+implausible, but you make them sound like the real deal. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Sleight of Hand 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, forgery kit 
+
+Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a disguise kit, tools 
+of the con of your choice (ten stoppered bottles filled 
+with colored liquid, a set of weighted dice, a deck of 
+marked cards, or a signet ring of an imaginary duke), 
+and a belt pouch containing 15 gp 
+
+
+FAVORITE SCHEMES 
+
+Every charlatan has an angle he or she uses in 
+preference to other schemes. Choose a favorite scam or 
+roll on the table below. 
+
+
+d6 Scam 
+1 I cheat at games of chance. 
+2 | shave coins or forge documents. 
+
+
+3  linsinuate myself into people's lives to prey on their 
+weakness and secure their fortunes. 
+
+4 | put on new identities like clothes. 
+
+5 Irun sleight-of-hand cons on street corners. 
+
+
+6  lconvince people that worthless junk is worth their 
+hard-earned money. 
+
+
+FEATURE: FALSE IDENTITY 
+
+You have created a second identity that includes 
+documentation, established acquaintances, and 
+disguises that allow you to assume that persona. 
+Additionally, you can forge documents including official 
+papers and personal letters, as long as you have seen an 
+example of the kind of document or the handwriting you 
+are trying to copy. 
+
+
+SuGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their 
+true selves behind the masks they construct. They 
+reflect what people want to see, what they want to 
+believe, and how they sec the world. But their true 
+selves are sometimes plagued by an uneasy conscience, 
+an old enemy, or deep-seated trust issues. 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+d8 
+
+
+d6 
+
+
+d6 
+
+
+Personality Trait 
+
+fall in and out of love easily, and am always pursuing 
+someone. 
+
+| have a joke for every occasion, especially occasions 
+where humor is inappropriate. 
+
+Flattery is my preferred trick for getting what | want. 
+I'm a born gambler who can't resist taking a risk for a 
+potential payoff. 
+
+| lie about almost everything, even when there's no 
+good reason to. 
+
+Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice. 
+
+| keep multiple holy symbols on me and invoke 
+whatever deity might come in useful at any given 
+moment. 
+
+| pocket anything | see that might have some value. 
+
+
+Ideal 
+
+Independence. | am a free spirit—no one tells me what 
+to do. (Chaotic) 
+
+Fairness. | never target people who can't afford to lose 
+a few coins. (Lawful) 
+
+Charity. | distribute the money | acquire to the people 
+who really need it. (Good) 
+
+Creativity. | never run the same con twice. (Chaotic) 
+Friendship. Material goods come and go. Bonds of 
+friendship last forever. (Good) 
+
+Aspiration. l'm determined to make something 
+
+of myself. (Any) 
+
+
+Bond t 
+
+| fleeced the wrong person and must work to ensure 
+that this individual never crosses paths with me or 
+those | care about. 
+
+| owe everything to my mentor—a horrible person 
+who's probably rotting in jail somewhere. 
+
+Somewhere out there, | have a child who doesn’t 
+
+know me. I'm making the world better for him or her. 
+
+I come from a noble family, and one day I'll reclaim my 
+lands and title from those who stole them from me. 
+
+A powerful person killed someone | love. Some day 
+soon, I'll have my revenge. 
+
+| swindled and ruined a person who didn't deserve it. | 
+seek to atone for my misdeeds but might never be able 
+to forgive myself. 
+
+
+Flaw 
+
+| can't resist a pretty face. 
+
+I'm always in debt. | spend my ill-gotten gains on 
+decadent luxuries faster than | bring them in.. 
+
+I'm convinced that no one could ever fool me the way 
+| fool others. 
+
+I'm too greedy for my own good. | can't resist taking a 
+risk if there's money involved. 
+
+| can't resist swindling people who are more powerful 
+than me. 
+
+| hate to admit it and will hate myself for it, but I'll run 
+and preserve my own hide if the going gets tough. 
+
+
+CRIMINAL d6 
+
+
+You are an experienced criminal with a history of 1 
+breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time among 2 
+other criminals and still have contacts within the 
+
+criminal underworld. You're far closer than most people 3 
+to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades 
+
+the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to 4 
+
+
+this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth 5 
+Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, 
+thieves' tools 
+Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes 6 
+including a hood, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp 
+
+
+CRIMINAL SPECIALTY 
+There are many kinds of criminals, and within a thieves' d6 
+guild or similar criminal organization, individual 1 
+members have particular specialties. Even criminals 
+
+who operate outside of such organizations have strong 
+preferences for certain kinds of crimes over others. 3 
+Choose the role you played in your criminal life, or roll 
+on the table below. 
+
+
+4 
+d8 Specialty d8 Specialty + 
+1 Blackmailer 5 Highway robber E 
+2  Burglar 6 Hired killer 
+3  Enforcer 7  Pickpocket 
+4 Fence 8 Smuggler 
+
+
+FEATURE: CRIMINAL CONTACT 
+
+You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as 
+your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know 
+how to get messages to and from your contact, even 
+over great distances; specifically, you know the local 
+messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors 
+
+
+who can deliver messages for you. e 
+
+
+SuGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+Criminals might seem like villains on the surface, 1 
+and many of them are villainous to the core. But some 
+
+have an abundance of endearing, if not redeeming, 
+
+characteristics. There might be honor among thieves, but 
+criminals rarely show any respect for law or authority. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1l always have a plan for what to do when things go 
+wrong. 
+
+2 lam always calm, no matter what the situation. | never 
+raise my voice or let my emotions control me. 
+
+3 The first thing | do in a new place is note the locations 
+of everything valuable—or where such things could be 
+hidden. 
+| would rather make a new friend than a new enemy. 
+| am incredibly slow to trust. Those who seem the 
+fairest often have the most to hide. 
+
+6 | don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation. Never 
+tell me the odds. 
+
+7 The best way to get me to do something is to tell me | 
+can't do it. 
+
+8 Iblow up at the slightest insult. 
+
+
+Ideal 
+
+Honor. | don't steal from others in the trade. (Lawful) 
+Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those 
+who would forge them. (Chaotic) 
+
+Charity. | steal from the wealthy so that | can help 
+people in need. (Good) 
+
+Greed. | will do whatever it takes to become 
+
+wealthy. (Evil) 
+
+People. I'm loyal to my friends, not to any ideals, and 
+everyone else can take a trip down the Styx for all | 
+care. (Neutral) 
+
+Redemption. There's a spark of good in everyone. 
+(Good) 
+
+
+Bond 
+
+I'm trying to pay off an old debt | owe to a generous 
+benefactor. 
+
+My ill-gotten gains go to support my family. 
+Something important was taken from me, and | aim to 
+steal it back. 
+
+| will become the greatest thief that ever lived. 
+
+I'm guilty of a terrible crime. | hope | can redeem 
+myself for it. 
+
+Someone | loved died because of | mistake | made. 
+That will never happen again. Á 
+
+
+d6 Flaw 
+
+1 When | see something valuable, | can't think about 
+anything but how to steal it. 
+
+2 When faced with a choice between money and my 
+friends, | usually choose the money. 
+
+3 ‘If there’s a plan, I'll forget it. If | don't forget it, 1’ll 
+ignore it. 
+| have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying. 
+| turn tail and run when things look bad. 
+An innocent person is in prison for a crime that | 
+committed. I'm okay with that. 
+
+
+VARIANT CRIMINAL: SPY 
+
+Although your capabilities are not much different 
+
+from those of a burglar or smuggler, you learned 
+
+and practiced them in a very different context: as an 
+espionage agent. You might have been an officially 
+sanctioned agent of the crown, or perhaps you sold the 
+secrets you uncovered to the highest bidder. 
+
+
+ENTERTAINER 
+
+
+You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to 
+entrance them, entertain them, and even inspire them. 
+Your poetics can stir the hearts of those who hear you, 
+awakening grief or joy, laughter or anger. Your music 
+raises their spirits or captures their sorrow. Your dance 
+steps captivate, your humor cuts to the quick. Whatever 
+techniques you use, your art is your life. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Acrobatics, Performance 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, one type of 
+musical instrument 
+
+Equipment: A musical instrument (one of your choice), 
+the favor of an admirer (love letter, lock of hair, or 
+trinket), a costume, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp 
+
+
+ENTERTAINER ROUTINES 
+
+A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every 
+performance with a variety of different routines. Choose 
+one to three routines or roll on the table below to define 
+your expertise as an entertainer. 
+
+
+dl0 Entertainer Routine d10 Entertainer Routine 
+1 Actor 6 Instrumentalist 
+2 Dancer 7 Poet 
+3  Fire-eater 8 Singer 
+4 Jester 9 Storyteller 
+5 Juggler 10 Tumbler 
+
+
+FEATURE: By POPULAR DEMAND 
+
+You can always find a place to perform, usually in an 
+
+inn or tavern but possibly with a circus, at a theater, or 
+even in a noble's court. At such a place, you receive free 
+lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard 
+(depending on the quality of the establishment), as 
+
+long as you perform each night. In addition, your 
+performance makes you something of a local figure. 
+When strangers recognize you in a town where you have 
+performed, they typically take a liking to you. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Successful entertainers have to be able to capture 
+and hold an audience's attention, so they tend to 
+have flamboyant or forceful personalities. They're 
+inclined toward the romantic and often cling to 
+high-minded ideals about the practice of art and the 
+appreciation of beauty. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1 | know a story relevant to almost every situation. 
+
+2 Whenever | come to a new place, | collect local rumors 
+and spread gossip. 
+
+3 I'ma hopeless romantic, always searching for that 
+"special someone." 
+
+4 Nobody stays angry at me or around me for long, since 
+
+| can defuse any amount of tension. 
+
+| love a good insult, even one directed at me. 
+
+| get bitter if I'm not the center of attention. 
+
+I'll settle for nothing less than perfection. 
+
+| change my mood or my mind as quickly as | change 
+
+
+on aw 
+
+
+key in a song. 
+
+
+d6 Ideal 
+
+1 Beauty. When | perform, | make the world better than 
+it was. (Good) 
+
+2 Tradition. The stories, legends, and songs of the past 
+must never be forgotten, for they teach us who we 
+are. (Lawful) 
+
+3 Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold 
+action. (Chaotic) 
+
+4 Greed. I'm only in it for the money and fame. (Evil) 
+
+5 People. | like seeing the smiles on people's faces when 
+| perform. That's all that matters. (Neutral) 
+
+6  Honesty. Art should reflect the soul; it should come 
+from within and reveal who we really are. (Any) 
+
+
+d6 Bond 
+1 Myinstrument is my most treasured possession, and it 
+reminds me of someone I love. 
+2 Someone stole my precious instrument, and someday 
+
+
+I'll get it back. 
+3 | want to be famous, whatever it takes. 
+4 | idolize a hero ofthe old tales and measure my deeds 
+
+
+against that person's. 
+5 will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated 
+
+
+rival. 
+
+6 | would do anything for the other members of my 
+old troupe. 
+
+d6 Flaw 
+
+
+1 I'll do anything to win fame and renown. 
+
+2 I'ma sucker for a pretty face. 
+
+3 Ascandal prevents me from ever going home again. 
+That kind of trouble seems to follow me around. 
+
+4  lonce satirized a noble who still wants my head. It was 
+a mistake that | will likely repeat. 
+
+5 Ihave trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My 
+sharp tongue lands me in trouble. 
+
+6 Despite my best efforts, | am unreliable to my friends. 
+
+
+VARIANT ENTERTAINER: GLADIATOR 
+
+A gladiator is as much an entertainer as any minstrel 
+or circus performer, trained to make the arts of combat 
+into a spectacle the crowd can enjoy. This kind of 
+flashy combat is your entertainer routine, though you 
+might also have some skills as a tumbler or actor. 
+Using your By Popular Demand feature, you can find a 
+place to perform in any place that features combat for 
+entertainment—perhaps a gladiatorial arena or secret 
+pit fighting club. You can replace the musical instrument 
+in your equipment package with an inexpensive but 
+unusual weapon, such as a trident or net. 
+
+
+FOLK HERO 
+
+
+You come from a humble social rank, but you are 
+destined for so much more. Already the people of 
+your home village regard you as their champion, and 
+your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and 
+monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan's tools, 
+vehicles (land) 
+
+Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), 
+a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, anda 
+belt pouch containing 10 gp 
+
+
+DEFINING EVENT 
+
+You previously pursued a simple profession among 
+
+the peasantry, perhaps as a farmer, miner, servant, 
+shepherd, woodcutter, or gravedigger. But something 
+happened that set you on a different path and marked 
+you for greater things. Choose or randomly determine a 
+defining event that marked you as a hero of the people. 
+
+
+d10 Defining Event 
+1 stood up to a tyrant's agents. 
+
+I saved people during a natural disaster. 
+
+| stood alone against a terrible monster. 
+
+| stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor. 
+
+| led a militia to fight off an invading army. 
+
+| broke into a tyrant’s castle and stole weapons to arm 
+
+the people. 
+
+7 trained the peasantry to use farm implements as 
+weapons against a tyrant's soldiers. 
+
+8  Alord rescinded an unpopular decree after | led a 
+symbolic act of protect against it. 
+
+9  Acelestial, fey, or similar creature gave me a blessing 
+or revealed my secret origin. 
+
+10 Recruited into a lord's army, | rose to leadership and 
+was commended for my heroism. 
+
+
+nA uk WN 
+
+
+FEATURE: RUSTIC HOSPITALITY 
+
+Since you come from the ranks of the common folk, 
+you fit in among them with ease. You can find a place 
+to hide, rest, or recuperate among other commoners, 
+unless you have shown yourself to be a danger to 
+them. They will shield you from the law or anyone 
+else searching for you, though they will not risk 
+their lives for you. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+A folk hero is one of the common people, for better 
+
+or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble 
+origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their home 
+communities remain very important to them. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1 | judge people by their actions, not their words. 
+
+2 If someone is in trouble, I’m always ready to lend help. 
+
+3 When | set my mind to something, | follow through no 
+matter what gets in my way. 
+
+4 | have a strong sense of fair play and always try to find 
+the most equitable solution to arguments. 
+
+5 I’m confident in my own abilities and do what | can to 
+
+instill confidence in others. 
+
+Thinking is for other people. | prefer action. 
+
+| misuse long words in an attempt to sound smarter. 
+
+| get bored easily. When am | going to get on with my 
+
+destiny? 
+
+
+on Oc 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+131 
+
+
+d6 
+
+
+d6 
+
+
+Ideal 
+
+Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and 
+respect. (Good) 
+
+Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment 
+before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful) 
+Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the 
+people. (Chaotic) 
+
+Might. If | become strong, | can take what | want— 
+what | deserve. (Evil) 
+
+Sincerity. There’s no good in pretending to be 
+something I’m not. (Neutral) 
+
+Destiny. Nothing and no one can steer me away from 
+my higher calling. (Any) 
+
+
+Bond 
+
+| have a family, but | have no idea where they are. One 
+day, | hope to see them again. 
+
+| worked the land, | love the land, and | will protect the 
+land. 
+
+A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and | 
+will take my revenge on any bully | encounter. 
+
+My tools are symbols of my past life, and | carry them 
+
+
+so that | will never forget my roots. 
+
+| protect those who cannot protect themselves. 
+
+| wish my childhood sweetheart had come with me to 
+pursue my destiny. 
+
+
+d6 Flaw 
+
+1 The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to 
+see me killed. 
+
+2 — l'm convinced of the significance of my destiny, and 
+blind to my shortcomings and the risk of failure. 
+
+3 The people who knew me when | was young know my 
+shameful secret, so | can never go home again. 
+
+4 Ihave a weakness for the vices of the city, especially 
+hard drink, 
+
+5 Secretly, | believe that things would be better if | were a 
+tyrant lording over the land. 
+
+6 | have trouble trusting in my allies. 
+
+
+GUILD ARTISAN 
+
+
+You are a member of an artisan’s guild, skilled in 
+
+a particular field and closely associated with other 
+artisans. You are a well-established part of the 
+mercantile world, freed by talent and wealth from the 
+constraints of a feudal social order. You learned your 
+skills as an apprentice to a master artisan, under the 
+sponsorship of your guild, until you became a master in 
+your own right. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools 
+
+Languages: One of your choice 
+
+Equipment: A set of artisan's tools (one of your choice), 
+a letter of introduction from your guild, a set of 
+traveler's clothes, and a belt pouch containing 15 gp 
+
+
+GUILD BUSINESS 
+
+Guilds are generally found in cities large enough to 
+support several artisans practicing the same trade. 
+However, your guild might instead be a loose network 
+of artisans who each work in a different village within 
+a larger realm. Work with your DM to determine the 
+nature of your guild. You can select your guild business 
+from the Guild Business table or roll randomly. 
+
+
+d20 Guild Business 
+
+
+1 Alchemists and apothecaries 
+
+2  Armorers, locksmiths, and finesmiths 
+3 Brewers, distillers, and vintners 
+
+4  Calligraphers, scribes, and scriveners 
+5 Carpenters, roofers, and plasterers 
+
+6  Cartographers, surveyors, and chart-makers 
+7  Cobblers and shoemakers 
+
+8 Cooks and bakers 
+
+9  Glassblowers and glaziers 
+
+10 Jewelers and gemcutters 
+
+11  Leatherworkers, skinners, and tanners 
+12 Masons and stonecutters 
+
+13 Painters, limners, and sign-makers 
+
+14  Potters and tile-makers 
+
+15 Shipwrights and sailmakers 
+
+16 Smiths and metal-forgers 
+
+17 Tinkers, pewterers, and casters 
+
+18 Wagon-makers and wheelwrights 
+
+19 Weavers and dyers 
+
+20 Woodcarvers, coopers, and bowyers 
+
+
+As a member of your guild, you know the skills needed 
+to create finished items from raw materials (reflected in 
+your proficiency with a certain kind of artisan’s tools), 
+as well as the principles of trade and good business 
+practices. The question now is whether you abandon 
+your trade for adventure, or take on the extra effort to 
+weave adventuring and trade together. 
+
+
+FEATURE: GUILD MEMBERSHIP 
+As an established and respected member of a guild, you 
+can rely on certain benefits that membership provides. 
+Your fellow guild members will provide you with 
+lodging and food if necessary, and pay for your funeral 
+if needed. In some cities and towns, a guildhall offers a 
+central place to meet other members of your profession, 
+which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, 
+allies, or hirelings. 
+
+Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If 
+you are accused of a crime, your guild will support you 
+if a good case can be made for your innocence or the 
+crime is justifiable. You can also gain access to powerful 
+political figures through the guild, if you are a member 
+in good standing. Such connections might require the 
+donation of money or magic items to the guild’s coffers. 
+
+You must pay dues of 5 gp per month to the guild. If 
+you miss payments, you must make up back dues to 
+remain in the guild's good graces. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Guild artisans are among the most ordinary people in 
+the world—until they set down their tools and take up 
+an adventuring career. They understand the value of 
+hard work and the importance of community, but they're 
+vulnerable to sins of greed and covetousness. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1 | believe that anything worth doing is worth doing 
+right. | can't help it—I'm a perfectionist. 
+
+2  l'masnob who looks down on those who can't 
+appreciate fine art. 
+
+3  lalways want to know how things work and what 
+makes people tick. 
+
+4 I'm full of witty aphorisms and have a proverb for 
+every occasion. 
+
+5 I'm rude to people who lack my commitment to hard 
+work and fair play. 
+
+6 | like to talk at length about my profession. 
+
+7 don't part with my money easily and will haggle 
+tirelessly to get the best deal possible. 
+
+8 I'm well known for my work, and | want to make sure 
+everyone appreciates it. l'm always taken aback when 
+people haven't heard of me. 
+
+
+d6 Ideal 
+1 Community. It is the duty of all civilized people to 
+strengthen the bonds of community and the security 
+of civilization. (Lawful) 
+2 Generosity. My talents were given to me so that | could 
+use them to benefit the world. (Good) 
+3 Freedom. Everyone should be free to pursue his or her 
+own livelihood. (Chaotic) 
+Greed. I'm only in it for the money. (Evil) 
+5 People. I’m committed to the people | care about, not 
+to ideals. (Neutral) 
+6  Aspiration. | work hard to be the best there is at 
+my craft. 
+
+
+d6 Bond 
+
+1 The workshop where | learned my trade is the most 
+important place in the world to me. 
+
+2 | created a great work for someone, and then found 
+them unworthy to receive it. I'm still looking for 
+someone worthy, 
+
+3 | owe my guild a great debt for forging me into the 
+person | am today. 
+| pursue wealth to secure someone's love. 
+
+5 One day | will return to my guild and prove that | am 
+the greatest artisan of them all. 
+
+6 Iwill get revenge on the evil forces that destroyed my 
+place of business and ruined my livelihood. 
+
+
+d6 Flaw 
+
+1 I'lldo anything to get my hands on something rare or 
+priceless. 
+
+2 I’m quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat 
+me. 
+
+3  Noone must ever learn that | once stole money from 
+guild coffers. 
+
+4  |'mnever satisfied with what | have—l always want 
+more. 
+
+
+5 | would kill to acquire a noble title. 
+6 I’m horribly jealous of anyone who can outshine my 
+handiwork. Everywhere | go, I'm surrounded by rivals. 
+
+
+VARIANT GUILD ARTISAN: GUILD MERCHANT 
+Instead of an artisans' guild, you might belong to a 
+guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You 
+don't craft items yourself but earn a living by buying 
+and selling the works of others (or the raw materials 
+artisans need to practice their craft). Your guild might 
+be a large merchant consortium (or family) with 
+interests across the region. Perhaps you transported 
+goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or 
+caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold 
+them in your own little shop. In some ways, the traveling 
+merchant's life lends itself to adventure far more than 
+the life of an artisan. 
+
+Rather than proficiency with artisan's tools, you might 
+be proficient with navigator's tools or an additional 
+language. And instead of artisan's tools, you can start 
+with a mule and a cart. 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+Ww 
+ww 
+
+
+HERMIT 
+
+
+You lived in seclusion—either in a sheltered community 
+such as a monastery, or entirely alone—for a formative 
+part of your life. In your time apart from the clamor of 
+society, you found quiet, solitude, and perhaps some of 
+the answers you were looking for. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Religion 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit 
+
+Languages: One of your choice 
+
+Equipment: A scroll case stuffed full of notes from your 
+studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common 
+clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp 
+
+
+LIFE OF SECLUSION 
+
+What was the reason for your isolation, and what 
+changed to allow you to end your solitude? You can work 
+with your DM to determine the exact nature of your 
+seclusion, or you can choose or roll on the table below to 
+determine the reason behind your seclusion. 
+
+
+d8 Life of Seclusion 
+
+1 | was searching for spiritual enlightenment. 
+
+2 Iwas partaking of communal living in accordance with 
+the dictates of a religious order. 
+
+3 Iwas exiled for a crime | didn't commit. 
+| retreated from society after a life-altering event. 
+
+
+d8 Life of Seclusion 
+
+5  |needed a quiet place to work on my art, literature, 
+music, or manifesto. 
+
+6 | needed to commune with nature, far from civilization. 
+
+7 | was the caretaker of an ancient ruin or relic. 
+
+8 Iwasa pilgrim in search of a person, place, or relic of 
+spiritual significance. 
+
+
+FEATURE: DISCOVERY 
+The quiet seclusion of your extended hermitage gave you 
+access to a unique and powerful discovery. The exact 
+nature of this revelation depends on the nature of your 
+seclusion. It might be a great truth about the cosmos, 
+the deities, the powerful beings of the outer planes, or 
+the forces of nature. It could be a site that no one else 
+has ever seen. You might have uncovered a fact that has 
+long been forgotten, or unearthed some relic of the past 
+that could rewrite history. It might be information that 
+would be damaging to the people who or consigned you 
+to exile, and hence the reason for your return to society. 
+Work with your DM to determine the details of your 
+discovery and its impact on the campaign. 
+
+
+SuGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Some hermits are well suited to a life of seclusion, 
+whereas others chafe against it and long for company. 
+Whether they embrace solitude or long to escape it, the 
+solitary life shapes their attitudes and ideals. A few are 
+driven slightly mad by their years apart from society. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1 I've been isolated for so long that | rarely speak, 
+preferring gestures and the occasional grunt. 
+
+2 lam utterly serene, even in the face of disaster. 
+
+3  Theleader of my community had something wise 
+to say on every topic, and | am eager to share 
+that wisdom. 
+| feel tremendous empathy for all who suffer. 
+
+5 I’m oblivious to etiquette and social expectations. 
+| connect everything that happens to me to a grand, 
+cosmic plan. 
+
+7 | often get lost in my own thoughts and contemplation, 
+becoming oblivious to my surroundings. 
+
+8 lam working on a grand philosophical theory and love 
+sharing my ideas. 
+
+
+d6 Ideal 
+
+1 Greater Good. My gifts are meant to be shared with all, 
+not used for my own benefit. (Good) 
+
+2 Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is 
+right and true, or our logical thinking. (Lawful) 
+
+3 Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of 
+progress. (Chaotic) 
+
+4 Power. Solitude and contemplation are paths toward 
+mystical or magical power. (Evil) 
+
+5  Liveand Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only 
+causes trouble. (Neutral) 
+
+6  Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there's nothing 
+left to know. (Any) 
+
+
+d6 Bond 
+1 Nothing is more important than the other members of 
+my hermitage, order, or association. 
+2  lentered seclusion to hide from the ones who might 
+still be hunting me. | must someday confront them. 
+3 I'mstill seeking the enlightenment | pursued in my 
+seclusion, and it still eludes me. 
+4  lentered seclusion because | loved someone | could 
+not have. 
+5 Should my discovery come to light, it could bring ruin to 
+the world. 
+6  Myisolation gave me great insight into a great evil that 
+only | can destroy. 
+
+
+d6 Flaw 
+1 Now that I’ve returned to the world, | enjoy its delights 
+a little too much. 
+2 | harbor dark, bloodthirsty thoughts that my isolation 
+and meditation failed to quell. 
+3 lam dogmatic in my thoughts and philosophy. 
+| let my need to win arguments overshadow 
+friendships and harmony. 
+5 I'd risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge. 
+6 | like keeping secrets and won't share them with 
+anyone. 
+
+
+OTHER HERMITS 
+
+This hermit background assumes a contemplative sort 
+of seclusion that allows room for study and prayer. If you 
+want to play a rugged wilderness recluse who lives off 
+the land while shunning the company of other people, 
+look at the outlander background. On the other hand, if 
+you want to go in a more religious direction, the acolyte 
+might be what you're looking for. Or you could even be a 
+charlatan, posing as a wise and holy person and letting 
+pious fools support you. 
+
+
+NOBLE 
+
+
+You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You 
+
+carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects 
+taxes, and wields significant political influence. You 
+might be a pampered aristocrat unfamiliar with 
+
+work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated 
+
+to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a 
+disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be 
+an honest, hard-working landowner who cares deeply 
+about the people who live and work on your land, keenly 
+aware of your responsibility to them. 
+
+Work with your DM to come up with an appropriate 
+title and determine how much authority that title 
+carries. A noble title doesn't stand on its own—it's 
+connected to an entire family, and whatever title you 
+hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not 
+only do you need to determine your noble title, but you 
+should also work with the DM to describe your family 
+and their influence on you. 
+
+Is your family old and established, or was your title 
+only recently bestowed? How much influence do they 
+wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation 
+
+
+does your family have among the other aristocrats of the 
+region? How do the common people regard them? 
+
+What's your position in the family? Are you the heir 
+to the head of the family? Have you already inherited 
+the title? How do you feel about that responsibility? Or 
+are you so far down the line of inheritance that no one 
+cares what you do, as long as you don't embarrass the 
+family? How does the head of your family feel about 
+your adventuring career? Are you in your family's good 
+graces, or shunned by the rest of your family? 
+
+Does your family have a coat of arms? An insignia you 
+might wear on a signet ring? Particular colors you wear 
+all the time? An animal you regard as a symbol of your 
+line or even a spiritual member of the family? 
+
+These details help establish your family and your title 
+as features of the world of the campaign. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: History, Persuasion 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set 
+
+Languages: One of your choice 
+
+Equipment: A set of fine clothes, a signet ring, a scroll 
+of pedigree, and a purse containing 25 gp 
+
+
+FEATURE: POSITION OF PRIVILEGE 
+
+Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to 
+
+think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, 
+and people assume you have the right to be wherever 
+you are. The common folk make every effort to 
+accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other 
+people of high birth treat you as a member of the same 
+social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local 
+noble if you need to. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Nobles are born and raised to a very different lifestyle 
+than most people ever experience, and their personalities 
+reflect that upbringing. A noble title comes with a 
+plethora of bonds—responsibilities to family, to other 
+nobles (including the sovereign), to the people entrusted 
+to the family's care, or even to the title itself. But this 
+responsibility is often a good way to undermine a noble. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1  Myeloquent flattery makes everyone | talk to feel 
+like the most wonderful and important person in the 
+world. 
+
+2 The common folk love me for my kindness and 
+generosity. 
+
+3  Noone could doubt by looking at my regal bearing that 
+| am a cut above the unwashed masses. 
+
+4 Itake great pains to always look my best and follow the 
+latest fashions. 
+
+5 I don't like to get my hands dirty, and | won't be caught 
+dead in unsuitable accommodations. 
+
+6 Despite my noble birth, | do not place myself above 
+other folk. We all have the same blood. 
+My favor, once lost, is lost forever. 
+
+8 Ifyou do me an injury, | will crush you, ruin your name, 
+and salt your fields. 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 3 
+135 
+
+
+136 
+
+
+CMM 
+
+
+dé Ideal 
+
+1 Respect. Respect is due to me because of my position, 
+but all people regardless of station deserve to be 
+treated with dignity. (Good) 
+
+2 Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the authority of. 
+those above me, just as those below me must respect 
+mine. (Lawful) 
+
+3 Independence. | must prove that | can handle myself 
+without the coddling of my family. (Chaotic) 
+
+4 Power. If | can attain more power, no one will tell me 
+what to do. (Evil) 
+
+5 Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any) 
+
+6 Noble Obligation. It is my duty to protect and care for 
+the people beneath me. (Good) 
+
+
+d6 Bond 
+1 I will face any challenge to win the approval of my 
+family. 
+
+
+2 My house's alliance with another noble family 
+must be sustained at all costs. 
+3 Nothing is more important than the other members 
+of my family. 
+4 lamin love with the heir of a family that my family 
+despises. 
+5 My loyalty to my sovereign is unwavering. 
+The common folk must see me as a hero of the people. 
+
+
+d6 Flaw 
+
+1 I secretly believe that everyone is beneath me. 
+
+2  lhidea truly scandalous secret that could ruin my 
+family forever. 
+
+3 Itoo often hear veiled insults and threats in every word 
+addressed to me, and I'm quick to anger. 
+
+4  l|havean insatiable desire for carnal pleasures. 
+
+5 In fact, the world does revolve around me. 
+
+6 By my words and actions, | often bring shame to 
+my family. 
+
+
+VARIANT NOBLE: KNIGHT 
+
+A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most 
+societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you 
+wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see 
+the sidebar) instead of the Position of Privilege feature. 
+One of your commoner retainers is replaced by a noble 
+who serves as your squire, aiding you in exchange for 
+
+
+ee fi 
+VARIANT FEATURE: RETAINERS 
+
+
+If your character has a noble background, you may select this | 
+background feature instead of Position of Privilege. 
+
+You have the service of three retainers loyal to your family. 
+These retainers can be attendants or messengers, and one 
+might be a majordomo. Your retainers are commoners who 
+can perform mundane tasks for you, but they do not fight 
+for you, will not follow you into obviously dangerous areas 
+(such as dungeons), and will leave if they are frequently 
+endangered or abused. 
+
+
+sienna ei i, ll 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+training on his or her own path to knighthood. Your two 
+remaining retainers might include a groom to care for 
+your horse and a servant who polishes your armor (and 
+even helps you put it on). 
+
+As an emblem of chivalry and the ideals of courtly 
+love, you might include among your equipment a banner 
+or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you 
+have given your heart—in a chaste sort of devotion. 
+(This person could be your bond.) 
+
+
+OUTLANDER 
+
+
+You grew up in the wilds, far from civilization and the 
+comforts of town and technology. You've witnessed the 
+migration of herds larger than forests, survived weather 
+more extreme than any city-dweller could comprehend, 
+and enjoyed the solitude of being the only thinking 
+creature for miles in any direction. The wilds are in 
+your blood, whether you were a nomad, an explorer, a 
+recluse, a hunter-gatherer, or even a marauder. Even in 
+places where you don't know the specific features of the 
+terrain, you know the ways of the wild. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: One type of musical instrument 
+
+Languages: One of your choice 
+
+Equipment: A staff, a hunting trap, a trophy from an 
+animal you killed, a set of traveler's clothes, and a belt 
+pouch containing 10 gp 
+
+
+ORIGIN 
+
+You've been to strange places and seen things that 
+others cannot begin to fathom. Consider some of the 
+distant lands you have visited, and how they impacted 
+you. You can roll on the following table to determine 
+your occupation during your time in the wild, or choose 
+one that best fits your character. 
+
+
+d10 Origin d10 Origin 
+1 Forester 6 Bounty hunter 
+2 Trapper 7 Pilgrim 
+3  Homesteader 8 Tribal nomad 
+4  Quide 9  Hunter-gatherer 
+5 Exile or outcast 10 Tribal marauder 
+
+
+FEATURE: WANDERER 
+
+You have an excellent memory for maps and geography, 
+and you can always recall the general layout of terrain, 
+settlements, and other features around you. In addition, 
+you can find food and fresh water for yourself and up to 
+five other people each day, provided that the land offers 
+berries, small game, water, and so forth. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Often considered rude and uncouth among civilized 
+folk, outlanders have little respect for the niceties of 
+life in the cities. The ties of tribe, clan, family, and the 
+natural world of which they are a part are the most 
+important bonds to most outlanders. 
+
+
+d8 
+
+
+d6 
+
+
+Personality Trait 
+
+I'm driven by a wanderlust that led me away 
+from home. 
+
+| watch over my friends as if they were a litter of 
+newborn pups. 
+
+
+| once ran twenty-five miles without stopping to warn 
+to my clan of an approaching orc horde. I'd do it again 
+
+
+if | had to. 
+
+| have a lesson for every situation, drawn from 
+observing nature. 
+
+| place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. 
+Money and manners won't save you from a hungry 
+owlbear. 
+
+I'm always picking things up, absently fiddling with 
+them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them. 
+| feel far more comfortable around animals than 
+people. 
+
+| was, in fact, raised by wolves. 
+
+
+Ideal 
+
+Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, 
+and we must change with it. (Chaotic) 
+
+Greater Good. It is each person's responsibility to 
+
+
+make the most happiness for the whole tribe. (Good) 
+
+
+Honor. If | dishonor myself, | dishonor my whole 
+clan. (Lawful) 
+Might. The strongest are meant to rule. (Evil) 
+
+
+Nature. The natural world is more important than all 
+
+
+the constructs of civilization. (Neutral) 
+Glory. | must earn glory in battle, for myself and 
+my clan. (Any) 
+
+
+Bond 
+
+
+My family, clan, or tribe is the most important thing in 
+
+
+my life, even when they are far from me. 
+
+
+An injury to the unspoiled wilderness of my home is an 
+
+
+injury to me. 
+| will bring terrible wrath down on the evildoers who 
+destroyed my homeland. 
+
+
+| am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure 
+
+
+their names enter legend. 
+
+
+| suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do 
+
+
+anything to prevent it. 
+It is my duty to provide children to sustain my tribe. 
+
+
+Flaw 
+
+
+| am too enamored of ale, wine, and other intoxicants. 
+There's no room for caution in a life lived to the fullest. 
+
+
+| remember every insult I've received and nurse a silent 
+resentment toward anyone who's ever wronged me. 
+
+
+| am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and 
+
+
+societies. 
+
+Violence is my answer to almost any challenge. 
+Don't expect me to save those who can't save 
+themselves. It is nature's way that the strong thrive 
+and the weak perish. 
+
+
+SAGE 
+
+
+You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. You 
+scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the 
+greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your 
+efforts have made you a master in your fields of study. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, History 
+
+Languages: Two of your choice 
+
+Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, 
+a letter from a dead colleague posing a question you 
+have not yet been able to answer, a set of common 
+clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp 
+
+
+SPECIALTY 
+To determine the nature of your scholarly training, roll a 
+d8 or choose from the options in the table below. 
+
+
+d8 Specialty d8 Specialty 
+
+1 Alchemist 5 Professor : 
+Astronomer 6 Researcher / 
+
+3 Discredited 7 Wizard's apprentice Af 
+academic 8 Scribe 
+
+
+Librarian 
+
+
+FEATURE: RESEARCHER 
+
+When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you 
+do not know that information, you often know where and 
+from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information 
+comes from a library, scriptorium, university, or a sage 
+or other learned person or creature. Your DM might 
+rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an 
+almost inaccessible place, or that it simply cannot be 
+found. Unearthing the deepest secrets of the multiverse 
+can require an adventure or even a whole campaign. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Sages are defined by their extensive studies, and their 
+characteristics reflect this life of study. Devoted to 
+scholarly pursuits, a sage values knowledge highly— 
+sometimes in its own right, sometimes as a means 
+toward other ideals. 
+
+
+d8 
+
+
+Personality Trait 
+
+| use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of 
+great erudition. 
+
+l've read every book in the world's greatest libraries— 
+or | like to boast that | have. 
+
+I'm used to helping out those who aren't as smart as | 
+am, and | patiently explain anything and everything to 
+others. 
+
+There's nothing I like more than a good mystery. 
+
+I'm willing to listen to every side of an argument before 
+| make my own judgment. 
+
+l... speak... slowly... when talking... to idiots, . . . 
+which... almost. . . everyone . . . is . . . compared . . . 
+to me. 
+
+I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations. 
+
+l'm convinced that people are always trying to steal my 
+secrets, 
+
+
+Ideal 
+
+Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement 
+is through knowledge. (Neutral) 
+
+Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself 
+toward what is true. (Good) 
+
+Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. 
+(Lawful) 
+
+No Limits. Nothing should fetter the infinite possibility 
+inherent in all existence. (Chaotic) 
+
+Power. Knowledge is the path to power and 
+domination. (Evil) 
+
+Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the 
+betterment of oneself. (Any) 
+
+
+Bond 
+
+It is my duty to protect my students. 
+
+| have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that 
+must not fall into the wrong hands. 
+
+| work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, 
+or monastery. 
+
+My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific 
+field of lore. 
+
+I've been searching my whole life for the answer to a 
+certain question. 
+
+I sold my soul for knowledge. | hope to do great deeds 
+and win it back. 
+
+
+Flaw 
+
+| am easily distracted by the promise of information. 
+Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I 
+stop and take notes on its anatomy. 
+
+Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a 
+civilization. 
+
+| overlook obvious solutions in favor of complicated 
+ones. 
+
+| speak without really thinking through my words, 
+invariably insulting others. 
+
+| can't keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else's. 
+
+
+SAILOR 
+
+
+You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that 
+time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the 
+deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to the 
+bottomless depths. Your first love is the distant line of 
+the horizon, but the time has come to try your hand 
+
+at something new. 
+
+Discuss the nature of the ship you previously sailed 
+with your Dungeon Master. Was it a merchant ship, 
+
+a naval vessel, a ship of discovery, or a pirate ship? 
+How famous (or infamous) is it? Is it widely traveled? 
+Is it still sailing, or is it missing and presumed lost 
+with all hands? 
+
+What were your duties on board—boatswain, captain, 
+navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the 
+captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good 
+terms with your fellows, or on the run? 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: Navigator's tools, vehicles (water) 
+
+Equipment: A belaying pin (club), 50 feet of silk rope, 
+a lucky charm such as a rabbit foot or a small stone 
+with a hole in the center (or you may roll for a random 
+trinket on the Trinkets table in chapter 5), a set of 
+common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp 
+
+
+FEATURE: SHIP'S PASSAGE 
+
+When you need to, you can secure free passage on 
+
+a sailing ship for yourself and your adventuring 
+companions. You might sail on the ship you served on, 
+or another ship you have good relations with (perhaps 
+one captained by a former crewmate). Because you're 
+calling in a favor, you can't be certain of a schedule or 
+route that will meet your every need. Your Dungeon 
+Master will determine how long it takes to get where 
+you need to go. In return for your free passage, you 
+and your companions are expected to assist the crew 
+during the voyage. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Sailors can be a rough lot, but the responsibilities of 
+life on a ship make them generally reliable as well. Life 
+aboard a ship shapes their outlook and forms their most 
+important attachments. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1  Myfriends know they can rely on me, no matter what. 
+
+2 work hard so that | can play hard when the work 
+is done. 
+
+3  lenjoysailing into new ports and making new friends 
+over a flagon of ale. 
+I stretch the truth for the sake of a good story. 
+
+5 Tome, a tavern brawl is a nice way to get to know a 
+new city. 
+
+6 | never pass up a friendly wager. 
+
+My language is as foul as an otyugh nest. 
+
+8 | like a job well done, especially if | can convince 
+someone else to do it. 
+
+
+M 
+
+
+d6 Ideal 
+
+1 Respect. The thing that keeps a ship together is mutual 
+respect between captain and crew. (Good) 
+
+2 Fairness. We all do the work, so we all share in the 
+rewards. (Lawful) 
+
+3 Freedom. The sea is freedom—the freedom to go 
+anywhere and do anything. (Chaotic) 
+
+4 Mastery. I'm a predator, and the other ships on the sea 
+are my prey. (Evil) 
+
+5 People. l'm committed to my crewmates, not to ideals. 
+(Neutral) 
+
+6 Aspiration. Someday l'Il own my own ship and chart 
+my own destiny. (Any) 
+
+
+dé Bond 
+
+1 I'm loyal to my captain first, everything else second. 
+
+2 The ship is most important—crewmates and captains 
+come and go. 
+
+3 I'll always remember my first ship. 
+
+4 Ina harbor town, | have a paramour whose eyes nearly 
+stole me from the sea. 
+
+5 Iwas cheated out of my fair share of the profits, and | 
+want to get my due. 
+
+6  Ruthless pirates murdered my captain and crewmates, 
+plundered our ship, and left me to die. Vengeance will 
+be mine. 
+
+
+dé Flaw 
+
+| follow orders, even if | think they're wrong. 
+
+I'll say anything to avoid having to do extra work. 
+
+Once someone questions my courage, | never back 
+
+down no matter how dangerous the situation. 
+
+4  Oncel start drinking, it's hard for me to stop. 
+
+5 | can’t help but pocket loose coins and other trinkets | 
+come across. 
+
+6 My pride will probably lead to my destruction. 
+
+
+wna 
+
+
+VARIANT SAILOR: PIRATE 
+
+You spent your youth under the sway of a dread pirate, 
+a ruthless cutthroat who taught you how to survive in a 
+world of sharks and savages. You've indulged in larceny 
+on the high seas and sent more than one deserving soul 
+to a briny grave. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers 
+to you, and you've garnered a somewhat unsavory 
+reputation in many a port town. 
+
+If you decide that your sailing career involved piracy, 
+you can choose the Bad Reputation feature (see sidebar) 
+instead of the Ship’s Passage feature. 
+eS a et M 
+
+VARIANT FEATURE: BAD REPUTATION 
+_ If your character has a sailor background, you may select this 
+background feature instead of Ship's Passage. 
+
+No matter where you go, people are afraid of you due to 
+your reputation. When you are in a civilized settlement, you 
+can get away with minor criminal offenses, such as refusing 
+to pay for food at a tavern or breaking down doors at a local 
+shop, since most people will not report your activity to the 
+authorities, 
+pu—Ó—ÓÓ—ÁÓ———— Mr 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+139 
+
+
+SOLDIER 
+
+
+War has been your life for as long as you care to 
+remember. You trained as a youth, studied the use of 
+weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, 
+including how to stay alive on the battlefield. You 
+might have been part of a standing national army or a 
+mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local 
+militia who rose to prominence during a recent war. 
+When you choose this background, work with your 
+DM to determine which military organization you were 
+a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and 
+what kind of experiences you had during your military 
+career. Was it a standing army, a town guard, or a village 
+militia? Or it might have been a noble's or merchant's 
+private army, or a mercenary company. 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, 
+vehicles (land) 
+
+Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from 
+a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a 
+banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of 
+common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp 
+
+
+SPECIALTY 
+
+During your time as a soldier, you had a specific role to 
+play in your unit or army. Roll a d8 or choose from the 
+options in the table below to determine your role: 
+
+
+d8 Specialty d8 Specialty 
+
+l Officer Quartermaster 
+
+2 Scout 7 Standard bearer 
+
+3 Infantry Support staff (cook, 
+4 Cavalry blacksmith, or the 
+
+5 Healer like) 
+
+
+FEATURE: MILITARY RANK 
+
+You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. 
+Soldiers loyal to your former military organization 
+still recognize your authority and influence, and they 
+defer to you if they are of a lower rank. You can invoke 
+your rank to exert influence over other soldiers and 
+requisition simple equipment or horses for temporary 
+use. You can also usually gain access to friendly 
+military encampments and fortresses where your 
+rank is recognized. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+The horrors of war combined with the rigid discipline of 
+military service leave their mark on all soldiers, shaping 
+their ideals, creating strong bonds, and often leaving 
+them scarred and vulnerable to fear, shame, and hatred. 
+
+
+d8 Personality Trait 
+
+1 I'm always polite and respectful. 
+
+2 I'm haunted by memories of war. | can't get the images 
+of violence out of my mind. 
+
+3  l'velost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new 
+ones. 
+
+4 I'm full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my 
+
+military experience relevant to almost every combat 
+
+situation. 
+
+| can stare down a hell hound without flinching. 
+
+| enjoy being strong and like breaking things. 
+
+I have a crude sense of humor. 
+
+
+on Q^ uin 
+
+
+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 
+defense of others. (Good) 
+
+2 Responsibility. | do what | must and obey just 
+authority. (Lawful) 
+
+3 Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they 
+embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic) 
+Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil) 
+Live and Let Live. Ideals aren't worth killing over or 
+going to war for. (Neutral) 
+
+6 Nation. My city, nation, or people are all that matter. 
+
+
+(Any) 
+
+
+d6 Bond 
+1 | would still lay down my life for the people | 
+served with. 
+2 Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, | 
+will never leave a friend behind. 
+3 My honor is my life, 
+4 I'll never forget the crushing defeat my company 
+suffered or the enemies who dealt it. 
+5 Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. 
+6 | fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. 
+
+
+d6 Flaw 
+1  Themonstrous enemy we faced in battle still leaves 
+me quivering with fear. 
+2 ‘Ihave little respect for anyone who is not a 
+proven warrior. 
+3  |made a terrible mistake in battle cost many lives— 
+and | would do anything to keep that mistake secret. 
+4  Myhatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. 
+5  lobeythe law, even if the law causes misery. 
+6 I'd rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong. 
+
+
+URCHIN 
+
+
+You grew up on the streets alone, orphaned, and poor. 
+You had no one to watch over you or to provide for 
+
+you, so you learned to provide for yourself. You fought 
+fiercely over food and kept a constant watch out for other 
+desperate souls who might steal from you. You slept on 
+rooftops and in alleyways, exposed to the elements, and 
+endured sickness without the advantage of medicine or 
+a place to recuperate. You've survived despite all odds, 
+and did so through cunning, strength, speed, or some 
+combination of each. 
+
+You begin your adventuring career with enough 
+money to live modestly but securely for at least ten days. 
+How did you come by that money? What allowed you to 
+break free of your desperate circumstances and embark 
+on a better life? 
+
+
+Skill Proficiencies: Sleight of Hand, Stealth 
+
+Tool Proficiencies: Disguise kit, thieves' tools 
+
+Equipment: A small knife, a map of the city you 
+grew up in, a pet mouse, a token to remember your 
+parents by, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch 
+containing 10 gp 
+
+
+FEATURE: CITY SECRETS 
+
+You know the secret patterns and flow to cities and can 
+find passages through the urban sprawl that others would 
+miss. When you are not in combat, you (and companions 
+you lead) can travel between any two locations in the city 
+twice as fast as your speed would normally allow. 
+
+
+SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS 
+
+Urchins are shaped by lives of desperate poverty, for 
+good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a 
+commitment to the people with whom they shared life 
+on the street or by a burning desire to find a better life— 
+and maybe get some payback on all the rich people who 
+treated them badly. 
+
+
+A 
+
+
+on O^ tn 
+
+
+Cc» Uu Ru 
+
+
+Personality Trait 
+
+| hide scraps of food and trinkets away in my pockets. 
+| ask a lot of questions. 
+
+| like to squeeze into small places where no one else 
+
+
+can get to me. 
+
+| sleep with my back to a wall or tree, with everything | 
+own wrapped in a bundle in my arms. 
+
+| eat like a pig and have bad manners. 
+
+I think anyone who's nice to me is hiding evil intent. 
+
+| don't like to bathe. 
+
+| bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding. 
+
+
+Ideal 
+
+Respect. All people, rich or poor, deserve respect. 
+(Good) 
+
+Community. We have to take care of each other, 
+because no one else is going to do it. (Lawful) 
+Change. The low are lifted up, and the high and mighty 
+are brought down. Change is the nature of things. 
+(Chaotic) 
+
+Retribution. The rich need to be shown what life and 
+death are like in the gutters. (Evil) 
+
+People. | help the people who help me—that’s what 
+keeps us alive. (Neutral) 
+
+Aspiration. I'm going to prove that I'm worthy of a 
+better life. 
+
+
+Bond 
+
+My town or city is my home, and I'll fight to defend it. 
+| sponsor an orphanage to keep others from enduring 
+what | was forced to endure, 
+
+| owe my survival to another urchin who taught me to 
+live on the streets. 
+
+| owe a debt | can never repay to the person who took 
+pity on me. 
+
+| escaped my life of poverty by robbing an important 
+person, and I’m wanted for it. 
+
+No one else should have to endure the hardships I've 
+been through. 
+
+
+Flaw 
+
+If I'm outnumbered, | will run away from a fight. 
+
+Gold seems like a lot of money to me, and I'll do just 
+about anything for more of it. 
+
+| will never fully trust anyone other than myself. 
+
+I'd rather kill someone in their sleep then fight fair. 
+
+It's not stealing if | need it more than someone else. 
+People who can't take care of themselves get what they 
+deserve. 
+
+
+PART 1 | PERSONALITY AND BACKGROUND 
+
+
+prms 
+
+
+“ay Mes 
+
+
+CHAPTER 5: EQUIPMENT 
+ii c 
+
+
+HE MARKETPLACE OF A LARGE CITY TEEMS 
+with buyers and sellers of many sorts: 
+dwarf smiths and elf woodcarvers, halfling 
+farmers and gnome jewelers, not to mention 
+humans of every shape, size, and color 
+drawn from a spectrum of nations and 
+cultures. In the largest cities, almost 
+anything imaginable is offered for sale, from exotic 
+spices and luxurious clothing to wicker baskets and 
+practical swords. 
+
+For an adventurer, the availability of armor, weapons, 
+backpacks, rope, and similar goods is of paramount 
+importance, since proper equipment can mean the 
+difference between life and death in a dungeon or the 
+untamed wilds. This chapter details the mundane and 
+exotic merchandise that adventurers commonly find useful 
+in the face of the threats that the worlds of D&D present. 
+
+
+STARTING EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+When you create your character, you receive equipment 
+based on a combination of your class and background. 
+Alternatively, you can start with a number of gold pieces 
+based on your class and spend them on items from the 
+lists in this chapter. See the Starting Wealth by Class 
+table to determine how much gold you have to spend. 
+
+You decide how your character came by this starting 
+equipment. It might have been an inheritance, or goods 
+that the character purchased during his or her upbringing. 
+You might have been equipped with a weapon, armor, and 
+a backpack as part of military service. You might even have 
+stolen your gear. A weapon could be a family heirloom, 
+passed down from generation to generation until your 
+character finally took up the mantle and followed in an 
+ancestor's adventurous footsteps. 
+
+
+STARTING WEALTH BY CLASS 
+
+
+Class Funds 
+Barbarian 2d4 x 10 gp 
+Bard 5d4 x 10 gp 
+Cleric 5d4 x 10 gp 
+Druid 2d4 x 10 gp 
+Fighter 5d4 x 10 gp 
+Monk 5d4 gp 
+Paladin 5d4 x 10 gp 
+Ranger 5d4 x 10 gp 
+Rogue 4d4 x 10 gp 
+Sorcerer 3d4 x 10 gp 
+Warlock 4d4 x 10 gp 
+Wizard 4d4 x 10 gp 
+WEALTH 
+
+
+Wealth appears in many forms in a D&D world. Coins, 
+gemstones, trade goods, art objects, animals, and 
+property can reflect your character's financial well-being. 
+Members of the peasantry trade in goods, bartering for 
+what they need and paying taxes in grain and cheese. 
+
+
+aT 
+
+
+Members of the nobility trade either in legal rights, such 
+as the rights to a mine, a port, or farmland, or in gold 
+bars, measuring gold by the pound rather than by the 
+coin. Only merchants, adventurers, and those offering 
+professional services for hire commonly deal in coins. 
+
+
+COINAGE 
+
+
+Common coins come in several different denominations 
+based on the relative worth of the metal from which they 
+are made. The three most common coins are the gold 
+piece (gp), the silver piece (sp), and the copper piece (cp). 
+
+With one gold piece, a character can buy a belt 
+pouch, 50 feet of good rope, or a goat. A skilled (but 
+not exceptional) artisan can earn one gold piece a day. 
+The gold piece is the standard unit of measure for 
+wealth, even if the coin itself is not commonly used. 
+When merchants discuss deals that involve goods or 
+services worth hundreds or thousands of gold pieces, 
+the transactions don't usually involve the exchange of 
+individual coins. Rather, the gold piece is a standard 
+measure of value, and the actual exchange is in gold 
+bars, letters of credit, or valuable goods. 
+
+One gold piece is worth ten silver pieces, the most 
+prevalent coin among commoners. A silver piece buys a 
+laborer's work for a day, a flask of lamp oil, or a night's 
+rest in a poor inn. 
+
+One silver piece is worth ten copper pieces, which are 
+common among laborers and beggars. A single copper 
+piece buys a candle, a torch, or a piece of chalk. 
+
+In addition, unusual coins made of other precious 
+metals sometimes appear in treasure hoards. The 
+electrum piece (ep) and the platinum piece (pp) originate 
+from fallen empires and lost kingdoms, and they 
+sometimes arouse suspicion and skepticism when used 
+in transactions. An electrum piece is worth five silver 
+pieces, and a platinum piece is worth ten gold pieces. 
+
+A standard coin weighs about a third of an ounce, 
+so fifty coins weigh a pound. 
+
+
+STANDARD ExcHANGE RATES 
+
+
+Coin cp sp ep gp pp 
+Copper (cp) 1 10 1/50 1100 1/1000 
+Silver (sp) 10 1 1/5 1/10 1/100 
+Electrum (ep) 50 5 1 1/2 1/20 
+Gold (gp) 100 10 2 1 1/10 
+
+
+Platinum (pp) 
+
+
+1,000 100 20 10 1 
+
+
+Sitver 
+
+
+Copper 
+
+
+ELecrrum 
+
+
+PLATINUM 
+PART 1 | EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+i eme M ——M ` 143 
+
+
+144 
+
+
+SELLING TREASURE 
+
+
+Opportunities abound to find treasure, equipment, 
+weapons, armor, and more in the dungeons you explore. 
+Normally, you can sell your treasures and trinkets when 
+you return to a town or other settlement, provided that you 
+can find buyers and merchants interested in your loot. 
+
+Arms, Armor, and Other Equipment. As a general 
+rule, undamaged weapons, armor, and other equipment 
+fetch half their cost when sold in a market. Weapons 
+and armor used by monsters are rarely in good enough 
+condition to sell. 
+
+Magic Items. Selling magic items is problematic. 
+Finding someone to buy a potion or a scroll isn't too 
+hard, but other items are out of the realm of most but the 
+wealthiest nobles. Likewise, aside from a few common 
+magic items, you won't normally come across magic 
+items or spells to purchase. The value of magic is far 
+beyond simple gold and should always be treated as such. 
+
+Gems, Jewelry, and Art Objects. These items retain 
+their full value in the marketplace, and you can either 
+trade them in for coin or use them as currency for other 
+transactions. For exceptionally valuable treasures, the 
+DM might require you to find a buyer in a large town or 
+larger community first. 
+
+Trade Goods. On the borderlands, many people 
+conduct transactions through barter. Like gems and art 
+objects, trade goods—bars of iron, bags of salt, livestock, 
+and so on—retain their full value in the market and can 
+be used as currency. 
+
+
+ARMOR AND SHIELDS 
+
+
+D&D worlds are a vast tapestry made up of many 
+different cultures, each with its own technology level. 
+For this reason, adventurers have access to a variety 
+of armor types, ranging from leather armor to chain 
+mail to costly plate armor, with several other kinds of 
+armor in between. The Armor table collects the most 
+commonly available types of armor found in the game 
+and separates them into three categories: light armor, 
+medium armor, and heavy armor. Many warriors 
+supplement their armor with a shield. 
+
+
+EEE EEE EES SSS ee 
+VARIANT: EQUIPMENT SIZES 
+
+
+In most campaigns, you can use or wear any equipment that 
+you find on your adventures, within the bounds of common 
+sense. For example, a burly half-orc won't fit in a halfling's 
+leather armor, and a gnome would be swallowed up in a 
+cloud giant's elegant robe. 
+
+The DM can impose more realism. For example, a suit of 
+plate armor made for one human might not fit another one 
+without significant alterations, and a guard's uniform might 
+be visibly ill-fitting when an adventurer tries to wear it as a 
+disguise. 
+
+Using this variant, when adventurers find armor, clothing, 
+and similar items that are made to be worn, they might need 
+to visit an armorsmith, tailor, leatherworker, or similar expert 
+to make the item wearable. The cost for such work varies 
+from 10 to 40 percent of the market price of the item. The 
+DM can either roll 1d4 x 10 or determine the increase in cost 
+based on the extent of the alterations required. 
+
+
+PART 1 | EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+The Armor table shows the cost, weight, and other 
+properties of the common types of armor worn in the 
+worlds of D&D. 
+
+Armor Proficiency. Anyone can put on a suit of armor 
+or strap a shield to an arm. Only those proficient in the 
+armor's use know how to wear it effectively, however. 
+Your class gives you proficiency with certain types of 
+armor. If you wear armor that you lack proficiency with, 
+you have disadvantage on any ability check, saving 
+throw, or attack roll that involves Strength or Dexterity, 
+and you can't cast spells. 
+
+Armor Class (AC). Armor protects its wearer from 
+attacks. The armor (and shield) you wear determines 
+your base Armor Class. 
+
+Heavy Armor. Heavier armor interferes with the 
+wearer's ability to move quickly, stealthily, and freely. 
+
+If the Armor table shows "Str 13" or "Str 15" in the 
+Strength column for an armor type, the armor reduces 
+the wearer's speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a 
+Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score. 
+
+Stealth. If the Armor table shows “Disadvantage” in 
+the Stealth column, the wearer has disadvantage on 
+Dexterity (Stealth) checks. 
+
+Shields. A shield is made from wood or metal and 
+is carried in one hand. Wielding a shield increases 
+your Armor Class by 2. You can benefit from only one 
+shield at a time. 
+
+
+LIGHT ARMOR 
+
+
+Made from supple and thin materials, light armor favors 
+agile adventurers since it offers some protection without 
+sacrificing mobility. If you wear light armor, you add 
+your Dexterity modifier to the base number from your 
+armor type to determine your Armor Class. 
+
+Padded. Padded armor consists of quilted layers of 
+cloth and batting. 
+
+Leather. The breastplate and shoulder protectors of 
+this armor are made of leather that has been stiffened 
+by being boiled in oil. The rest of the armor is made of 
+softer and more flexible materials. 
+
+Studded Leather. Made from tough but flexible 
+leather, studded leather is reinforced with close-set 
+rivets or spikes. 
+
+
+MEDIUM ARMOR 
+
+
+Medium armor offers more protection than light armor, 
+but it also impairs movement more. If you wear medium 
+armor, you add your Dexterity modifier, to a maximum 
+of *2, to the base number from your armor type to 
+determine your Armor Class. 
+
+Hide. This crude armor consists of thick furs and 
+pelts. It is commonly worn by barbarian tribes, evil 
+humanoids, and other folk who lack access to the tools 
+and materials needed to create better armor. 
+
+Chain Shirt. Made of interlocking metal rings, a chain 
+shirt is worn between layers of clothing or leather. This 
+armor offers modest protection to the wearer's upper 
+body and allows the sound of the rings rubbing against 
+one another to be muffled by outer layers. 
+
+Scale Mail. This armor consists of a coat and leggings 
+(and perhaps a separate skirt) of leather covered with 
+
+
+overlapping pieces of metal, much like the scales of a 
+fish. The suit includes gauntlets. 
+
+Breastplate. This armor consists of a fitted metal 
+chest piece worn with supple leather. Although it leaves 
+the legs and arms relatively unprotected, this armor 
+provides good protection for the wearer's vital organs 
+while leaving the wearer relatively unencumbered. 
+
+Half Plate. Half plate consists of shaped metal plates 
+that cover most of the wearer's body. It does not include 
+leg protection beyond simple greaves that are attached 
+with leather straps. 
+
+
+HEAVY ARMOR 
+
+
+Of all the armor categories, heavy armor offers the best 
+protection. These suits of armor cover the entire body 
+
+and are designed to stop a wide range of attacks. Only » 
+proficient warriors can manage their weight and bulk. a 
+
+Heavy armor doesn’t let you add your Dexterity 
+modifier to your Armor Class, but it also doesn't 
+penalize you if your Dexterity modifier is negative. 
+
+Ring Mail. This armor is leather armor with heavy 
+rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor 
+against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is 
+inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those 
+who can't afford better armor. 
+
+Chain Mail. Made of interlocking metal rings, chain 
+mail includes a layer of quilted fabric worn underneath z 
+the mail to prevent chafing and to cushion the impact of 
+blows. The suit includes gauntlets. 
+
+
+Splint. This armor is made of narrow vertical strips y 
+of metal riveted to a backing of leather that is worn over Am to E 
+s 3 : ; Pp Ch ` 
+cloth padding. Flexible chain mail protects the joints. Sos 
+Plate. Plate consists of shaped, interlocking metal ¥ aM. 
+plates to cover the entire body. A suit of plate includes f 
+gauntlets, heavy leather boots, a visored helmet, and E 4 
+thick layers of padding underneath the armor. Buckles IAEA d 
+
+
+and straps distribute the weight over the body. 
+
+
+ARMOR 
+
+
+Armor Cost Armor Class (AC) Strength Stealth Weight 
+Light Armor 
+Padded 5 gp 11 + Dex modifier -- Disadvantage 8 Ib. 
+Leather 10 gp 11 + Dex modifier — — 10 Ib. 
+Studded leather 45 gp 12 + Dex modifier — — 13 Ib. 
+Medium Armor 
+Hide 10 gp 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 12 Ib. 
+Chain shirt 50 gp 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 Ib. 
+Scale mail 50 gp 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 45 lb. 
+Breastplate 400 gp 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) — — 20 Ib. 
+Half plate 750 gp 15 + Dex modifier (max 2) — Disadvantage 40 Ib. 
+Heavy Armor 
+Ring mail 30 gp 14 — Disadvantage 40 Ib. 
+Chain mail 75 gp 16 Str 13 Disadvantage 55 Ib. 
+$ Splint 200 gp 17 Str 15 Disadvantage 60 Ib. 
+Plate 1,500 gp 18 Str 15 Disadvantage 65 Ib. 
+Shield 
+
+
+Shield 
+
+
++2 
+
+
+PART 1| EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+146 
+— 
+
+
+i 
+
+
+PART 1 | EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+ky 
+
+
+GETTING INTO AND OUT OF ARMOR 
+
+
+The time it takes to don or doff armor depends on the 
+armor's category. 
+
+Don. This is the time it takes to put on armor. You 
+benefit from the armor's AC only if you take the full time 
+to don the suit of armor. 
+
+Doff. This is the time it takes to take off armor. If you 
+have help, reduce this time by half. 
+
+
+DONNING AND DOFFING ARMOR 
+
+
+Category Don Doff 
+
+Light Armor ] minute 1 minute 
+
+Medium Armor 5 minutes 1 minute 
+
+Heavy Armor 10 minutes 5 minutes 
+
+Shield 1 action ] action 
+WEAPONS 
+
+
+Your class grants proficiency in certain weapons, 
+reflecting both the class's focus and the tools you are 
+most likely to use. Whether you favor a longsword or 
+a longbow, your weapon and your ability to wield it 
+effectively can mean the difference between life and 
+death while adventuring. 
+
+The Weapons table shows the most common weapons 
+used in the worlds of D&D, their price and weight, 
+the damage they deal when they hit, and any special 
+properties they possess. Every weapon is classified 
+as either melee or ranged. A melee weapon is used to 
+attack a target within 5 feet of you, whereas a ranged 
+weapon is used to attack a target at a distance. 
+
+
+WEAPON PROFICIENCY 
+
+
+Your race, class, and feats can grant you proficiency 
+with certain weapons or categories of weapons. The two 
+categories are simple and martial. Most people can 
+use simple weapons with proficiency. These weapons 
+include clubs, maces, and other weapons often found in 
+the hands of commoners. Martial weapons, including 
+swords, axes, and polearms, require more specialized 
+training to use effectively. Most warriors use martial 
+weapons because these weapons put their fighting style 
+and training to best use. 
+
+Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your 
+proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you 
+make with that weapon. If you make an attack roll using 
+a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not 
+add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll. 
+
+
+WEAPON PROPERTIES 
+
+
+Many weapons have special properties related to their use, 
+as shown in the Weapons table. 
+
+Ammunition. You can use a weapon that has the 
+ammunition property to make a ranged attack only if 
+you have ammunition to fire from the weapon. Each 
+time you attack with the weapon, you expend one piece 
+of ammunition. Drawing the ammunition from a quiver, 
+case, or other container is part of the attack. At the 
+end of the battle, you can recover half your expended 
+ammunition by taking a minute to search the battlefield. 
+
+
+If you use a weapon that has the ammunition property 
+to make a melee attack, you treat the weapon as an 
+improvised weapon (see "Improvised Weapons" later in 
+the section). A sling must be loaded to deal any damage 
+when used in this way. 
+
+Finesse. When making an attack with a finesse 
+weapon, you use your choice of your Strength or 
+Dexterity modifier for the attack and damage rolls. You 
+must use the same modifier for both rolls. 
+
+Heavy. Small creatures have disadvantage on attack 
+rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon's size and 
+bulk make it too large for a Small creature to use 
+effectively. 
+
+Light. A light weapon is small and easy to handle, 
+making it ideal for use when fighting with two weapons. 
+See the rules for two-weapon fighting in chapter 9. 
+
+Loading. Because of the time required to load this 
+weapon, you can fire only one piece of ammunition 
+from it when you use an action, bonus action, or reaction 
+to fire it, regardless of the number of attacks you can 
+normally make. 
+
+Range. A weapon that can be used to make a ranged 
+attack has a range shown in parentheses after the 
+ammunition or thrown property. The range lists two 
+numbers. The first is the weapon’s normal range in feet, 
+and the second indicates the weapon’s maximum range. 
+When attacking a target beyond normal range, you have 
+disadvantage on the attack roll. You can't attack a target 
+beyond the weapon's long range. 
+
+Reach. This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when 
+you attack with it. 
+
+Special. ^ weapon with the special property has 
+unusual rules governing its use, explained in the 
+weapon's description (see "Special Weapons" later in 
+this section). 
+
+Thrown. lf a weapon has the thrown property, you 
+can throw the weapon to make a ranged attack. If the 
+weapon is a melee weapon, you use the same ability 
+modifier for that attack roll and damage roll that you 
+would use for a melee attack with the weapon. For 
+example, if you throw a handaxe, you use your Strength, 
+but if you throw a dagger, you can use either your 
+Strength or your Dexterity, since the dagger has the 
+finesse property. 
+
+
+Two-Handed. This weapon requires two hands to usc. 
+
+
+Versatile. This weapon can be used with one or two 
+hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the 
+property—the damage when the weapon is used with 
+two hands to make a melee attack. 
+
+
+IMPROVISED WEAPONS 
+Sometimes characters don't have their weapons and 
+have to attack with whatever is close at hand. An 
+improvised weapon includes any object you can wield 
+in one or two hands, such as broken glass, a table leg, a 
+frying pan, a wagon wheel, or a dead goblin. 
+
+In many cases, an improvised weapon is similar 
+to an actual weapon and can be treated as such. For 
+example, a table leg is akin to a club. At the DM's option, 
+a character proficient with a weapon can use a similar 
+object as if it were that weapon and use his or her 
+proficiency bonus. 
+
+
+PART 1 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+An object that bears no resemblance to a weapon 
+deals 1d4 damage (the DM assigns a damage type 
+appropriate to the object). If a character uses a ranged 
+weapon to make a melee attack, or throws a melee 
+weapon that does not have the thrown property, it also 
+deals 1d4 damage. An improvised thrown weapon has a 
+normal range of 20 feet and a long range of 60 feet. 
+
+
+SILVERED WEAPONS 
+
+Some monsters that have immunity or resistance 
+
+to nonmagical weapons are susceptible to silver 
+weapons, so cautious adventurers invest extra coin to 
+plate their weapons with silver. You can silver a single 
+weapon or ten pieces of ammunition for 100 gp. This 
+cost represents not only the price of the silver, but the 
+time and expertise needed to add silver to the weapon 
+without making it less effective. 
+
+
+SPECIAL WEAPONS 
+
+Weapons with special rules are described here. 
+Lance. You have disadvantage when you use a lance 
+
+to attack a target within 5 feet of you. Also, a lance 
+
+requires two hands to wield when you aren't mounted. 
+Net. A Large or smaller creature hit by a net is 
+
+restrained until it is freed. A net has no effect on 
+
+
+creatures that are formless, or creatures that are Huge 
+or larger. A creature can use its action to make a DC 10 
+Strength check, freeing itself or another creature within 
+its reach on a success. Dealing 5 slashing damage to the 
+net (AC 10) also frees the creature without harming it, 
+ending the effect and destroying the net. 
+
+When you use an action, bonus action, or reaction 
+to attack with a net, you can make only one attack 
+regardless of the number of attacks you can 
+normally make. 
+
+
+ADVENTURING GEAR 
+
+
+This section describes items that have special rules or 
+require further explanation. 
+
+Acid. As an action, you can splash the contents of 
+this vial onto a creature within 5 feet of you or throw 
+the vial up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. In either 
+case, make a ranged attack against a creature or object, 
+treating the acid as an improvised weapon. On a hit, the 
+target takes 2d6 acid damage. 
+
+Alchemist's Fire. This sticky, adhesive fluid ignites 
+when exposed to air. As an action, you can throw this 
+flask up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. Make a 
+ranged attack against a creature or object, treating 
+
+
+WEAPONS 
+
+
+Name 
+
+Simple Melee Weapons 
+Club 
+Dagger 
+Greatclub 
+Handaxe 
+Javelin 
+Light hammer 
+Mace 
+Quarterstaff 
+Sickle 
+Spear 
+Unarmed strike 
+
+Simple Ranged Weapons 
+Crossbow, light 
+Dart 
+Shortbow 
+Sling 
+
+Martial Melee Weapons 
+Battleaxe 
+Flail 
+Glaive 
+Greataxe 
+Greatsword 
+Halberd 
+Lance 
+Longsword 
+Maul 
+Morningstar 
+Pike 
+Rapier 
+Scimitar 
+Shortsword 
+Trident 
+War pick 
+Warhammer 
+Whip 
+
+
+Martial Ranged Weapons 
+
+
+Blowgun 
+Crossbow, hand 
+Crossbow, heavy 
+Longbow 
+
+
+Cost 
+
+
+2gp 
+
+
+Damage 
+
+
+1d4 bludgeoning 
+1d4 piercing 
+
+1d8 bludgeoning 
+1d6 slashing 
+
+1d6 piercing 
+
+1d4 bludgeoning 
+1d6 bludgeoning 
+1d6 bludgeoning 
+1d4 slashing 
+
+1d6 piercing 
+
+1 bludgeoning 
+
+
+1d8 piercing 
+1d4 piercing 
+1d6 piercing 
+1d4 bludgeoning 
+
+
+1d8 slashing 
+
+1d8 bludgeoning 
+1d10 slashing 
+1d12 slashing 
+2d6 slashing 
+1d10 slashing 
+1d12 piercing 
+1d8 slashing 
+2d6 bludgeoning 
+1d8 piercing 
+1d10 piercing 
+1d8 piercing 
+
+1d6 slashing 
+
+1d6 piercing 
+
+1d6 piercing 
+
+1d8 piercing 
+
+1d8 bludgeoning 
+1d4 slashing 
+
+
+] piercing 
+1d6 piercing 
+1d10 piercing 
+1d8 piercing 
+
+
+Properties 
+
+
+Light 
+
+Finesse, light, thrown (range 20/60) 
+Two-handed 
+
+Light, thrown (range 20/60) 
+
+Thrown (range 30/120) 
+
+Light, thrown (range 20/60) 
+
+Versatile (1d8) 
+
+Light 
+
+Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8) 
+
+
+Ammunition (range 80/320), loading, two-handed 
+Finesse, thrown (range 20/60) 
+
+Ammunition (range 80/320), two-handed 
+Ammunition (range 30/120) 
+
+
+Versatile (1d10) 
+
+Heavy, reach, two-handed 
+Heavy, two-handed 
+Heavy, two-handed 
+Heavy, reach, two-handed 
+Reach, special 
+
+Versatile (1d10) 
+
+Heavy, two-handed 
+Heavy, reach, two-handed 
+Finesse 
+
+Finesse, light 
+
+Finesse, light 
+
+Thrown (range 20/60), versatile (1d8) 
+Versatile (1d10) 
+
+Finesse, reach 
+
+
+Ammunition (range 25/100), loading 
+Ammunition (range 30/120), light, loading 
+
+
+Ammunition (range 100/400), heavy, loading, two-handed 
+
+
+Ammunition (range 150/600), heavy, two-handed 
+Special, thrown (range 5/15) 
+
+
+"T m 
+
+
+PART 1 
+
+
+EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+ADVENTURING GEAR 
+Item 
+Abacus 
+Acid (vial) 
+Alchemist's fire (flask) 
+Ammunition 
+Arrows (20) 
+Blowgun needles (50) 
+Crossbow bolts (20) 
+Sling bullets (20) 
+Antitoxin (vial) 
+Arcane focus 
+Crystal 
+Orb 
+Rod 
+Staff 
+Wand 
+Backpack 
+Ball bearings (bag of 1,000) 
+Barrel 
+Basket 
+Bedroll 
+Bell 
+Blanket 
+Block and tackle 
+Book 
+Bottle, glass 
+Bucket 
+Caltrops (bag of 20) 
+Candle 
+Case, crossbow bolt 
+Case, map or scroll 
+Chain (10 feet) 
+Chalk (1 piece) 
+Chest 
+Climber's kit 
+Clothes, common 
+Clothes, costume 
+Clothes, fine 
+Clothes, traveler's 
+Component pouch 
+Crowbar 
+Druidic focus 
+Sprig of mistletoe 
+Totem 
+Wooden staff 
+Yew wand 
+Fishing tackle 
+Flask or tankard 
+Grappling hook 
+Hammer 
+Hammer, sledge 
+Healer's kit 
+
+
+Item 
+
+Holy symbol 
+Amulet 
+Emblem 
+Reliquary 
+
+Holy water (flask) 
+
+Hourglass 
+
+Hunting trap 
+
+Ink (1 ounce bottle) 
+
+Ink pen 
+
+Jug or pitcher 
+
+Ladder (10-foot) 
+
+Lamp 
+
+Lantern, bullseye 
+
+Lantern, hooded 
+
+Lock 
+
+Magnifying glass 
+
+Manacles 
+
+Mess kit 
+
+Mirror, steel 
+
+Oil (flask) 
+
+Paper (one sheet) 
+
+Parchment (one sheet) 
+
+Perfume (vial) 
+
+Pick, miner's 
+
+Piton 
+
+Poison, basic (vial) 
+
+Pole (10-foot) 
+
+Pot, iron 
+
+Potion of healing 
+
+Pouch 
+
+Quiver 
+
+Ram, portable 
+
+Rations (1 day) 
+
+Robes 
+
+Rope, hempen (50 feet) 
+
+Rope, silk (50 feet) 
+
+Sack 
+
+Scale, merchant's 
+
+Sealing wax 
+
+Shovel 
+
+Signal whistle 
+
+Signet ring 
+
+Soap 
+
+Spellbook 
+
+Spikes, iron (10) 
+
+Spyglass 
+
+Tent, two-person 
+
+Tinderbox 
+
+Torch 
+
+Vial 
+
+Waterskin 
+
+Whetstone 
+
+
+3 lb. 
+
+5 Ib. 
+
+1 lb. 
+
+20 Ib. 
+11b. 
+
+1 Ib. 
+
+5 Ib. (full) 
+11b. 
+
+
+the alchemist's fire as an improvised weapon. On a 
+hit, the target takes 1d4 fire damage at the start of 
+each of its turns. A creature can end this damage by 
+using its action to make a DC 10 Dexterity check to 
+extinguish the flames. 
+
+Antitoxin. A creature that drinks this vial of liquid 
+gains advantage on saving throws against poison for 1 
+hour. It confers no benefit to undead or constructs. 
+
+Arcane Focus. An arcane focus is a special item— 
+an orb, a crystal, a rod, a specially constructed staff, 
+
+a wand-like length of wood, or some similar item— 
+designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A 
+sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a 
+spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 10. 
+
+Ball Bearings. As an action, you can spill these tiny 
+metal balls from their pouch to cover a level area 10 
+feet square. A creature moving across the covered area 
+must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall 
+prone. A creature moving through the area at half speed 
+doesn't need to make the saving throw. 
+
+Block and Tackle. A set of pulleys with a cable 
+threaded through them and a hook to attach to objects, a 
+block and tackle allows you to hoist up to four times the 
+weight you can normally lift. 
+
+Book. A book might contain poetry, historical 
+accounts, information pertaining to a particular field 
+of lore, diagrams and notes on gnomish contraptions, 
+or just about anything else that can be represented 
+using text or pictures. A book of spells is a spellbook 
+(described later in this section). 
+
+Caltrops. As an action, you can spread a single bag 
+of caltrops to cover a 5-foot-square area. Any creature 
+that enters the area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity 
+saving throw or stop moving and take 1 piercing 
+damage. Until the creature regains at least 1 hit point, 
+its walking speed is reduced by 10 feet. A creature 
+moving through the area at half speed doesn't need to 
+make the saving throw. 
+
+Candle. For 1 hour, a candle sheds bright light in a 
+5-foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet. 
+
+Case, Crossbow Bolt. This wooden case can hold up 
+to twenty crossbow bolts. 
+
+Case, Map or Scroll. This cylindrical leather case can 
+hold up to ten rolled-up sheets of paper or five rolled-up 
+sheets of parchment. 
+
+Chain. A chain has 10 hit points. It can be burst with a 
+successful DC 20 Strength check. 
+
+Climber’s Kit. ^ climber's kit includes special pitons, 
+boot tips, gloves, and a harness. You can use the 
+climber's kit as an action to anchor yourself; when you 
+do, you can't fall more than 25 feet from the point where 
+you anchored yourself, and you can't climb more than 25 
+feet away from that point without undoing the anchor. 
+
+Component Pouch. ^ component pouch is a small, 
+watertight leather belt pouch that has compartments 
+to hold all the material components and other special 
+items you need to cast your spells, except for those 
+components that have a specific cost (as indicated in a 
+spell's description). 
+
+Crowbar. Using a crowbar grants advantage 
+to Strength checks where the crowbar's leverage 
+can be applied. 
+
+
+Druidic Focus. ^ druidic focus might be a sprig of 
+mistletoe or holly, a wand or scepter made of yew or 
+another special wood, a staff drawn whole out of a living 
+tree, or a totem object incorporating feathers, fur, bones, 
+and teeth from sacred animals. A druid can use such an 
+object as a spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 10. 
+
+Fishing Tackle. This kit includes a wooden rod, silken 
+line, corkwood bobbers, steel hooks, lead sinkers, velvet 
+lures, and narrow netting. 
+
+Healer's Kit. This kit is a leather pouch containing 
+bandages, salves, and splints. The kit has ten uses. As 
+an action, you can expend one use of the kit to stabilize 
+a creature that has 0 hit points, without needing to make 
+a Wisdom (Medicine) check. 
+
+Holy Symbol. ^ holy symbol is a representation of 
+a god or pantheon. It might be an amulet depicting a 
+symbol representing a deity, the same symbol carefully 
+engraved or inlaid as an emblem on a shield, or a tiny 
+box holding a fragment of a sacred relic. Appendix B 
+lists the symbols commonly associated with many gods 
+in the multiverse. A cleric or paladin can use a holy 
+symbol as a spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 
+10. To use the symbol in this way, the caster must hold it 
+in hand, wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield. 
+
+Holy Water. As an action, you can splash the contents 
+of this flask onto a creature within 5 feet of you or throw 
+it up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. In either case, 
+make a ranged attack against a target creature, treating 
+the holy water as an improvised weapon. If the target is 
+a fiend or undead, it takes 2d6 radiant damage. 
+
+
+ru, ee 
+EQUIPMENT PACKS 
+The starting equipment you get from your class includes a 
+collection of useful adventuring gear, put together in a pack. 
+The contents of these packs are listed here. If you are buying 
+your starting equipment, you can purchase a pack for the 
+price shown, which might be cheaper than buying the items 
+individually. 
+
+Burglar's Pack (16 gp). Includes a backpack, a bag of 1,000 
+ball bearings, 10 feet of string, a bell, 5 candles, a crowbar, a 
+hammer, 10 pitons, a hooded lantern, 2 flasks of oil, 5 days 
+rations, a tinderbox, and a waterskin. The pack also has 50 
+feet of hempen rope strapped to the side of it. 
+
+Diplomat's Pack (39 gp). Includes a chest, 2 cases for maps 
+and scrolls, a set of fine clothes, a bottle of ink, an ink pen, 
+
+a lamp, 2 flasks of oil, 5 sheets of paper, a vial of perfume, 
+sealing wax, and soap. 
+
+Dungeoneer's Pack (12 gp). Includes a backpack, a crowbar, 
+a hammer, 10 pitons, 10 torches, a tinderbox, 10 days 
+of rations, and a waterskin. The pack also has 50 feet of 
+hempen rope strapped to the side of it. 
+
+Entertainer's Pack (40 gp). Includes a backpack, a bedroll, 
+2 costumes, 5 candles, 5 days of rations, a waterskin, and a 
+disguise kit. 
+
+Explorer's Pack (10 gp). Includes a backpack, a bedroll, 
+
+a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and 
+a waterskin. The pack also has 50 feet of hempen rope 
+strapped to the side of it. 
+
+Priest's Pack (19 gp). Includes a backpack, a blanket, 10 
+candles, a tinderbox, an alms box, 2 blocks of incense, a 
+censer, vestments, 2 days of rations, and a waterskin. 
+
+Scholar's Pack (40 gp). Includes a backpack, a book of lore, 
+a bottle of ink, an ink pen, 10 sheets of parchment, a little 
+bag of sand, and a small knife. 
+
+
+-——————J 
+
+
+PART 1| EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+E 
+
+
+A cleric or paladin may create holy water by 
+performing a special ritual. The ritual takes 1 hour 
+to perform, uses 25 gp worth of powdered silver, and 
+requires the caster to expend a Ist-level spell slot. 
+
+Hunting Trap. When you use your action to set it, 
+this trap forms a saw-toothed steel ring that snaps shut 
+when a creature steps on a pressure plate in the center. 
+The trap is affixed by a heavy chain to an immobile 
+object, such as a tree or a spike driven into the ground. 
+A creature that steps on the plate must succeed on a DC 
+13 Dexterity saving throw or take 1d4 piercing damage 
+and stop moving. Thereafter, until the creature breaks 
+free of the trap, its movement is limited by the length 
+of the chain (typically 3 feet long). A creature can use 
+its action to make a DC 13 Strength check, freeing 
+itself or another creature within its reach on a success. 
+Each failed check deals 1 piercing damage to the 
+trapped creature. 
+
+Lamp. ^ lamp casts bright light in a 15-foot radius 
+and dim light for an additional 30 feet. Once lit, it burns 
+for 6 hours on a flask (1 pint) of oil. 
+
+Lantern, Bullseye. A bullseye lantern casts bright 
+light in a 60-foot cone and dim light for an additional 60 
+feet. Once lit, it burns for 6 hours on a flask (1 pint) of oil. 
+
+Lantern, Hooded. A hooded lantern casts bright light 
+in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 
+feet. Once lit, it burns for 6 hours on a flask (1 pint) of 
+oil. As an action, you can lower the hood, reducing the 
+light to dim light in a 5-foot radius. 
+
+Lock. A key is provided with the lock. Without the 
+key, a creature proficient with thieves’ tools can pick 
+this lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. 
+
+Your DM may decide that better locks are available 
+for higher prices. 
+
+
+PART 1 | EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+Magnifying Glass. This lens allows a closer look at 
+small objects. It is also useful as a substitute for flint 
+and steel when starting fires. Lighting a fire with a 
+magnifying glass requires light as bright as sunlight to 
+focus, tinder to ignite, and about 5 minutes for the fire 
+to ignite. A magnifying glass grants advantage on any 
+ability check made to appraise or inspect an item that is 
+small or highly detailed. 
+
+Manacles. These metal restraints can bind a Small 
+or Medium creature. Escaping the manacles requires 
+a successful DC 20 Dexterity check. Breaking them 
+requires a successful DC 20 Strength check. Each 
+set of manacles comes with one key. Without the key, 
+a creature proficient with thieves’ tools can pick the 
+manacles’ lock with a successful DC 15 Dexterity 
+check. Manacles have 15 hit points. 
+
+Mess Kit. This tin box contains a cup and simple 
+cutlery. The box clamps together, and one side can 
+be used as a cooking pan and the other as a plate or 
+shallow bowl. 
+
+Oil. Oil usually comes in a clay flask that holds 1 
+pint. As an action, you can splash the oil in this flask 
+onto a creature within 5 feet of you or throw it up to 
+20 feet, shattering it on impact. Make a ranged attack 
+against a target creature or object, treating the oil as 
+an improvised weapon. On a hit, the target is covered 
+in oil. If the target takes any fire damage before the oil 
+dries (after 1 minute), the target takes an additional 5 
+fire damage from the burning oil. You can also pour a 
+flask of oil on the ground to cover a 5-foot-square arca, 
+provided that the surface is level. If lit, the oil burns for 
+2 rounds and deals 5 fire damage to any creature that 
+enters the area or ends its turn in the area. A creature 
+can take this damage only once per turn. 
+
+
+Poison, Basic. You can use the poison in this vial 
+to coat one slashing or piercing weapon or up to three 
+pieces of ammunition. Applying the poison takes 
+an action. A creature hit by the poisoned weapon or 
+ammunition must make a DC 10 Constitution saving 
+throw or take 1d4 poison damage. Once applied, the 
+poison retains potency for 1 minute before drying. 
+
+Potion of Healing. A character who drinks the magical 
+red fluid in this vial regains 2d4 + 2 hit points. Drinking 
+or administering a potion takes an action. 
+
+Pouch. A cloth or leather pouch can hold up to 20 
+sling bullets or 50 blowgun needles, among other 
+things. A compartmentalized pouch for holding spell 
+components is called a component pouch (described 
+earlier in this section). 
+
+Quiver. A quiver can hold up to 20 arrows. 
+
+Ram, Portable. You can use a portable ram to break 
+down doors. When doing so, you gain a +4 bonus on the 
+Strength check. One other character can help you use 
+the ram, giving you advantage on this check. 
+
+Rations, Rations consist of dry foods suitable 
+for extended travel, including jerky, dried fruit, 
+hardtack, and nuts. 
+
+Rope. Rope, whether made of hemp or silk, has 2 hit 
+points and can be burst with a DC 17 Strength check. 
+
+Scale, Merchant's. A scale includes a small balance, 
+pans, and a suitable assortment of weights up to 2 
+pounds. With it, you can measure the exact weight of 
+small objects, such as raw precious metals or trade 
+goods, to help determine their worth. 
+
+Spellbook. Essential for wizards, a spellbook is 
+a leather-bound tome with 100 blank vellum pages 
+suitable for recording spells. 
+
+
+Spyglass. Objects viewed through a spyglass are 
+magnified to twice their size. 
+
+Tent. A simple and portable canvas shelter, a 
+tent sleeps two. 
+
+Tinderbox. This small container holds flint, fire steel, 
+and tinder (usually dry cloth soaked in light oil) used to 
+kindle a fire. Using it to light a torch—or anything else 
+with abundant, exposed fuel—takes an action. Lighting 
+any other fire takes 1 minute. 
+
+Torch. A torch burns for 1 hour, providing bright light 
+in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 
+feet. If you make a melee attack with a burning torch 
+and hit, it deals 1 fire damage. 
+
+
+CONTAINER CAPACITY 
+
+
+Container Capacity 
+
+Backpack* 1 cubic foot/30 pounds of gear 
+Barrel 40 gallons liquid, 4 cubic feet solid 
+Basket 2 cubic feet/40 pounds of gear 
+Bottle 12 pints liquid 
+
+Bucket 3 gallons liquid, 1/2 cubic foot solid 
+Chest 12 cubic feet/300 pounds of gear 
+Flask or tankard 1 pint liquid 
+
+Jug or pitcher 1 gallon liquid 
+
+Pot, iron 1 gallon liquid 
+
+Pouch 1/5 cubic foot/6 pounds of gear 
+Sack 1 cubic foot/30 pounds of gear 
+Vial 4 ounces liquid 
+
+Waterskin 4 pints liquid 
+
+
+* You can also strap items, such as a bedroll or a coil of rope, 
+to the outside of a backpack. 
+
+
+154 
+
+
+TOOLS 
+
+
+A tool helps you to do something you couldn't otherwise 
+do, such as craft or repair an item, forge a document, or 
+pick a lock. Your race, class, background, or feats give 
+you proficiency with certain tools. Proficiency with a tool 
+allows you to add your proficiency bonus to any ability 
+check you make using that tool. Tool use is not tied to 
+
+a single ability, since proficiency with a tool represents 
+broader knowledge of its use. For example, the DM 
+might ask you to make a Dexterity check to carve a fine 
+detail with your woodcarver's tools, or a Strength check 
+to make something out of particularly hard wood. 
+
+
+TooLs 
+Item Cost Weight 
+Artisan’s tools 
+Alchemist's supplies 50 gp 8 Ib. 
+Brewer's supplies 20 gp 9 Ib. 
+Calligrapher's supplies 10 gp 5 Ib. 
+Carpenter's tools 8 gp 6 Ib. 
+Cartographer's tools 15 gp. 6 Ib. 
+Cobbler's tools 5gp 5 lb. 
+Cook's utensils lgp 8 Ib. 
+Glassblower's tools 30 gp 5 lb. 
+Jeweler's tools 25 gp 2 Ib. 
+Leatherworker's tools 5gp 5 Ib. 
+Mason's tools 10 gp 8 Ib. 
+Painter's supplies 10 gp 5 Ib. 
+Potter's tools 10 gp 3 Ib. 
+Smith's tools 20 gp 8 Ib. 
+Tinker's tools 50 gp 10 Ib. 
+Weaver's tools 1gp 5 Ib. 
+Woodcarver's tools 1 gp 5 Ib. 
+Disguise kit 25 gp 3 Ib. 
+Forgery kit 15 gp 5 Ib. 
+Gaming set 
+Dice set lsp = 
+Dragonchess set lgp 1/2 Ib. 
+Playing card set 5sp — 
+Three-Dragon Ante set 1gp — 
+Herbalism kit 5gp 3 Ib. 
+Musical instrument 
+Bagpipes 30 gp 6 Ib. 
+Drum 6 gp 3 Ib. 
+Dulcimer 25 gp 10 Ib. 
+Flute 2 gp 1 lb. 
+Lute 35 gp 2 lb. 
+Lyre 30 gp 2 Ib. 
+Horn 3 gp 2 Ib. 
+Pan flute 12gp 2 Ib. 
+Shawm 2 gp 1 Ib. 
+Viol 30 gp 1 Ib. 
+Navigator's tools 25 gp 2 Ib. 
+Poisoner's kit 50 gp 2 Ib. 
+Thieves' tools 25 gp 1 lb. 
+Vehicles (land or water) * * 
+
+
+* See the "Mounts and Vehicles" section. 
+
+
+PART 1 | EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+Artisan's Tools. These special tools include the items 
+needed to pursue a craft or trade. The table shows 
+examples of the most common types of tools, each 
+providing items related to a single craft. Proficiency 
+with a set of artisan's tools lets you add your proficiency 
+bonus to any ability checks you make using the tools 
+in your craft. Each type of artisan's tools requires a 
+separate proficiency. 
+
+Disguise Kit. This pouch of cosmetics, hair dye, and 
+small props lets you create disguises that change your 
+physical appearance. Proficiency with this kit lets you 
+add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you 
+make to create a visual disguise. 
+
+Forgery Kit. This small box contains a variety of 
+papers and parchments, pens and inks, seals and 
+sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and other supplies 
+necessary to create convincing forgeries of physical 
+documents. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your 
+proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to 
+create a physical forgery of a document. 
+
+Gaming Set. This item encompasses a wide range 
+of game pieces, including dice and decks of cards (for 
+games such as Three-Dragon Ante). A few common 
+examples appear on the Tools table, but other kinds of 
+gaming sets exist. If you are proficient with a gaming 
+set, you can add your proficiency bonus to ability checks 
+you make to play a game with that set. Each type of 
+gaming set requires a separate proficiency. 
+
+Herbalism Kit. This kit contains a variety of 
+instruments such as clippers, mortar and pestle, and 
+pouches and vials used by herbalists to create remedies 
+and potions. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your 
+proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to 
+identify or apply herbs. Also, proficiency with this kit is 
+required to create antitoxin and potions of healing. 
+
+Musical Instrument. Several of the most common 
+types of musical instruments are shown on the table as 
+examples. If you have proficiency with a given musical 
+instrument, you can add your proficiency bonus to 
+any ability checks you make to play music with the 
+instrument. A bard can use a musical instrument as a 
+spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 10. Each type 
+of musical instrument requires a separate proficiency. 
+
+Navigator’s Tools. This set of instruments is used 
+for navigation at sea. Proficiency with navigator's tools 
+lets you chart a ship's course and follow navigation 
+charts. In addition, these tools allow you to add your 
+proficiency bonus to any ability check you make to avoid 
+getting lost at sea. 
+
+Poisoner’s Kit. A poisoner's kit includes the vials, 
+chemicals, and other equipment necessary for the 
+creation of poisons. Proficiency with this kit lets you add 
+your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to 
+craft or use poisons. 
+
+Thieves' Tools. This set of tools includes a small file, 
+a set of lock picks, a small mirror mounted on a metal 
+handle, a set of narrow-bladed scissors, and a pair of 
+pliers. Proficiency with these tools lets you add your 
+proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to 
+disarm traps or open locks. 
+
+
+MOUNTS AND VEHICLES 
+
+
+A good mount can help you move more quickly through 
+the wilderness, but its primary purpose is to carry the 
+gear that would otherwise slow you down. The Mounts 
+and Other Animals table shows each animal’s speed and 
+base carrying capacity. 
+
+An animal pulling a carriage, cart, chariot, sled, 
+or wagon can move weight up to five times its base 
+carrying capacity, including the weight of the vehicle. 
+
+If multiple animals pull the same vehicle, they can add 
+their carrying capacity together. 
+
+Mounts other than those listed here are available in 
+the worlds of D&D, but they are rare and not normally 
+available for purchase. These include flying mounts 
+(pegasi, griffons, hippogriffs, and similar animals) and 
+even aquatic mounts (giant sea horses, for example). 
+Acquiring such a mount often means securing an egg 
+and raising the creature yourself, making a bargain with 
+a powerful entity, or negotiating with the mount itself. 
+
+Barding. Barding is armor designed to protect an 
+animal's head, neck, chest, and body. Any type of 
+armor shown on the Armor table in this chapter can 
+be purchased as barding. The cost is four times the 
+equivalent armor made for humanoids, and it weighs 
+twice as much. 
+
+Saddles. A military saddle braces the rider, helping 
+you keep your seat on an active mount in battle. It 
+gives you advantage on any check you make to remain 
+mounted. An exotic saddle is required for riding any 
+aquatic or flying mount. 
+
+Vehicle Proficiency. If you have proficiency with a 
+certain kind of vehicle (land or water), you can add your 
+proficiency bonus to any check you make to control that 
+kind of vehicle in difficult circumstances. 
+
+Rowed Vessels. Keclboats and rowboats are used on 
+lakes and rivers. If going downstream, add the speed of 
+the current (typically 3 miles per hour) to the speed of 
+
+
+the vehicle. These vehicles can't be rowed against any 
+significant current, but they can be pulled upstream 
+by draft animals on the shores. A rowboat weighs 100 
+pounds, in case adventurers carry it over land. 
+
+
+MOUNTS AND OTHER ANIMALS 
+
+
+Carrying 
+Item Cost Speed Capacity 
+Camel 50 gp 50 ft. 480 Ib. 
+Donkey or mule 8 gp 40 ft. 420 Ib. 
+Elephant 200 gp 40 ft. 1,320 Ib. 
+Horse, draft 50 gp 40 ft. 540 Ib. 
+Horse, riding 75 gp 60 ft. 480 Ib. 
+Mastiff 25 gp 40 ft. 195 Ib. 
+Pony 30 gp 40 ft. 225 |b. 
+Warhorse 400 gp 60 ft. 540 Ib. 
+
+
+TACK, HARNESS, AND DRAWN VEHICLES 
+
+
+Item Cost Weight 
+Barding x4 x2 
+Bit and bridle 2gp 1 Ib. 
+Carriage 100 gp 600 Ib. 
+Cart 15 gp 200 Ib. 
+Chariot 250 gp 100 Ib. 
+Feed (per day) 5cp 10 Ib. 
+Saddle 
+Exotic 60 gp 40 Ib. 
+Military 20 gp 30 Ib. 
+Pack 5gp 15 Ib. 
+Riding 10 gp 25 Ib. 
+Saddlebags 4 gp 8 Ib. 
+Sled 20 gp 300 Ib. 
+Stabling (per day) 5sp — 
+Wagon 35 gp 400 Ib. 
+WATERBORNE VEHICLES 
+Item Cost Speed 
+Galley 30,000 gp 4 mph 
+Keelboat 3,000 gp 1 mph 
+Longship 10,000 gp 3 mph 
+Rowboat 50 gp 1¥2 mph 
+Sailing ship 10,000 gp 2 mph 
+Warship 25,000 gp 21⁄2 mph 
+
+
+TRADE GOODS 
+
+
+Most wealth is not in coins. It is measured in livestock, 
+grain, land, rights to collect taxes, or rights to resources 
+(such as a mine or a forest). 
+
+Guilds, nobles, and royalty regulate trade. Chartered 
+companies are granted rights to conduct trade along 
+certain routes, to send merchant ships to various ports, 
+or to buy or sell specific goods. Guilds set prices for 
+the goods or services that they control, and determine 
+who may or may not offer those goods and services. 
+Merchants commonly exchange trade goods without 
+using currency. The Trade Goods table shows the value 
+of commonly exchanged goods. 
+
+
+TRADE Goops 
+Cost Goods 
+lcp 1 Ib. of wheat 
+2cp 1 |b. of flour or one chicken 
+5cp 1 |b. of salt 
+lsp  lib.ofiron or 1 sq. yd. of canvas 
+5sp  llb.of copper or 1 sq. yd. of cotton cloth 
+lgp 1lb. of ginger or one goat 
+2gp  llb.of cinnamon or pepper, or one sheep 
+3gp 1lb. of cloves or one pig 
+Sgp 1 Ib. of silver or 1 sq. yd. of linen 
+
+
+10 gp  lsq.yd.ofsilk or one cow 
+l5gp 1lb. of saffron or one ox 
+50gp 1 1b. of gold 
+500 gp  llb.of platinum 
+EXPENSES 
+
+
+When not descending into the depths of the earth, 
+exploring ruins for lost treasures, or waging war against 
+the encroaching darkness, adventurers face more 
+mundane realities. Even in a fantastical world, people 
+require basic necessities such as shelter, sustenance, 
+and clothing. These things cost money, although some 
+lifestyles cost more than others. 
+
+
+LIFESTYLE EXPENSES 
+
+
+Lifestyle expenses provide you with a simple way to 
+account for the cost of living in a fantasy world. They 
+cover your accommodations, food and drink, and all 
+your other necessities. Furthermore, expenses cover the 
+
+
+. cost of maintaining your equipment so you can be ready 
+
+
+"When adventure next calls. 
+
+At the start of each week or month (your choice), 
+choose a lifestyle from the Expenses table and pay the 
+price to sustain that lifestyle. The prices listed are per 
+day, so if you wish to calculate the cost of your chosen 
+lifestyle over a thirty-day period, multiply the listed price 
+by 30. Your lifestyle might change from one period to 
+the next, based on the funds you have at your disposal, 
+or you might maintain the same lifestyle throughout 
+your character's career. 
+
+Your lifestyle choice can have consequences. 
+Maintaining a wealthy lifestyle might help you make 
+contacts with the rich and powerful, though you run the 
+risk of attracting thieves. Likewise, living frugally might 
+help you avoid criminals, but you are unlikely to make 
+powerful connections. 
+
+
+LIFESTYLE EXPENSES 
+
+
+Lifestyle Price/Day 
+Wretched — 
+Squalid lsp 
+Poor 2sp 
+Modest lgp 
+Comfortable 2 gp 
+Wealthy 4 gp 
+
+
+Aristocratic 10 gp minimum 
+
+
+PART 1 | EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+Wretched. You live in inhumane conditions. With 
+no place to call home, you shelter wherever you can, 
+sneaking into barns, huddling in old crates, and relying 
+on the good graces of people better off than you. A 
+wretched lifestyle presents abundant dangers. Violence, 
+disease, and hunger follow you wherever you go, Other 
+wretched people covet your armor, weapons, and 
+adventuring gear, which represent a fortune by their 
+standards. You are beneath the notice of most people. 
+
+Squalid. You live in a leaky stable, a mud-floored hut 
+just outside town, or a vermin-infested boarding house 
+in the worst part of town. You have shelter from the 
+elements, but you live in a desperate and often violent 
+environment, in places rife with disease, hunger, and 
+misfortune. You are beneath the notice of most people, 
+and you have few legal protections, Most people at 
+this lifestyle level have suffered some terrible setback. 
+They might be disturbed, marked as exiles, or suffer 
+from disease. 
+
+Poor. A poor lifestyle means going without the 
+comforts available in a stable community. Simple food 
+and lodgings, threadbare clothing, and unpredictable 
+conditions result in a sufficient, though probably 
+unpleasant, experience. Your accommodations might 
+be a room in a flophouse or in the common room above 
+a tavern. You benefit from some legal protections, 
+but you still have to contend with violence, crime, 
+and disease. People at this lifestyle level tend to be 
+unskilled laborers, costermongers, peddlers, thieves, 
+mercenaries, and other disreputable types. 
+
+Modest. A modest lifestyle keeps you out of the slums 
+and ensures that you can maintain your equipment. 
+
+You live in an older part of town, renting a room in a 
+boarding house, inn, or temple. You don't go hungry or 
+thirsty, and your living conditions are clean, if simple. 
+Ordinary people living modest lifestyles include soldiers 
+with families, laborers, students, priests, hedge wizards, 
+and the like. 
+
+
+PART 1| EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+Comfortable. Choosing a comfortable lifestyle 
+means that you can afford nicer clothing and can easily 
+maintain your equipment. You live in a small cottage 
+in a middle-class neighborhood or in a private room 
+at a fine inn. You associate with merchants, skilled 
+tradespeople, and military officers. 
+
+Wealthy. Choosing a wealthy lifestyle means living a 
+life of luxury, though you might not have achieved the 
+social status associated with the old money of nobility 
+or royalty. You live a lifestyle comparable to that of a 
+highly successful merchant, a favored servant of the 
+royalty, or the owner of a few small businesses. You 
+have respectable lodgings, usually a spacious home in 
+a good part of town or a comfortable suite at a fine inn. 
+You likely have a small staff of servants. 
+
+Aristocratic. You live a life of plenty and comfort. You 
+move in circles populated by the most powerful people 
+in the community. You have excellent lodgings, perhaps 
+a townhouse in the nicest part of town or rooms in the 
+finest inn. You dine at the best restaurants, retain the 
+most skilled and fashionable tailor, and have servants 
+attending to your every need. You receive invitations 
+to the social gatherings of the rich and powerful, and 
+spend evenings in the company of politicians, guild 
+leaders, high priests, and nobility. You must also 
+contend with the highest levels of deceit and treachery. 
+The wealthier you are, the greater the chance you will 
+be drawn into political intrigue as a pawn or participant. 
+
+
+Foop, DRINK, AND LODGING 
+
+
+The Food, Drink, and Lodging table gives prices for 
+individual food items and a single night’s lodging. These 
+prices are included in your total lifestyle expenses. 
+
+
+Foob, DRINK, AND LODGING 
+
+
+Item Cost 
+Ale 
+Gallon 2sp 
+Mug 4cp 
+Banquet (per person) 10 gp 
+
+
+Bread, loaf 2cp 
+Cheese, hunk lsp 
+Inn stay (per day) 
+
+Squalid 7 cp 
+Poor lsp 
+Modest 5sp 
+Comfortable 8 sp 
+Wealthy 2gp 
+Aristocratic 4 gp 
+Meals (per day) 
+
+Squalid 3cp 
+Poor 6 cp 
+Modest 3sp 
+Comfortable 5 sp 
+Wealthy 8 sp 
+Aristocratic 2 gp 
+Meat, chunk 3sp 
+Wine 
+
+Common (pitcher) 2sp 
+Fine (bottle) 10 gp 
+
+
+OOS SSE EEE 
+
+SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
+The expenses and lifestyles described in this chapter assume 
+that you are spending your time between adventures in town, 
+availing yourself of whatever services you can afford—paying 
+for food and shelter, paying townspeople to sharpen your 
+sword and repair your armor, and so on. Some characters, 
+though, might prefer to spend their time away from 
+civilization, sustaining themselves in the wild by hunting, 
+foraging, and repairing their own gear. 
+
+Maintaining this kind of lifestyle doesn’t require you to 
+spend any coin, but it is time-consuming. If you spend 
+
+
+your time between adventures practicing a profession, as ki 
+
+
+described in chapter 8, you can eke out the equivalent of a 
+poor lifestyle. Proficiency in the Survival skill lets you live at 
+the equivalent of a comfortable lifestyle. 
+
+be a 
+
+
+SERVICES 
+
+
+Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist them 
+or act on their behalf in a variety of circumstances. Most 
+such hirelings have fairly ordinary skills, while others 
+are masters of a craft or art, and a few are experts with 
+specialized adventuring skills. 
+
+Some of the most basic types of hirelings appear on 
+the Services table. Other common hirelings include 
+any of the wide variety of people who inhabit a typical 
+town or city, when the adventurers pay them to 
+perform a specific task. For example, a wizard might 
+pay a carpenter to construct an elaborate chest (and 
+its miniature replica) for use in the Leomund's secret 
+chest spell. A fighter might commission a blacksmith to 
+forge a special sword. A bard might pay a tailor to make 
+exquisite clothing for an upcoming performance in 
+front of the duke. 
+
+Other hirelings provide more expert or dangerous 
+services. Mercenary soldiers paid to help the 
+adventurers take on a hobgoblin army are hirelings, as 
+are sages hired to research ancient or esoteric lore. If a 
+high-level adventurer establishes a stronghold of some 
+kind, he or she might hire a whole staff of servants and 
+agents to run the place, from a castellan or steward 
+to menial laborers to keep the stables clean. These 
+hirelings often enjoy a long-term contract that includes 
+a place to live within the stronghold as part of the 
+offered compensation. 
+
+
+SERVICES 
+
+Service Pay 
+
+Coach cab 
+Between towns 3 cp per mile 
+Within a city lcp 
+
+Hireling 
+Skilled 2 gp per day 
+Untrained 2 sp per day 
+
+Messenger 2 cp per mile 
+
+Road or gate toll lcp 
+
+Ship's passage 1 sp per mile 
+
+
+Skilled hirelings include anyone hired to perform a 
+service that involves a proficiency (including weapon, 
+tool, or skill): a mercenary, artisan, scribe, and so on. 
+The pay shown is a minimum; some expert hirelings 
+require more pay. Untrained hirelings are hired for 
+menial work that requires no particular skill and can 
+include laborers, porters, maids, and similar workers. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING SERVICES 
+
+
+People who are able to cast spells don't fall into the 
+category of ordinary hirelings. It might be possible to 
+find someone willing to cast a spell in exchange for coin 
+or favors, but it is rarely easy and no established pay 
+rates exist. As a rule, the higher the level of the desired 
+spell, the harder it is to find someone who can cast it 
+and the more it costs. 
+
+Hiring someone to cast a relatively common spell 
+of 1st or 2nd level, such as cure wounds or identify, is 
+easy enough in a city or town, and might cost 10 to 50 
+gold pieces (plus the cost of any expensive material 
+components). Finding someone able and willing to 
+cast a higher-level spell might involve traveling to a 
+large city, perhaps one with a university or prominent 
+temple. Once found, the spellcaster might ask for a 
+service instead of payment—the kind of service that 
+only adventurers can provide, such as retrieving a rare 
+item from a dangerous locale or traversing a monster- 
+infested wilderness to deliver something important to 
+a distant settlement. 
+
+
+TRINKETS 
+
+
+When you make your character, you can roll once on 
+the Trinkets table to gain a trinket, a simple item lightly 
+touched by mystery. The DM might also use this table. 
+It can help stock a room in a dungeon or fill a creature’s 
+pockets. 
+
+
+PART 1 | EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+TRINKETS 
+
+
+d100 Trinket 
+
+01 A mummified goblin hand 
+
+02 A piece of crystal that faintly glows in the moonlight 
+
+03  Agold coin minted in an unknown land 
+
+04  Adiary written in a language you don't know 
+
+05  Abrassring that never tarnishes 
+
+06. Anold chess piece made from glass 
+
+07  Apairofknucklebone dice, each with a skull symbol 
+on the side that would normally show six pips 
+
+08  Asmallidol depicting a nightmarish creature that 
+gives you unsettling dreams when you sleep near it 
+
+09  Arope necklace from which dangles four mummified 
+elf fingers 
+
+10 The deed for a parcel of land in a realm unknown 
+to you 
+
+11 Al-ounce block made from an unknown material 
+
+12 A small cloth doll skewered with needles 
+
+13  Atooth from an unknown beast 
+
+14 An enormous scale, perhaps from a dragon 
+
+15 A bright green feather 
+
+16 An old divination card bearing your likeness 
+
+17 Aglass orb filled with moving smoke 
+
+18 A 1-pound egg with a bright red shell 
+
+19 A pipe that blows bubbles 
+
+20 A glass jar containing a weird bit of flesh floating in 
+pickling fluid 
+
+21  Atiny gnome-crafted music box that plays a song 
+you dimly remember from your childhood 
+
+22  Asmall wooden statuette of a smug halfling 
+
+23  Abrass orb etched with strange runes 
+
+24 A multicolored stone disk 
+
+25 A tiny silver icon of a raven 
+
+26 A bag containing forty-seven humanoid teeth, one 
+of which is rotten 
+
+
+d100 
+27 
+
+
+28 
+
+
+29 
+30 
+
+
+31 
+32 
+33 
+34 
+
+
+35 
+36 
+37 
+38 
+39 
+
+
+40 
+
+
+41 
+42 
+43 
+44 
+45 
+
+
+46 
+
+
+47 
+
+
+48 
+
+
+49 
+50 
+
+
+Trinket 
+
+A shard of obsidian that always feels warm to the 
+touch 
+
+A dragon's bony talon hanging from a plain leather 
+necklace 
+
+A pair of old socks 
+
+A blank book whose pages refuse to hold ink, chalk, 
+graphite, or any other substance or marking 
+
+A silver badge in the shape of a five-pointed star 
+
+A knife that belonged to a relative 
+
+A glass vial filled with nail clippings 
+
+A rectangular metal device with two tiny metal cups 
+on one end that throws sparks when wet 
+
+A white, sequined glove sized for a human 
+
+A vest with one hundred tiny pockets 
+
+A small, weightless stone block 
+
+A tiny sketch portrait of a goblin 
+
+An empty glass vial that smells of perfume when 
+opened 
+
+A gemstone that looks like a lump of coal when 
+examined by anyone but you 
+
+A scrap of cloth from an old banner 
+
+A rank insignia from a lost legionnaire 
+
+A tiny silver bell without a clapper 
+
+A mechanical canary inside a gnomish lamp 
+
+A tiny chest carved to look like it has numerous feet 
+on the bottom 
+
+A dead sprite inside a clear glass bottle 
+
+A metal can that has no opening but sounds as if it 
+is filled with liquid, sand, spiders, or broken glass 
+(your choice) 
+
+A glass orb filled with water, in which swims a 
+
+
+clockwork goldfish 
+A silver spoon with an M engraved on the handle 
+A whistle made from gold-colored wood 
+
+
+d100 
+51 
+52 
+53 
+54 
+55 
+56 
+57 
+58 
+59 
+60 
+61 
+62 
+63 
+64 
+65 
+
+
+66 
+67 
+68 
+69 
+70 
+7 
+
+
+72 
+73 
+
+
+74 
+75 
+76 
+77 
+
+
+78 
+
+
+Trinket 
+
+A dead scarab beetle the size of your hand 
+
+Two toy soldiers, one with a missing head 
+
+A small box filled with different-sized buttons 
+
+A candle that can't be lit 
+
+A tiny cage with no door 
+
+An old key 
+
+An indecipherable treasure map 
+
+A hilt from a broken sword 
+
+A rabbit's foot 
+
+A glass eye 
+
+A cameo carved in the likeness of a hideous person 
+A silver skull the size of a coin 
+
+An alabaster mask 
+
+A pyramid of sticky black incense that smells very bad 
+A nightcap that, when worn, gives you pleasant 
+dreams 
+
+A single caltrop made from bone 
+
+A gold monocle frame without the lens 
+
+A 1-inch cube, each side painted a different color 
+A crystal knob from a door 
+
+A small packet filled with pink dust 
+
+A fragment of a beautiful song, written as musical 
+notes on two pieces of parchment 
+
+A silver teardrop earring made from a real teardrop 
+The shell of an egg painted with scenes of human 
+misery in disturbing detail 
+
+A fan that, when unfolded, shows a sleeping cat 
+
+A set of bone pipes 
+
+A four-leaf clover pressed inside a book discussing 
+manners and etiquette 
+
+A sheet of parchment upon which is drawn a complex 
+mechanical contraption 
+
+An ornate scabbard that fits no blade you have 
+found so far 
+
+
+d100 
+
+
+100 
+
+
+Trinket 
+
+An invitation to a party where a murder happened 
+A bronze pentacle with an etching of a rat's head 
+
+in its center 
+
+A purple handkerchief embroidered with the name of 
+a powerful archmage 
+
+Half of a floorplan for a temple, castle, or some other 
+structure 
+
+A bit of folded cloth that, when unfolded, turns into 
+a stylish cap 
+
+A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city 
+
+A diary with seven missing pages 
+
+An empty silver snuffbox bearing an inscription on 
+the surface that says "dreams" 
+
+An iron holy symbol devoted to an unknown god 
+
+A book that tells the story of a legendary hero's rise 
+and fall, with the last chapter missing 
+
+A vial of dragon blood 
+
+An ancient arrow of elven design 
+
+A needle that never bends 
+
+An ornate brooch of dwarven design 
+
+An empty wine bottle bearing a pretty label that says, 
+"The Wizard of Wines Winery, Red Dragon Crush, 
+331422-W" 
+
+A mosaic tile with a multicolored, glazed surface 
+
+A petrified mouse 
+
+A black pirate flag adorned with a dragon's skull 
+and crossbones 
+
+A tiny mechanical crab or spider that moves about 
+when it's not being observed 
+
+A glass jar containing lard with a label that reads, 
+"Griffon Grease" 
+
+A wooden box with a ceramic bottom that holds a 
+living worm with a head on each end of its body 
+
+A metal urn containing the ashes of a hero 
+
+
+PART 1 EQUIPMENT 
+
+
+CHAPTER 6: CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 
+
+
+S HE COMBINATION OF ABILITY SCORES, RACE, 
+class, and background defines your 
+character's capabilities in the game, and 
+the personal details you create set your 
+character apart from every other character. 
+Even within your class and race, you have 
+options to fine-tune what your character 
+
+can do. But this chapter is for players who—with the 
+DM's permission—want to go a step further. 
+
+This chapter defines two optional sets of rules for 
+customizing your character: multiclassing and feats. 
+Multiclassing lets you combine classes together, 
+and feats are special options you can choose instead 
+of increasing your ability scores as you gain levels. 
+Your DM decides whether these options are available 
+in a campaign. 
+
+
+MULTICLASSING 
+
+
+Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple 
+classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those 
+classes to realize a character concept that might not be 
+reflected in one of the standard class options. 
+
+With this rule, you have the option of gaining a level 
+in a new class whenever you advance in level, instead 
+of gaining a level in your current class. Your levels in 
+all your classes are added together to determine your 
+character level. For example, if you have three levels in 
+wizard and two in fighter, you're a 5th-level character. 
+
+As you advance in levels, you might primarily remain 
+a member of your original class with just a few levels 
+in another class, or you might change course entirely, 
+never looking back at the class you left behind. You 
+might even start progressing in a third or fourth class. 
+Compared to a single-class character of the same level, 
+you'll sacrifice some focus in exchange for versatility. 
+
+
+fb —————— — ———— Áo -— — 
+
+MULTICLASSING EXAMPLE 
+Gary is playing a 4th-level fighter. When his character earns 
+enough experience points to reach 5th level, Gary decides 
+that his character will multiclass instead of continuing to 
+progress as a fighter. Gary's fighter has been spending a lot 
+of time with Dave's rogue, and has even been doing some 
+jobs on the side for the local thieves' guild as a bruiser. Gary 
+decides that his character will multiclass into the rogue class, 
+and thus his character becomes a 4th-level fighter and 1st- 
+level rogue (written as fighter 4/rogue 1). 
+
+When Gary's character earns enough experience to 
+reach 6th level, he can decide whether to add another 
+fighter level (becoming a fighter 5/rogue 1), another rogue 
+level (becoming a fighter 4/rogue 2), or a level in a third 
+class, perhaps dabbling in wizardry thanks to the tome of 
+mysterious lore he acquired (becoming a fighter 4/rogue 1/ 
+wizard 1). 
+
+
+; 
+
+
+PREREQUISITES 
+
+
+To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score 
+prerequisites for both your current class and your new 
+one, as shown in the Multiclassing Prerequisites table. 
+For example, a barbarian who decides to multiclass into 
+the druid class must have both Strength and Wisdom 
+scores of 13 or higher. Without the full training that 
+
+a beginning character receives, you must be a quick 
+study in your new class, having a natural aptitude that 
+
+is reflected by higher-than-average ability scores. 
+
+
+MULTICLASSING PREREQUISITES 
+
+
+Class Ability Score Minimum 
+Barbarian Strength 13 
+
+Bard Charisma 13 
+
+Cleric Wisdom 13 
+
+Druid Wisdom 13 
+
+Fighter Strength 13 or Dexterity 13 
+Monk Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13 
+Paladin Strength 13 and Charisma 13 
+Ranger Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13 
+Rogue Dexterity 13 
+
+Sorcerer Charisma 13 
+
+Warlock Charisma 13 
+
+Wizard Intelligence 13 
+
+
+EXPERIENCE POINTS 
+
+
+The experience point cost to gain a level is always 
+
+based on your total character level, as shown in the 
+Character Advancement table in chapter 1, not your level 
+in a particular class. So, if you are a cleric 6/fighter 1, 
+you must gain enough XP to reach 8th level before you 
+can take your second level as a fighter or your seventh 
+level as a cleric. 
+
+
+HIT POINTS AND Hit DICE 
+
+
+You gain the hit points from your new class as described 
+for levels after 1st. You gain the 1st-level hit points for a 
+class only when you are a 1st-level character. 
+
+You add together the Hit Dice granted by all your 
+classes to form your pool of Hit Dice. If the Hit Dice are 
+the same die type, you can simply pool them together. 
+For example, both the fighter and the paladin have a 
+410. so if you are a paladin 5/fighter 5, you have ten d10 
+Hit Dice. If your classes give you Hit Dice of different 
+types, keep track of them separately. If you are a paladin 
+5/cleric 5, for example, you have five d10 Hit Dice and 
+five d8 Hit Dice. 
+
+
+PROFICIENCY BONUS 
+
+
+Your proficiency bonus is always based on your total 
+character level, as shown in the Character Advancement 
+table in chapter 1, not your level in a particular class. 
+For example, if you are a fighter 3/rogue 2, you have the 
+proficiency bonus of a 5th-level character, which is +3. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 
+
+
+164 
+
+
+PROFICIENCIES 
+
+
+When you gain a level in a class other than your first, 
+you gain only some of that class's starting proficiencies, 
+as shown in the Multiclassing Proficiencies table. 
+
+
+MULTICLASSING PROFICIENCIES 
+
+
+Class Proficiencies Gained 
+
+Barbarian Shields, simple weapons, martial weapons 
+
+Bard Light armor, one skill of your choice, one 
+musical instrument of your choice 
+
+Cleric Light armor, medium armor, shields 
+
+Druid Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids 
+will not wear armor or use shields made of 
+metal) 
+
+Fighter Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple 
+weapons, martial weapons 
+
+Monk Simple weapons, shortswords 
+
+Paladin Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple 
+weapons, martial weapons 
+
+Ranger Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple 
+
+
+weapons, martial weapons, one skill from the 
+class’s skill list 
+
+Rogue Light armor, one skill from the class's skill list, 
+thieves’ tools 
+
+Sorcerer — 
+
+Warlock Light armor, simple weapons 
+
+Wizard = — 
+
+
+CLASS FEATURES 
+
+
+When you gain a new level in a class, you get its features 
+for that level. A few features, however, have additional 
+rules when you're multiclassing: Channel Divinity, Extra 
+Attack, Unarmored Defense, and Spellcasting. 
+
+
+CHANNEL DIVINITY 
+
+If you already have the Channel Divinity feature and gain 
+a level in a class that also grants the feature, you gain the 
+Channel Divinity effects granted by that class, but getting 
+the feature again doesn't give you an additional use of 
+
+it. You gain additional uses only when you reach a class 
+level that explicitly grants them to you. For example, if 
+you are a cleric 6/paladin 4, you can use Channel Divinity 
+twice between rests because you are high enough level 
+in the cleric class to have more uses. Whenever you use 
+the feature, you can choose any of the Channel Divinity 
+effects available to you from your two classes. 
+
+
+EXTRA ATTACK 
+
+If you gain the Extra Attack class feature from more 
+than one class, the features don't add together. You 
+
+can't make more than two attacks with this feature 
+unless it says you do (as the fighter's version of Extra 
+Attack does). Similarly, the warlock's eldritch invocation 
+Thirsting Blade doesn't give you additional attacks if you 
+also have Extra Attack. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 
+
+
+A ” 
+UNARMORED DEFENSE 
+If you already have the Unarmored Defense feature, you 
+can't gain it again from another class. 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING 
+
+Your capacity for spellcasting depends partly on your 
+combined levels in all your spellcasting classes and 
+partly on your individual levels in those classes. Once 
+you have the Spellcasting feature from more than one 
+class, use the rules below. If you multiclass but have the 
+Spellcasting feature from only one class, you follow the 
+rules as described in that class. 
+
+Spells Known and Prepared. You determine 
+what spells you know and can prepare for each class 
+individually, as if you were a single-classed member of 
+that class. If you are a ranger 4/wizard 3, for example, 
+you know three 1st-level ranger spells based on your 
+levels in the ranger class. As 3rd-level wizard, you know 
+three wizard cantrips, and your spellbook contains ten 
+wizard spells, two of which (the two you gained when 
+you reached 3rd level as a wizard) can be 2nd-level 
+spells. If your Intelligence is 16, you can prepare six 
+wizard spells from your spellbook. 
+
+Each spell you know and prepare is associated with one 
+of your classes, and you usc the spellcasting ability of that 
+class when you cast the spell. Similarly, a spellcasting 
+focus, such as a holy symbol, can be used only for the 
+spells from the class associated with that focus. 
+
+Spell Slots. You determine your available spell slots 
+by adding together all your levels in the bard, cleric, 
+druid, sorcerer, and wizard classes, half your levels 
+(rounded down) in the paladin and ranger classes, and 
+a third of your fighter or rogue levels (rounded down) 
+if you have the Eldritch Knight or the Arcane Trickster 
+feature. Use this total to determine your spell slots by 
+consulting the Multiclass Spellcaster table. 
+
+If you have more than one spellcasting class, this table 
+might give you spell slots of a level that is higher than 
+the spells you know or can prepare. You can use those 
+slots, but only to cast your lower-level spells. If a lower- 
+level spell that you cast, like burning hands, has an 
+enhanced effect when cast using a higher-level slot, you 
+can use the enhanced effect, even though you don't have 
+any spells of that higher level. 
+
+For example, if you are the aforementioned ranger 4/ 
+wizard 3, you count as a 5th-level character when 
+determining your spell slots: you have four 1st-level 
+slots, three 2nd-level slots, and two 3rd-level slots. 
+However, you don't know any 3rd-level spells, nor do you 
+know any 2nd-level ranger spells. You can use the spell 
+slots of those levels to cast the spells you do know—and 
+potentially enhance their effects. 
+
+Pact Magic. If you have both the Spellcasting class 
+feature and the Pact Magic class feature from the warlock 
+class, you can use the spell slots you gain from the Pact 
+Magic feature to cast spells you know or have prepared 
+from classes with the Spellcasting class feature, and you 
+can use the spell slots you gain from the Spellcasting 
+class feature to cast warlock spells you know. 
+
+
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+FEATS 
+
+
+A feat represents a talent or an area of expertise that gives 
+a character special capabilities. It embodies training, 
+experience, and abilities beyond what a class provides. 
+
+At certain levels, your class gives you the Ability Score 
+Improvement feature. Using the optional feats rule, you 
+can forgo taking that feature to take a feat of your choice 
+instead. You can take each feat only once, unless the 
+feat’s description says otherwise. 
+
+You must meet any prerequisite specified in a feat 
+to take that feat. If you ever lose a feat’s prerequisite, 
+you can't use that feat until you regain the prerequisite. 
+For example, the Grappler feat requires you to have a 
+Strength of 13 or higher. If your Strength is reduced 
+below 13 somehow—perhaps by a withering curse— 
+you can't benefit from the Grappler feat until your 
+Strength is restored. 
+
+
+ALERT 
+
+
+Always on the lookout for danger, you gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* You gain a +5 bonus to initiative. 
+
+* You can't be surprised while you are conscious. 
+
+* Other creatures don't gain advantage on attack rolls 
+against you as a result of being hidden from you. 
+
+
+ATHLETE 
+
+
+_ You have undergone extensive physical training to gain 
+
+
+the following benefits: 
+
+
++ Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a 
+maximum of 20. 
+
+* When you are prone, standing up uses only 5 feet of 
+your movement. 
+
+
+* Climbing doesn't halve your speed. 
+
+* You can make a running long jump or a running high 
+jump after moving only 5 feet on foot, rather than 
+10 feet. 
+
+
+ACTOR 
+
+
+Skilled at mimicry and dramatics, you gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
++ Increase your Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20. 
+
+* You have advantage on Charisma (Deception) and 
+Charisma (Performance) checks when trying to pass 
+yourself off as a different person. 
+
++ You can mimic the speech of another person or the 
+sounds made by other creatures. You must have 
+heard the person speaking, or heard the creature 
+make the sound, for at least 1 minute. A successful 
+Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Charisma 
+(Deception) check allows a listener to determine that 
+the effect is faked. 
+
+
+CHARGER 
+
+
+When you use your action to Dash, you can use a 
+bonus action to make one melee weapon attack or to 
+shove a creature. 
+
+If you mowe at least 10 feet in a straight line 
+immediately before taking this bonus action, you either 
+gain a +5 bonus to the attack’s damage roll (if you chose 
+to make a melee attack and hit) or push the target up 
+to 10 feet away from you (if you chose to shove and 
+you succeed). 
+
+
+CROSSBOW EXPERT 
+
+
+Thanks to extensive practice with the crossbow, you 
+gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with 
+which you are proficient. 
+
+* Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn't 
+impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls. 
+
+* When you use the Attack action and attack with a one- 
+handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack 
+with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding. 
+
+
+DEFENSIVE DUELIST 
+Prerequisite: Dexterity 13 or hióher 
+
+
+When you are wielding a finesse weapon with which 
+you are proficient and another creature hits you with 
+
+a melee attack, you can use your reaction to add your 
+proficiency bonus to your AC for that attack, potentially 
+causing the attack to miss you. 
+
+
+DUAL WIELDER 
+
+
+You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* You gain a *1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a 
+separate melee weapon in each hand. 
+
+* You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one- 
+handed melee weapons you are wielding aren't light. 
+
++ You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when 
+you would normally be able to draw or stow only one. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 
+
+
+165 
+
+
+DUNGEON DELVER 
+
+
+Alert to the hidden traps and secret doors found in many 
+
+
+dungeons, you gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and 
+Intelligence (Investigation) checks made to detect the 
+presence of secret doors. 
+
+You have advantage on saving throws made to avoid 
+or resist traps. 
+
+You have resistance to the damage dealt by traps. 
+You can search for traps while traveling at a normal 
+pace, instead of only at a slow pace. 
+
+
+DURABLE 
+
+
+Hardy and resilient, you gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase your Constitution score by 1, toa 
+maximum of 20. 
+
+
+When you roll a Hit Die to regain hit points, the 
+minimum number of hit points you regain from 
+the roll equals twice your Constitution modifier 
+(minimum of 2). 
+
+
+ELEMENTAL ADEPT _ DU 
+Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell 
+
+
+When you gain this feat, choose one of the following 
+damage types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. 
+
+Spells you cast ignore resistance to damage of the 
+chosen type. In addition, when you roll damage for a 
+spell you cast that deals damage of that type, you can 
+treat any 1 on a damage die as a 2. 
+
+You can select this feat multiple times. Each time 
+you do so, you must choose a different damage type. 
+
+
+GRAPPLER 
+Prerequisite: Strength 13 or higher 
+
+
+You've developed the skills necessary to hold your 
+
+own in close-quarters grappling. You gain the 
+
+following benefits: 
+
+* You have advantage on attack rolls against a creature 
+you are grappling. 
+
+* You can use your action to try to pin a creature grap- 
+pled by you. To do so, make another grapple check. If 
+you succeed, you and the creature are both restrained 
+until the grapple ends. 
+
++ Creatures that are one size larger than you don't auto- 
+matically succeed on checks to escape your grapple. 
+
+
+GREAT WEAPON MASTER 
+
+
+You've learned to put the weight of a weapon to your 
+advantage, letting its momentum empower your strikes. 
+You gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* On your turn, when you score a critical hit with a 
+melee weapon or reduce a creature to 0 hit points 
+with one, you can make one melee weapon attack as a 
+bonus action. 
+
+* Before you make a melee attack with a heavy weapon 
+that you are proficient with, you can choose to take a 
+—5 penalty to the attack roll. If the attack hits, you add 
++10 to the attack's damage. 
+
+
+- HEALER 
+
+
+You are an able physician, allowing you to mend wounds 
+quickly and get your allies back in the fight. You gain the 
+following benefits: a: 
+
+
+* When you use a healer's kit to stabilize a dying crea- 
+ture, that creature also regains 1 hit point. 
+
+* As an action, you can spend one use of a healer's kit to 
+tend to a creature and restore 1d6 + 4 hit points to it, 
+plus additional hit points equal to the creature's max- 
+imum number of Hit Dice. The creature can't regain 
+hit points from this feat again until it finishes a short 
+or long rest. 
+
+
+HEAVILY ARMORED 
+
+
+Prerequisite: Proficiency with medium armor 
+
+
+You have trained to master the use of heavy armor, 
+gaining the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20. 
+* You gain proficiency with heavy armor. 
+
+
+HEAVY ARMOR MASTER 
+
+
+Prerequisite: Proficiency with heavy armor 
+
+
+You can use your armor to deflect strikes that would kill 
+others. You gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase your Strength score by 1, to a maximum of 20. 
+
+* While you are wearing heavy armor, bludgeoning, 
+piercing, and slashing damage that you take from non- 
+magical weapons is reduced by 3. 
+
+
+INSPIRING LEADER 
+Prerequisite: Charisma 13 or higher 
+
+
+You can spend 10 minutes inspiring your companions, 
+shoring up their resolve to fight. When you do so, choose 
+up to six friendly creatures (which can include yourself) 
+within 30 feet of you who can see or hear you and who 
+can understand you. Each creature can gain temporary 
+hit points equal to your level + your Charisma modifier. 
+A creature can't gain temporary hit points from this feat 
+again until it has finished a short or long rest. 
+
+
+KEEN MIND 
+
+
+You have a mind that can track time, direction, 
+and detail with uncanny precision. You gain the 
+following benefits. 
+
+
+* Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum 
+
+of 20. 
+
+You always know which way is north. 
+
+You always know the number of hours left before the 
+
+next sunrise or sunset. 
+
+* You can accurately recall anything you have seen or 
+heard within the past month. 
+
+
+LIGHTLY ARMORED 
+
+
+You have trained to master the use of light armor, 
+gaining the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, toa 
+maximum of 20. 
+* You gain proficiency with light armor. 
+
+
+LINGUIST 
+
+
+You have studied languages and codes, gaining the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
++ Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20. 
+
+* You learn three languages of your choice. 
+
+* You can ably create written ciphers. Others can't deci- 
+pher a code you create unless you teach them, they 
+succeed on an Intelligence check (DC equal to your 
+Intelligence score + your proficiency bonus), or they 
+use magic to decipher it. 
+
+
+LUCKY 
+
+
+You have inexplicable luck that seers to kick in at just 
+the right moment. 
+
+You have 3 luck points. Whenever you make an attack 
+roll, an ability check, or a saving throw, you can spend 
+one luck point to roll an additional d20. You can choose 
+to spend one of your luck points after you roll the die, 
+but before the outcome is determined. You choose which 
+of the d20s is used for the attack roll, ability check, or 
+saving throw. 
+
+You can also spend one luck point when an attack 
+roll is made against you. Roll a d20, and then choose 
+whether the attack uses the attacker's roll or yours. 
+
+If more than one creature spends a luck point to 
+influence the outcome of a roll, the points cancel each 
+other out; no additional dice are rolled. 
+
+You regain your expended luck points when you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 
+
+
+165 
+
+
+168 
+
+
+MAGE SLAYER 
+
+
+You have practiced techniques useful in melee combat 
+against spellcasters, gaining the following benefits: 
+
+
+* When a creature within 5 feet of you casts a spell, you 
+can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack 
+against that creature. 
+
+- When you damage a creature that is concentrating on 
+a spell, that creature has disadvantage on the saving 
+throw it makes to maintain its concentration. 
+
+* You have advantage on saving throws against spells 
+cast by creatures within 5 feet of you. 
+
+
+MAGIC INITIATE 
+
+
+Choose a class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or 
+
+
+wizard. You learn two cantrips of your choice from that 
+class's spell list. 
+
+In addition, choose one 1st-level spell from that same 
+list. You learn that spell and can cast it at its lowest 
+level. Once you cast it, you must finish a long rest before 
+you can cast it again. 
+
+Your spellcasting ability for these spells depends 
+on the class you chose: Charisma for bard, 
+sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for cleric or druid; or 
+Intelligence for wizard. 
+
+
+MARTIAL ADEPT 
+
+
+You have martial training that allows you to 
+perform special combat maneuvers. You gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* You learn two maneuvers of your choice from among 
+those available to the Battle Master archetype in the 
+fighter class. If a maneuver you use requires your tar- 
+get to make a saving throw to resist the maneuver's 
+effects, the saving throw DC equals 8 + your profi- 
+ciency bonus + your Strength or Dexterity modifier 
+(your choice). 
+
+* If you already have superiority dice, you gain one 
+more; otherwise, you have one superiority die, which 
+is a d6. This die is used to fuel your maneuvers. A 
+superiority die is expended when you use it. You 
+regain your expended superiority dice when you 
+finish a short or long rest. 
+
+
+MEDIUM ARMOR MASTER 
+
+
+Prerequisite: Proficiency with medium armor 
+
+
+You have practiced moving in medium armor to gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* Wearing medium armor doesn't impose disadvantage 
+on your Dexterity (Stealth) checks. 
+
+* When you wear medium armor, you can add 3, 
+rather than 2, to your AC if you have a Dexterity of 
+16 or higher. 
+
+
+MOBILE 
+
+
+You are exceptionally speedy and agile. You gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* Your speed increases by 10 feet. 
+
+
+PART 1 | CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 
+
+
+y 
+- 
+
+
+* When you use the Dash action, difficult terrain doesn't 
+cost you extra movement on that turn. 
+
+* When you make a melee attack against a creature, you 
+don't provoke opportunity attacks from that creature 
+for the rest of the turn, whether you hit or not. 
+
+
+MODERATELY ARMORED 
+
+
+Prerequisite: Proficiency with light armor 
+
+
+You have trained to master the use of medium armor 
+and shields, gaining the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, toa 
+maximum of 20. 
+* You gain proficiency with medium armor and shields. 
+
+
+MOUNTED COMBATANT 
+
+
+You are a dangerous foe to face while mounted. While 
+you are mounted and aren't incapacitated, you gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* You have advantage on melee attack rolls against any 
+unmounted creature that is smaller than your mount. 
+
+* Youcan force an attack targeted at your mount to tar- 
+get you instead. 
+
+* If your mount is subjected to an effect that allows it to 
+make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half dam- 
+age, it instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the 
+saving throw, and only half damage if it fails. 
+
+
+OBSERVANT 
+
+
+Quick to notice details of your environment, you gain 
+the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a 
+maximum of 20. 
+
++ If you can see a creature’s mouth while it is speaking 
+a language you understand, you can interpret what it's 
+saying by reading its lips. 
+
+* You have a *5 bonus to your passive Wisdom 
+(Perception) and passive Intelligence (Investigation) 
+scores. 
+
+
+POLEARM MASTER 
+
+
+You can keep your enemies at bay with reach weapons. 
+You gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* When you take the Attack action and attack with only 
+a glaive, halberd, or quarterstaff, you can use a bonus 
+action to make a melee attack with the opposite end of 
+the weapon. The weapon's damage die for this attack 
+is a d4, and the attack deals bludgeoning damage. 
+
+* While you are wielding a glaive, halberd, pike, or quar- 
+terstaff, other creatures provoke an opportunity attack 
+from you when they enter your reach. 
+
+
+RESILIENT 
+
+
+Choose one ability score. You gain the following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase the chosen ability score by 1, to a maximum 
+of 20. 
+
+* You gain proficiency in saving throws using the 
+chosen ability. 
+
+
+RITUAL CASTER 
+
+
+Prerequisite: Intelligence or Wisdom 13 or higher 
+
+
+You have learned a number of spells that you can cast as 
+rituals. These spells are written in a ritual book, which 
+you must have in hand while casting one of them. 
+
+When you choose this feat, you acquire a ritual book 
+holding two Ist-level spells of your choice. Choose one 
+of the following classes: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, 
+warlock, or wizard. You must choose your spells 
+from that class’s spell list, and the spells you choose 
+must have the ritual tag. The class you choose also 
+determines your spellcasting ability for these spells: 
+Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; Wisdom for 
+cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard. 
+
+If you come across a spell in written form, such as a 
+magical spell scroll or a wizard's spellbook, you might 
+be able to add it to your ritual book. The spell must be 
+on the spell list for the class you chose, the spell's level 
+can be no higher than half your level (rounded up), and 
+
+
+it must have the ritual tag. The process of copying the 
+spell into your ritual book takes 2 hours per level of the 
+spell, and costs 50 gp per level. The cost represents 
+material components you expend as you experiment 
+with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you 
+need to record it. 
+
+
+SAVAGE ATTACKER 
+
+
+Once per turn when you roll damage for a melee weapon 
+attack, you can reroll the weapon's damage dice and use 
+either total. 
+
+
+SENTINEL 
+
+
+You have mastered techniques to take advantage 
+of every drop in any enemy's guard, gaining the 
+following benefits: 
+* When you hit a creature with an opportunity attack, 
+the creature's speed becomes 0 for the rest of 
+the turn. 
+
+
++ Creatures within 5 feet of you provoke opportunity 
+attacks from you even if they take the Disengage 
+action before leaving your reach. 
+
+When a creature within 5 feet of you makes an attack. 
+against a target other than you (and that target doesn’t 
+have this feat), you can use your reaction to make a 
+melee weapon attack against the attacking creature. 
+
+
+SHARPSHOOTER 
+
+
+You have mastered ranged weapons and can make 
+shots that others find impossible. You gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* Attacking at long range doesn't impose disadvantage 
+on your ranged weapon attack rolls. 
+
+Your ranged weapon attacks ignore half cover and 
+three-quarters cover. 
+
+Before you make an attack with a ranged weapon that 
+you are proficient with, you can choose to take a -5 
+penalty to the attack roll. If the attack hits, you add +10 
+to the attack's damage. 
+
+
+SHIELD MASTER 
+
+
+You use shields not just for protection but also for 
+offense. You gain the following benefits while you are 
+wielding a shield: 
+
+
++ [f you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use 
+a bonus action to try to shove a creature within 5 feet 
+of you with your shield. 
+
++ If you aren't incapacitated, you can add your shield's AC 
+
+bonus to any Dexterity saving throw you make against 
+
+a spell or other harmful effect that targets only you. 
+
+If you are subjected to an effect that allows you to 
+
+make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half dam- 
+
+age, you can use your reaction to take no damage if 
+you succeed on the saving throw, interposing your 
+shield between yourself and the source of the effect. 
+
+
+SKILLED 
+
+
+You gain proficiency in any combination of three skills 
+or tools of your choice. 
+
+
+SKULKER 
+Prerequisite: Dexterity 13 or higher 
+
+
+You are expert at slinking through shadows. You gain 
+the following benefits: 
+
+
+* You can try to hide when you are lightly obscured 
+from the creature from which you are hiding. 
+
+* When you are hidden from a creature and miss it with 
+a ranged weapon attack, making the attack doesn't 
+reveal your position. 
+
+* Dim light doesn't impose disadvantage on your 
+Wisdom (Perception) checks relying on sight. 
+
+
+SPELL SNIPER 
+
+
+Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell 
+
+
+You have learned techniques to enhance your 
+attacks with certain kinds of spells, gaining the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+PART 1 | CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS 
+
+
+ZR 
+> 
+
+
+* When you cast a spell that requires you to make an 
+
+attack roll, the spell's range is doubled. 
+
+Your ranged spell attacks ignore half cover and 
+
+three-quarters cover. 
+
+* Youlearn one cantrip that requires an attack roll. 
+Choose the cantrip from the bard, cleric, druid, sor- 
+cerer, warlock, or wizard spell list. Your spellcasting 
+ability for this cantrip depends on the spell list you 
+chose from: Charisma for bard, sorcerer, or warlock; 
+Wisdom for cleric or druid; or Intelligence for wizard. 
+
+
+TAVERN BRAWLER 
+
+
+Accustomed to rough-and-tumble fighting using 
+whatever weapons happen to be at hand, you gain the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, 
+to a maximum of 20. 
+
+* You are proficient with improvised weapons and 
+unarmed strikes. 
+
+* Your unarmed strike uses a d4 for damage. 
+
+* When you hit a creature with an unarmed strike or an 
+improvised weapon on your turn, you can use a bonus 
+action to attempt to grapple the target. 
+
+
+TOUGH 
+
+
+Your hit point maximum increases by an amount equal 
+to twice your level when you gain this feat. Whenever 
+you gain a level thereafter, your hit point maximum 
+increases by an additional 2 hit points. 
+
+
+WAR CASTER 
+
+
+Prerequisite: The ability to cast at least one spell 
+
+
+You have practiced casting spells in the midst of 
+combat, learning techniques that grant you the 
+following benefits: 
+
+
+* You have advantage on Constitution saving throws 
+that you make to maintain your concentration on a 
+spell when you take damage. 
+
+* You can perform the somatic components of spells 
+even when you have weapons or a shield in one or 
+both hands. 
+
+- When a hostile creature's movement provokes an 
+opportunity attack from you, you can use your reac- 
+tion to cast a spell at the creature, rather than making 
+an opportunity attack. The spell must have a casting 
+time of 1 action and must target only that creature. 
+
+
+WEAPON MASTER 
+
+
+You have practiced extensively with a variety of 
+weapons, gaining the following benefits: 
+
+
++ Increase your Strength or Dexterity score by 1, to a 
+maximum of 20. 
+* You gain proficiency with four weapons of your choice. 
+
+
+PART 2 ie 
+
+
+Playing the Game ite 
+
+
+~ 
+
+
+CHAPTER 7: USING ABILITY SCORES 
+
+
+IX ABILITIES PROVIDE A QUICK DESCRIPTION 
+of every creature's physical and mental 
+characteristics: 
+
+
+* Strength, measuring physical power 
+* Dexterity, measuring agility 
+* Constitution, measuring endurance 
+* Intelligence, measuring reasoning 
+and memory 
+* Wisdom, measuring perception and insight 
+* Charisma, measuring force of personality 
+
+
+Is a character muscle-bound and insightful? Brilliant 
+and charming? Nimble and hardy? Ability scores 
+define these qualities—a creature's assets as well 
+
+as weaknesses. 
+
+The three main rolls of the game—the ability check, 
+the saving throw, and the attack roll—rely on the six 
+ability scores. The book's introduction describes the 
+basic rule behind these rolls: roll a d20, add an ability 
+modifier derived from one of the six ability scores, and 
+compare the total to a target number. 
+
+This chapter focuses on how to use ability checks 
+and saving throws, covering the fundamental activities 
+that creatures attempt in the game. Rules for attack rolls 
+appear in chapter 9. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORES AND 
+MODIFIERS ` 
+
+
+Each of a creature's abilities has a score, a number that 
+defines the magnitude of that ability. An ability score 
+
+is not just a measure of innate capabilities, but also 
+encompasses a creature's training and competence in 
+activities related to that ability. - 
+
+A score of 10 or 11 is the normal human average, but 
+adventurers and many monsters are a cut above average 
+in most abilities. A score of 18 is the highest that a 
+person usually reaches. Adventurers can have scores 
+as high as 20, and monsters and divine beings can have 
+scores as high as 30. ; 
+
+Each ability also has a modifier, derived from the 
+score and ranging from -5 (for an ability score of 1) to 
++10 (for a score of 30). The Ability Scores and Modifiers 
+table notes the ability modifiers for the range of possible 
+ability scores, from 1 to 30. 
+
+
+ABILITY SCORES AND MODIFIERS 
+
+
+Score Modifier Score Modifier 
+1 -5 16-17 +3 
+2-3 -4 18-19 +4 
+4-5 -3 20-21 +5 
+6-7 -2 22-23 +6 
+8-9 -1 24-25 4 
+10-11 +0 26-27 +8 
+12-13 +l 28-29 +9 
+14-15 30 +10 
+
+
+To determine an ability modifier without consulting 
+the table, subtract 10 from the ability score and then 
+divide the total by 2 (round down). 
+
+Because ability modifiers affect almost every attack 
+roll, ability check, and saving throw, ability modifiers 
+come up in play more often than their associated scores, 
+
+
+ADVANTAGE AND 
+DISADVANTAGE 
+
+
+Sometimes a special ability or spell tells you that you 
+have advantage or disadvantage on an ability check, 
+
+a saving throw, or an attack roll. When that happens, 
+you roll a second d20 when you make the roll. Use the 
+higher of the two rolls if you have advantage, and use 
+the lower roll if you have disadvantage. For example, if 
+you have disadvantage and roll a 17 and a 5, you use the 
+5. If you instead have advantage and roll those numbers, 
+you use the 17. 
+
+If multiple situations affect a roll and each one grants 
+advantage or imposes disadvantage on it, you don't roll 
+more than one additional d20. If two favorable situations 
+grant advantage, for example, you still roll only one 
+additional d20. 
+
+If circumstances cause a roll to have both advantage 
+and disadvantage, you are considered to have neither of 
+them, and you roll one d20. This is true even if multiple 
+circumstances impose disadvantage and only one grants 
+advantage or vice versa. In such a situation, you have 
+neither advantage nor disadvantage. 
+
+When you have advantage or disadvantage and 
+something in the game, such as the halfling's Lucky 
+trait, lets you reroll the d20, you can reroll only one 
+of the dice. You choose which one. For example, if a 
+halfling has advantage on an ability check and rolls 
+a l anda 13, the halfling could use the Lucky trait to 
+reroll the 1. 
+
+You usually gain advantage or disadvantage through 
+the use of special abilities, actions, or spells. Inspiration 
+(see chapter 4) can also give a character advantage on 
+checks related to the character's personality, ideals, 
+or bonds. The DM can also decide that circumstances 
+influence a roll in one direction or the other and grant 
+advantage or impose disadvantage as a result. 
+
+
+PROFICIENCY BONUS 
+
+
+Characters have a proficiency bonus determined by 
+level, as detailed in chapter 1. Monsters also have this 
+bonus, which is incorporated in their stat blocks. The 
+bonus is used in the rules on ability checks, saving 
+throws, and attack rolls. 
+
+Your proficiency bonus can't be added to a single die 
+roll or other number more than once. For example, if 
+two different rules say you can add your proficiency 
+bonus to a Wisdom saving throw, you nevertheless add 
+the bonus only once when you make the save. 
+
+Occasionally, your proficiency bonus might be 
+multiplied or divided (doubled or halved, for example) 
+
+
+PART 2 | USING ABILITY SCORES 
+
+
+before you apply it. For example, the rogue’s Expertise 
+feature doubles the proficiency bonus for certain ability 
+checks. If a circumstance suggests that your proficiency 
+bonus applies more than once to the same roll, you still 
+add it only once and multiply or divide it only once. 
+
+By the same token, if a feature or effect allows you 
+to multiply your proficiency bonus when making an 
+ability check that wouldn't normally benefit from your 
+proficiency bonus, you still don't add the bonus to the 
+check. For that check your proficiency bonus is 0, given 
+the fact that multiplying 0 by any number is still 0. For 
+instance, if you lack proficiency in the History skill, 
+you gain no benefit from a feature that lets you double 
+your proficiency bonus when you make Intelligence 
+(History) checks. 
+
+In general, you don't multiply your proficiency bonus 
+for attack rolls or saving throws. If a feature or effect 
+allows you to do so, these same rules apply. 
+
+
+ABILITY CHECKS 
+
+
+An ability check tests a character's or monster's innate 
+talent and training in an effort to overcome a challenge. 
+The DM calls for an ability check when a character or 
+monster attempts an action (other than an attack) that 
+has a chance of failure. When the outcome is uncertain, 
+the dice determine the results. 
+
+For every ability check, the DM decides which of the six 
+abilities is relevant to the task at hand and the difficulty 
+of the task, represented by a Difficulty Class. The more 
+difficult a task, the higher its DC. The Typical Difficulty 
+Classes table shows the most common DCs. 
+
+
+TyPICAL DIFFICULTY CLASSES 
+
+
+Task Difficulty DC 
+
+Very easy 5 
+
+Easy 10 
+
+Medium 15 
+
+Hard 20 
+
+Very hard 25 
+
+Nearly impossible 30 d o 
+
+
+To make an ability check, roll a d20 and add the 
+relevant ability modifier. As with other d20 rolls, apply 
+bonuses and penalties, and compare the total to the DC. 
+If the total equals or exceeds the DC, the ability check 
+is a success—the creature overcomes the challenge 
+at hand. Otherwise, it's a failure, which means the 
+character or monster makes no progress toward the 
+objective or makes progress combined with a setback 
+determined by the DM. 
+
+
+CONTESTS 
+
+
+Sometimes one character's or monster's efforts are 
+directly opposed to another's. This can occur when both 
+of them are trying to do the same thing and only one 
+can succeed, such as attempting to snatch up a magic 
+ring that has fallen on the floor. This situation also 
+applies when one of them is trying to prevent the other 
+one from accomplishing a goal—for example, when a 
+monster tries to force open a door that an adventurer 
+
+
+PART 2 | USING ABILITY SCORES 
+
+
+is holding closed. In situations like these, the outcome 
+is determined by a special form of ability check, 
+called a contest. 
+
+Both participants in a contest make ability checks 
+appropriate to their efforts. They apply all appropriate 
+bonuses and penalties, but instead of comparing the 
+total to a DC, they compare the totals of their two 
+checks. The participant with the higher check total wins 
+the contest. That character or monster either succeeds 
+at the action or prevents the other one from succeeding. 
+
+If the contest results in a tie, the situation remains the 
+same as it was before the contest. Thus, one contestant 
+might win the contest by default. If two characters tie in 
+a contest to snatch a ring off the floor, neither character 
+grabs it. In a contest between a monster trying to open 
+a door and an adventurer trying to keep the door closed, 
+a tie means that the door remains shut. 
+
+
+SKILLS 
+
+
+Each ability covers a broad range of capabilities, 
+including skills that a character or a monster can be 
+proficient in. A skill represents a specific aspect of an 
+ability score, and an individual's proficiency in a skill 
+demonstrates a focus on that aspect. (A character's 
+starting skill proficiencies are determined at character 
+creation, and a monster's skill proficiencies appear in 
+the monster's stat block.) 
+
+For example, a Dexterity check might reflect a 
+character's attempt to pull off an acrobatic stunt, to palm 
+an object, or to stay hidden. Each of these aspects of 
+Dexterity has an associated skill: Acrobatics, Sleight of 
+Hand, and Stealth, respectively. So a character who has 
+proficiency in the Stealth skill is particularly good at 
+Dexterity checks related to sneaking and hiding. 
+
+The skills related to each ability score are shown in 
+the following list. (No skills are related to Constitution.) 
+See an ability's description in the later sections of this 
+chapter for examples of how to use a skill associated 
+with an ability. 
+
+
+Strength Wisdom 
+Athletics Animal Handling 
+Dexterity Insight 
+Acrobatics Medicine 
+Sleight of Hand Perception 
+Stealth Survival 
+Intelligence Charisma 
+Arcana Deception 
+History Intimidation 
+Investigation Performa Ace 
+Natdré Persuasion 
+Religion 
+
+
+Sometimes, the DM might ask for an ability check 
+using a specific skill—for example, “Make a Wisdom 
+(Perception) check." At other times, a player might ask 
+the DM if proficiency in a particular skill applies to a 
+check. In either case, proficiency in a skill means an 
+individual can add his or her proficiency bonus to ability 
+checks that involve that skill. Without proficiency in the 
+skill, the individual makes a normal ability check. 
+
+
+For example, if a character attempts to climb up a 
+dangerous cliff, the Dungeon Master might ask for a 
+Strength (Athletics) check. If the character is proficient 
+in Athletics, the character's proficiency bonus is added 
+to the Strength check. If the character lacks that 
+proficiency, he or she just makes a Strength check. 
+
+
+VARIANT: SKILLS WITH DIFFERENT ABILITIES 
+Normally, your proficiency in a skill applies only to a 
+specific kind of ability check. Proficiency in Athletics, 
+for example, usually applies to Strength checks. In some 
+situations, though, your proficiency might reasonably 
+apply to a different kind of check. In such cases, the DM 
+might ask for a check using an unusual combination of 
+ability and skill, or you might ask your DM if you can 
+apply a proficiency to a different check. For example, 
+
+if you have to swim from an offshore island to the 
+mainland, your DM might call for a Constitution check 
+to see if you have the stamina to make it that far. In this 
+case, your DM might allow you to apply your proficiency 
+in Athletics and ask for a Constitution (Athletics) check. 
+So if you're proficient in Athletics, you apply your 
+proficiency bonus to the Constitution check just as you 
+would normally do for a Strength (Athletics) check. 
+Similarly, when your half-orc barbarian uses a display 
+of raw strength to intimidate an enemy, your DM might 
+ask for a Strength (Intimidation) check, even though 
+Intimidation is normally associated with Charisma. 
+
+
+PASSIVE CHECKS 
+
+
+A passive check is a special kind of ability check that 
+doesn't involve any die rolls. Such a check can represent 
+the average result for a task done repeatedly, such as 
+searching for secret doors over and over again, or can 
+be used when the DM wants to secretly determine 
+whether the characters succeed at something without 
+rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster. 
+
+Here's how to determine a character's total for a 
+passive check: 
+
+
+10 + all modifiers that normally apply to the check 
+
+
+If the character has advantage on the check, add 5, For 
+disadvantage, subtract 5. The game refers to a passive 
+check total as a score. 
+
+For example, if a 1st-level character has a Wisdom of 
+15 and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a passive 
+Wisdom (Perception) score of 14. 
+
+The rules on hiding in the “Dexterity” section below 
+rely on passive checks, as do the exploration rules 
+in chapter 8. 
+
+
+WORKING TOGETHER 
+
+
+Sometimes two or more characters team up to attempt a 
+task. The character who's leading the effort—or the one 
+with the highest ability modifier—can make an ability 
+check with advantage, reflecting the help provided by 
+the other characters. In combat, this requires the Help 
+action (see chapter 9). 
+
+A character can only provide help if the task is one that 
+he or she could attempt alone. For example, trying to 
+open a lock requires proficiency with thieves’ tools, so a 
+
+
+character who lacks that proficiency can't help another 
+character in that task. Moreover, a character can help 
+only when two or more individuals working together 
+would actually be productive. Some tasks, such as 
+threading a needle, are no easier with help. 
+
+
+GROUP CHECKS 
+When a number of individuals are trying to accomplish 
+something as a group, the DM might ask for a group 
+ability check. In such a situation, the characters who are 
+skilled at a particular task help cover those who aren't. 
+To make a group ability check, everyone in the group 
+makes the ability check. If at least half the group 
+succeeds, the whole group succeeds. Otherwise, 
+the group fails. 
+Group checks don't come up very often, and they're 
+most useful when all the characters succeed or 
+fail as a group. For example, when adventurers are 
+navigating a swamp, the DM might call for a group 
+Wisdom (Survival) check to see if the characters can 
+avoid the quicksand, sinkholes, and other natural 
+hazards of the environment. If at least half the group 
+succeeds, the successful characters are able to guide 
+their companions out of danger. Otherwise, the group 
+stumbles into one of these hazards. 
+
+
+Usinc EACH ABILITY 
+
+
+Every task that a character or monster might attempt 
+in the game is covered by one of the six abilities. This 
+section explains in more detail what those abilities 
+mean and the ways they are used in the game. 
+
+
+STRENGTH 
+
+
+Strength measures bodily power, athletic training, and 
+the extent to which you can exert raw physical force. 
+
+
+STRENGTH CHECKS 
+
+A Strength check can model any attempt to lift, push, 
+
+pull, or break something, to force your body through a 
+space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation. 
+The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in certain kinds of 
+Strength checks. 
+
+Athletics. Your Strength (Athletics) check covers 
+difficult situations you encounter while climbing, 
+jumping, or swimming. Examples include the 
+following activities: 
+
+
+* You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid 
+hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface 
+while something is trying to knock you off. 
+
+* You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull 
+off a stunt midjump. 
+
+* You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous cur- 
+rents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. 
+Or another creature tries to push or pull you underwa- 
+ter or otherwise interfere with your swimming. 
+
+
+Other Strength Checks. The DM might also call for 
+a Strength check when you try to accomplish tasks like 
+the following: 
+
+
+PART 2 | USING ABILITY SCORES 
+
+
+— 
+
+
+* Force open a stuck, locked, or barred door 
+
+* Break free of bonds 
+
++ Push through a tunnel that is too small 
+
+- Hang on to a wagon while being dragged behind it 
+* Tip over a statue 
+
+* Keep a boulder from rolling 
+
+
+ATTACK ROLLS AND DAMAGE 
+
+You add your Strength modifier to your attack roll and 
+your damage roll when attacking with a melee weapon 
+such as a mace, a battleaxe, or a javelin. You use 
+melee weapons to make melee attacks in hand-to-hand 
+combat, and some of them can be thrown to make a 
+ranged attack. 
+
+
+LIFTING AND CARRYING 
+
+Your Strength score determines the amount of weight 
+you can bear. The following terms define what you can 
+lift or carry. 
+
+Carrying Capacity. Your carrying capacity is your 
+Strength score multiplied by 15. This is the weight (in 
+pounds) that you can carry, which is high enough that 
+most characters don't usually have to worry about it. 
+
+Push, Dra£, or Lift. You can push, drag, or lift a 
+weight in pounds up to twice your carrying capacity 
+(or 30 times your Strength score). While pushing or 
+dragging weight in excess of your carrying capacity, 
+your speed drops to 5 feet. 
+
+Size and Strength. Larger creatures can bear more 
+weight, whereas Tiny creatures can carry less. For 
+cach size category above Medium, double the creature's 
+carrying capacity and the amount it can push, drag, or 
+lift. For a Tiny creature, halve these weights. 
+
+
+VARIANT: ENCUMBRANCE 
+
+
+The rules for lifting and carrying are intentionally 
+simple. Here is a variant if you are looking for more 
+detailed rules for determining how a character is 
+hindered by the weight of equipment. When you use this 
+variant, ignore the Strength column of the Armor table 
+in chapter 5. 
+
+If you carry weight in excess of 5 times your Strength 
+score, you are encumbered, which means your speed 
+drops by 10 feet. 
+
+If you carry weight in excess of 10 times your 
+Strength score, up to your maximum carrying capacity, 
+you are instead heavily encumbered, which means your 
+speed drops by 20 feet and you have disadvantage on 
+ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws that use 
+Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. 
+
+
+DEXTERITY 
+
+
+Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, and balance. 
+
+
+DEXTERITY CHECKS 
+
+A Dexterity check can model any attempt to move 
+nimbly, quickly, or quietly, or to keep from falling 
+
+on tricky footing. The Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, 
+and Stealth skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of 
+Dexterity checks. 
+
+Acrobatics. Your Dexterity (Acrobatics) check covers 
+your attempt to stay on your feet in a tricky situation, 
+such as when you're trying to run across a sheet of ice, 
+balance on a tightrope, or stay upright on a rocking 
+ship's deck. The DM might also call for a Dexterity 
+(Acrobatics) check to see if you can perform acrobatic 
+stunts, including dives, rolls, somersaults, and flips. 
+
+
+Sleight of Hand. Whenever you attempt an act of 
+legerdemain or manual trickery, such as planting 
+something on someone else or concealing an object on 
+your person, make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. 
+The DM might also call for a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) 
+check to determine whether you can lift a coin purse off 
+another person or slip something out of another 
+person's pocket. 
+
+Stealth. Make a Dexterity (Stealth) check when you 
+attempt to conceal yourself from enemies, slink past 
+guards, slip away without being noticed, or sneak up on 
+someone without being seen or heard. 
+
+Other Dexterity Checks. The DM might call for a 
+Dexterity check when you try to accomplish tasks like 
+the following: 
+
+
+* Control a heavily laden cart on a steep descent 
+* Steer a chariot around a tight turn 
+
+* Pick a lock 
+
+* Disable a trap 
+
+* Securely tie up a prisoner 
+
+* Wriggle free of bonds 
+
+* Play a stringed instrument 
+
+* Craft a small or detailed object 
+
+
+ATTACK ROLLS AND DAMAGE 
+
+You add your Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and 
+your damage roll when attacking with a ranged weapon, 
+such as a sling or a longbow. You can also add your 
+Dexterity modifier to your attack roll and your damage 
+roll when attacking with a melee weapon that has the 
+finesse property, such as a dagger or a rapier. 
+
+
+buses v Ee e uU 
+
+
+HIDING 
+
+
+When you try to hide, make a Dexterity (Stealth) check. Until 
+you are discovered or you stop hiding, that check’s total is 
+contested by the Wisdom (Perception) check of any creature 
+that actively searches for signs of your presence. 
+
+You can't hide from a creature that can see you, and if you 
+make noise (such as shouting a warning or knocking over a 
+vase), you give away your position. An invisible creature can't 
+be seen, so it can always try to hide. Signs of its passage 
+might still be noticed, however, and it still has to stay quiet. 
+
+In combat, most creatures stay alert for signs of danger 
+all around, so if you come out of hiding and approach 
+a creature, it usually sees you. However, under certain 
+circumstances, the Dungeon Master might allow you to stay 
+hidden as you approach a creature that is distracted, allowing 
+you to gain advantage on an attack before you are seen. 
+
+Passive Perception. When you hide, there's a chance 
+someone will notice you even if they aren't searching. To 
+determine whether such a creature notices you, the DM 
+compares your Dexterity (Stealth) check with that creature's 
+passive Wisdom (Perception) score, which equals 10 + the 
+creature's Wisdom modifier, as well as any other bonuses 
+or penalties. If the creature has advantage, add 5. For 
+disadvantage, subtract 5. 
+
+For example, if a 1st-level character (with a proficiency 
+bonus of +2) has a Wisdom of 15 (a +2 modifier) and 
+proficiency in Perception, he or she has a passive Wisdom 
+(Perception) of 14. 
+
+What Can You See? One of the main factors in determining 
+whether you can find a hidden creature or object is how well 
+you can see in an area, which might be lightly or heavily 
+obscured, as explained in chapter 8. 
+
+
+ARMOR CLASS 
+
+Depending on the armor you wear, you might add some 
+or all of your Dexterity modifier to your Armor Class, 
+as described in chapter 5. 
+
+
+INITIATIVE 
+
+At the beginning of every combat, you roll initiative 
+by making a Dexterity check. Initiative determines 
+the order of creatures' turns in combat, as described 
+in chapter 9. 
+
+
+CONSTITUTION 
+
+
+Constitution measures health, stamina, and vital force. 
+
+
+CONSTITUTION CHECKS 
+Constitution checks are uncommon, and no skills apply 
+to Constitution checks, because the endurance this 
+
+
+ability represents is largely passive rather than involving 
+
+
+a specific effort on the part of a character or monster. 
+A Constitution check can model your attempt to push 
+beyond normal limits, however. 
+
+The DM might call for a Constitution check when you 
+try to accomplish tasks like the following: 
+
+
+* Hold your breath 
+
+* March or labor for hours without rest 
+* Go without sleep 
+
+* Survive without food or water 
+
+* Quaff an entire stein of ale in one go 
+
+
+HiT POINTS 
+
+Your Constitution modifier contributes to your hit 
+points. Typically, you add your Constitution modifier to 
+each Hit Die you roll for your hit points. 
+
+If your Constitution modifier changes, your hit point 
+maximum changes as well, as though you had the new 
+modifier from 1st level. For example, if you raise your 
+Constitution score when you reach 4th level and your 
+Constitution modifier increases from +1 to +2, you 
+adjust your hit point maximum as though the modifier 
+had always been +2. So you add 3 hit points for your 
+first three levels, and then roll your hit points for 4th 
+level using your new modifier. Or if you're 7th level and 
+some effect lowers your Constitution score so as to 
+reduce your Constitution modifier by 1, your hit point 
+maximum is reduced by 7. 
+
+
+INTELLIGENCE 
+
+
+Intelligence measures mental acuity, accuracy of recall, 
+and the ability to reason. 
+
+
+INTELLIGENCE CHECKS 
+
+An Intelligence check comes into play when you need 
+to draw on logic, education, memory, or deductive 
+reasoning. The Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, 
+and Religion skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of 
+Intelligence checks. 
+
+Arcana. Your Intelligence (Arcana) check measures 
+your ability to recall lore about spells, magic items, 
+cldritch symbols, magical traditions, the planes of 
+existence, and the inhabitants of those planes. 
+
+History. Your Intelligence (History) check measures 
+your ability to recall lore about historical events, 
+
+
+PART 2 | USING ABILITY SCORES 
+
+
+legendary people, ancient kingdoms, past disputes, 
+recent wars, and lost civilizations. 
+
+Investigation. When you look around for clues and 
+make deductions based on those clues, you make an 
+Intelligence (Investigation) check. You might deduce the 
+location of a hidden object, discern from the appearance 
+of a wound what kind of weapon dealt it, or determine 
+the weakest point in a tunnel that could cause it to 
+collapse. Poring through ancient scrolls in search of 
+a hidden fragment of knowledge might also call for an 
+Intelligence (Investigation) check. 
+
+Nature. Your Intelligence (Nature) check measures 
+your ability to recall lore about terrain, plants and 
+animals, the weather, and natural cycles. 
+
+Religion. Your Intelligence (Religion) check measures 
+your ability to recall lore about deities, rites and prayers, 
+religious hierarchies, holy symbols, and the practices 
+of secret cults. 
+
+Other Intelligence Checks. The DM might call for an 
+Intelligence check when you try to accomplish tasks like 
+the following: 
+
+
++ Communicate with a creature without using words 
+* Estimate the value of a precious item 
+
+* Pull together a disguise to pass as a city guard 
+
+* Forge a document 
+
++ Recall lore about a craft or trade 
+
+* Win a game of skill 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Wizards use Intelligence as their spellcasting ability, 
+which helps determine the saving throw DCs of 
+spells they cast. 
+
+
+WISDOM 
+
+
+Wisdom reflects how attuned you are to the world 
+around you and represents perceptiveness and intuition. 
+
+
+WISDOM CHECKS 
+
+A Wisdom check might reflect an effort to read body 
+language, understand someone's feelings, notice things 
+about the environment, or care for an injured person. 
+The Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception, 
+and Survival skills reflect aptitude in certain kinds of 
+Wisdom checks. 
+
+Animal Handling. When there is any question 
+whether you can calm down a domesticated animal, 
+keep a mount from getting spooked, or intuit an animal's 
+intentions, the DM might call for a Wisdom (Animal 
+Handling) check. You also make a Wisdom (Animal 
+Handling) check to control your mount when you attempt 
+a risky maneuver. 
+
+Insight. Your Wisdom (Insight) check decides whether 
+you can determine the true intentions of a creature, such 
+as when searching out a lie or predicting someone's 
+next move. Doing so involves gleaning clues from body 
+language, speech habits, and changes in mannerisms. 
+
+Medicine. A Wisdom (Medicine) check lets you try to 
+stabilize a dying companion or diagnose an illness. 
+
+Perception. Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets 
+you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of 
+something. It measures your general awareness of 
+your surroundings and the keenness of your senses. 
+
+
+PART 2 | USING ABILITY SCORES 
+
+
+"uo 
+FiNDING A HIDDEN OBJECT 
+When your character searches for a hidden object such as 
+a secret door or a trap, the DM typically asks you to make a 
+Wisdom (Perception) check. Such a check can be used to find 
+hidden details or other information and clues that you might 
+otherwise overlook. 
+In most cases, you need to describe where you are looking 
+in order for the DM to determine your chance of success. For 
+example, a key is hidden beneath a set of folded clothes in 
+the top drawer of a bureau. If you tell the DM that you pace 
+around the room, looking at the walls and furniture for clues, 
+you have no chance of finding the key, regardless of your 
+Wisdom (Perception) check result. You would have to specify 
+that you were opening the drawers or searching the bureau in 
+order to have any chance of success. 
+ ————— ——— P 
+
+
+For example, you might try to hear a conversation 
+through a closed door, eavesdrop under an open window, 
+or hear monsters moving stealthily in the forest. Or you 
+might try to spot things that are obscured or easy to 
+miss, whether they are orcs lying in ambush on a road, 
+thugs hiding in the shadows of an alley, or candlelight 
+under a closed secret door. 
+
+Survival. The DM might ask you to make a Wisdom 
+(Survival) check to follow tracks, hunt wild game, guide 
+your group through frozen wastelands, identify signs 
+that owlbears live nearby, predict the weather, or avoid 
+quicksand and other natural hazards. 
+
+Other Wisdom Checks. The DM might call for a 
+Wisdom check when you try to accomplish tasks like 
+the following: 
+
+
+- Get a gut feeling about what course of action to follow 
++ Discern whether a seemingly dead or living creature 
+is undead 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Clerics, druids, and rangers use Wisdom as their 
+spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving 
+throw DCs of spells they cast. 
+
+
+CHARISMA 
+
+
+Charisma measures your ability to interact effectively 
+with others. It includes such factors as confidence 
+and eloquence, and it can represent a charming or 
+commanding personality. 
+
+
+CHARISMA CHECKS 
+
+A Charisma check might arise when you try to influence 
+or entertain others, when you try to make an impression 
+or tell a convincing lie, or when you are navigating a 
+tricky social situation. The Deception, Intimidation, 
+Performance, and Persuasion skills reflect aptitude in 
+certain kinds of Charisma checks. 
+
+Deception. Your Charisma (Deception) check 
+determines whether you can convincingly hide the 
+truth, either verbally or through your actions. This 
+deception can encompass everything from misleading 
+others through ambiguity to telling outright lies. Typical 
+situations include trying to fast-talk a guard, con a 
+merchant, earn money through gambling, pass yourself 
+off in a disguise, dull someone's suspicions with false 
+assurances, or maintain a straight face while telling 
+a blatant lie. 
+
+
+Intimidation. When you attempt to influence someone 
+through overt threats, hostile actions, and physical 
+violence, the DM might ask you to make a Charisma 
+(Intimidation) check. Examples include trying to pry 
+information out of a prisoner, convincing street thugs 
+to back down from a confrontation, or using the edge of 
+a broken bottle to convince a sneering vizier to 
+reconsider a decision. 
+
+Performance. Your Charisma (Performance) check 
+determines how well you can delight an audience with 
+music, dance, acting, storytelling, or some other form of 
+entertainment. 
+
+Persuasion. When you attempt to influence someone 
+or a group of people with tact, social graces, or good 
+nature, the DM might ask you to make a Charisma 
+(Persuasion) check. Typically, you use persuasion when 
+acting in good faith, to foster friendships, make cordial 
+requests, or exhibit proper etiquette. Examples of 
+persuading others include convincing a chamberlain to 
+let your party see the king, negotiating peace between 
+warring tribes, or inspiring a crowd of townsfolk. 
+
+Other Charisma Checks. The DM might call for a 
+Charisma check when you try to accomplish tasks like 
+the following: 
+
+
+* Find the best person to talk to for news, rumors, 
+and gossip 
+
+* Blend into a crowd to get the sense of key topics 
+of conversation 
+
+
+SPELLCASTING ABILITY 
+
+Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma 
+as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the 
+saving throw DCs of spells they cast. 
+
+
+SAVING THROWS 
+
+
+A saving throw—also called a save—represents an 
+attempt to resist a spell, a trap, a poison, a disease, or 
+a similar threat. You don't normally decide to make a 
+saving throw; you are forced to make one becausc your 
+character or monster is at risk of harm. 
+
+To make a saving throw, roll a d20 and add the 
+appropriate ability modifier. For example, you use your 
+Dexterity modifier for a Dexterity saving throw. 
+
+A saving throw can be modified by a situational 
+bonus or penalty and can be affected by advantage 
+and disadvantage, as determined by the DM. 
+
+Each class gives proficiency in at least two saving 
+throws. The wizard, for example, is proficient 
+in Intelligence saves. As with skill proficiencies, 
+proficiency in a saving throw lets a character add his 
+or her proficiency bonus to saving throws made using 
+a particular ability score. Some monsters have saving 
+throw proficiencies as well. 
+
+The Difficulty Class for a saving throw is determined 
+by the effect that causes it. For example, the DC for a 
+saving throw allowed by a spell is determined by the 
+caster's spellcasting ability and proficiency bonus. 
+
+The result of a successful or failed saving throw is 
+also detailed in the effect that allows thc savc. Usually, 
+a successful save means that a creature suffers no 
+harm, or reduced harm, from an effect. 
+
+
+CHAPTER 8: ADVENTURING 
+
+
+ELVING INTO THE ANCIENT TOMB OF HORRORS, 
+slipping through the back alleys of 
+Waterdeep, hacking a fresh trail through 
+the thick jungles on the Isle of Dread—these 
+are the things that DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 
+adventures are made of. Your character in 
+the game might explore forgotten ruins and 
+uncharted lands, uncover dark secrets and sinister 
+plots, and slay foul monsters. And if 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 exploring a dusty dungeon 
+or the complex relationships of a royal court, the game 
+follows a natural rhythm, as outlined in the book's 
+introduction: 
+
+
+1. The DM describes the environment. 
+2. The players describe what they want to do. 
+3. The DM narrates the results of their actions. 
+
+
+Typically, the DM uses a map as an outline of the 
+adventure, tracking the characters' progress as they 
+explore dungeon corridors or wilderness regions. 
+
+The DM's notes, including a key to the map, describe 
+what the adventurers find as they enter each new area. 
+Sometimes, the passage of time and the adventurers' 
+actions determine what happens, so the DM might 
+use a timeline or a flowchart to track their progress 
+instead of a map. 
+
+
+TIME 
+
+
+In situations where keeping track of the passage of 
+time is important, the DM determines the time a task 
+requires. The DM might use a different time scale 
+depending on the context of the situation at hand. In 
+
+a dungeon environment, the adventurers’ movement 
+happens on a scale of minutes. It takes them about a 
+minute to creep down a long hallway, another minute 
+to check for traps on the door at the end of the hall, and 
+a good ten minutes to search the chamber beyond for 
+anything interesting or valuable. 
+
+In a city or wilderness, a scale of hours is often more 
+appropriate. Adventurers eager to reach the lonely tower 
+at the heart of the forest hurry across those fifteen miles 
+in just under four hours’ time. 
+
+For long journeys, a scale of days works best. 
+Following the road from Baldur's Gate to Waterdeep, the 
+adventurers spend four uneventful days before a goblin 
+ambush interrupts their journey. 
+
+In combat and other fast-paced situations, the game 
+relies on rounds, a 6-second span of time described 
+in chapter 9. 
+
+
+MOVEMENT 
+
+
+Swimming across a rushing river, sneaking down a 
+dungeon corridor, scaling a treacherous mountain slope— 
+all sorts of movement play a key role in D&D adventures. 
+
+The DM can summarize the adventurers’ movement 
+without calculating exact distances or travel times: “You 
+travel through the forest and find the dungeon entrance 
+late in the evening of the third day.” Even in a dungeon, 
+particularly a large dungeon or a cave network, the 
+DM can summarize movement between encounters: 
+“After killing the guardian at the entrance to the ancient 
+dwarven stronghold, you consult your map, which leads 
+you through miles of echoing corridors to a chasm 
+bridged by a narrow stone arch.” 
+
+Sometimes it’s important, though, to know how long 
+it takes to get from one spot to another, whether the 
+answer is in days, hours, or minutes. The rules for 
+determining travel time depend on two factors: the 
+speed and travel pace of the creatures moving and the 
+terrain they're moving over. 
+
+
+SPEED 
+
+
+Every character and monster has a speed, which is 
+the distance in feet that the character or monster 
+can walk in 1 round. This number assumes short 
+bursts of energetic movement in the midst of a life- 
+threatening situation. 
+
+The following rules determine how far a character 
+or monster can move in a minute, an hour, or a day. 
+
+
+TRAVEL PACE 
+While traveling, a group of adventurers can move at a 
+normal, fast, or slow pace, as shown on the Travel Pace 
+table. The table states how far the party can move ina 
+period of time and whether the pace has any effect. A 
+fast pace makes characters less perceptive, while a slow 
+pace makes it possible to sneak around and to search an 
+area more carefully (see the “Activity While Traveling” 
+section later in this chapter for more information). 
+
+Forced March. The Travel Pace table assumes that 
+characters travel for 8 hours in day. They can push on 
+beyond that limit, at the risk of exhaustion. 
+
+For each additional hour of travel beyond 8 hours, 
+the characters cover the distance shown in the Hour 
+column for their pace, and each character must make 
+a Constitution saving throw at the end of the hour. The 
+DC is 10 + 1 for each hour past 8 hours. On a failed 
+saving throw, a character suffers one level of exhaustion 
+(see appendix A). 
+
+Mounts and Vehicles. For short spans of time (up 
+to an hour), many animals move much faster than 
+humanoids. A mounted character can ride at a gallop 
+for about an hour, covering twice the usual distance for 
+a fast pace. If fresh mounts are available every 8 to 10 
+miles, characters can cover larger distances at this pace, 
+but this is very rare except in densely populated areas. 
+
+
+PART 2 | ADVENTURING ^ 
+- uf 181 
+
+
+Characters in wagons, carriages, or other land 
+vehicles choose a pace as normal. Characters in a 
+waterborne vessel are limited to the speed of the vessel 
+(see chapter 5), and they don't suffer penalties for a fast 
+pace or gain benefits from a slow pace. Depending on 
+the vessel and the size of the crew, ships might be able 
+to travel for up to 24 hours per day. 
+
+Certain special mounts, such as a pegasus or griffon, 
+or special vehicles, such as a carpet of flying, allow you 
+to travel more swiftly. The Dungeon Master's Guide 
+contains more information on special methods of travel. 
+
+
+TRAVEL PACE 
+Distance Traveled per... 
+Pace Minute Hour Day Effect 
+Fast 400 feet 4miles 30 miles -5 penalty to 
+passive Wisdom 
+(Perception) scores 
+
+
+Normal 300 feet 3 miles 24 miles — 
+Slow 200 feet 2 miles 18 miles Able to use stealth 
+DIFFICULT TERRAIN 
+
+
+The travel speeds given in the Travel Pace table 
+assume relatively simple terrain: roads, open plains, 
+or clear dungeon corridors. But adventurers often face 
+dense forests, deep swamps, rubble-filled ruins, steep 
+mountains, and ice-covered ground—all considered 
+difficult terrain. 
+
+You move at half speed in difficult terrain—moving 
+1 foot in difficult terrain costs 2 feet of speed—so you 
+can cover only half the normal distance in a minute, 
+an hour, or a day. 
+
+
+SPECIAL TYPES OF MOVEMENT 
+
+
+Movement through dangerous dungeons or wilderness 
+
+
+areas often involves more than simply walking. 
+Adventurers might have to climb, crawl, swim, or jump 
+to get where they need to go. : 
+
+
+CLIMBING, SWIMMING, AND CRAWLING 
+
+While climbing or swimming, each foot of movement 
+costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in difficult terrain), unless 
+a creature has a climbing or swimming speed. At the 
+DM's option, climbing a slippery vertical surface or 
+
+one with few handholds requires a successful Strength 
+(Athletics) check. Similarly, gaining any distance in 
+rough water might require a successful Strength 
+(Athletics) check. 
+
+
+JUMPING 
+Your Strength determines how far you can jump. 
+
+Long Jump. When you make a long jump, you cover a 
+number of feet up to your Strength score if you move at 
+least 10 feet on foot immediately before the jump. When 
+you make a standing long jump, you can leap only half 
+that distance. Either way, each foot you clear on the 
+jump costs a foot of movement. 
+
+This rule assumes that the height of your jump 
+doesn't matter, such as a jump across a stream or 
+chasm. At your DM's option, you must succeed on a 
+
+
+PART 2 | ADVENTURING 
+
+
+DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check to clear a low obstacle 
+(no taller than a quarter of the jump's distance), such as 
+a hedge or low wall. Otherwise, you hit it. 
+
+When you land in difficult terrain, you must succeed 
+on a DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to land on your 
+feet. Otherwise, you land prone. 
+
+High Jump. When you make a high jump, you leap 
+into the air a number of feet equal to 3 + your Strength 
+modifier if you move at least 10 feet on foot immediately 
+before the jump. When you make a standing high jump, 
+you can jump only half that distance. Either way, each 
+foot you clear on the jump costs a foot of movement. In 
+some circumstances, your DM might allow you to make 
+a Strength (Athletics) check to jump higher than you 
+normally can. 
+
+You can extend your arms half your height above 
+yourself during the jump. Thus, you can reach above 
+you a distance equal to the height of the jump plus 144 
+times your height. 
+
+
+ACTIVITY WHILE TRAVELING 
+
+
+As adventurers travel through a dungeon or the 
+wilderness, they need to remain alert for danger, and 
+some characters might perform other tasks to help 
+the group's journey. 
+
+
+MARCHING ORDER 
+
+The adventurers should establish a marching order. 
+
+A marching order makes it easier to determine which 
+characters are affected by traps, which ones can spot 
+hidden enemies, and which ones are the closest to those 
+enemies when a fight breaks out. 
+
+A character might occupy the front rank, one or more 
+middle ranks, or the back rank. Characters in the front 
+and back ranks need enough room to travel side by 
+side with others in their rank. When space is too tight, 
+the marching order must change, usually by moving 
+characters to a middle rank. 
+
+Fewer Than Three Ranks. lf an adventuring party 
+arranges its marching order with only two ranks, they 
+are a front rank and a back rank. If there's only one rank, 
+it's considered a front rank. 
+
+
+STEALTH 
+
+While traveling at a slow pace, the characters can move 
+stealthily. As long as they're not in the open, they can try 
+to surprise or sneak by other creatures they encounter. 
+See the rules for hiding in chapter 7. 
+
+
+NOTICING THREATS 
+Use the passive Wisdom (Perception) scores of the 
+characters to determine whether anyone in the group 
+notices a hidden threat. The DM might decide that a 
+threat can be noticed only by characters in a particular 
+rank. For example, as the characters are exploring a 
+maze of tunnels, the DM might decide that only those 
+characters in the back rank have a chance to hear or 
+spot a stealthy creature following the group, while 
+characters in the front and middle ranks cannot. 
+While traveling at a fast pace, characters take a —5 
+penalty to their passive Wisdom (Perception) scores 
+to notice hidden threats. 
+
+
+Encountering Creatures. If the DM determines 
+that the adventurers encounter other creatures while 
+they're traveling, it's up to both groups to decide what 
+happens next. Either group might decide to attack, 
+initiate a conversation, run away, or wait to see what the 
+other group does. 
+
+Surprising Foes. If the adventurers encounter a 
+hostile creature or group, the DM determines whether 
+the adventurers or their foes might be surprised when 
+combat erupts. See chapter 9 for more about surprise. 
+
+
+OTHER ACTIVITIES 
+
+Characters who turn their attention to other tasks as the 
+group travels are not focused on watching for danger. 
+These characters don't contribute their passive Wisdom 
+(Perception) scores to the group's chance of noticing 
+hidden threats. However, a character not watching for 
+danger can do one of the following activities instead, or 
+some other activity with the DM's permission. 
+
+Navigate. The character can try to prevent the group 
+from becoming lost, making a Wisdom (Survival) check 
+when the DM calls for it. (The Dungeon Master's Guide 
+has rules to determine whether the group gets lost.) 
+
+Draw a Map. The character can draw a map 
+that records the group's progress and helps the 
+characters get back on course if they get lost. No ability 
+check is required. 
+
+Track. A character can follow the tracks of another 
+creature, making a Wisdom (Survival) check when the 
+DM calls for it. (The Dungeon Master's Guide has rules 
+for tracking.) 
+
+Forage. The character can keep an eye out for ready 
+sources of food and water, making a Wisdom (Survival) 
+check when the DM calls for it. (The Dungeon Master's 
+Guide has rules for foraging.) 
+
+
+THE ENVIRONMENT 
+
+
+By its nature, adventuring involves delving into places 
+that are dark, dangerous, and full of mysteries to be 
+explored. The rules in this section cover some of the 
+most important ways in which adventurers interact with 
+the environment in such places. The Dungeon Master's 
+Guide has rules covering more unusual situations. 
+
+
+FALLING 
+
+
+A fall from a great height is one of the most common 
+hazards facing an adventurer. 
+
+At the end of a fall, a creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning 
+damage for every 10 feet it fell, to a maximum of 20d6. 
+The creature lands prone, unless it avoids taking 
+damage from the fall. 
+
+
+SUFFOCATING 
+
+
+A creature can hold its breath for a number of minutes 
+equal to 1 + its Constitution modifier (minimum 
+of 30 seconds). 
+
+When a creature runs out of breath, it can survive for 
+a number of rounds equal to its Constitution modifier 
+(minimum 1 round). At the start of its next turn, it drops 
+to 0 hit points and is dying. 
+
+
+Wess 
+SPLITTING UP THE Party 
+Sometimes, it makes sense to split an adventuring party, 
+especially if you want one or more characters to scout ahead. 
+You can form multiple parties, each moving at a different speed. 
+Each group has its own front, middle, and back ranks. 
+
+The drawback to this approach is that the party will be split 
+into several smaller groups in the event of an attack. The 
+advantage is that a small group of stealthy characters moving 
+slowly might be able to sneak past enemies that clumsier 
+characters would alert. A rogue and a monk moving at a slow 
+pace are much harder to detect when they leave their dwarf 
+paladin friend behind. 
+
+
+upee———PÉÓR—ÉÓ———  — ám 
+For example, a creature with a Constitution of 14 can 
+
+
+hold its breath for 3 minutes. If it starts suffocating, it 
+has 2 rounds to reach air before it drops to 0 hit points. 
+
+
+VISION AND LIGHT 
+
+
+The most fundamental tasks of adventuring—noticing 
+danger, finding hidden objects, hitting an enemy in 
+combat, and targeting a spell, to name just a few— 
+rely heavily on a character's ability to see. Darkness 
+and other effects that obscure vision can prove a 
+significant hindrance. 
+
+A given area might be lightly or heavily obscured. In 
+a lightly obscured area, such as dim light, patchy fog, 
+or moderate foliage, creatures have disadvantage on 
+Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. 
+
+A heavily obscured area—such as darkness, opaque 
+fog, or dense foliage—blocks vision entirely. A creature 
+in a heavily obscured area effectively suffers from the 
+blinded condition (see appendix A). 
+
+The presence or absence of light in an environment 
+creates three categories of illumination: bright light, dim 
+light, and darkness. 
+
+Bright light lets most creatures see normally. Even 
+gloomy days provide bright light, as do torches, lanterns, 
+fires, and other sources of illumination within a 
+specific radius. 
+
+Dim light, also called shadows, creates a lightly 
+obscured area. An area of dim light is usually a 
+boundary between a source of bright light, such as 
+a torch, and surrounding darkness. The soft light 
+of twilight and dawn also counts as dim light. A 
+particularly brilliant full moon might bathe the land 
+in dim light. 
+
+Darkness creates a heavily obscured area. Characters 
+face darkness outdoors at night (even most moonlit 
+nights), within the confines of an unlit dungeon or a 
+subterranean vault, or in an area of magical darkness. 
+
+
+BLINDSIGHT 
+
+A creature with blindsight can perceive its surroundings 
+without relying on sight, within a specific radius. 
+Creatures without eyes, such as oozes, and creatures 
+with echolocation or heightened senses, such as bats 
+and true dragons, have this sense. 
+
+
+DARKVISION 
+
+Many creatures in the worlds of D&D, especially those 
+that dwell underground, have darkvision. Within a 
+specified range, a creature with darkvision can see in 
+
+
+PART 2 | ADVENTURING 
+
+
+Aware? 
+
+
+darkness as if the darkness were dim light, so areas 
+of darkness are only lightly obscured as far as that 
+creature is concerned. However, the creature can't 
+discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. 
+
+
+TRUESIGHT 
+
+A creature with truesight can, out to a specific range, 
+see in normal and magical darkness, see invisible 
+creatures and objects, automatically detect visual 
+illusions and succeed on saving throws against them, 
+and perceives the original form of a shapechanger or 
+a creature that is transformed by magic. Furthermore, 
+the creature can see into the Ethereal Plane. 
+
+
+FOOD AND WATER 
+
+
+Characters who don't eat or drink suffer the effects of 
+exhaustion (see appendix A). Exhaustion caused by lack 
+of food or water can't be removed until the character 
+eats and drinks the full required amount. 
+
+
+Foop 
+
+A character needs one pound of food per day and can 
+make food last longer by subsisting on half rations. 
+Eating half a pound of food in a day counts as half a day 
+without food. 
+
+A character can go without food for a number of days 
+equal to 3 * his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 
+1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character 
+automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. 
+
+A normal day of eating resets the count of days 
+without food to zero. 
+
+
+WATER 
+A character needs one gallon of water per day, or two 
+gallons per day if the weather is hot. A character who 
+drinks only half that much water must succeed on a 
+DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer one level of 
+exhaustion at the end of the day. A character with access 
+to even less water automatically suffers one level of 
+exhaustion at the end of the day. 
+
+If the character already has one or more levels of 
+exhaustion, the character takes two levels in either case. 
+
+
+INTERACTING WITH OBJECTS 
+
+
+A character's interaction with objects in an environment 
+is often simple to resolve in the game. The player tells 
+the DM that his or her character is doing something, 
+such a moving a lever, and the DM describes what, if 
+anything happens. 
+
+For example, a character might decide to pull a lever, 
+which might, in turn, raise a portcullis, cause a room to 
+flood with water, or open a secret door in a nearby wall. 
+If the lever is rusted in position, though, a character 
+might need to force it. In such a situation, the DM might 
+call for a Strength check to see whether the character 
+can wrench the lever into place. The DM sets the DC for 
+any such check based on the difficulty of the task. 
+
+Characters can also damage objects with their 
+weapons and spells. Objects are immune to poison and 
+psychic damage, but otherwise they can be affected 
+by physical and magical attacks much like creatures 
+
+
+can. The DM determines an object's Armor Class and 
+hit points, and might decide that certain objects have 
+resistance or immunity to certain kinds of attacks. (It's 
+hard to cut a rope with a club, for example.) Objects 
+always fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws, and 
+they are immune to effects that require other saves. 
+When an object drops to 0 hit points, it breaks. 
+
+A character can also attempt a Strength check to 
+break an object. The DM sets the DC for any such check. 
+
+
+SOCIAL INTERACTION 
+
+
+Exploring dungeons, overcoming obstacles, and slaying 
+monsters are key parts of D&D adventures. No less 
+important, though, are the social interactions that 
+adventurers have with other inhabitants of the world. 
+
+Interaction takes on many forms. You might need 
+to convince an unscrupulous thief to confess to some 
+malfeasance, or you might try to flatter a dragon so that 
+it will spare your life. The DM assumes the roles of any 
+characters who are participating in the interaction that 
+don't belong to another player at the table. Any such 
+character is called a nonplayer character (NPC). 
+
+In general terms, an NPC's attitude toward you is 
+described as friendly, indifferent, or hostile. Friendly 
+NPCs are predisposed to help you, and hostile ones are 
+inclined to get in your way. It's easier to get what you 
+want from a friendly NPC, of course. 
+
+Social interactions have two primary aspects: 
+roleplaying and ability checks. 
+
+
+ROLEPLAYING 
+
+
+Roleplaying is, literally, the act of playing out a role. 
+In this case, it's you as a player determining how your 
+character thinks, acts, and talks. 
+
+Roleplaying is a part of every aspect of the game, 
+and it comes to the fore during social interactions. 
+Your character's quirks, mannerisms, and personality 
+influence how interactions resolve. 
+
+There are two styles you can use when roleplaying 
+your character: the descriptive approach and the active 
+approach. Most players use a combination of the two 
+styles. Use whichever mix of the two works best for you. 
+
+
+DESCRIPTIVE APPROACH TO ROLEPLAYING 
+With this approach, you describe your character's words 
+and actions to the DM and the other players. Drawing on 
+your mental image of your character, you tell everyone 
+what your character does and how he or she does it. 
+
+For instance, Chris plays Tordek the dwarf. Tordek 
+has a quick temper and blames the elves of the 
+Cloakwood for his family's misfortune. At a tavern, an 
+obnoxious elf minstrel sits at Tordek's table and tries to 
+strike up a conversation with the dwarf. 
+
+Chris says, "Tordek spits on the floor, growls an 
+insult at the bard, and stomps over to the bar. He sits 
+on a stool and glares at the minstrel before ordering 
+another drink." 
+
+In this example, Chris has conveyed Tordek's mood 
+and given thc DM a clear idea of his character's 
+attitude and actions. 
+
+
+PART 2 ADVENTURING 
+
+
+186 
+
+
+—" 
+
+
+When using descriptive roleplaying, keep the 
+following things in mind: 
+
+
+Describe your character's emotions and attitude. 
+
+* Focus on your character's intent and how others 
+might perceive it. 
+
+* Provide as much embellishment as you feel 
+
+comfortable with. 
+
+
+Don't worry about getting things exactly right. Just 
+focus on thinking about what your character would do 
+and describing what you see in your mind. 
+
+
+ACTIVE APPROACH TO ROLEPLAYING 
+
+If descriptive roleplaying tells your DM and your fellow 
+players what your character thinks and does, active 
+roleplaying shows them. 
+
+When you use active roleplaying, you speak with your 
+character's voice, like an actor taking on a role. You might 
+even echo your character's movements and body language. 
+This approach is more immersive than descriptive 
+roleplaying, though you still need to describe things 
+that can't be reasonably acted out. 
+
+Going back to the example of Chris roleplaying Tordek 
+above, here's how the scene might play out if Chris used 
+active roleplaying: 
+
+Speaking as Tordek, Chris says in a gruff, deep voice, 
+“I was wondering why it suddenly smelled awful in here. 
+If I wanted to hear anything out of you, l'd snap your 
+arm and enjoy your screams." In his normal voice, Chris 
+then adds, “I get up, glare at the elf, and head to the bar.” 
+
+
+RESULTS OF ROLEPLAYING 
+The DM uses your character's actions and attitudes to 
+determine how an NPC reacts. A cowardly NPC buckles 
+under threats of violence. A stubborn dwarf refuses to 
+let anyone badger her. A vain dragon laps up flattery. 
+When interacting with an NPC, pay close attention to 
+the DM's portrayal of the NPC’s mood, dialogue, and 
+personality. You might be able to determine an NPC's 
+personality traits, ideals, flaws, and bonds, then play on 
+them to influence the NPC's attitude. , 
+Interactions in D&D are much like interactions in 
+real life. If you can offer NPCs something they want, 
+threaten them with something they fear, or play on their 
+sympathies and goals, you can use words to get almost 
+anything you want. On the other hand, if you insult a 
+proud warrior or speak ill of a noble's allies, your efforts 
+to convince or deceive will fall short. 
+
+
+ABILITY CHECKS 
+
+
+In addition to roleplaying, ability checks are key in 
+determining the outcome of an interaction. 
+
+Your roleplaying efforts can alter an NPC's attitude, 
+but there might still be an element of chance in the 
+situation. For example, your DM can call for a Charisma 
+check at any point during an interaction if he or she 
+wants the dice to play a role in determining an NPC's 
+reactions. Other checks might be appropriate in certain 
+situations, at your DM's discretion. 
+
+Pay attention to your skill proficiencies when thinking 
+of how you want to interact with an NPC, and stack 
+the deck in your favor by using an approach that relies 
+
+
+PART 2 
+
+
+| ADVENTURING 
+
+
+on your best bonuses and skills. If the group needs to 
+trick a guard into letting them into a castle, the rogue 
+who is proficient in Deception is the best bet to lead the 
+discussion. When negotiating for a hostage's release, 
+the cleric with Persuasion should do most of the talking. 
+
+
+RESTING 
+
+
+Heroic though they might be, adventurers can't spend 
+every hour of the day in the thick of exploration, social 
+interaction, and combat. They need rest—time to 
+sleep and eat, tend their wounds, refresh their minds 
+and spirits for spellcasting, and brace themselves for 
+further adventure. 
+
+Adventurers can take short rests in the midst of an 
+adventuring day and a long rest to end the day. 
+
+
+SHORT REST 
+
+
+A short rest is a period of downtime, at least 1 hour long, 
+during which a character does nothing more strenuous 
+than eating, drinking, reading, and tending to wounds. 
+
+A character can spend one or more Hit Dice at the end 
+of a short rest, up to the character's maximum number 
+of Hit Dice, which is equal to the character's level. For 
+each Hit Die spent in this way, the player rolls the die 
+and adds the character’s Constitution modifier to it. The 
+character regains hit points equal to the total. The player 
+can decide to spend an additional Hit Die after each roll. 
+A character regains some spent Hit Dice upon finishing 
+a long rest, as explained below. 
+
+
+LONG REST 
+
+
+A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 
+hours long, during which a character sleeps or performs 
+light activity: reading, talking, eating, or standing watch 
+for no more than 2 hours. If the rest is interrupted by a 
+period of strenuous activity—at least 1 hour of walking, 
+fighting, casting spells, or similar adventuring activity— 
+the characters must begin the rest again to gain any 
+benefit from it. 
+
+At the end of a long rest, a character regains all lost 
+hit points. The character also regains spent Hit Dice, up 
+to a number of dice equal to half of the character's total 
+number of them. For example, if a character has eight 
+Hit Dice, he or she can regain four spent Hit Dice upon 
+finishing a long rest. 
+
+A character can't benefit from more than one long rest 
+in a 24-hour period, and a character must have at least 
+1 hit point at the start of the rest to gain its benefits. 
+
+
+BETWEEN ADVENTURES 
+
+
+Between trips to dungeons and battles against ancient 
+evils, adventurers need time to rest, recuperate, and 
+prepare for their next adventure. Many adventurers also 
+use this time to perform other tasks, such as crafting 
+arms and armor, performing research, or spending 
+their hard-earned gold. 
+
+In some cases, the passage of time is something that 
+occurs with little fanfare or description. When starting 
+a new adventure, the DM might simply declare that a 
+certain amount of time has passed and allow you to 
+
+
+describe in general terms what your character has 
+
+been doing. At other times, the DM might want to keep 
+track of just how much time is passing as events beyond 
+your perception stay in motion. 
+
+
+LIFESTYLE EXPENSES 
+
+
+Between adventures, you choose a particular quality 
+of life and pay the cost of maintaining that lifestyle, as 
+described in chapter 5. 
+
+Living a particular lifestyle doesn’t have a huge effect 
+on your character, but your lifestyle can affect the way 
+other individuals and groups react to you. For example, 
+when you lead an aristocratic lifestyle, it might be easier 
+for you to influence the nobles of the city than if you 
+live in poverty. 
+
+
+DOWNTIME ACTIVITIES 
+
+
+Between adventures, the DM might ask you what your 
+character is doing during his or her downtime. Periods 
+of downtime can vary in duration, but each downtime 
+activity requires a certain number of days to complete 
+before you gain any benefit, and at least 8 hours of each 
+day must be spent on the downtime activity for the day 
+to count. The days do not need to be consecutive. If you 
+have more than the minimum amount of days to spend, 
+you can keep doing the same thing for a longer period 
+of time, or switch to a new downtime activity. 
+
+Downtime activities other than the ones presented 
+below are possible. If you want your character to spend 
+his or her downtime performing an activity not covered 
+here, discuss it with your DM. 
+
+
+CRAFTING 
+
+You can craft nonmagical objects, including adventuring 
+equipment and works of art. You must be proficient 
+
+with tools related to the object you are trying to create 
+(typically artisan’s tools). You might also need access to 
+special materials or locations necessary to create it, For 
+example, someone proficient with smith’s tools needs a 
+forge in order to craft a sword or suit of armor. 
+
+For every day of downtime you spend crafting, you 
+can craft one or more items with a total market value 
+not exceeding 5 gp, and you must expend raw materials 
+worth half the total market value. If something you 
+want to craft has a market value greater than 5 gp, you 
+make progress every day in 5-gp increments until you 
+reach the market value of the item. For example, a suit 
+of plate armor (market value 1,500 gp) takes 300 days 
+to craft by yourself. 
+
+Multiple characters can combine their efforts toward 
+the crafting of a single item, provided that the characters 
+all have proficiency with the requisite tools and are 
+working together in the same place. Each character 
+contributes 5 gp worth of effort for every day spent 
+helping to craft the item. For example, three characters 
+with the requisite tool proficiency and the proper 
+facilities can craft a suit of plate armor in 100 days, 
+at a total cost of 750 gp. 
+
+While crafting, you can maintain a modest lifestyle 
+without having to pay 1 gp per day, or a comfortable 
+lifestyle at half the normal cost (see chapter 5 for more 
+information on lifestyle expenses). 
+
+
+PRACTICING A PROFESSION 
+
+You can work between adventures, allowing you to 
+maintain a modest lifestyle without having to pay 1 gp 
+per day (see chapter 5 for more information on lifestyle 
+expenses). This benefit lasts as long you continue to 
+practice your profession. 
+
+If you are a member of an organization that can 
+provide gainful employment, such as a temple or a 
+thieves’ guild, you earn enough to support a comfortable 
+lifestyle instead. 
+
+If you have proficiency in the Performance skill and 
+put your performance skill to use during your downtime, 
+you earn enough to support a wealthy lifestyle instead. 
+
+
+RECUPERATING 
+You can use downtime between adventures to recover 
+from a debilitating injury, disease, or poison. 
+
+After three days of downtime spent recuperating, 
+you can make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. 
+On a successful save, you can choose one of the 
+following results: 
+
+
+* End one effect on you that prevents you from regain- 
+ing hit points. 
+
+* For the next 24 hours, gain advantage on saving 
+throws against one disease or poison currently 
+affecting you. 
+
+
+RESEARCHING 
+
+The time between adventures is a great chance to 
+perform research, gaining insight into mysteries 
+
+that have unfurled over the course of the campaign. 
+Research can include poring over dusty tomes and 
+crumbling scrolls in a library or buying drinks for the 
+locals to pry rumors and gossip from their lips. 
+
+When you begin your research, the DM determines 
+whether the information is available, how many days of 
+downtime it will take to find it, and whether there are 
+any restrictions on your research (such as needing to 
+seek out a specific individual, tome, or location). The 
+DM might also require you to make one or more ability 
+checks, such as an Intelligence (Investigation) check 
+to find clues pointing toward the information you seek, 
+or a Charisma (Persuasion) check to secure someone's 
+aid. Once those conditions are met, you learn the 
+information if it is available. 
+
+For each day of research, you must spend 1 gp to 
+cover your expenses. This cost is in addition to your 
+normal lifestyle expenses (as discussed in chapter 5). 
+
+
+TRAINING 
+
+You can spend time between adventures learning a new 
+language or training with a set of tools. Your DM might 
+allow additional training options. 
+
+First, you must find an instructor willing to teach you. 
+The DM determines how long it takes, and whether one 
+or more ability checks are required. 
+
+The training lasts for 250 days and costs 1 gp per day. 
+After you spend the requisite amount of time and money, 
+you learn the new language or gain proficiency with 
+the new tool. 
+
+
+PART 2 | ADVENTURING 
+
+
+CHAPTER 9: COMBAT 
+
+
+OY HECLATTER OF A SWORD STRIKING AGAINST 
+
+a shield. The terrible rending sound as 
+monstrous claws tear through armor. A 
+brilliant flash of light as a ball of flame 
+blossoms from a wizard's spell. The sharp 
+tang of blood in the air, cutting through 
+the stench of vile monsters. Roars of fury, 
+
+shouts of triumph, cries of pain. Combat in D&D can be 
+
+chaotic, deadly, and thrilling. 
+
+This chapter provides the rules you need for your 
+characters and monsters to engage in combat, whether 
+it is a brief skirmish or an extended conflict in a 
+dungeon or on a field of battle. Throughout this chapter, 
+the rules address you, the player or Dungeon Master. 
+The Dungeon Master controls all the monsters and 
+nonplayer characters involved in combat, and each other 
+player controls an adventurer. "You" can also mean the 
+character or monster that you control. 
+
+
+THE ORDER OF COMBAT 
+
+
+A typical combat encounter is a clash between two 
+sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries, 
+footwork, and spellcasting. The game organizes the 
+chaos of combat into a cycle of rounds and turns. A 
+round represents about 6 seconds in the game world. 
+During a round, each participant in a battle takes a 
+turn. The order of turns is determined at the beginning 
+of a combat encounter, when everyone rolls initiative. 
+Once everyone has taken a turn, the fight continues to 
+the next round if neither side has defeated the other. 
+
+
+SURPRISE 
+
+
+A band of adventurers sneaks up on a bandit camp, 
+springing from the trees to attack them. A gelatinous 
+cube glides down a dungeon passage, unnoticed by 
+the adventurers until the cube engulfs one of them. In 
+these situations, one side of the battle gains surprise 
+over the other. 
+
+The DM determines who might be surprised. If 
+neither side tries to be stealthy, they automatically notice 
+each other. Otherwise, the DM compares the Dexterity 
+(Stealth) checks of anyone hiding with the passive 
+Wisdom (Perception) score of each creature on the 
+
+
+FUEL. Eee 
+COMBAT STEP BY STEP 
+7. Determine surprise. The DM determines whether anyone 
+involved in the combat encounter is surprised. 
+2.Establish positions. The DM decides where all the 
+characters and monsters are located. Given the 
+adventurers' marching order or their stated positions in 
+the room or other location, the DM figures out where the 
+adversaries are—how far away and in what direction. 
+_ 3. Roll initiative. Everyone involved in the combat encounter 
+| rolls initiative, determining the order of combatants’ turns. 
+. 4. Take turns. Each participant in the battle takes a turn in 
+initiative order. 
+5.Begin the next round. When everyone involved in the 
+_ combat has had a turn, the round ends. Repeat step 4 until 
+the fighting stops. 
+
+
+opposing side. Any character or monster that doesn't 
+notice a threat is surprised at the start of the encounter. 
+
+If you're surprised, you can't move or take an action 
+on your first turn of the combat, and you can't take a 
+reaction until that turn ends. A member of a group can 
+be surprised even if the other members aren't. 
+
+
+INITIATIVE 
+
+
+Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. 
+When combat starts, every participant makes a 
+Dexterity check to determine their place in the initiative 
+order. The DM makes one roll for an entire group of 
+identical creatures, so each member of the group acts at 
+the same time. 
+
+The DM ranks the combatants in order from the one 
+with the highest Dexterity check total to the one with 
+the lowest. This is the order (called the initiative order) 
+in which they act during each round. The initiative order 
+remains the same from round to round. 
+
+If a tie occurs, the DM decides the order among 
+tied DM-controlled creatures, and the players decide 
+the order among their tied characters. The DM can 
+decide the order if the tie is between a monster and a 
+player character. Optionally, the DM can have the tied 
+characters and monsters each roll a d20 to determine 
+the order, highest roll going first. 
+
+
+YOUR TURN 
+
+
+On your turn, you can move a distance up to your speed 
+and take one action. You decide whether to move first 
+or take your action first. Your speed—sometimes called 
+your walking speed—is noted on your character sheet. 
+
+The most common actions you can take are described 
+in the "Actions in Combat" section later in this chapter. 
+Many class features and other abilities provide 
+additional options for your action. 
+
+The “Movement and Position" section later in this 
+chapter gives the rules for your move. 
+
+You can forgo moving, taking an action, or doing 
+anything at all on your turn. If you can't decide what to 
+do on your turn, consider taking the Dodge or Ready 
+action, as described in "Actions in Combat." 
+
+
+BONUS ACTIONS 
+
+Various class features, spells, and other abilities let you 
+take an additional action on your turn called a bonus 
+action. The Cunning Action feature, for example, allows 
+a rogue to take a bonus action. You can take a bonus 
+action only when a special ability, spell, or other feature 
+of the game states that you can do something as a bonus 
+action. You otherwise don't have a bonus action to take. 
+
+You can take only one bonus action on your turn, so 
+you must choose which bonus action to use when you 
+have more than one available. 
+
+You choose when to take a bonus action during your 
+turn, unless the bonus action's timing is specified, and 
+anything that deprives you of your ability to take actions 
+also prevents you from taking a bonus action. 
+
+
+PART 2 | COMBAT 
+
+
+OTHER ACTIVITY ON YOUR TURN 
+Your turn can include a variety of flourishes that require 
+neither your action nor your move. - 
+
+You can communicate however you are able, through 
+brief utterances and gestures, as you take your turn. 
+
+You can also interact with one object or feature of the 
+environment for free, during either your move or your 
+action. For example, you could open a door during your 
+move as you stride toward a foe, or you could draw your 
+weapon as part of the same action you use to attack. 
+
+If you want to interact with a second object, you need 
+to use your action. Some magic items and other special 
+objects always require an action to use, as stated 
+in their descriptions. 
+
+The DM might require you to use an action for any 
+of these activities when it needs special care or when it 
+presents an unusual obstacle. For instance, the DM 
+could reasonably expect you to use an action to open a 
+stuck door or turn a crank to lower a drawbridge. 
+
+
+REACTIONS 
+
+
+Certain special abilities, spells, and situations allow 
+you to take a special action called a reaction. A reaction 
+is an instant response to a trigger of some kind, which 
+can occur on your turn or on someone else's. The 
+opportunity attack, described later in this chapter, is the 
+most common type of reaction. 
+
+When you take a reaction, you can't take another one 
+until the start of your next turn. If the reaction interrupts 
+another creature's turn, that creature can continue its 
+turn right after the reaction. 
+
+
+MOVEMENT AND POSITION 
+
+
+In combat, characters and monsters are in constant 
+motion, often using movement and position to gain 
+the upper hand. 
+
+
+INTERACTING WiTH OBJECTS AROUND YOU 
+
+
+Here are a few examples of the sorts of thing you can do in 
+tandem with your movement and action: 
+
+
+* draw or sheathe a sword 
+* open or close a door 
++ withdraw a potion from your backpack 
+pick up a dropped axe 
+take a bauble from a table 
+remove a ring from your finger 
+stuff some food into your mouth 
+plant a banner in the ground 
+fish a few coins from your belt pouch 
+drink all the ale in a flagon 
+throw a lever or a switch 
+pull a torch from a sconce 
+take a book from a shelf you can reach 
+extinguish a small flame 
+don a mask 
+pull the hood of your cloak up and over your head 
+put your ear to a door 
+kick a small stone 
++ turn a key in a lock 
+* tap the floor with a 10-foot pole 
++ hand an item to another character 
+be  — —É— ————— ——n 
+
+
+PART 2| COMBAT 
+
+
+On your turn, you can move a distance up to your 
+speed. You can use as much or as little of your speed as 
+yot like on your turn, following the rules here. 
+
+Your movement can include jumping, climbing, and 
+swimming. These different modes of movement can 
+be combined with walking, or they can constitute your 
+entire move. However you're moving, you deduct the 
+distance of each part of your move from your speed until 
+it is used up or until you are done moving. 
+
+The "Special Types of Movement" section in 
+chapter 8 gives the particulars for jumping, climbing, 
+and swimming. 
+
+
+BREAKING UP YOUR MOVE 
+
+
+You can break up your movement on your turn, using 
+some of your speed before and after your action. For 
+example, if you have a speed of 30 feet, you can move 
+10 feet, take your action, and then move 20 feet. 
+
+
+MOVING BETWEEN ATTACKS 
+
+If you take an action that includes more than one 
+weapon attack, you can break up your movement even 
+further by moving between those attacks. For example, 
+a fighter who can make two attacks with the Extra 
+Attack feature and who has a speed of 25 feet could 
+move 10 feet, make an attack, move 15 feet, and then 
+attack again. 
+
+
+UsiNG DIFFERENT SPEEDS 
+
+If you have more than one speed, such as your walking 
+speed and a flying speed, you can switch back and forth 
+between your speeds during your move. Whenever you 
+switch, subtract the distance you've already moved from 
+the new speed. The result determines how much farther 
+you can move. If the result is 0 or less, you can't use the 
+new speed during the current move. 
+
+For example, if you have a speed of 30 and a flying 
+speed of 60 because a wizard cast the fly spell on you, 
+you could fly 20 feet, then walk 10 feet, and then leap 
+into the air to fly 30 feet more. 
+
+
+DIFFICULT TERRAIN 
+
+
+Combat rarely takes place in bare rooms or on 
+featureless plains. Boulder-strewn caverns, briar- 
+choked forests, treacherous staircases—the setting of 
+a typical fight contains difficult terrain. 
+
+Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1 
+extra foot. This rule is true even if multiple things in 
+a space count as difficult terrain. 
+
+Low furniture, rubble, undergrowth, steep stairs, 
+snow, and shallow bogs are examples of difficult terrain. 
+The space of another creature, whether hostile or not, 
+also counts as difficult terrain. 
+
+
+BEING PRONE 
+
+
+Combatants often find themselves lying on the ground, 
+either because they are knocked down or because they 
+throw themselves down. In the game, they are prone, 
+a condition described in appendix A. 
+
+You can drop prone without using any of your 
+speed. Standing up takes more effort; doing so costs 
+
+
+an amount of movement equal to half your speed. For 
+example, if your speed is 30 feet, you must spend 15 feet 
+of movement to stand up. You can't stand up if you don't 
+have enough movement left or if your speed is 0. 
+
+To move while prone, you must crawl or use magic 
+such as teleportation. Every foot of movement while 
+crawling costs 1 extra foot. Crawling 1 foot in difficult 
+terrain, therefore, costs 3 feet of movement. 
+
+
+MOVING AROUND OTHER 
+CREATURES 
+
+
+You can move through a nonhostile creature's space. 
+In contrast, you can move through a hostile creature's 
+space only if the creature is at least two sizes larger or 
+smaller than you. Remember that another creature's 
+space is difficult terrain for you. 
+
+Whether a creature is a friend or an enemy, you can't 
+willingly end your move in its space. 
+
+If you leave a hostile creature's reach during your 
+move, you provoke an opportunity attack, as explained 
+later in the chapter. 
+
+
+FLYING MOVEMENT 
+
+
+Flying creatures enjoy many benefits of mobility, but 
+they must also deal with the danger of falling. If a flying 
+
+creature is knocked prone, has its speed reduced to 0; or 
+is otherwise deprived of the ability to move, the creature 
+falls, unless it has the ability to hover or it is being held 
+aloft by magic, such as by the fly spell. 
+
+
+CREATURE SIZE 
+
+
+Each creature takes up a different amount of space. 
+The Size Categories table shows how much space 
+a creature of a particular size controls in combat. 
+Objects sometimes use the same size categories. 
+
+
+SizE& CATEGORIES 
+
+
+Size Space 
+
+Tiny 21⁄2 by 2⁄2 ft. 
+Small 5 by 5 ft. 
+Medium 5 by 5 ft. 
+Large 10 by 10 ft 
+Huge 15 by 15 ft. 
+
+
+Gargantuan 20 by 20 ft. or larger 
+SPACE 
+A creature's space is the area in feet that it effectively 
+controls in combat, not an expression of its physical 
+dimensions. A typical Medium creature isn't 5 feet 
+wide, for example, but it does control a space that 
+wide. If a Medium hobgoblin stands in a 5-foot-wide 
+doorway, other creatures can't get through unless the 
+hobgoblin lets them. 
+
+A creature's space also reflects the area it needs to 
+fight effectively. For that reason, there's a limit to the 
+number of creatures that can surround another creature 
+in combat. Assuming Medium combatants, eight 
+creatures can fit in a 5-foot radius around another one. 
+
+Because larger creatures take up more space, fewer 
+of them can surround a creature. If five Large creatures 
+
+
+: 
+4 
+
+
+192 
+
+
+PART 2 | COMBAT 
+
+
+e —— a eee ee 
+VARIANT: PLAYING ON A GRID 
+
+
+If you play out a combat using a square grid and miniatures 
+or other tokens, follow these rules. 
+
+Squares. Each square on the grid represents 5 feet. 
+
+Speed. Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by 
+square on the grid. This means you use your speed in 5-foot 
+segments. This is particularly easy if you translate your speed 
+into squares by dividing the speed by 5. For example, a speed 
+of 30 feet translates into a speed of 6 squares. 
+
+If you use a grid often, consider writing your speed in 
+squares on your character sheet. 
+
+Entering a Square. To enter a square, you must have 
+at least 1 square of movement left, even if the square is 
+diagonally adjacent to the square you're in. (The rule for 
+
+' diagonal movement sacrifices realism for the sake of smooth 
+play. The Dungeon Master's Guide provides guidance on using 
+a more realistic approach.) 
+
+If a square costs extra movement, as a square of difficult 
+terrain does, you must have enough movement left to pay for 
+entering it. For example, you must have at least 2 squares of 
+movement left to enter a square of difficult terrain. 
+
+Corners. Diagonal movement can't cross the corner of a 
+wall, large tree, or other terrain feature that fills its space. 
+
+Ranges. To determine the range on a grid between two 
+things—whether creatures or objects—start counting squares 
+
+from a square adjacent to one of them and stop counting in 
+the space of the other one. Count by the shortest route. 
+
+
+crowd around a Medium or smaller one, there's little 
+room for anyone else. In contrast, as many as twenty 
+Medium creatures can surround a Gargantuan one. 
+
+
+SQUEEZING INTO A SMALLER SPACE 
+
+A creature can squeeze through a space that is large 
+enough for a creature one size smaller than it. Thus, a 
+Large creature can squeeze through a passage that's 
+only 5 feet wide. While squeezing through a space, 
+
+a creature must spend 1 extra foot for every foot it 
+moves there, and it has disadvantage on attack rolls 
+and Dexterity saving throws. Attack rolls against the 
+creature have advantage while it's in the smaller space. 
+
+
+ACTIONS IN COMBAT . 
+
+
+When you take your action on your turn, you can take 
+one of the actions presented here, an action you gained 
+from your class or a special feature, or an action that 
+you improvise. Many monsters have action options of 
+their own in their stat blocks. 
+
+When you describe an action not detailed elsewhere 
+in the rules, the DM tells you whether that action is 
+possible and what kind of roll you need to make, if any, 
+to determine success or failure. 
+
+
+ATTACK 
+
+
+The most common action to take in combat is the Attack 
+action, whether you are swinging a sword, firing an 
+arrow from a bow, or brawling with your fists. 
+
+With this action, you make one melee or ranged 
+attack. See the "Making an Attack" section for the rules 
+that govern attacks. 
+
+Certain features, such as the Extra Attack feature 
+of the fighter, allow you to make more than one attack 
+with this action. 
+
+
+CAST A SPELL 
+
+
+Spellcasters such as wizards and clerics, as well as 
+many monsters, have access to spells and can use 
+them to great effect in combat. Each spell has a casting 
+time, which specifies whether the caster must use an 
+action, a reaction, minutes, or even hours to cast the 
+spell. Casting a spell is, therefore, not necessarily an 
+action. Most spells do have a casting time of 1 action, 
+so a spellcaster often uses his or her action in combat 
+to cast such a spell. See chapter 10 for the rules 
+
+on spellcasting. 
+
+
+DASH 
+
+
+When you take the Dash action, you gain extra 
+movement for the current turn. The increase equals 
+your speed, after applying any modifiers. With a speed 
+of 30 feet, for example, you can move up to 60 feet on your 
+turn if you dash. 
+
+Any increase or decrease to your speed changes this 
+additional movement by the same amount. If your speed 
+of 30 feet is reduced to 15 feet, for instance, you can 
+move up to 30 feet this turn if you dash. 
+
+
+DISENGAGE 
+
+
+If you take the Disengage action, your movement doesn't 
+provoke opportunity attacks for the rest of the turn. 
+
+
+DODGE 
+
+
+When you take the Dodge action, you focus entirely on 
+avoiding attacks. Until the start of your next turn, any 
+attack roll made against you has disadvantage if you 
+can see the attacker, and you make Dexterity saving 
+throws with advantage. You lose this benefit if you are 
+incapacitated (as explained in appendix A) or if your 
+speed drops to 0. 
+
+
+HELP 
+
+
+You can lend your aid to another creature in the 
+completion of a task. When you take the Help action, 
+the creature you aid gains advantage on the next ability 
+check it makes to perform the task you are helping with, 
+provided that it makes the check before the start of 
+your next turn. 
+
+Alternatively, you can aid a friendly creature in 
+attacking a creature within 5 feet of you. You feint, 
+distract the target, or in some other way team up to 
+make your ally's attack more effective. If your ally 
+attacks the target before your next turn, the first attack 
+roll is made with advantage. 
+
+
+HIDE 
+
+
+When you take the Hide action, you make a Dexterity 
+(Stealth) check in an attempt to hide, following the rules 
+in chapter 7 for hiding. If you succeed, you gain certain 
+benefits, as described in the “Unseen Attackers and 
+Targets" section later in this chapter. 
+
+
+7 NS Sa a EE EES Ee 
+IMPROVISING AN ACTION 
+
+
+Your character can do things not covered by the actions in 
+this chapter, such as breaking down doors, intimidating 
+enemies, sensing weaknesses in magical defenses, or calling 
+for a parley with a foe. The only limits to the actions you can 
+attempt are your imagination and your character’s ability 
+scores. See the descriptions of the ability scores in chapter 7 
+for inspiration as you improvise. 
+
+When you describe an action not detailed elsewhere in 
+the rules, the DM tells you whether that action is possible 
+and what kind of roll you need to make, if any, to determine 
+success or failure. 
+
+
+Say 
+READY 
+
+
+Sometimes you want to get the jump on a foe or wait for 
+a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you 
+can take the Ready action on your turn so that you can 
+act later in the round using your reaction. 
+
+First, you decide what perceivable circumstance 
+will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the action 
+you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose 
+to move up to your speed in response to it. Examples 
+include “If the cultist steps on the trapdoor, I'll pull the 
+lever that opens it,” and “If the goblin steps next to me, 
+I move away.” 
+
+When the trigger occurs, you can either take your 
+reaction right after the trigger finishes or ignore 
+the trigger. Remember that you can take only one 
+reaction per round, 
+
+When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but 
+hold its energy, which you release with your reaction 
+when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must 
+have a casting time of 1 action, and holding onto the 
+spell’s magic requires concentration (explained in 
+chapter 10). If your concentration is broken, the spell 
+dissipates without taking effect. For example, if you are 
+concentrating on the web spell and ready magic missile, 
+your web spell ends, and if you take damage before 
+you release magic missile with your reaction, your 
+concentration might be broken. 
+
+
+SEARCH 
+
+
+When you take the Search action, you devote your 
+attention to finding something. Depending on the 
+nature of your search, the DM might have you make 
+a Wisdom (Perception) check or an Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check. 
+
+
+USE AN OBJECT 
+
+
+You normally interact with an object while doing 
+something else, such as when you draw a sword as part 
+of an attack. When an object requires your action for 
+its use, you take the Use an Object action. This action 
+is also useful when you want to interact with more than 
+one object on your turn. 
+
+
+MAKING AN ATTACK 
+
+
+Whether you're striking with a melee weapon, firing a 
+weapon at range, or making an attack roll as part of a 
+spell, an attack has a simple structure. 
+
+
+1. Choose a target. Pick a target within your attack's 
+range: a creature, an object, or a location. 
+
+2. Determine modifiers. The DM determines whether 
+the target has cover and whether you have advantage 
+or disadvantage against the target. In addition, spells, 
+special abilities, and other effects can apply penalties 
+or bonuses to your attack roll. 
+
+3. Resolve the attack. You make the attack roll. On a 
+hit, you roll damage, unless the particular attack has 
+rules that specify otherwise. Some attacks cause 
+special effects in addition to or instead of damage. 
+
+
+If there's ever any question whether something you're 
+doing counts as an attack, the rule is simple: if you're 
+making an attack roll, you're making an attack. 
+
+
+ATTACK ROLLS 
+
+
+When you make an attack, your attack roll determines 
+whether the attack hits or misses. To make an attack 
+roll, roll a d20 and add the appropriate modifiers. If the 
+total of the roll plus modifiers equals or exceeds the 
+target's Armor Class (AC), the attack hits. The AC of a 
+character is determined at character creation, whereas 
+the AC of a monster is in its stat block. 
+
+
+MODIFIERS TO THE ROLL 
+
+When a character makes an attack roll, the two most 
+common modifiers to the roll are an ability modifier 
+and the character's proficiency bonus. When a monster 
+makes an attack roll, it uses whatever modifier is 
+provided in its stat block. 
+
+Ability Modifier. The ability modifier used for a melee 
+weapon attack is Strength, and the ability modifier used 
+for a ranged weapon attack is Dexterity. Weapons that 
+have the finesse or thrown property break this rule. 
+
+Some spells also require an attack roll. The ability 
+modifier used for a spell attack depends on the 
+spellcasting ability of the spellcaster, as explained 
+in chapter 10. 
+
+Proficiency Bonus. You add your proficiency bonus 
+to your attack roll when you attack using a weapon with 
+which you have proficiency, as well as when you attack 
+with a spell. 
+
+
+ROLLING | OR 20 
+Sometimes fate blesses or curses a combatant, causing 
+the novice to hit and the veteran to miss. 
+
+If the d20 roll for an attack is a 20, the attack hits 
+regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC. In 
+addition, the attack is a critical hit, as explained later 
+in this chapter. 
+
+If the d20 roll for an attack is a 1, the attack misses 
+regardless of any modifiers or the target’s AC, 
+
+
+UNSEEN ATTACKERS AND TARGETS 
+
+
+Combatants often try to escape their foes’ notice 
+by hiding, casting the invisibility spell, or lurking 
+in darkness. 
+
+When you attack a target that you can’t see, you have 
+disadvantage on the attack roll. This is true whether 
+you're guessing the target’s location or you're targeting 
+a creature you can hear but not see. If the target isn't in 
+
+
+the location you targeted, you automatically miss, but 
+the DM typically just says that the attack missed, not 
+whether you guessed the target’s location correctly. 
+
+When a creature can't see you, you have advantage on 
+attack rolls against it. 
+
+If you are hidden—both unseen and unheard—when 
+you make an attack, you give away your location when 
+the attack hits or misses. 
+
+
+RANGED ATTACKS 
+
+
+When you make a ranged attack, you fire a bow or a 
+crossbow, hurl a handaxe, or otherwise send projectiles 
+to strike a foe at a distance. A monster might shoot 
+spines from its tail. Many spells also involve making a 
+ranged attack. 
+
+
+RANGE 
+You can make ranged attacks only against targets within 
+a specified range. 
+If a ranged attack, such as one made with a spell, has a 
+single range, you can't attack a target beyond this range. 
+Some ranged attacks, such as those made with a 
+longbow or a shortbow, have two ranges. The smaller 
+number is the normal range, and the larger number is 
+the long range. Your attack roll has disadvantage when 
+your target is beyond normal range, and you can't attack 
+a target beyond the long range. 
+
+
+RANGED ATTACKS IN CLOSE COMBAT 
+
+Aiming a ranged attack is more difficult when a foe 
+
+is next to you, When you make a ranged attack with 
+
+a weapon, a spell, or some other means, you have 
+disadvantage on the attack roll if you are within 5 feet 
+of a hostile creature who can see you and who isn't 
+incapacitated. 
+
+
+MELEE ATTACKS 
+
+
+Used in hand-to-hand combat, a melee attack allows 
+you to attack a foe within your reach. A melee attack 
+typically uses a handheld weapon such as a sword, 
+
+a warhammer, or an axe. A typical monster makes a 
+melee attack when it strikes with its claws, horns, teeth, 
+tentacles, or other body part. A few spells also involve 
+making a melee attack. 
+
+Most creatures have a 5-foot reach and can thus 
+attack targets within 5 feet of them when making a 
+melee attack. Certain creatures (typically those larger 
+than Medium) have melee attacks with a greater reach 
+than 5 feet, as noted in their descriptions. 
+
+When you are unarmed, you can fight in melee by 
+making an unarmed strike, as shown in the weapon 
+table in chapter 5. 
+
+
+OPPORTUNITY ATTACKS 
+
+In a fight, everyone is constantly watching for enemies 
+to drop their guard. You can rarely move heedlessly past 
+your foes without putting yourself in danger; doing so 
+provokes an opportunity attack. 
+
+You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile 
+creature that you can see moves out of your reach. To 
+make the opportunity attack, you use your reaction 
+to make one melee attack against the provoking 
+
+
+p" — s T Bee: ^ EN 
+CONTESTS IN COMBAT 
+
+
+Battle often involves pitting your prowess against that of 
+your ir foe. Such a challenge is represented by a contest. This 
+section includes the most common contests that require an 
+action in combat: grappling and shoving a creature. The DM 
+can use these contests as models for improvising others. 
+
+
+creature. The attack interrupts the provoking creature's 
+movement, occurring right before the creature 
+leaves your reach. 
+
+You can avoid provoking an opportunity attack by 
+taking the Disengage action. You also don't provoke an 
+opportunity attack when you teleport or when someone 
+or something moves you without using your movement, 
+action, or reaction. For example, you don't provoke an 
+opportunity attack if an explosion hurls you out of a foe's 
+reach or if gravity causes you to fall past an enemy. 
+
+
+Two-WEAPON FIGHTING 
+When you take the Attack action and attack with a light 
+melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can 
+use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee 
+weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don't 
+add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus 
+attack, unless that modifier is negative. 
+
+If either weapon has the thrown property, you 
+can throw the weapon, instead of making a melee 
+attack with it. 
+
+
+GRAPPLING 
+
+When you want to grab a creature or wrestle with it, 
+you can use the Attack action to make a special melee 
+attack, a grapple. If you're able to make multiple attacks 
+with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them. 
+
+The target of your grapple must be no more than one 
+size larger than you, and it must be within your reach. 
+Using at least one free hand, you try to seize the target 
+by making a grapple check, a Strength (Athletics) 
+check contested by the target's Strength (Athletics) or 
+Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the 
+ability to use). If you succeed, you subject the target to 
+the grappled condition (see appendix A). The condition 
+specifies the things that end it, and you can release the 
+target whenever you like (no action required). 
+
+Escaping a Grapple. A grappled creature can use its 
+action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a Strength 
+(Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by 
+your Strength (Athletics) check. 
+
+Moving a Grappled Creature. When you move, you 
+can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but 
+your speed is halved, unless the creature is two or more 
+sizes smaller than you. 
+
+
+SHOVING A CREATURE 
+
+Using the Attack action, you can make a special melee 
+attack to shove a creature, either to knock it prone or 
+push it away from you. If you're able to make multiple 
+attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces 
+one of them. 
+
+The target of your shove must be no more than one 
+size larger than you, and it must be within your reach. 
+You make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the 
+target's Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) 
+
+
+PART 2 | COMBAT 
+— - 195 
+
+
+196 
+
+
+check (the target chooses the ability to use). If you win 
+the contest, you either knock the target prone or push 
+it 5 feet away from you. 
+
+
+COVER 
+
+
+Walls, trees, creatures, and other obstacles can provide 
+cover during combat, making a target more difficult 
+
+to harm. A target can benefit from cover only when an 
+attack or other effect originates on the opposite side 
+
+of the cover. 
+
+There are three degrees of cover. If a target is behind 
+multiple sources of cover, only the most protective 
+degree of cover applies; the degrees aren't added 
+together. For example, if a target is behind a creature 
+that gives half cover and a tree trunk that gives three- 
+quarters cover, the target has three-quarters cover. 
+
+A target with half cover has a *2 bonus to AC and 
+Dexterity saving throws. A target has half cover if an 
+obstacle blocks at least half of its body. The obstacle 
+might be a low wall, a large piece of furniture, a narrow 
+tree trunk, or a creature, whether that creature is an 
+enemy or a friend. 
+
+A target with three-quarters cover has a *5 bonus 
+to AC and Dexterity saving throws. A target has three- 
+quarters cover if about three-quarters of it is covered 
+by an obstacle. The obstacle might be a portcullis, an 
+arrow Slit, or a thick tree trunk. 
+
+A target with total cover can't be targeted directly 
+by an attack or a spell, although some spells can reach 
+such a target by including it in an area of effect. A 
+target has total cover if it is completely concealed by 
+an obstacle. 
+
+
+DAMAGE AND HEALING 
+
+
+Injury and the risk of death are constant companions 
+of those who explore the worlds of D&D. The thrust of 
+a sword, a well-placed arrow, or a blast of flame from a 
+fireball spell all have the potential to damage, or even 
+kill, the hardiest of creatures. 
+
+
+HiT POINTS 
+
+
+Hit points represent a combination of physical and 
+mental durability, the will to live, and luck. Creatures 
+with more hit points are more difficult to kill. Those 
+with fewer hit points are more fragile. 
+
+A creature's current hit points (usually just called hit 
+points) can be any number from the creature's hit point 
+maximum down to 0. This number changes frequently 
+asa creature takes damage or receives healing. 
+
+Whenever a creature takes damage, that damage is 
+subtracted from its hit points. The loss of hit points has 
+no effect on a creature's capabilities until the creature 
+drops to 0 hit points. 
+
+
+DAMAGE ROLLS 
+
+
+Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability 
+specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die 
+or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to 
+your target. Magic weapons, special abilities, and other 
+factors can grant a bonus to damage. 
+
+
+PART 2 | COMBAT 
+
+
+When attacking with a weapon, you add your ability 
+modifier—the same modifier used for the attack roll— 
+to the damage. A spell tells you which dice to roll for 
+damage and whether to add any modifiers. 
+
+If a spell or other effect deals damage to more than 
+one target at the same time, roll the damage once for 
+all of them. For example, when a wizard casts fireball or 
+a cleric casts flame strike, the spell's damage is rolled 
+once for all creatures caught in the blast. 
+
+
+CRITICAL HITS 
+
+When you score a critical hit, you get to roll extra dice 
+for the attack’s damage against the target. Roll all of the 
+attack’s damage dice twice and add them together. Then 
+add any relevant modifiers as normal. To speed up play, 
+you can roll all the damage dice at once. 
+
+For example, if you score a critical hit with a dagger, 
+roll 2d4 for the damage, rather than 1d4, and then add 
+your relevant ability modifier. If the attack involves other 
+damage dice, such as from the rogue’s Sneak Attack 
+feature, you roll those dice twice as well. 
+
+
+DAMAGE TYPES 
+
+Different attacks, damaging spells, and other harmful 
+effects deal different types of damage. Damage types 
+have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as 
+damage resistance, rely on the types. 
+
+The damage types follow, with examples to help a 
+DM assign a damage type to a new effect. 
+
+Acid. The corrosive spray of a black dragon's breath 
+and the dissolving enzymes secreted by a black pudding 
+deal acid damage. 
+
+Bludgeoning. Blunt force attacks—hammers, falling, 
+constriction, and the like—deal bludgeoning damage. 
+
+Cold. The infernal chill radiating from an ice devil's 
+spear and the frigid blast of a white dragon's breath 
+deal cold damage. 
+
+Fire. Red dragons breathe fire, and many spells 
+conjure flames to deal fire damage. 
+
+Force. Force is pure magical energy focused into a 
+damaging form. Most effects that deal force damage are 
+spells, including magic missile and spiritual weapon. 
+
+Lightning. A lightning bolt spell and a blue dragon’s 
+breath deal lightning damage. 
+
+Necrotic. Necrotic damage, dealt by certain undead 
+and a spell such as chill touch, withers matter and 
+even the soul. 
+
+Piercing. Puncturing and impaling attacks, including 
+spears and monsters' bites, deal piercing damage. 
+
+Poison. Venomous stings and the toxic gas of a green 
+dragon's breath deal poison damage. 
+
+Psychic. Mental abilities such as a mind flayer's 
+psionic blast deal psychic damage. 
+
+Radiant. Radiant damage, dealt by a cleric's fame 
+strike spell or an angel's smiting weapon, sears the flesh 
+like fire and overloads the spirit with power. 
+
+Slashing. Swords, axes, and monsters' claws deal 
+slashing damage. 
+
+Thunder. A concussive burst of sound, such as the 
+effect of the thunderwave spell, deals thunder damage. 
+
+
+DAMAGE RESISTANCE AND 
+VULNERABILITY 
+
+
+Some creatures and objects are exceedingly difficult or 
+unusually easy to hurt with certain types of damage. 
+
+If a creature or an object has resistance to a damage 
+type, damage of that type is halved against it. If a 
+creature or an object has vulnerability to a damage 
+type. damage of that type is doubled against it. 
+
+Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after 
+all other modifiers to damage. For example, a creature 
+has resistance to bludgeoning damage and is hit by an 
+attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage. The creature 
+is also within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 
+5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, 
+so the creature takes 10 damage. 
+
+Multiple instances of resistance or vulnerability that 
+affect the same damage type count as only one instance. 
+For example, if a creature has resistance to fire damage 
+as well as resistance to all nonmagical damage, the 
+damage of a nonmagical fire is reduced by half against 
+the creature, not reduced by three-quarters. 
+
+
+HEALING 
+
+
+Unless it results in death, damage isn't permanent. Even 
+death is reversible through powerful magic. Rest can 
+restore a creature's hit points (as explained in chapter 
+8), and magical methods such as a cure wounds spell or 
+a potion of healing can remove damage in an instant. 
+
+When a creature receives healing of any kind, hit 
+points regained are added to its current hit points. A 
+creature's hit points can't exceed its hit point maximum, 
+so any hit points regained in excess of this number are 
+lost. For example, a druid grants a ranger 8 hit points of 
+healing. If the ranger has 14 current hit points and has a 
+hit point maximum of 20, the ranger regains 6 hit points 
+from the druid, not 8. 
+
+A creature that has died can't regain hit points until 
+magic such as the revivify spell has restored it to life. 
+
+
+DROPPING TO 0 HIT POINTS 
+
+
+When you drop to 0 hit points, you either die outright or 
+fall unconscious, as explained in the following sections. 
+
+
+INSTANT DEATH 
+Massive damage can kill you instantly. When damage 
+reduces you to 0 hit points and there is damage 
+remaining, you die if the remaining damage equals 
+or exceeds your hit point maximum. 
+
+For example, a cleric with a maximum of 
+12 hit points currently has 6 hit points. If she 
+takes 18 damage from an attack, she is reduced 
+to 0 hit points, but 12 damage remains. Because 
+the remaining damage equals her hit point 
+maximum, the cleric dies. 
+
+
+FALLING UNCONSCIOUS 
+
+If damage reduces you to 0 hit points and fails to kill 
+you, you fall unconscious (see appendix A). This 
+unconsciousness ends if you regain any hit points. 
+
+
+Woo E 
+DESCRIBING THE EFFECTS OF DAMAGE 
+
+
+Dungeon Masters describe hit point loss in different ways. 
+When your current hit point total is half or more of your hit 
+point maximum, you typically show no signs of injury. When 
+you drop below half your hit point maximum, you show signs 
+of wear, such as cuts and bruises. An attack that reduces you 
+to 0 hit points strikes you directly, leaving a bleeding injury or 
+other trauma, or it simply knocks you unconscious. 
+
+
+DEATH SAVING THROWS 
+
+Whenever you start your turn with 0 hit points, you 
+must make a special saving throw, called a death saving 
+throw, to determine whether you creep closer to death 
+or hang onto life. Unlike other saving throws, this one 
+isn't tied to any ability score. You are in the hands of fate 
+now, aided only by spells and features that improve your 
+chances of succeeding on a saving throw. 
+
+Roll a d20. If the roll is 10 or higher, you succeed. 
+Otherwise, you fail. A success or failure has no effect 
+by itself. On your third success, you become stable (see 
+below). On your third failure, you die. The successes 
+and failures don't need to be consecutive; keep track 
+of both until you collect three of a kind. The number of 
+both is reset to zero when you regain any hit points or 
+become stable. 
+
+Rolling 1 or 20. When you make a death saving throw 
+and roll a 1 on the d20, it counts as two failures. If you 
+roll a 20 on the d20, you regain 1 hit point. 
+
+Damage at 0 Hit Points. If you take any damage while 
+you have 0 hit points, you suffer a death saving throw 
+failure. If the damage is from a critical hit, you suffer 
+two failures instead. If the damage equals or exceeds 
+your hit point maximum, you suffer instant death. 
+
+
+STABILIZING A CREATURE 
+
+The best way to save a creature with O hit points is to 
+heal it. If healing is unavailable, the creature can at 
+least be stabilized so that it isn't killed by a failed death 
+saving throw. 
+
+You can use your action to administer first aid to an 
+unconscious creature and attempt to stabilize it, which 
+requires a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Medicine) check. 
+
+A stable creature doesn't make death saving throws, 
+even though it has 0 hit points, but it does remain 
+unconscious. The creature stops being stable, and must 
+
+
+PART 2 | COMBAT A 
+AT 197 
+
+
+4A = 
+
+
+198 
+
+
+start making death saving throws again, if it takes any 
+damage. A stable creature that isn't healed regains 
+1 hit point after 1d4 hours. 
+
+
+MONSTERS AND DEATH 
+Most DMs have a monster die the instant it drops to 
+0 hit points, rather than having it fall unconscious and 
+make death saving throws. 
+Mighty villains and special nonplayer characters 
+are common exceptions; the DM might have them 
+fall unconscious and follow the same rules as 
+player characters. 
+
+
+KNOCKING A CREATURE OUT 
+
+
+Sometimes an attacker wants to incapacitate a foe, 
+rather than deal a killing blow. When an attacker 
+reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack, 
+the attacker can knock the creature out. The attacker 
+can make this choice the instant the damage is dealt. 
+The creature falls unconscious and is stable. 
+
+
+TEMPORARY HIT POINTS 
+
+
+Some spells and special abilities confer temporary hit 
+points to a creature. Temporary hit points aren't actual 
+hit points; they are a buffer against damage, a pool of hit 
+points that protect you from injury. 
+
+When you have temporary hit points and take damage, 
+the temporary hit points are lost first, and any leftover 
+damage carries over to your normal hit points. For 
+example, if you have 5 temporary hit points and take 
+7 damage, you lose the temporary hit points and then 
+take 2 damage. 
+
+Because temporary hit points are separate from 
+your actual hit points, they can exceed your hit point 
+maximum. A character can, therefore, be at full hit 
+points and receive temporary hit points. 
+
+Healing can’t restore temporary hit points, and they 
+can't be added together. If you have temporary hit points 
+and receive more of them, you decide whether to keep 
+the ones you have or to gain the new ones. For example, 
+if a spell grants you 12 temporary hit points when you 
+already have 10, you can have 12 or 10, not 22. 
+
+If you have 0 hit points, receiving temporary hit points 
+doesn't restore you to consciousness or stabilize you. 
+They can still absorb damage directed at you while 
+you're in that state, but only true healing can save you. 
+
+Unless a feature that grants you temporary hit points 
+has a duration, they last until they're depleted or you 
+finish a long rest. 
+
+
+MOUNTED COMBAT 
+
+
+A knight charging into battle on a warhorse, a wizard 
+casting spells from the back of a griffon, or a cleric 
+soaring through the sky on a pegasus all enjoy the 
+benefits of speed and mobility that a mount can provide. 
+
+A willing creature that is at least one size larger than 
+you and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a 
+mount, using the following rules. 
+
+
+PART 2 | COMBAT 
+
+
+MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING 
+
+
+Once during your move, you can mount a creature that 
+is within 5 feet of you or dismount. Doing so costs an 
+amount of movement equal to half your speed. For 
+example, if your speed is 30 feet, you must spend 15 
+feet of movement to mount a horse. Therefore, you can't 
+mount it if you don't have 15 feet of movement left or 
+
+if your speed is 0. 
+
+If an effect moves your mount against its will while 
+you're on it, you must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity 
+saving throw or fall off the mount, landing prone in a 
+space within 5 feet of it. If you're knocked prone while 
+mounted, you must make the same saving throw. 
+
+If your mount is knocked prone, you can use your 
+reaction to dismount it as it falls and land on your feet. 
+Otherwise, you are dismounted and fall prone in a 
+space within 5 feet it. 
+
+
+CONTROLLING A MOUNT 
+
+
+While you're mounted, you have two options. You 
+can either control the mount or allow it to act 
+independently. Intelligent creatures, such as dragons, 
+act independently. 
+
+You can control a mount only if it has been trained 
+to accept a rider. Domesticated horses, donkeys, and 
+similar creatures are assumed to have such training. 
+The initiative of a controlled mount changes to match 
+yours when you mount it. It moves as you direct it, and 
+it has only three action options: Dash, Disengage, and 
+Dodge. A controlled mount can move and act even on 
+the turn that you mount it. 
+
+An independent mount retains its place in the 
+initiative order. Bearing a rider puts no restrictions on 
+the actions the mount can take, and it moves and acts 
+as it wishes. It might flee from combat, rush to attack 
+and devour a badly injured foe, or otherwise act against 
+your wishes. 
+
+In either case, if the mount provokes an opportunity 
+attack while you're on it, the attacker can target you 
+or the mount. 
+
+
+UNDERWATER COMBAT 
+
+
+When adventurers pursue sahuagin back to their 
+undersea homes, fight off sharks in an ancient 
+shipwreck, or find themselves in a flooded dungeon 
+room, they must fight in a challenging environment. 
+Underwater the following rules apply. 
+
+When making a melee weapon attack, a creature 
+that doesn't have a swimming speed (either natural or 
+granted by magic) has disadvantage on the attack roll 
+unless the weapon is a dagger, javelin, shortsword, 
+spear, or trident. 
+
+A ranged weapon attack automatically misses 
+a target beyond the weapon's normal range. Even 
+against a target within normal range, the attack roll has 
+disadvantage unless the weapon is a crossbow, a net, or 
+a weapon that is thrown like a javelin (including a spear, 
+trident, or dart). 
+
+Creatures and objects that are fully immersed in 
+water have resistance to fire damage. 
+
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+
+CHAPTER 10: SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+AGIC PERMEATES THE WORLDS OF D&D AND 
+most often appears in the form of a spell. 
+This chapter provides the rules for 
+casting spells. Different character 
+classes have distinctive ways of learning 
+and preparing their spells, and monsters 
+
+use spells in unique ways. Regardless of its source, 
+
+a spell follows the rules here. 
+
+
+WHAT Is A SPELL? 
+
+
+A spell is a discrete magical effect, a single shaping 
+
+of the magical energies that suffuse the multiverse 
+
+into a specific, limited expression. In casting a spell, 
+
+a character carefully plucks at the invisible strands of 
+raw magic suffusing the world, pins them in place in a 
+particular pattern, sets them vibrating in a specific way, 
+and then releases them to unleash the desired effect—in 
+most cases, all in the span of seconds. 
+
+Spells can be versatile tools, weapons, or protective 
+wards. They can deal damage or undo it, impose or 
+remove conditions (see appendix A), drain life energy 
+away, and restore life to the dead. 
+
+Uncounted thousands of spells have been created 
+over the course of the multiverse's history, and many of 
+them are long forgotten. Some might yet lie recorded in 
+crumbling spellbooks hidden in ancient ruins or trapped 
+in the minds of dead gods. Or they might someday be 
+reinvented by a character who has amassed enough 
+power and wisdom to do so. 
+
+
+SPELL LEVEL 
+
+
+Every spell has a level from 0 to 9. A spell’s level is a 
+general indicator of how powerful it is, with the lowly 
+(but still impressive) magic missile at 1st level and 
+the earth-shaking wish at 9th. Cantrips—simple but 
+powerful spells that characters can cast almost by rote— 
+are level 0. The higher a spell's level, the higher level a 
+spellcaster must be to use that spell. 
+
+Spell level and character level don't correspond 
+directly. Typically, a character has to be at least 17th 
+level, not 9th level, to cast a 9th-level spell. 
+
+
+KNOWN AND PREPARED SPELLS 
+
+
+Before a spellcaster can use a spell, he or she must 
+have the spell firmly fixed in mind, or must have access 
+to the spell in a magic item. Members of a few classes, 
+including bards and sorcerers, have a limited list of 
+spells they know that are always fixed in mind. The 
+same thing is true of many magic-using monsters. Other 
+spellcasters, such as clerics and wizards, undergo a 
+process of preparing spells. This process varies for 
+different classes, as detailed in their descriptions. 
+io o OLE EEE ee eS 
+
+CASTING IN ARMOR 
+
+Because of the mental focus and precise gestures required 
+
+for spellcasting, you must be proficient with the armor you 
+
+are wearing to cast a spell. You are otherwise too distracted 
+_ and physically hampered by your armor for spellcasting. 
+
+
+In every case, the number of spells a caster can 
+have fixed in mind at any given time depends on the 
+character's level. 
+
+
+SPELL SLOTS 
+
+
+Regardless of how many spells a caster knows or 
+prepares, he or she can cast only a limited number of 
+spells before resting. Manipulating the fabric of magic 
+and channeling its energy into even a simple spell is 
+physically and mentally taxing, and higher-level spells 
+are even more so. Thus, each spellcasting class's 
+description (except that of the warlock) includes a table 
+showing how many spell slots of each spell level a 
+character can use at each character level. For example, 
+the 3rd-level wizard Umara has four 1st-level spell slots 
+and two 2nd-level slots. 
+
+When a character casts a spell, he or she expends 
+a slot of that spell's level or higher, effectively "filling" 
+
+a slot with the spell. You can think of a spell slot as a 
+groove of a certain size—small for a 1st-level slot, larger 
+for a spell of higher level. A 1st-level spell fits into a slot 
+of any size, but a 9th-level spell fits only in a 9th-level 
+slot. So when Umara casts magic missile, a 1st-level 
+spell, she spends one of her four Ist-level slots and has 
+three remaining. 
+
+Finishing a long rest restores any expended spell slots 
+(see chapter 8 for the rules on resting). 
+
+Some characters and monsters have special abilities 
+that let them cast spells without using spell slots. For 
+example, a monk who follows the Way of the Four 
+Elements, a warlock who chooses certain eldritch 
+invocations, and a pit fiend from the Nine Hells can all 
+cast spells in such a way. 
+
+
+CASTING A SPELL AT A HIGHER LEVEL 
+When a spellcaster casts a spell using a slot that is of a 
+higher level than the spell, the spell assumes the higher 
+level for that casting. For instance, if Umara casts magic 
+missile using one of her 2nd-level slots, that magic 
+missile is 2nd level. Effectively, the spell expands to fill 
+the slot it is put into. 
+
+Some spells, such as magic missile and cure wounds, 
+have more powerful effects when cast at a higher level, 
+as detailed in a spell's description. 
+
+
+CANTRIPS 
+
+
+A cantrip is a spell that can be cast at will, without 
+using a spell slot and without being prepared in 
+advance. Repeated practice has fixed the spell in the 
+caster's mind and infused the caster with the magic 
+needed to produce the effect over and over. A cantrip's 
+spell level is 0. 
+
+
+RITUALS 
+
+
+Certain spells have a special tag: ritual. Such a spell 
+can be cast following the normal rules for spellcasting, 
+or the spell can be cast as a ritual. The ritual version of 
+a spell takes 10 minutes longer to cast than normal. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+It also doesn’t expend a spell slot, which means the 
+ritual version of a spell can’t be cast at a higher level. 
+
+To cast a spell as a ritual, a spellcaster must have a 
+feature that grants the ability to do so. The cleric and the 
+druid, for example, have such a feature. The caster must 
+also have the spell prepared or on his or her list of spells 
+known, unless the character's ritual feature specifies 
+otherwise, as the wizard's does. 
+
+
+CASTING A SPELL 
+
+
+When a character casts any spell, the same basic rules 
+are followed, regardless of the character's class or the 
+spell's effects. 
+
+Each spell description in chapter 11 begins with a block 
+of information, including the spell's name, level, school 
+of magic, casting time, range, components, and duration. 
+The rest of a spell entry describes the spell's effect. 
+
+
+CASTING TIME 
+
+
+Most spells require a single action to cast, but some 
+spells require a bonus action, a reaction, or much more 
+time to cast. 
+
+
+BONUS ACTION 
+
+A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You 
+must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell, 
+provided that you haven't already taken a bonus action 
+this turn. You can't cast another spell during the same 
+turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action. 
+
+
+REACTIONS 
+
+Some spells can be cast as reactions. These spells 
+take a fraction of a second to bring about and are cast 
+in response to some event. If a spell can be cast asa 
+reaction, the spell description tells you exactly when 
+you can do so. 
+
+
+LONGER CASTING TIMES 
+
+Certain spells (including spells cast as rituals) require 
+more time to cast: minutes or even hours. When you 
+cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single 
+action or reaction, you must spend your action each 
+turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your 
+concentration while you do so (see “Concentration” 
+below). If your concentration is broken, the spell fails, 
+but you don't expend a spell slot. If you want to try 
+casting the spell again, you must start over. 
+
+
+RANGE 
+
+
+The target of a spell must be within the spell's range. 
+
+For a spell like magic missile, the target is a creature. 
+For a spell like fireball, the target is the point in space 
+where the ball of fire erupts. 
+
+Most spells have ranges expressed in feet. Some 
+spells can target only a creature (including you) that you 
+touch. Other spells, such as the shield spell, affect only 
+you. These spells have a range of self. 
+
+Spells that create cones or lines of effect that originate 
+from you also have a range of self, indicating that the 
+origin point of the spell's effect must be you (see "Areas 
+of Effect" later in the this chapter). 
+
+
+Once a spell is cast, its effects aren't limited by its 
+range, unless the spell's description says otherwise. 
+
+
+COMPONENTS 
+
+
+A spell's components are the physical requirements you 
+must meet in order to cast it. Each spell's description 
+indicates whether it requires verbal (V), somatic (S), 
+
+or material (M) components. If you can't provide one 
+
+or more of a spell's components, you are unable to 
+
+cast the spell. 
+
+
+VERBAL (V) 
+
+
+Most spells require the chanting of mystic words. The 
+words themselves aren't the source of the spell's power; 
+rather, the particular combination of sounds, with 
+specific pitch and resonance, sets the threads of magic 
+in motion. Thus, a character who is gagged or in an area 
+of silence, such as one created by the silence spell, can't 
+cast a spell with a verbal component. 
+
+
+Somatic (S) 
+
+Spellcasting gestures might include a forceful 
+gesticulation or an intricate set of gestures. If a spell 
+requires a somatic component, the caster must have free 
+use of at least one hand to perform these gestures. 
+
+
+MATERIAL (M) 
+Casting some spells requires particular objects, 
+specified in parentheses in the component entry. 
+A character can use a component pouch or a 
+spellcasting focus (found in chapter 5) in place of 
+the components specified for a spell. But if a cost is 
+indicated for a component, a character must have that 
+specific component before he or she can cast the spell. 
+If a spell states that a material component is 
+consumed by the spell, the caster must provide this 
+component for each casting of the spell. 
+A spellcaster must have a hand free to access these 
+components, but it can be the same hand that he or she 
+uses to perform somatic components. 
+
+
+DURATION 
+
+
+A spell's duration is the length of time the spell persists. 
+A duration can be expressed in rounds, minutes, hours, 
+or even years. Some spells specify that their effects last 
+until the spells are dispelled or destroyed. 
+
+
+INSTANTANEOUS 
+
+Many spells are instantaneous. The spell harms, 
+heals, creates, or alters a creature or an object in a way 
+that can't be dispelled, because its magic exists only 
+for an instant. 
+
+
+CONCENTRATION 
+
+Some spells require you to maintain concentration 
+in order to keep their magic active. If you lose 
+concentration, such a spell ends. 
+
+If a spell must be maintained with concentration, 
+that fact appears in its Duration entry, and the spell 
+specifies how long you can concentrate on it. You can 
+end concentration at any time (no action required). 
+
+
+M" ———————— à 
+THE SCHOOLS or Macic 
+Academies of magic group spells into eight categories called 
+schools of magic. Scholars, particularly wizards, apply these 
+categories to all spells, believing that all magic functions in 
+essentially the same way, whether it derives from rigorous 
+study or is bestowed by a deity. 
+
+The schools of magic help describe spells; they have no 
+rules of their own, although some rules refer to the schools. 
+
+Abjuration spells are protective in nature, though some 
+of them have aggressive uses. They create magical barriers, 
+negate harmful effects, harm trespassers, or banish creatures 
+to other planes of existence. 
+
+Conjuration spells involve the transportation of objects 
+and creatures from one location to another. Some spells 
+summon creatures or objects to the caster's side, whereas 
+others allow the caster to teleport to another location. Some 
+conjurations create objects or effects out of nothing. 
+
+Divination spells reveal information, whether in the form of 
+secrets long forgotten, glimpses of the future, the locations 
+of hidden things, the truth behind illusions, or visions of 
+distant people or places. 
+
+Enchantment spells affect the minds of others, influencing 
+or controlling their behavior. Such spells can make enemies 
+see the caster as a friend, force creatures to take a course of 
+action, or even control another creature like a puppet. 
+
+Evocation spells manipulate magical energy to produce a 
+desired effect. Some call up blasts of fire or lightning. Others 
+channel positive energy to heal wounds. 
+
+Illusion spells deceive the senses or minds of others. They 
+cause people to see things that are not there, to miss things 
+that are there, to hear phantom noises, or to remember 
+things that never happened. Some illusions create phantom 
+images that any creature can see, but the most insidious 
+illusions plant an image directly in the mind of a creature. 
+
+Necromancy spells manipulate the energies of life and 
+death. Such spells can grant an extra reserve of life force, 
+drain the life energy from another creature, create the 
+undead, or even bring the dead back to life. 
+
+Creating the undead through the use of necromancy spells 
+such as animate dead is not a good act, and only evil casters 
+use such spells frequently. 
+
+Transmutation spells change the properties of a creature, 
+object, or environment. They might turn an enemy into a 
+harmless creature, bolster the strength of an ally, make an 
+object move at the caster's command, or enhance a creature's 
+innate healing abilities to rapidly recover from injury. 
+
+pÉ——H—ÍP— — A 
+
+
+Normal activity, such as moving and attacking, doesn't 
+interfere with concentration. The following factors can 
+break concentration: 
+
+
+* Casting another spell that requires concentration. 
+You lose concentration on a spell if you cast another 
+spell that requires concentration. You can't concen- 
+trate on two spells at once. 
+
+* Taking damage. Whenever you take damage while 
+you are concentrating on a spell, you must make a 
+Constitution saving throw to maintain your concentra- 
+tion. The DC equals 10 or half the damage you take, 
+whichever number is higher. If you take damage from 
+multiple sources, such as an arrow and a dragon's 
+breath, you make a separate saving throw for each 
+Source of damage. 
+
+* Being incapacitated or killed. You lose concentration 
+on a spell if you are incapacitated or if you die. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+204 
+
+
+CONE CUBE 
+
+
+X POINT OF ORIGIN 
+
+
+The DM might also decide that certain environmental 
+phenomena, such as a wave crashing over you while 
+you're on a storm-tossed ship, require you to succeed 
+on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw to maintain 
+concentration on a spell. 
+
+
+TARGETS 
+
+
+A typical spell requires you to pick one or more targets 
+to be affected by the spell's magic. A spell's description 
+tells you whether the spell targets creatures, objects, or 
+a point of origin for an area of effect (described below). 
+Unless a spell has a perceptible effect, a creature 
+might not know it was targeted by a spell at all. An effect 
+like crackling lightning is obvious, but a more subtle 
+effect, such as an attempt to read a creature's thoughts, 
+typically goes unnoticed, unless a spell says otherwise. 
+
+
+A CLEAR PATH TO THE TARGET 
+To target something, you must have a clear path to it, 
+so it can’t be behind total cover. 
+
+If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't 
+see and an obstruction, such as a wall, is between you 
+and that point, the point of origin comes into being on 
+the near side of that obstruction. 
+
+
+TARGETING YOURSELF 
+
+If a spell targets a creature of your choice, you can 
+choose yourself, unless the creature must be hostile or 
+specifically a creature other than you. If you are in the 
+area of effect of a spell you cast, you can target yourself. 
+
+
+AREAS OF EFFECT 
+
+
+Spells such as burning hands and cone of cold cover an 
+
+area, allowing them to affect multiple creatures at once. 
+A spell's description specifies its arca of effect, 
+
+which typically has one of five different shapes: cone, 
+
+cube, cylinder, line, or sphere. Every area of effect has 
+
+a point of origin, a location from which the spell's 
+
+energy erupts. The rules for each shape specify how you 
+
+
+PART 3| SPELLCASTING 
+
+
+SPHERE 
+
+
+CYLINDER 
+
+
+position its point of origin. Typically, 
+
+a point of origin is a point in space, but 
+some spells have an area whose origin is a 
+creature or an object. 
+
+A spell’s effect expands in straight lines from the point 
+of origin. If no unblocked straight line extends from the 
+point of origin to a location within the area of effect, that 
+location isn't included in the spell's area. To block one of 
+these imaginary lines, an obstruction must provide total 
+cover, as explained in chapter 9. 
+
+
+CONE 
+A cone extends in a direction you choose from its point 
+of origin. A cone's width at a given point along its length 
+is equal to that point's distance from the point of origin. 
+A cone's area of effect specifies its maximum length. 
+
+A cone's point of origin is not included in the cone's 
+arca of effect, unless you decide otherwise. 
+
+
+CUBE 
+You select a cube's point of origin, which lies anywhere 
+on a face of the cubic effect. The cube's size is expressed 
+as the length of each side. 
+
+A cube's point of origin is not included in the cube's 
+area of effect, unless you decide otherwise. 
+
+
+CYLINDER 
+A cylinder's point of origin is the center of a circle of a 
+particular radius, as given in the spell description. The 
+circle must either be on the ground or at the height of 
+the spell effect. The energy in a cylinder expands in 
+straight lines from the point of origin to the perimeter of 
+the circle, forming the base of the cylinder. The spell's 
+effect then shoots up from the base or down from thc 
+top, to a distance equal to the height of the cylinder. 
+
+A cylinder's point of origin is included in the cylinder's 
+area of effect. 
+
+
+LINE 
+
+A line extends from its point of origin in a straight path 
+
+up to its length and covers an area defined by its width. 
+A line's point of origin is not included in the line’s area 
+
+of effect, unless you decide otherwise. 
+
+
+SPHERE 
+You select a sphere’s point of origin, and the sphere 
+extends outward from that point. The sphere's 
+size is expressed as a radius in feet that extends 
+from the point. 
+
+A sphere's point of origin is included in the sphere's 
+area of effect. 
+
+
+SAVING THROWS 
+
+
+Many spells specify that a target can make a saving 
+throw to avoid some or all of a spell’s effects. The spell 
+specifies the ability that the target uses for the save and 
+what happens on a success or failure. 
+
+The DC to resist one of your spells equals 8 + your 
+spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus + 
+any special modifiers. 
+
+
+ATTACK ROLLS 
+
+
+Some spells require the caster to make an attack roll 
+to determine whether the spell effect hits the intended 
+target. Your attack bonus with a spell attack equals your 
+spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. 
+Most spells that require attack rolls involve ranged 
+attacks. Remember that you have disadvantage on a 
+ranged attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a hostile 
+creature that can see you and that isn't incapacitated 
+(see chapter 9). 
+
+
+COMBINING MAGICAL EFFECTS 
+
+
+The effects of different spells add together while 
+the durations of those spells overlap. The effects of 
+the same spell cast multiple times don't combine, 
+however. Instead, the most potent effect—such as the 
+highest bonus—from those castings applies while their 
+durations overlap. 
+
+For example, if two clerics cast bless on the same 
+target, that character gains the spell's benefit only 
+once; he or she doesn't get to roll two bonus dice. 
+
+
+tns 
+
+
+p LESES tit LE 
+THE WEAVE or MAGIC 
+
+
+The worlds within the D&D multiverse are magical places. 
+All existence is suffused with magical power, and potential 
+energy lies untapped in every rock, stream, and living 
+creature, and even in the air itself. Raw magic is the stuff of 
+creation, the mute and mindless will of existence, permeating 
+every bit of matter and present in every manifestation of 
+energy throughout the multiverse. 
+
+Mortals can’t directly shape this raw magic. Instead, they 
+make use of a fabric of magic, a kind of interface between 
+the will of a spellcaster and the stuff of raw magic. The 
+spellcasters of the Forgotten Realms call it the Weave and 
+recognize its essence as the goddess Mystra, but casters 
+have varied ways of naming and visualizing this interface. By 
+any name, without the Weave, raw magic is locked away and 
+inaccessible;the most powerful archmage can't light a candle 
+with magic in an area where the Weave has been torn. But 
+surrounded by the Weave, a spellcaster can shape lightning 
+to blast foes, transport hundreds of miles in the blink of an 
+eye, or even reverse death itself. 
+
+All magic depends on the Weave, though different kinds 
+of magic access it in a variety of ways. The spells of wizards, 
+warlocks, sorcerers, and bards are commonly called arcane 
+magic. These spells rely on an understanding—learned or 
+intuitive—of the workings of the Weave. The caster plucks 
+directly at the strands of the Weave to create the desired 
+effect. Eldritch knights and arcane tricksters also use arcane 
+magic. The spells of clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers are 
+called divine magic. These spellcasters’ access to the Weave 
+is mediated by divine power—gods, the divine forces of 
+nature, or the sacred weight of a paladin’s oath. 
+
+Whenever a magic effect is created, the threads of the 
+Weave intertwine, twist, and fold to make the effect possible. 
+When characters use divination spells such as detect magic or 
+identify, they glimpse the Weave. A spell such as dispel magic 
+smooths the Weave. Spells such as antimagic field rearrange 
+the Weave so that magic flows around, rather than through, 
+the area affected by the spell. And in places where the Weave 
+is damaged or torn, magic works in unpredictable ways—or 
+not at all. 
+
+
+Mu 
+
+
+@ 
+
+
+CHAPTER ll: SPELLS ! 
+
+
+SO HIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES THE MOST COMMON 
+spells in the worlds of DUNGEONS & 
+DRAGONS. The chapter begins with the 
+spell lists of the spellcasting classes. The 
+remainder contains spell descriptions, 
+presented in alphabetical order by the 
+
+name of the spell. 
+
+
+E 
+i CANTRIPS (O LEVEL) 
+2 Blade Ward 
+č Dancing Lights 
+*i Friends 
+E Light 
+E Mage Hand 
+b Mending 
+A Message 
+
+
+Minor Illusion 
+Prestidigitation 
+True Strike 
+Vicious Mockery 
+
+
+1ST LEVEL 
+Animal Friendship 
+Bane 
+
+Charm Person 
+
+
+.... Cure Wounds 
+r Detect Magic 
+
+—  Disguise Self 
+Dissonant Whispers 
+Faerie Fire 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+Animal Messenger 
+Blindness/Deafness 
+Calm Emotions 
+
+_ Cloud of Daggers 
+
+~ Crown of Madness 
+Detect Thoughts 
+
+- Enhance Ability 
+Enthrall 
+Heat Metal 
+
+
+BARD SPELLS 
+
+
+Comprehend Languages 
+
+
+Hold Person 
+Invisibility 
+
+Knock 
+
+Lesser Restoration 
+Locate Animals or Plants 
+Locate Object 
+Magic Mouth 
+Phantasmal Force 
+See Invisibility 
+Shatter 
+
+Silence 
+Suggestion 
+
+Zone of Truth 
+
+
+3RD LEVEL 
+Bestow Curse 
+Clairvoyance 
+Dispel Magic 
+Fear 
+
+Feign Death 
+Glyph of Warding 
+Hypnotic Pattern 
+Leomund's Tiny Hut 
+Major Image 
+Nondetection 
+Plant Growth 
+Sending 
+
+Speak with Dead 
+Speak with Plants 
+Stinking Cloud. 
+Tongues 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+Compulsion 
+Confusion 
+
+Dimension Door 
+Freedom of Movement 
+Greater Invisibility 
+Hallucinatory Terrain 
+Locate Creature 
+Polymorph 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+Animate Objects 
+Awaken 
+
+Dominate Person 
+Dream 
+
+Geas 
+
+Greater Restoration 
+
+
+ve yp S 
+
+
+E 
+
+
+Hold Monster 
+Legend Lore 
+
+Mass Cure Wounds 
+Mislead 
+
+Modify Memory 
+Planar Binding 
+Raise Dead 
+
+Scrying 
+
+Seeming 
+Teleportation Circle 
+
+
+6TH LEVEL 
+
+Eyebite 
+
+Find the Path 
+
+Guards and Wards 
+
+Mass Suggestion 
+
+Otto's Irresistible Dance 
+Programmed Illusion 
+True Seeing 
+
+
+7TH LEVEL " 
+
+
+Etherealness 
+
+Forcecage 
+
+Mirage Arcane 
+
+Mordenkainen's 
+Magnificent Mansion 
+
+Mordenkainen's Sword 
+
+Project Image 
+
+Regenerate 
+
+Resurrection 
+
+Symbol 
+
+Teleport 
+
+
+8TH LEVEL 
+Dominate Monster 
+Feeblemind 
+Glibness 
+
+Mind Blank 
+
+Power Word Stun 
+
+
+9TH LEVEL 
+Foresight 
+
+Power Word Heal 
+Power Word Kill 
+True Polymorph 
+
+
+CLERIC SPELLS 
+
+
+CANTRIPS (O LEVEL) 
+Guidance 
+
+Light 
+
+Mending 
+
+Resistance 
+
+Sacred Flame 
+
+Spare the Dying 
+Thaumaturgy 
+
+
+1st LEVEL 
+Bane 
+Bless 
+Command 
+Create or Destroy Water 
+Cure Wounds 
+Detect Evil and Good 
+Detect Magic 
+Detect Poison and Disease 
+Guiding Bolt 
+Healing Word 
+Inflict Wounds 
+Protection from 
+
+Evil and Good 
+Purify Food and Drink 
+Sanctuary 
+Shield of Faith 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+
+Aid 
+
+Augury 
+Blindness/Deafness 
+Calm Emotions 
+Continual Flame 
+Enhance Ability 
+Find Traps 
+
+Gentle Repose 
+Hold Person 
+
+Lesser Restoration 
+Locate Object 
+Prayer of Healing 
+Protection from Poison 
+Silence 
+
+Spiritual Weapon 
+Warding Bond 
+Zone of Truth 
+
+
+3RD LEVEL 
+
+Animate Dead 
+
+Beacon of Hope 
+Bestow Curse 
+Clairvoyance 
+
+Create Food and Water 
+Daylight 
+
+Dispel Magic 
+
+Feign Death 
+
+Glyph of Warding 
+Magic Circle 
+
+Mass Healing Word 
+Meld into Stone 
+Protection from Energy 
+Remove Curse 
+
+Revivify 
+
+Sending 
+
+Speak with Dead 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+208 
+
+
+Spirit Guardians 
+Tongues 
+Water Walk 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+Banishment 
+Control Water 
+Death Ward 
+Divination 
+
+
+Freedom of Movement 
+
+
+Guardian of Faith 
+Locate Creature 
+Stone Shape 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+
+
+Commune 
+Contagion 
+
+
+Dispel Evil and Good 
+
+
+Flame Strike 
+Geas 
+
+
+Greater Restoration 
+
+
+Hallow 
+Insect Plague 
+Legend Lore 
+
+
+Mass Cure Wounds 
+
+
+Planar Binding 
+Raise Dead 
+Scrying 
+
+
+6TH LEVEL 
+Blade Barrier 
+Create Undead 
+Find the Path 
+Forbiddance 
+Harm 
+
+Heal 
+
+Heroes’ Feast 
+Planar Ally 
+True Seeing 
+Word of Recall 
+
+
+7TH LEVEL 
+Conjure Celestial 
+Divine Word 
+Etherealness 
+Fire Storm 
+
+Plane Shift 
+Regenerate 
+Resurrection 
+Symbol 
+
+
+8TH LEVEL 
+Antimagic Field 
+Control Weather 
+Earthquake 
+Holy Aura 
+
+
+OTH LEVEL 
+Astral Projection 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+Gate 
+Mass Heal 
+True Resurrection 
+
+
+DRUID SPELLS 
+
+
+CANTRIPS (o LEVEL) 
+Druidcraft 
+
+Guidance 
+
+Mending 
+
+Poison Spray 
+
+Produce Flame 
+Resistance 
+
+Shillelagh 
+
+Thorn Whip 
+
+
+1ST LEVEL 
+
+Animal Friendship 
+Charm Person 
+
+Create or Destroy Water 
+Cure Wounds 
+
+Detect Magic 
+
+Detect Poison and Disease 
+Entangle 
+
+Faerie Fire 
+
+Fog Cloud 
+
+Goodberry 
+
+Healing Word 
+
+Jump 
+
+Longstrider 
+
+Purify Food and Drink 
+Speak with Animals 
+Thunderwave 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+
+Animal Messenger 
+Barkskin 
+
+Beast Sense . 
+Darkvision 
+
+Enhance Ability 
+
+Find Traps 
+
+Flame Blade 
+
+Flaming Sphere 
+
+Gust of Wind 
+
+Heat Metal 
+
+Hold Person 
+
+Lesser Restoration 
+Locate Animals or Plants 
+Locate Object 
+Moonbeam 
+
+Pass without Trace 
+Protection from Poison 
+Spike Growth 
+
+
+3RD LEVEL 
+Call Lightning 
+Conjure Animals 
+Daylight 
+
+
+Dispel Magic 
+
+Feign Death 
+
+Meld into Stone 
+
+Plant Growth 
+Protection from Energy 
+Sleet Storm 
+
+Speak with Plants 
+Water Breathing 
+
+Water Walk 
+
+Wind Wall 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+
+Blight 
+
+Confusion 
+
+Conjure Minor Elementals 
+Conjure Woodland Beings 
+Control Water 
+
+Dominate Beast 
+
+Freedom of Movement 
+Giant Insect 
+
+Grasping Vine 
+Hallucinatory Terrain 
+
+Ice Storm 
+
+Locate Creature 
+Polymorph 
+
+Stone Shape 
+
+Stoneskin 
+
+Wall of Fire 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+Antilife Shell 
+Awaken 
+
+Commune with Nature 
+Conjure Elemental 
+Contagion 
+
+Geas 
+
+Greater Restoration 
+Insect Plague 
+
+Mass Cure Wounds 
+Planar Binding 
+Reincarnate 
+Scrying 
+
+Tree Stride 
+
+Wall of Stone 
+
+
+6TH LEVEL 
+Conjure Fey 
+
+Find the Path 
+
+Heal 
+
+Heroes' Feast 
+Move Earth 
+Sunbeam 
+Transport via Plants 
+Wall of Thorns 
+Wind Walk 
+
+
+7TH LEVEL 
+Fire Storm 
+
+
+Mirage Arcane 
+Plane Shift 
+Regenerate 
+Reverse Gravity 
+
+
+8TH LEVEL 
+Animal Shapes 
+Antipathy/Sympathy 
+Control Weather 
+Earthquake 
+Feeblemind 
+Sunburst 
+
+Tsunami 
+
+
+9TH LEVEL 
+Foresight 
+Shapechange 
+Storm of Vengeance 
+True Resurrection 
+
+
+PALADIN SPELLS 
+
+
+1sT LEVEL 
+Bless 
+Command 
+Compelled Duel 
+Cure Wounds 
+Detect Evil and Good 
+Detect Magic 
+Detect Poison and Disease 
+Divine Favor 
+Heroism 
+Protection from 
+
+Evil and Good 
+Purify Food and Drink 
+Searing Smite 
+Shield of Faith 
+Thunderous Smite 
+Wrathful Smite 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+
+Aid 
+
+Branding Smite 
+
+Find Steed 
+
+Lesser Restoration 
+Locate Object 
+
+Magic Weapon 
+Protection from Poison 
+Zone of Truth 
+
+
+3RD LEvEL 
+
+Aura of Vitality 
+Blinding Smite 
+
+Create Food and Water 
+Crusader's Mantle 
+Daylight 
+
+Dispel Magic 
+Elemental Weapon 
+
+
+Magic Circle 
+Remove Curse 
+Revivify 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+Aura of Life 
+
+Aura of Purity 
+Banishment 
+Death Ward 
+Locate Creature 
+Staggering Smite 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+Banishing Smite 
+Circle of Power 
+Destructive Smite 
+Dispel Evil and Good 
+Geas 
+
+Raise Dead 
+
+
+RANGER SPELLS 
+
+
+1ST LEVEL 
+
+Alarm 
+
+Animal Friendship 
+Cure Wounds 
+Detect Magic 
+Detect Poison and Disease 
+Ensnaring Strike 
+Fog Cloud 
+Goodberry 
+
+Hail of Thorns 
+Hunter’s Mark 
+Jump 
+
+Longstrider 
+
+Speak with Animals 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+
+Animal Messenger 
+Barkskin 
+
+Beast Sense 
+
+Cordon of Arrows 
+Darkvision 
+
+Find Traps 
+
+Lesser Restoration 
+Locate Animals or Plants 
+Locate Object 
+
+Pass without Trace 
+Protection from Poison 
+Silence 
+
+Spike Growth 
+
+
+3RD LEVEL 
+
+= Conjure Animals 
+Conjure Barrage 
+Daylight 
+Lightning Arrow 
+Nondetection 
+
+
+Plant Growth 
+Protection from Energy 
+Speak with Plants 
+Water Breathing 
+
+Water Walk 
+
+Wind Wall 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+
+Conjure Woodland Beings 
+Freedom of Movement 
+Grasping Vine 
+
+Locate Creature 
+Stoneskin 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+Commune with Nature 
+Conjure Volley 
+
+Swift Quiver 
+
+Tree Stride 
+
+
+SORCERER SPELLS 
+
+
+CANTRIPS (O LEVEL) 
+Acid Splash 
+Blade Ward 
+Chill Touch 
+Dancing Lights 
+Fire Bolt 
+Friends 
+
+Light 
+
+Mage Hand 
+Mending 
+Message 
+
+Minor Illusion 
+Poison Spray 
+Prestidigitation 
+Ray of Frost 
+Shocking Grasp 
+True Strike 
+
+
+IST LEVEL 
+Burning Hands 
+Charm Person 
+Chromatic Orb 
+Color Spray 
+Comprehend Languages 
+Detect Magic 
+Disguise Self 
+Expeditious Retreat 
+False Life 
+
+Feather Fall 
+
+Fog Cloud 
+
+Jump 
+
+Mage Armor 
+
+Magic Missile 
+
+Ray of Sickness 
+Shield 
+
+Silent Image 
+
+
+Sleep 
+Thunderwave 
+Witch Bolt 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+Alter Self 
+Blindness/Deafness 
+Blur 
+
+Cloud of Daggers 
+Crown of Madness 
+Darkness 
+Darkvision 
+Detect Thoughts 
+Enhance Ability 
+Enlarge/Reduce 
+Gust of Wind 
+Hold Person 
+Invisibility 
+
+Knock 
+
+Levitate 
+
+Mirror Image 
+Misty Step 
+Phantasmal Force 
+Scorching Ray 
+See Invisibility 
+Shatter 
+
+Spider Climb 
+Suggestion 
+
+Web 
+
+
+3RD LEVEL 
+Blink 
+Clairvoyance 
+Counterspell 
+Daylight 
+
+Dispel Magic 
+Fear 
+
+Fireball 
+
+Fly 
+
+Gaseous Form 
+Haste 
+
+Hypnotic Pattern 
+Lightning Bolt 
+Major Image 
+Protection from Energy 
+Sleet Storm 
+Slow 
+
+Stinking Cloud 
+Tongues 
+
+Water Breathing 
+Water Walk 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+Banishment 
+Blight 
+Confusion 
+Dimension Door 
+Dominate Beast 
+
+
+Greater Invisibility 
+Ice Storm 
+Polymorph 
+Stoneskin 
+
+Wall of Fire 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+Animate Objects 
+Cloudkill 
+
+Cone of Cold 
+Creation 
+Dominate Person 
+Hold Monster 
+Insect Plague 
+Seeming 
+Telekinesis 
+Teleportation Circle 
+Wall of Stone 
+
+
+6TH LEVEL 
+Arcane Gate 
+Chain Lightning 
+Circle of Death 
+Disintegrate 
+Eyebite 
+
+Globe of Invulnerability 
+Mass Suggestion 
+Move Earth 
+Sunbeam 
+
+True Seeing 
+
+
+7TH LEVEL 
+
+Delayed Blast Fireball 
+Etherealness 
+
+Finger of Death 
+
+Fire Storm 
+
+Plane Shift 
+
+Prismatic Spray 
+Reverse Gravity 
+Teleport 
+
+
+8TH LEVEL 
+Dominate Monster 
+Earthquake 
+Incendiary Cloud 
+Power Word Stun 
+Sunburst 
+
+
+9TH LEVEL 
+Gate 
+
+Meteor Swarm 
+Power Word Kill 
+Time Stop 
+Wish 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+209 
+
+
+WARLOCK SPELLS 
+
+
+CANTRIPS (O LEVEL) 
+Blade Ward 
+
+Chill Touch 
+
+Eldritch Blast 
+
+Friends 
+
+Mage Hand 
+
+Minor Illusion 
+
+Poison Spray 
+Prestidigitation 
+
+True Strike 
+
+
+1ST LEVEL 
+Armor of Agathys 
+Arms of Hadar 
+Charm Person 
+Comprehend Languages 
+Expeditious Retreat 
+Hellish Rebuke 
+Hex 
+Illusory Script 
+Protection from 
+Evil and Good 
+Unseen Servant 
+Witch Bolt 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+Cloud of Daggers 
+Crown of Madness 
+Darkness 
+
+Enthrall 
+
+Hold Person 
+Invisibility 
+
+Mirror Image 
+Misty Step 
+
+Ray of Enfeeblement 
+Shatter 
+
+Spider Climb 
+Suggestion 
+
+
+3RD LEVEL 
+Counterspell 
+Dispel Magic 
+Fear 
+
+Fly 
+
+Gaseous Form 
+Hunger of Hadar 
+Hypnotic Pattern 
+Magic Circle 
+Major Image 
+Remove Curse 
+Tongues 
+Vampiric Touch 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+
+
+Banishment 
+Blight 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+Dimension Door 
+Hallucinatory Terrain 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+Contact Other Plane 
+Dream 
+
+Hold Monster 
+Scrying 
+
+
+6TH LEVEL 
+Arcane Gate 
+Circle of Death 
+Conjure Fey 
+Create Undead 
+Eyebite 
+
+Flesh to Stone 
+Mass Suggestion 
+True Seeing 
+
+
+7TH LEVEL 
+Etherealness 
+Finger of Death 
+Forcecage 
+Plane Shift 
+
+
+8TH LEVEL 
+Demiplane 
+Dominate Monster 
+Feeblemind 
+Glibness 
+
+Power Word Stun 
+
+
+9TH LEVEL 
+Astral Projection 
+Foresight 
+Imprisonment 
+Power Word Kill 
+True Polymorph 
+
+
+WIZARD SPELLS 
+
+
+CANTRIPS (O LEVEL) 
+Acid Splash 
+Blade Ward 
+Chill Touch 
+Dancing Lights 
+Fire Bolt 
+Friends 
+
+Light 
+
+Mage Hand 
+Mending 
+Message 
+
+Minor Illusion 
+Poison Spray 
+Prestidigitation 
+Ray of Frost 
+Shocking Grasp 
+True Strike 
+
+
+IST LEVEL 
+
+Alarm 
+
+Burning Hands 
+
+Charm Person 
+
+Chromatic Orb 
+
+Color Spray 
+
+Comprehend Languages 
+
+Detect Magic 
+
+Disguise Self 
+
+Expeditious Retreat 
+
+False Life 
+
+Feather Fall 
+
+Find Familiar 
+
+Fog Cloud 
+
+Grease 
+
+Identify 
+
+Illusory Script 
+
+Jump 
+
+Longstrider 
+
+Mage Armor 
+
+Magic Missile 
+
+Protection from 
+Evil and Good 
+
+Ray of Sickness 
+
+Shield 
+
+Silent Image 
+
+Sleep 
+
+Tasha’s Hideous Laughter 
+
+Tenser’s Floating Disk 
+
+Thunderwave 
+
+Unseen Servant 
+
+Witch Bolt 
+
+
+2ND LEVEL 
+Alter Self 
+
+Arcane Lock 
+Blindness/Deafness 
+Blur 
+
+Cloud of Daggers 
+Continual Flame 
+Crown of Madness 
+Darkness 
+Darkvision 
+Detect Thoughts 
+Enlarge/Reduce 
+Flaming Sphere 
+Gentle Repose 
+Gust of Wind 
+Hold Person 
+Invisibility 
+
+Knock 
+
+Levitate 
+
+Locate Object 
+Magic Mouth 
+Magic Weapon 
+Melf's Acid Arrow 
+Mirror Image 
+
+
+Misty Step : 
+Nystul's Magic Aura 
+Phantasmal Force 
+Ray of Enfeeblement 
+Rope Trick 
+Scorching Ray 
+
+See Invisibility 
+Shatter 
+
+Spider Climb 
+Suggestion 
+
+Web 
+
+
+3RD LEVEL 
+Animate Dead 
+Bestow Curse 
+Blink 
+Clairvoyance 
+Counterspell 
+Dispel Magic 
+Fear 
+
+Feign Death 
+Fireball 
+
+Fly 
+
+Gaseous Form 
+Glyph of Warding 
+Haste 
+
+Hypnotic Pattern 
+Leomund's Tiny Hut 
+Lightning Bolt 
+Magic Circle 
+Major Image 
+Nondetection 
+Phantom Steed 
+Protection from Energy 
+Remove Curse 
+Sending 
+
+Sleet Storm 
+
+Slow 
+
+Stinking Cloud 
+Tongues 
+Vampiric Touch 
+Water Breathing 
+
+
+4TH LEVEL 
+
+Arcane Eye 
+
+Banishment 
+
+Blight 
+
+Confusion 
+
+Conjure Minor Elementals 
+Control Water 
+Dimension Door 
+Evard's Black Tentacles 
+Fabricate 
+
+Fire Shield 
+
+Greater Invisibility 
+Hallucinatory Terrain 
+
+Ice Storm 
+
+Leomund's Secret Chest 
+
+
+Locate Creature 
+
+Mordenkainen's 
+Faithful Hound 
+
+Mordenkainen's 
+Private Sanctum 
+
+Otiluke's Resilient Sphere 
+
+Phantasmal Killer 
+
+Polymorph 
+
+Stone Shape 
+
+Stoneskin 
+
+Wall of Fire 
+
+
+5TH LEVEL 
+Animate Objects 
+Bigby's Hand 
+Cloudkill 
+
+Cone of Cold 
+Conjure Elemental 
+Contact Other Plane 
+Creation 
+
+Dominate Person 
+Dream 
+
+Geas 
+
+Hold Monster 
+Legend Lore 
+Mislead 
+
+Modify Memory 
+Passwall 
+
+Planar Binding 
+Rary's Telepathic Bond 
+Scrying 
+
+Seeming 
+Telekinesis 
+Teleportation Circle 
+Wall of Force 
+
+Wall of Stone 
+
+
+6TH LEVEL 
+
+Arcane Gate 
+
+Chain Lightning 
+
+Circle of Death 
+
+Contingency 
+
+Create Undead 
+
+Disintegrate 
+
+Drawmij's Instant 
+Summons 
+
+Eyebite 
+
+Flesh to Stone 
+
+Globe of Invulnerability 
+
+Guards and Wards 
+
+Magic Jar 
+
+Mass Suggestion 
+
+. Move Earth 
+
+Otiluke's Freezing Sphere 
+
+Otto's Irresistible Dance 
+
+Programmed Illusion 
+
+
+Sunbeam 
+True Seeing 
+Wall of Ice 
+
+
+7TH LEVEL 
+
+Delayed Blast Fireball 
+
+Etherealness 
+
+Finger of Death 
+
+Forcecage 
+
+Mirage Arcane 
+
+Mordenkainen’s 
+Magnificent Mansion 
+
+Mordenkainen's Sword 
+
+Plane Shift 
+
+Prismatic Spray 
+
+Project Image 
+
+Reverse Gravity 
+
+Sequester 
+
+Simulacrum 
+
+Symbol 
+
+Teleport 
+
+
+8TH LEVEL 
+Antimagic Field 
+Antipathy/Sympathy 
+Clone 
+
+Control Weather 
+Demiplane 
+Dominate Monster 
+Feeblemind 
+Incendiary Cloud 
+Maze 
+
+Mind Blank 
+
+Power Word Stun 
+Sunburst 
+Telepathy 
+
+Trap the Soul 
+
+
+9TH LEVEL 
+Astral Projection 
+Foresight 
+
+Gate 
+Imprisonment 
+Meteor Swarm 
+Power Word Kill 
+Prismatic Wall 
+Shapechange 
+Time Stop 
+
+True Polymorph 
+Weird 
+
+Wish 
+
+
+SPELL DESCRIPTIONS 
+
+
+The spells are presented in alphabetical order. 
+
+
+ACID SPLASH 
+Conjuration cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You hurl a bubble of acid. Choose one creature within 
+range, or choose two creatures within range that are 
+within 5 feet of each other. A target must succeed on a 
+Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 acid damage. 
+
+This spell's damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 
+5th level (2d6), 11th level (346), and 17th level (4d6). 
+
+
+AID 
+
+
+2nd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny strip of white cloth) 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+Your spell bolsters your allies with toughness and 
+resolve. Choose up to three creatures within range. 
+Each target's hit point maximum and current hit points 
+increase by 5 for the duration. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, a target's hit points 
+increase by an additional 5 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+ALARM 
+Ist-level abjuration (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny bell and a piece of 
+fine silver wire) 
+
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You set an alarm against unwanted intrusion. Choose 
+a door, a window, or an area within range that is no 
+larger than a 20-foot cube. Until the spell ends, an alarm 
+alerts you whenever a Tiny or larger creature touches 
+or enters the warded area. When you cast the spell, you 
+can designate creatures that won't set off the alarm. You 
+also choose whether the alarm is mental or audible. 
+
+A mental alarm alerts you with a ping in your mind 
+if you are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping 
+awakens you if you are sleeping. 
+
+An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell 
+for 10 seconds within 60 feet. 
+
+
+ALTER SELF 
+
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You assume a different form. When you cast the spell, 
+choose one of the following options, the effects of which 
+last for the duration of the spell. While the spell lasts, 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+212 
+
+
+you can end one option as an action to gain the benefits 
+of a different one. 
+
+Aquatic Adaptation. You adapt your body to an 
+aquatic environment, sprouting gills and growing 
+webbing between your fingers. You can breathe 
+underwater and gain a swimming speed equal to your 
+walking speed. 
+
+Change Appearance. You transform your appearance. 
+You decide what you look like, including your height, 
+weight, facial features, sound of your voice, hair length, 
+coloration, and distinguishing characteristics, if any. 
+You can make yourself appear as a member of another 
+race, though none of your statistics change. You also 
+can't appear as a creature of a different size than you, 
+and your basic shape stays the same; if you're bipedal, 
+you can't use this spell to become quadrupedal, for 
+instance. At any time for the duration of the spell, you 
+can use your action to change your appearance in 
+this way again. 
+
+Natural Weapons. You grow claws, fangs, spines, 
+horns, or a different natural weapon of your choice. Your 
+unarmed strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning, piercing, or 
+slashing damage, as appropriate to the natural weapon 
+you chose, and you are proficient with your unarmed 
+strikes. Finally, the natural weapon is magic and you 
+have a +1 bonus to the attack and damage rolls you 
+make using it. 
+
+
+ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a morsel of food) 
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+This spell lets you convince a beast that you mean it no 
+harm. Choose a beast that you can see within range. 
+It must see and hear you. If the beast's Intelligence is 
+4 or higher, the spell fails. Otherwise, the beast must 
+succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be charmed 
+by you for the spell's duration. If you or one of your 
+companions harms the target, the spells ends. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can affect one 
+additional beast for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+ANIMAL MESSENGER 
+2nd-level enchantment (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a morsel of food) 
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+By means of this spell, you use an animal to deliver a 
+message. Choose a Tiny beast you can see within range, 
+such as a squirrel, a blue jay, or a bat. You specify a 
+location, which you must have visited, and a recipient 
+who matches a general description, such as “a man or 
+woman dressed in the uniform of the town guard" or “a 
+red-haired dwarf wearing a pointed hat." You also speak 
+a message of up to twenty-five words. The target beast 
+travels for the duration of the spell toward the specified 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+IUE 
+location, covering about 50 miles per 24 hours for a 
+flying messenger, or 25 miles for other animals. 
+
+When the messenger arrives, it delivers your message 
+to the creature that you described, replicating the sound 
+of your voice. The messenger speaks only to a creature 
+matching the description you gave. If the messenger 
+doesn't reach its destination before the spell ends, the 
+message is lost, and the beast makes its way back to 
+where you cast this spell. 
+
+At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell 
+slot of 3nd level or higher, the duration of the spell 
+increases by 48 hours for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+ANIMAL SHAPES 
+Sth-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 24 hours 
+
+
+Your magic turns others into beasts. Choose any 
+number of willing creatures that you can see within 
+range. You transform each target into the form of a 
+Large or smaller beast with a challenge rating of 4 or 
+lower. On subsequent turns, you can use your action to 
+transform affected creatures into new forms. 
+
+The transformation lasts for the duration for each 
+target, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. 
+You can choose a different form for each target. A 
+target's game statistics are replaced by the statistics of 
+the chosen beast, though the target retains its alignment 
+and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. The 
+target assumes the hit points of its new form, and when 
+it reverts to its normal form, it returns to the number 
+of hit points it had before it transformed. If it reverts as 
+a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage 
+carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess 
+damage doesn't reduce the creature's normal form to 0 
+hit points, it isn't knocked unconscious. The creature is 
+limited in the actions it can perform by the nature of its 
+new form, and it can't speak or cast spells. 
+
+The target's gear melds into the new form. The target 
+can't activate, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of 
+its equipment. 
+
+
+ANIMATE DEAD 
+3rd-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 10 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of blood, a piece of flesh, 
+and a pinch of bone dust) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile 
+of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid 
+within range. Your spell imbues the target with a foul 
+mimicry of life, raising it as an undead creature. The 
+target becomes a skeleton if you chose bones or a 
+zombie if you chose a corpse (the DM has the creature's 
+game statistics). 
+
+On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action 
+to mentally command any creature you made with 
+this spell if the creature is within 60 feet of you (if you 
+
+
+control multiple creatures, you can command any or all 
+of them at the same time, issuing the same command to 
+each one). You decide what action the creature will take 
+and where it will move during its next turn, or you can 
+issue a general command, such as to guard a particular 
+chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the 
+creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. 
+Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it 
+until its task is complete. 
+
+The creature is under your control for 24 hours, 
+after which it stops obeying any command you've given 
+it. To maintain control of the creature for another 
+24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature 
+again before the current 24-hour period ends. This 
+use of the spell reasserts your control over up to four 
+creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than 
+animating a new one. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, you animate or reassert 
+control over two additional undead creatures for each 
+slot level above 3rd. Each of the creatures must come 
+from a different corpse or pile of bones. 
+
+
+ANIMATE OBJECTS 
+5th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Objects come to life at your command. Choose up to 
+ten nonmagical objects within range that are not being 
+worn or carried. Medium targets count as two objects, 
+Large targets count as four objects, Huge targets 
+
+count as eight objects. You can't animate any object 
+larger than Huge. Each target animates and becomes a 
+creature under your control until the spell ends or until 
+reduced to 0 hit points. 
+
+As a bonus action, you can mentally command any 
+creature you made with this spell if the creature is 
+within 500 feet of you (if you control multiple creatures, 
+you can command any or all of them at the same time, 
+issuing the same command to each one). You decide 
+what action the creature will take and where it will 
+move during its next turn, or you can issue a general 
+command, such as to guard a particular chamber or 
+corridor. If you issue no commands, the creature only 
+defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given 
+an order, the creature continues to follow it until its 
+task is complete. 
+
+
+ANIMATED OBJECT STATISTICS 
+
+
+Size HP AC Attack Str Dex 
+Tiny 20 18 +8tohit, 1d4 +4 damage 4 18 
+Small 25 16 +6tohit, 1d8 +2 damage 64 
+
+
+Medium 40 13 +5tohit,2d6+1damage 10 12 
+Large 50 10 +6tohit,2d10+2damage 14 10 
+Huge 80 10 +8tohit,2d12+4damage 18 6 
+
+
+An animated object is a construct with AC, hit points, 
+attacks, Strength, and Dexterity determined by its size. 
+Its Constitution is 10 and its Intelligence and Wisdom 
+
+
+are 3, and its Charisma is 1. Its speed is 30 feet; if the 
+object lacks legs or other appendages it can use for 
+locomotion, it instead has a flying speed of 30 feet and 
+can hover. If the object is securely attached to a surface 
+or a larger object, such as a chain bolted to a wall, its 
+speed is 0. It has blindsight with a radius of 30 feet and 
+is blind beyond that distance. When the animated object 
+drops to 0 hit points, it reverts to its original object 
+form, and any remaining damage carries over to its 
+original object form. 
+
+If you command an object to attack, it can make a 
+single melee attack against a creature within 5 feet 
+of it. It makes a slam attack with an attack bonus and 
+bludgeoning damage determined by its size. The DM 
+might rule that a specific object inflicts slashing or 
+piercing damage based on its form. 
+
+At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, you can animate two 
+additional objects for each slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+ANTILIFE SHELL 
+5th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (10-foot radius) 
+Components: V 5 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+A shimmering barrier extends out from you in a 10-foot 
+radius and moves with you, remaining centered on 
+you and hedging out creatures other than undead and 
+constructs. The barrier lasts for the duration. 
+
+The barrier prevents an affected creature from 
+passing or reaching through. An affected creature 
+can cast spells or make attacks with ranged or reach 
+weapons through the barrier. 
+
+If you move so that an affected creature is forced to 
+pass through the barrier, the spell ends. 
+
+
+ANTIMAGIC FIELD 
+Sth-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (10-foot-radius sphere) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered iron or 
+iron filings) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+A 10-foot-radius invisible sphere of antimagic surrounds 
+you. This area is divorced from the magical energy that 
+suffuses the multiverse. Within the sphere, spells can't 
+be cast, summoned creatures disappear, and even magic 
+items become mundane. Until the spell ends, the sphere 
+moves with you, centered on you. 
+
+Spells and other magical effects, except those created 
+by an artifact or a deity, are suppressed in the sphere 
+and can't protrude into it, A slot expended to cast 
+a suppressed spell is consumed. While an effect is 
+suppressed, it doesn't function, but the time it spends 
+suppressed counts against its duration. 
+
+Targeted Effects. Spells and other magical effects, 
+such as magic missile and charm person, that target 
+a creature or an object in the sphere have no effect 
+on that target. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+Areas of Magic. The area of another spell or magical 
+
+effect, such as fireball, can’t extend into the sphere. 
+
+If the sphere overlaps an area of magic, the part of 
+
+the area that is covered by the sphere is suppressed. 
+For example, the flames created by a wall of fire are 
+suppressed within the sphere, creating a gap in the wall 
+if the overlap is large enough. 
+
+Spells. Any active spell or other magical effect on a 
+creature or an object in the sphere is suppressed while 
+the creature or object is in it. 
+
+Magic Items. The properties and powers of 
+magic items are suppressed in the sphere. For 
+example, a +] Jongsword in the sphere functions as a 
+nonmagical longsword. 
+
+A magic weapon's properties and powers are 
+suppressed if it is used against a target in the sphere or 
+wielded by an attacker in the sphere. If a magic weapon 
+or a piece of magic ammunition fully leaves the sphere 
+(for example, if you fire a magic arrow or throw a magic 
+spear at a target outside the sphere), the magic of the 
+item ceases to be suppressed as soon as it exits. 
+
+Magical Travel. Teleportation and planar travel 
+fail to work in the sphere, whether the sphere is the 
+destination or the departure point for such magical 
+travel, A portal to another location, world, or plane of 
+existence, as well as an opening to an extradimensional 
+space such as that created by the rope trick spell, 
+temporarily closes while in the sphere. 
+
+Creatures and Objects. A creature or object 
+summoned or created by magic temporarily winks out 
+of existence in the sphere. Such a creature instantly 
+reappears once the space the creature occupied is no 
+longer within the sphere. 
+
+Dispel Magic, Spells and magical effects such as 
+dispel magic have no effect on the sphere. Likewise, the 
+spheres created by different antimagic field spells don't 
+nullify each other. 
+
+
+ANTIPATHY/SYMPATHY 
+8th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (either a lump of alum soaked in 
+vinegar for the antipathy effect or a drop of honey for 
+the sympathy effect) 
+
+Duration: 10 days 
+
+
+This spell attracts or repels creatures of your choice. 
+You target something within range, either a Huge or 
+smaller object or creature or an area that is no larger 
+than a 200-foot cube. Then specify a kind of intelligent 
+creature, such as red dragons, goblins, or vampires. 
+You invest the target with an aura that either attracts or 
+repels the specified creatures for the duration. Choose 
+antipathy or sympathy as the aura's effect. 
+
+Antipathy. Thc enchantment causes creatures of the 
+kind you designated to feel an intense urge to leave the 
+area and avoid the target. When such a creature can 
+see the target or comes within 60 feet of it, the creature 
+must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become 
+frightened. The creature remains frightened while it can 
+see the target or is within 60 feet of it. While frightened 
+by the target, the creature must use its movement to 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+move to the nearest safe spot from which it can’t see 
+the target. If the creature moves more than 60 feet from 
+the target and can't see it, the creature is no longer 
+frightened, but the creature becomes frightened again if 
+it regains sight of the target or moves within 60 feet of it. 
+Sympathy. The enchantment causes the specified 
+creatures to feel an intense urge to approach the target 
+while within 60 feet of it or able to see it. When such a 
+creature can see the target or comes within 60 feet of it, 
+the creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or 
+use its movement on each of its turns to enter the area 
+or move within reach of the target. When the creature 
+has done so, it can't willingly move away from the target. 
+If the target damages or otherwise harms an affected 
+creature, the affected creature can make a Wisdom 
+saving throw to end the effect, as described below. 
+Ending the Effect. If an affected creature ends its 
+turn while not within 60 feet of the target or able to see 
+it, the creature makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a 
+successful save, the creature is no longer affected by 
+the target and recognizes the feeling of repugnance or 
+attraction as magical. In addition, a creature affected by 
+the spell is allowed another Wisdom saving throw every 
+24 hours while the spell persists. 
+A creature that successfully saves against this effect 
+is immune to it for 1 minute, after which time it can be 
+affected again. 
+
+
+ARCANE EvE 
+4th-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of bat fur) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You create an invisible, magical eye within range that 
+hovers in the air for the duration. 
+
+You mentally receive visual information from the eye, 
+which has normal vision and darkvision out to 30 feet. 
+The eye can look in every direction. 
+
+As an action, you can move the eye up to 30 feet in 
+any direction. There is no limit to how far away from 
+you the eye can move, but it can't enter another plane 
+of existence. A solid barrier blocks the eye's movement, 
+but the eye can pass through an opening as small as 1 
+inch in diameter. 
+
+
+ARCANE GATE 
+6th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 500 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create linked teleportation portals that remain open 
+for the duration. Choose two points on the ground that 
+you can see, one point within 10 feet of you and one 
+point within 500 feet of you. A circular portal, 10 feet 
+in diameter, opens over each point. If the portal would 
+open in the space occupied by a creature, the spell fails, 
+and the casting is lost. 
+
+The portals are two-dimensional glowing rings 
+filled with mist, hovering inches from the ground and 
+
+
+perpendicular to it at the points you choose. A ring is 
+visible only from one side (your choice), which is the side 
+that functions as a portal. 
+
+Any creature or object entering the portal exits from 
+the other portal as if the two were adjacent to each 
+other; passing through a portal from the nonportal side 
+has no effect. The mist that fills each portal is opaque 
+and blocks vision through it. On your turn, you can 
+rotate the rings as a bonus action so that the active side 
+faces in a different direction. 
+
+
+ARCANE LOCK 
+2nd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (gold dust worth at least 25 gp, 
+which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+You touch a closed door, window, gate, chest, or other 
+entryway, and it becomes locked for the duration. You 
+and the creatures you designate when you cast this 
+spell can open the object normally. Yot can also set a 
+password that, when spoken within 5 feet of the object, 
+suppresses this spell for 1 minute. Otherwise, it is 
+impassable until it is broken or the spell is dispelled or 
+suppressed. Casting knock on the object suppresses 
+arcane lock for 10 minutes. 
+
+While affected by this spell, the object is more difficult 
+to break or force open; the DC to break it or pick any 
+locks on it increases by 10. 
+
+
+ARMOR OF AGATHYS 
+Ist-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a cup of water) 
+Duration: | hour 
+
+
+A protective magical force surrounds you, manifesting 
+as a spectral frost that covers you and your gear. 
+
+You gain 5 temporary hit points for the duration. If a 
+creature hits you with a melee attack while you have 
+these hit points, the creature takes 5 cold damage. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, both the temporary hit 
+points and the cold damage increase by 5 for each slot 
+level above 1st. 
+
+
+ARMS OF HADAR 
+Ist-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self (10-foot radius) 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You invoke the power of Hadar, the Dark Hunger. 
+Tendrils of dark energy erupt from you and batter all 
+creatures within 10 feet of you. Each creature in that 
+area must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed 
+save, a target takes 2d6 necrotic damage and can't take 
+reactions until its next turn. On a successful save, the 
+creature takes half damage, but suffers no other effect. 
+
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+ASTRAL PROJECTION 
+9th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: 10 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (for each creature you affect with 
+this spell, you must provide one jacinth worth at least 
+1,000 gp and one ornately carved bar of silver worth 
+at least 100 gp, all of which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Special 
+
+
+You and up to eight willing creatures within range 
+project your astral bodies into the Astral Plane (the 
+spell fails and the casting is wasted if you are already 
+on that plane). The material body you leave behind is 
+unconscious and in a state of suspended animation; it 
+doesn't need food or air and doesn't age. 
+
+Your astral body resembles your mortal form in 
+almost every way, replicating your game statistics and 
+possessions. The principal difference is the addition of 
+a silvery cord that extends from between your shoulder 
+blades and trails behind you, fading to invisibility after 
+1 foot. This cord is your tether to your material body. As 
+long as the tether remains intact, you can find your way 
+home. If the cord is cut—something that can happen 
+only when an effect specifically states that it does—your 
+soul and body are separated, killing you instantly. 
+
+Your astral form can freely travel through the Astral 
+Plane and can pass through portals there leading to any 
+other plane. If you enter a new plane or return to the 
+plane you were on when casting this spell, your body and 
+possessions are transported along the silver cord, allowing 
+you to re-enter your body as you enter the new plane. 
+Your astral form is a separate incarnation, Any damage 
+or other effects that apply to it have no effect on your 
+physical body, nor do they persist when you return to it. 
+
+The spell ends for you and your companions when 
+you use your action to dismiss it. When the spell ends, 
+the affected creature returns to its physical body, 
+and it awakens. 
+
+The spell might also end early for you or one of your 
+companions. A successful dispel magic spell used 
+against an astral or physical body ends the spell for that 
+creature. If a creature's original body or its astral form 
+drops to 0 hit points, the spell ends for that creature. If 
+the spell ends and the silver cord is intact, the cord pulls 
+the creature's astral form back to its body, ending its 
+state of suspended animation. 
+
+If you are returned to your body prematurely, your 
+companions remain in their astral forms and must find 
+their own way back to their bodies, usually by dropping 
+to 0 hit points. 
+
+
+AUGURY 
+2nd-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (specially marked sticks, bones, 
+or similar tokens worth at least 25 gp) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+216 
+
+
+By casting gem-inlaid sticks, rolling dragon bones, 
+laying out ornate cards, or employing some other 
+divining tool, you receive an omen from an otherworldly 
+entity about the results of a specific course of action that 
+you plan to take within the next 30 minutes. The DM 
+chooses from the following possible omens: 
+
+
++ Weal, for good results 
+
++ Woe, for bad results 
+
++ Weal and woe, for both good and bad results 
+
++ Nothing, for results that aren't especially good or bad 
+
+
+The spell doesn’t take into account any possible 
+circumstances that might change the outcome, such 
+as the casting of additional spells or the loss or gain 
+of a companion. 
+
+If you cast the spell two or more times before 
+completing your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 
+percent chance for each casting after the first that you 
+get a random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret. 
+
+
+AURA OF LIFE 
+4th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Self (30-foot radius) 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+Life-preserving energy radiates from you in an aura with 
+a 30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the aura moves 
+with you, centered on you. Each nonhostile creature 
+
+in the aura (including you) has resistance to necrotic 
+damage, and its hit point maximum can't be reduced. In 
+addition, a nonhostile, living creature regains 1 hit point 
+when it starts its turn in the aura with O hit points. 
+
+
+AURA OF PURITY 
+4th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (30-foot radius) 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+Purifying energy radiates from you in an aura with a 
+30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the aura moves 
+with you, centered on you. Each nonhostile creature 
+in the aura (including you) can't become diseased, 
+has resistance to poison damage, and has advantage 
+on saving throws against effects that cause any of the 
+following conditions: blinded, charmed, deafened, 
+frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, and stunned. 
+
+
+AURA OF VITALITY 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (30-foot radius) 
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Healing energy radiates from you in an aura with a 
+30-foot radius. Until the spell ends, the aura moves with 
+you, centered on you. You can use a bonus action to 
+cause one creature in the aura (including you) to regain 
+2d6 hit points. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+AWAKEN 
+5th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 8 hours 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (an agate worth at least 1,000 gp, 
+which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+After spending the casting time tracing magical 
+pathways within a precious gemstone, you touch a Huge 
+or smaller beast or plant. The target must have either 
+no Intelligence score or an Intelligence of 3 or less. The 
+target gains an Intelligence of 10. The target also gains 
+the ability to speak one language you know. If the target 
+is a plant, it gains the ability to move its limbs, roots, 
+vines, creepers, and so forth, and it gains senses similar 
+to a human’s. Your DM chooses statistics appropriate 
+for the awakened plant, such as the statistics for the 
+awakened shrub or the awakened tree. 
+
+The awakened beast or plant is charmed by you for 
+30 days or until you or your companions do anything 
+harmful to it. When the charmed condition ends, 
+the awakened creature chooses whether to remain 
+friendly to you, based on how you treated it while 
+it was charmed. 
+
+
+BANE 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of blood) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Up to three creatures of your choice that you can see 
+within range must make Charisma saving throws. 
+Whenever a target that fails this saving throw makes 
+an attack roll or a saving throw before the spell ends, 
+the target must roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled 
+from the attack roll or saving throw. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+BANISHING SMITE 
+5th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit a creature with a weapon attack 
+before this spell ends, your weapon crackles with force, 
+and the attack deals an extra 5d10 force damage to the 
+target. Additionally, if this attack reduces the target 
+
+to 50 hit points or fewer, you banish it. If the target is 
+native to a different plane of existence than the one 
+you're on, the target disappears, returning to its home 
+plane. If the target is native to the plane you're on, the 
+creature vanishes into a harmless demiplane. While 
+there, the target is incapacitated. It remains there until 
+the spell ends, at which point the target reappears in the 
+space it left or in the nearest unoccupied space if that 
+space is occupied. 
+
+
+BANISHMENT 
+4th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (an item distasteful to the target) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You attempt to send one creature that you can see 
+within range to another plane of existence. The 
+target must succeed on a Charisma saving throw 
+or be banished. 
+If the target is native to the plane of existence you're 
+on, you banish the target to a harmless demiplane. 
+While there, the target is incapacitated. The target 
+remains there until the spell ends, at which point the 
+target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest 2 
+unoccupied space if that space is occupied. v 
+If the target is native to a different plane of existence 
+than the one you're on, the target is banished with 
+a faint popping noise, returning to its home plane. 
+If the spell ends before 1 minute has passed, the 
+target reappears in the space it left or in the nearest 
+unoccupied space if that space is occupied. Otherwise, 
+the target doesn't return. 
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 4th. 
+
+
+BARKSKIN 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a handful of oak bark) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch a willing creature. Until the spell ends, the 
+target's skin has a rough, bark-like appearance, and the 
+target's AC can't be less than 16, regardless of what kind 
+of armor it is wearing. 
+
+
+BEACON OF HOPE 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+This spell bestows hope and vitality. Choose any 
+number of creatures within range. For the duration, 
+each target has advantage on Wisdom saving throws 
+and death saving throws, and regains the maximum 
+number of hit points possible from any healing. 
+
+
+BEAST SENSE 
+2nd-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch a willing beast. For the duration of the spell, 
+you can use your action to see through the beast's eyes 
+and hear what it hears, and continue to do so until 
+
+you use your action to return to your normal senses. 
+
+
+While perceiving through the beast’s senses, you gain 
+the benefits of any special senses possessed by that 
+creature, though you are blinded and deafened to your 
+own surroundings. 
+
+
+BESTOW CURSE 
+3rd-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You touch a creature, and that creature must succeed 
+on a Wisdom saving throw or become cursed for the 
+duration of the spell. When you cast this spell, choose 
+the nature of the curse from the following options: 
+
+
+* Choose one ability score. While cursed, the target 
+has disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws 
+made with that ability score. 
+
+* While cursed, the target has disadvantage on attack 
+rolls against you. 
+
+* While cursed, the target must make a Wisdom sav- 
+ing throw at the start of each of its turns. If it fails, it 
+wastes its action that turn doing nothing. 
+
+* While the target is cursed, your attacks and spells 
+deal an extra 1d8 necrotic damage to the target. 
+
+
+A remove curse spell ends this effect. At the DM's 
+option, you may choose an alternative curse effect, but 
+it should be no more powerful than those described 
+above. The DM has final say on such a curse's effect. 
+
+At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell 
+slot of 4th level or higher, the duration is concentration, 
+up to 10 minutes. If you use a spell slot of 5th level or 
+higher, the duration is 8 hours. If you use a spell slot of 
+7th level or higher, the duration is 24 hours. If you use 
+a 9th level spell slot, the spell lasts until it is dispelled. 
+Using a spell slot of 5th level or higher grants a duration 
+that doesn't require concentration. 
+
+
+BicBy’s HAND 
+5th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (an eggshell and a 
+snakeskin glove) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a Large hand of shimmering, translucent 
+force in an unoccupied space that you can see within 
+range. The hand lasts for the spell's duration, and it 
+moves at your command, mimicking the movements of 
+your own hand. 
+
+The hand is an object that has AC 20 and hit points 
+equal to your hit point maximum. If it drops to 0 hit 
+points, the spell ends. It has a Strength of 26 (+8) and a 
+Dexterity of 10 (*0). The hand doesn't fill its space. 
+
+When you cast the spell and as a bonus action on your 
+subsequent turns, you can move the hand up to 60 feet 
+and then cause one of the following effects with it. 
+
+Clenched Fist. The hand strikes one creature or 
+object within 5 feet of it. Make a melee spell attack for 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+the hand using your game statistics. On a hit, the target 
+takes 4d8 force damage. 
+
+Forceful Hand. The hand attempts to push a creature 
+within 5 feet of it in a direction you choose. Make 
+a check with the hand's Strength contested by the 
+Strength (Athletics) check of the target. If the target is 
+Medium or smaller, you have advantage on the check. If 
+you succeed, the hand pushes the target up to 5 feet plus 
+a number of feet equal to five times your spellcasting 
+ability modifier. The hand moves with the target to 
+remain within 5 feet of it. 
+
+Grasping Hand. The hand attempts to grapple a Huge 
+or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. You use the hand's 
+Strength score to resolve the grapple. If the target is 
+Medium or smaller, you have advantage on the check. 
+While the hand is grappling the target, you can use a 
+bonus action to have the hand crush it. When you do 
+so, the target takes bludgeoning damage equal to 2d6 + 
+your spellcasting ability modifier. 
+
+Interposing Hand. The hand interposes itself 
+between you and a creature you choose until you give 
+the hand a different command. The hand moves to stay 
+between you and the target, providing you with half 
+cover against the target. The target can't move through 
+the hand's space if its Strength score is less than or 
+equal to the hand's Strength score. If its Strength score 
+is higher than the hand's Strength score, the target can 
+move toward you through the hand's space, but that 
+space is difficult terrain for the target. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage from the 
+clenched fist option increases by 2d8 and the damage 
+from the grasping hand increases by 2d6 for each slot 
+level above 5th. 
+
+
+BLADE BARRIER 
+6th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create a vertical wall of whirling, razor-sharp blades 
+made of magical energy. The wall appears within range 
+and lasts for the duration. You can make a straight wall 
+up to 100 feet long, 20 feet high, and 5 feet thick, or a 
+ringed wall up to 60 feet in diameter, 20 feet high, and 
+5 feet thick. The wall provides three-quarters cover to 
+creatures behind it, and its space is difficult terrain. 
+When a creature enters the wall's area for the first 
+time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature must 
+make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the 
+creature takes 6d10 slashing damage. On a successful 
+save, the creature takes half as much damage. 
+
+
+BLADE WARD 
+Abjuration cantrip 
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+You extend your hand and trace a sigil of warding in the 
+air. Until the end of your next turn, you have resistance 
+against bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage 
+dealt by weapon attacks. 
+
+
+BLESS 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You bless up to three creatures of your choice within 
+range. Whenever a target makes an attack roll or a 
+saving throw before the spell ends, the target can roll 
+a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll or 
+saving throw. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+BLIGHT 
+4th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Necromantic energy washes over a creature of your 
+choice that you can see within range, draining moisture 
+and vitality from it. The target must make a Constitution 
+saving throw. The target takes 8d8 necrotic damage on 
+a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful 
+one. This spell has no effect on undead or constructs. 
+
+If you target a plant creature or a magical plant, it 
+makes the saving throw with disadvantage, and the spell 
+deals maximum damage to it. 
+
+If you target a nonmagical plant that isn't a creature, 
+such as a tree or shrub, it doesn't make a saving throw; 
+it simply withers and dies. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 4th. 
+
+
+BLINDING SMITE 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit a creature with a melee weapon 
+attack during this spell's duration, your weapon flares 
+with bright light, and the attack deals an extra 3d8 
+radiant damage to the target. Additionally, the target 
+must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or be 
+blinded until the spell ends. 
+
+A creature blinded by this spell makes another 
+Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. 
+On a successful save, it is no longer blinded. 
+
+
+BLINDNESS/DEAFNESS 
+2nd-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+You can blind or deafen a foe. Choose one creature that 
+you can see within range to make a Constitution saving 
+throw. If it fails, the target is either blinded or deafened 
+(your choice) for the duration. At the end of each of its 
+turns, the target can make a Constitution saving throw. 
+On a success, the spell ends. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+BLINK 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: | minute 
+
+
+Roll a d20 at the end of each of your turns for the 
+duration of the spell. On a roll of 11 or higher, you 
+vanish from your current plane of existence and appear 
+in the Ethereal Plane (the spell fails and the casting is 
+wasted if you were already on that plane). At the start of 
+your next turn, and when the spell ends if you are on the 
+Ethereal Plane, you return to an unoccupied space of 
+your choice that you can see within 10 feet of the space 
+you vanished from. If no unoccupied space is available 
+within that range, you appear in the nearest unoccupied 
+space (chosen at random if more than one space is 
+equally near). You can dismiss this spell as an action. 
+
+While on the Ethereal Plane, you can see and hear 
+the plane you originated from, which is cast in shades 
+of gray, and you can't see anything there more than 60 
+feet away. You can only affect and be affected by other 
+creatures on the Ethereal Plane. Creatures that aren't 
+there can't perceive you or interact with you, unless they 
+have the ability to do so. 
+
+
+BLUR 
+2nd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Your body becomes blurred, shifting and wavering to 
+all who can see you. For the duration, any creature has 
+disadvantage on attack rolls against you. An attacker 
+is immune to this effect if it doesn't rely on sight, 
+
+as with blindsight, or can see through illusions, as 
+with truesight. 
+
+
+BRANDING SMITE 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+Range: Self 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+Pa 
+- 
+
+
+Components: V 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit a creature with a weapon attack 
+before this spell ends, the weapon gleams with astral 
+radiance as you strike. The attack deals an extra 2d6 
+radiant damage to the target, which becomes visible if 
+it’s invisible, and the target sheds dim light in a 5-foot 
+radius and can’t become invisible until the spell ends. 
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the extra damage 
+increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+BURNING HANDS 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self (15-foot cone) 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+As you hold your hands with thumbs touching and 
+fingers spread, a thin sheet of flames shoots forth from 
+your outstretched fingertips. Each creature in a 15-foot 
+cone must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature 
+takes 3d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+The fire ignites any flammable objects in the area that 
+aren't being worn or carried. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+CALL LIGHTNING 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+A storm cloud appears in the shape of a cylinder that 
+
+is 10 feet tall with a 60-foot radius, centered on a point 
+you can see 100 feet directly above you. The spell fails 
+
+if you can't see a point in the air where the storm cloud 
+could appear (for example, if you are in a room that can't 
+accommodate the cloud). 
+
+When you cast the spell, choose a point you can see 
+within range. A bolt of lightning flashes down from the 
+cloud to that point. Each creature within 5 feet of that 
+point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature 
+takes 3d10 lightning damage on a failed save, or half 
+as much damage on a successful one. On each of your 
+turns until the spell ends, you can use your action to call 
+down lightning in this way again, targeting the same 
+point or a different one. 
+
+If you are outdoors in stormy conditions when you 
+cast this spell, the spell gives you control over the 
+existing storm instead of creating a new one. Under 
+such conditions, the spell's damage increases by 1d10. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th or higher level, the damage increases by 
+1d10 for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+CALM EMOTIONS 
+2nd-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You attempt to suppress strong emotions in a group 
+
+of people. Each humanoid in a 20-foot-radius sphere 
+centered on a point you choose within range must make 
+a Charisma saving throw; a creature can choose to 
+
+fail this saving throw if it wishes. If a creature fails its 
+saving throw, choose one of the following two effects. 
+
+You can suppress any effect causing a target to be 
+charmed or frightened. When this spell ends, any 
+suppressed effect resumes, provided that its duration 
+has not expired in the meantime. 
+
+Alternatively, you can make a target indifferent about 
+creatures of your choice that it is hostile toward. This 
+indifference ends if the target is attacked or harmed by 
+a spell or if it witnesses any of its friends being harmed. 
+When the spell ends, the creature becomes hostile 
+again, unless the DM rules otherwise. 
+
+
+CHAIN LIGHTNING 
+6th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur; a piece of amber, 
+glass, or a crystal rod; and three silver pins) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You create a bolt of lightning that arcs toward a target of 
+your choice that you can see within range. Three bolts 
+then leap from that target to as many as three other 
+targets, each of which must be within 30 feet of the first 
+target. A target can be a creature or an object and can 
+be targeted by only one of the bolts. 
+
+A target must make a Dexterity saving throw. The 
+target takes 10d8 lightning damage on a failed save, or 
+half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 7th level or higher, one additional bolt 
+leaps from the first target to another target for each slot 
+level above 6th. 
+
+
+CHARM PERSON 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You attempt to charm a humanoid you can see within 
+range. It must make a Wisdom saving throw, and does 
+so with advantage if you or your companions are fighting 
+it. If it fails the saving throw, it is charmed by you until 
+the spell ends or until you or your companions do 
+anything harmful to it. The charmed creature regards 
+you as a friendly acquaintance. When the spell ends, the 
+creature knows it was charmed by you. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one 
+
+
+additional creature for each slot level above 1st. The 
+creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when 
+you target them. 
+
+
+CHILL ToucH 
+Necromancy cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+You create a ghostly, skeletal hand in the space of a 
+creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack 
+against the creature to assail it with the chill of the 
+grave. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 necrotic damage, 
+and it can't regain hit points until the start of your next 
+turn. Until then, the hand clings to the target. 
+
+If you hit an undead target, it also has disadvantage on 
+attack rolls against you until the end of your next turn. 
+
+This spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 
+5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8). 
+
+
+CHROMATIC ORB 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 50 gp) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You hurl a 4-inch-diameter sphere of energy at a 
+creature that you can see within range. You choose 
+acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder for the type 
+of orb you create, and then make a ranged spell attack 
+against the target. If the attack hits, the creature takes 
+3d8 damage of the type you chose. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+CIRCLE OF DEATH 
+
+6th-level necromancy 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (the powder of a crushed black 
+pearl worth at least 500 gp) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A sphere of negative energy ripples out in a 60-foot- 
+radius sphere from a point within range. Each creature 
+in that area must make a Constitution saving throw. A 
+target takes 8d6 necrotic damage on a failed save, or 
+half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+2d6 for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+CIRCLE OF POWER 
+
+5th-level abjuration 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (30-foot radius) 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+PART 5 | SPELLS 
+
+
+221 
+
+
+vine energy radiates from you, distorting and 
+diffusing magical energy within 30 feet of you. Until 
+
+
+the spell ends, the sphere moves with you, centered on | 
+
+
+you. For the duration, each friendly creature in the area 
+(including you) has advantage on saving throws against 
+spells and other magical effects. Additionally, when 
+
+an affected creature succeeds on a saving throw made 
+against a spell or magical effect that allows it to make a 
+saving throw to take only half damage, it instead takes 
+no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw. 
+
+
+CLAIRVOYANCE 
+3rd-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: 1 mile 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a focus worth at least 100 
+gp, either a jeweled horn for hearing or a glass 
+eye for seeing) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create an invisible sensor within range in a location 
+familiar to you (a place you have visited or seen before) 
+or in an obvious location that is unfamiliar to you (such 
+
+
+as behind a door, around a corner, or in a grove of trees). 
+
+
+The sensor remains in place for the duration, and it 
+can't be attacked or otherwise interacted with. 
+
+When you cast the spell, you choose seeing or 
+hearing. You can use the chosen sense through the 
+sensor as if you were in its space. As your action, you 
+can switch between seeing and hearing. 
+
+A creature that can see the sensor (such as a creature 
+benefiting from see invisibility or truesight) sees a 
+luminous, intangible orb about the size of your fist. 
+
+
+CLONE 
+Sth-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 1,000 
+gp and at least 1 cubic inch of flesh of the creature 
+that is to be cloned, which the spell consumes, and a 
+vessel worth at least 2,000 gp that has a sealable lid 
+and is large enough to hold a Medium creature, such 
+as a huge urn, coffin, mud-filled cyst in the ground, or 
+crystal container filled with salt water) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+This spell grows an inert duplicate of a living creature 
+as a safeguard against death. This clone forms inside 
+a sealed vessel and grows to full size and maturity 
+after 120 days; you can also choose to have the clone 
+be a younger version of the same creature. It remains 
+inert and endures indefinitely, as long as its vessel 
+remains undisturbed. 
+
+At any time after the clone matures, if the original 
+creature dies, its soul transfers to the clone, provided 
+that the soul is free and willing to return. The clone is 
+physically identical to the original and has the same 
+personality, memories, and abilities, but none of the 
+original's equipment. The original creature's physical 
+remains, if they still exist, become inert and can't 
+thereafter be restored to life, since the creature's soul 
+is elsewhere. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+CLOUD OF DAGGERS 
+2nd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a sliver of glass) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You fill the air with spinning daggers in a cube 5 feet on 
+each side, centered on a point you choose within range. 
+A creature takes 4d4 slashing damage when it enters 
+the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts 
+its turn there. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+2d4 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+CLOUDKILL 
+5th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create a 20-foot-radius sphere of poisonous, yellow- 
+green fog centered on a point you choose within range. 
+The fog spreads around corners. It lasts for the duration 
+or until strong wind disperses the fog, ending the spell. 
+Its area is heavily obscured. 
+
+When a creature enters the spell's area for the first 
+time on a turn or starts its turn there, that creature must 
+make a Constitution saving throw. The creature takes 
+5d8 poison damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. Creatures are affected 
+even if they hold their breath or don't need to breathe. 
+
+The fog moves 10 feet away from you at the start 
+of each of your turns, rolling along the surface of the 
+ground. The vapors, being heavier than air, sink to the 
+lowest level of the land, even pouring down openings. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+COLOR SPRAY 
+Ist-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (15-foot cone) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powder or sand that is 
+colored red, yellow, and blue) 
+
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+A dazzling array of flashing, colored light springs from 
+your hand. Roll 6d10; the total is how many hit points 
+of creatures this spell can effect. Creatures in a 15-foot 
+cone originating from you are affected in ascending 
+order of their current hit points (ignoring unconscious 
+creatures and creatures that can't see). 
+
+Starting with the creature that has the lowest current 
+hit points, each creature affected by this spell is blinded 
+until the spell ends. Subtract each creature's hit points 
+from the total before moving on to the creature with 
+the next lowest hit points. A creature's hit points must 
+be equal to or less than the remaining total for that 
+creature to be affected. 
+
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, roll an additional 2d10 
+for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+COMMAND 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+You speak a one-word command to a creature you can 
+see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom 
+saving throw or follow the command on its next turn. 
+The spell has no effect if the target is undead, if it 
+doesn't understand your language, or if your command 
+is directly harmful to it. 
+
+Some typical commands and their effects follow. You 
+might issue a command other than one described here. 
+If you do so, the DM determines how the target behaves. 
+If the target can't follow your command, the spell ends. 
+
+Approach. The target moves toward you by the 
+shortest and most direct route, ending its turn if it 
+moves within 5 feet of you. 
+
+Drop. The target drops whatever it is holding and then 
+ends its turn. 
+
+Flee. The target spends its turn moving away from 
+you by the fastest available means. 
+
+Grovel. The target falls prone and then ends its turn. 
+
+Halt. The target doesn't move and takes no actions. 
+
+A flying creature stays aloft, provided that it is able to 
+do so. If it must move to stay aloft, it flies the minimum 
+distance needed to remain in the air. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can affect one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 1st. The 
+creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when 
+you target them. 
+
+
+COMMUNE 
+5th-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: | minute 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (incense and a vial of holy or 
+unholy water) 
+
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+You contact your deity or a divine proxy and ask up to 
+three questions that can be answered with a yes or no. 
+You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You 
+receive a correct answer for each question. 
+
+Divine beings aren't necessarily omniscient, so you 
+might receive "unclear" as an answer if a question 
+pertains to information that lies beyond the deity's 
+knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be 
+misleading or contrary to the deity's interests, the DM 
+might offer a short phrase as an answer instead. 
+
+If you cast the spell two or more times before finishing 
+your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent 
+chance for each casting after the first that you get no 
+answer. The DM makes this roll in secret. 
+
+
+M 
+m 
+
+
+COMMUNE WITH NATURE 
+5th-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You briefly become one with nature and gain knowledge 
+of the surrounding territory. In the outdoors, the spell 
+gives you knowledge of the land within 3 miles of you. 
+In caves and other natural underground settings, the 
+radius is limited to 300 feet. The spell doesn't function 
+where nature has been replaced by construction, such 
+as in dungeons and towns. 
+
+You instantly gain knowledge of up to three facts of 
+your choice about any of the following subjects as they 
+relate to the area: 
+
+
+* terrain and bodies of water 
+
++ prevalent plants, minerals, animals, or peoples 
+
++ powerful celestials, fey, fiends, elementals, or undead 
+* influence from other planes of existence 
+
+* buildings 
+
+
+For example, you could determine the location of 
+powerful undead in the area, the location of major 
+sources of safe drinking water, and the location of any 
+nearby towns. 
+
+
+COMPELLED DUEL 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You attempt to compel a creature into a duel. One 
+creature that you can see within range must make a 
+Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is 
+drawn to you, compelled by your divine demand. For 
+the duration, it has disadvantage on attack rolls against 
+creatures other than you, and must make a Wisdom 
+saving throw each time it attempts to move to a space 
+that is more than 30 feet away from you; if it succeeds 
+on this saving throw, this spell doesn't restrict the 
+target's movement for that turn. 
+
+The spell ends if you attack any other creature, if you 
+cast a spell that targets a hostile creature other than the 
+target, if a creature friendly to you damages the target or 
+casts a harmful spell on it, or if you end your turn more 
+than 30 feet away from the target. 
+
+
+COMPREHEND LANGUAGES 
+Ist-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of soot and salt) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+For the duration, you understand the literal meaning of 
+any spoken language that you hear. You also understand 
+any written language that you see, but you must be 
+touching the surface on which the words are written. It 
+takes about 1 minute to read one page of text. 
+
+
+PART 3| SPELLS 
+
+
+This spell doesn’t decode secret messages in a text 
+or a glyph, such as an arcane sigil, that isn’t part of a 
+written language. 
+
+
+COMPULSION 
+4th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Creatures of your choice that you can see within range 
+and that can hear you must make a Wisdom saving 
+throw. A target automatically succeeds on this saving 
+throw if it can't be charmed. On a failed save, a target 
+is affected by this spell. Until the spell ends, you can 
+use a bonus action on each of your turns to designate a 
+direction that is horizontal to you. Each affected target 
+must use as much of its movement as possible to move 
+in that direction on its next turn. It can take its action 
+before it moves. After moving in this way, it can make 
+another Wisdom saving to try to end the effect. 
+
+A target isn't compelled to move into an obviously 
+deadly hazard, such as a fire or pit, but it will provoke 
+opportunity attacks to move in the designated direction. 
+
+
+CONE OF COLD 
+5th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (60-foot cone) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small crystal or glass cone) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A blast of cold air erupts from your hands. Each 
+creature in a 60-foot cone must make a Constitution 
+saving throw. A creature takes 8d8 cold damage ona 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+A creature killed by this spell becomes a frozen statue 
+until it thaws. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+CONFUSION 
+4th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (three nut shells) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+This spell assaults and twists creatures' minds, 
+spawning delusions and provoking uncontrolled action. 
+Each creature in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on 
+a point you choose within range must succeed on a 
+Wisdom saving throw when you cast this spell or be 
+affected by it. 
+
+An affected target can't take reactions and must roll 
+a d10 at the start of each of its turns to determine its 
+behavior for that turn. 
+
+
+d10 Behavior 
+1 The creature uses all its movement to move ina 
+
+random direction. To determine the direction, roll 
+a d8 and assign a direction to each die face. The 
+creature doesn't take an action this turn. 
+
+2-6 The creature doesn't move or take actions this turn. 
+
+7-8  Thecreature uses its action to make a melee attack 
+against a randomly determined creature within its 
+reach. If there is no creature within its reach, the 
+creature does nothing this turn. 
+
+9-10 The creature can act and move normally. 
+
+
+At the end of each of its turns, an affected target can 
+make a Wisdom saving throw. If it succeeds, this effect 
+ends for that target. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 5th level or higher, the radius of the sphere 
+increases by 5 feet for each slot level above 4th. 
+
+
+CONJURE ANIMALS 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You summon fey spirits that take the form of beasts and 
+appear in unoccupied spaces that you can see within 
+range. Choose one of the following options for what 
+appears: 
+
+
+* One beast of challenge rating 2 or lower 
+
+* Two beasts of challenge rating 1 or lower 
+
+* Four beasts of challenge rating 1/2 or lower 
+* Eight beasts of challenge rating 1/4 or lower 
+
+
+Each beast is also considered fey, and it disappears 
+when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. 
+
+The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your 
+companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures 
+as a group, which has its own turns. They obey any 
+verbal commands that you issue to them (no action 
+required by you). If you don't issue any commands to 
+them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, 
+but otherwise take no actions. 
+
+The DM has the creatures' statistics. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the 
+summoning options above, and more creatures appear: 
+twice as many with a 5th-level slot, three times as many 
+with a 7th-level slot, and four times as many with a 
+9th-level slot. 
+
+
+CONJURE BARRAGE 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (60-foot cone) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (one piece of ammunition or a 
+thrown weapon) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You throw a nonmagical weapon or fire a piece of 
+nonmagical ammunition into the air to create a cone 
+
+
+of identical weapons that shoot forward and then 
+disappear. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must succeed 
+on a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 3d8 
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. The damage type is the same as that of 
+the weapon or ammunition used as a component. 
+
+
+CONJURE CELESTIAL 
+7th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You summon a celestial of challenge rating 4 or lower, 
+which appears in an unoccupied space that you can see 
+within range. The celestial disappears when it drops to 
+0 hit points or when the spell ends. 
+
+The celestial is friendly to you and your companions 
+for the duration. Roll initiative for the celestial, which 
+has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that 
+you issue to it (no action required by you), as long as 
+they don't violate its alignment. If you don't issue any 
+commands to the celestial, it defends itself from hostile 
+creatures but otherwise takes no actions. 
+
+The DM has the celestial's statistics. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+9th-level spell slot, you summon a celestial of challenge 
+rating 5 or lower. 
+
+
+CONJURE ELEMENTAL 
+5th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | minute 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (burning incense for air, soft clay 
+for earth, sulfur and phosphorus for fire, or water and 
+sand for water) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You call forth an elemental servant. Choose an area of air, 
+earth, fire, or water that fills a 10-foot cube within range. 
+An elemental of challenge rating 5 or lower appropriate 
+to the area you chose appears in an unoccupied space 
+within 10 feet of it. For example, a fire elemental 
+emerges from a bonfire, and an earth elemental rises 
+up from the ground. The elemental disappears when it 
+drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. 
+
+The elemental is friendly to you and your companions 
+for the duration. Roll initiative for the elemental, which 
+has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that 
+you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don't 
+issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself 
+from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. 
+
+If your concentration is broken, the elemental doesn't 
+disappear. Instead, you lose control of the elemental, 
+it becomes hostile toward you and your companions, 
+and it might attack. An uncontrolled elemental can't 
+be dismissed by you, and it disappears 1 hour after 
+you summoned it. 
+
+The DM has the clemental's statistics. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the challenge rating 
+increases by 1 for each slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+CONJURE FEY 
+6th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You summon a fey creature of challenge rating 6 or 
+lower, or a fey spirit that takes the form of a beast of 
+challenge rating 6 or lower. It appears in an unoccupied 
+space that you can see within range. The fey creature 
+disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when 
+
+the spell ends. 
+
+The fey creature is friendly to you and your 
+companions for the duration. Roll initiative for the 
+creature, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal 
+commands that you issue to it (no action required 
+by you), as long as they don't violate its alignment. If 
+you don't issue any commands to the fey creature, it 
+defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise 
+takes no actions. 
+
+If your concentration is broken, the fey creature 
+doesn't disappear. Instead, you lose control of the 
+fey creature, it becomes hostile toward you and your 
+companions, and it might attack. An uncontrolled fey 
+creature can't be dismissed by you, and it disappears 1 
+hour after you summoned it. 
+
+The DM has the fey creature's statistics. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the challenge rating 
+increases by 1 for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+CONJURE MINOR ELEMENTALS 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You summon elementals that appear in unoccupied 
+spaces that you can see within range. You choose one 
+the following options for what appears: 
+
+
+* One elemental of challenge rating 2 or lower 
+
+* Two elementals of challenge rating 1 or lower 
+
+* Four elementals of challenge rating 1/2 or lower 
+* Eight elementals of challenge rating 1/4 or lower. 
+
+
+An elemental summoned by this spell disappears when 
+it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends. 
+
+The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your 
+companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures 
+as a group, which has its own turns. They obey any 
+verbal commands that you issue to them (no action 
+required by you). If you don't issue any commands to 
+them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, 
+but otherwise take no actions. 
+
+The DM has the creatures' statistics. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the 
+summoning options above, and more creatures appear: 
+twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as 
+many with an 8th-level slot. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+CONJURE VOLLEY 
+5th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (one piece of ammunition or one 
+thrown weapon) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You fire a piece of nonmagical ammunition from a 
+ranged weapon or throw a nonmagical weapon into 
+the air and choose a point within range. Hundreds of 
+duplicates of the ammunition or weapon fall in a volley 
+from above and then disappear. Each creature in a 
+40-foot-radius, 20-foot-high cylinder centered on that 
+point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature 
+takes 8d8 damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. The damage type is the 
+same as that of the ammunition or weapon. 
+
+
+CONJURE WOODLAND BEINGS 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (one holly berry per 
+creature summoned) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You summon fey creatures that appear in unoccupied 
+spaces that you can sce within range. Choose one of the 
+following options for what appears: 
+
+
++ One fey creature of challenge rating 2 or lower 
+
+* Two fey creatures of challenge rating 1 or lower 
+
+* Four fey creatures of challenge rating 1/2 or lower 
+* Eight fey creatures of challenge rating 1/4 or lower 
+
+
+A summoned creature disappears when it drops to 0 hit 
+points or when the spell ends. 
+
+The summoned creatures are friendly to you and your 
+companions. Roll initiative for the summoned creatures 
+as a group, which have their own turns. They obey any 
+verbal commands that you issue to them (no action 
+required by you). If you don't issue any commands to 
+them, they defend themselves from hostile creatures, 
+but otherwise take no actions. 
+
+The DM has the creatures' statistics. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+certain higher-level spell slots, you choose one of the 
+summoning options above, and more creatures appear: 
+twice as many with a 6th-level slot and three times as 
+many with an 8th-level slot. 
+
+
+CONTACT OTHER PLANE 
+5th-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V 
+Duration: | minute 
+
+
+You mentally contact a demigod, the spirit of a long-dead 
+sage, or some other mysterious entity from another 
+plane. Contacting this extraplanar intelligence can 
+strain or even break your mind. When you cast this 
+spell, make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw. Ona 
+
+
+failure, you take 6d6 psychic damage and are insane 
+until you finish a long rest. While insane, you can't take 
+actions, can't understand what other creatures say, can't 
+read, and speak only in gibberish. A greater restoration 
+spell cast on you ends this effect. 
+
+On a successful save, you can ask the entity up to five 
+questions. You must ask your questions before the spell 
+ends. The DM answers each question with one word, 
+such as “yes,” “no,” “maybe,” “never,” “irrelevant,” or 
+“unclear” (if the entity doesn’t know the answer to the 
+question). If a one-word answer would be misleading, 
+the DM might instead offer a short phrase as an answer. 
+
+
+"o 
+
+
+CONTAGION 
+5th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Component: V, S 
+Duration: 7 days 
+
+
+Your touch inflicts disease. Make a melee spell attack 
+against a creature within your reach. On a hit, you afflict 
+the creature with a disease of your choice from any of 
+the ones described below. 
+
+At the end of each of the target's turns, it must make 
+a Constitution saving throw. After failing three of 
+these saving throws, the disease's effects last for the 
+duration, and the creature stops making these saves. 
+After succeeding on three of these saving throws, the 
+creature recovers from the disease, and the spell ends. 
+
+Since this spell induces a natural disease in its 
+target, any effect that removes a disease or otherwise 
+ameliorates a disease's effects apply to it. 
+
+Blinding Sickness. Pain grips the creature's mind, 
+and its eyes turn milky white. The creature has 
+disadvantage on Wisdom checks and Wisdom saving 
+throws and is blinded. 
+
+Filth Fever. A raging fever sweeps through the 
+creature's body. The creature has disadvantage on 
+Strength checks, Strength saving throws, and attack 
+rolls that use Strength. 
+
+Flesh Rot. The creature's flesh decays. The creature 
+has disadvantage on Charisma checks and vulnerability 
+to all damage. 
+
+Mindfire. The creature's mind becomes feverish. The 
+creature has disadvantage on Intelligence checks and 
+Intelligence saving throws, and the creature behaves as 
+
+
+if under the effects of the confusion spell during combat. 
+
+
+Seizure. The creature is overcome with shaking. 
+The creature has disadvantage on Dexterity checks, 
+Dexterity saving throws, and attack rolls that 
+use Dexterity. 
+
+Slimy Doom. The creature begins to bleed 
+uncontrollably. The creature has disadvantage on 
+Constitution checks and Constitution saving throws. 
+In addition, whenever the creature takes damage, it is 
+stunned until the end of its next turn. 
+
+
+CONTINGENCY 
+6th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+Range: Self 
+
+
+Components: V, S, M (a statuette of yourself carved 
+from ivory and decorated with gems worth at 
+least 1,500 gp) 
+
+Duration: 10 days 
+
+
+Choose a spell of 5th level or lower that you can cast, that 
+has a casting time of 1 action, and that can target you. 
+You cast that spell—called the contingent spell—as part 
+of casting contingency, expending spell slots for both, but 
+the contingent spell doesn’t come into effect. Instead, it 
+takes effect when a certain circumstance occurs. You 
+describe that circumstance when you cast the two spells. 
+For example, a contingency cast with water breathing 
+might stipulate that water breathing comes into effect 
+when you are engulfed in water or a similar liquid. 
+
+The contingent spell takes effect immediately after the 
+circumstance is met for the first time, whether or not you 
+want it to, and then contingency ends. 
+
+The contingent spell takes effect only on you, even 
+if it can normally target others. You can use only one 
+contingency spell at a time. If you cast this spell again, 
+the effect of another contingency spell on you ends. Also, 
+contingency ends on you if its material component is 
+ever not on your person. 
+
+
+CONTINUAL FLAME 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (ruby dust worth 50 gp. which the 
+spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+A flame, equivalent in brightness to a torch, springs 
+forth from an object that you touch. The effect looks like 
+a regular flame, but it creates no heat and doesn’t use 
+oxygen. A continual flame can be covered or hidden but 
+not smothered or quenched. 
+
+
+CONTROL WATER 
+4th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 300 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of water and a 
+pinch of dust) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+Until the spell ends, you control any freestanding water 
+inside an area you choose that is a cube up to 100 feet 
+on à side. You can choose from any of the following 
+effects when you cast this spell. As an action on your 
+turn, you can repeat the same effect or choose a 
+different one. 
+
+Flood. You cause the water level of all standing water in 
+the area to rise by as much as 20 feet. If the area includes 
+a shore, the flooding water spills over onto dry land. 
+
+If you choose an area in a large body of water, you 
+instead create a 20-foot tall wave that travels from one 
+side of the area to the other and then crashes down. Any 
+Huge or smaller vehicles in the wave's path are carried 
+with it to the other side. Any Huge or smaller vehicles 
+struck by the wave have a 25 percent chance of capsizing. 
+
+The water level remains elevated until the spell ends 
+or you choose a different effect. If this effect produced 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+228 
+
+
+a wave, the wave repeats on the start of your next turn 
+while the flood effect lasts. 
+
+Part Water. You cause water in the area to move 
+apart and create a trench. The trench extends across 
+the spell’s area, and the separated water forms a wall to 
+either side. The trench remains until the spell ends or 
+you choose a different effect. The water then slowly fills 
+in the trench over the course of the next round until the 
+normal water level is restored. 
+
+Redirect Flow. You cause flowing water in the area 
+to move in a direction you choose, even if the water has 
+to flow over obstacles, up walls, or in other unlikely 
+directions. The water in the area moves as you direct 
+it, but once it moves beyond the spell’s area, it resumes 
+its flow based on the terrain conditions. The water 
+continues to move in the direction you chose until the 
+spell ends or you choose a different effect. 
+
+Whirlpool. This effect requires a body of water 
+at least 50 feet square and 25 feet deep. You cause 
+a whirlpool to form in the center of the area. The 
+whirlpool forms a vortex that is 5 feet wide at the 
+base, up to 50 feet wide at the top, and 25 feet tall. Any 
+creature or object in the water and within 25 feet of the 
+vortex is pulled 10 feet toward it. A creature can swim 
+away from the vortex by making a Strength (Athletics) 
+check against your spell save DC. 
+
+When a creature enters the vortex for the first time on 
+a turn or Starts its turn there, it must make a Strength 
+saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 2d8 
+bludgeoning damage and is caught in the vortex until 
+the spell ends. On a successful save, the creature takes 
+half damage, and isn’t caught in the vortex. A creature 
+caught in the vortex can use its action to try to swim 
+away from the vortex as described above, but has 
+disadvantage on the Strength (Athletics) check to do so. 
+
+The first time each turn that an object enters the 
+vortex, the object takes 2d8 bludgeoning damage; this 
+damage occurs each round it remains in the vortex. 
+
+
+CONTROL WEATHER 
+Sth-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: Self (5-mile radius) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (burning incense and bits of earth 
+and wood mixed in water) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 8 hours 
+
+
+You take control of the weather within 5 miles of you 
+for the duration. You must be outdoors to cast this spell. 
+Moving to a place where you don't have a clear path to 
+the sky ends the spell early. 
+
+When you cast the spell, you change the current 
+weather conditions, which are determined by the DM 
+based on the climate and season. You can change 
+precipitation, temperature, and wind. It takes 1d4 x 10 
+minutes for the new conditions to take effect. Once they 
+do so, you can change the conditions again. When the 
+spell ends, the weather gradually returns to normal. 
+
+When you change the weather conditions, find a 
+current condition on the following tables and change its 
+stage by one, up or down. When changing the wind, you 
+can change its direction. 
+
+
+PART 3| SPELLS 
+
+
+PRECIPITATION 
+Stage Condition 
+1 Clear 
+
+
+2 Light clouds 
+
+3 Overcast or ground fog 
+
+4 Rain, hail, or snow 
+
+5 Torrential rain, driving hail, or blizzard 
+
+
+TEMPERATURE WIND 
+Stage Condition Stage Condition 
+
+] Unbearable heat 1 Calm 
+2 Hot 2 Moderate wind 
+3 Warm 3 Strong wind 
+4 Cool 4 Gale 
+5 Cold 5 Storm 
+6 Arctic cold 
+
+
+CORDON OF ARROWS 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 5 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (four or more arrows or bolts) 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You plant four pieces of nonmagical ammunition— 
+arrows or crossbow bolts—in the ground within range 
+and lay magic upon them to protect an area. Until the 
+spell ends, whenever a creature other than you comes 
+within 30 feet of the ammunition for the first time on a 
+turn or ends its turn there, one piece of ammunition flies 
+up to strike it. The creature must succeed on a Dexterity 
+saving throw or take 1d6 piercing damage. The piece of 
+ammunition is then destroyed. The spell ends when no 
+ammunition remains. 
+
+When you cast this spell, you can designate any 
+creatures you choose, and the spell ignores them. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the amount of 
+ammunition that can be affected increases by two for 
+each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+COUNTERSPELL 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you see 
+a creature within 60 feet of you casting a spell 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: S 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of 
+casting a spell. If the creature is casting a spell of 3rd 
+level or lower, its spell fails and has no effect. If it is 
+casting a spell of 4th level or higher, make an ability 
+check using your spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 
++ the spell's level. On a success, the creature's spell fails 
+and has no effect. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the interrupted spell has 
+no effect if its level is less than or equal to the level of the 
+spell slot you used. 
+
+
+CREATE FOOD AND WATER 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You create 45 pounds of food and 30 gallons of water 
+on the ground or in containers within range, enough 
+to sustain up to fifteen humanoids or five steeds for 
+24 hours. The food is bland but nourishing, and spoils 
+if uneaten after 24 hours. The water is clean and 
+doesn't go bad. 
+
+
+CREATE OR DESTROY WATER 
+Ist-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of water if creating water 
+or a few grains of sand if destroying it) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You either create or destroy water. 
+
+Create Water. You create up to 10 gallons of clean 
+water within range in an open container. Alternatively, 
+the water falls as rain in a 30-foot cube within range, 
+extinguishing exposed flames in the area. 
+
+Destroy Water. You destroy up to 10 gallons of water 
+in an open container within range. Alternatively, you 
+destroy fog in a 30-foot cube within range. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you create or destroy 
+10 additional gallons of water, or the size of the cube 
+increases by 5 feet, for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+CREATE UNDEAD 
+6th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 10 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (one clay pot filled with grave dirt, 
+one clay pot filled with brackish water, and one 150 gp 
+black onyx stone for each corpse) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You can cast this spell only at night. Choose up to three 
+corpses of Medium or Small humanoids within range. 
+Each corpse becomes a ghoul under your control. (The 
+DM has game statistics for these creatures.) 
+
+As a bonus action on each of your turns, you can 
+mentally command any creature you animated with 
+this spell if the creature is within 120 feet of you (if you 
+control multiple creatures, you can command any or all 
+of them at the same time, issuing the same command to 
+each one). You decide what action the creature will take 
+and where it will move during its next turn, or you can 
+issue a general command, such as to guard a particular 
+chamber or corridor. If you issue no commands, the 
+creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. 
+Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it 
+until its task is complete. 
+
+The creature is under your control for 24 hours, 
+after which it stops obeying any command you have 
+given it. To maintain control of the creature for another 
+
+
+24 hours, you must cast this spell on the creature 
+before the current 24-hour period ends. This use 
+
+of the spell reasserts your control over up to three 
+creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than 
+animating new ones. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+7th-level spell slot, you can animate or reassert control 
+over four ghouls, When you cast this spell using an 
+8th-level spell slot, you can animate or reassert control 
+over five ghouls or two ghasts or wights. When you cast 
+this spell using a 9th-level spell slot, you can animate or 
+reassert control over six ghouls, three ghasts or wights, 
+or two mummies. 
+
+
+CREATION 
+5th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny piece of matter of the same 
+type of the item you plan to create) 
+
+Duration: Special 
+
+
+You pull wisps of shadow material from the Shadowfell 
+to create a nonliving object of vegetable matter within 
+range: soft goods, rope, wood, or something similar. You 
+can also use this spell to create mineral objects such as 
+stone, crystal, or metal. The object created must be no 
+larger than a 5-foot cube, and the object must be of a 
+form and material that you have seen before. 
+
+The duration depends on the object's material. If 
+the object is composed of multiple materials, use the 
+shortest duration. 
+
+
+Material Duration 
+Vegetable matter ] day 
+Stone or crystal 12 hours 
+Precious metals 1 hour 
+Gems 10 minutes 
+Adamantine or mithral ] minute 
+
+
+Using any material created by this spell as another 
+spell's material component causcs that spell to fail. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, the cube increases by 5 
+feet for each slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+CROWN OF MADNESS 
+2nd-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+One humanoid of your choice that you can see within 
+range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or 
+become charmed by you for the duration. While 
+the target is charmed in this way, a twisted crown 
+of jagged iron appears on its head, and a madness 
+glows in its eyes. 
+
+The charmed target must use its action before moving 
+on each of its turns to make a melee attack against a 
+creature other than itself that you mentally choose. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+229 
+
+
+230 
+
+
+The target can act normally on its turn if you choose no 
+creature or if none are within its reach. 
+
+On your subsequent turns, you must use your action to 
+maintain control over the target, or the spell ends. Also, 
+the target can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end 
+of each of its turns. On a success, the spell ends. 
+
+
+CRUSADER’S MANTLE 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Holy power radiates from you in an aura with a 30-foot 
+radius, awakening boldness in friendly creatures. Until 
+the spell ends, the aura moves with you, centered on 
+you. While in the aura, each nonhostile creature in the 
+aura (including you) deals an extra 1d4 radiant damage 
+when it hits with a weapon attack. 
+
+
+CuRE WOUNDS 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A creature you touch regains a number of hit points 
+equal to 1d8 * your spellcasting ability modifier. This 
+spell has no effect on undead or constructs. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the healing increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+DANCING LIGHTS 
+Evocation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of phosphorus or wychwood, 
+or a glowworm) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You create up to four torch-sized lights within range, 
+making them appear as torches, lanterns, or glowing 
+orbs that hover in the air for the duration. You can 
+also combine the four lights into one glowing vaguely 
+humanoid form of Medium size. Whichever form you 
+choose, each light sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius. 
+
+As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the 
+lights up to 60 feet to a new spot within range. A light 
+must be within 20 feet of another light created by this 
+spell, and a light winks out if it exceeds the spell's range. 
+
+
+DARKNESS 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, M (bat fur and a drop of pitch or 
+piece of coal) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose 
+within range to fill a 15-foot-radius sphere for the 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+duration. The darkness spreads around corners. 
+A creature with darkvision can't see through this 
+darkness, and nonmagical light can't illuminate it. 
+
+If the point you choose is on an object you are holding 
+or one that isn't being worn or carried, the darkness 
+emanates from the object and moves with it. Completely 
+covering the source of the darkness with an opaque 
+object, such as a bowl or a helm, blocks the darkness. 
+
+If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of light 
+created by a spell of 2nd level or lower, the spell that 
+created the light is dispelled. 
+
+
+DARKVISION 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (either a pinch of dried 
+carrot or an agate) 
+
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You touch a willing creature to grant it the ability to 
+see in the dark. For the duration, that creature has 
+darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. 
+
+
+DAYLIGHT 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: | hour 
+
+
+A 60-foot-radius sphere of light spreads out from a point 
+you choose within range. The sphere is bright light and 
+sheds dim light for an additional 60 feet. 
+
+If you chose a point on an object you are holding or 
+one that isn't being worn or carried, the light shines 
+from the object and moves with it. Completely covering 
+the affected object with an opaque object, such as a bowl 
+or a helm, blocks the light. 
+
+If any of this spell's area overlaps with an area of 
+darkness created by a spell of 3rd level or lower, the 
+spell that created the darkness is dispelled. 
+
+
+DEATH WARD 
+4th-level abjuration 
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You touch a creature and grant it a measure of 
+protection from death. 
+
+The first time the target would drop to 0 hit points as a 
+result of taking damage, the target instead drops to 1 hit 
+point, and the spell ends. 
+
+If the spell is still in effect when the target is subjected 
+to an effect that would kill it instantaneously without 
+dealing damage, that effect is instead negated against 
+the target, and the spell ends. 
+
+
+DELAYED BLAST FIREBALL 
+7th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat 
+guano and sulfur) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A beam of yellow light flashes from your pointing finger, 
+then condenses to linger at a chosen point within range 
+as a glowing bead for the duration. When the spell 
+ends, either because your concentration is broken or 
+because you decide to end it, the bead blossoms with a 
+low roar into an explosion of flame that spreads around 
+corners. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere 
+centered on that point must make a Dexterity saving 
+throw. A creature takes fire damage equal to the total 
+accumulated damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+The spell's base damage is 12d6. If at the end of 
+your turn the bead has not yet detonated, the damage 
+increases by 1d6. 
+
+If the glowing bead is touched before the interval 
+has expired, the creature touching it must make a 
+Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the spell ends 
+immediately, causing the bead to erupt in flame. On a 
+successful save, the creature can throw the bead up to 
+40 feet. When it strikes a creature or a solid object, the 
+spell ends, and the bead explodes. 
+
+The fire damages objects in the area and ignites 
+flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the base damage 
+increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 7th. 
+
+
+DEMIPLANE 
+&th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: S 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You create a shadowy door on a flat solid surface that 
+you can see within range. The door is large enough to 
+allow Medium creatures to pass through unhindered. 
+When opened, the door leads to a demiplane that 
+appears to be an empty room 30 feet in each dimension, 
+made of wood or stone. When the spell ends, the door 
+disappears, and any creatures or objects inside the 
+demiplane remain trapped there, as the door also 
+disappears from the other side. 
+
+Each time you cast this spell, you can create a new 
+demiplane, or have the shadowy door connect to a 
+demiplane you created with a previous casting of this 
+spell. Additionally, if you know the nature and contents 
+of a demiplane created by a casting of this spell by 
+another creature, you can have the shadowy door 
+connect to its demiplane instead. 
+
+
+DESTRUCTIVE WAVE 
+5th-level evocation 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self (30-foot radius) 
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Instantancous 
+
+
+You strike the ground, creating a burst of divine 
+
+energy that ripples outward from you. Each creature 
+you choose within 30 feet of you must succeed on a 
+Constitution saving throw or take 5d6 thunder damage, 
+as well as 5d6 radiant or necrotic damage (your choice), 
+and be knocked prone. A creature that succeeds on 
+
+its saving throw takes half as much damage and isn't 
+knocked prone. 
+
+
+DETECT EVIL AND GOOD 
+Ist-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+For the duration, you know if there is an aberration, 
+celestial, elemental, fey, fiend, or undead within 30 
+feet of you, as well as where the creature is located. 
+Similarly, you know if there is a place or object within 
+30 feet of you that has been magically consecrated 
+or desecrated. 
+
+The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked 
+by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet 
+of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. 
+
+
+DETECT MAGIC 
+Ist-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+For the duration, you sense the presence of magic 
+within 30 feet of you. If you sense magic in this way, you 
+can use your action to see a faint aura around any visible 
+creature or object in the area that bears magic, and you 
+learn its school of magic, if any. 
+
+The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked 
+by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet 
+of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. 
+
+
+DETECT POISON AND DISEASE 
+Ist-level divination (ritual) 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a yew leaf) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+For the duration, you can sense the presence and 
+location of poisons, poisonous creatures, and diseases 
+within 30 feet of you. You also identify the kind of 
+poison, poisonous creature, or disease in each case. 
+
+The spell can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked 
+by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet 
+of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. 
+
+
+DETECT THOUGHTS 
+
+2nd-level divination 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a copper piece) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+For the duration, you can read the thoughts of certain 
+creatures. When you cast the spell and as your action on 
+each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind 
+on any one creature that you can see within 30 feet of 
+you. If the creature you choose has an Intelligence of 
+
+3 or lower or doesn't speak any language, the creature 
+is unaffected. 
+
+You initially learn the surface thoughts of the 
+creature—what is most on its mind in that moment. As 
+an action, you can either shift your attention to another 
+creature's thoughts or attempt to probe deeper into the 
+same creature's mind. If you probe deeper, the target 
+must make a Wisdom saving throw. If it fails, you gain 
+insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, 
+and something that looms large in its mind (such as 
+something it worries over, loves, or hates). If it succeeds, 
+the spell ends. Either way, the target knows that you are 
+probing into its mind, and unless you shift your attention 
+to another creature's thoughts, the creature can use 
+its action on its turn to make an Intelligence check 
+contested by your Intelligence check; if it succeeds, 
+the spell ends. 
+
+Questions verbally directed at the target creature 
+naturally shape the course of its thoughts, so this spell 
+is particularly effective as part of an interrogation. 
+
+You can also use this spell to detect the presence of 
+thinking creatures you can't see. When you cast the 
+spell or as your action during the duration, you can 
+search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. The spell can 
+penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2 inches of any 
+metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of lead blocks you. 
+You can't detect a creature with an Intelligence of 3 or 
+lower or one that doesn't speak any language. 
+
+Once you detect the presence of a creature in this way, 
+you can read its thoughts for the rest of the duration as 
+described above, even if you can't see it, but it must still 
+be within range. 
+
+
+DIMENSION DOOR 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 500 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You teleport yourself from your current location to any 
+other spot within range. You arrive at exactly the spot 
+desired. It can be a place you can see, one you can 
+visualize, or one you can describe by stating distance 
+and direction, such as “200 feet straight downward” or 
+“upward to the northwest at a 45-degree angle, 300 feet.” 
+
+You can bring along objects as long as their weight 
+doesn't exceed what you can carry. You can also bring 
+one willing creature of your size or smaller who is 
+carrying gear up to its carrying capacity. The creature 
+must be within 5 feet of you when you cast this spell. 
+
+If you would arrive in a place already occupied by an 
+object or a creature, you and any creature traveling with 
+you each take 4d6 force damage, and the spell fails to 
+teleport you. 
+
+
+DISGUISE SELF 
+1 stlevel illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You make yourself—including your clothing, armor, 
+weapons, and other belongings on your person—look 
+different until the spell ends or until you use your action 
+to dismiss it. You can seem 1 foot shorter or taller and 
+can appear thin, fat, or in between. You can't change 
+your body type, so you must adopt a form that has the 
+same basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent 
+of the illusion is up to you. 
+
+The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to 
+physical inspection. For example, if you use this spell 
+to add a hat to your outfit, objects pass through the hat, 
+and anyone who touches it would feel nothing or would 
+feel your head and hair. If you use this spell to appear 
+thinner than you are, the hand of someone who reaches 
+out to touch you would bump into you while it was 
+seemingly still in midair. 
+
+To discern that you are disguised, a creature can use 
+its action to inspect your appearance and must succeed 
+on an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your 
+spell save DC. 
+
+
+DISINTEGRATE 
+6th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a lodestone and a pinch of dust) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A thin green ray springs from your pointing finger to a 
+target that you can see within range. The target can be a 
+creature, an object, or a creation of magical force, such 
+as the wall created by wall of force. 
+
+A creature targeted by this spell must make a 
+Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the target takes 
+10d6 + 40 force damage. If this damage reduces the 
+target to 0 hit points, it is disintegrated. 
+
+A disintegrated creature and everything it is wearing 
+and carrying, except magic items, are reduced to a pile 
+of fine gray dust. The creature can be restored to life 
+only by means of a true resurrection or a wish spell. 
+
+This spell automatically disintegrates a Large or 
+smaller nonmagical object or a creation of magical 
+force. If the target is a Huge or larger object or creation 
+of force, this spell disintegrates a 10-foot-cube portion of 
+it. A magic item is unaffected by this spell. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+3d6 for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+DISPEL EVIL AND GOOD 
+5th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+Components: V, S, M (holy water or powdered 
+silver and iron) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Shimmering energy surrounds and protects you from 
+fey, undead, and creatures originating from beyond the 
+Material Plane. For the duration, celestials, elementals, 
+fey, fiends, and undead have disadvantage on attack 
+rolls against you. 
+
+You can end the spell early by using either of the 
+following special functions. 
+
+Break Enchantment. As your action, you touch a 
+creature you can reach that is charmed, frightened, or 
+possessed by a celestial, an elemental, a fey, a fiend, 
+or an undead. The creature you touch is no longer 
+charmed, frightened, or possessed by such creatures. 
+
+Dismissal. As your action, make a melee spell attack 
+against a celestial, an elemental, a fey, a fiend, or an 
+undead you can reach. On a hit, you attempt to drive 
+the creature back to its home plane. The creature must 
+succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be sent back to 
+its home plane (if it isn't there already). If they aren't on 
+their home plane, undead are sent to the Shadowfell, 
+and fey are sent to the Feywild. 
+
+
+DISPEL MAGIC 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Choose one creature, object, or magical effect within 
+range. Any spell of 3rd level or lower on the target ends. 
+For each spell of 4th level or higher on the target, make 
+an ability check using your spellcasting ability. The 
+
+DC equals 10 + the spell’s level. On a successful check, 
+the spell ends. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, you automatically end 
+the effects of a spell on the target if the spell's level is 
+equal to or less than the level of the spell slot you used. 
+
+
+DISSONANT WHISPERS 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You whisper a discordant melody that only one creature 
+of your choice within range can hear, wracking it with 
+terrible pain. The target must make a Wisdom saving 
+throw. On a failed save, it takes 3d6 psychic damage and 
+must immediately use its reaction, if available, to move 
+as far as its speed allows away from you. The creature 
+doesn't move into obviously dangerous ground, such 
+as a fire or a pit. On a successful save, the target takes 
+half as much damage and doesn't have to move away. A 
+deafened creature automatically succeeds on the save. 
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above Ist. 
+
+
+PART 3| SPELLS 
+
+
+DIVINATION 
+4th-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (incense and a sacrificial offering 
+appropriate to your religion, together worth at least 25 
+gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Your magic and an offering put you in contact with 
+
+a god or a god's servants. You ask a single question 
+concerning a specific goal, event, or activity to occur 
+within 7 days. The DM offers a truthful reply. The reply 
+might be a short phrase, a cryptic rhyme, or an omen. 
+
+The spell doesn't take into account any possible 
+circumstances that might change the outcome, such 
+as the casting of additional spells or the loss or gain 
+of a companion. 
+
+If you cast the spell two or more times before finishing 
+your next long rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent 
+chance for each casting after the first that you get a 
+random reading. The DM makes this roll in secret. 
+
+
+DIVINE FAVOR 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Your prayer empowers you with divine radiance. Until 
+the spell ends, your weapon attacks deal an extra 1d4 
+radiant damage on a hit. 
+
+
+DIVINE WORD 
+7th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You utter a divine word, imbued with the power that 
+shaped the world at the dawn of creation. Choose any 
+number of creatures you can see within range. Each 
+creature that can hear you must make a Charisma 
+saving throw. On a failed save, a creature suffers an 
+effect based on its current hit points: 
+
+
+* 50 hit points or fewer: deafened for 1 minute 
+
+* 40 hit points or fewer: deafened and blinded for 10 
+minutes 
+
+* 30 hit points or fewer: blinded, deafened, and stunned 
+for 1 hour 
+
+* 20 hit points or fewer: killed instantly 
+
+
+Regardless of its current hit points, a celestial, an 
+elemental, a fey, or a fiend that fails its save is forced 
+back to its plane of origin (if it isn't there already) and 
+can't return to your current plane for 24 hours by any 
+means short of a wish spell. 
+
+
+DOMINATE BEAST 
+4th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You attempt to beguile a beast that you can see within 
+range. It must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be 
+charmed by you for the duration. If you or creatures that 
+are friendly to you are fighting it, it has advantage on the 
+saving throw. 
+
+While the beast is charmed, you have a telepathic link 
+with it as long as the two of you are on the same plane 
+of existence. You can use this telepathic link to issue 
+commands to the creature while you are conscious (no 
+action required), which it does its best to obey. You can 
+specify a simple and general course of action, such as 
+"Attack that creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch that 
+object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't 
+receive further direction from you, it defends and 
+preserves itself to the best of its ability. 
+
+You can use your action to take total and precise 
+control of the target. Until the end of your next turn, the 
+creature takes only the actions you choose, and doesn't 
+do anything that you don't allow it to do. During this 
+time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, 
+but this requires you to use your own reaction as well. 
+
+Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new 
+Wisdom saving throw against the spell. If the saving 
+throw succeeds, the spell ends. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with a 
+5th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, up 
+to 10 minutes. When yot use a 6th-level spell slot, 
+the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When you 
+use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, the duration is 
+concentration, up to 8 hours. 
+
+
+DOMINATE MONSTER 
+Sth-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You attempt to beguile a creature that you can see 
+within range. It must succeed on a Wisdom saving 
+throw or be charmed by you for the duration. If you or 
+creatures that are friendly to you are fighting it, it has 
+advantage on the saving throw. 
+
+While the creature is charmed, you have a telepathic 
+link with it as long as the two of you are on the same 
+plane of existence. You can use this telepathic link to 
+issue commands to the creature while you are conscious 
+(no action required), which it does its best to obey. You 
+can specify a simple and general course of action, such 
+as "Attack that creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch 
+that object." If the creature completes the order and 
+doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends 
+and preserves itself to the best of its ability. 
+
+You can use your action to take total and precise 
+control of the target. Until the end of your next turn, the 
+creature takes only the actions you choose, and doesn't 
+do anything that you don't allow it to do. During this 
+time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, 
+but this requires you to use your own reaction as well. 
+
+
+Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new 
+Wisdom saving throw against the spell. If the saving 
+throw succeeds, the spell ends. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell with 
+a 9th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, 
+up to 8 hours. 
+
+
+DOMINATE PERSON 
+5th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You attempt to beguile a humanoid that you can see 
+within range. It must succeed on a Wisdom saving 
+throw or be charmed by you for the duration. If you or 
+creatures that are friendly to you are fighting it, it has 
+advantage on the saving throw. 
+
+While the target is charmed, you have a telepathic link 
+with it as long as the two of you are on the same plane 
+of existence. You can use this telepathic link to issue 
+commands to the creature while you are conscious (no 
+action required), which it does its best to obey. You can 
+specify a simple and general course of action, such as 
+“Attack that creature," “Run over there,” or “Fetch that 
+object.” If the creature completes the order and doesn't 
+receive further direction from you, it defends and 
+preserves itself to the best of its ability. 
+
+You can use your action to take total and precise 
+control of the target. Until the end of your next turn, the 
+creature takes only the actions you choose, and doesn't 
+do anything that you don't allow it to do. During this 
+time you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, 
+but this requires you to use your own reaction as well. 
+
+Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new 
+Wisdom saving throw against the spell. If the saving 
+throw succeeds, the spell ends. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a 6th-level spell slot, the duration is concentration, 
+up to 10 minutes. When you use a 7th-level spell slot, 
+the duration is concentration, up to 1 hour. When you 
+use a spell slot of 8th level or higher, the duration is 
+concentration, up to 8 hours. 
+
+
+DRAWMIJ'S INSTANT SUMMONS 
+6th-level conjuration (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: | minute 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a sapphire worth 1,000 gp) 
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+You touch an object weighing 10 pounds or less whose 
+longest dimension is 6 feet or less. The spell leaves an 
+invisible mark on its surface and invisibly inscribes the 
+name of the item on the sapphire you use as the material 
+component. Each time you cast this spell, you must use 
+a different sapphire. 
+
+At any time thereafter, you can use your action to 
+speak the item’s name and crush the sapphire. The item 
+instantly appears in your hand regardless of physical or 
+planar distances, and the spell ends. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+236 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+If another creature is holding or carrying the item, 
+crushing the sapphire doesn’t transport the item to you, 
+but instead you learn who the creature possessing the 
+object is and roughly where that creature is located 
+at that moment. 
+
+Dispel magic or a similar effect successfully applied to 
+the sapphire ends this spell’s effect. 
+
+
+DREAM 
+5th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Special 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a handful of sand, a dab of ink, 
+and a writing quill plucked from a sleeping bird) 
+
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+This spell shapes a creature's dreams. Choose a 
+creature known to you as the target of this spell. The 
+target must be on the same plane of existence as you. 
+Creatures that don't sleep, such as elves, can't be 
+contacted by this spell. You, or a willing creature you 
+touch, enters a trance state, acting as a messenger. 
+While in the trance, the messenger is aware of his or 
+her surroundings, but can't take actions or move. 
+
+If the target is asleep, the messenger appears in the 
+target's dreams and can converse with the target as 
+long as it remains asleep, through the duration of the 
+spell. The messenger can also shape the environment 
+of the dream, creating landscapes, objects, and other 
+images. The messenger can emerge from the trance at 
+any time, ending the effect of the spell early. The target 
+recalls the dream perfectly upon waking. If the target is 
+awake when you cast the spell, the messenger knows it, 
+and can either end the trance (and the spell) or wait for 
+the target to fall asleep, at which point the messenger 
+appears in the target's dreams. 
+
+You can make the messenger appear monstrous 
+and terrifying to the target. If you do, the messenger 
+can deliver a message of no more than ten words and 
+then the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On 
+a failed save, echoes of the phantasmal monstrosity 
+spawn a nightmare that lasts the duration of the target's 
+sleep and prevents the target from gaining any benefit 
+from that rest. In addition, when the target wakes up, it 
+takes 3d6 psychic damage. 
+
+If you have a body part, lock of hair, clipping from a 
+nail, or similar portion of the target's body, the target 
+makes its saving throw with disadvantage. 
+
+
+DRUIDCRAFT 
+Transmutation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Whispering to the spirits of nature, you create one of the 
+following effects within range: 
+
+
+* You create a tiny, harmless sensory effect that predicts 
+what the weather will be at your location for the next 
+24 hours. The effect might manifest as a golden orb 
+
+
+ae 
+
+
+for clear skies, a cloud for rain, falling snowflakes for 
+snow, and so on. This effect persists for 1 round. 
+
+You instantly make a flower blossom, a seed pod open, 
+or a leaf bud bloom. 
+
+* You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, 
+such as falling leaves, a puff of wind, the sound of a 
+small animal, or the faint odor of skunk. The effect 
+must fit in a 5-foot cube. 
+
+You instantly light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a 
+small campfire. 
+
+
+EARTHQUAKE 
+&th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 500 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dirt, a piece of rock, 
+and a lump of clay) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a seismic disturbance at a point on the 
+ground that you can see within range. For the duration, 
+an intense tremor rips through the ground in a 
+100-foot-radius circle centered on that point and shakes 
+creatures and structures in contact with the ground 
+
+in that area. —— 
+
+The ground in the area becomes difficult terrain. 
+
+Each creature on the ground that is concentrating must 
+make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the 
+creature's concentration is broken. 
+
+When you cast this spell and at the end of each turn 
+you spend concentrating on it, each creature on the 
+ground in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw. 
+On a failed save, the creature is knocked prone. 
+
+This spell can have additional effects depending on 
+the terrain in the area, as determined by the DM. 
+
+Fissures. Fissures open throughout the spell’s area at 
+the start of your next turn after you cast the spell. A total 
+of 1d6 such fissures open in locations chosen by the DM. 
+Each is 1d10 x 10 feet deep, 10 feet wide, and extends 
+from one edge of the spell's area to the opposite side. 
+
+A creature standing on a spot where a fissure opens 
+must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall in. A 
+creature that successfully saves moves with the fissure’s 
+edge as it opens. 
+
+A fissure that opens beneath a structure causes it to 
+automatically collapse (see below). 
+
+Structures. The tremor deals 50 bludgeoning damage 
+to any structure in contact with the ground in the area 
+when you cast the spell and at the start of each of your 
+turns until the spell ends. If a structure drops to 0 hit 
+points, it collapses and potentially damages nearby 
+creatures. A creature within half the distance of a 
+structure’s height must make a Dexterity saving throw. 
+On a failed save, the creature takes 5d6 bludgeoning 
+damage, is knocked prone, and is buried in the rubble, 
+requiring a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check as an 
+action to escape. The DM can adjust the DC higher 
+or lower, depending on the nature of the rubble. On 
+a successful save, the creature takes half as much 
+damage and doesn't fall prone or become buried. 
+
+
+ELDRITCH BLAST 
+Evocation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A beam of crackling energy streaks toward a creature 
+within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the 
+target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 force damage. 
+
+The spell creates more than one beam when you reach 
+higher levels: two beams at 5th level, three beams at 
+11th level, and four beams at 17th level. You can direct 
+the beams at the same target or at different ones. Make 
+a separate attack roll for each beam. 
+
+
+ELEMENTAL WEAPON 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+A nonmagical weapon you touch becomes a magic 
+weapon. Choose one of the following damage types: 
+acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. For the duration, 
+the weapon has a *1 bonus to attack rolls and deals an 
+extra 1d4 damage of the chosen type when it hits. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 5th or 6th level, the bonus to attack rolls 
+increases to *2 and the extra damage increases to 
+2d4. When you use a spell slot of 7th level or higher, 
+the bonus increases to +3 and the extra damage 
+increases to 3d4. 
+
+
+ENHANCE ABILITY 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (fur or a feather from a beast) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour. 
+
+
+You touch a creature and bestow upon it a magical 
+enhancement. Choose one of the following effects; the 
+target gains that effect until the spell ends. 
+
+Bear's Endurance. The target has advantage on 
+Constitution checks. It also gains 2d6 temporary hit 
+points, which are lost when the spell ends. 
+
+Bull's Strenéth. The target has advantage 
+on Strength checks, and his or her carrying 
+capacity doubles. 
+
+Cat's Grace. The target has advantage on Dexterity 
+checks. It also doesn't take damage from falling 20 feet 
+or less if it isn't incapacitated. 
+
+Eagle’s Splendor. The target has advantage on 
+Charisma checks. 
+
+Fox's Cunning. The target has advantage on 
+. Intelligence checks. 
+
+Owl's Wisdom. The target has advantage on 
+Wisdom checks. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+ENLARGE/REDUCE 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered iron) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You cause a creature or an object you can see within 
+range to grow larger or smaller for the duration. Choose 
+either a creature or an object that is neither worn 
+
+nor carried. If the target is unwilling, it can make a 
+Constitution saving throw. On a success, the spell 
+
+has no effect. 
+
+If the target is a creature, everything it is wearing and 
+carrying changes size with it. Any item dropped by an 
+affected creature returns to normal size at once. 
+
+Enlarge. The target's size doubles in all dimensions, 
+and its weight is multiplied by eight. This growth 
+increases its size by one category—from Medium to 
+Large, for example. If there isn't enough room for the 
+target to double its size, the creature or object attains 
+the maximum possible size in the space available. 
+Until the spell ends, the target also has advantage on 
+Strength checks and Strength saving throws. The 
+target's weapons also grow to match its new size. While 
+these weapons are enlarged, the target's attacks with 
+them deal 1d4 extra damage. 
+
+Reduce. The target's size is halved in all dimensions, 
+and its weight is reduced to one-eighth of normal. This 
+reduction decreases its size by one category—from 
+Medium to Small, for example. Until the spell ends, 
+the target also has disadvantage on Strength checks 
+and Strength saving throws. The target's weapons also 
+shrink to match its new size. While these weapons are 
+reduced, the target's attacks with them deal 1d4 less 
+damage (this can't reduce the damage below 1). 
+
+
+ENSNARING STRIKE 
+Ist-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit a creature with a weapon attack 
+before this spell ends, a writhing mass of thorny vines 
+appears at the point of impact, and the target must 
+succeed on a Strength saving throw or be restrained by 
+the magical vines until the spell ends. A Large or larger 
+creature has advantage on this saving throw. If the 
+target succeeds on the save, the vines shrivel away. 
+
+While restrained by this spell, the target takes 1d6 
+piercing damage at the start of each of its turns. A creature 
+restrained by the vines or one that can touch the creature 
+can use its action to make a Strength check against your 
+spell save DC. On a success, the target is freed. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell 
+slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 
+for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+ENTANGLE 
+Ist-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Grasping weeds and vines sprout from the ground in a 
+20-foot square starting from a point within range. For 
+the duration, these plants turn the ground in the area 
+into difficult terrain. 
+
+A creature in the area when you cast the spell must 
+succeed on a Strength saving throw or be restrained 
+by the entangling plants until the spell ends. A creature 
+restrained by the plants can use its action to make 
+a Strength check against your spell save DC. On a 
+success, it frees itself. 
+
+When the spell ends, the conjured plants wilt away. 
+
+
+ENTHRALL 
+2nd-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: | minute 
+
+
+You weave a distracting string of words, causing 
+creatures of your choice that you can see within range 
+and that can hear you to make a Wisdom saving 
+throw. Any creature that can't be charmed succeeds 
+on this saving throw automatically, and if you or your 
+companions are fighting a creature, it has advantage on 
+the save. On a failed save, the target has disadvantage 
+on Wisdom (Perception) checks made to perceive any 
+creature other than you until the spell ends or until the 
+target can no longer hear you. The spell ends if you are 
+incapacitated or can no longer speak. 
+
+
+ETHEREALNESS 
+7th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Up to 8 hours 
+
+
+You step into the border regions of the Ethereal Plane, 
+in the area where it overlaps with your current plane. 
+You remain in the Border Ethereal for the duration or 
+until you use your action to dismiss the spell. During 
+this time, you can move in any direction. If you move 
+up or down, every foot of movement costs an extra foot. 
+You can see and hear the plane you originated from, but 
+everything there looks gray, and you can't see anything 
+more than 60 feet away. 
+
+While on the Ethereal Plane, you can only affect and 
+be affected by other creatures on that plane. Creatures 
+that aren't on the Ethereal Plane can't perceive you and 
+can't interact with you, unless a special ability or magic 
+has given them the ability to do so. 
+
+You ignore all objects and effects that aren't on the 
+Ethereal Plane, allowing you to move through objects 
+you perceive on the plane you originated from. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+When the spell ends, you immediately return to the 
+plane you originated from in the spot you currently 
+occupy. If you occupy the same spot as a solid object 
+or creature when this happens, you are immediately 
+shunted to the nearest unoccupied space that you 
+can occupy and take force damage equal to twice the 
+number of feet you are moved. 
+
+This spell has no effect if you cast it while you are on 
+the Ethereal Plane or a plane that doesn't border it, such 
+as one of the Outer Planes. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 8th level or higher, you can target up to 
+three willing creatures (including you) for each slot level 
+above 7th. The creatures must be within 10 feet of you 
+when you cast the spell. 
+
+
+EvARD'S BLACK TENTACLES 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a piece of tentacle from a giant 
+octopus or a giant squid) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Squirming, ebony tentacles fill a 20-foot square on 
+ground that you can see within range. For the duration, 
+these tentacles turn the ground in the area into 
+difficult terrain. 
+
+When a creature enters the affected area for the first 
+time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature 
+must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 3d6 
+bludgeoning damage and be restrained by the tentacles 
+until the spell ends. A creature that starts its turn in the 
+area and is already restrained by the tentacles takes 3d6 
+bludgeoning damage. 
+
+A creature restrained by the tentacles can use its 
+action to make a Strength or Dexterity check (its choice) 
+against your spell save DC. On a success, it frees itself. 
+
+
+ExPEDITIOUS RETREAT 
+Ist-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+This spell allows you to move at an incredible pace. 
+When you cast this spell, and then as a bonus action 
+on each of your turns until the spell ends, you can take 
+the Dash action. 
+
+
+EYEBITE 
+6th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+For the spell's duration, your eyes become an inky void 
+imbued with dread power. One creature of your choice 
+within 60 feet of you that you can see must succeed 
+on a Wisdom saving throw or be affected by one of the 
+following effects of your choice for the duration. On 
+
+
+each of your turns until the spell ends, you can use 
+your action to target another creature but can't target 
+a creature again if it has succeeded on a saving throw 
+against this casting of eyebite. 
+
+Asleep. The target falls unconscious. It wakes up if it 
+takes any damage or if another creature uses its action 
+to shake the sleeper awake. 
+
+Panicked. The target is frightened of you. On cach 
+of its turns, the frightened creature must take the 
+Dash action and move away from you by the safest and 
+shortest available route, unless there is nowhere to 
+move. If the target moves to a place at least 60 feet away 
+
+
+from you where it can no longer see you, this effect ends. 
+
+
+Sickened. The target has disadvantage on attack rolls 
+and ability checks. At the end of each of its turns, it can 
+make another Wisdom saving throw. If it succeeds, 
+the effect ends. 
+
+
+FABRICATE 
+4th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You convert raw materials into products of the same 
+material. For example, you can fabricate a wooden 
+bridge from a clump of trees, a rope from a patch of 
+hemp, and clothes from flax or wool. 
+
+Choose raw materials that you can see within range. 
+You can fabricate a Large or smaller object (contained 
+within a 10-foot cube, or eight connected 5-foot cubes), 
+given a sufficient quantity of raw material. If you 
+are working with metal, stone, or another mineral 
+substance, however, the fabricated object can be no 
+larger than Medium (contained within a single 5-foot 
+cube), The quality of objects made by the spell is 
+commensurate with the quality of the raw materials. 
+
+Creatures or magic items can't be created or 
+transmuted by this spell. You also can't use it to 
+create items that ordinarily require a high degree of 
+craftsmanship, such as jewelry, weapons, glass, or 
+armor, unless you have proficiency with the type of 
+artisan's tools used to craft such objects. 
+
+
+FAERIE FIRE 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Each object in a 20-foot cube within range is outlined in 
+blue, green, or violet light (your choice). Any creature in 
+the area when the spell is cast is also outlined in light if 
+it fails a Dexterity saving throw. For the duration, objects 
+and affected creatures shed dim light in a 10-foot radius. 
+Any attack roll against an affected creature or object 
+has advantage if the attacker can see it, and the affected 
+creature or object can't benefit from being invisible. 
+
+
+FALSE LIFE 
+Ist-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small amount of alcohol or 
+distilled spirits) 
+
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+Bolstering yourself with a necromantic facsimile of life, 
+you gain 1d4 + 4 temporary hit points for the duration. 
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you gain 5 additional 
+temporary hit points for each slot level above Ist. 
+
+
+FEAR 
+3rd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (30-foot cone) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a white feather or the 
+heart of a hen) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You project a phantasmal image of a creature's worst 
+fears. Each creature in a 30-foot cone must succeed on 
+a Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding 
+and become frightened for the duration. 
+
+While frightened by this spell, a creature must take 
+the Dash action and move away from you by the safest 
+available route on each of its turns, unless there is 
+nowhere to move. If the creature ends its turn in a 
+location where it doesn't have line of sight to you, 
+the creature can make a Wisdom saving throw. On a 
+successful save, the spell ends for that creature. 
+
+
+FEATHER FALL 
+Ist-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you or a 
+creature within 60 feet of you falls 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, M (a small feather or piece of down) 
+
+Duration: | minute 
+
+
+Choose up to five falling creatures within range. A 
+falling creature's rate of descent slows to 60 feet per 
+round until the spell ends. If the creature lands before 
+the spell ends, it takes no falling damage and can land 
+on its feet, and the spell ends for that creature. 
+
+
+FEEBLEMIND 
+&th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 fect 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a handful of clay, crystal, glass, 
+or mineral spheres) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You blast the mind of a creature that you can see within 
+range, attempting to shatter its intellect and personality. 
+The target takes 4d6 psychic damage and must make an 
+Intelligence saving throw. 
+
+On a failed save, the creature's Intelligence and 
+Charisma scores become 1. The creature can't cast 
+spells, activate magic items, understand language, or 
+
+
+PART SPELLS 
+
+
+communicate in any intelligible way. The creature can, 
+however, identify its friends, follow them, and even 
+protect them. 
+
+At the end of every 30 days, the creature can repeat 
+its saving throw against this spell. If it succeeds on its 
+saving throw, the spell ends. 
+
+The spell can also be ended by éreater restoration, 
+heal, or wish. 
+
+
+FEIGN DEATH 
+3rd-level necromancy (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of graveyard dirt) 
+Duration: | hour 
+
+
+You touch a willing creature and put it into a cataleptic 
+state that is indistinguishable from death. 
+
+For the spell's duration, or until you use an action 
+to touch the target and dismiss the spell, the target 
+appears dead to all outward inspection and to spells 
+used to determine the target's status. The target is 
+blinded and incapacitated, and its speed drops to 0. 
+The target has resistance to all damage except psychic 
+damage. If the target is diseased or poisoned when you 
+cast the spell, or becomes diseased or poisoned while 
+under the spell's effect, the disease and poison have no 
+effect until the spell ends. 
+
+
+FIND FAMILIAR 
+Ist-level conjuration (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: 10 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (10 gp worth of charcoal, 
+incense, and herbs that must be consumed by fire in a 
+brass brazier) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an 
+animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, 
+lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish (quipper), 
+
+rat, raven, sea horse, spider, or weasel. Appearing in 
+
+an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the 
+statistics of the chosen form, though it is a celestial, fey, 
+or fiend (your choice) instead of a beast. 
+
+Your familiar acts independently of you, but it always 
+obeys your commands. In combat, it rolls its own 
+initiative and acts on its own turn. A familiar can't 
+attack, but it can take other actions as normal. 
+
+When the familiar drops to 0 hit points, it disappears, 
+leaving behind no physical form. It reappears after you 
+cast this spell again 
+
+While your familiar is within 100 feet of you, you 
+can communicate with it telepathically. Additionally, 
+as an action, you can see through your familiar's eyes 
+and hear what it hears until the start of your next turn, 
+gaining the benefits of any special senses that the 
+familiar has. During this time, you are deaf and blind 
+with regard to your own senses. 
+
+As an action, you can temporarily dismiss your 
+familiar. It disappears into a pocket dimension where it 
+awaits your summons. Alternatively, you can dismiss it 
+forever. As an action while it is temporarily dismissed, 
+
+
+PART 3| SPELLS 
+
+
+you can cause it to reappear in any unoccupied space 
+within 30 feet of you. 
+
+You can't have more than one familiar at a time. If you 
+cast this spell while you already have a familiar, you 
+instead cause it to adopt a new form. Choose one of the 
+forms from the above list. Your familiar transforms into 
+the chosen creature. 
+
+Finally, when you cast a spell with a range of touch, 
+your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the 
+spell. Your familiar must be within 100 feet of you, and 
+it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when you cast 
+it. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use your attack 
+modifier for the roll. 
+
+
+FiND STEED 
+2nd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You summon a spirit that assumes the form of an 
+unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed, creating a 
+long-lasting bond with it. Appearing in an unoccupied 
+space within range, the steed takes on a form that you 
+choose, such as a warhorse, a pony, a camel, an elk, or 
+a mastiff. (Your DM might allow other animals to be 
+summoned as steeds.) The steed has the statistics of the 
+chosen form, though it is a celestial, fey, or fiend (your 
+choice) instead of its normal type. Additionally, if your 
+steed has an Intelligence of 5 or less, its Intelligence 
+becomes 6, and it gains the ability to understand one 
+language of your choice that you speak. 
+
+Your steed serves you as a mount, both in combat and 
+out, and you have an instinctive bond with it that allows 
+you to fight as a seamless unit. While mounted on your 
+steed, you can make any spell you cast that targets only 
+you also target your steed. 
+
+When the steed drops to 0 hit points, it disappears, 
+leaving behind no physical form. You can also 
+dismiss your steed at any time as an action, causing 
+it to disappear. In either case, casting this spell 
+again summons the same steed, restored to its hit 
+point maximum. 
+
+While your steed is within 1 mile of you, you can 
+communicate with it telepathically. 
+
+You can't have more than one steed bonded by this 
+spell at a time. As an action, you can release the steed 
+from its bond at any time, causing it to disappear. 
+
+
+FIND THE PATH 
+6th-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: | minute 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a set of divinatory tools—such 
+as bones, ivory sticks, cards, teeth, or carved runes— 
+worth 100 gp and an object from the location you 
+wish to find) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day 
+
+
+This spell allows you to find the shortest, most direct 
+physical route to a specific fixed location that you are 
+familiar with on the same plane of existence. If you 
+
+
+name a destination on another plane of existence, a 
+destination that moves (such as a mobile fortress), or a 
+destination that isn't specific (such as “a green dragon's 
+lair”), the spell fails. 
+
+For the duration, as long as you are on the same plane 
+of existence as the destination, you know how far it is 
+and in what direction it lies. While you are traveling 
+there, whenever you are presented with a choice of 
+paths along the way, you automatically determine which 
+path is the shortest and most direct route (but not 
+necessarily the safest route) to the destination. 
+
+
+FIND TRAPS 
+2nd-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantancous 
+
+
+AES 
+L 
+
+You sense the presence of any trap within range that f è 
+is within line of sight. A trap, for the purpose of this 
+spell, includes anything that would inflict a sudden or 
+unexpected effect you consider harmful or undesirable, 
+which was specifically intended as such by its creator, 
+Thus, the spell would sense an area affected by the 
+alarm spell, a glyph of warding, or a mechanical pit trap, 
+but it would not reveal a natural weakness in the floor, 
+an unstable ceiling, or a hidden sinkhole. 
+
+This spell merely reveals that a trap is present. You 
+don't learn the location of each trap, but you do learn the 
+general nature of the danger posed by a trap you sense. 
+
+
+FINGER OF DEATH 
+7th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You send negative energy coursing through a creature 
+that you can see within range, causing it searing pain. 
+The target must make a Constitution saving throw. It 
+takes 7d8 + 30 necrotic damage on a failed save, or half 
+as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+A humanoid killed by this spell rises at the start of 
+your next turn as a zombie that is permanently under 
+your command, following your verbal orders to the best 
+of its ability. 
+
+
+FIREBALL 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat 
+guano and sulfur) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A bright streak flashes from your pointing finger to a 
+point you choose within range and then blossoms with 
+a low roar into an explosion of flame. Each creature 
+
+in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must 
+make a Dexterity saving throw. A target takes 8d6 fire 
+
+
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
+
+The fire spreads around corners. It ignites flammable - 
+objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+FIRE BOLT 
+Evocation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or object within 
+range. Make a ranged spell attack against the 
+target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 fire damage. A 
+flammable object hit by this spell ignites if it isn’t being 
+worn or carried. 
+
+This spell's damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 
+5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10). 
+
+
+FIRE SHIELD 
+4th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of phosphorus or a firefly) 
+Duration: 10 minutes 
+
+
+Thin and wispy flames wreathe your body for the 
+duration, shedding bright light in a 10-foot radius and 
+dim light for an additional 10 feet. You can end the spell 
+early by using an action to dismiss it. 
+
+The flames provide you with a warm shield or a chill 
+shield, as you choose. The warm shield grants you 
+resistance to cold damage, and the chill shield grants 
+you resistance to fire damage. 
+
+In addition, whenever a creature within 5 feet of you 
+hits you with a melee attack, the shield erupts with 
+flame. The attacker takes 2d8 fire damage from a warm 
+shield, or 2d8 cold damage from a cold shield. _ 
+
+
+FIRE STORM 
+7th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 150 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A storm made up of sheets of roaring flame appears 
+in a location you choose within range. The area of the 
+storm consists of up to ten 10-foot cubes, which you can 
+arrange as you wish. Each cube must have at least one 
+face adjacent to the face of another cube. Each creature 
+in the area must make a Dexterity saving throw. It 
+takes 7d10 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+The fire damages objects in the area and ignites 
+flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried. 
+If you choose, plant life in the area is unaffected 
+by this spell. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+FLAME BLADE 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (leaf of sumac) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You evoke a fiery blade in your free hand. The blade is 
+similar in size and shape to a scimitar, and it lasts for 
+the duration. If you let go of the blade, it disappears, but 
+you can evoke the blade again as a bonus action. 
+
+You can use your action to make a melee spell 
+attack with the fiery blade. On a hit, the target takes 
+3d6 fire damage. 
+
+The flaming blade sheds bright light in a 10-foot 
+radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for every two slot levels above 2nd. 
+
+
+FLAME STRIKE 
+5th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (pinch of sulfur) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A vertical column of divine fire roars down from the 
+heavens in a location you specify. Each creature in 
+
+a 10-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a 
+point within range must make a Dexterity saving throw. 
+A creature takes 4d6 fire damage and 4d6 radiant 
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, the fire damage or the 
+radiant damage (your choice) increases by 1d6 for each 
+slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+FLAMING SPHERE 
+2nd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of tallow, a pinch of 
+brimstone, and a dusting of powdered iron) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A 5-foot-diameter sphere of fire appears in an 
+unoccupied space of your choice within range and lasts 
+for the duration. Any creature that ends its turn within 5 
+feet of the sphere must make a Dexterity saving throw. 
+The creature takes 2d6 fire damage on a failed save, or 
+half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+As a bonus action, you can move the sphere up to 30 
+feet. If you ram the sphere into a creature, that creature 
+must make the saving throw against the sphere's 
+damage, and the sphere stops moving this turn. 
+
+When you move the sphere, you can direct it over 
+barriers up to 5 feet tall and jump it across pits up to 
+10 feet wide. The sphere ignites flammable objects not 
+being worn or carried, and it sheds bright light in a 
+20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet. 
+
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+FLESH TO STONE 
+6th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of lime, water, and earth) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You attempt to turn one creature that you can see within 
+range into stone. If the target's body is made of flesh, the 
+creature must make a Constitution saving throw. On a 
+failed save, it is restrained as its flesh begins to harden. 
+On a successful save, the creature isn't affected. 
+
+A creature restrained by this spell must make another 
+Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. 
+If it successfully saves against this spell three times, the 
+spell ends. If it fails its saves three times, it is turned 
+to stone and subjected to the petrified condition for the 
+duration. The successes and failures don't need to be 
+consecutive; keep track of both until the target collects 
+three of a kind. 
+
+If the creature is physically broken while petrified, 
+it suffers from similar deformities if it reverts to its 
+original state. 
+
+If you maintain your concentration on this spell for the 
+entire possible duration, the creature is turned to stone 
+until the effect is removed. 
+
+
+FLY 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a wing feather from any bird) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You touch a willing creature. The target gains a flying 
+
+speed of 60 feet for the duration. When the spell ends, 
+
+the target falls if it is still aloft, unless it can stop the fall. 
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+
+a spell slot of 4th level or higher, you can target one 
+
+additional creature for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+Foc CLOUD 
+Ist-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You create a 20-foot-radius sphere of fog centered on a 
+point within range. The sphere spreads around corners, 
+and its area is heavily obscured. It lasts for the duration 
+or until a wind of moderate or greater speed (at least 10 
+miles per hour) disperses it. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the radius of the fog 
+increases by 20 feet for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+FORBIDDANCE 
+6th-level abjuration (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a sprinkling of holy water, rare 
+incense, and powdered ruby worth at least 1,000 gp) 
+
+Duration: 1 day 
+
+
+You create a ward against magical travel that protects 
+up to 40,000 square feet of floor space to a height of 30 
+feet above the floor. For the duration, creatures can't 
+teleport into the area or use portals, such as those 
+created by the gate spell, to enter the area. The spell 
+proofs the area against planar travel, and therefore 
+prevents creatures from accessing the area by way of 
+the Astral Plane, Ethereal Plane, Feywild, Shadowfell, 
+or the plane shift spell. 
+
+In addition, the spell damages types of creatures that 
+you choose when you cast it. Choose one or more of the 
+following: celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead. 
+When a chosen creature enters the spell's area for the 
+first time on a turn or starts its turn there, the creature 
+takes 5d10 radiant or necrotic damage (your choice 
+when yot cast this spell). 
+
+When you cast this spell, you can designate a 
+password. A creature that speaks the password as it 
+enters the area takes no damage from the spell. 
+
+The spell's area can't overlap with the area of another 
+forbiddance spell. If you cast forbiddance every day for 
+30 days in the same location, the spell lasts until it is 
+dispelled, and the material components are consumed 
+on the last casting. 
+
+
+FORCECAGE 
+7th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 100 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (ruby dust worth 1,500 gp) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+An immobile, invisible, cube-shaped prison composed of 
+magical force springs into existence around an area you 
+
+choose within range. The prison can be a cage or a solid 
+box, as you choose. 
+
+A prison in the shape of a cage can be up to 20 feet on 
+a side and is made from 1/2-inch diameter bars spaced 
+1/2 inch apart. 
+
+A prison in the shape of a box can be up to 10 feet on 
+a side, creating a solid barrier that prevents any matter 
+from passing through it and blocking any spells cast into 
+or out from the area. 
+
+When you cast the spell, any creature that is 
+completely inside the cage's area is trapped. Creatures 
+only partially within the area, or those too large to fit 
+inside the area, are pushed away from the center of the 
+area until they are completely outside the area. 
+
+A creature inside the cage can't leave it by nonmagical 
+means. If the creature tries to use teleportation or 
+interplanar travel to leave the cage, it must first make a 
+Charisma saving throw. On a success, the creature can 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+243 
+
+
+use that magic to exit the cage. On a failure, the creature 
+
+can't exit the cage and wastes the use of the spell or 
+
+effect. The cage also extends into the Ethereal Plane, 
+
+blocking ethereal travel. E 
+This spell can't be dispelled by dispel magic. 
+
+
+FORESIGHT 
+9th-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a hummingbird feather) 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You touch a willing creature and bestow a limited ability 
+to see into the immediate future. For the duration, the 
+target can’t be surprised and has advantage on attack 
+rolls, ability checks, and saving throws. Additionally, 
+other creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls 
+against the target for the duration. 
+
+This spell immediately ends if you cast it again before 
+its duration ends. 
+
+
+FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT 
+4th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a leather strap, bound around the 
+arm or a similar appendage) 
+
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch a willing creature. For the duration, the 
+target’s movement is unaffected by difficult terrain, and 
+spells and other magical effects can neither reduce 
+
+the target’s speed nor cause the target to be paralyzed 
+or restrained. 
+
+The target can also spend 5 feet of movement to 
+automatically escape from nonmagical restraints, such 
+as manacles or a creature that has it grappled. Finally, 
+being underwater imposes no penalties on the target's 
+movement or attacks. , 
+
+
+FRIENDS ý 
+Enchantment cantrip 1 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: S, M (a small amount of makeup applied 
+to the face as this spell is cast) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+For the duration, you have advantage on all Charisma 
+checks directed at one creature of your choice that isn't 
+hostile toward you. When the spell ends, the creature 
+realizes that you used magic to influence its mood 
+
+and becomes hostile toward you. A creature prone 
+
+to violence might attack you. Another creature might 
+seek retribution in other ways (at the DM's discretion), 
+depending on the nature of your interaction with it. 
+
+
+GASEOUS FORM 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of gauze and a 
+wisp of smoke) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You transform a willing creature you touch, along with 
+everything it’s wearing and carrying, into a misty cloud 
+for the duration. The spell ends if the creature drops to 
+0 hit points. An incorporeal creature isn't affected. 
+
+While in this form, the target's only method of 
+movement is a flying speed of 10 feet. The target can 
+enter and occupy the space of another creature. The 
+target has resistance to nonmagical damage, and it has 
+advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution 
+saving throws. The target can pass through small holes, 
+narrow openings, and even mere cracks, though it treats 
+liquids as though they were solid surfaces. The target 
+can't fall and remains hovering in the air even when 
+stunned or otherwise incapacitated. 
+
+While in the form of a misty cloud, the target can't talk 
+or manipulate objects, and any objects it was carrying or 
+holding can't be dropped, used, or otherwise interacted 
+with. The target can't attack or cast spells. 
+
+
+GATE 
+9th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 5,000 gp) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You conjure a portal linking an unoccupied space you 
+can see within range to a precise location on a different 
+plane of existence. The portal is a circular opening, 
+which you can make 5 to 20 feet in diameter. You can 
+orient the portal in any direction you choose. The portal 
+lasts for the duration. 
+
+The portal has a front and a back on each plane where 
+it appears. Travel through the portal is possible only 
+by moving through its front. Anything that does so is 
+instantly transported to the other plane, appearing in 
+the unoccupied space nearest to the portal. 
+
+Deities and other planar rulers can prevent portals 
+created by this spell from opening in their presence or 
+anywhere within their domains. 
+
+When you cast this spell, you can speak the name 
+of a specific creature (a pseudonym, title, or nickname 
+doesn't work). If that creature is on a plane other than 
+the one you are on, the portal opens in the named 
+creature's immediate vicinity and draws the creature 
+through it to the nearest unoccupied space on your side 
+of the portal. You gain no special power over the creature, 
+and it is free to act as the DM deems appropriate. It 
+might leave, attack you, or help you. 
+
+
+GEAS 
+
+5th-level enchantment 
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: 30 days 
+
+
+You place a magical command on a creature that you 
+can see within range, forcing it to carry out some 
+
+
+service or refrain from some action or course of activity 
+as you decide. If the creature can understand you, it 
+must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become 
+charmed by you for the duration. While the creature 
+
+is charmed by you, it takes 5d10 psychic damage 
+
+each time it acts in a manner directly counter to your 
+instructions, but no more than once each day. A creature 
+that can’t understand you is unaffected by the spell. 
+
+You can issue any command you choose, short of an 
+activity that would result in certain death. Should you 
+issue a Suicidal command, the spell ends. 
+
+You can end the spell early by using an action to 
+dismiss it. A remove curse, greater restoration, or wish 
+spell also ends it. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 7th or 8th level, the duration is 1 year. 
+When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 9th level, 
+the spell lasts until it is ended by one of the spells 
+mentioned above. 
+
+
+GENTLE REPOSE 
+2nd-level necromancy (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of salt and one copper 
+piece placed on each of the corpse’s eyes, which must 
+remain there for the duration) 
+
+Duration: 10 days 
+
+
+You touch a corpse or other remains. For the 
+duration, the target is protected from decay and can't 
+become undead. ^A 
+
+The spell also effectively extends the time limit on 
+raising the target from the dead, since days spent under 
+the influence of this spell don't count against the time 
+limit of spells such as raise dead. 
+
+
+GIANT INSECT 
+4th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You transform up to ten centipedes, three spiders, five 
+wasps, or one scorpion within range into giant versions 
+of their natural forms for the duration. A centipede 
+becomes a giant centipede, a spider becomes a giant 
+spider, a wasp becomes a giant wasp, and a scorpion 
+becomes a giant scorpion. 
+
+Each creature obeys your verbal commands, and 
+in combat, they act on your turn each round. The DM 
+has the statistics for these creatures and resolves their 
+actions and movement. 
+
+A creature remains in its giant size for the duration, 
+until it drops to 0 hit points, or until you use an action to 
+dismiss the effect on it. 
+
+The DM might allow you to choose different targets. 
+For example, if you transform a bee, its giant version 
+might have the same statistics as a giant wasp. 
+
+
+GLIBNESS 
+8th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V 
+Duration: | hour 
+
+
+Until the spell ends, when you make a Charisma 
+check, you can replace the number you roll with a 15. 
+Additionally, no matter what you say, magic that would 
+determine if you are telling the truth indicates that you 
+are being truthful. 
+
+
+GLOBE OF INVULNERABILITY 
+6th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (10-foot radius) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a glass or crystal bead that 
+shatters when the spell ends) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+An immobile, faintly shimmering barrier springs into 
+existence in a 10-foot radius around you and remains for 
+the duration. 
+
+Any spell of 5th level or lower cast from outside the 
+barrier can't affect creatures or objects within it, even 
+if the spell is cast using a higher level spell slot. Such a 
+spell can target creatures and objects within the barrier, 
+but the spell has no effect on them. Similarly, the area 
+within the barrier is excluded from the areas affected 
+by such spells. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 7th level or higher, the barrier blocks spells 
+of one level higher for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+GLYPH OF WARDING 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (incense and powdered diamond 
+worth at least 200 gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled or triggered 
+
+
+When you cast this spell, you inscribe a glyph that 
+harms other creatures, either upon a surface (such as 
+
+a table or a section of floor or wall) or within an object 
+that can be closed (such as a book, a scroll, or a treasure 
+chest) to conceal the glyph. If you choose a surface, the 
+glyph can cover an area of the surface no larger than 
+
+10 feet in diameter. If you choose an object, that object 
+must remain in its place; if the object is moved more 
+than 10 feet from where you cast this spell, the glyph is 
+broken, and the spell ends without being triggered. 
+
+The glyph is nearly invisible and requires a successful 
+Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save 
+DC to be found. 
+
+You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast 
+the spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most 
+typical triggers include touching or standing on the 
+glyph, removing another object covering the glyph, 
+approaching within a certain distance of the glyph, or 
+manipulating the object on which the glyph is inscribed. 
+For glyphs inscribed within an object, the most common 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+2 46 
+
+
+triggers include opening that object, approaching within 
+a certain distance of the object, or seeing or reading the 
+glyph. Once a glyph is triggered, this spell ends. 
+
+You can further refine the trigger so the spell activates 
+only under certain circumstances or according to 
+physical characteristics (such as height or weight), 
+creature kind (for example, the ward could be set to 
+affect aberrations or drow), or alignment. You can also 
+set conditions for creatures that don't trigger the glyph, 
+such as those who say a certain password. 
+
+When you inscribe the glyph, choose explosive runes 
+or a spell élyph. 
+
+Explosive Runes. When triggered, the glyph erupts 
+with magical energy in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered 
+on the glyph. The sphere spreads around corners. Each 
+creature in the area must make a Dexterity saving 
+throw. A creature takes 5d8 acid, cold, fire, lightning, or 
+thunder damage on a failed saving throw (your choice 
+when you create the glyph), or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
+
+Spell Glyph. You can store a prepared spell of 
+3rd level or lower in the glyph by casting it as part 
+of creating the glyph. The spell must target a single 
+creature or an area. The spell being stored has no 
+immediate effect when cast in this way. When the glyph 
+is triggered, the stored spell is cast. If the spell has a 
+target, it targets the creature that triggered the glyph. 
+
+If the spell affects an area, the area is centered on 
+
+that creature. If the spell summons hostile creatures 
+or creates harmful objects or traps, they appear as 
+close as possible to the intruder and attack it. If the 
+spell requires concentration, it lasts until the end of its 
+full duration. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage of an 
+explosive runes glyph increases by 1d8 for each slot 
+level above 3rd. If you create a spell glyph, you can store 
+any spell of up to the same level as the slot you use for 
+the glyph of warding. 
+
+
+GOODBERRY 
+Ist-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a sprig of mistletoe) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Up to ten berries appear in your hand and are infused 
+with magic for the duration. A creature can use its 
+action to eat one berry. Eating a berry restores 1 hit 
+point, and the berry provides enough nourishment to 
+sustain a creature for one day. 
+
+The berries lose their potency if they have not been 
+consumed within 24 hours of the casting of this spell. 
+
+
+GRASPING VINE 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+PART 5 | SPELLS 
+
+
+You conjure a vine that sprouts from the ground in an 
+unoccupied space of your choice that you can see within 
+range. When you cast this spell, you can direct the vine 
+to lash out at a creature within 30 feet of it that you can 
+see. That creature must succeed on a Dexterity saving 
+throw or be pulled 20 feet directly toward the vine. 
+
+Until the spell ends, you can direct the vine to lash out 
+at the same creature or another one as a bonus action 
+on each of your turns. 
+
+
+GREASE 
+Ist-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of pork rind or butter) 
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+Slick grease covers the ground in a 10-foot square 
+centered on a point within range and turns it into 
+difficult terrain for the duration. 
+
+When the grease appears, each creature standing in 
+its area must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or fall 
+prone. A creature that enters the area or ends its turn 
+there must also succeed on a Dexterity saving throw 
+or fall prone. 
+
+
+GREATER ÍNVISIBILITY 
+4th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You or a creature you touch becomes invisible until the 
+spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is 
+invisible as long as it is on the target's person. 
+
+
+GREATER RESTORATION 
+5th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (diamond dust worth at least 100 
+gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You imbue a creature you touch with positive energy to 
+undo a debilitating effect. You can reduce the target's 
+exhaustion level by one, or end one of the following 
+effects on the target: 
+
+
+* One effect that charmed or petrified the target 
+
+* One curse, including the target's attunement to a 
+cursed magic item 
+
+* Any reduction to one of the target's ability scores 
+
+* One effect reducing the target's hit point maximum 
+
+
+GUARDIAN OF FAITH 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+A Large spectral guardian appears and hovers for the 
+duration in an unoccupied space of your choice that you 
+
+
+can see within range. The guardian occupies that space 
+and is indistinct except for a gleaming sword and shield 
+emblazoned with the symbol of your deity. 
+
+Any creature hostile to you that moves to a space 
+within 10 feet of the guardian for the first time on a 
+turn must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw. The 
+creature takes 20 radiant damage on a failed save, or 
+half as much damage on a successful one. The guardian 
+vanishes when it has dealt a total of 60 damage. 
+
+
+GUARDS AND WARDS 
+6th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (burning incense, a small 
+measure of brimstone and oil, a knotted string, a 
+small amount of umber hulk blood, and a small silver 
+rod worth at least 10 gp) 
+
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+You create a ward that protects up to 2,500 square feet 
+of floor space (an area 50 feet square, or one hundred 
+5-foot squares or twenty-five 10-foot squares). The 
+warded area can be up to 20 feet tall, and shaped as you 
+desire. You can ward several stories of a stronghold by 
+dividing the area among them, as long as you can walk 
+
+
+into each contiguous area while you are casting the spell. 
+
+
+When you cast this spell, you can specify individuals 
+that are unaffected by any or all of the effects that 
+you choose. You can also specify a password that, 
+when spoken aloud, makes the speaker immune to 
+these effects. 
+
+Guards and wards creates the following effects within 
+the warded area. 
+
+Corridors. Fog fills all the warded corridors, making 
+them heavily obscured. In addition, at each intersection 
+or branching passage offering a choice of direction, 
+there is a 50 percent chance that a creature other than 
+you will believe it is going in the opposite direction from 
+the one it chooses. 
+
+Doors. All doors in the warded area are magically 
+locked, as if sealed by an arcane lock spell. In addition, 
+you can cover up to ten doors with an illusion (equivalent 
+to the illusory object function of the minor illusion spell) 
+to make them appear as plain sections of wall. 
+
+Stairs. Webs fill all stairs in the warded area from top 
+to bottom, as the web spell. These strands regrow in 10 
+minutes if they are burned or torn away while guards 
+and wards lasts. 
+
+Other Spell Effect. You can place your choice of one 
+of the following magical effects within the warded area 
+of the stronghold. 
+
+
+* Place dancing lights in four corridors. You can desig- 
+nate a simple program that the lights repeat as long as 
+guards and wards lasts. 
+
++ Place magic mouth in two locations. 
+
++ Place stinking cloud in two locations. The vapors 
+appear in the places you designate; they return within 
+10 minutes if dispersed by wind while guards and 
+wards lasts. 
+
+* Place a constant gust of wind in one corridor or room. 
+
+
+PART 35 | SPELLS 
+
+
++ Place a suggestion in one location. You select an area 
+of up to 5 feet square, and any creature that enters 
+or passes through the area receives the suggestion 
+mentally. 
+
+
+The whole warded area radiates magic. A dispel 
+magic cast on a specific effect, if successful, removes 
+only that effect. 
+
+You can create a permanently guarded and warded 
+structure by casting this spell there every day 
+for one year. 
+
+
+GUIDANCE 
+Divination cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You touch one willing creature. Once before the spell 
+ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number rolled 
+to one ability check of its choice. It can roll the die before 
+or after making the ability check. The spell then ends. 
+
+
+GUIDING BOLT 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+A flash of light streaks toward a creature of your choice 
+within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the 
+target. On a hit, the target takes 4d6 radiant damage, 
+and the next attack roll made against this target before 
+the end of your next turn has advantage, thanks to the 
+mystical dim light glittering on the target until then. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+GUST OF WIND 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (60-foot line) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a legume seed) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A line of strong wind 60 feet long and 10 feet wide 
+blasts from you in a direction you choose for the spell's 
+duration. Each creature that starts its turn in the line 
+must succeed on a Strength saving throw or be pushed 
+15 feet away from you in a direction following the line. 
+
+Any creature in the line must spend 2 feet of 
+movement for every 1 foot it moves when moving 
+closer to you. 
+
+The gust disperses gas or vapor, and it extinguishes 
+candles, torches, and similar unprotected flames in 
+the area. It causes protected flames, such as those of 
+lanterns, to dance wildly and has a 50 percent chance to 
+extinguish them. 
+
+As a bonus action on each of your turns before the 
+spell ends, you can change the direction in which the 
+line blasts from you. 
+
+
+HAIL OF THORNS 
+1st-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit a creature with a ranged weapon 
+attack before the spell ends, this spell creates a rain 
+of thorns that sprouts from your ranged weapon or 
+ammunition. In addition to the normal effect of the 
+attack, the target of the attack and each creature within 
+5 feet of it must make a Dexterity saving throw. A 
+creature takes 1d10 piercing damage on a failed save, or 
+half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell 
+slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d10 
+for each slot level above 1st (to a maximum of 6d10). 
+
+
+HALLOW 
+5th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 24 hours 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (herbs, oils, and incense worth at 
+least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+You touch a point and infuse an area around it with holy 
+(or unholy) power. The area can have a radius up to 60 
+feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes an area 
+already under the effect a hallow spell. The affected area 
+is subject to the following effects. 
+
+First, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead 
+can't enter the area, nor can such creatures charm, 
+frighten, or possess creatures within it. Any creature 
+charmed, frightened, or possessed by such a creature 
+is no longer charmed, frightened, or possessed upon 
+entering the area. You can exclude one or more of those 
+types of creatures from this effect. 
+
+Second, you can bind an extra effect to the area. 
+Choose the effect from the following list, or choose an 
+effect offered by the DM. Some of these effects apply to 
+creatures in the area; you can designate whether the 
+effect applies to all creatures, creatures that follow a 
+specific deity or leader, or creatures of a specific sort, 
+such as ores or trolls. When a creature that would be 
+affected enters the spell’s area for the first time ona 
+turn or starts its turn there, it can make a Charisma 
+saving throw. On a success, the creature ignores the 
+extra effect until it leaves the area. 
+
+Courage. Affected creatures can't be frightened 
+while in the area. 
+
+Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, 
+as well as magical light created by spells of a lower 
+level than the slot you used to cast this spell, can't 
+illuminate the area. 
+
+Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical darkness 
+created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used 
+to cast this spell can't extinguish the light. 
+
+Energy Protection. Affected creatures in the area 
+have resistance to one damage type of your choice, 
+except for bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing. 
+
+
+Energy Vulnerability. Affected creatures in the area 
+have vulnerability to one damage type of your choice, 
+except for bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing. 
+
+Everlasting Rest. Dead bodies interred in the area 
+can't be turned into undead. 
+
+Extradimensional Interference. Affected creatures 
+can't move or travel using teleportation or by 
+extradimensional or interplanar means. 
+
+Fear. Affected creatures are frightened 
+while in the area. 
+
+Silence. No sound can emanate from within the area, 
+and no sound can reach into it. 
+
+Tongues. Affected creatures can communicate with 
+any other creature in the area, even if they don't share a 
+common language. 
+
+
+HALLUCINATORY TERRAIN 
+4th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: 300 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a stone, a twig, and a bit 
+of green plant) 
+
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+You make natural terrain in a 150-foot cube in range 
+look, sound, and smell like some other sort of natural 
+terrain. Thus, open fields or a road can be made to 
+resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other difficult 
+or impassable terrain. A pond can be made to seem 
+
+like a grassy meadow, a precipice like a gentle slope, 
+
+or a rock-strewn gully like a wide and smooth road. 
+Manufactured structures, equipment, and creatures 
+within the area aren't changed in appearance. 
+
+The tactile characteristics of the terrain are 
+unchanged, so creatures entering the area are likely to 
+see through the illusion. If the difference isn't obvious 
+by touch, a creature carefully examining the illusion can 
+attempt an Intelligence (Investigation) check against 
+your spell save DC to disbelieve it. A creature who 
+discerns the illusion for what it is, sees it as a vague 
+image superimposed on the terrain. 
+
+
+HARM 
+6th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You unleash a virulent disease on a creature that 
+
+you can see within range. The target must make a 
+Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 
+14d6 necrotic damage, or half as much damage on a 
+successful save. The damage can't reduce the target's 
+hit points below 1. If the target fails the saving throw, 
+its hit point maximum is reduced for 1 hour by an 
+amount equal to the necrotic damage it took. Any effect 
+that removes a disease allows a creature's hit point 
+maximum to return to normal before that time passes. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+249 
+
+
+HASTE 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a shaving of licorice root) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Choose a willing creature that you can see within range. 
+Until the spell ends, the target's speed is doubled, it 
+gains a *2 bonus to AC, it has advantage on Dexterity 
+saving throws, and it gains an additional action on each 
+of its turns. That action can be used only to take the 
+Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, 
+or Use an Object action. 
+
+When the spell ends, the target can't move or take 
+actions until after its next turn, as a wave of lethargy 
+sweeps over it. 
+
+
+HEAL 
+6th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Choose a creature that you can see within range. A 
+surge of positive energy washes through the creature, 
+causing it to regain 70 hit points. This spell also ends 
+blindness, deafness, and any diseases affecting the 
+target. This spell has no effect on constructs or undead. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 7th level or higher, the amount of healing 
+increases by 10 for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+HEALING WORD 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A creature of your choice that you can see within range 
+regains hit points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting 
+ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead 
+or constructs. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the healing increases by 
+1d4 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+HEAT METAL 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a piece of iron and a flame) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Choose a manufactured metal object, such as a metal 
+weapon or a suit of heavy or medium metal armor, that 
+you can see within range. You cause the object to glow 
+red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object 
+takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the 
+spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each of your 
+subsequent turns to cause this damage again. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+If a creature is holding or wearing the object and 
+takes the damage from it, the creature must succeed on 
+a Constitution saving throw or drop the object if it can. If 
+it doesn’t drop the object, it has disadvantage on attack 
+rolls and ability checks until the start of your next turn, 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+HELLISH REBUKE 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take in response 
+to being damaged by a creature within 60 feet of you 
+that you can see 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You point your finger, and the creature that damaged 
+you is momentarily surrounded by hellish flames. The 
+creature must make a Dexterity saving throw, It takes 
+2d10 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d10 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+HEROES’ FEAST 
+6th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S , M (a gem-encrusted bowl worth at 
+least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You bring forth a great feast, including magnificent 
+food and drink. The feast takes 1 hour to consume and 
+disappears at the end of that time, and the beneficial 
+effects don't set in until this hour is over. Up to twelve 
+other creatures can partake of the feast. 
+
+A creature that partakes of the feast gains several 
+benefits. The creature is cured of all diseases and 
+poison, becomes immune to poison and being 
+frightened, and makes all Wisdom saving throws with 
+advantage. Its hit point maximum also increases by 
+2d10, and it gains the same number of hit points. These 
+benefits last for 24 hours. 
+
+
+HEROISM 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A willing creature you touch is imbued with bravery. 
+Until the spell ends, the creature is immune to being 
+frightened and gains temporary hit points equal to 
+your spellcasting ability modifier at the start of each 
+of its turns. When the spell ends, the target loses any 
+remaining temporary hit points from this spell. 
+
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above Ist. 
+
+
+HEX 
+
+
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (the petrified eye of a newt) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You place a curse on a creature that you can see within 
+range. Until the spell ends, you deal an extra 1d6 
+necrotic damage to the target whenever you hit it with 
+an attack. Also, choose one ability when you cast the 
+spell. The target has disadvantage on ability checks 
+made with the chosen ability. 
+
+If the target drops to 0 hit points before this spell 
+ends, you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn 
+of yours to curse a new creature. 
+
+A remove curse cast on the target ends this spell early. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your 
+concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you 
+use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain 
+your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours. 
+
+
+HOLD MONSTER 
+5th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small, straight piece of iron) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Choose a creature that you can see within range. The 
+target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be 
+paralyzed for the duration. This spell has no effect on 
+undead. At the end of each of its turns, the target can 
+make another Wisdom saving throw. On a success, the 
+spell ends on the target. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 6th level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 5th. The 
+creatures must be within 30 feet of each other when 
+you target them. 
+
+
+HOLD PERSON 
+2nd-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small, straight piece of iron) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Choose a humanoid that you can see within range. 
+The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw 
+or be paralyzed for the duration. At the end of each of 
+its turns, the target can make another Wisdom saving 
+throw. On a success, the spell ends on the target. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional humanoid for each slot level above 2nd. The 
+humanoids must be within 30 feet of each other when 
+you target them. 
+
+
+HOLY AURA 
+&th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny reliquary worth at least 
+1,000 gp containing a sacred relic, such as a scrap of 
+cloth from a saint's robe or a piece of parchment from 
+a religious text) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Divine light washes out from you and coalesces 
+
+in a soft radiance in a 30-foot radius around you. 
+Creatures of your choice in that radius when you cast 
+this spell shed dim light in a 5-foot radius and have 
+advantage on all saving throws, and other creatures 
+have disadvantage on attack rolls against them until 
+the spell ends. In addition, when a fiend or an undead 
+hits an affected creature with a melee attack, the aura 
+flashes with brilliant light. The attacker must succeed 
+on a Constitution saving throw or be blinded until 
+
+the spell ends. 
+
+
+HUNGER OF HADAR 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pickled octopus tentacle) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You open a gateway to the dark between the stars, a 
+region infested with unknown horrors. A 20-foot-radius 
+sphere of blackness and bitter cold appears, centered 
+on a point with range and lasting for the duration. This 
+void is filled with a cacophony of soft whispers and 
+slurping noises that can be heard up to 30 feet away. No 
+light, magical or otherwise, can illuminate the area, and 
+creatures fully within the area are blinded. 
+
+The void creates a warp in the fabric of space, and the 
+area is difficult terrain. Any creature that starts its turn 
+in the area takes 2d6 cold damage. Any creature that 
+ends its turn in the area must succeed on a Dexterity 
+saving throw or take 2d6 acid damage as milky, 
+otherworldly tentacles rub against it. 
+
+
+HUNTER'S MARK 
+Ist-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You choose a creature you can see within range and 
+mystically mark it as your quarry. Until the spell ends, 
+you deal an extra 1d6 damage to the target whenever 
+you hit it with a weapon attack, and you have advantage 
+on any Wisdom (Perception) or Wisdom (Survival) 
+check you make to find it. If the target drops to O hit 
+points before this spell ends, you can use a bonus action 
+on a subsequent turn of yours to mark a new creature. 
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd or 4th level, you can maintain your 
+concentration on the spell for up to 8 hours. When you 
+use a spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can maintain 
+your concentration on the spell for up to 24 hours. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+HYPNOTIC PATTERN 
+3rd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: S, M (a glowing stick of incense ora 
+crystal vial filled with phosphorescent material) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a twisting pattern of colors that weaves 
+through the air inside a 30-foot cube within range. 
+The pattern appears for a moment and vanishes. Each 
+creature in the area who sees the pattern must make 
+a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the creature 
+becomes charmed for the duration. While charmed 
+by this spell, the creature is incapacitated and has 
+a speed of 0. 
+
+The spell ends for an affected creature if it takes any 
+damage or if someone else uses an action to shake the 
+creature out of its stupor. 
+
+
+ICE STORM 
+4th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 300 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dust and a few 
+drops of water) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A hail of rock-hard ice pounds to the ground in a 
+20-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a 
+point within range. Each creature in the cylinder must 
+make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 2d8 
+bludgeoning damage and 4d6 cold damage on a failed 
+save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+Hailstones turn the storm's arca of effect into difficult 
+terrain until the end of your next turn. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 5th level or higher, the bludgeoning damage 
+increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 4th. 
+
+
+IDENTIFY 
+Ist-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pearl worth at least 100 gp and 
+an owl feather) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You choose one object that you must touch throughout 
+the casting of the spell. If it is a magic item or some 
+other magic-imbued object, you learn its properties 
+and how to use them, whether it requires attunement 
+to use, and how many charges it has, if any. You learn 
+whether any spells are affecting the item and what they 
+are. If the item was created by a spell, you learn which 
+spell created it. 
+
+If you instead touch a creature throughout the casting, 
+you learn what spells, if any, are currently affecting it. 
+
+
+ILLUSORY SCRIPT 
+Ist-level illusion (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+Range: Touch 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+t 
+
+
+Components: S, M (a lead-based ink worth at least 10 
+gp, which the spell consumes) 
+Duration: 10 days 
+
+
+You write on parchment, paper, or some other suitable 
+writing material and imbue it with a potent illusion that 
+lasts for the duration. 
+
+To you and any creatures you designate when you 
+cast the spell, the writing appears normal, written in 
+your hand, and conveys whatever meaning you intended 
+when you wrote the text. To all others, the writing 
+appears as if it were written in an unknown or magical 
+script that is unintelligible. Alternatively, you can cause 
+the writing to appear to be an entirely different message, 
+written in a different hand and language, though the 
+language must be one you know. 
+
+Should the spell be dispelled, the original script and 
+the illusion both disappear. 
+
+A creature with truesight can read the 
+hidden message. 
+
+
+IMPRISONMENT 
+9th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a vellum depiction or a carved 
+statuette in the likeness of the target, and a special 
+component that varies according to the version of the 
+spell you choose, worth at least 500 gp per Hit Die 
+of the target) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+You create a magical restraint to hold a creature that 
+you can see within range. The target must succeed on 
+a Wisdom saving throw or be bound by the spell; if it 
+succeeds, it is immune to this spell if you cast it again. 
+While affected by this spell, the creature doesn't need 
+to breathe, eat, or drink, and it doesn't age. Divination 
+spells can't locate or perceive the target. 
+
+When you cast the spell, you choose one of the 
+following forms of imprisonment. 
+
+Burial. The target is entombed far beneath the earth 
+in a sphere of magical force that is just large enough to 
+contain the target. Nothing can pass through the sphere, 
+nor can any creature teleport or use planar travel to get 
+into or out of it. 
+
+The special component for this version of the spell is a 
+small mithral orb. 
+
+Chaining. Heavy chains, firmly rooted in the ground, 
+hold the target in place. The target is restrained until 
+the spell ends, and it can't move or be moved by any 
+means until then. 
+
+The special component for this version of the spell is a 
+fine chain of precious metal. 
+
+Hedged Prison. The spell transports the target into 
+a tiny demiplane that is warded against teleportation 
+and planar travel. The demiplane can be a labyrinth, a 
+cage, a tower, or any similar confined structure or area 
+of your choice. 
+
+The special component for this version of the spell is a 
+miniature representation of the prison made from jade. 
+
+Minimus Containment. The target shrinks to a height 
+of 1 inch and is imprisoned inside a gemstone or similar 
+
+
+object. Light can pass through the gemstone normally 
+(allowing the target to see out and other creatures to see 
+in), but nothing else can pass through, even by means of 
+teleportation or planar travel. The gemstone can't be cut 
+or broken while the spell remains in effect. 
+
+The special component for this version of the spell 
+is a large, transparent gemstone, such as a corundum, 
+diamond, or ruby. 
+
+Slumber. The target falls asleep and can't be awoken. 
+The special component for this version of the spell 
+consists of rare soporific herbs. 
+
+Ending the Spell. During the casting of the spell, 
+in any of its versions, you can specify a condition that 
+will cause the spell to end and release the target. The 
+condition can be as specific or as elaborate as you 
+choose, but the DM must agree that the condition is 
+reasonable and has a likelihood of coming to pass. The 
+conditions can be based on a creature's name, identity, 
+or deity but otherwise must be based on observable 
+actions or qualities and not based on intangibles such as 
+level, class, or hit points. 
+
+A dispel magic spell can end the spell only if it is cast 
+as a 9th-level spell, targeting either the prison or the 
+special component used to create it. 
+
+You can use a particular special component to create 
+only one prison at a time. If you cast the spell again 
+using the same component, the target of the first casting 
+is immediately freed from its binding. 
+
+
+INCENDIARY CLOUD 
+&th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A swirling cloud of smoke shot through with white-hot 
+embers appears in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on 
+a point within range. The cloud spreads around corners 
+and is heavily obscured. It lasts for the duration or until 
+a wind of moderate or greater speed (at least 10 miles 
+per hour) disperses it. 
+
+When the cloud appears, each creature in it must 
+make a Dexterity saving throw. A creature takes 10d8 
+fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on 
+a successful one. A creature must also make this saving 
+throw when it enters the spell’s area for the first time on 
+a turn or ends its turn there. 
+
+The cloud moves 10 feet directly away from you 
+in a direction that you choose at the start of each 
+of your turns. 
+
+
+INFLICT WOUNDS 
+Ist-level necromancy 
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Make a melee spell attack against a creature you can 
+reach. On a hit, the target takes 3d10 necrotic damage. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d10 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+n 
+on 
+
+
+INSECT PLAGUE 
+5th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 300 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a few grains of sugar, some 
+kernels of grain, and a smear of fat) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+Swarming, biting locusts fill a 20-foot-radius sphere 
+centered on a point you choose within range. The sphere 
+spreads around corners. The sphere remains for the 
+duration, and its area is lightly obscured. The sphere's 
+area is difficult terrain. 
+
+When the area appears, each creature in it must 
+make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 
+4d10 piercing damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. A creature must also make 
+this saving throw when it enters the spell's arca for the 
+first time on a turn or ends its turn there. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d10 for each slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+INVISIBILITY 
+2nd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (an eyelash encased 
+in gum arabic) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+A creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell 
+ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is 
+invisible as long as it is on the target's person. The spell 
+ends for a target that attacks or casts a spell. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+JUMP 
+Ist-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a grasshopper's hind leg) 
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+You touch a creature. The creature's jump distance is 
+tripled until the spell ends. 
+
+
+KNOCK 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Choose an object that you can see within range. The 
+object can be a door, a box, a chest, a set of manacles, a 
+padlock, or another object that contains a mundane or 
+magical means that prevents access. 
+
+A target that is held shut by a mundane lock or that 
+is stuck or barred becomes unlocked, unstuck, or 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+unbarred. If the object has multiple locks, only one of 
+them is unlocked, 
+
+If you choose a target that is held shut with arcane 
+lock, that spell is suppressed for 10 minutes, during 
+which time the target can be opened and shut normally. 
+
+When you cast the spell, a loud knock, audible from as 
+far away as 300 feet, emanates from the target object. 
+
+
+LEGEND LORE 
+5th-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (incense worth at least 250 gp, 
+which the spell consumes, and four ivory strips worth 
+at least 50 gp each) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Name or describe a person, place, or object. The spell 
+brings to your mind a brief summary of the significant 
+lore about the thing you named. The lore might consist 
+of current tales, forgotten stories, or even secret lore 
+that has never been widely known. If the thing you 
+named isn't of legendary importance, you gain no 
+information. The more information you already have 
+about the thing, the more precise and detailed the 
+information you receive is. 
+
+The information you learn is accurate but might be 
+couched in figurative language. For example, if you 
+have a mysterious magic axe on hand, the spell might 
+yield this information: "Woe to the evildoer whose hand 
+touches the axe, for even the haft slices the hand of the 
+evil ones. Only a true Child of Stone, lover and beloved 
+of Moradin, may awaken the true powers of the axe, and 
+only with the sacred word Rudnogg on the lips." 
+
+
+LEOMUND's SECRET CHEST 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (an exquisite chest, 3 feet by 2 feet 
+by 2 feet, constructed from rare materials worth at 
+least 5,000 gp, and a Tiny replica made from the same 
+materials worth at least 50 gp) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You hide a chest, and all its contents, on the Ethereal 
+Plane. You must touch the chest and the miniature 
+replica that serves as a material component for the spell. 
+The chest can contain up to 12 cubic feet of nonliving 
+material (3 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet). 
+
+While the chest remains on the Ethereal Plane, you 
+can use an action and touch the replica to recall the 
+chest. It appears in an unoccupied space on the ground 
+within 5 feet of you. You can send the chest back to the 
+Ethereal Plane by using an action and touching both the 
+chest and the replica. 
+
+After 60 days, there is a cumulative 5 percent chance 
+per day that the spell's effect ends. This effect ends if 
+you cast this spell again, if the smaller replica chest is 
+destroyed, or if you choose to end the spell as an action. 
+If the spell ends and the larger chest is on the Ethereal 
+Plane, it is irretrievably lost. 
+
+
+LEOMUND’s TINY HUT 
+3rd-level evocation (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Self (10-foot-radius hemisphere) 
+Components: V, S, M (a small crystal bead) 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+A 10-foot-radius immobile dome of force springs into 
+existence around and above you and remains stationary 
+for the duration. The spell ends if you leave its area. 
+
+Nine creatures of Medium size or smaller can fit inside 
+the dome with you. The spell fails if its area includes a 
+larger creature or more than nine creatures. Creatures 
+and objects within the dome when you cast this spell 
+can move through it freely. All other creatures and 
+objects are barred from passing through it. Spells and 
+other magical effects can't extend through the dome or 
+be cast through it. The atmosphere inside the space is 
+comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside. 
+
+Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to 
+become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the 
+outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent 
+from the inside. 
+
+
+LESSER RESTORATION 
+2nd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You touch a creature and can end either one disease or 
+one condition afflicting it. The condition can be blinded, 
+deafened, paralyzed, or poisoned. 
+
+
+LEVITATE 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (either a small leather loop or a 
+piece of golden wire bent into a cup shape with a long 
+shank on one end) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+One creature or object of your choice that you can see 
+within range rises vertically, up to 20 feet, and remains 
+suspended there for the duration. The spell can levitate 
+a target that weighs up to 500 pounds. An unwilling 
+creature that succeeds on a Constitution saving throw 
+is unaffected. 
+
+The target can move only by pushing or pulling 
+against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as 
+a wall or a ceiling), which allows it to move as if it were 
+climbing. You can change the target's altitude by up to 
+20 feet in either direction on your turn. If you are the 
+target, you can move up or down as part of your move. 
+Otherwise, you can use your action to move the target, 
+which must remain within the spell's range. 
+
+When the spell ends, the target floats gently to the 
+ground if it is still aloft. 
+
+
+LIGHT 
+Evocation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, M (a firefly or phosphorescent moss) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any 
+dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds bright 
+light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 
+20 feet. The light can be colored as you like. Completely 
+covering the object with something opaque blocks the 
+light. The spell ends if you cast it again or dismiss it 
+as an action. 
+
+If you target an object held or worn by a hostile 
+creature, that creature must succeed on a Dexterity 
+saving throw to avoid the spell. 
+
+
+LIGHTNING ARROW 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you make a ranged weapon attack during 
+the spell's duration, the weapon's ammunition, or the 
+weapon itself if it’s a thrown weapon, transforms into 
+
+a bolt of lightning. Make the attack roll as normal. The 
+target takes 4d8 lightning damage on a hit, or half 
+
+as much damage on a miss, instead of the weapon's 
+normal damage. 
+
+Whether you hit or miss, each creature within 10 feet 
+of the target must make a Dexterity saving throw. Each 
+of these creatures takes 2d8 lightning damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+The piece of ammunition or weapon then returns to 
+its normal form. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage for both 
+effects of the spell increases by 1d8 for each slot 
+level above 3rd. 
+
+
+LIGHTNING BOLT 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (100-foot line) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur and a rod of amber, 
+crystal, or glass) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A stroke of lightning forming a line 100 feet long and 5 
+feet wide blasts out from you in a direction you choose. 
+Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving 
+throw. A creature takes 8d6 lightning damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+The lightning ignites flammable objects in the area 
+that aren't being worn or carried. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+PART 3| SPELLS 
+
+
+N 
+Ul 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+LOCATE ANIMALS OR PLANTS 
+2nd-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur from a bloodhound) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Describe or name a specific kind of beast or plant. 
+Concentrating on the voice of nature in your 
+surroundings, you learn the direction and distance to 
+the closest creature or plant of that kind within 5 miles, 
+if any are present. 
+
+
+LOCATE CREATURE 
+4th-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fur from a bloodhound) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+Describe or name a creature that is familiar to you. You 
+sense the direction to the creature's location, as long as 
+that creature is within 1,000 feet of you. If the creature 
+is moving, you know the direction of its movement. 
+
+The spell can locate a specific creature known to 
+you, or the nearest creature of a specific kind (such as 
+a human or a unicorn), so long as you have seen such a 
+creature up close—within 30 feet—at least once. If the 
+creature you described or named is in a different form, 
+such as being under the effects of a polymorph spell, 
+this spell doesn't locate the creature. 
+
+This spell can't locate a creature if running water at 
+least 10 feet wide blocks a direct path between you and 
+the creature. 
+
+
+LocATE OBJECT 
+2nd-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a forked twig) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes - 
+
+
+Describe or name an object that is familiar to you. You 
+sense the direction to the object's location, as long as 
+that object is within 1,000 feet of you. If the object is in 
+motion, you know the direction of its movement. 
+
+The spell can locate a specific object known to you, 
+as long as you have seen it up close—within 30 feet—at 
+least once. Alternatively, the spell can locate the nearest 
+object of a particular kind, such as a certain kind of 
+apparel, jewelry, furniture, tool, or weapon. 
+
+This spell can't locate an object if any thickness of 
+lead, even a thin sheet, blocks a direct path between you 
+and the object. 
+
+
+LONGSTRIDER 
+Ist-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dirt) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch a creature. The target's speed increases by 10 
+feet until the spell ends. 
+
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can target one 
+additional creature for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+MAGE ARMOR 
+Ist-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a piece of cured leather) 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You touch a willing creature who isn't wearing armor, 
+and a protective magical force surrounds it until the 
+spell ends. The target's base AC becomes 13 - its 
+Dexterity modifier. The spell ends if the target dons 
+armor or if you dismiss the spell as an action. 
+
+
+MAGE HAND 
+Conjuration cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+A spectral, floating hand appears at a point you choose 
+within range. The hand lasts for the duration or until 
+you dismiss it as an action. The hand vanishes if it is 
+ever more than 30 feet away from you or if you cast 
+this spell again. 
+
+You can use your action to control the hand. You can 
+use the hand to manipulate an object, open an unlocked 
+door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open 
+container, or pour the contents out of a vial. You can 
+move the hand up to 30 feet each time you use it. 
+
+The hand can't attack, activate magic items, or carry 
+more than 10 pounds. 
+
+
+MAGIC CIRCLE 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 10 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (holy water or powdered 
+silver and iron worth at least 100 gp, which the 
+spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You create a 10-foot-radius, 20-foot-tall cylinder of 
+magical energy centered on a point on the ground 
+that you can see within range. Glowing runes appear 
+wherever the cylinder intersects with the floor or 
+other surface. 
+
+Choose one or more of the following types of 
+creatures: celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, or undead. 
+The circle affects a creature of the chosen type in the 
+following ways: 
+
+
++ The creature can't willingly enter the cylinder by 
+nonmagical means. If the creature tries to use tele- 
+portation or interplanar travel to do so, it must first 
+succeed on a Charisma saving throw. 
+
+- The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls against 
+targets within the cylinder. 
+
++ Targets within the cylinder can't be charmed, fright- 
+ened, or possessed by the creature. 
+
+
+When you cast this spell, you can elect to cause its 
+magic to operate in the reverse direction, preventing a 
+creature of the specified type from leaving the cylinder 
+and protecting targets outside it. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the duration increases by 
+1 hour for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+MAGIC JAR 
+6th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a gem, crystal, reliquary, or some 
+other ornamental container worth at least 500 gp) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+Your body falls into a catatonic state as your soul leaves 
+it and enters the container you used for the spell's 
+material component. While your soul inhabits the 
+container, you are aware of your surroundings as if you 
+were in the container's space. You can't move or use 
+reactions. The only action you can take is to project your 
+soul up to 100 feet out of the container, either returning 
+to your living body (and ending the spell) or attempting 
+to possess a humanoids body. 
+
+You can attempt to possess any humanoid within 
+100 feet of you that you can see (creatures warded by a 
+protection from evil and good or magic circle spell can't 
+be possessed). The target must make a Charisma saving 
+throw. On a failure, your soul moves into the target's 
+body, and the target's soul becomes trapped in the 
+container. On a success, the target resists your efforts 
+to possess it, and you can't attempt to possess it again 
+for 24 hours. 
+
+Once you possess a creature's body, you control it. 
+Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the 
+creature, though you retain your alignment and your 
+Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You retain 
+the benefit of your own class features. If the target has 
+any class levels, you can't use any of its class features. 
+
+Meanwhile, the possessed creature's soul can 
+perceive from the container using its own senses, but it 
+can't move or take actions at all. 
+
+While possessing a body, you can use your action to 
+return from the host body to the container if it is within 
+100 feet of you, returning the host creature's soul to 
+its body. If the host body dies while you're in it, the 
+creature dies, and you must make a Charisma saving 
+throw against your own spellcasting DC. On a success, 
+you return to the container if it is within 100 feet of you. 
+Otherwise, you die. 
+
+If the container is destroyed or the spell ends, your 
+soul immediately returns to your body. If your body is 
+more than 100 feet away from you or if your body is 
+dead when you attempt to return to it, you die. If another 
+creature's soul is in the container when it is destroyed, 
+the creature's soul returns to its body if the body is alive 
+and within 100 feet. Otherwise, that creature dies. 
+
+When the spell ends, the container is destroyed. 
+
+
+MAGIC MISSILE 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You create three glowing darts of magical force. Each 
+dart hits a creature of your choice that you can see 
+within range. A dart deals 1d4 + 1 force damage to its 
+target. The darts all strike simultaneously, and you can 
+direct them to hit one creature or several. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the spell creates one 
+more dart for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+MAGIC MOUTH 
+2nd-level illusion (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small bit of honeycomb 
+and jade dust worth at least 10 gp, which the 
+spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+You implant a message within an object in range, a 
+message that is uttered when a trigger condition is met. 
+Choose an object that you can see and that isn't being 
+worn or carried by another creature. Then speak the 
+message, which must be 25 words or less, though it 
+can be delivered over as long as 10 minutes. Finally, 
+determine the circumstance that will trigger the spell to 
+deliver your message. 
+
+When that circumstance occurs, a magical mouth 
+appears on the object and recites the message in your 
+voice and at the same volume you spoke. If the object 
+you chose has a mouth or something that looks like a 
+mouth (for example, the mouth of a statue), the magical 
+mouth appears there so that the words appear to come 
+from the object's mouth. When you cast this spell, you 
+can have the spell end after it delivers its message, or 
+it can remain and repeat its message whenever the 
+trigger occurs. 
+
+The triggering circumstance can be as general or as 
+detailed as you like, though it must be based on visual 
+or audible conditions that occur within 30 feet of the 
+object. For example, you could instruct the mouth to 
+speak when any creature moves within 30 feet of the 
+object or when a silver bell rings within 30 feet of it. 
+
+
+MAGIC WEAPON 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch a nonmagical weapon. Until the spell ends, 
+that weapon becomes a magic weapon with a +1 bonus 
+to attack rolls and damage rolls. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the bonus increases to 
+*2. When you use a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the 
+bonus increases to +3. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+— —— LM 257 
+
+
+258 
+
+
+Major IMAGE 
+3rd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create the image of an object, a creature, or some 
+other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 
+20-foot cube. The image appears at a spot that you 
+
+can see within range and lasts for the duration. It 
+seems completely real, including sounds, smells, and 
+temperature appropriate to the thing depicted. You 
+can't create sufficient heat or cold to cause damage, a 
+sound loud enough to deal thunder damage or deafen a 
+creature, or a smell that might sicken a creature (like a 
+troglodyte's stench). 
+
+As long as you are within range of the illusion, you 
+can use your action to cause the image to move to 
+any other spot within range. As the image changes 
+location, you can alter its appearance so that its 
+movements appear natural for the image. For example, 
+if you create an image of a creature and move it, you 
+can alter the image so that it appears to be walking. 
+Similarly, you can cause the illusion to make different 
+sounds at different times, even making it carry on a 
+conversation, for example. 
+
+Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an 
+illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature 
+that uses its action to examine the image can determine 
+that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a 
+creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the creature 
+can see through the image, and its other sensory 
+qualities become faint to the creature. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 6th level or higher, the spell lasts until 
+dispelled, without requiring your concentration. 
+
+
+Mass CURE WOUNDS 
+5th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A wave of healing energy washes out from a point of 
+your choice within range. Choose up to six creatures 
+in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on that point. Each 
+target regains hit points equal to 3d8 + your spellcasting 
+ability modifier. This spell has no effect on undead 
+or constructs. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 6th level or higher, the healing increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 5th. 
+
+
+MASS HEAL 
+9th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+TD 
+
+
+A flood of healing energy flows from you into injured 
+creatures around you. You restore up to 700 hit points, 
+divided as you choose among any number of creatures 
+that you can see within range. Creatures healed by 
+this spell are also cured of all diseases and any effect 
+making them blinded or deafened. This spell has no 
+effect on undead or constructs. 
+
+
+MaASS HEALING WORD 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+As you call out words of restoration, up to six creatures 
+of your choice that you can see within range regain hit 
+points equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. 
+This spell has no effect on undead or constructs. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the healing increases by 
+1d4 for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+MASS SUGGESTION 
+6th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, M (a snake's tongue and either a bit of 
+honeycomb or a drop of sweet oil) 
+
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+You suggest a course of activity (limited to a sentence 
+
+or two) and magically influence up to twelve creatures 
+of your choice that you can see within range and that 
+can hear and understand you. Creatures that can't be 
+charmed are immune to this effect. The suggestion must 
+be worded in such a manner as to make the course of 
+action sound reasonable. Asking the creature to stab 
+itself, throw itself onto a spear, immolate itself, or do 
+some other obviously harmful act automatically negates 
+the effect of the spell. 
+
+Each target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a 
+failed save, it pursues the course of action you described 
+to the best of its ability. The suggested course of action 
+can continue for the entire duration. If the suggested 
+activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell 
+ends when the subject finishes what it was asked to do. 
+
+You can also specify conditions that will trigger a 
+special activity during the duration. For example, you 
+might suggest that a group of soldiers give all their 
+money to the first beggar they meet. If the condition isn't 
+met before the spell ends, the activity isn't performed. 
+
+If you or any of your companions damage a creature 
+affected by this spell, the spell ends for that creature. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a Tth-level spell slot, the duration is 10 days. When 
+you use an 8th-level spell slot, the duration is 30 days. 
+When you use a 9th-level spell slot, the duration is a 
+year and a day. 
+
+
+MAZE 
+8th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You banish a creature that you can see within range into 
+a labyrinthine demiplane. The target remains there for 
+the duration or until it escapes the maze. 
+
+The target can use its action to attempt to escape. 
+When it does so, it makes a DC 20 Intelligence check. If 
+it succeeds, it escapes, and the spell ends (a minotaur or 
+goristro demon automatically succeeds). 
+
+When the spell ends, the target reappears in the 
+space it left or, if that space is occupied, in the nearest 
+unoccupied space. 
+
+
+MELD INTO STONE 
+3rd-level transmutation (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You step into a stone object or surface large enough to 
+fully contain your body, melding yourself and all the 
+equipment you carry with the stone for the duration. 
+Using your movement, you step into the stone at a point 
+you can touch. Nothing of your presence remains visible 
+or otherwise detectable by nonmagical senses. 
+
+While merged with the stone, you can't see what 
+occurs outside it, and any Wisdom (Perception) checks 
+you make to hear sounds outside it are made with 
+disadvantage. You remain aware of the passage of 
+time and can cast spells on yourself while merged in 
+the stone. You can use your movement to leave the 
+stone where you entered it, which ends the spell. You 
+otherwise can't move. 
+
+Minor physical damage to the stone doesn't harm 
+you, but its partial destruction or a change in its shape 
+(to the extent that you no longer fit within it) expels you 
+and deals 6d6 bludgeoning damage to you. The stone's 
+complete destruction (or transmutation into a different 
+substance) expels you and deals 50 bludgeoning damage 
+to you. If expelled, you fall prone in an unoccupied space 
+closest to where you first entered. 
+
+
+MELF'S ACID ARROW 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (powdered rhubarb leaf and an 
+adder's stomach) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A shimmering green arrow streaks toward a target 
+within range and bursts in a spray of acid. Make a 
+ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the 
+target takes 4d4 acid damage immediately and 2d4 acid 
+damage at the end of its next turn. On a miss, the arrow 
+splashes the target with acid for half as much of the 
+initial damage and no damage at the end of its next turn. 
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage (both initial 
+and later) increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+MENDING 
+Transmutation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (two lodestones) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object 
+you touch, such as a broken chain link, two halves of 
+a broken key, a torn cloak, or a leaking wineskin. As 
+long as the break or tear is no larger than 1 foot in 
+any dimension, you mend it, leaving no trace of the 
+former damage. 
+
+This spell can physically repair a magic item 
+or construct, but the spell can't restore magic to 
+such an object. 
+
+
+MESSAGE 
+Transmutation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a short piece of copper wire) 
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+You point your finger toward a creature within range 
+and whisper a message. The target (and only the target) 
+hears the message and can reply in a whisper that only 
+you can hear. 
+
+You can cast this spell through solid objects if you 
+are familiar with the target and know it is beyond 
+the barrier. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of 
+common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood 
+blocks the spell. The spell doesn't have to follow a 
+straight line and can travel freely around corners or 
+through openings. 
+
+
+METEOR SWARM 
+9th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 1 mile 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Blazing orbs of fire plummet to the ground at four 
+different points you can see within range. Each creature 
+in a 40-foot-radius sphere centered on each point you 
+choose must make a Dexterity saving throw. The sphere 
+spreads around corners. A creature takes 20d6 fire 
+damage and 20d6 bludgeoning damage on a failed 
+save, or half as much damage on a successful one. A 
+creature in the area of more than one fiery burst is 
+affected only once. 
+
+The spell damages objects in the area and ignites 
+flammable objects that aren't being worn or carried. 
+
+
+MIND BLANK 
+Sth-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is 
+immune to psychic damage, any effect that would sense 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+its emotions or read its thoughts, divination spells, and 
+the charmed condition. The spell even foils wish spells 
+and spells or effects of similar power used to affect the 
+target's mind or to gain information about the target. 
+
+
+MINOR ILLUSION 
+Illusion cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: S, M (a bit of fleece) 
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a sound or an image of an object within 
+range that lasts for the duration. The illusion also ends if 
+you dismiss it as an action or cast this spell again. 
+
+If you create a sound, its volume can range from a 
+whisper to a scream. It can be your voice, someone 
+else's voice, a lion's roar, a beating of drums, or any 
+other sound you choose. The sound continues unabated 
+throughout the duration, or you can make discrete 
+sounds at different times before the spell ends. 
+
+If you create an image of an object—such as a chair, 
+muddy footprints, or a small chest—it must be no larger 
+than a 5-foot cube. The image can't create sound, light, 
+smell, or any other sensory effect. Physical interaction 
+with the image reveals it to be an illusion, because 
+things can pass through it. 
+
+If a creature uses its action to examine the sound or 
+image, the creature can determine that it is an illusion 
+with a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check 
+against your spell save DC. If a creature discerns the 
+illusion for what it is, the illusion becomes faint to 
+the creature. 
+
+
+MIRAGE ARCANE 
+7th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+Range: Sight 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 10 days 
+
+
+You make terrain in an area up to 1 mile square 
+
+look, sound, smell, and even feel like some other sort 
+
+of terrain. The terrain's general shape remains the 
+same, however. Open fields or a road could be made to 
+resemble a swamp, hill, crevasse, or some other difficult 
+or impassable terrain. A pond can be made to seem like 
+a grassy meadow, a precipice like a gentle slope, or a 
+rock-strewn gully like a wide and smooth road. 
+
+Similarly, you can alter the appearance of structures, 
+or add them where none are present. The spell doesn't 
+disguise, conceal, or add creatures. 
+
+The illusion includes audible, visual, tactile, and 
+olfactory elements, so it can turn clear ground into 
+difficult terrain (or vice versa) or otherwise impede 
+movement through the area. Any piece of the illusory 
+terrain (such as a rock or stick) that is removed from the 
+spell’s area disappears immediately. 
+
+Creatures with truesight can see through the illusion 
+to the terrain’s true form; however, all other elements 
+of the illusion remain, so while the creature is aware of 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+L 
+. * : : 
+the illusion’s presence, the creature can still physically 
+interact with the illusion. 
+
+
+MIRROR IMAGE 
+2nd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+Three illusory duplicates of yourself appear in your 
+space. Until the spell ends, the duplicates move with 
+you and mimic your actions, shifting position so it's 
+impossible to track which image is real. You can use 
+your action to dismiss the illusory duplicates. 
+
+Each time a creature targets you with an attack during 
+the spell's duration, roll a d20 to determine whether the 
+attack instead targets one of your duplicates. 
+
+If you have three duplicates, you must roll a 6 or 
+higher to change the attack's target to a duplicate. With 
+two duplicates, you must roll an 8 or higher. With one 
+duplicate, you must roll an 11 or higher. 
+
+A duplicate's AC equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier. 
+If an attack hits a duplicate, the duplicate is destroyed. A 
+duplicate can be destroyed only by an attack that hits it. 
+It ignores all other damage and effects. The spell ends 
+when all three duplicates are destroyed. 
+
+A creature is unaffected by this spell if it can't see, if it 
+relies on senses other than sight, such as blindsight, or 
+if it can perceive illusions as false, as with truesight. 
+
+
+MISLEAD 
+5th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You become invisible at the same time that an illusory 
+double of you appears where you are standing. The 
+double lasts for the duration, but the invisibility ends if 
+you attack or cast a spell. 
+
+You can use your action to move your illusory double 
+up to twice your speed and make it gesture, speak, and 
+behave in whatever way you choose. 
+
+You can see through its eyes and hear through its ears 
+as if you were located where it is. On each of your turns 
+as a bonus action, you can switch from using its senses 
+to using your own, or back again. While you are using its 
+senses, you are blinded and deafened in regard to your 
+own surroundings. 
+
+
+Misty STEP 
+2nd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Briefly surrounded by silvery mist, you teleport up to 30 
+feet to an unoccupied space that you can see. 
+
+
+MODIFY MEMORY 
+5th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You attempt to reshape another creature's memories. 
+One creature that you can see must make a Wisdom 
+saving throw. If you are fighting the creature, it has 
+advantage on the saving throw. On a failed save, the 
+target becomes charmed by you for the duration. The 
+charmed target is incapacitated and unaware of its 
+surroundings, though it can still hear you. If it takes any 
+damage or is targeted by another spell, this spell ends, 
+and none of the target's memories are modified. 
+
+While this charm lasts, you can affect the target's 
+memory of an event that it experienced within the last 
+24 hours and that lasted no more than 10 minutes. You 
+can permanently eliminate all memory of the event, 
+allow the target to recall the event with perfect clarity 
+and exacting detail, change its memory of the details of 
+the event, or create a memory of some other event. 
+
+You must speak to the target to describe how 
+its memories are affected, and it must be able to 
+understand your language for the modified memories to 
+take root. Its mind fills in any gaps in the details of your 
+description, If the spell ends before you have finished 
+describing the modified memories, the creature's 
+memory isn't altered. Otherwise, the modified memories 
+take hold when the spell ends. 
+
+A modified memory doesn't necessarily affect how a 
+creature behaves, particularly if the memory contradicts 
+the creature's natural inclinations, alignment, or beliefs. 
+An illogical modified memory, such as implanting a 
+memory of how much the creature enjoyed dousing 
+itself in acid, is dismissed, perhaps as a bad dream. The 
+DM might deem a modified memory too nonsensical to 
+affect a creature in a significant manner. 
+
+A remove curse or greater restoration spell cast on the 
+target restores the creature's true memory. 
+
+At Higher Levels. If you cast this spell using a spell 
+slot of 6th level or higher, you can alter the target's 
+memories of an event that took place up to 7 days ago 
+(6th level), 30 days ago (7th level), 1 year ago (8th level), 
+or any time in the creature's past (9th level). 
+
+
+MOONBEAM 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (several seeds of any moonseed 
+plant and a piece of opalescent feldspar) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-foot- 
+
+radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within 
+
+range. Until the spell ends, dim light fills the cylinder. 
+When a creature enters the spell's area for the first 
+
+time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed 
+
+in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must 
+
+make a Constitution saving throw. It takes 2d10 radiant 
+
+
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
+
+A shapechanger makes its saving throw with 
+disadvantage. If it fails, it also instantly reverts to its 
+original form and can't assume a different form until it 
+leaves the spell's light. 
+
+On each of your turns after you cast this spell, you can 
+use an action to move the beam 60 feet in any direction. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d10 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+MORDENKAINEN'S FAITHFUL HOUND 
+4th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny silver whistle, a piece of 
+bone, and a thread) 
+
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+You conjure a phantom watchdog in an unoccupied 
+space that you can see within range, where it remains 
+for the duration, until you dismiss it as an action, or until 
+you move more than 100 feet away from it. 
+
+The hound is invisible to all creatures except you 
+and can't be harmed. When a Small or larger creature 
+comes within 30 feet of it without first speaking the 
+password that you specify when you cast this spell, the 
+hound starts barking loudly. The hound sees invisible 
+creatures and can see into the Ethereal Plane. It 
+ignores illusions. 
+
+At the start of each of your turns, the hound attempts 
+to bite one creature within 5 feet of it that is hostile 
+to you. The hound's attack bonus is equal to your 
+spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus. 
+On a hit, it deals 4d8 piercing damage. 
+
+
+MORDENKAINEN'S MAGNIFICENT MANSION 
+7th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 300 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a miniature portal carved from 
+ivory, a small piece of polished marble, and a tiny 
+silver spoon, each item worth at least 5 gp) 
+
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+You conjure an extradimensional dwelling in range 
+that lasts for the duration. You choose where its one 
+entrance is located. The entrance shimmers faintly 
+and is 5 feet wide and 10 feet tall. You and any creature 
+you designate when you cast the spell can enter the 
+extradimensional dwelling as long as the portal remains 
+open. You can open or close the portal if you are within 
+30 feet of it. While closed, the portal is invisible. 
+Beyond the portal is a magnificent foyer with 
+numerous chambers beyond. The atmosphere is clean, 
+fresh, and warm. 
+You can create any floor plan you like, but the space 
+can't exceed 50 cubes, each cube being 10 feet on 
+each side. The place is furnished and decorated as 
+you choose. It contains sufficient food to serve a nine- 
+course banquet for up to 100 people. A staff of 100 
+near-transparent servants attends all who enter. You 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+261 
+
+
+decide the visual appearance of these servants and their 
+attire. They are completely obedient to your orders. 
+Each servant can perform any task a normal human 
+servant could perform, but they can’t attack or take 
+any action that would directly harm another creature. 
+Thus the servants can fetch things, clean, mend, fold 
+clothes, light fires, serve food, pour wine, and so on. 
+The servants can go anywhere in the mansion but 
+can't leave it. Furnishings and other objects created 
+by this spell dissipate into smoke if removed from the 
+mansion. When the spell ends, any creatures inside 
+the extradimensional space are expelled into the open 
+spaces nearest to the entrance. 
+
+
+MORDENKAINEN'S PRIVATE SANCTUM 
+4th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a thin sheet of lead, a piece 
+of opaque glass, a wad of cotton or cloth, and 
+powdered chrysolite) 
+
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+You make an area within range magically secure. The 
+area is a cube that can be as small as 5 feet to as large 
+as 100 feet on each side. The spell lasts for the duration 
+or until you use an action to dismiss it. 
+
+When you cast the spell, you decide what sort of 
+security the spell provides, choosing any or all of the 
+following properties: 
+
+
++ Sound can't pass through the barrier at the edge of 
+the warded area. 
+
+* The barrier of the warded area appears dark and foggy, 
+preventing vision (including darkvision) through it. 
+
+* Sensors created by divination spells can't appear 
+inside the protected area or pass through the barrier 
+at its perimeter. 
+
+* Creatures in the area can't be targeted by divination 
+spells. 
+
+* Nothing can teleport into or out of the warded area. 
+
++ Planar travel is blocked within the warded area. 
+
+
+Casting this spell on the same spot every day for a 
+year makes this effect permanent. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 5th level or higher, you can increase the size 
+of the cube by 100 feet for each slot level beyond 4th. 
+Thus you could protect a cube that can be up to 200 feet 
+on one side by using a spell slot of 5th level. 
+
+
+MORDENKAINEN'S SWORD 
+7th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a miniature platinum sword with 
+a grip and pommel of copper and zinc, worth 250 gp) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a sword-shaped plane of force that hovers 
+within range. It lasts for the duration. 
+
+When the sword appears, you make a melee spell 
+attack against a target of your choice within 5 feet of the 
+sword. On a hit, the target takes 3d10 force damage. 
+
+
+Until the spell ends, you can use a bonus action on each 
+of your turns to move the sword up to 20 feet to a spot 
+you can see and repeat this attack against the same 
+target or a different one. 
+
+
+MovE EARTH 
+6th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (an iron blade and a small bag 
+containing a mixture of soils—clay, loam, and sand) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 2 hours 
+
+
+Choose an area of terrain no larger than 40 feet on a 
+side within range. You can reshape dirt, sand, or clay 
+in the area in any manner you choose for the duration. 
+You can raise or lower the area’s elevation, create or fill 
+in a trench, erect or flatten a wall, or form a pillar. The 
+extent of any such changes can't exceed half the area’s 
+largest dimension. So, if you affect a 40-foot square, 
+you can create a pillar up to 20 feet high, raise or lower 
+the square’s elevation by up to 20 feet, dig a trench up 
+to 20 feet deep, and so on. It takes 10 minutes for these 
+changes to complete. 
+
+At the end of every 10 minutes you spend 
+concentrating on the spell, you can choose a new area of 
+terrain to affect. 
+
+Because the terrain’s transformation occurs slowly, 
+creatures in the area can't usually be trapped or injured 
+by the ground's movement. 
+
+This spell can't manipulate natural stone or 
+stone construction. Rocks and structures shift to 
+accommodate the new terrain. If the way you shape 
+the terrain would make a structure unstable, it 
+might collapse. 
+
+Similarly, this spell doesn't directly affect plant 
+growth. The moved earth carries any plants along with it. 
+
+
+NONDETECTION 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of diamond dust 
+worth 25 gp sprinkled over the target, which the 
+spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+For the duration, you hide a target that you touch 
+from divination magic. The target can be a willing 
+creature or a place or an object no larger than 10 
+feet in any dimension. The target can't be targeted by 
+any divination magic or perceived through magical 
+scrying sensors. 
+
+
+NYSTULS MAGIC AURA 
+2nd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small square of silk) 
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+You place an illusion on a creature or an object 
+
+you touch so that divination spells reveal false 
+information about it. The target can be a willing 
+creature or an object that isn't being carried or worn by 
+another creature. 
+
+When you cast the spell, choose one or both of the 
+following effects. The effect lasts for the duration. If you 
+cast this spell on the same creature or object every day 
+for 30 days, placing the same effect on it each time, the 
+illusion lasts until it is dispelled. 
+
+False Aura. You change the way the target appears 
+to spells and magical effects, such as detect magic, 
+that detect magical auras. You can make a nonmagical 
+object appear magical, a magical object appear 
+nonmagical, or change the object's magical aura so that 
+it appears to belong to a specific school of magic that 
+you choose. When you use this effect on an object, you 
+can make the false magic apparent to any creature that 
+handles the item. 
+
+Mask. You change the way the target appears to spells 
+and magical effects that detect creature types, such as a 
+paladin's Divine Sense or the trigger of a symbol spell. 
+You choose a creature type and other spells and magical 
+effects treat the target as if it were a creature of that 
+type or of that alignment. 
+
+
+OTILUKE'S FREEZING SPHERE 
+6th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 300 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small crystal sphere) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A frigid globe of cold energy streaks from your fingertips 
+to a point of your choice within range, where it explodes 
+in a 60-foot-radius sphere. Each creature within the 
+area must make a Constitution saving throw. On a 
+failed save, a creature takes 10d6 cold damage. Ona 
+successful save, it takes half as much damage. 
+
+If the globe strikes a body of water or a liquid that is 
+principally water (not including water-based creatures), 
+it freezes the liquid to a depth of 6 inches over an area 
+30 feet square. This ice lasts for 1 minute. Creatures 
+that were swimming on the surface of frozen water are 
+trapped in the ice. A trapped creature can use an action 
+to make a Strength check against your spell save DC 
+to break free. 
+
+You can refrain from firing the globe after completing 
+the spell, if you wish. A small globe about the size of 
+a sling stone, cool to the touch, appears in your hand. 
+At any time, you or a creature you give the globe to 
+can throw the globe (to a range of 40 feet) or hurl it 
+with a sling (to the sling’s normal range). It shatters 
+on impact, with the same effect as the normal casting 
+of the spell. You can also set the globe down without 
+shattering it. After 1 minute, if the globe hasn’t already 
+shattered, it explodes. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS : 
+- 263 
+
+
+bu 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+OTILUKE’S RESILIENT SPHERE 
+4th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a hemispherical piece of 
+clear crystal and a matching hemispherical piece 
+of gum arabic) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A sphere of shimmering force encloses a creature 
+or object of Large size or smaller within range. An 
+unwilling creature must make a Dexterity saving 
+throw. On a failed save, the creature is enclosed for 
+the duration. 
+
+Nothing—not physical objects, energy, or other spell 
+effects—can pass through the barrier, in or out, though 
+a creature in the sphere can breathe there. The sphere 
+is immune to all damage, and a creature or object inside 
+can't be damaged by attacks or effects originating from 
+outside, nor can a creature inside the sphere damage 
+anything outside it. 
+
+The sphere is weightless and just large enough to 
+contain the creature or object inside. An enclosed 
+creature can use its action to push against the sphere's 
+walls and thus roll the sphere at up to half the creature’s 
+speed. Similarly, the globe can be picked up and moved 
+by other creatures. 
+
+A disintegrate spell targeting the globe destroys it 
+without harming anything inside it. 
+
+
+OTTO’S IRRESISTIBLE DANCE 
+6th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Choose one creature that you can see within range. The 
+target begins a comic dance in place: shuffling, tapping 
+its feet, and capering for the duration. Creatures that 
+can't be charmed are immune to this spell. 
+
+A dancing creature must use all its movement to 
+dance without leaving its space and has disadvantage 
+on Dexterity saving throws and attack rolls. While 
+the target is affected by this spell, other creatures 
+have advantage on attack rolls against it. As an 
+action, a dancing creature makes a Wisdom saving 
+throw to regain control of itself. On a successful save, 
+the spell ends. 
+
+
+PASS WITHOUT TRACE 
+2nd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (ashes from a burned leaf of 
+mistletoe and a sprig of spruce) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+A veil of shadows and silence radiates from you, 
+masking you and your companions from detection. 
+For the duration, cach creature you choose within 30 
+feet of you (including you) has a *10 bonus to Dexterity 
+
+
+4 
+
+
+(Stealth) checks and can't be tracked except by magical 
+means. A creature that receives this bonus leaves 
+behind no tracks or other traces of its passage. 
+
+
+PASSWALL 
+5th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of sesame seeds) 
+Duration: ] hour 
+
+
+A passage appears at a point of your choice that you 
+
+can see on a wooden, plaster, or stone surface (such as 
+
+a wall, a ceiling, or a floor) within range, and lasts for 
+
+the duration. You choose the opening's dimensions: up 
+
+to 5 feet wide, 8 feet tall, and 20 feet deep. The passage 
+
+creates no instability in a structure surrounding it. 
+When the opening disappears, any creatures or 
+
+objects still in the passage created by the spell are safely 
+
+ejected to an unoccupied space nearest to the surface on 
+
+which you cast the spell. 
+
+
+PHANTASMAL FORCE 
+2nd-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You craft an illusion that takes root in the mind of a 
+creature that you can see within range. The target must 
+make an Intelligence saving throw. On a failed save, you 
+create a phantasmal object, creature, or other visible 
+phenomenon of your choice that is no larger than a 
+10-foot cube and that is perceivable only to the target 
+for the duration. This spell has no effect on undead 
+
+or constructs. 
+
+The phantasm includes sound, temperature, and other 
+stimuli, also evident only to the creature. 
+
+The target can use its action to examine the phantasm 
+with an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your 
+spell save DC. If the check succeeds, the target realizes 
+that the phantasm is an illusion, and the spell ends. 
+
+While a target is affected by the spell, the target treats 
+the phantasm as if it were real. The target rationalizes 
+any illogical outcomes from interacting with the 
+phantasm. For example, a target attempting to walk 
+across a phantasmal bridge that spans a chasm falls 
+once it steps onto the bridge. If the target survives the 
+fall, it still believes that the bridge exists and comes up 
+with some other explanation for its fall—it was pushed, 
+it slipped, or a strong wind might have knocked it off. 
+
+An affected target is so convinced of the phantasm's 
+reality that it can even take damage from the illusion. A 
+phantasm created to appear as a creature can attack the 
+target. Similarly, a phantasm created to appear as fire, a 
+pool of acid, or lava can burn the target. Each round on 
+your turn, the phantasm can deal 1d6 psychic damage 
+to the target if it is in the phantasm's area or within 5 
+feet of the phantasm, provided that the illusion is of a 
+creature or hazard that could logically deal damage, 
+such as by attacking. The target perceives the damage 
+as a type appropriate to the illusion. 
+
+
+PHANTASMAL KILLER 
+4th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You tap into the nightmares of a creature you can see 
+within range and create an illusory manifestation of its 
+deepest fears, visible only to that creature. The target 
+must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, 
+the target becomes frightened for the duration. At the 
+start of each of the target's turns before the spell ends, 
+the target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw 
+or take 4d10 psychic damage. On a successful save, 
+the spell ends. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d10 for each slot level above 4th. 
+
+
+PHANTOM STEED 
+3rd-level illusion (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+A Large quasi-real, horselike creature appears on 
+the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice 
+within range. You decide the creature's appearance, 
+but it is equipped with a saddle, bit, and bridle. Any 
+of the equipment created by the spell vanishes in a 
+puff of smoke if it is carried more than 10 feet away 
+from the steed. 
+
+For the duration, you or a creature you choose can 
+ride the steed. The creature uses the statistics for a 
+riding horse, except it has a speed of 100 feet and can 
+travel 10 miles in an hour, or 13 miles at a fast pace. 
+When the spell ends, the steed gradually fades, giving 
+the rider 1 minute to dismount. The spell ends if you use 
+an action to dismiss it or if the steed takes any damage. 
+
+
+PLANAR ALLY 
+6th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You beseech an otherworldly entity for aid. The being 
+must be known to you: a god, a primordial, a demon 
+prince, or some other being of cosmic power. That entity 
+sends a celestial, an elemental, or a fiend loyal to it to 
+aid you, making the creature appear in an unoccupied 
+space within range. If you know a specific creature's 
+name, you can speak that name when you cast this spell 
+to request that creature, though you might get a different 
+creature anyway (DM's choice). 
+
+When the creature appears, it is under no compulsion 
+to behave in any particular way. You can ask the 
+creature to perform a service in exchange for payment, 
+but it isn't obliged to do so. The requested task could 
+range from simple (fly us across the chasm, or help us 
+fight a battle) to complex (spy on our enemies, or protect 
+
+
+us during our foray into the dungeon). You must be 
+able to communicate with the creature to bargain for 
+its services. 
+
+Payment can take a variety of forms. A celestial might 
+require a sizable donation of gold or magic items to 
+an allied temple, while a fiend might demand a living 
+sacrifice or a gift of treasure. Some creatures might 
+exchange their service for a quest undertaken by you. 
+
+As a rule of thumb, a task that can be measured in 
+minutes requires a payment worth 100 gp per minute. A 
+task measured in hours requires 1,000 gp per hour. And 
+a task measured in days (up to 10 days) requires 10,000 
+gp per day. The DM can adjust these payments based on 
+the circumstances under which you cast the spell. If the 
+task is aligned with the creature's ethos, the payment 
+might be halved or even waived. Nonhazardous tasks 
+typically require only half the suggested payment, while 
+especially dangerous tasks might require a greater gift. 
+Creatures rarely accept tasks that seem suicidal. 
+
+After the creature completes the task, or when the 
+agreed-upon duration of service expires, the creature 
+returns to its home plane after reporting back to you, 
+if appropriate to the task and if possible. If you are 
+unable to agree on a price for the creature's service, the 
+creature immediately returns to its home plane. 
+
+A creature enlisted to join your group counts as 
+a member of it, receiving a full share of experience 
+points awarded. 
+
+
+PLANAR BINDING 
+5th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a jewel worth at least 1,000 gp, 
+which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+With this spell, you attempt to bind a celestial, an 
+elemental, a fey, or a fiend to your service. The creature 
+must be within range for the entire casting of the spell. 
+(Typically, the creature is first summoned into the center 
+of an inverted magic circle in order to keep it trapped 
+while this spell is cast.) At the completion of the casting, 
+the target must make a Charisma saving throw. Ona 
+failed save, it is bound to serve you for the duration. If 
+the creature was summoned or created by another spell, 
+that spell’s duration is extended to match the duration 
+
+of this spell. 
+
+A bound creature must follow your instructions to the 
+best of its ability. You might command the creature to 
+accompany you on an adventure, to guard a location, or 
+to deliver a message. The creature obeys the letter of 
+your instructions, but if the creature is hostile to you, it 
+strives to twist your words to achieve its own objectives. 
+If the creature carries out your instructions completely 
+before the spell ends, it travels to you to report this fact 
+if you are on the same plane of existence. If you are on a 
+different plane of existence, it returns to the place where 
+you bound it and remains there until the spell ends. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of a higher level, the duration increases to 10 
+days with a 6th-level slot, to 30 days with a 7th-level slot, 
+to 180 days with an 8th-level slot, and to a year and a 
+day with a 9th-level spell slot. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+E — — 265 
+
+
+266 
+
+
+PLANE SHIFT 
+7th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a forked, metal rod worth at least 
+250 gp, attuned to a particular plane of existence) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You and up to eight willing creatures who link hands in 
+a circle are transported to a different plane of existence. 
+You can specify a target destination in general terms, 
+such as the City of Brass on the Elemental Plane of 
+Fire or the palace of Dispater on the second level of the 
+Nine Hells, and you appear in or near that destination. 
+If you are trying to reach the City of Brass, for example, 
+you might arrive in its Street of Steel, before its Gate of 
+Ashes, or looking at the city from across the Sea of Fire, 
+at the DM’s discretion. 
+
+Alternatively, if you know the sigil sequence of a 
+teleportation circle on another plane of existence, this 
+spell can take you to that circle. If the teleportation 
+circle is too small to hold all the creatures you 
+transported, they appear in the closest unoccupied 
+spaces next to the circle. 
+
+You can use this spell to banish an unwilling creature 
+to another plane. Choose a creature within your reach 
+and make a melee spell attack against it. On a hit, the 
+creature must make a Charisma saving throw. If the 
+creature fails this save, it is transported to a random 
+location on the plane of existence you specify. A creature 
+so transported must find its own way back to your 
+current plane of existence. 
+
+
+PLANT GROWTH 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action or 8 hours 
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+This spell channels vitality into plants within a specific 
+area. There are two possible uses for the spell, granting 
+either immediate or long-term benefits. 
+
+If you cast this spell using 1 action, choose a point 
+within range. All normal plants in a 100-foot radius 
+centered on that point become thick and overgrown. A 
+creature moving through the area must spend 4 feet of 
+movement for every 1 foot it moves. 
+
+You can exclude one or more areas of any size within 
+the spell's area from being affected. 
+
+If you cast this spell over 8 hours, you enrich the 
+land. All plants in a half-mile radius centered on a point 
+within range become enriched for 1 year. The plants 
+yield twice the normal amount of food when harvested. 
+
+
+POISON SPRAY 
+Conjuration cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 10 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+e 
+
+
+You extend your hand toward a creature you can see 
+within range and project a puff of noxious gas from your 
+palm. The creature must succeed on a Constitution 
+saving throw or take 1d12 poison damage. 
+
+This spell's damage increases by 1d12 when you reach 
+5th level (2d12), 11th level (3412), and 17th level (4d12). 
+
+
+POLYMORPH 
+4th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a caterpillar cocoon) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell transforms a creature that you can see 
+within range into a new form. An unwilling creature 
+must make a Wisdom saving throw to avoid the 
+effect. A shapechanger automatically succeeds on this 
+saving throw. 
+
+The transformation lasts for the duration, or until 
+the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. The new form 
+can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to or 
+less than the target's (or the target's level, if it doesn't 
+have a challenge rating). The target's game statistics, 
+including mental ability scores, are replaced by the 
+statistics of the chosen beast. It retains its alignment 
+and personality. 
+
+The target assumes the hit points of its new form. 
+When it reverts to its normal form, the creature 
+returns to the number of hit points it had before it 
+transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 
+0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its 
+normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't 
+reduce the creature's normal form to 0 hit points, it isn't 
+knocked unconscious. 
+
+The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by 
+the nature of its new form, and it can't speak, cast spells, 
+or take any other action that requires hands or speech. 
+
+The target's gear melds into the new form. The 
+creature can't activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit 
+from any of its equipment. 
+
+
+POWER WorRD HEAL 
+9th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A wave of healing energy washes over the creature 
+
+you touch. The target regains all its hit points. If the 
+creature is charmed, frightened, paralyzed, or stunned, 
+the condition ends. If the creature is prone, it can use its 
+reaction to stand up. This spell has no effect on undead 
+or constructs. 
+
+
+PowER WORD KILL 
+9th-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You utter a word of power that can compel one creature 
+you can see within range to die instantly. If the 
+creature you choose has 100 hit points or fewer, it dies. 
+Otherwise, the spell has no effect. 
+
+
+POWER WORD STUN 
+Sth-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You speak a word of power that can overwhelm the 
+mind of one creature you can see within range, leaving 
+it dumbfounded. If the target has 150 hit points or fewer, 
+it is stunned. Otherwise, the spell has no effect. 
+
+The stunned target must make a Constitution saving 
+throw at the end of each of its turns. On a successful 
+save, this stunning effect ends. 
+
+
+PRAYER OF HEALING 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Up to six creatures of your choice that you can see 
+within range each regain hit points equal to 2d8 + your 
+spellcasting ability modifier. This spell has no effect on 
+undead or constructs. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the healing increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+PRESTIDIGITATION 
+Transmutation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 10 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Up to 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell is a minor magical trick that novice 
+spellcasters use for practice. You create one of the 
+following magical effects within range: 
+
+
+* You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, 
+such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musi- 
+cal notes, or an odd odor. 
+
++ You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a 
+torch, or a small campfire. 
+
+* Youinstantaneously clean or soil an object no larger 
+than 1 cubic foot. 
+
++ You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliv- 
+ing material for 1 hour. 
+
+* You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear 
+on an object or a surface for 1 hour. 
+
+* Youcreate a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image 
+that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of 
+your next turn. 
+
+
+If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to 
+three of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, 
+and you can dismiss such an effect as an action. 
+
+
+PRISMATIC SPRAY 
+Zth-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self (60-foot cone) 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Eight multicolored rays of light flash from your hand. 
+Each ray is a different color and has a different power 
+and purpose. Each creature in a 60-foot cone must 
+make a Dexterity saving throw. For each target, roll a d8 
+to determine which color ray affects it. 
+
+1. Red. The target takes 10d6 fire damage on a failed 
+save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+2. Orange. The target takes 10d6 acid damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+3. Yellow. The target takes 10d6 lightning damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+4. Green. The target takes 10d6 poison damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+5. Blue. The target takes 10d6 cold damage on a failed 
+save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+6. Indigo. On a failed save, the target is restrained. 
+
+It must then make a Constitution saving throw at the 
+end of each of its turns. If it successfully saves three 
+times, the spell ends. If it fails its save three times, 
+
+it permanently turns to stone and is subjected to the 
+petrified condition. The successes and failures don't 
+need to be consecutive; keep track of both until the 
+target collects three of a kind. 
+
+7. Violet. On a failed save, the target is blinded. It 
+must then make a Wisdom saving throw at the start of 
+your next turn. A successful save ends the blindness. If 
+it fails that save, the creature is transported to another 
+plane of existence of the DM's choosing and is no longer 
+blinded. (Typically, a creature that is on a plane that isn't 
+its home plane is banished home, while other creatures 
+are usually cast into the Astral or Ethereal planes.) 
+
+8. Special. The target is struck by two rays. Roll twice 
+more, rerolling any 8. 
+
+
+PRISMATIC WALL 
+9th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 10 minutes 
+
+
+A shimmering, multicolored plane of light forms a 
+vertical opaque wall—up to 90 feet long, 30 feet high, 
+and 1 inch thick—centered on a point you can see 
+within range. Alternatively, you can shape the wall into 
+a sphere up to 30 feet in diameter centered on a point 
+you choose within range. The wall remains in place for 
+the duration. If you position the wall so that it passes 
+through a space occupied by a creature, the spell fails, 
+and your action and the spell slot are wasted. 
+
+The wall sheds bright light out to a range of 100 
+feet and dim light for an additional 100 feet. You and 
+creatures you designate at the time you cast the spell 
+can pass through and remain near the wall without 
+harm. If another creature that can see the wall moves to 
+within 20 feet of it or starts its turn there, the creature 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS å 
+- —s 267 
+
+
+must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become 
+blinded for 1 minute. 
+
+The wall consists of seven layers, each with a different 
+color, When a creature attempts to reach into or pass 
+through the wall, it does so one layer at a time through 
+all the wall's layers. As it passes or reaches through 
+each layer, the creature must make a Dexterity saving 
+throw or be affected by that layer’s properties as 
+described below. 
+
+The wall can be destroyed, also one layer at a time, in 
+order from red to violet, by means specific to each layer. 
+Once a layer is destroyed, it remains so for the duration 
+of the spell. A rod of cancellation destroys a prismatic 
+wall, but an antimagic field has no effect on it. 
+
+1. Red. The creature takes 10d6 fire damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+While this layer is in place, nonmagical ranged attacks 
+can't pass through the wall. The layer can be destroyed 
+by dealing at least 25 cold damage to it. 
+
+2. Orange. The creature takes 10d6 acid damage on 
+a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful 
+one. While this layer is in place, magical ranged attacks 
+can't pass through the wall. The layer is destroyed by 
+a strong wind. 
+
+3. Yellow. The creature takes 10d6 lightning damage 
+on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful 
+one. This layer can be destroyed by dealing at least 60 
+force damage to it. 
+
+4. Green. The creature takes 10d6 poison damage on 
+a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful 
+one. A passwall spell, or another spell of equal or 
+greater level that can open a portal on a solid surface, 
+destroys this layer. 
+
+5. Blue. The creature takes 10d6 cold damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+This layer can be destroyed by dealing at least 25 fire 
+damage to it. 
+
+6. Indigo. On a failed save, the creature is restrained. 
+It must then make a Constitution saving throw at the 
+end of each of its turns. If it successfully saves three 
+times, the spell ends. If it fails its save three times, 
+it permanently turns to stone and is subjected to the 
+petrified condition. The successes and failures don't 
+need to be consecutive; keep track of both until the 
+creature collects three of a kind. 
+
+While this layer is in place, spells can't be cast 
+through the wall. The layer is destroyed by bright light 
+shed by a daylight spell or a similar spell of equal or 
+higher level. 
+
+7. Violet. On a failed save, the creature is blinded. It 
+must then make a Wisdom saving throw at the start of 
+your next turn. A successful save ends the blindness. If 
+it fails that save, the creature is transported to another 
+plane of the DM's choosing and is no longer blinded. 
+(Typically, a creature that is on a plane that isn't its 
+home plane is banished home, while other creatures 
+are usually cast into the Astral or Ethereal planes.) This 
+layer is destroyed by a dispel magic spell or a similar 
+spell of equal or higher level that can end spells and 
+magical effects. 
+
+
+PRODUCE FLAME 
+Conjuration cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 10 minutes 
+
+
+A flickering flame appears in your hand. The flame 
+remains there for the duration and harms neither you 
+nor your equipment. The flame sheds bright light in a 
+10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. 
+The spell ends if you dismiss it as an action or if you 
+cast it again. 
+
+You can also attack with the flame, although doing so 
+ends the spell. When you cast this spell, or as an action 
+on a later turn, you can hurl the flame at a creature 
+within 30 feet of you. Make a ranged spell attack. On a 
+hit, the target takes 1d8 fire damage. 
+
+This spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 
+5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8). 
+
+
+PROGRAMMED ILLUSION 
+6th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece and jade dust worth 
+at least 25 gp) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+You create an illusion of an object, a creature, or 
+
+some other visible phenomenon within range that 
+activates when a specific condition occurs. The illusion 
+is imperceptible until then. It must be no larger than a 
+30-foot cube, and you decide when you cast the spell 
+how the illusion behaves and what sounds it makes. This 
+scripted performance can last up to 5 minutes. 
+
+When the condition you specify occurs, the illusion 
+springs into existence and performs in the manner you 
+described. Once the illusion finishes performing, it 
+disappears and remains dormant for 10 minutes. After 
+this time, the illusion can be activated again. 
+
+The triggering condition can be as general or as 
+detailed as you like, though it must be based on visual or 
+audible conditions that occur within 30 feet of the area. 
+For example, you could create an illusion of yourself 
+to appear and warn off others who attempt to open a 
+trapped door, or you could set the illusion to trigger only 
+when a creature says the correct word or phrase. 
+
+Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an 
+illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature 
+that uses its action to examine the image can determine 
+that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a 
+creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the creature 
+can see through the image, and any noise it makes 
+sounds hollow to the creature. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+269 
+
+
+PROJECT IMAGE 
+7th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 500 miles 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small replica of you made from 
+materials worth at least 5 gp) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 day 
+
+
+You create an illusory copy of yourself that lasts for 
+the duration. The copy can appear at any location 
+within range that you have seen before, regardless of 
+intervening obstacles. The illusion looks and sounds 
+like you but is intangible. If the illusion takes any 
+damage, it disappears, and the spell ends. 
+
+You can use your action to move this illusion up to 
+twice your speed, and make it gesture, speak, and 
+behave in whatever way you choose. It mimics your 
+mannerisms perfectly. 
+
+You can see through its eyes and hear through its 
+ears as if you were in its space. On your turn as a bonus 
+action, you can switch from using its senses to using 
+your own, or back again. While you are using its senses, 
+you are blinded and deafened in regard to your own 
+surroundings. 
+
+Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an 
+illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature 
+that uses its action to examine the image can determine 
+that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a 
+creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the creature 
+can see through the image, and any noise it makes 
+sounds hollow to the creature. 
+
+
+PROTECTION FROM ENERGY 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+For the duration, the willing creature you touch has 
+resistance to one damage type of your choice: acid, cold, 
+fire, lightning, or thunder. 
+
+
+PROTECTION FROM EVIL AND GOOD 
+Ist-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (holy water or powdered silver 
+and iron, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Concentration up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+Until the spell ends, one willing creature you 
+touch is protected against certain types of 
+creatures: aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, 
+fiends, and undead. 
+
+The protection grants several benefits. Creatures of 
+those types have disadvantage on attack rolls against 
+the target. The target also can’t be charmed, frightened, 
+or possessed by them. If the target is already charmed, 
+frightened, or possessed by such a creature, the target 
+has advantage on any new saving throw against the 
+relevant effect. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+PROTECTION FROM POISON 
+2nd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch a creature. Ifit is poisoned, you neutralize the 
+poison, If more than one poison afflicts the target, you 
+neutralize one poison that you know is present, or you 
+neutralize one at random. 
+
+For the duration, the target has advantage on saving 
+throws against being poisoned, and it has resistance to 
+poison damage. 
+
+
+PURIFY FOOD AND DRINK 
+Ist-level transmutation (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+Range: 10 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+All nonmagical food and drink within a 5-foot-radius 
+sphere centered on a point of your choice within range is 
+purified and rendered free of poison and disease. 
+
+
+RAISE DEAD 
+5th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 500 gp, 
+which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You return a dead creature you touch to life, provided 
+that it has been dead no longer than 10 days. If the 
+creature's soul is both willing and at liberty to rejoin the 
+body, the creature returns to life with 1 hit point. 
+
+This spell also neutralizes any poisons and cures 
+nonmagical diseases that affected the creature at the 
+time it died. This spell doesn't, however, remove magical 
+diseases, curses, or similar effects; if these aren't first 
+removed prior to casting the spell, they take effect when 
+the creature returns to life. The spell can't return an 
+undead creature to life. 
+
+This spell closes all mortal wounds, but it doesn't 
+restore missing body parts. If the creature is lacking 
+body parts or organs integral for its survival—its head, 
+for instance—the spell automatically fails. 
+
+Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target 
+takes a —4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and 
+ability checks. Every time the target finishes a long rest, 
+the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears. 
+
+
+RARY'S TELEPATHIC BOND 
+5th-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (pieces of eggshell from two 
+different kinds of creatures) 
+
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You forge a telepathic link among up to eight willing 
+creatures of your choice within range, psychically 
+
+
+linking each creature to all the others for the duration. 
+Creatures with Intelligence scores of 2 or less aren't 
+affected by this spell. 
+
+Until the spell ends, the targets can communicate 
+telepathically through the bond whether or not they have 
+a common language. The communication is possible 
+over any distance, though it can't extend to other planes 
+of existence. 
+
+
+Ray OF ENFEEBLEMENT 
+2nd-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A black beam of enervating energy springs from your 
+finger toward a creature within range. Make a ranged 
+spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target deals 
+only half damage with weapon attacks that use Strength 
+until the spell ends. 
+
+At the end of each of the target's turns, it can make 
+a Constitution saving throw against the spell. On a 
+success, the spell ends. 
+
+
+Ray or FROST 
+Evocation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A frigid beam of blue-white light streaks toward a 
+creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack 
+against the target. On a hit, it takes 1d8 cold damage, 
+and its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of 
+your next turn. 
+
+The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 
+5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8). 
+
+
+Ray OF SICKNESS 
+Ist-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantancous 
+
+
+A ray of sickening greenish energy lashes out toward 
+a creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack 
+against the target. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 poison 
+damage and must make a Constitution saving throw. 
+On a failed save, it is also poisoned until the end of 
+your next turn. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+REGENERATE 
+— Zth-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a prayer wheel and holy water) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+You touch a creature and stimulate its natural healing 
+
+ability. The target regains 4d8 + 15 hit points. For the 
+
+duration of the spell, the target regains 1 hit point at the 
+
+start of each of its turns (10 hit points each minute). 
+The target's severed body members (fingers, legs, 
+
+tails, and so on), if any, are restored after 2 minutes. 
+
+If you have the severed part and hold it to the stump, 
+
+the spell instantaneously causes the limb to knit 
+
+to the stump. 
+
+
+REINCARNATE 
+5th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (rare oils and unguents worth at 
+least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You touch a dead humanoid or a piece of a dead 
+humanoid. Provided that the creature has been dead no 
+longer than 10 days, the spell forms a new adult body 
+for it and then calls the soul to enter that body. If the 
+target’s soul isn’t free or willing to do so, the spell fails. 
+The magic fashions a new body for the creature 
+to inhabit, which likely causes the creature's race to 
+change. The DM rolls a d100 and consults the following 
+table to determine what form the creature takes when 
+restored to life, or the DM chooses a form. 
+
+
+d100 Race 
+
+01-04 Dragonborn 
+05-13 Dwarf, hill 
+
+14-21 Dwarf, mountain 
+22-25 Elf, dark 
+
+26-34 Elf, high 
+
+35-42 Elf, wood 
+
+43-46 Gnome, forest 
+47-52 Gnome, rock 
+53-56  Half.elf 
+
+57-60 . Half-orc 
+
+61-68 Halfling, lightfoot 
+69-76 Halfling, stout 
+77-96 Human 
+
+97-00  Tiefling 
+
+
+The reincarnated creature recalls its former life 
+and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in its 
+original form, except it exchanges its original race for 
+the new one and changes its racial traits accordingly. 
+
+
+REMOVE CURSE 
+3rd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+At your touch, all curses affecting one creature or 
+object end. If the object is a cursed magic item, its curse 
+remains, but the spell breaks its owner's attunement to 
+the object so it can be removed or discarded. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+M 
+
+
+[e] 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+RESISTANCE 
+Abjuration cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a miniature cloak) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You touch one willing creature. Once before the spell 
+ends, the target can roll a d4 and add the number 
+rolled to one saving throw of its choice. It can roll 
+the die before or after making the saving throw. The 
+spell then ends. 
+
+
+RESURRECTION 
+7th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a diamond worth at least 1,000 
+gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You touch a dead creature that has been dead for no 
+more than a century, that didn’t die of old age, and that 
+isn’t undead. If its soul is free and willing, the target 
+returns to life with all its hit points. 
+
+This spell neutralizes any poisons and cures normal 
+diseases afflicting the creature when it died. It doesn't, 
+however, remove magical diseases, curses, and the like; 
+if such effects aren't removed prior to casting the spell, 
+they afflict the target on its return to life. 
+
+This spell closes all mortal wounds and restores any 
+missing body parts. 
+
+Coming back from the dead is an ordeal. The target 
+takes a —4 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and 
+ability checks. Every time the target finishes a long rest, 
+the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears. 
+
+Casting this spell to restore life to a creature that has 
+been dead for one year or longer taxes you greatly. Until 
+you finish a long rest, you can't cast spells again, and 
+you have disadvantage on all attack rolls, ability checks, 
+and saving throws. 
+
+
+REVERSE GRAVITY 
+7th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 100 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a lodestone and iron filings) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+This spell reverses gravity in a 50-foot-radius, 100- 
+
+foot high cylinder centered on a point within range. All 
+creatures and objects that aren't somehow anchored to 
+the ground in the area fall upward and reach the top of 
+the area when you cast this spell. A creature can make a 
+Dexterity saving throw to grab onto a fixed object it can 
+reach, thus avoiding the fall. 
+
+If some solid object (such as a ceiling) is encountered 
+in this fall, falling objects and creatures strike it just as 
+they would during a normal downward fall. If an object 
+or creature reaches the top of the area without striking 
+anything, it remains there, oscillating slightly, for 
+the duration. 
+
+At the end of the duration, affected objects and 
+creatures fall back down. 
+
+
+REVIVIFY 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (diamonds worth 300 gp, which 
+the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You touch a creature that has died within the last 
+minute. That creature returns to life with 1 hit point. 
+This spell can’t return to life a creature that has died of 
+old age, nor can it restore any missing body parts. 
+
+
+ROPE TRICK 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (powdered corn extract and a 
+twisted loop of parchment) 
+
+Duration: | hour 
+
+
+You touch a length of rope that is up to 60 feet long. 
+One end of the rope then rises into the air until the 
+whole rope hangs perpendicular to the ground. At the 
+upper end of the rope, an invisible entrance opens to an 
+extradimensional space that lasts until the spell ends. 
+
+The extradimensional space can be reached by 
+climbing to the top of the rope. The space can hold as 
+many as eight Medium or smaller creatures. The rope 
+can be pulled into the space, making the rope disappear 
+from view outside the space. 
+
+Attacks and spells can't cross through the entrance 
+into or out of the extradimensional space, but those 
+inside can see out of it as if through a 3-foot-by-5-foot 
+window centered on the rope. 
+
+Anything inside the extradimensional space drops out 
+when the spell ends. 
+
+
+SACRED FLAME 
+Evocation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Flame-like radiance descends on a creature that you 
+can see within range. The target must succeed on a 
+Dexterity saving throw or take 1d8 radiant damage. The 
+target gains no benefit from cover for this saving throw. 
+
+The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 
+5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8). 
+
+
+SANCTUARY 
+Ist-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small silver mirror) 
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+You ward a creature within range against attack. Until 
+the spell ends, any creature who targets the warded 
+creature with an attack or a harmful spell must first 
+make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the 
+creature must choose a new target or lose the attack 
+
+
+or spell. This spell doesn’t protect the warded creature 
+from area effects, such as the explosion of a fireball. 
+
+If the warded creature makes an attack or casts a spell 
+that affects an enemy creature, this spell ends. 
+
+
+SCORCHING RAY 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+Range: 120 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You create three rays of fire and hurl them at targets 
+within range. You can hurl them at one target or several. 
+Make a ranged spell attack for each ray. On a hit, the 
+target takes 2d6 fire damage. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you create one additional 
+ray for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+SCRYING 
+5th-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 10 minutes 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a focus worth at least 1,000 gp, 
+such as a crystal ball, a silver mirror, or a font filled 
+with holy water) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You can see and hear a particular creature you choose 
+that is on the same plane of existence as you. The target 
+must make a Wisdom saving throw, which is modified 
+by how well you know the target and the sort of physical 
+connection you have to it. If a target knows you're 
+casting this spell, it can fail the saving throw voluntarily 
+if it wants to be observed. 
+
+
+Knowledge Save Modifier 
+Secondhand (you have heard of the target) +5 
+Firsthand (you have met the target) +0 
+Familiar (you know the target well) -5 
+Connection Save Modifier 
+Likeness or picture -2 
+Possession or garment -4 
+Body part, lock of hair, bit of nail, or the like -10 
+
+
+On a successful save, the target isn’t affected, and you 
+can't use this spell against it again for 24 hours. 
+
+On a failed save, the spell creates an invisible sensor 
+within 10 feet of the target. You can see and hear through 
+the sensor as if you were there. The sensor moves with 
+the target, remaining within 10 feet of it for the duration. 
+A creature that can see invisible objects sees the sensor 
+as a luminous orb about the size of your fist. 
+
+Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose a 
+location you have seen before as the target of this spell. 
+When you do, the sensor appears at that location and 
+doesn't move. 
+
+
+SEARING SMITE 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit a creature with a melee weapon 
+attack during the spell's duration, your weapon flares 
+with white-hot intensity, and the attack deals an extra 
+1d6 fire damage to the target and causes the target to 
+ignite in flames. At the start of each of its turns until 
+the spell ends, the target must make a Constitution 
+saving throw. On a failed save, it takes 1d6 fire damage. 
+On a successful save, the spell ends. If the target or a 
+creature within 5 feet of it uses an action to put out the 
+flames, or if some other effect douses the flames (such 
+as the target being submerged in water), the spell ends. 
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the initial extra damage 
+dealt by the attack increases by 1d6 for each slot 
+level above 1st. 
+
+
+SEE INVISIBILITY 
+2nd-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of tale and a small 
+sprinkling of powdered silver) 
+
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+For the duration, you see invisible creatures and objects 
+as if they were visible, and you can see into the Ethereal 
+Plane. Ethereal creatures and objects appear ghostly 
+and translucent. 
+
+
+SEEMING 
+5th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S a 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+This spell allows you to change the appearance of any 
+number of creatures that you can see within range. You 
+give each target you choose a new, illusory appearance. 
+An unwilling target can make a Charisma saving throw, 
+and if it succeeds, it is unaffected by this spell. 
+
+The spell disguises physical appearance as well as 
+clothing, armor, weapons, and equipment. You can make 
+each creature seem 1 foot shorter or taller and appear 
+thin, fat, or in between. You can't change a target's body 
+type, so you must choose a form that has the same 
+basic arrangement of limbs. Otherwise, the extent of 
+the illusion is up to you. The spell lasts for the duration, 
+unless you use your action to dismiss it sooner. 
+
+The changes wrought by this spell fail to hold up to 
+physical inspection. For example, if you use this spell 
+to add a hat to a creature's outfit, objects pass through 
+the hat, and anyone who touches it would feel nothing 
+or would feel the creature's head and hair. If you use 
+this spell to appear thinner than you are, the hand of 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+^in 
+
+
+someone who reaches out to touch you would bump into 
+you while it was seemingly still in midair. 
+
+A creature can use its action to inspect a target and 
+make an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your 
+spell save DC. If it succeeds, it becomes aware that the 
+target is disguised. 
+
+
+SENDING 
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Unlimited 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a short piece of fine copper wire) 
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+You send a short message of twenty-five words or 
+
+less to a creature with which you are familiar. The 
+creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes 
+you as the sender if it knows you, and can answer in a 
+like manner immediately. The spell enables creatures 
+with Intelligence scores of at least 1 to understand the 
+meaning of your message. 
+
+You can send the message across any distance and 
+even to other planes of existence, but if the target is on a 
+different plane than you, there is a 5 percent chance that 
+the message doesn't arrive. 
+
+
+SEQUESTER 
+7th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a powder composed of diamond, 
+emerald, ruby, and sapphire dust worth at least 5,000 
+gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+By means of this spell, a willing creature or an object 
+can be hidden away, safe from detection for the 
+duration. When you cast the spell and touch the target, 
+it becomes invisible and can't be targeted by divination 
+spells or perceived through scrying sensors created by 
+divination spells. 
+
+If the target is a creature, it falls into a state of 
+suspended animation. Time ceases to flow for it, and it 
+doesn't grow older. 
+
+You can set a condition for the spell to end early. 
+The condition can be anything you choose, but it 
+must occur or be visible within 1 mile of the target. 
+Examples include "after 1,000 years" or "when the 
+tarrasque awakens." This spell also ends if the target 
+takes any damage. 
+
+
+SHAPECHANGE 
+Oth-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a jade circlet worth at least 1,500 
+gp, which you must place on your head before you 
+cast the spell) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You assume the form of a different creature for the 
+duration. The new form can be of any creature with 
+a challenge rating equal to your level or lower. The 
+
+
+creature 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 trait. 
+
+Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics 
+of the chosen creature, though you retain your 
+alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma 
+scores. You also retain all of your skill and saving 
+throw proficiencies, in addition to gaining those of the 
+creature. If the creature has the same proficiency as you 
+and the bonus listed in its statistics is higher than yours, 
+use the creature's bonus in place of yours. You can't use 
+any legendary actions or lair actions of the new form. 
+
+You assume the hit points and Hit Dice of the new 
+form. When you revert to your normal form, you 
+return to the number of hit points you had before you 
+transformed. If you revert as a result of dropping to 
+0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your 
+normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't 
+reduce your normal form to 0 hit points, you aren't 
+knocked unconscious. 
+
+You retain the benefit of any features from your class, 
+race, or other source and can use them, provided that 
+your new form is physically capable of doing so. You 
+can't use any special senses you have (for example, 
+darkvision) unless your new form also has that sense. 
+You can only speak if the creature can normally speak. 
+
+When you transform, you choose whether your 
+equipment falls to the ground, merges into the new 
+form, or is worn by it. Worn equipment functions as 
+normal. The DM determines whether it is practical for 
+the new form to wear a piece of equipment, based on 
+the creature's shape and size. Your equipment doesn't 
+change shape or size to match the new form, and any 
+equipment that the new form can't wear must either fall 
+to the ground or merge into your new form. Equipment 
+that merges has no effect in that state. 
+
+During this spell's duration, you can use your action to 
+assume a different form following 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. 
+
+
+SHATTER 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a chip of mica) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A sudden loud ringing noise, painfully intense, erupts 
+from a point of your choice within range. Each creature 
+in a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must 
+make a Constitution saving throw. A creature takes 
+3d8 thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. A creature made of 
+inorganic material such as stone, crystal, or metal has 
+= disadvantage on this saving throw. 
+
+A nonmagical object that isn't being worn or carried 
+also takes the damage if it's in the spell's area. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 2nd. 
+
+
+SHIELD 
+Ist-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 reaction, which you take when you are 
+hit by an attack or targeted by the magic missile spell 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+An invisible barrier of magical force appears and 
+protects you. Until the start of your next turn, you have a 
++5 bonus to AC, including against the triggering attack, 
+and you take no damage from magic missile. 
+
+
+SHIELD OF FAITH 
+Ist-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | bonus action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small parchment with a bit of 
+holy text written on it) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+A shimmering field appears and surrounds a creature 
+of your choice within range, granting it a *2 bonus to AC 
+for the duration. 
+
+
+> 
+
+
+SHILLELAGH 
+Transmutation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (mistletoe, a shamrock leaf, and a 
+club or quarterstaff) 
+
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+The wood of a club or quarterstaff you are holding is 
+imbued with nature’s power. For the duration, you can 
+use your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for 
+
+the attack and damage rolls of melee attacks using 
+
+that weapon, and the weapon’s damage die becomes 
+
+a d8. The weapon also becomes magical, if it isn't 
+already. The spell ends if you cast it again or if you let go 
+of the weapon. 
+
+
+SHOCKING GRASP 
+Evocation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to 
+a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack 
+against the target. You have advantage on the attack roll 
+if the target is wearing armor made of metal. On a hit, 
+the target takes 1d8 lightning damage, and it can't take 
+reactions until the start of its next turn. 
+
+The spell's damage increases by 1d8 when you reach 
+5th level (2d8), 11th level (3d8), and 17th level (4d8). 
+
+
+SILENCE 
+
+2nd-level illusion (ritual) 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+PART 5 | SPELLS 
+
+
+~“ 
+
+
+o 
+
+
+276 
+
+
+For the duration, no sound can be created within or 
+pass through a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a 
+point you choose within range. Any creature or object 
+entirely inside the sphere is immune to thunder damage, 
+and creatures are deafened while entirely inside it. 
+Casting a spell that includes a verbal component is 
+impossible there. 
+
+
+SILENT IMAGE 
+Ist-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of fleece) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create the image of an object, a creature, or some 
+other visible phenomenon that is no larger than a 15-foot 
+cube. The image appears at a spot within range and 
+lasts for the duration. The image is purely visual; it isn't 
+accompanied by sound, smell, or other sensory effects. 
+
+You can use your action to cause the image to move to 
+any spot within range. As the image changes location, 
+you can alter its appearance so that its movements 
+appear natural for the image. For example, if you create 
+an image of a creature and move it, you can alter the 
+image so that it appears to be walking. 
+
+Physical interaction with the image reveals it to be an 
+illusion, because things can pass through it. A creature 
+that uses its action to examine the image can determine 
+that it is an illusion with a successful Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If a 
+creature discerns the illusion for what it is, the creature 
+can see through the image. 
+
+
+SIMULACRUM 
+7th-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 12 hours 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (snow or ice in quantities 
+sufficient to made a life-size copy of the duplicated 
+creature; some hair, fingernail clippings, or other 
+piece of that creature's body placed inside the snow 
+or ice; and powdered ruby worth 1,500 gp, sprinkled 
+over the duplicate and consumed by the spell) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled 
+
+
+You shape an illusory duplicate of one beast or 
+humanoid that is within range for the entire casting 
+time of the spell. The duplicate is a creature, partially 
+real and formed from ice or snow, and it can take 
+actions and otherwise be affected as a normal creature. 
+It appears to be the same as the original, but it has half 
+the creature's hit point maximum and is formed without 
+any equipment. Otherwise, the illusion uses all the 
+statistics of the creature it duplicates. 
+
+The simulacrum is friendly to you and creatures you 
+designate. It obeys your spoken commands, moving 
+and acting in accordance with your wishes and acting 
+on your turn in combat. The simulacrum lacks the 
+ability to learn or become more powerful, so it never 
+increases its level or other abilities, nor can it regain 
+expended spell slots. 
+
+
+PART 5| SPELLS 
+
+
+If the simulacrum is damaged, you can repair it in an 
+alchemical laboratory, using rare herbs and minerals 
+worth 100 gp per hit point it regains. The simulacrum 
+lasts until it drops to 0 hit points, at which point it 
+reverts to snow and melts instantly. 
+
+If you cast this spell again, any currently 
+active duplicates you created with this spell are 
+instantly destroyed. 
+
+
+SLEEP 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of fine sand, rose petals, 
+or a cricket) 
+
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+This spell sends creatures into a magical slumber, 
+Roll 5d8; the total is how many hit points of creatures 
+this spell can affect. Creatures within 20 feet of 
+
+a point you choose within range are affected in 
+ascending order of their current hit points (ignoring 
+unconscious creatures). 
+
+Starting with the creature that has the lowest current 
+hit points, each creature affected by this spell falls 
+unconscious until the spell ends, the sleeper takes 
+damage, or someone uses an action to shake or slap the 
+sleeper awake. Subtract each creature's hit points from 
+the total before moving on to the creature with the next 
+lowest hit points. A creature's hit points must be equal 
+to or less than the remaining total for that creature 
+to be affected. 
+
+Undead and creatures immune to being charmed 
+aren't affected by this spell. | 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, roll an additional 2d8 for 
+each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+SLEET STORM 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of dust and a few 
+drops of water) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+Until the spell ends, freezing rain and sleet fall in a 
+20-foot-tall cylinder with a 40-foot radius centered on 
+a point you choose within range. The area is heavily 
+obscured, and exposed flames in the area are doused. 
+The ground in the area is covered with slick ice, 
+making it difficult terrain. When a creature enters the 
+spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn 
+there, it must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed 
+save, it falls prone. 
+If a creature is concentrating in the spell's area, the 
+creature must make a successful Constitution saving 
+throw against your spell save DC or lose concentration. 
+
+
+SLOW 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of molasses) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You alter time around up to six creatures of your 
+choice in a 40-foot cube within range. Each target must 
+succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be affected by 
+this spell for the duration. 
+
+An affected target's speed is halved, it takes a 72 
+penalty to AC and Dexterity saving throws, and it can’t 
+use reactions. On its turn, it can use either an action or 
+a bonus action, not both. Regardless of the creature's 
+abilities or magic items, it can’t make more than one 
+melee or ranged attack during its turn. 
+
+If the creature attempts to cast a spell with a casting 
+time of 1 action, roll a d20. On an 11 or higher, the spell 
+doesn't take effect until the creature's next turn, and the 
+creature must use its action on that turn to complete the 
+spell. If it can't, the spell is wasted. 
+
+A creature affected by this spell makes another 
+Wisdom saving throw at the end of its turn. On a 
+successful save, the effect ends for it. 
+
+
+SPARE THE DYING 
+Necromancy cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Touch 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You touch a living creature that has O hit points. The 
+creature becomes stable. This spell has no effect on 
+undead or constructs. 
+
+
+SPEAK WITH ANIMALS 
+Ist-level divination (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 10 minutes 
+
+
+You gain the ability to comprehend and verbally 
+communicate with beasts for the duration. The 
+knowledge and awareness of many beasts is limited 
+
+by their intelligence, but at minimum, beasts can 
+
+give you information about nearby locations and 
+monsters, including whatever they can perceive or have 
+perceived within the past day. You might be able to 
+persuade a beast to perform a small favor for you, at the 
+DM's discretion. 
+
+
+SPEAK WITH DEAD 
+3rd-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 10 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (burning incense) 
+Duration: 10 minutes 
+
+
+You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a 
+corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer 
+the questions you pose. The corpse must still have a 
+
+
+mouth and can't be undead. The spell fails if the corpse 
+was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. 
+
+Until the spell ends, you can ask the corpse up to five 
+questions. The corpse knows only what it knew in life, 
+including the languages it knew. Answers are usually 
+brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is under no 
+compulsion to offer a truthful answer if you are hostile 
+to itor it recognizes you as an enemy. This spell doesn't 
+return the creature's soul to its body, only its animating 
+spirit. Thus, the corpse can't learn new information, 
+doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it 
+died, and can't speculate about future events. 
+
+
+SPEAK WITH PLANTS 
+3rd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self (30-foot radius) 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 10 minutes 
+
+
+You imbue plants within 30 feet of you with limited 
+sentience and animation, giving them the ability 
+
+to communicate with you and follow your simple 
+commands. You can question plants about events in the 
+spell's area within the past day, gaining information 
+about creatures that have passed, weather, and other 
+circumstances. 
+
+You can also turn difficult terrain caused by plant 
+growth (such as thickets and undergrowth) into ordinary 
+terrain that lasts for the duration. Or you can turn 
+ordinary terrain where plants are present into difficult 
+terrain that lasts for the duration, causing vines and 
+branches to hinder pursuers, for example. 
+
+Plants might be able to perform other tasks on your 
+behalf, at the DM's discretion. The spell doesn't enable 
+plants to uproot themselves and move about, but they 
+can freely move branches, tendrils, and stalks. 
+
+If a plant creature is in the area, you can communicate 
+with it as if you shared a common language, but you 
+gain no magical ability to influence it. - 
+
+This spell can cause the plants created by the entangle 
+spell to release a restrained creature. 
+
+
+SPIDER CLIMB 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of bitumen and a spider) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch 
+gains the ability to move up, down, and across vertical 
+surfaces and upside down along ceilings, while leaving 
+its hands free. The target also gains a climbing speed 
+equal to its walking speed. 
+
+
+SPIKE GROWTH 
+2nd-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (seven sharp thorns or seven 
+small twigs, each sharpened to a point) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+78 
+
+
+The ground in a 20-foot radius centered on a point 
+within range twists and sprouts hard spikes and thorns. 
+The area becomes difficult terrain for the duration. 
+When a creature moves into or within the area, it takes 
+2d4 piercing damage for every 5 feet it travels. 
+
+The transformation of the ground is camouflaged to 
+look natural. Any creature that can’t see the area at the 
+time the spell is cast must make a Wisdom (Perception) 
+check against your spell save DC to recognize the 
+terrain as hazardous before entering it. 
+
+
+SPIRIT GUARDIANS 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: Self (15-foot radius) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a holy symbol) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You call forth spirits to protect you. They flit around you 
+to a distance of 15 feet for the duration. If you are good 
+or neutral, their spectral form appears angelic or fey 
+(your choice), If you are evil, they appear fiendish. 
+
+When you cast this spell, you can designate any 
+number of creatures you can see to be unaffected by it. 
+An affected creature's speed is halved in the area, and 
+when the creature enters the area for the first time on 
+a turn or Starts its turn there, it must make a Wisdom 
+saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 3d8 
+radiant damage (if you are good or neutral) or 3d8 
+necrotic damage (if you are evil). On a successful save, 
+the creature takes half as much damage. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+SPIRITUAL WEAPON 
+2nd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a floating, spectral weapon within range that 
+lasts for the duration or until you cast this spell again. 
+When you cast the spell, you can make a melee spell 
+attack against a creature within 5 feet of the weapon. On 
+a hit, the target takes force damage equal to 1d8 + your 
+spellcasting ability modifier. 
+
+As a bonus action on your turn, you can move the 
+weapon up to 20 feet and repeat the attack against a 
+creature within 5 feet of it. 
+
+The weapon can take whatever form you choose. 
+Clerics of deities who are associated with a particular 
+weapon (as St. Cuthbert is known for his mace 
+and Thor for his hammer) make this spell's effect 
+resemble that weapon. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for every two slot levels above the 2nd. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+STAGGERING SMITE e 
+4th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit a creature with a melee weapon 
+attack during this spell's duration, your weapon pierces 
+both body and mind, and the attack deals an extra 
+
+4d6 psychic damage to the target. The target must 
+make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, it has 
+disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks, and 
+can't take reactions, until the end of its next turn. 
+
+
+STINKING CLOUD 
+3rd-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 90 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a rotten egg or several skunk 
+cabbage leaves) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a 20-foot-radius sphere of yellow, nauseating 
+gas centered on a point within range. The cloud spreads 
+around corners, and its area is heavily obscured. The 
+cloud lingers in the air for the duration. 
+
+Each creature that is completely within the cloud at 
+the start of its turn must make a Constitution saving 
+throw against poison. On a failed save, the creature 
+spends its action that turn retching and reeling. 
+Creatures that don't need to breathe or are immune to 
+poison automatically succeed on this saving throw. 
+
+A moderate wind (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses 
+the cloud after 4 rounds. A strong wind (at least 20 
+miles per hour) disperses it after 1 round. 
+
+
+STONE SHAPE 
+4th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (soft clay, which must be worked 
+into roughly the desired shape of the stone object) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You touch a stone object of Medium size or smaller or 
+
+a section of stone no more than 5 feet in any dimension 
+and form it into any shape that suits your purpose. So, 
+for example, you could shape a large rock into a weapon, 
+idol, or coffer, or make a small passage through a wall, 
+as long as the wall is less than 5 feet thick. You could 
+also shape a stone door or its frame to seal the door 
+shut. The object you create can have up to two hinges 
+and a latch, but finer mechanical detail isn’t possible. 
+
+
+STONESKIN 
+4th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (diamond dust worth 100 gp, 
+which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell turns the flesh of a willing creature you touch 
+as hard as stone. Until the spell ends, the target has 
+resistance to nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and 
+slashing damage. 
+
+
+STORM OF VENGEANCE 
+9th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Sight 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A churning storm cloud forms, centered on a point you 
+can see and spreading to a radius of 360 feet. Lightning 
+flashes in the area, thunder booms, and strong winds 
+roar. Each creature under the cloud (no more than 5,000 
+feet beneath the cloud) when it appears must make a 
+Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a creature 
+takes 2d6 thunder damage and becomes deafened 
+
+for 5 minutes. 
+
+Each round you maintain concentration on this spell, 
+the storm produces additional effects on your turn. 
+
+Round 2. Acidic rain falls from the cloud. 
+
+Each creature and object under the cloud takes 
+1d6 acid damage. 
+
+Round 3. You call six bolts of lightning from the 
+cloud to strike six creatures or objects of your choice 
+beneath the cloud. A given creature or object can't be 
+struck by more than one bolt. A struck creature must 
+make a Dexterity saving throw. The creature takes 
+10d6 lightning damage on a failed save, or half as much 
+damage on a successful one. 
+
+Round 4. Hailstones rain down from the 
+cloud. Each creature under the cloud takes 2d6 
+bludgeoning damage. 
+
+Round 5-10, Gusts and freezing rain assail the 
+area under the cloud. The area becomes difficult 
+terrain and is heavily obscured. Each creature there 
+takes 1d6 cold damage. Ranged weapon attacks in 
+the area are impossible. The wind and rain count as 
+a severe distraction for the purposes of maintaining 
+concentration on spells. Finally, gusts of strong wind 
+(ranging from 20 to 50 miles per hour) automatically 
+disperse fog, mists, and similar phenomena in the area, 
+whether mundane or magical. 
+
+
+SUGGESTION 
+2nd-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, M (a snake's tongue and either a bit of 
+honeycomb or a drop of sweet oil) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 8 hours 
+
+
+You suggest a course of activity (limited to a sentence 
+
+or two) and magically influence a creature you can 
+
+see within range that can hear and understand you. 
+Creatures that can't be charmed are immune to this 
+effect. The suggestion must be worded in such a manner 
+as to make the course of action sound reasonable. 
+Asking the creature to stab itself, throw itself onto 
+
+a spear, immolate itself, or do some other obviously 
+harmful act ends the spell. 
+
+
+The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a 
+failed save, it pursues the course of action you described 
+to the best of its ability. The suggested course of action 
+can continue for the entire duration. If the suggested 
+activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell 
+ends when the subject finishes what it was asked to do. 
+
+You can also specify conditions that will trigger a 
+special activity during the duration. For example, you 
+might suggest that a knight give her warhorse to the 
+first beggar she meets. If the condition isn't met before 
+the spell expires, the activity isn't performed. 
+
+If you or any of your companions damage the target, 
+the spell ends. 
+
+
+SUNBEAM 
+6th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self (60-foot line) 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a magnifying glass) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A beam of brilliant light flashes out from your hand 
+in a 5-foot-wide, 60-foot-long line. Each creature in 
+the line must make a Constitution saving throw. On a 
+failed save, a creature takes 6d8 radiant damage and 
+is blinded until your next turn. On a successful save, 
+it takes half as much damage and isn't blinded by this 
+spell. Undead and oozes have disadvantage on this 
+saving throw. 
+
+You can create a new line of radiance as your action 
+on any turn until the spell ends. 
+
+For the duration, a mote of brilliant radiance shines in 
+your hand. It sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and 
+dim light for an additional 30 feet. This light is sunlight. 
+
+
+SUNBURST 
+Sth-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 150 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (fire and a piece of sunstone) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Brilliant sunlight flashes in a 60-foot radius centered 
+
+on a point you choose within range. Each creature in 
+that light must make a Constitution saving throw. Ona 
+failed save, a creature takes 12d6 radiant damage and is 
+blinded for 1 minute. On a successful save, it takes half 
+as much damage and isn't blinded by this spell. Undead 
+and oozes have disadvantage on this saving throw. 
+
+A creature blinded by this spell makes another 
+Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns. 
+On a successful save, it is no longer blinded. 
+
+This spell dispels any darkness in its area that was 
+created by a spell. 
+
+
+SWIFT QUIVER 
+5th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a quiver containing at least one 
+piece of ammunition) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+280 
+
+
+You transmute your quiver so it produces an endless 
+supply of nonmagical ammunition, which seems to leap 
+into your hand when you reach for it. 
+
+On each of your turns until the spell ends, you can use 
+a bonus action to make two attacks with a weapon that 
+uses ammunition from the quiver. Each time you make 
+such a ranged attack, your quiver magically replaces 
+the piece of ammunition you used with a similar piece 
+of nonmagical ammunition. Any pieces of ammunition 
+created by this spell disintegrate when the spell ends. If 
+the quiver leaves your possession, the spell ends. 
+
+
+SYMBOL 
+7th-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (mercury, phosphorus, and 
+powdered diamond and opal with a total value of at 
+least 1,000 gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Until dispelled or triggered 
+
+
+When you cast this spell, you inscribe a harmful glyph 
+either on a surface (such as a section of floor, a wall, or 
+a table) or within an object that can be closed to conceal 
+the glyph (such as a book, a scroll, or a treasure chest). 
+If you choose a surface, the glyph can cover an area of 
+the surface no larger than 10 feet in diameter. If you 
+choose an object, that object must remain in its place; if 
+the object is moved more than 10 feet from where you 
+cast this spell, the glyph is broken, and the spell ends 
+without being triggered. 
+
+The glyph is nearly invisible, requiring an Intelligence 
+(Investigation) check against your spell save 
+DC to find it. 
+
+You decide what triggers the glyph when you cast the 
+spell. For glyphs inscribed on a surface, the most typical 
+triggers include touching or stepping on the glyph, 
+removing another object covering it, approaching within 
+a certain distance of it, or manipulating the object 
+that holds it. For glyphs inscribed within an object, 
+the most common triggers are opening the object, 
+approaching within a certain distance of it, or seeing or 
+reading the glyph. 
+
+You can further refine the trigger so the spell is 
+activated only under certain circumstances or according 
+to a creature's physical characteristics (such as height 
+or weight), or physical kind (for example, the ward could 
+be set to affect hags or shapechangers). You can also 
+specify creatures that don't trigger the glyph, such as 
+those who say a certain password. 
+
+When you inscribe the glyph, choose one of the 
+options below for its effect. Once triggered, the glyph 
+glows, filling a 60-foot-radius sphere with dim light 
+for 10 minutes, after which time the spell ends. Each 
+creature in the sphere when the glyph activates is 
+targeted by its effect, as is a creature that enters the 
+sphere for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there. 
+
+Death. Each target must make a Constitution saving 
+throw, taking 10d10 necrotic damage on a failed save, or 
+half as much damage on a successful save. 
+
+Discord. Each target must make a Constitution saving 
+throw. On a failed save, a target bickers and argues 
+with other creatures for 1 minute. During this time, 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+it is incapable of meaningful communication and has 
+disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. 
+
+Fear. Each target must make a Wisdom saving throw 
+and becomes frightened for 1 minute on a failed save. 
+While frightened, the target drops whatever it is holding 
+and must move at least 30 feet away from the glyph on 
+each of its turns, if able. 
+
+Hopelessness. Each target must make a Charisma 
+saving throw. On a failed save, the target is 
+overwhelmed with despair for 1 minute. During this 
+time, it can't attack or target any creature with harmful 
+abilities, spells, or other magical effects. 
+
+Insanity. Each target must make an Intelligence saving 
+throw. On a failed save, the target is driven insane for 
+1 minute. An insane creature can't take actions, can't 
+understand what other creatures say, can't read, and 
+speaks only in gibberish. The DM controls its movement, 
+which is erratic. 
+
+Pain. Each target must make a Constitution saving 
+throw and becomes incapacitated with excruciating pain 
+for 1 minute on a failed save. 
+
+Sleep. Each target must make a Wisdom saving throw 
+and falls unconscious for 10 minutes on a failed save. A 
+creature awakens if it takes damage or if someone uses 
+an action to shake or slap it awake. 
+
+Stunning. Each target must make a Wisdom saving 
+throw and becomes stunned for 1 minute on a failed save. 
+
+
+TASHA’S HIDEOUS LAUGHTER 
+Ist-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (tiny tarts and a feather that is 
+waved in the air) x 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A creature of your choice that you can see within range 
+perceives everything as hilariously funny and falls 
+
+into fits of laughter if this spell affects it. The target 
+must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or fall prone, 
+becoming incapacitated and unable to stand up for the 
+duration. A creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or 
+less isn't affected. 
+
+At the end of each of its turns, and each time it takes 
+damage, the target can make another Wisdom saving 
+throw. The target has advantage on the saving throw if 
+it's triggered by damage. On a success, the spell ends. 
+
+
+TELEKINESIS 
+5th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You gain the ability to move or manipulate creatures 
+or objects by thought. When you cast the spell, and as 
+your action each round for the duration, you can exert 
+your will on one creature or object that you can see 
+within range, causing the appropriate effect below. You 
+can affect the same target round after round, or choose 
+a new one at any time. If you switch targets, the prior 
+target is no longer affected by the spell. 
+
+
+Creature. You can try to move a Huge or smaller 
+creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting 
+ability contested by the creature’s Strength check. If 
+you win the contest, you move the creature up to 30 feet 
+in any direction, including upward but not beyond the 
+range of this spell. Until the end of your next turn, the 
+creature is restrained in your telekinetic grip. A creature 
+lifted upward is suspended in mid-air. 
+
+On subsequent rounds, you can use your action to 
+attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the creature 
+by repeating the contest. 
+
+Object. You can try to move an object that weighs 
+up to 1,000 pounds. If the object isn’t being worn or 
+carried, you automatically move it up to 30 feet in any 
+direction, but not beyond the range of this spell. 
+
+If the object is worn or carried by a creature, you must 
+make an ability check with your spellcasting ability 
+contested by that creature’s Strength check. If you 
+succeed, you pull the object away from that creature and 
+can move it up to 30 feet in any direction but not beyond 
+the range of this spell. 
+
+You can exert fine control on objects with your 
+telekinetic grip, such as manipulating a simple tool, 
+opening a door or a container, stowing or retrieving 
+an item from an open container, or pouring the 
+contents from a vial. 
+
+
+TELEPATHY 
+&th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Unlimited 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pair of linked silver rings) 
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+You create a telepathic link between yourself and 
+
+a willing creature with which you are familiar. The 
+creature can be anywhere on the same plane of 
+existence as you. The spell ends if you or the target are 
+no longer on the same plane. 
+
+Until the spell ends, you and the target can 
+instantaneously share words, images, sounds, and 
+other sensory messages with one another through the 
+link, and the target recognizes you as the creature it 
+is communicating with. The spell enables a creature 
+with an Intelligence score of at least 1 to understand 
+the meaning of your words and take in the scope of any 
+sensory messages you send to it. 
+
+
+TELEPORT 
+7th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 10 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+This spell instantly transports you and up to eight 
+willing creatures of your choice that you can see within 
+range, or a single object that you can see within range, 
+to a destination you select. If you target an object, it 
+must be able to fit entirely inside a 10-foot cube, and it 
+can't be held or carried by an unwilling creature. 
+
+The destination you choose must be known to you, 
+and it must be on the same plane of existence as 
+
+
+you. Your familiarity with the destination determines 
+whether you arrive there successfully. The DM rolls 
+d100 and consults the table. 
+
+
+Similar Off On 
+Familiarity Mishap Area Target Target 
+Permanent circle — — = 01-100 
+Associated object — — — 01-100 
+Very familiar 01-05 . 06-13 14-24 25-100 
+Seen casually 01-33 34-43 44-53 54-100 
+Viewed once 01-43 44-53 54-73 74-100 
+Description 01-43 44-53 54-73 74-100 
+
+
+False destination 01-50 51-100 — — 
+
+
+Familiarity. “Permanent circle” means a permanent 
+teleportation circle whose sigil sequence you know. 
+“Associated object” means that you possess an object 
+taken from the desired destination within the last six 
+months, such as a book from a wizard's library, bed 
+linen from a royal suite, or a chunk of marble from a 
+lich’s secret tomb. 
+
+“Very familiar” is a place you have been very often, a 
+place you have carefully studied, or a place you can see 
+when you cast the spell. “Seen casually” is someplace 
+you have seen more than once but with which you aren't 
+very familiar. "Viewed once" is a place you have seen 
+once, possibly using magic. “Description” is a place 
+whose location and appearance you know through 
+someone else's description, perhaps from a map. 
+
+"False destination" is a place that doesn't exist. 
+Perhaps you tried to scry an enemy's sanctum but 
+instead viewed an illusion, or you are attempting to 
+teleport to a familiar location that no longer exists. 
+
+On Target. You and your group (or the target object) 
+appear where you want to. 
+
+Off Target. You and your group (or the target object) 
+appear a random distance away from the destination 
+in a random direction. Distance off target is 1d10 x 
+1d10 percent of the distance that was to be traveled. 
+For example, if you tried to travel 120 miles, landed off 
+target, and rolled a 5 and 3 on the two d10s, then you 
+would be off target by 15 percent, or 18 miles. The DM 
+determines the direction off target randomly by rolling a 
+d8 and designating 1 as north, 2 as northeast, 3 as east, 
+and so on around the points of the compass. If you were 
+teleporting to a coastal city and wound up 18 miles out 
+at sea, you could be in trouble. 
+
+Similar Area. You and your group (or the target 
+object) wind up in a different area that's visually or 
+thematically similar to the target area. If you are 
+heading for your home laboratory, for example, you 
+might wind up in another wizard's laboratory or in 
+an alchemical supply shop that has many of the same 
+tools and implements as your laboratory. Generally, 
+you appear in the closest similar place, but since the 
+spell has no range limit, you could conceivably wind up 
+anywhere on the plane. 
+
+Mishap. The spell's unpredictable magic results in a 
+difficult journey. Each teleporting creature (or the target 
+object) takes 3d10 force damage, and the DM rerolls on 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+the table to see where you wind up (multiple mishaps 
+can occur, dealing damage each time). 
+
+
+TELEPORTATION CIRCLE 
+5th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 10 feet 
+
+Components: V, M (rare chalks and inks infused with 
+precious gems with 50 gp, which the spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+As you cast the spell, you draw a 10-foot-diameter 
+circle on the ground inscribed with sigils that link 
+your location to a permanent teleportation circle of 
+your choice whose sigil sequence you know and that is 
+on the same plane of existence as you. A shimmering 
+portal opens within the circle you drew and remains 
+open until the end of your next turn. Any creature that 
+enters the portal instantly appears within 5 feet of the 
+destination circle or in the nearest unoccupied space if 
+that space is occupied. 
+
+Many major temples, guilds, and other important 
+places have permanent teleportation circles inscribed 
+somewhere within their confines. Each such circle 
+includes a unique sigil sequence—a string of magical 
+runes arranged in a particular pattern. When you first 
+gain the ability to cast this spell, you learn the sigil 
+sequences for two destinations on the Material Plane, 
+determined by the DM. You can learn additional sigil 
+sequences during your adventures. You can commit 
+a new sigil sequence to memory after studying it 
+for 1 minute. 
+
+You can create a permanent teleportation circle by 
+casting this spell in the same location every day for one 
+year. You need not use the circle to teleport when you 
+cast the spell in this way. 
+
+
+'TENSER'S FLOATING DISK 
+Ist-level conjuration (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell creates a circular, horizontal plane of force, 
+3 feet in diameter and 1 inch thick, that floats 3 feet 
+above the ground in an unoccupied space of your choice 
+that you can see within range. The disk remains for the 
+duration, and can hold up to 500 pounds. If more weight 
+is placed on it, the spell ends, and everything on the disk 
+falls to the ground. 
+
+The disk is immobile while you are within 20 feet of 
+it. If you move more than 20 feet away from it, the disk 
+follows you so that it remains within 20 feet of you. It 
+can move across uneven terrain, up or down stairs, 
+slopes and the like, but it can't cross an elevation change 
+of 10 feet or more. For example, the disk can't move 
+across a 10-foot-deep pit, nor could it leave such a pit if it 
+was created at the bottom. 
+
+If you move more than 100 feet from the disk (typically 
+because it can't move around an obstacle to follow you), 
+the spell ends. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+THAUMATURGY i 
+Transmutation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 30 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration; Up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You manifest a minor wonder, a sign of supernatural 
+power, within range. You create one of the following 
+magical effects within range: 
+
+
+* Your voice booms up to three times as loud as normal 
+for 1 minute. 
+
+* You cause flames to flicker, brighten, dim, or change 
+color for 1 minute. 
+
+* You cause harmless tremors in the ground for 1 
+minute. 
+
+* You create an instantaneous sound that originates 
+from a point of your choice within range, such as a 
+rumble of thunder, the cry of a raven, or ominous 
+whispers. 
+
+* You instantaneously cause an unlocked door or win- 
+dow to fly open or slam shut. 
+
+* You alter the appearance of your eyes for 1 minute. 
+
+
+If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to 
+three of its 1-minute effects active at a time, and you can 
+dismiss such an effect as an action. 
+
+
+THORN WHIP 
+
+
+Transmutation cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (the stem of a plant with thorns) 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You create a long, vine-like whip covered in thorns that 
+lashes out at your command toward a creature in range. 
+Make a melee spell attack against the target. If the 
+attack hits, the creature takes 1d6 piercing damage, and 
+if the creature is Large or smaller, you pull the creature 
+up to 10 feet closer to you. 
+
+This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 
+5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6). 
+
+
+'THUNDEROUS SMITE 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The first time you hit with a melee weapon attack 
+during this spell's duration, your weapon rings with 
+thunder that is audible within 300 feet of you, and the 
+attack deals an extra 2d6 thunder damage to the target. 
+Additionally, if the target is a creature, it must succeed 
+on a Strength saving throw or be pushed 10 feet away 
+from you and knocked prone. 
+
+
+THUNDERWAVE 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self (15-foot cube) 
+
+
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+A wave of thunderous force sweeps out from you. Each 
+creature in a 15-foot cube originating from you must 
+make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a 
+creature takes 2d8 thunder damage and is pushed 10 
+feet away from you. On a successful save, the creature 
+takes half as much damage and isn't pushed. 
+
+In addition, unsecured objects that are completely 
+within the area of effect are automatically pushed 10 feet 
+away from you by the spell's effect, and the spell emits a 
+thunderous boom audible out to 300 feet. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+TIME STOP 
+Oth-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You briefly stop the flow of time for everyone but 
+yourself. No time passes for other creatures, while you 
+take 1d4 + 1 turns in a row, during which you can use 
+actions and move as normal. 
+
+This spell ends if one of the actions you use during 
+this period, or any effects that you create during this 
+period, affects a creature other than you or an object 
+being worn or carried by someone other than you. In 
+addition, the spell ends if you move to a place more than 
+1,000 feet from the location where you cast it. 
+
+
+TONGUES 
+3rd-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, M (a small clay model of a ziggurat) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell grants the creature you touch the ability to 
+understand any spoken language it hears. Moreover, 
+when the target speaks, any creature that knows at 
+least one language and can hear the target understands 
+what it says. 
+
+
+TRANSPORT VIA PLANTS 
+6th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 10 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 1 round 
+
+
+This spell creates a magical link between a Large or 
+larger inanimate plant within range and another plant, 
+at any distance, on the same plane of existence. You 
+must have seen or touched the destination plant at least 
+once before. For the duration, any creature can step into 
+the target plant and exit from the destination plant by 
+using 5 feet of movement. 
+
+
+'TREE STRIDE 
+5th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You gain the ability to enter a tree and move from inside 
+it to inside another tree of the same kind within 500 
+feet. Both trees must be living and at least the same size 
+as you. You must use 5 feet of movement to enter a tree. 
+You instantly know the location of all other trees of the 
+same kind within 500 feet and, as part of the move used 
+to enter the tree, can either pass into one of those trees 
+or step out of the tree you're in. You appear in a spot of 
+your choice within 5 feet of the destination tree, using 
+another 5 feet of movement. If you have no movement 
+left, you appear within 5 feet of the tree you entered. 
+You can use this transportation ability once per round 
+for the duration. You must end each turn outside a tree. 
+
+
+TRUE POLYMORPH 
+Oth-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet p 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a drop of mercury, a dollop of 
+gum arabic, and a wisp of smoke) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+Choose one creature or nonmagical object that you 
+
+can see within range. You transform the creature into 
+
+a different creature, the creature into an object, or the 
+object into a creature (the object must be neither worn 
+nor carried by another creature). The transformation 
+lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit 
+points or dies. If you concentrate on this spell for the full 
+duration, the transformation becomes permanent. 
+
+Shapechangers aren't affected by this spell. An 
+unwilling creature can make a Wisdom saving throw, 
+and if it succeeds, it isn't affected by this spell. 
+
+Creature into Creature. lf you turn a creature into 
+another kind of creature, the new form can be any kind 
+you choose whose challenge rating is equal to or less 
+than the target's (or its level, if the target doesn't have a 
+challenge rating). The target's game statistics, including 
+mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of 
+the new form. It retains its alignment and personality. 
+
+The target assumes the hit points of its new form, 
+and when it reverts to its normal form, the creature 
+returns to the number of hit points it had before it 
+transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 
+0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its 
+normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't 
+reduce the creature's normal form to 0 hit points, it isn't 
+knocked unconscious. 
+
+The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by 
+the nature of its new form, and it can’t speak, cast spells, 
+or take any other action that requires hands or speech, 
+unless its new form is capable of such actions. 
+
+The target's gear melds into the new form. The 
+creature can't activate, use, wield, or otherwise benefit 
+from any of its equipment. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+284 
+
+
+Se 
+
+
+Object into Creature. You can turn an object into 
+any kind of creature, as long as the creature’s size 
+is no larger than the object's size and the creature's 
+challenge rating is 9 or lower. The creature is friendly to 
+you and your companions. It acts on each of your turns. 
+You decide what action it takes and how it moves. The 
+DM has the creature's statistics and resolves all of its 
+actions and movement. 
+
+If the spell becomes permanent, you no longer control 
+the creature. It might remain friendly to you, depending 
+on how you have treated it. 
+
+Creature into Object. If you turn a creature into an 
+object, it transforms along with whatever it is wearing 
+and carrying into that form. The creature's statistics 
+become those of the object, and the creature has no 
+memory of time spent in this form, after the spell ends 
+and it returns to its normal form. 
+
+
+TRUE RESURRECTION 
+9th-level necromancy 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 hour 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a sprinkle of holy water and 
+diamonds worth at least 25,000 gp, which the 
+spell consumes) 
+
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You touch a creature that has been dead for no longer 
+than 200 years and that died for any reason except 
+old age. If the creature’s soul is free and willing, the 
+creature is restored to life with all its hit points. 
+
+This spell closes all wounds, neutralizes any poison, 
+cures all diseases, and lifts any curses affecting the 
+creature when it died. The spell replaces damaged or 
+missing organs and limbs. 
+
+The spell can even provide a new body if the original 
+no longer exists, in which case you must speak the 
+creature's name. The creature then appears in an 
+unoccupied space you choose within 10 feet of you. 
+
+
+TRUE SEEING 
+6th-level divination 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (an ointment for the eyes that 
+costs 25 gp; is made from mushroom powder, saffron, 
+and fat; and is consumed by the spell) 
+
+Duration: | hour 
+
+
+This spell gives the willing creature you touch the ability 
+to see things as they actually are. For the duration, the 
+creature has truesight, notices secret doors hidden by 
+magic, and can see into the Ethereal Plane, all out toa 
+range of 120 feet. 
+
+
+TRUE STRIKE 
+
+Divination cantrip 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 round 
+
+
+You extend your hand and point a finger at a target in 
+range. Your magic grants you a brief insight into the 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+target’s defenses. On your next turn, you gain advantage 
+on your first attack roll against the target, provided that 
+this spell hasn't ended. 
+
+
+TSUNAMI 
+8th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: Sight 
+
+Components: V,S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 6 rounds 
+
+
+A wall of water springs into existence at a point you 
+choose within range. You can make the wall up to 300 
+feet long, 300 feet high, and 50 feet thick. The wall lasts 
+for the duration. 
+
+When the wall appears, each creature within its area 
+must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, 
+
+a creature takes 6d10 bludgeoning damage, or half as 
+much damage on a successful save. 
+
+At the start of each of your turns after the wall 
+appears, the wall, along with any creatures in it, moves 
+50 feet away from you. Any Huge or smaller creature 
+inside the wall or whose space the wall enters when 
+it moves must succeed on a Strength saving throw or 
+take 5d10 bludgeoning damage. A creature can take 
+this damage only once per round. At the end of the turn, 
+the wall's height is reduced by 50 feet, and the damage 
+creatures take from the spell on subsequent rounds is 
+reduced by 1d10. When the wall reaches 0 feet in height, 
+the spell ends. 
+
+A creature caught in the wall can move by swimming. 
+Because of the force of the wave, though, the creature 
+must make a successful Strength (Athletics) check 
+against your spell save DC in order to move at all. If it 
+fails the check, it can't move. A creature that moves out 
+of the area falls to the ground. 
+
+
+UNSEEN SERVANT 
+Ist-level conjuration (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a piece of string and 
+a bit of wood) 
+
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell creates an invisible, mindless, shapeless 
+force that performs simple tasks at your command until 
+the spell ends. The servant springs into existence in an 
+unoccupied space on the ground within range. It has AC 
+10, 1 hit point, and a Strength of 2, and it can't attack. If 
+it drops to 0 hit points, the spell ends. 
+
+Once on each of your turns as a bonus action, you can 
+mentally command the servant to move up to 15 feet and 
+interact with an object. The servant can perform simple 
+tasks that a human servant could do, such as fetching 
+things, cleaning, mending, folding clothes, lighting 
+fires, serving food, and pouring wine. Once you give the 
+command, the servant performs the task to the best of 
+its ability until it completes the task, then waits for your 
+next command. 
+
+If you command the servant to perform a task that 
+would move it more than 60 feet away from you, 
+the spell ends. 
+
+
+VAMPIRIC TOUCH 
+3rd-level necromancy — 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The touch of your shadow-wreathed hand can siphon life 
+force from others to heal your wounds. Make a melee 
+spell attack against a creature within your reach. On 
+a hit, the target takes 3d6 necrotic damage, and you 
+regain hit points equal to half the amount of necrotic 
+damage dealt. Until the spell ends, you can make the 
+attack again on each of your turns as an action. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d6 for each slot level above 3rd. 
+
+
+Vicious MOCKERY 
+Enchantment cantrip 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle 
+enchantments at a creature you can see within range. If 
+the target can hear you (though it need not understand 
+you), it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 
+1d4 psychic damage and have disadvantage on the next 
+attack roll it makes before the end of its next turn. 
+
+This spell’s damage increases by 1d4 when you reach 
+5th level (2d4), 11th level (3d4), and 17th level (4d4). 
+
+
+WALL OF FIRE 
+4th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small piece of phosphorus) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+You create a wall of fire on a solid surface within 
+range. You can make the wall up to 60 feet long, 20 
+feet high, and 1 foot thick, or a ringed wall up to 20 feet 
+in diameter, 20 feet high, and 1 foot thick. The wall is 
+opaque and lasts for the duration. 
+
+When the wall appears, each creature within its area 
+must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a 
+creature takes 5d8 fire damage, or half as much damage 
+on a successful save. 
+
+One side of the wall, selected by you when you cast 
+this spell, deals 5d8 fire damage to each creature that 
+ends its turn within 10 feet of that side or inside the 
+wall. A creature takes the same damage when it enters 
+the wall for the first time on a turn or ends its turn there. 
+The other side of the wall deals no damage. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 5th level or higher, the damage increases by 
+1d8 for each slot level above 4th. 
+
+
+WALL OF FORCE 
+5th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powder made by 
+crushing a clear gemstone) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+An invisible wall of force springs into existence at a 
+point you choose within range. The wall appears in 
+any orientation you choose, as a horizontal or vertical 
+barrier or at an angle. It can be free floating or resting 
+on a solid surface. You can form it into a hemispherical 
+dome or a sphere with a radius of up to 10 feet, or you 
+can shape a flat surface made up of ten 10-foot-by- 
+10-foot panels. Each panel must be contiguous with 
+another panel. In any form, the wall is 1/4 inch thick. 
+It lasts for the duration. If the wall cuts through a 
+creature's space when it appears, the creature is pushed 
+to one side of the wall (your choice which side). 
+Nothing can physically pass through the wall. It is 
+immune to all damage and can't be dispelled by dispel 
+magic. A disintegrate spell destroys the wall instantly, 
+however. The wall also extends into the Ethereal Plane, 
+blocking ethereal travel through the wall. 
+
+
+WALL OF ICE 
+6th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small piece of quartz) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create a wall of ice on a solid surface within range. 
+You can form it into a hemispherical dome or a sphere 
+with a radius of up to 10 feet, or you can shape a flat 
+surface made up of ten 10-foot-square panels. Each 
+panel must be contiguous with another panel. In any 
+form, the wall is 1 foot thick and lasts for the duration. 
+
+If the wall cuts through a creature’s space when it 
+appears, the creature within its area is pushed to one 
+side of the wall and must make a Dexterity saving throw. 
+On a failed save, the creature takes 10d6 cold damage, 
+or half as much damage on a successful save. 
+
+The wall is an object that can be damaged and thus 
+breached. It has AC 12 and 30 hit points per 10-foot 
+section, and it is vulnerable to fire damage. Reducing 
+a 10-foot section of wall to 0 hit points destroys it and 
+leaves behind a sheet of frigid air in the space the wall 
+occupied. A creature moving through the sheet of frigid 
+air for the first time on a turn must make a Constitution 
+saving throw. That creature takes 5d6 cold damage ona 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+At Higher Levels, When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 7th level or higher, the damage the wall 
+deals when it appears increases by 2d6, and the damage 
+from passing through the sheet of frigid air increases by 
+1d6, for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+SS 285 
+
+
+WALL OF STONE 
+5th-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: | action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a small block of granite) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+A nonmagical wall of solid stone springs into existence 
+at a point you choose within range. The wall is 6 inches 
+thick and is composed of ten 10-foot-by-10-foot panels. 
+Each panel must be contiguous with at least one other 
+panel. Alternatively, you can create 10-foot-by-20-foot 
+panels that are only 3 inches thick. 
+
+If the wall cuts through a creature’s space when it 
+appears, the creature is pushed to one side of the wall 
+(your choice). If a creature would be surrounded on all 
+sides by the wall (or the wall and another solid surface), 
+that creature can make a Dexterity saving throw. On a 
+success, it can use its reaction to move up to its speed so 
+that it is no longer enclosed by the wall. 
+
+The wall can have any shape you desire, though it 
+can't occupy the same space as a creature or object. 
+The wall doesn't need to be vertical or rest on any firm 
+foundation. It must, however, merge with and be solidly 
+supported by existing stone. Thus, you can use this spell 
+to bridge a chasm or create a ramp. 
+
+If you create a span greater than 20 feet in length, you 
+must halve the size of each panel to create supports. 
+You can crudely shape the wall to create crenellations, 
+battlements, and so on. 
+
+The wall is an object made of stone that can be 
+damaged and thus breached. Each panel has AC 15 and 
+30 hit points per inch of thickness. Reducing a panel 
+to 0 hit points destroys it and might cause connected 
+panels to collapse at the DM's discretion. 
+
+If you maintain your concentration on this spell for 
+its whole duration, the wall becomes permanent and 
+can't be dispelled. Otherwise, the wall disappears when 
+the spell ends. 
+
+
+WALL OF THORNS 
+6th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a handful of thorns) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create a wall of tough, pliable, tangled brush 
+bristling with needle-sharp thorns. The wall appears 
+within range on a solid surface and lasts for the 
+duration. You choose to make the wall up to 60 feet 
+long, 10 feet high, and 5 feet thick or a circle that has 
+a 20-foot diameter and is up to 20 feet high and 5 feet 
+thick. The wall blocks line of sight. 
+
+When the wall appears, each creature within its area 
+must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, 
+a creature takes 7d8 piercing damage, or half as much 
+damage on a successful save. 
+
+A creature can move through the wall, albeit slowly 
+and painfully. For every 1 foot a creature moves 
+through the wall, it must spend 4 feet of movement. 
+Furthermore, the first time a creature enters the wall 
+on a turn or ends its turn there, the creature must 
+
+
+make a Dexterity saving throw. It takes 7d8 slashing 
+damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a 
+successful one. 
+
+At Hiéher Levels. When you cast this spell using a 
+spell slot of 7th level or higher, both types of damage 
+increase by 1d8 for each slot level above 6th. 
+
+
+WARDING BOND 
+2nd-level abjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: Touch 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a pair of platinum rings worth at 
+least 50 gp each, which you and the target must wear 
+for the duration) 
+
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell wards a willing creature you touch and 
+creates a mystic connection between you and the target 
+until the spell ends. While the target is within 60 feet of 
+you, it gains a *1 bonus to AC and saving throws, and 
+it has resistance to all damage. Also, each time it takes 
+damage, you take the same amount of damage. 
+
+The spell ends if you drop to 0 hit points or if you 
+and the target become separated by more than 60 feet. 
+It also ends if the spell is cast again on either of the 
+connected creatures. You can also dismiss the spell 
+as an action. 
+
+
+WATER BREATHING 
+3rd-level transmutation (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a short reed or piece of straw) 
+Duration: 24 hours 
+
+
+This spell grants up to ten willing creatures you can see 
+within range the ability to breathe underwater until the 
+spell ends. Affected creatures also retain their normal 
+mode of respiration. 
+
+
+WATER WALK 
+3rd-level transmutation (ritual) 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a piece of cork) 
+Duration: 1 hour 
+
+
+This spell grants the ability to move across any liquid 
+surface—such as water, acid, mud, snow, quicksand, 
+or lava—as if it were harmless solid ground (creatures 
+crossing molten lava can still take damage from the 
+heat). Up to ten willing creatures you can see within 
+range gain this ability for the duration. 
+
+If you target a creature submerged in a liquid, the 
+spell carries the target to the surface of the liquid at a 
+rate of 60 feet per round. 
+
+
+WEB 
+
+2nd-level conjuration 
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 60 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a bit of spiderweb) 
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour 
+
+
+You conjure a mass of thick, sticky webbing at a point of 
+your choice within range. The webs fill a 20-foot cube 
+from that point for the duration. The webs are difficult 
+terrain and lightly obscure their area. 
+
+If the webs aren't anchored between two solid masses 
+(such as walls or trees) or layered across a floor, wall, 
+or ceiling, the conjured web collapses on itself, and the 
+spell ends at the start of your next turn. Webs layered 
+over a flat surface have a depth of 5 feet. 
+
+Each creature that starts its turn in the webs or that 
+enters them during its turn must make a Dexterity 
+saving throw. On a failed save, the creature is restrained 
+as long as it remains in the webs or until it breaks free. 
+
+A creature restrained by the webs can use its action to 
+make a Strength check against your spell save DC. If it 
+succeeds, it is no longer restrained. 
+
+The webs are flammable. Any 5-foot cube of webs 
+exposed to fire burns away in 1 round, dealing 2d4 fire 
+damage to any creature that starts its turn in the fire. 
+
+
+WEIRD 
+Oth-level illusion 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to one minute 
+
+
+Drawing on the deepest fears of a group of creatures, 
+you create illusory creatures in their minds, visible 
+only to them. Each creature in a 30-foot-radius 
+sphere centered on a point of your choice within 
+range must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failed 
+save, a creature becomes frightened for the duration. 
+The illusion calls on the creature's deepest fears, 
+manifesting its worst nightmares as an implacable 
+threat. At the start of each of the frightened creature's 
+turns, it must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or 
+take 4d10 psychic damage. On a successful save, the 
+spell ends for that creature. 
+
+
+WIND WALK 
+6th-level transmutation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 minute 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (fire and holy water) 
+Duration: 8 hours 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+You and up to ten willing creatures you can see 
+within range assume a gaseous form for the duration, 
+appearing as wisps of cloud. While in this cloud form, 
+a creature has a flying speed of 300 feet and has 
+resistance to damage from nonmagical weapons. The 
+only actions a creature can take in this form are the 
+Dash action or to revert to its normal form. Reverting 
+takes 1 minute, during which time a creature is 
+incapacitated and can't move. Until the spell ends, a 
+creature can revert to cloud form, which also requires 
+the 1-minute transformation. 
+
+If a creature is in cloud form and flying when the effect 
+ends, the creature descends 60 feet per round for 1 
+minute until it lands, which it does safely. If it can't land 
+after 1 minute, the creature falls the remaining distance. 
+
+
+WIND WALL 
+
+
+3rd-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time; 1 action 
+
+Range: 120 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a tiny fan and a feather of 
+exotic origin) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A wall of strong wind rises from the ground at a point 
+you choose within range. You can make the wall up 
+
+to 50 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot thick. You can 
+shape the wall in any way you choose so long as it 
+makes one continuous path along the ground. The wall 
+lasts for the duration. 
+
+When the wall appears, each creature within its area 
+must make a Strength saving throw. A creature takes 
+3d8 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, or half as 
+much damage on a successful one. 
+
+The strong wind keeps fog, smoke, and other gases at 
+bay. Small or smaller flying creatures or objects can't 
+pass through the wall. Loose, lightweight materials 
+brought into the wall fly upward. Arrows, bolts, and 
+other ordinary projectiles launched at targets behind 
+the wall are deflected upward and automatically miss. 
+(Boulders hurled by giants or siege engines, and similar 
+projectiles, are unaffected.) Creatures in gaseous form 
+can't pass through it. 
+
+
+WISH 
+
+
+9th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: Self 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can 
+cast. By simply speaking aloud, you can alter the very 
+foundations of reality in accord with your desires. 
+
+The basic use of this spell is to duplicate any other 
+spell of 8th level or lower. You don’t need to meet any 
+requirements in that spell, including costly components. 
+The spell simply takes effect. 
+
+Alternatively, you can create one of the following 
+effects of your choice: 
+
+
+* You create one object of up to 25,000 gp in value that 
+isn't a magic item. The object can be no more than 
+
+
+300 feet in any dimension, and it appears in an unoc- 
+cupied space you can see on the ground. 
+
+* You allow up to twenty creatures that you can see to 
+regain all hit points, and you end all effects on them 
+described in the greater restoration spell. 
+
+* You grant up to ten creatures that you can see resis- 
+tance to a damage type you choose. 
+
+* You grant up to ten creatures you can see immunity to 
+a single spell or other magical effect for 8 hours. For 
+instance, you could make yourself and all your com- 
+panions immune to a lich's life drain attack. 
+
+* You undo a single recent event by forcing a reroll of 
+any roll made within the last round (including your 
+last turn). Reality reshapes itself to accommodate the 
+new result. For example, a wish spell could undo an 
+opponent's successful save, a foe's critical hit, or a 
+friend's failed save. You can force the reroll to be made 
+with advantage or disadvantage, and you can choose 
+whether to use the reroll or the original roll. 
+
+
+You might be able to achieve something beyond the 
+scope of the above examples. State your wish to the DM 
+as precisely as possible. The DM has great latitude in 
+ruling what occurs in such an instance; the greater the 
+wish, the greater the likelihood that something goes 
+wrong. This spell might simply fail, the effect you desire 
+might only be partly achieved, or you might suffer some 
+unforeseen consequence as a result of how you worded 
+the wish. For example, wishing that a villain were dead 
+might propel you forward in time to a period when that 
+villain is no longer alive, effectively removing you from 
+the game. Similarly, wishing for a legendary magic item 
+or artifact might instantly transport you to the presence 
+of the item's current owner. 
+
+The stress of casting this spell to produce any effect 
+other than duplicating another spell weakens you. After 
+enduring that stress, each time you cast a spell until 
+you finish a long rest, you take 1d10 necrotic damage 
+per level of that spell. This damage can't be reduced or 
+prevented in any way. In addition, your Strength drops 
+to 3, if it isn't 3 or lower already, for 2d4 days. For each 
+of those days that you spend resting and doing nothing 
+more than light activity, your remaining recovery time 
+decreases by 2 days. Finally, there is a 33 percent 
+chance that you are unable to cast wish ever again if you 
+suffer this stress. 
+
+
+WrrcH BOLT 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+
+Range: 30 feet 
+
+Components: V, S, M (a twig from a tree that has been 
+struck by lightning) 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+A beam of crackling, blue energy lances out toward 
+
+a creature within range, forming a sustained arc of 
+lightning between you and the target. Make a ranged 
+spell attack against that creature. On a hit, the target 
+takes 1d12 lightning damage, and on each of your turns 
+for the duration, you can use your action to deal 1d12 
+lightning damage to the target automatically. The spell 
+ends if you use your action to do anything else. The spell 
+
+
+also ends if the target is ever outside the spell's range or 
+if it has total cover from you. 
+
+At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using 
+a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the initial damage 
+increases by 1d12 for each slot level above 1st. 
+
+
+WORD OF RECALL 
+6th-level conjuration 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 5 feet 
+Components: V 
+Duration: Instantaneous 
+
+
+You and up to five willing creatures within 5 feet of you 
+instantly teleport to a previously designated sanctuary. 
+You and any creatures that teleport with you appear in 
+the nearest unoccupied space to the spot you designated 
+when you prepared your sanctuary (see below), If you 
+cast this spell without first preparing a sanctuary, the 
+spell has no effect. 
+
+You must designate a sanctuary by casting this spell 
+within a location, such as a temple, dedicated to or 
+strongly linked to your deity. If you attempt to cast the 
+spell in this manner in an area that isn’t dedicated to 
+your deity, the spell has no effect. 
+
+
+WRATHFUL SMITE 
+Ist-level evocation 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 bonus action 
+
+Range: Self 
+
+Components: V 
+
+Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute 
+
+
+The next time you hit with a melee weapon attack 
+during this spell's duration, your attack deals an extra 
+1d6 psychic damage. Additionally, if the target is a 
+creature, it must make a Wisdom saving throw or be 
+frightened of you until the spell ends. As an action, the 
+creature can make a Wisdom check against your spell 
+save DC to steel its resolve and end this spell. 
+
+
+ZONE OF TRUTH 
+2nd-level enchantment 
+
+
+Casting Time: 1 action 
+Range: 60 feet 
+Components: V, S 
+Duration: 10 minutes 
+
+
+You create a magical zone that guards against deception 
+in a 15-foot-radius sphere centered on a point of your 
+choice within range. Until the spell ends, a creature 
+
+that enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn 
+
+or starts its turn there must make a Charisma saving 
+throw. On a failed save, a creature can't speak a 
+deliberate lie while in the radius. You know whether 
+each creature succeeds or fails on its saving throw. 
+
+An affected creature is aware of the spell and can thus 
+avoid answering questions to which it would normally 
+respond with a lie. Such a creature can be evasive in 
+its answers as long as it remains within the boundaries 
+of the truth. 
+
+
+PART 3 | SPELLS 
+
+
+259 
+
+
+APPENDIX A: CONDITIONS 
+
+
+ONDITIONS ALTER A CREATURE'S CAPABILITIES IN 
+a variety of ways and can arise as a result of 
+a spell, a class feature, a monster's attack, 
+or other effect. Most conditions, such as 
+blinded, are impairments, but a few, such as 
+9 invisible, can be advantageous. 
+A condition lasts either until it is countered 
+(the prone condition is countered by standing 
+up, for example) or for a duration specified by the effect 
+that imposed the condition. 
+
+If multiple effects impose the same condition on a 
+creature, each instance of the condition has its own 
+duration, but the condition's effects don't get worse. 
+
+A creature either has a condition or doesn't. 
+
+The following definitions specify what happens to 
+
+a creature while it is subjected to a condition. 
+
+
+BLINDED 
+
+* A blinded creature can't see and automatically fails 
+any ability check that requires sight. 
+
+* Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and 
+the creature's attack rolls have disadvantage. 
+
+
+CHARMED 
+* A charmed creature can't attack the charmer or target 
+the charmer with harmful abilities or magical effects. 
+
+
+FRIGHTENED 
+
+
++ The charmer has advantage on any ability check to 
+interact socially with the creature. 
+
+
+DEAFENED 
+* A deafened creature can't hear and automatically fails 
+any ability check that requires hearing. 
+
+
+FRIGHTENED 
+
+* Afrightened creature has disadvantage on ability 
+checks and attack rolls while the source of its fear is 
+within line of sight. 
+
+* The creature can't willingly move closer to the source 
+of its fear. 
+
+
+GRAPPLED 
+
+- A grappled creature's speed becomes 0, and it can't 
+benefit from any bonus to its speed. 
+
+* The condition ends if the grappler is incapacitated 
+(see the condition). 
+
+* The condition also ends if an effect removes the 
+grappled creature from the reach of the grappler or 
+grappling effect, such as when a creature is hurled 
+away by the thunderwave spell. 
+
+
+INCAPACITATED 
++ An incapacitated creature can't take actions or 
+reactions. 
+
+
+CHARMED 
+
+
+INVISIBLE 
+
+* An invisible creature is impossible to see without the 
+aid of magic or a special sense. For the purpose of 
+hiding, the creature is heavily obscured. The crea- 
+ture’s location can be detected by any noise it makes 
+or any tracks it leaves. 
+
+* Attack rolls against the creature have disadvantage, 
+and the creature's attack rolls have advantage. 
+
+
+PARALYZED 
+
+* A paralyzed creature is incapacitated (see the condi- 
+tion) and can't move or speak. 
+
+* The creature automatically fails Strength and 
+Dexterity saving throws. 
+
+* Attack rolls against the creature have advantage. 
+
+- Any attack that hits the creature is a critical hit if the 
+attacker is within 5 feet of the creature. 
+
+
+PETRIFIED 
+
+* A petrified creature is transformed, along with any 
+nonmagical object it is wearing or carrying, into a 
+solid inanimate substance (usually stone). Its weight 
+increases by a factor of ten, and it ceases aging. 
+
+* The creature is incapacitated (see the condition), can't 
+move or speak, and is unaware of its surroundings. 
+
+* Attack rolls against the creature have advantage. 
+
+* The creature automatically fails Strength and 
+Dexterity saving throws. 
+
+* The creature has resistance to all damage. 
+
+* The creature is immune to poison and disease, 
+although a poison or disease already in its system 
+is suspended, not neutralized. 
+
+
+P a 
+r P ES. 
+
+
+oo 
+
+
+INVISIBLE 
+
+
+DEAFENED 
+
+
+a^ 
+
+
+di ^ —— (— — ae 
+
+
+EXHAUSTION 
+
+
+Some special abilities and environmental hazards, such as 
+starvation and the long-term effects of freezing or scorching 
+temperatures, can lead to a special condition called 
+exhaustion. Exhaustion is measured in six levels. An effect 
+can give a creature one or more levels of exhaustion, as 
+specified in the effect's description. 
+
+
+Level Effect 
+1 Disadvantage on ability checks 
+2 Speed halved 
+3 Disadvantage on attack rolls and saving throws 
+4 Hit point maximum halved 
+5 Speed reduced to 0 
+6 Death 
+
+
+If an already exhausted creature suffers another effect that 
+causes exhaustion, its current level of exhaustion increases 
+by the amount specified in the effect's description. 
+
+A creature suffers the effect of its current level of 
+exhaustion as well as all lower levels. For example, a creature 
+suffering level 2 exhaustion has its speed halved and has 
+disadvantage on ability checks. 
+
+An effect that removes exhaustion reduces its level as 
+specified in the effect's description, with all exhaustion 
+effects ending if a creature's exhaustion level is reduced 
+below 1. 
+
+Finishing a long rest reduces a creature's exhaustion level 
+by 1, provided that the creature has also ingested some 
+food and drink. 
+
+
+a APPENDIX A | CONDITIONS 
+
+
+POISONED 
+* A poisoned creature has disadvantage on attack rolls 
+and ability checks. 
+
+
+PRONE 
+
+* A prone creature’s only movement option is to crawl, 
+unless it stands up and thereby ends the condition. 
+
+* The creature has disadvantage on attack rolls. 
+
++ An attack roll against the creature has advantage 
+if the attacker is within 5 feet of the creature. 
+Otherwise, the attack roll has disadvantage. 
+
+
+RESTRAINED 
+
+* A restrained creature's speed becomes 0, and it can't 
+benefit from any bonus to its speed. 
+
+* Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, 
+and the creature's attack rolls have disadvantage. 
+
+* The creature has disadvantage on Dexterity 
+saving throws. 
+
+
+STUNNED 
+* A stunned creature is incapacitated (see the 
+condition), can't move, and can speak only 
+
+falteringly. 
+
+* The creature automatically fails Strength 
+and Dexterity saving throws. 
+
+* Attack rolls against the creature have 
+advantage. 
+
+
+UNCONSCIOUS 
+* An unconscious creature is incapacitated (see 
+the condition), can't move or speak, and is unaware 
+of its surroundings 
+* The creature drops whatever it's holding and falls 
+prone. 
+* The creature automatically fails Strength and 
+Dexterity saving throws. 
+Attack rolls against the creature have advantage. 
+Any attack that hits the creature is a criti- 
+cal hit if the attacker is within 5 feet 
+of the creature. 
+
+
+` UNCONSCIOUS 
+
+
+APPENDIX A | CONDITIONS 
+292 - ————— —— - 
+
+
+APPENDIX B: GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+
+ELIGION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE IN 
+THE worlds of the D&D multiverse. When 
+gods walk the world, clerics channel divine 
+power, evil cults perform dark sacrifices in 
+subterranean lairs, and shining paladins 
+< stand like beacons against the darkness, it’s 
+hard to be ambivalent about the deities and 
+deny their existence. 
+
+Many people in the worlds of D&D worship different 
+gods at different times and circumstances. People in 
+the Forgotten Realms, for example, might pray to Sune 
+for luck in love, make an offering to Waukeen before 
+heading to the market, and pray to appease Talos when 
+a severe storm blows in—all in the same day. Many 
+people have a favorite among the gods, one whose ideals 
+and teachings they make their own. And a few people 
+dedicate themselves entirely to a single god, usually 
+serving as a priest or champion of that god's ideals. 
+
+Your DM determines which gods, if any, are worshiped 
+in his or her campaign. From among the gods available, 
+you can choose a single deity for your character to 
+serve, worship, or pay lip service to. Or you can pick 
+a few that your character prays to most often. Or just 
+make a mental note of the gods who are revered in your 
+DM’s campaign so you can invoke their names when 
+appropriate. If you're playing a cleric or a character with 
+the Acolyte background, decide which god your deity 
+serves or served, and consider the deity's suggested 
+domains when selecting your character's domain. 
+
+
+D&D PANTHEONS 
+
+
+Each world in the D&D multiverse has its own 
+pantheons of deities, ranging in size from the teeming 
+pantheons of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk to 
+the more focused religions of Eberron and Dragonlance. 
+Many of the nonhuman races worship the same gods on 
+different worlds—Moradin, for example, is revered by 
+dwarves of the Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, and many 
+other worlds. 
+
+
+THE FORGOTTEN REALMS 
+
+Dozens of deities are revered, worshiped, and feared 
+throughout the world of the Forgotten Realms. At least 
+thirty deities are widely known across the Realms, and 
+many more are worshiped locally, by individual tribes, 
+small cults, or certain sects of larger religious temples. 
+
+
+Muf i EEE 5 l l 
+THE LIFE AND DEATH DOMAINS 
+Many deities in this section suggest the Life domain, 
+particularly if they are closely associated with healing, 
+protection, childbirth, nurturing, or fertility. As described in 
+the chapter 3, though, the Life domain is incredibly broad, 
+and a cleric of any non-evil deity can choose it. 
+
+A number of other deities, mostly evil ones, suggest the 
+Death domain, which is detailed in the Dungeon Master's 
+Guide. Most clerics who choose this domain are evil NPCs, 
+but if you want to worship a god of death, consult your 
+Dungeon Master. 
+
+
+GREYHAWK 
+
+The gods of Greyhawk come from at least four different 
+pantheons, representing the faiths of the various ethnic 
+groups that populated the continent of Oerik over the 
+ages. As a result, there's a great deal of overlap in their 
+portfolios: Pelor is the Flan god of the sun and Pholtus 
+is the Oeridian sun god, for example. 
+
+
+DRAGONLANCE 
+
+The gods of the world of Krynn are three families: seven 
+gods of good headed by Paladine and Mishakal, seven of 
+neutrality headed by Gilean, and seven of evil headed by 
+Takhisis and Sargonnas. These deities have been called 
+by many different names and held in varying levels of 
+esteem by different peoples and cultures through the 
+world's history, but they are the only gods of this world— 
+their place fixed in the stars as constellations. 
+
+
+EBERRON 
+The world of Eberron has many different religions, but 
+the most important revolves around a pantheon called 
+the Sovereign Host and their malign shadow, the Dark 
+Six. The gods of the Sovereign Host are thought to have 
+dominion over every aspect of existence, and to speak 
+with a unified voice. But the Dark Six are the primitive, 
+bloody, and cruel gods who offer a dissenting voice. 
+Eberron's other religions are very different from the 
+traditional D&D pantheons. The monotheistic Church 
+of the Silver Flame is devoted to fighting against evil in 
+the world, but plagued by corruption in its own ranks. 
+The philosophy of the Blood of Vol teaches that divinity 
+lies within all mortal beings and reveres the undead 
+who have secured that immortality. Various mad cults 
+are devoted to the demons and horrors imprisoned 
+in Eberron's Underdark (called Khyber, the Dragon 
+Below). The followers of the Path of Light believe that 
+the world is heading toward a glorious future where 
+the shadows that cloud this world will be transformed 
+into light. And two related nations of elves revere their 
+ancestral spirits: the Undying Court, preserved as 
+spirits or even undead forms, and the glorified Spirits 
+of the Past, the great heroes of ancient wars. 
+
+
+NONHUMAN DEITIES 
+Certain gods closely associated with nonhuman races 
+are revered on many different worlds, though not always 
+in the same way. The nonhuman races of the Forgotten 
+Realms and Greyhawk share these deities. 
+
+Nonhuman races often have whole pantheons of 
+their own. Besides Moradin, for example, the dwarf 
+gods include Moradin's wife, Berronar Truesilver, and 
+a number of other gods thought to be their children 
+and grandchildren: Abbathor, Clangeddin Silverbeard, 
+Dugmaren Brightmantle, Dumathoin, Gorm Gulthyn, 
+Haela Brightaxe, Marthammor Duin, Sharindlar, Thard 
+Harr, and Vergadain. Individual clans and kingdoms of 
+dwarves might revere some, all, or none of these deities, 
+and some have other gods unknown (or known by other 
+names) to outsiders. 
+
+
+APPENDIX B| GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+
+DEITIES OF THE FORGOTTEN REALMS 
+
+
+Deity 
+Auril, goddess of winter 
+
+Azuth, god of wizards 
+
+Bane, god of tyranny 
+
+Beshaba, goddess of misfortune 
+Bhaal, god of murder 
+
+Chauntea, goddess of agriculture 
+Cyric, god of lies 
+
+Deneir, god of writing 
+
+Eldath, goddess of peace 
+
+Gond, god of craft 
+
+Helm, god of protection 
+
+Ilmater, god of endurance 
+Kelemvor, god of the dead 
+Lathander, god of birth and renewal 
+Leira, goddess of illusion 
+
+Lliira, goddess of joy 
+
+Loviatar, goddess of pain 
+
+Malar, god of the hunt 
+
+Mask, god of thieves 
+
+Mielikki, goddess of forests 
+
+Milil, god of poetry and song 
+Myrkul, god of death 
+Mystra, goddess of magic 
+Oghma, god of knowledge 
+
+Savras, god of divination and fate 
+Selüne, goddess of the moon 
+
+Shar, goddess of darkness and loss 
+Silvanus, god of wild nature 
+
+Sune, goddess of love and beauty 
+
+
+Talona, goddess of disease and poison 
+
+
+Talos, god of storms 
+Tempus, god of war 
+
+
+Torm, god of courage and self-sacrifice 
+
+
+Tymora, goddess of good fortune 
+Tyr, god of justice 
+
+Umberlee, goddess of the sea 
+Waukeen, goddess of trade 
+
+
+APPENDIX B | GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+
+Alignment 
+NE 
+LN 
+LE 
+CE 
+NE 
+NG 
+
+
+CE 
+N 
+LG 
+C Gs 
+LG 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Nature, Tempest 
+Knowledge 
+War 
+Trickery 
+Death 
+
+Life 
+Trickery 
+Knowledge 
+Life, Nature 
+Knowledge 
+Life, Light 
+Life 
+
+Death 
+
+Life, Light 
+Trickery 
+Life 
+
+Death 
+Nature 
+Trickery 
+Nature 
+Light 
+
+Death 
+Knowledge 
+
+
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge, Life 
+Death, Trickery 
+Nature 
+
+Life, Light 
+Death 
+
+Tempest 
+
+War 
+
+War 
+
+Trickery 
+
+War 
+
+Tempest 
+Knowledge, Trickery 
+
+
+Symbol 
+Six-pointed snowflake 
+
+
+Left hand pointing upward, outlined in fire 
+
+
+Upright black right hand, thumb and fingers together 
+
+
+Black antlers 
+
+
+Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets 
+Sheaf of grain or a blooming rose over grain 
+White jawless skull on black or purple sunburst 
+
+
+Lit candle above an open eye 
+Waterfall plunging into still pool 
+Toothed cog with four spokes 
+Staring eye on upright left gauntlet 
+
+
+Hands bound at the wrist with red cord 
+
+
+Upright skeletal arm holding balanced scales 
+
+
+Road traveling into a sunrise 
+
+
+Point-down triangle containing a swirl of mist 
+
+
+Triangle of three six-pointed stars 
+Nine-tailed barbed scourge 
+Clawed paw 
+
+Black mask 
+
+Unicorn's head 
+
+Five-stringed harp made of leaves 
+White human skull 
+
+
+Circle of seven stars, or nine stars encircling a 
+
+
+flowing red mist, or a single star 
+Blank scroll 
+
+
+Crystal ball containing many kinds of eyes 
+Pair of eyes surrounded by seven stars 
+
+
+Black disk encircled with a border 
+Oak leaf , : 
+Face of a beautiful red-haired woman 
+Three teardrops on a triangle 
+
+
+Three lightning bolts radiating from a central point 
+
+
+Upright flaming sword 
+White right gauntlet 
+Face-up coin 
+
+
+Balanced scales resting on a warhammer 
+
+
+Wave curling left and right 
+
+
+Upright coin with Waukeen's profile facing left 
+
+
+DEITIES OF GREYHAWK 
+
+
+Deity 
+
+Beory, goddess of nature 
+
+Boccob, god of magic 
+
+Celestian, god of stars and wanderers 
+Ehlonna, goddess of woodlands 
+Erythnul, god of envy and slaughter 
+Fharlanghn, god of horizons and travel 
+Heironeous, god of chivalry and valor 
+Hextor, god of war and discord 
+
+Kord, god of athletics and sport 
+
+
+Incabulos, god of plague and famine 
+Istus, goddess of fate and destiny 
+luz, god of pain and oppression 
+Nerull, god of death 
+
+Obad-Hai, god of nature 
+Olidammara, god of revelry 
+
+Pelor, god of the sun and healing 
+Pholtus, god of light and law 
+
+
+Ralishaz, god of ill luck and insanity 
+
+Rao, god of peace and reason 
+
+St. Cuthbert, god of common sense and zeal 
+Tharizdun, god of eternal darkness 
+Trithereon, god of liberty and retribution 
+Ulaa, goddess of hills and mountains 
+
+Vecna, god of evil secrets. 
+
+Wee Jas, goddess of magic and death 
+
+
+DEITIES OF DRAGONLANCE 
+The Gods of Good 
+Paladine, god of rulers and guardians 
+Branchala, god of music 
+Habbakuk, god of animal life and the sea 
+Kiri-Jolith, god of honor and war 
+Majere, god of meditation and order 
+Mishakal, goddess of healing 
+Solinari, god of good magic 
+
+
+The Gods of Neutrality 
+
+Gilean, god of knowledge 
+
+Chislev, goddess of nature 
+
+Reorx, god of craft 
+
+Shinare, goddess of wealth and trade 
+Sirrion, god of fire and change 
+Zivilyn, god of wisdom 
+
+Lunitari, goddess of neutral magic 
+
+
+The Gods of Evil 
+
+Takhisis, goddess of night and hatred 
+Chemosh, god of the undead 
+
+Hiddukel, god of lies and greed 
+Morgion, god of disease and secrecy 
+Sargonnas, god of vengeance and fire 
+Zeboim, goddess of the sea and storms 
+Nuitari, god of evil magic 
+
+
+Alignment 
+
+
+Alignment 
+LG 
+NG 
+NG 
+LG 
+LG 
+LG 
+LG 
+
+
+Alignment 
+
+
+Alignment 
+LE 
+LE 
+CE 
+NE 
+LE 
+CE 
+LE 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Nature 
+
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge 
+
+Life, Nature 
+
+War 
+
+Knowledge, Trickery 
+War 
+
+War 
+
+Tempest, War 
+
+
+Death 
+Knowledge 
+Death 
+Death 
+Nature 
+Trickery 
+Life, Light 
+Light 
+
+
+Trickery 
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge 
+Trickery 
+
+War 
+
+Life, War 
+Knowledge 
+
+Death, Knowledge 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+War 
+
+Light 
+
+Nature, Tempest 
+War 
+
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge, Life 
+
+no clerics 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Knowledge 
+
+Nature 
+
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge, Trickery 
+Nature 
+
+Knowledge 
+
+no clerics 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Death 
+
+Death 
+
+Trickery 
+
+Death 
+
+War 
+
+Tempest 
+
+no clerics 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Green disk 
+
+Eye within a pentagram 
+
+Arc of seven stars inside a circle 
+
+Unicorn horn 
+
+Blood drop 
+
+Circle crossed by a curved horizon line 
+Lightning bolt 
+
+Six arrows facing downward in a fan 
+Four spears and four maces radiating out 
+from a central point 
+
+Reptilian eye with a horizontal diamond 
+Weaver's spindle with three strands 
+Grinning human skull 
+
+Skull with either a sickle or a scythe 
+
+Oak leaf and acorn 
+
+Laughing mask 
+
+Sun 
+
+Silver sun or full moon partially eclipsed by a 
+smaller crescent moon 
+
+Three bone fate-casting sticks 
+
+White heart 
+
+Circle at the center of a starburst of lines 
+Dark spiral or inverted ziggurat 
+Triskelion 
+
+Mountain with a circle at its heart 
+
+Hand with eye in the palm 
+
+Red skull in front of fireball 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Silver triangle 
+
+Bard's harp 
+
+Blue bird 
+
+Bison's horns 
+
+Copper spider 
+
+Blue infinity sign 
+White circle or sphere 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Open book 
+
+Feather 
+
+Forging hammer 
+Griffon's wing 
+Multi-colored fire 
+
+Great green or gold tree 
+Red circle or sphere 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Black crescent 
+
+Yellow skull 
+
+Broken merchant's scales 
+Hood with two red eyes 
+Stylized red condor 
+Turtle shell 
+
+Black circle or sphere 
+
+
+APPENDIX B | GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+
+295 
+
+
+296 
+
+
+DEITIES OF EBERRON 
+
+
+The Sovereign Host 
+
+Arawai, goddess of fertility 
+
+Aureon, god of law and knowledge 
+Balinor, god of beasts and the hunt 
+Boldrei, goddess of community and home 
+Dol Arrah, goddess of sunlight and honor 
+Dol Dorn, god of strength at arms 
+
+Kol Korran, god of trade and wealth 
+Olladra, goddess of good fortune 
+
+Onatar, god of craft 
+
+
+The Dark Six 
+The Devourer, god of nature's wrath 
+The Fury, goddess of wrath and madness 
+
+
+The Keeper, god of greed and death 
+
+The Mockery, god of violence and treachery 
+The Shadow, god of dark magic 
+
+The Traveler, deity of chaos and change 
+
+
+Other Faiths of Eberron 
+
+The Silver Flame, deity of protection and good 
+
+The Blood of Vol, philosophy of immortality 
+and undeath 
+
+Cults of the Dragon Below, deities of madness 
+
+The Path of Light, philosophy of light and 
+self-improvement 
+
+The Undying Court, elven ancestors 
+
+The Spirits of the Past, elven ancestors 
+
+
+NONHUMAN DEITIES 
+
+
+Deity 
+
+Bahamut, dragon god of good 
+Blibdoolpoolp, kuo-toa goddess 
+
+Corellon Larethian, elf deity of art and magic 
+Deep Sashelas, elf god of the sea 
+
+Eadro, merfolk deity of the sea 
+
+
+Garl Glittergold, gnome god of trickery and wiles 
+
+
+Grolantor, hill giant god of war 
+
+Gruumsh, orc god of storms and war 
+Hruggek, bugbear god of violence 
+Kurtulmak, kobold god of war and mining 
+Laogzed, troglodyte god of hunger 
+
+Lolth, drow goddess of spiders 
+Maglubiyet, goblinoid god of war 
+Moradin, dwarf god of creation 
+
+Rillifane Rallathil, wood elf god of nature 
+Sehanine Moonbow, elf goddess of the moon 
+Sekolah, sahuagin god of the hunt 
+Semuanya, lizardfolk deity of survival 
+Skerrit, centaur and satyr god of nature 
+
+
+Skoraeus Stonebones, god of stone giants and art 
+
+
+Surtur, god of fire giants and craft 
+Thrym, god of frost giants and strength 
+Tiamat, dragon goddess of evil 
+
+
+Yondalla, halfling goddess of fertility and protection 
+
+
+APPENDIX B | GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+
+Alignment 
+NG 
+
+
+Alignment 
+NE 
+NE 
+
+
+NE 
+NE 
+CE 
+CN 
+
+
+Alignment 
+LG 
+LN 
+
+
+NE 
+LN 
+
+
+NG 
+CG 
+
+
+Alignment 
+LG 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Life, Nature 
+Knowledge 
+
+Life, Nature 
+
+Life 
+
+Light, War 
+
+War 
+
+Trickery 
+
+Life, Trickery 
+Knowledge 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Tempest 
+War 
+
+
+Death 
+
+War 
+
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge, Trickery 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Life, Light, War 
+Death, Life 
+
+
+Trickery 
+Life, Light 
+
+
+Knowledge, Life 
+War 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Life, War 
+
+Death 
+
+Light 
+
+Nature, Tempest 
+Nature, Tempest 
+Trickery 
+
+War 
+
+Tempest, War 
+War 
+
+War 
+
+Death 
+
+Trickery 
+
+War 
+
+Knowledge 
+Nature 
+Knowledge 
+Nature, Tempest 
+Life 
+
+Nature 
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge, War 
+War 
+
+Trickery 
+
+Life 
+
+
+‘Symbol 
+
+
+Sheaf of wheat tied with green ribbon 
+Open tome 
+
+Pair of antlers 
+
+Fire in a stone hearth 
+
+Rising sun 
+
+Longsword crossed over a shield 
+Nine-sided gold coin 
+
+Domino 
+
+Crossed hammer and tongs 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Bundle of five sharpened bones 
+
+Winged wyrm with woman’s head and 
+upper body 
+
+Dragonshard stone in the shape of a fang 
+Five blood-spattered tools 
+
+Obsidian tower 
+
+Four crossed, rune-inscribed bones 
+
+
+Symbol 
+Flame drawn on silver or molded from silver 
+Stylized dragon skull on red teardrop gem 
+
+
+Varies 
+Brilliant crystal 
+
+
+Varies 
+Varies 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Dragon's head in profile 
+Lobster head or black pearl 
+Quarter moon or starburst 
+Dolphin 
+
+Spiral design 
+
+Gold nugget 
+
+Wooden club 
+
+Unblinking eye 
+Morningstar 
+
+Gnome skull 
+
+Image of the lizard/toad god 
+Spider 
+
+Bloody axe 
+
+Hammer and anvil 
+
+Oak 
+
+Crescent moon 
+
+Shark 
+
+Egg 
+
+Oak growing from acorn 
+Stalactite 
+
+Flaming sword 
+
+White double-bladed axe 
+Dragon head with five claw marks 
+Shield 
+
+
+FANTASY-HISTORICAL PANTHEONS 
+
+
+The Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse pantheons are 
+fantasy interpretations of historical religions from our 
+world’s ancient times. They include deities that are 
+most appropriate for use in a D&D game, divorced from 
+their historical context in the real world and united into 
+pantheons that serve the needs of the game. 
+
+
+THE GELTIC PANTHEON 
+It’s said that something wild lurks in the heart of every 
+soul, a space that thrills to the sound of geese calling 
+at night, to the whispering wind through the pines, to 
+the unexpected red of mistletoe on an oak—and it is in 
+this space that the Celtic gods dwell. They sprang from 
+the brook and stream, their might heightened by the 
+strength of the oak and the beauty of the woodlands and 
+open moor. When the first forester dared put a name to 
+the face seen in the bole of a tree or the voice babbling 
+in a brook, these gods forced themselves into being. 
+The Celtic gods are as often served by druids as by 
+clerics, for they are closely aligned with the forces of 
+nature that druids revere. 
+
+
+THE GREEK PANTHEON 
+
+The gods of Olympus make themselves known with the 
+gentle lap of waves against the shores and the crash of 
+the thunder among the cloud-enshrouded peaks. The 
+thick boar-infested woods and the sere, olive-covered 
+hillsides hold evidence of their passing. Every aspect 
+of nature echoes with their presence, and they've made 
+a place for themselves inside the human heart, too. 
+
+
+THE EGYPTIAN PANTHEON 
+These gods are a young dynasty of an ancient divine 
+family, heirs to the rulership of the cosmos and the 
+maintenance of the divine principle of Ma’at—the 
+fundamental order of truth, justice, law, and order that 
+puts gods, mortal pharaohs, and ordinary men and 
+women in their logical and rightful place in the universe. 
+The Egyptian pantheon is unusual in having three 
+gods with the Death domain of different alignments. 
+Anubis is the lawful neutral god of the afterlife, who 
+
+
+298 
+
+
+judges the souls of the dead. Set is a chaotic evil god 
+of murder, perhaps best known for killing his brother 
+Osiris. And Nephthys is a chaotic good goddess of 
+mourning. Thus, although most clerics of the Death 
+domain (found in the Dungeon Master's Guide) are 
+villainous characters, clerics who serve Anubis or 
+Nephthys need not be. 
+
+
+THE NORSE PANTHEON 
+
+Where the land plummets from the snowy hills into the 
+icy fjords below, where the longboats draw up on to the 
+beach, where the glaciers flow forward and retreat with 
+every fall and spring—this is the land of the Vikings, 
+the home of the Norse pantheon. It’s a brutal clime, 
+and one that calls for brutal living. The warriors of 
+
+the land have had to adapt to the harsh conditions in 
+order to survive, but they haven't been too twisted by 
+
+
+CELTIC DEITIES 
+
+
+Deity Alignment 
+The Daghdha, god of weather and crops CG 
+Arawn, god of life and death NE 
+Belenus, god of sun, light, and warmth NG 
+Brigantia, goddess of rivers and livestock NG 
+Diancecht, god of medicine and healing LG 
+Dunatis, god of mountains and peaks N 
+Goibhniu, god of smiths and healing NG 
+Lugh, god of arts, travel, and commerce CN 
+Manannan mac Lir, god of oceans and sea creatures LN 
+Math Mathonwy, god of magic NE 
+Morrigan, goddess of battle CE 
+Nuada, god of war and warriors N 
+Oghma, god of speech and writing NG 
+Silvanus, god of nature and forests N 
+
+
+GREEK DEITIES 
+
+
+Deity Alignment 
+Zeus, god of the sky, ruler of the gods N 
+Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty CG 
+Apollo, god of light, music, and healing CG 
+Ares, god of war and strife CE 
+Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth NG 
+Athena, goddess of wisdom and civilization LG 
+Demeter, goddess of agriculture NG 
+Dionysus, god of mirth and wine CN 
+Hades, god of the underworld LE 
+Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon CE 
+Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft NG 
+Hera, goddess of marriage and intrigue CN 
+Hercules, god of strength and adventure CG 
+Hermes, god of travel and commerce CG 
+Hestia, goddess of home and family NG 
+Nike, goddess of victory LN 
+Pan, god of nature CN 
+Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes CN 
+Tyche, goddess of good fortune N 
+APPENDIX B | GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+
+the needs of their environment. Given the necessity of 
+raiding for food and wealth, it's surprising the mortals 
+turned out as well as they did. Their powers reflect 
+the need these warriors had for strong leadership and 
+decisive action. Thus, they see their deities in every 
+bend of a river, hear them in the crash of the thunder 
+and the booming of the glaciers, and smell them in the 
+smoke of a burning longhouse. 
+
+The Norse pantheon includes two main families, the 
+Aesir (deities of war and destiny) and the Vanir (gods 
+of fertility and prosperity). Once enemies, these two 
+families are now closely allied against their common 
+enemies, the giants (including the gods Surtur and 
+Thrym). Like the gods of Greyhawk, gods in different 
+families sometimes have overlap in their spheres of 
+influence: Frey (of the Vanir) and Odur (of the Aesir) 
+are both associated with the sun, for example. 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Nature, Trickery 
+Life, Death 
+
+Light 
+
+Life 
+
+Life 
+
+Nature 
+Knowledge, Life 
+Knowledge, Life 
+Nature, Tempest 
+Knowledge 
+
+War 
+
+War 
+
+Knowledge 
+Nature 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Tempest 
+
+Light 
+
+Knowledge, Life, Light 
+War 
+
+Life, Nature 
+Knowledge, War 
+Life 
+
+Life 
+
+Death 
+
+Knowledge, Trickery 
+Knowledge 
+
+Trickery 
+
+Tempest, War 
+Trickery 
+
+Life 
+
+War 
+
+Nature 
+
+Tempest 
+
+Trickery 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Bubbling cauldron or shield 
+Black star on gray background 
+Solar disk and standing stones 
+Footbridge 
+
+Crossed oak and mistletoe branches 
+Red sun-capped mountain peak 
+Giant mallet over sword 
+
+Pair of long hands 
+
+Wave of white water on green 
+Staff 
+
+Two crossed spears 
+
+Silver hand on black background 
+Unfurled scroll 
+
+Summer oak tree 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Fist full of lightning bolts 
+
+Sea shell 
+
+Lyre 
+
+Spear 
+
+Bow and arrow on lunar disk 
+
+Owl 
+
+Mare's head 
+
+Thyrsus (staff tipped with pine cone) 
+Black ram 
+
+Setting moon 
+
+Hammer and anvil 
+
+Fan of peacock feathers 
+
+Lion's head 
+
+Caduceus (winged staff and serpents) 
+Hearth 
+
+Winged woman 
+
+Syrinx (pan pipes) 
+
+Trident 
+
+Red pentagram 
+
+
+EGYPTIAN DEITIES 
+Deity 
+Re-Horakhty, god of the sun, ruler of the gods 
+Anubis, god of judgment and death 
+Apep, god of evil, fire, and serpents _ 
+Bast, goddess of cats and vengeance 
+Bes, god of luck and music 
+Hathor, goddess of love, music, and 
+
+motherhood 
+
+Imhotep, god of crafts and medicine 
+Isis, goddess of fertility and magic 
+Nephthys, goddess of death and grief 
+Osiris, god of nature and the underworld 
+Ptah, god of crafts, knowledge, and secrets 
+Set, god of darkness and desert storms 
+
+
+Sobek, god of water and crocodiles 
+Thoth, god of knowledge and wisdom 
+
+
+Norse DEITIES 
+
+Deity 
+
+Odin, god of knowledge and war 
+
+Aegir, god of the sea and storms 
+
+Balder, god of beauty and poetry 
+Forseti, god of justice and law 
+
+Frey, god of fertility and the sun = 
+Freya, goddess of fertility and love 
+Frigga, goddess of birth and fertility 
+Heimdall, god of watchfulness and loyalty 
+Hel, goddess of the underworld E 
+Hermod, god of luck 
+
+Loki, god of thieves and trickery "E 
+Njord, god of sea and wind : 
+Odur, god of light and the sun 
+
+Sif, goddess of war 
+
+Skadi, god of earth and mountains 
+Surtur, god of fire giants and war 
+
+Thor, god of storms and thunder 
+Thrym, god of fire giants and cold 
+
+Tyr, god of courage and strategy 
+
+Uller, god of hunting and winter 
+
+
+Alignment 
+LG 
+LN 
+NE 
+CG 
+CN 
+NG 
+
+
+NG 
+NG 
+CG 
+LG 
+LN 
+CE 
+
+
+LE 
+N 
+
+
+Alignment 
+NG 
+NE 
+NG 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Life, Light 
+
+Death 
+
+Trickery 
+
+War 
+
+Trickery 
+
+Life, Light 
+
+
+Knowledge 
+Knowledge, Life 
+Death 
+Life, Nature 
+Knowledge 
+Death, Tempest, 
+Trickery 
+Nature, Tempest 
+Knowledge 
+
+
+Suggested Domains 
+Knowledge, War 
+Tempest - 
+Life, Light 
+
+Light 
+
+Life, Light 
+
+Life 
+Life, Light 
+
+Light, War 
+Death 
+
+Trickery 
+
+Trickery 
+
+Nature, Tempest 
+Light 
+
+War 
+
+
+. Nature 
+
+
+War 
+
+Tempest, War 
+War 
+
+Knowledge, War 
+Nature 
+
+
+Symbol 
+
+Solar disk encircled by serpent — 
+Black jackal 
+
+Flaming snake * 
+
+Cat 
+
+Image of the misshapen deity 
+Horned cow's head with lunar disk 
+
+
+Step pyramid 
+Ankh and star 
+Horns around a lunar disk 
+
+
+Crook and flail 
+
+
+Bull 
+Coiled cobra 
+
+
+-. Crocodile head with horns and plumes 
+
+
+Ibis 
+
+
+Symbol 
+Watching blue eye - 
+Rough ocean waves 
+Gem-encrusted silver chalice Zs 
+Head of a bearded man 
+Ice-blue greatsword 
+Falcon 
+Cat ? 
+Curling musical horn 
+Woman's face, rotting on one side 
+Winged scroll 
+Flame | 
+Gold coin 
+Solar disk 
+Upraised sword 
+Mountain peak 
+Flaming sword 
+Hammer 
+White double-bladed axe 
+Sword 
+Longbow 
+
+
+APPENDIX B | GODS OF THE MULTIVERSE 
+
+
+299 
+
+
+APPENDIX C: THE PLANES OF EXISTENCE 
+
+
+NCREDIBLY VAST IS THE COSMOS OF THE 
+DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game, which teems 
+with a multitude of worlds as well as myriad 
+alternate dimensions of reality, called the planes 
+of existence. It encompasses every world 
+where Dungeon Masters run their adventures, 
+all within the relatively mundane realm of the 
+Material Plane. Beyond that plane are domains 
+
+of raw elemental matter and energy, realms of pure 
+
+thought and ethos, the homes of demons and angels, 
+and the dominions of the gods. 
+Many spells and magic items can draw energy 
+
+from these planes, summon the creatures that dwell 
+
+there, communicate with their denizens, and allow 
+
+adventurers to travel there. As your character achieves 
+greater power and higher levels, you might undertake 
+
+a quest to rescue a friend from the horrific depths of 
+
+the Abyss, or find yourself hoisting a tankard with the 
+
+friendly giants of Ysgard. You might walk on streets 
+made of solid fire or test your mettle on a battlefield 
+where the fallen are resurrected with each dawn. 
+
+
+THE MATERIAL PLANE 
+
+
+The Material Plane is the nexus where the philosophical 
+and elemental forces that define the other planes collide 
+in the jumbled existence of mortal life and mundane 
+matter. All the worlds of D&D exist within the Material 
+Plane, making it the starting point for most campaigns 
+and adventures. The rest of the multiverse is defined in 
+relation to the Material Plane. 
+
+The worlds of the Material Plane are infinitely diverse, 
+for they reflect the creative imagination of the DMs 
+who set their games there, as well as the players whose 
+heroes adventure there. They include magic-wasted 
+desert planets and island-dotted water worlds, worlds 
+where magic combines with advanced technology and 
+others trapped in an endless Stone Age, worlds where 
+the gods walk and places they have abandoned. 
+
+
+POSITIVE PLANE 
+
+
+os 5 25 "a mÅ 
+~ OUTER PLAN t 
+
+
+ES 
+vr 
+
+
+APPENDIX ( THE PLANES OF EXISTENCE 
+
+
+The best-known worlds in the multiverse are the 
+ones that have been published as official campaign 
+settings for the D&D game over the years—Greyhawk, 
+Blackmoor, Dragonlance, the Forgotten Realms, 
+Mystara, Birthright, Dark Sun, and Eberron, among 
+others. Each of these worlds boasts its own cast of 
+heroic adventurers and scheming villains, its own 
+ancient ruins and forgotten artifacts, its own dungeons 
+and its own dragons. But if your campaign takes place 
+on one of these worlds, it belongs to your DM—you 
+might imagine it as one of thousands of parallel versions 
+of the world, which might diverge wildly from the 
+published version. 
+
+
+MATERIAL ECHOES 
+
+
+The Material Plane is a richly magical place, and its 
+magical nature is reflected in the two planes that share 
+its central place in the multiverse. The Feywild and the 
+Shadowfell are parallel dimensions occupying the same 
+cosmological space, so they are often called echo planes 
+or mirror planes to the Material Plane. The worlds and 
+landscapes of these planes mirror the natural world 
+
+of the Material Plane but reflect those features into 
+different forms—more marvelous and magical in the 
+Feywild, distorted and colorless in the Shadowfell. 
+Where a volcano stands in the Material Plane, a 
+mountain topped with skyscraper-sized crystals that 
+glow with internal fire towers in the Feywild, and a 
+jagged rock outcropping resembling a skull marks the 
+spot on the Shadowfell. 
+
+The Feywild, also called the Plane of Faerie, is a land 
+of soft lights and wonder, a country of little people with 
+great desires, a place of music and death. It is a realm 
+of eternal twilight, with slow lanterns bobbing in the 
+gentle breeze and huge fireflies buzzing through groves 
+and fields. The sky is alight with the faded colors of 
+the setting, or perhaps rising, sun. But, in fact, the sun 
+never truly sets or rises; it remains stationary, dusky 
+and low in the sky. Away from the settled areas ruled by 
+the Seelie Court, the land is a tangle of sharp-toothed 
+brambles and syrupy fens—perfect territory for the 
+Unseelie to hunt their prey. Fey creatures, such as those 
+brought to the world by conjure woodland beings and 
+similar spells, dwell in the Feywild. 
+
+The Shadowfell, also called the Plane of Shadow, is 
+a darkly lighted dimension, a world of black and white 
+where color has been leached from everything. It is a 
+place of toxic darkness that hates the light, where the 
+sky is a black vault with neither sun nor stars. 
+
+
+————EEeE———— EE * 
+POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PLANES 
+Like a dome above the other planes, the Positive Plane is the 
+source of radiant energy and the raw life force that suffuses 
+all living beings, from the puny to the sublime. Its dark 
+reflection is the Negative Plane, the source of necrotic energy 
+that destroys the living and animates the undead. 
+
+
+BEYOND THE MATERIAL 
+
+
+Beyond the Material Plane, the various planes of 
+existence are realms of myth and mystery. They're 
+
+not simply other worlds, but different qualities of 
+being, formed and governed by spiritual and elemental 
+principles abstracted from the ordinary world. 
+
+
+PLANAR TRAVEL 
+
+
+When adventurers travel into other planes of existence, 
+they are undertaking a legendary journey across the 
+thresholds of existence to a mythic destination where 
+they strive to complete their quest. Such a journey is the 
+stuff of legend. Braving the realms of the dead, seeking 
+out the celestial servants of a deity, or bargaining with 
+an efreeti in its home city will be the subject of song and 
+story for years to come. 
+
+Travel to the planes beyond the Material Plane can be 
+accomplished in two ways: by casting a spell or by using 
+a planar portal, 
+
+Spells. A number of spells allow direct or indirect 
+access to other planes of existence. Plane shift and 
+gate can transport adventurers directly to any other 
+plane of existence, with different degrees of precision. 
+Etherealness allows adventurers to enter the Ethereal 
+Plane and travel from there to any of the planes it 
+touches—the Shadowfell, the Feywild, or the Elemental 
+Planes. And the astral projection spell lets adventurers 
+project themselves into the Astral Plane and travel to 
+the Outer Planes. 
+
+Portals. A portal is a general term for a stationary 
+interplanar connection that links a specific location 
+on one plane to a specific location on another. Some 
+portals are like doorways, a clear window, or a fog- 
+shrouded passage, and simply stepping through it 
+effects the interplanar travel. Others are locations— 
+circles of standing stones, soaring towers, sailing ships, 
+or even whole towns—that exist in multiple planes at 
+once or flicker from one plane to another in turn. Some 
+are vortices, typically joining an Elemental Plane with a 
+very similar location on the Material Plane, such as the 
+heart of a volcano (leading to the Plane of Fire) or the 
+depths of the ocean (to the Plane of Water). 
+
+
+TRANSITIVE PLANES 
+
+
+The Ethereal Plane and the Astral Plane are called the 
+Transitive Planes. They are mostly featureless realms 
+that serve primarily as ways to travel from one plane 
+to another. Spells such as etherealness and astral 
+projection allow characters to enter these planes and 
+traverse them to reach the planes beyond. 
+
+The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fog-bound dimension 
+that is sometimes described as a great ocean. Its shores, 
+called the Border Ethereal, overlap the Material Plane 
+and the Inner Planes, so that every location on those 
+planes has a corresponding location on the Ethereal 
+
+
+— Plane. Certain creatures can see into the Border 
+
+
+Ethereal, and the see invisibility and true seeing spell 
+grant that ability. Some magical effects also extend from 
+the Material Plane into the Border Ethereal, particularly 
+effects that use force energy such as forcecage and wall 
+
+
+of force. The depths of the plane, the Deep Ethereal, are 
+a region of swirling mists and colorful fogs. 
+
+The Astral Plane is the realm of thought and dream, 
+where visitors travel as disembodied souls to reach 
+the planes of the divine and demonic. It is a great, 
+silvery sea, the same above and below, with swirling 
+wisps of white and gray streaking among motes of light 
+resembling distant stars. Erratic whirlpools of color 
+flicker in midair like spinning coins, Occasional bits of 
+solid matter can be found here, but most of the Astral 
+Plane is an endless, open domain. 
+
+
+INNER PLANES 
+
+
+The Inner Planes surround and enfold the Material 
+Plane and its echoes, providing the raw elemental 
+substance from which all the worlds were made. The 
+four Elemental Planes—Air, Earth, Fire, and Water— 
+form a ring around the Material Plane, suspended 
+within the churning Elemental Chaos. 
+
+At their innermost edges, where they are closest 
+to the Material Plane (in a conceptual if not a literal 
+geographical sense), the four Elemental Planes 
+resemble a world in the Material Plane. The four 
+elements mingle together as they do in the Material 
+Plane, forming land, sea, and sky. Farther from the 
+Material Plane, though, the Elemental Planes are both 
+alien and hostile. Here, the elements exist in their 
+purest form—great expanses of solid earth, blazing fire, 
+crystal-clear water, and unsullied air. These regions 
+are little-known, so when discussing the Plane of Fire, 
+for example, a speaker usually means just the border 
+region. At the farthest extents of the Inner Planes, 
+the pure elements dissolve and bleed together into an 
+unending tumult of clashing energies and colliding 
+substance, the Elemental Chaos. 
+
+
+OUTER PLANES 
+
+
+If the Inner Planes are the raw matter and energy that 
+makes up the multiverse, the Outer Planes are the 
+direction, thought and purpose for such construction. 
+Accordingly, many sages refer to the Outer Planes as 
+divine planes, spiritual planes, or godly planes, for the 
+Outer Planes are best known as the homes of deities, 
+
+When discussing anything to do with deities, the 
+language used must be highly metaphorical. Their 
+actual homes are not literally “places” at all, but 
+exemplify the idea that the Outer Planes are realms of 
+thought and spirit. As with the Elemental Planes, one 
+can imagine the perceptible part of the Outer Planes as 
+a sort of border region, while extensive spiritual regions 
+lie beyond ordinary sensory experience. 
+
+Even in those perceptible regions, appearances 
+can be deceptive. Initially, many of the Outer Planes 
+appear hospitable and familiar to natives of the 
+Material Plane. But the landscape can change at the 
+whims of the powerful forces that live on the Outer 
+Planes. The desires of the mighty forces that dwell on 
+these planes can remake them completely, effectively 
+erasing and rebuilding existence itself to better fulfill 
+their own needs. 
+
+
+APPENDIX í THE PLANES OF EXISTENCE 
+
+
+301 
+
+
+Distance is a virtually meaningless concept on the 
+Outer Planes. The perceptible regions of the planes 
+often seem quite small, but they can also stretch on to 
+what seems like infinity. It might be possible to take 
+a guided tour of the Nine Hells, from the first layer to 
+the ninth, in a single day—if the powers of the Hells 
+desire it. Or it could take weeks for travelers to make a 
+grueling trek across a single layer. 
+
+The most well-known Outer Planes are a group of 
+sixteen planes that correspond to the eight alignments 
+(excluding neutrality) and the shades of distinction 
+between them. 
+
+
+OUTER PLANES 
+
+
+Outer Plane Alignment 
+Mount Celestia, the Seven Heavens of LG 
+Bytopia, the Twin Paradises of NG, LG 
+Elysium, the Blessed Fields of NG 
+The Beastlands, the Wilderness of NG, CG 
+Arborea, the Olympian Glades of CG 
+Ysgard, the Heroic Domains of CN, CG 
+Limbo, the Ever-Changing Chaos of CN 
+Pandemonium, the Windswept Depthsof CN, CE 
+The Abyss, the Infinite Layers of CREF 
+Carceri, the Tarterian Depths of NE, CE 
+Hades, the Gray Waste of NE 
+Gehenna, the Bleak Eternity of NE, LE 
+The Nine Hells (of Baator) LE 
+Acheron, the Infinite Battlefield of LN, LE 
+Mechanus, the Clockwork Nirvana of LN 
+Arcadia, the Peaceable Kingdoms of LN, LG 
+
+
+The planes with some element of good in their nature 
+are called the Upper Planes. Celestial creatures such 
+as angels and pegasi dwell in the Upper Planes. Planes 
+with some element of evil are the Lower Planes. Fiends 
+such as demons, devils, and yugoloths dwell in the 
+Lower Planes. A plane's alignment is its essence, and 
+
+a character whose alignment doesn't match the plane's 
+experiences a profound sense of dissonance there. 
+When a good creature visits Elysium, for example, it 
+feels in tune with the plane, but an evil creature feels 
+out of tune and more than a little uncomfortable. 
+
+
+OTHER PLANES 
+
+
+Existing somehow between or beyond the known planes 
+
+
+of existence are a variety of other realms. 
+
+
+SIGIL AND THE OUTLANDS 
+The Outlands is the plane between the Outer Planes, a 
+plane of neutrality, but not the neutrality of nothingness. 
+Instead it incorporates a little of everything, keeping it 
+all in a paradoxical balance—simultaneously concordant 
+and in opposition. It is a broad region of varied terrain, 
+with open prairies, towering mountains, and twisting, 
+shallow rivers, strongly resembling an ordinary world 
+of the Material Plane. 
+
+The Outlands is circular, like a great wheel—in fact, 
+those who envision the Outer Planes as a wheel point 
+to the Outlands as proof, calling it a microcosm of the 
+
+
+APPENDIX C | THE PLANES OF EXISTENCE 
+
+
+planes. That argument might be circular, however, 
+for it is possible that the arrangement of the Outlands 
+inspired the idea of the Great Wheel in the first place. 
+
+Around the outside edge of the circle, evenly spaced, 
+are the gate-towns: sixteen settlements, each built 
+around a portal leading to one of the Outer Planes. Each 
+town shares many of the characteristics of the plane 
+where its gate leads. 
+
+At the center of the Outlands, like the axle of the 
+planar wheel, the Spire shoots impossibly high into the 
+sky. Above this thin peak floats the ring-shaped city of 
+Sigil, the City of Doors. This bustling planar metropolis 
+holds countless portals to other planes and worlds. 
+
+Sigil is a trader's city. Goods, merchandise, and 
+information come to it from across the planes. There 
+is a brisk trade in information about the planes, in 
+particular in the command words or items required for 
+the operation of particular portals. These portal keys 
+are highly sought after, and many travelers within the 
+city are looking for a particular portal or a portal key 
+to allow them to continue on their way. 
+
+
+DEMIPLANES 
+
+Demiplanes are small extradimensional spaces with 
+their own unique rules. They are pieces of reality that 
+don't seem to fit anywhere else. Demiplanes come 
+
+into being by a variety of means. Some are created by 
+spells, such as demiplane, or generated at the desire of a 
+powerful deity or other force. They may exist naturally, 
+as a fold of existing reality that has been pinched off 
+from the rest of the multiverse, or as a baby universe 
+growing in power. À given demiplane can be entered 
+through a single point where it touches another plane. 
+Theoretically, a plane shift spell can also carry travelers 
+to a demiplane, but the proper frequency required 
+
+for the tuning fork is extremely hard to acquire. The 
+gate spell is more reliable, assuming the caster knows 
+of the demiplane. 
+
+
+THE FAR REALM 
+
+The Far Realm is beyond the known multiverse. In fact, 
+it might be an entirely separate multiverse with its own 
+physical and magical laws. Where stray energies from 
+the Far Realm leak onto another plane, life and matter 
+are warped and twisted into alien shapes that defy 
+ordinary geometry and biology. 
+
+The entities that abide in the Far Realm are too alien 
+for a normal mind to accept without damage. Titanic 
+creatures swim through nothingness, preoccupied 
+with madness. Unspeakable things whisper awful 
+truths to those who dare listen. For mortals, knowledge 
+of the Far Realm is a triumph of mind over the rude 
+boundaries of matter, space, and eventually sanity. 
+
+There are no known portals to the Far Realm, or 
+at least none that are still viable. Ancient elves once 
+pierced the boundary of eons with a vast portal to the 
+Far Realm within a mountain called Firestorm Peak, 
+but their civilization imploded in bloody terror and 
+the portal's location—even its home world—is long- 
+forgotten. Other portals might still exist, marked by the 
+alien forces leaking through to corrupt the Material 
+Plane around them. 
+
+
+F 
+
+
+^ 
+
+
+POSITIVE PLANE 
+
+
+— v«MENTAL CH. 
+ME TAO 6 
+
+
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+
+
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+eat iw; 
+
+
+FEYWILD 
+
+
+ys ~ 
+
+
+MATERIAL PLANE 
+
+
+SHADOWFELI 
+
+
+NEGATIVE PLANE 
+
+
+SOVHO 40 SaNY14 
+
+
+304 
+
+
+APPENDIX D: CREATURE STATISTICS 
+
+
+PELLS AND CLASS FEATURES ALLOW CHARACTERS 
+to transform into animals, summon creatures 
+to serve as familiars, and create undead. 
+Statistics for such creatures are grouped 
+
+in this appendix for your convenience. For 
+information on how to read a stat block, see 
+the Monster Manual. 
+
+
+BAT 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 1 (1d4 — 1) 
+Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+2(-4) 31562  8(3) 269 E 4(-3) 
+
+
+Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11 
+Languages — 
+Challenge 0 (10 XP) 
+
+
+Echolocation. While it can't hear, the bat has no blindsight. 
+Keen Hearing. The bat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on hearing. 
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. 
+Hit: | piercing damage. 
+
+
+BLACK BEAR 
+
+
+Medium beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 11 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 19 (3d8 6) 
+Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+15 (+2) 10(+0) 14042 264 121) 7(2) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3 
+
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on smell. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks, one with its bite and 
+one with its claws. 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage. 
+
+
+APPENDIX D | CREATURE STATISTICS 
+
+
+BOAR 
+
+
+Medium beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 11 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) 
+Speed 40 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+13 (41) 11440) 124) 2¢4 9(3 5(3) 
+
+
+Senses passive Perception 9 
+Languages — 
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+Charge. |f the boar moves at least 20 feet straight toward a 
+creature right before hitting it with a tusk attack, the target 
+takes an extra 3 (1d6) slashing damage and must succeed on a 
+DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. 
+
+
+Relentless (Recharges after the Boar Finishes a Short or Long 
+Rest). If the boar takes damage that reduces it to 0 hit points, 
+unless the damage is 7 or more or from a critical hit, it drops to 
+1 hit point instead. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Tusk. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage. 
+
+
+BROWN BEAR 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 11 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 34 (4d10 + 12) 
+Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+19 (+4) 10(+0) 1663) 2(-4) B) 7(2) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3 
+
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Smell. The bear has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on smell. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Multiattack. The bear makes two attacks, one with its bite and 
+one with its claws. 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage. 
+
+
+CAT 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 2 (1d4) 
+Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft. 
+
+
+CHA 
+7 (-2) 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT — WIS 
+3(-4  15(42 10(40 3(-4) 12(4) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 0 (10 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Smell. The cat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on smell. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 1 slashing damage. 
+
+
+CONSTRICTOR SNAKE 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2) 
+Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT — WIS — CHA 
+15(32) 14(+2) 12(1) 1(5) 10(0) 3(-4) 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. 
+Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Constrict. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one 
+creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 2) bludgeoning damage, and the target 
+is grappled. Until this grapple ends, the creature is restrained, 
+and the snake can't constrict another target. 
+
+
+CROCODILE 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) 
+Speed 20 ft., swim 30 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+15 (+2) 1060) 13(+1) 2(-4) 10(+0) 5 (-3) 
+
+
+Skills Stealth +2 
+
+. Senses passive Perception 10 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+
+Hold Breath. The crocodile can hold its breath for 15 minutes. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the target is grappled. 
+Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the 
+crocodile can't bite another target. 
+
+
+DIRE WOLF 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 14 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 37 (5d10 « 10) 
+
+
+Speed 50 ft. 
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+17 (+3) 15(42) 1562 3(-4) 1241) 7(-2) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. 
+
+
+Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on attack rolls against a 
+creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 feet of the 
+creature and isn’t incapacitated. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack; +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, 
+it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be 
+knocked prone. 
+
+
+FROG 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 11 
+Hit Points 1 (1d4 — 1) 
+Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+1 (-5) 13 (+41) 8 (-1) 1(C5) 8(-)) 3 (-4) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +1, Stealth +3 
+
+Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 11 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 0 (0 XP) 
+
+
+Amphibious. The frog can breathe air and water. 
+
+
+Standing Leap. As part of its movement and without a running 
+start, the frog can long jump up to 10 feet and high jump 
+up to 5 feet. 
+
+
+APPENDIX D | CREATURE STATISTICS 
+
+
+nije = = = 
+
+
+GIANT EAGLE 
+
+
+Large beast, neutral good 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 
+Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) 
+Speed 10 ft., fly 80 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+16 (+3) 1743) 1341) 8(23) 14(42) 10 (40) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +4 
+
+Senses passive Perception 14 
+
+Languages Giant Eagle, understands Common but doesn’t 
+speak it 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Sight. The eagle has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on sight. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Multiattack, The eagle makes two attacks, one with its beak 
+and one with its talons. 
+
+
+Beak, Melee Weapon Attack; +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) slashing damage. 
+
+
+GIANT SPIDER 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 14 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) 
+Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+14 (+2) 16(3) 12) 2(-4 (0 4 (-3) 
+
+
+Skills Stealth +7 
+
+Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10 
+Languages — p 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including 
+upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an 
+ability check. 
+
+
+Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the 
+exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. 
+
+
+Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused 
+by webbing. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. 
+
+
+Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a 
+
+
+Web (Recharge 5-6). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 
+30 ft./60 ft., one creature. Hit: The target is restrained by 
+webbing. As an action, the restrained target can make a DC 
+
+12 Strength check, bursting the webbing on a success. The 
+webbing can also be attacked and destroyed (AC 10; hp 5; 
+vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to bludgeoning, poison, 
+and psychic damage). 
+
+
+Hawk (FALCON) 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 
+Hit Points 1 (1d4 — 1) 
+Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+5(-3  16(3) 38(-) 2(-4 14(2  6(-2) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +4 
+
+Senses passive Perception 14 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 0 (10 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Sight. The hawk has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on sight. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 1 slashing damage. 
+
+
+IMP 
+Tiny fiend (devil, shapechanger), lawful evil 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 
+Hit Points 10 (3d4 + 3) 
+Speed 20 ft., fly 40 ft. (20 ft. in rat form; 20 ft., fly 60 ft. in raven 
+form; 20 ft., climb 20 ft. in spider form) 
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+6(2 173) 133) (0) 12) 14(42) 
+
+
+Skills Deception +4, Insight +3, Persuasion +4, Stealth +5 
+
+Damage Resistances cold; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing 
+from nonmagical weapons that aren't silvered 
+
+Damage Immunities fire, poison 
+
+Condition Immunities poisoned 
+
+Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 11 
+
+Languages Infernal, Common 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Shapechanger. The imp can use its action to polymorph into 
+the beast form of a rat, a raven, or a spider, or into its devil 
+form, Its statistics are the same in each form, although its 
+attack is different in some of them. Any equipment it carries is 
+not transformed. If slain, the imp reverts to its devil form. 
+
+
+DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage 
+on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If 
+the poison damage reduces the target to O hit points, the target 
+is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, and paralyzed while poisoned 
+in this way. 
+
+
+Devil's Sight. Magical darkness doesn't impede the 
+imp's darkvision. 
+
+
+Magic Resistance. The imp has advantage on saving throws 
+against spells and other magical effects. 
+
+
+306 APPENDIX D | CREATURE STATISTICS 
+306 > = = 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Sting (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, 
+reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and 
+the target must make on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw, 
+taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as 
+much damage on a successful one. 
+
+
+Invisibility. The imp turns invisible until it attacks or until its 
+concentration ends. Anything the invisible imp is carrying or 
+wearing is invisible as long as it remains in contact with the imp. 
+
+
+LION 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4) 
+Speed 50 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+17 (+3) 15 (+2) 13(41) 3(3) 12(1) 8(1) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6 
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Smell. The lion has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on smell. 
+
+
+Pack Tactics. The lion has advantage on attack rolls against a 
+creature if at least one of the lion’s allies is within 5 feet of the 
+creature and isn’t incapacitated. 
+
+
+Pounce. If the lion moves at least 20 feet straight toward a 
+target right before hitting it with a claw attack, the target must 
+succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked 
+prone, If the target is prone, the lion can take a bonus action to 
+make one bite attack against it. 
+
+
+Running Leap. As part of its movement and after a 10-foot 
+running start, the lion can long jump up to 25 feet. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) slashing damage. 
+
+
+MASTIFF 
+
+
+Medium beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 5 (1d8 + 1) 
+Speed 40 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+13 (+1) 14(2). 12(41) 3(4 12(4 7(2) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3 
+
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Hearing and Smell. The mastiff has advantage on 
+Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 
+4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must 
+succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. 
+
+
+MULE 
+
+
+Medium beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 10 
+Hit Points 11 (2d8 « 2) 
+Speed 40 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+14 (+2) 10 (+0) 13 (41) 2(4) 10(+0) 5 (-3) 
+
+
+Senses passive Perception 10 
+Languages — 
+Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+
+Beast of Burden. The mule is considered to be a Large animal 
+for the purpose of determining its carrying capacity. 
+
+
+Sure-Footed. Whenever the mule would be knocked prone, it 
+stays on its feet if it succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw. 
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage. 
+
+
+o2 
+o 
+- 
+
+
+308 
+
+
+OwL 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 11 
+Hit Points 1 (1d4 — 1) 
+Speed 5 ft., fly 60 ft. 
+
+
+CHA 
+7 (2 
+
+
+STR DEX 
+3(-4) 13 (4) 
+
+
+CON INT WIS 
+8 (-1) 2(-)  12(4) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +3 
+
+Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 0 (10 XP) 
+
+
+Flyby. The owl provokes no opportunity attacks when it flies 
+out of an enemy's reach. 
+
+
+Keen Sight. The owl has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on sight. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Talons. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+
+
+Hit: 1 slashing damage. 
+
+
+PANTHER 
+
+
+Medium beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 13 (3d8) 
+Speed 50 ft., climb 40 ft. 
+
+
+CHA 
+7 (-2) 
+
+
+STR DEX 
+14 (+2) 15 (+2) 
+
+
+CON INT — WIS 
+10(40  3(-4 14 (+2) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +4, Stealth +6 
+Senses passive Perception 14 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Smell. The panther has advantage on Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks that rely on smell. 
+
+
+Pounce. If the panther moves at least 20 feet straight toward 
+
+a creature right before hitting it with a claw attack, the target 
+must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be knocked 
+prone. If the target is prone, the panther can take a bonus 
+action to make one bite attack against it. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+
+
+Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage. 
+
+
+APPENDIX D | CREATURE STATISTICS 
+
+
+POISONOUS SNAKE 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 
+Hit Points 2 (1d4) 
+Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft. 
+
+
+CON INT WIS CHA 
+11 (+0)  1(-5  10(40 3 (-4) 
+
+
+STR DEX 
+2 (-4) 16 (+3) 
+
+
+Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 10 
+Languages — 
+Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+Bite, Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 10 
+Constitution saving throw, taking 5 (2d4) poison damage on a 
+failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. 
+
+
+PSEUDODRAGON 
+
+
+Tiny dragon, neutral good 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 7 (2d4 + 2) 
+Speed 15 ft., fly 60 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX 
+6 (-2) 15 (+2) 
+
+
+CON INT — WIS 
+13 (41)  10(40) 12 (+1) 
+
+
+CHA 
+10 (+0 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 
+
+Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13 
+
+Languages understands Common and Draconic but doesn't 
+speak 
+
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Senses. The pseudodragon has advantage on Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks that rely on sight, hearing, or smell. 
+
+
+Magic Resistance. The pseudodragon has advantage on saving 
+throws against spells and other magical effects. 
+
+
+Limited Telepathy. The pseudodragon can communicate 
+simple ideas, emotions, and images telepathically with any 
+creature within 100 feet of it that can understand a language. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Sting. Melee Weapon Attack; +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. 
+Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed 
+on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned for 
+1 hour. If its saving throw result is 6 or lower, the target falls 
+unconscious for the same duration, or until it takes damage or 
+another creature uses an action to wake it. 
+
+
+QUASIT 
+
+
+Tiny fiend (demon, shapechanger), chaotic evil 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 
+
+Hit Points 7 (3d4) 
+
+Speed 40 ft. (10 ft., fly 40 ft. in bat form; 40 ft., climb 40 ft. in 
+centipede form; 40 ft., swim 40 ft. in toad form) 
+
+
+STR 
+5 (-3) 
+
+
+DEX 
+V (+3) 
+
+
+CON INT 
+10 (+0) 7 (-2) 
+
+
+wis 
+10 (+0) 
+
+
+CHA 
+10 (+0) 
+
+
+Skills Stealth +5 
+
+Damage Resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, 
+piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons 
+
+Damage Immunities poison 
+
+Condition Immunities poisoned 
+
+Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 10 
+
+Languages Abyssal, Common 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Shapechanger. The quasit can use its action to polymorph into 
+the beast form of a bat, centipede, or toad, or into its demon 
+form. Its statistics are the same in each form, although its 
+attack is different in some of them. Any equipment it carries is 
+not transformed. If slain, the quasit reverts to its demon form. 
+
+
+Magic Resistance. The quasit has advantage on saving throws 
+against spells and other magical effects. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Claws (Bite in Beast Form). Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, 
+reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage. If the 
+target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution 
+saving throw or take 5 (2d4) poison damage and become 
+poisoned for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving 
+throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect early 
+on à success. 
+
+
+Scare (1/Day). One creature of the quasit's choice within 20 
+feet of it must succeed on a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw or be 
+frightened for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw 
+at the end of each of its turns, with disadvantage if the quasit is 
+within line of sight, ending the effect early on a success. 
+
+
+Invisibility. The quasit turns invisible until it attacks or uses 
+Scare, or until its concentration ends. Anything the invisible 
+quasit is carrying or wearing is invisible as long as it remains in 
+contact with the quasit. 
+
+
+RAT 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 10 
+Hit Points 1 (1d4 — 1) 
+
+
+Speed 20 ft. 
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+2 (74) 11 (+0)  9(-1) 2(-4) 10(4+0) 4 (-3 
+
+
+Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10 
+Languages — 
+Challenge 0 (10 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on smell. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 1 piercing damage. 
+
+
+RAVEN 
+
+
+Tiny beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 1 (1d4 — 1) 
+Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft. 
+
+
+STR 
+2 (-4) 
+
+
+DEX 
+14 (+2) 
+
+
+CON INT 
+8(-1) 204 
+
+
+WIS 
+12 (+1) 
+
+
+CHA 
+6 (72) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3 
+
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 0 (10 XP) 
+
+
+Mimicry. The raven can mimic simple sounds it has heard, 
+such as a person whispering, a baby crying, or an animal 
+chittering. A creature that hears the sounds can tell they are 
+imitations with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Beak. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 1 piercing damage. 
+
+
+REEF SHARK 
+
+
+Medium beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 22 (4d8 + 4) 
+Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft. 
+
+
+CHA 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS 
+14 (+2) . 13 (43) 13 (+1) 1(-5) 10(+0) 4 (-3) 
+
+
+-wW 
+l 
+
+
+Skills Perception +2 
+
+Senses blindsight 30 ft., passive Perception 12 | 
+Languages — | 
+Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+
+Pack Tactics. The shark has advantage on attack rolls against a 
+creature if at least one of the shark's allies is within 5 feet of the 
+creature and isn’t incapacitated. 
+
+
+Water Breathing. The shark can breathe only while underwater. 
+
+
+E. 
+
+
+ACTIONS | ig 
+eee 
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. ^ 
+4 
+E 
+" 
+Ż 
+2 
+E = = 
+
+
+APPENDIX D | CREATURE STATISTICS 
+
+
+RIDING HORSE 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 10 
+Hit Points 13 (2d10 + 2) 
+
+
+Speed 60 ft. 
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+16 (43) 1040) 12(41) 2(4 140) 7(- 
+
+
+2) 
+
+
+Senses passive Perception 10 
+Languages — 
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+| 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) bludgeoning damage. 
+
+
+SKELETON 
+
+
+Medium undead, lawful evil 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 (armor scraps) 
+Hit Points 13 (2d8 + 4) 
+
+
+Speed 30 ft. 
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+10(40) 14(2) 1562  6(2 8() 5C 
+
+
+3) 
+
+
+Damage Vulnerabilities bludgeoning 
+
+Damage Immunities poison 
+
+Condition Immunities poisoned 
+
+Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9 
+
+Languages understands languages it knew in life but can’t speak 
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one 
+target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 80 ft./320 
+ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. 
+
+
+SPRITE 
+Tiny fey, neutral good 
+
+
+Armor Class 15 (leather armor) 
+Hit Points 2 (1d4) 
+Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. 
+
+
+CHA 
+T1 (+0 
+
+
+STR 
+3 (-4) 
+
+
+DEX 
+18 (+4) 
+
+
+CON 
+10 (+0) 
+
+
+INT 
+14 (+2) 
+
+
+wis 
+13 (+1) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +8 (the check is made with 
+disadvantage if the sprite is flying) 
+
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+
+Languages Common, Elvish, Sylvan 
+
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one 
+target. Hit: 1 slashing damage. 
+
+
+310 APPENDIX D | CREATURE STATISTICS 
+
+
+| = 
+E 
+
+
+SKELETON 
+
+
+Shortbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 40 ft./160 
+ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage. If the target is a 
+creature, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving 
+throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. If its saving throw 
+result is 5 or lower, the target falls unconscious for the same 
+duration, or until it takes damage or another creature uses an 
+action to wake it. 
+
+
+Heart Sight. The sprite touches a creature and knows the 
+creature's current emotional state. If the target fails a DC 10 
+Charisma saving throw, the sprite also knows the creature's 
+alignment. Celestials, fiends, and undead automatically fail the 
+saving throw. 
+
+
+Invisibility. The sprite turns invisible until it attacks or casts 
+
+a spell, or until its concentration ends. Anything the invisible 
+sprite is carrying or wearing is invisible as long as it remains in 
+contact with the sprite. 
+
+
+LL——— ————————M————M 
+VARIANT: WARHORSE ARMOR 
+An armored warhorse has an Armor Class based on the 
+type of barding worn (see chapter 5 for more information 
+on barding). Its Armor Class includes the horse's Dexterity 
+modifier, where applicable. 
+
+
+AC Barding AC Barding 
+12 Leather 16 Chain mail 
+13 Studded leather 7 Splint 
+
+14 Ring mail 18 Plate 
+
+15 Scale mail 
+
+
+ey 
+
+
+SS See ee ee Se HEISE 
+
+
+TIGER 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 12 
+Hit Points 37 (5d10 + 10) 
+Speed 40 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+17(3) 15(+2) 1462 3(-4 12) 8 (-1) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6 
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1 (200 XP) 
+
+
+Keen Smell. The tiger has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) 
+checks that rely on smell. 
+
+
+Pounce. If the tiger moves at least 20 feet straight toward a 
+creature right before hitting it with a claw attack, the target 
+must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked 
+prone. If the target is prone, the tiger can take a bonus action 
+to make one bite attack against it. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) piercing damage. 
+
+
+Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage. 
+
+
+WARHORSE 
+
+
+Large beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 11 
+Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3) 
+Speed 60 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+18(4) 12(#1) (4) 2(4 12) 7(2) 
+
+
+Senses passive Perception 11 
+Languages — 
+Challenge 1/2 (100 XP) 
+
+
+Trampling Charge. If the horse moves at least 20 feet straight 
+toward a creature right before hitting it with a hooves attack, 
+
+the target must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or 
+be knocked prone. If the target is prone, the horse can take a 
+
+bonus action to make another attack with its hooves against 
+
+the target. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+
+
+Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage. 
+
+
+WOLF 
+
+
+Medium beast, unaligned 
+
+
+Armor Class 13 (natural armor) 
+Hit Points 11 (2d8 2) 
+
+
+Speed 40 ft. 
+STR DEX CON INT WIS po 
+12(4) 15602 1241) 3(4 1241) 6(-2) 
+
+
+Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 
+Senses passive Perception 13 
+Languages — 
+
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+I 
+Keen Hearing and Smell. The wolf has advantage on Wisdom 
+(Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell. 
+
+
+Pack Tactics. The wolf has advantage on attack rolls against a 
+creature if at least one of the wolf's allies is within 5 feet of the 
+creature and isn't incapacitated. 
+
+| 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. 
+Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, 
+it must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be 
+knocked prone. 
+
+
+ZOMBIE | 
+
+
+Medium undead, neutral evil 
+
+
+Armor Class 8 
+Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9) ` 
+Speed 20 ft. 
+
+
+STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 
+13 (+1) 6(-2)  16(3) 3(-4) 6(-2) (5 (-3) 
+a 
+Saving Throws Wis +0 
+Damage Immunities poison 
+Condition Immunities poisoned 
+Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8 
+ut can't 
+
+
+Languages understands the languages it knew in life 
+speak 
+
+
+Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) 
+
+
+Undead Fortitude. If damage reduces the zombie to 0 hit 
+points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC 
+of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or 
+from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1] hit 
+point instead. 
+
+
+ACTIONS 
+
+
+Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one|target. 
+Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage. 
+
+
+APPENDIX E: INSPIRATIONAL READING 
+
+
+NSPIRATION FOR ALL OF THE FANTASY WORK I HAVE 
+done stems directly from the love my father 
+showed when I was a lad, for he spent many 
+hours telling me stories he made up as he went 
+along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant 
+wishes, of magic rings and enchanted swords, 
+or wicked sorcerers and dauntless swordsmen. . 
+.. All of us tend to get ample helpings of fantasy 
+when we are very young, from fairy tales such as those 
+written by the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang. 
+This often leads to reading books of mythology, paging 
+through bestiaries, and consultation of compilations 
+of the myths of various lands and peoples. Upon such 
+a base I built my interest in fantasy, being an avid 
+reader of all science fiction and fantasy literature 
+since 1950. The following authors were of particular 
+inspiration to me. 
+—E. Gary Gygax, Dungeon Master's Guide (1979) 
+
+
+A great deal of fantasy literature has been published 
+since the co-creator of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS wrote 
+those words, including breakthrough works set in the 
+shared worlds of D&D. The following list includes 
+Gary's original list and some additional works that have 
+inspired the game's designers in the years since. 
+
+
+Ahmed, Saladin. Throne of the Crescent Moon. 
+
+Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three and the rest of the 
+Chronicles of Prydain series. 
+
+Anderson, Poul. The Broken Sword, The High Crusade, and 
+Three Hearts and Three Lions. 
+
+Anthony, Piers. Split Infinity and the rest of the Apprentice 
+Adept series. 
+
+Augusta, Lady Gregory. Gods and Fighting Men. 
+
+Bear, Elizabeth. Range of Ghosts and the rest of the 
+Eternal Sky trilogy. 
+
+Bellairs, John. The Face in the Frost. 
+
+Brackett, Leigh. The Best of Leigh Brackett, The Long 
+Tomorrow, and The Sword of Rhiannon. gr 
+
+Brooks, Terry. The Sword of Shannara and the rest of the 
+Shannara novels. 
+
+Brown, Fredric. Hall of Mirrors and What Mad Universe. 
+
+Bulfinch, Thomas. Bulfinch's Mythology. 
+
+Burroughs, Edgar Rice. At the Earth's Core and the rest 
+of the Pellucidar series, Pirates of Venus and the rest of 
+the Venus series, and A Princess of Mars and the rest of 
+the Mars series. 
+
+Carter, Lin. Warrior of World’s End and the rest of the 
+World's End series. 
+
+Cook, Glen. The Black Company and the rest of the Black 
+Company series. 
+
+de Camp, L. Sprague. The Fallible Fiend and Lest 
+Darkness Fall. 
+
+de Camp, L. Sprague & Fletcher Pratt. The Compleat 
+Enchanter and the rest of the Harold Shea series, and 
+Carnelian Cube. 
+
+Derleth, August and H.P. Lovecraft. Watchers out of Time. 
+
+Dunsany, Lord. The Book of Wonder, The Essential Lord 
+Dunsany Collection, The Gods of Pegana, The King of 
+Elfland's Daughter, Lord Dunsany Compendium, and The 
+Sword of Welleran and Other Tales. 
+
+
+APPENDIX E | INSPIRATIONAL READING 
+
+
+Farmer, Philip Jose. Maker of Universes and the rest of the 
+World of Tiers series. 
+
+Fox, Gardner. Kothar and the Conjurer's Curse and the rest of 
+the Kothar series, and Kyrik and the Lost Queen and the rest 
+of the Kyrik series. 
+
+Froud, Brian & Alan Lee. Faeries. 
+
+Hickman, Tracy & Margaret Weis. Dragons of Autumn Twilight 
+and the rest of the Chronicles Trilogy. 
+
+Hodgson, William Hope. The Night Land. 
+
+Howard, Robert E. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian and 
+the rest of the Conan series. 
+
+Jemisin, N.K. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and the 
+rest of the Inheritance series, The Killing Moon, and The 
+Shadowed Sun. 
+
+Jordan, Robert. The Eye of the World and the rest of the Wheel 
+of Time series. 
+
+Kay, Guy Gavriel. Tigana. 
+
+King, Stephen. The Eyes of the Dragon. 
+
+Lanier, Sterling. Hiero’s Journey and The Unforsaken Hiero. 
+
+LeGuin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea and the rest of the 
+Earthsea series. 
+
+Leiber, Fritz. Swords and Deviltry and the rest of the Fafhrd & 
+Gray Mouser series. 
+
+Lovecraft, H.P. The Complete Works. 
+
+Lynch, Scott. The Lies of Locke Lamora and the rest of the 
+Gentlemen Bastard series. 
+
+Martin, George R.R. A Game of Thrones and the rest of the 
+Song of Ice and Fire series. 
+
+McKillip, Patricia. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld. 
+
+Merritt, A. Creep, Shadow, Creep; Dwellers in the Mirage; and 
+The Moon Pool. 
+
+Miéville, China. Perdido Street Station and the other 
+Bas-Lag novels. ; 
+
+Moorcock, Michael. Elric of Melniboné and the rest of the 
+Elric series, and The Jewel in the Skull and the rest of the 
+Hawkmoon series. 
+
+Norton, Andre. Quag Keep and Witch World. 
+
+Offutt, Andrew J., ed. Swords against Darkness III. 
+
+Peake, Mervyn. Titus Groan and the rest of the 
+Gormenghast series. 
+
+Pratchett, Terry. The Colour of Magic and the rest of the 
+Discworld series. 
+
+Pratt, Fletcher. Blue Star. 
+
+Rothfuss, Patrick. The Name of the Wind and the rest of the 
+Kingkiller series. 
+
+Saberhagen, Fred. The Broken Lands and Changeling Earth. 
+
+Salvatore, R.A. The Crystal Shard and the rest of The 
+Legend of Drizzt. 
+
+Sanderson, Brandon, Mistborn and the rest of the 
+Mistborn trilogy. 
+
+Smith, Clark Ashton. The Return of the Sorcerer. 
+
+St. Clair, Margaret. Change the Sky and Other Stories, The 
+Shadow People, and Sign of the Labrys. 
+
+Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The 
+Silmarillion. 
+
+Tolstoy, Nikolai. The Coming of the King. 
+
+Vance, Jack. The Dying Earth and The Eyes of the Overworld. 
+
+Weinbaum, Stanley. Valley of Dreams and The Worlds of If. 
+
+Wellman, Manly Wade. The Golgotha Dancers. 
+
+Williamson, Jack. The Cosmic Express and The Pygmy Planet. 
+
+Wolfe, Gene. The Shadow of the Torturer and the rest of The 
+Book of the New Sun. 
+
+Zelazny, Roger. Jack of Shadows and Nine Princes in Amber 
+and the rest of the Amber series. 
+
+
+INDEX 
+
+
+O hit points, See hit points: 
+dropping to 0 
+ability check, 7, 12, 173-179, 186 
+contest, 174 
+group, 175 
+passive, 175 
+skill, 174-175 
+skills with different abilities 
+(variant), 175 
+working together, 175 
+ability modifier, 7, 13, 173 
+determining, 13, 173 
+table, 13, 173 
+ability score, 7, 12-13, 173 
+customizing (variant), 13 
+determining, 12-13 
+increase. See under racial traits 
+point cost table, 13 
+rolling, 13 
+standard set, 13 
+summary, 12, 173 
+using, 173-179 
+Ability Score Improvement. See 
+specific class entries 
+abjuration, 115, 203 
+school (wizard), See under 
+arcane traditions 
+Abjuration Savant (wizard), 115 
+Abjure Enemy (paladin), See 
+under Channel Divinity paladin 
+options 
+abjurer, 115 
+Abyss, the, See planes of existence 
+Abyssal. See language 
+AC. See Armor Class 
+Acheron. See planes of existence 
+acid damage. See damage types 
+acolyte. See under background 
+Acolyte of Nature (cleric), 62 
+Acrobatics (skill). See under 
+Dexterity 
+action, 189, 192-193 
+Attack action, 192 
+cast a spell. See casting a spell: 
+casting time 
+Dash action, 192 
+Disengage action, 192 
+Dodge action, 192 
+Help action, 192 
+Hide action, 192 
+improvising, 193 
+Ready action, 193 
+Search action, 193 
+Use an Object action, 193 
+Action Surge (fighter), 72 
+advancement. See under character 
+advantage, 7, 173 
+adventure, 5, 7-8 
+See also adventuring 
+adventurer. See character 
+adventuring, 181-187 
+adventuring gear, 148, 150-153 
+table, 150 
+age (character). See specific race 
+entries 
+Aeonin mast (warlock), See 
+eldritch invocations 
+alignment, 122 
+of planes. See planes of 
+existence: alignment of 
+Alter Memories (wizard), 117 
+ammunition (weapon property). 
+See weapon properties 
+Animal Handling (skill). See under 
+Wisdom 
+Aquan. See language 
+Arborea. See planes of existence 
+Arcadia. See planes of existence 
+Arcana (skill). See under 
+Intelligence 
+Arcane Charge (fighter), 75 
+arcane magic, 205 
+See also bard; martial 
+archetypes: Eldritch Knight; 
+roguish archetypes: Arcane 
+Trickster; sorcerer; warlock; 
+wizard 
+Arcane Recovery (wizard), 115 
+Arcane Tradition (wizard), 115 
+arcane traditions, 115-119 
+School of Abjuration, 115-116 
+School of Conjuration, 116 
+School of Divination, 116-117 
+School of Enchantment, 117 
+School of Evocation, 117-118 
+School of Illusion, 118 
+School of Necromancy, 118- 
+119 
+School of Transmutation, 119 
+Arcane Trickster (rogue). See under 
+roguish archetypes 
+Arcane Ward (wizard), 115 
+Archdruid (druid), 67-68 
+
+
+Archery. See under fighting styles 
+Archfey, the (warlock). See under 
+otherworldly patrons 
+area of effect, 204-205 
+armor and shields, 144—146 
+barding, 155, 310 
+casting a spell in. See casting a 
+spell: in armor 
+getting into and out of, 146 
+Stealth, 144 
+table, 145 
+Armor Class (AC), 7, 14, 144, 177 
+Armor of Shadows (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+armor proficiency, 144 
+See also specific class entries 
+Artificer's Lore (rock gnome), 37 
+Ascendant Step (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Aspect of the Beast (barbarian), 
+50 
+
+
+Assassin (rogue). See under 
+roguish archetypes 
+
+Assassinate (rogue), 97 
+
+Astral Plane. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Athletics (skill). See under 
+Strength 
+
+attack of opportunity. See 
+opportunity attack 
+
+attack, 14, 193-196 
+
+Attack action, See under action 
+
+attack modifier, 14, 194 
+spell. See specific Spellcasting 
+entries 
+
+attack roll, 7, 14, 176, 177, 194 
+ability modifier, 194 
+Dexterity-based, 177, 194 
+modifiers to, 194 
+proficiency bonus, 194 
+rolling a 1, 194 
+rolling a 20, 194 
+spell. See spell attack roll 
+Strength-based, 176, 194 
+
+Auran. See language 
+
+Aura of Courage (paladin), 85 
+
+Aura of Devotion (paladin), 86 
+
+Aura of Protection (paladin), 85 
+
+‘Aura of Warding (paladin), 87 
+
+automatic hit, See attack roll; 
+rolling a 20 
+
+automatic miss. See attack roll: 
+rolling al 
+
+
+„Avatar of Battle (cleric), 63 
+
+
+"Avenging Angel (paladin), 88 
+Awakened Mind (warlock), 110 
+background, 11, 12, 13-14, 
+125-141 
+acolyte, 127 
+charlatan, 128 
+criminal, 129-130 
+customizing, 125-126 
+entertainer, 130-131 
+equipment, 125 
+folk hero, 131-132 
+gladiator (variant), 131 
+guild artisan, 132-133 
+guild merchant (variant), 133 
+hermit, 134-135 
+languages, 125 
+noble, 135-136 
+noble knight (variant), 136 
+outlander, 136-137 " 
+pirate (variant), 139 
+proficiencies, 125 
+sage, 137-138 
+sailor, 139 
+soldier, 140—141 
+spy (variant), 130 
+suggested characteristics, 125 
+urchin, 141 
+Bad Reputation (pirate variant), 
+139 
+
+
+barbarian, 45, 46-50 
+primal paths. See primal paths 
+quick build, 47 
+
+bard, 45, 51-55 
+colleges. See bard colleges 
+quick build, 52 
+spell list, 207 
+
+Bard College (bard), 54 
+
+bard colleges, 54-55 
+College of Lore, 54-55 
+College of Valor, 55 
+
+Bardic Inspiration (bard), 53-54 
+
+barding. See under armor and 
+shields 
+
+base attack bonus. See proficiency 
+bonus 
+
+base save bonus. See proficiency 
+bonus 
+
+bat. See creature statistics 
+
+Battle Magic (bard), 55 
+
+Battle Master (fighter). See under 
+martial archetypes 
+
+
+bear, black. See creature statistics 
+
+bear, brown. See creature statistics 
+
+Beastlands, the. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Beast Master (ranger). See under 
+ranger archetypes 
+
+Beast Speech (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+
+Beast Spells (druid), 67 
+
+Beguiling Defenses (warlock), 109 
+
+Beguiling Influence (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+
+Bend Luck (sorcerer), 103 
+
+Benign Transposition (wizard), 116 
+
+Bestial Fury (ranger), 93 
+
+Bewitching Whispers (warlock). 
+See eldritch invocations 
+
+Blessed Healer (cleric), 60 
+
+Blessings of Knowledge (cleric), 59 
+
+Blessing of the Trickster (cleric), 63 
+
+blinded. See conditions 
+
+Blindsense (rogue), 96 
+
+blindsight, 183 
+
+bludgeoning damage. Sec damage 
+
+
+types 
+
+boar. See creature statistics 
+
+bonds. See personality 
+
+bonus, 7 
+
+bonus action, 189 
+See also casting a spell: casting 
+time 
+
+Book of Ancient Secrets (warlock). 
+See eldritch invocations 
+
+Book of Shadows (warlock), 108 
+
+Border Ethereal. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Brave (halfling), 28 
+
+breaking concentration. See 
+concentration 
+
+Breath of Winter (monk). See 
+Elemental Disciplines 
+
+Breath Weapon me 34 
+
+bright light, See light 
+
+bringing back the dead. See under 
+
+e: 
+
+
+a 
+Brutal Critical (barbarian), 49 
+bull rush, See shoving 
+By Popular Demand (entertainer), 
+130 
+
+
+Bytopia. See planes of existence 
+Calishite. See human ethnicities 
+campaign, 5, 6 
+cantrips, 201 
+See also Spelicasting: bard; 
+cleric; druid; fighter, Eldritch 
+Knight; rogue, Arcane Trickster; 
+sorcerer; warlock; wizard 
+Carceri, See pan of existence 
+Careful Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+carrying capacity. See under lifting 
+and carrying 
+casting a spell, 201-205 
+area of effect, 204-205 
+at a higher level, 201 
+attack roll, 205 
+casting time, 202 
+combining effects, 205 
+components, 203 
+duration, 203-204 
+in armor, 201 
+range, 202-203 
+saving throw, 205 
+targeting, 204 
+See also specific Spellcasting 
+entries 
+casting time. See under casting 
+a spell 
+cat. See creature statistics 
+Celestial, See language 
+centipede, giant. See creature 
+statistics 
+Chains of Carceri (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Champion (fighter). See under 
+martial archetypes 
+Channel Divinity (cleric), 58-59 
+multiclassing and. See under 
+multiclassing 
+(paladin), 85 
+See also Channel Divinity cleric 
+options; Channel Divinity 
+paladin options 
+Channel Divinity cleric options, 
+59-63 
+Charm Animals and Plants 
+(Nature Domain), 62 
+Cloak of Shadows (Trickery 
+domain), 63 
+Destroy Undead, 59 
+Destructive Wrath (Tempest 
+domain), 62 
+Guided Strike (War domain), 63 
+Invoke Duplicity (Trickery 
+domain), 63 
+
+
+Pno aps of the Ages 
+
+(Knowledge domain), 59 
+Preserve Life (Life domain), 60 
+Radiance of the Dawn (Light 
+domain), 61 
+Read Thoughts (Knowledge 
+domain), 59-60 
+Turn Undead, 59 
+War God's Blessing (War 
+domain), 63 
+
+Channel Divinity paladin options, 
+86-88 
+
+
+Abjure Enemy (Oath of 
+Vengeance), 88 
+Nature's Wrath (Oath of the 
+Ancients), 87 
+Sacred Weapon (Oath of 
+Devotion), 86 
+Turn the Faithless (Oath of the 
+Ancients), 87 
+Turn the Unholy (Oath of 
+Devotion), 86 
+Vow of Enmity (Oath of 
+Vengeance), 88 
+chaotic evil, See alignment 
+chaotic good. See alignment 
+chaotic neutral. See alignment 
+character, 5, 11-15 
+advancement, 15 
+ud See specific race entries 
+alignment. See alignment 
+creating a, 11-15 
+describing your, 13-14 
+equipping your, 14, 125, 
+143-157. 
+height and weight, 121 
+name, 121, See also specific race 
+entries ^ 
+personality, See personali! 
+sex and D far Y 
+character sheet, 11, 317-319 
+Charisma, 12, 178-179 
+. checks, 178-179 
+Deception, 178 
+Intimidation, 179 
+Performance, 179 
+Persuasion, 179 
+charlatan. See under background 
+Charm Animals and Plants 
+(cleric). See under Channel 
+Divinity cleric options 
+charmed. See conditions 
+check. See ability check 
+Chondathan. See human 
+ethnicities 
+Circle Forms (druid), 69 
+Circle of the Land (intr Sec 
+under druid circles 
+Circle of the Moon (druid). See 
+under druid circles 
+Circle Spells (druid), 68 
+City Secrets (urchin), 141 
+Cleansing Touch (paladin), 85 
+Cloak of Shadows (cleric). See 
+under Channel Divinity cleric 
+options 
+(monk), 80 
+class, 11, 45 
+choosing a, 11 
+features, 11, 15 
+proficiencies, 12 
+quick build, 11 
+See also specific class entries 
+clear path to the target. See 
+casting a spell: targeting 
+Clench of the North Wind (monk). 
+See Elemental Disciplines 
+cleric, 45, 56-63 
+divine domains. See divine 
+domains 
+quick build, 57 
+spell list, 207-208 
+climbing. See under movement 
+coinage, 143 
+cold damage. See damage types 
+College of Lore (bard). See under 
+bard colleges 
+College of Valor (bard). See under 
+bard colleges. 
+Colossus Slayer (ranger). See 
+Hunter's Prey 
+combat, 8, 189-198 
+mounted, 198 
+step by step, 189 
+underwater, 198 
+Combat Inspiration (bard), 55 
+combat round. See time: round 
+Combat Superiority (fighter), 73 
+Combat Wild Shape (druid), 69 
+combining spell effects. See 
+casting a spell: combining 
+effects 
+Commander's Strike maneuver 
+(fighter), See maneuvers 
+
+
+_ Common. See language 
+
+
+common races, 17 
+Command Undead (Wizard), 119 
+component, spell, Se i 
+spell: component 
+See also material 
+component; som: 
+component; verbal spell 
+component 
+concentration, 203-20 
+conditions, 290-292 
+cone. See area of effec 
+conjuration, 116, 203° 
+school (wizard). 
+arcane traditions | 
+Conjuration Savant (wizard), 116 
+conjurer, 116 | 
+Constitution, 12, 17 
+checks, 177 
+hit points and. 
+container capacity, 15 
+contest. See under a 
+
+
+under 
+
+
+points (sorcerer)| See Font 
+
+of Magic 
+copper piece (cp). Ste coinage 
+Corona of Light (clefic), 61 
+Countercharm (bard), 54 
+cover, 196 
+crafting. See downti 
+crawling. See under rnovement 
+
+
+creating spell slots (sorcerer), See 
+Font of Magic 
+creature statistics, 
+
+
+Criminal Contact (c 
+critical hit, 196 
+
+
+Cunning Action (rogue), 96 
+
+current hit points. Spe hit points: 
+current 
+
+Cutting Words (bard), 54-55 
+
+cylinder, See area of effect 
+
+damage, 14, 196-197 Y 
+at 0 hit points. See under death 
+
+
+saving throws 
+damage resistance, 
+
+
+34 
+damage roll, 14, 176 
+Dexterity-based, 177 
+spell, 196 
+Strength-based, 
+
+
+weapon, 14, 196. 
+
+
+dark elf. See elf 
+
+darkness. See light 
+
+Dark One's Blessing (warlock), 109 
+
+Dark One's Own Lukk (warlock), 
+109 
+
+
+darkvision, 183, 185 
+See also specific race entries 
+Dash action. See under action 
+DC. See Difficulty Class 
+dead, 197 
+bringing back the. See the spell 
+descriptions for faise dead, 
+reincarnate, resurrection, 
+revivify, true resurrection 
+deafened. See conditions 
+death, 197 
+instant, 197 
+monsters and, 198 
+Death domain, 293 
+death saving throws, 197 
+damage at 0 hit points, 197 
+rolling a 1 or 20jon, 197 
+
+
+Charisma 
+deep gnome. See 
+Deep Speech. See 
+
+
+Defensive Tactics ( nger), 93 
+Deflect Missiles ( ), 78 
+dehydration. See fobd and drink: 
+water requiremé 
+deities, 293-299 
+Celtic, 297, 298 
+Dragonlance, 293, 295 
+Eberron, 293, 296 
+Egyptian, 297-288, 299 
+Forgotten Realras, 293, 294 
+Greek, 297, 298. 
+
+
+Greyhawk, 293, 295 
+
+
+INDEX 
+
+
+313 
+
+
+nonhuman, 293, 296 
+Norse, 298, 299 
+See also cleric; druid; paladin 
+demiplanes. See planes of 
+existence 
+Destroy Undead. See under 
+Channel Divinity cleric options 
+Destructive Wrath (cleric). See 
+under Channel Divinity cleric 
+tions 
+Devil's Sight (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Dexterity, 12, 176-177 
+Acrobatics, 176 
+checks, 176-177 
+Sleight of Hand, 177 
+Stealth, 177 
+Diamond Soul (monk), 79 
+d (abbreviation), See dice 
+dice, 6-7 
+d2 or d3, 7 
+percentile, 6 
+difficult terrain, See under 
+movement 
+Difficulty Class (DC), 7, 174 
+typical DCs table, 174 
+dim light, See light 
+disadvantage, 7, 173 
+Disarming Attack maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+Disciple of Life (cleric), 60 
+Disciple of the Elements (monk), 
+80 
+
+
+Discovery (hermit), 134 
+Disengage action. See under action 
+Distant Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+Distracting Strike maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+divination, 116-117, 203 
+school (wizard). See under 
+arcane traditions 
+Divination Savant (wizard), 116 
+Divine Domain (cleric), 58 
+domain spells, 58 
+divine domains, 59 
+Knowledge, 59-60 
+Life, 60 
+Light, 60-61 
+Nature, 61-62. 
+Tempest, 62 — 
+Trickery, 62-63 
+
+
+War, 63 
+Divine Health (paladin), 85 
+Divine Intervention (cleric), 59 
+divine magic, 205. 
+See also cleric; druid; paladin; 
+ranger 
+diviner, 116 
+Divine Sense (paladin), 84 
+Divine Smite (paladin), 85 
+Divine Strike (cleric, Life domain), 
+60 
+
+
+(cleric, Tempest domain), 62 
+(cleric, Trickery domain), 63 
+(cleric, War domain), 63 
+DM. See Dungeon Master 
+Dodge action. See under action 
+domain spells. See under Divine 
+Domain 
+donning and doffing armor. See 
+armor and shields: getting into 
+and out of 
+downtime activities, 187 
+draconians, 34 
+Draconic, 34 
+alphabet, 124 
+See also language 
+Draconic Ancestry (dragonborn), 
+34 
+
+
+Draconic Presence (sorcerer), 102 
+Draconic Resilience (sorcerer), 102 
+Dragon Ancestor (sorcerer), 102 
+dragonborn, 32-34 
+dragonborn names, 33-34 
+dragonborn traits, 34 
+Dragon Wings (sorcerer), 103 
+draw or sheathe a weapon. See 
+objects: using during combat 
+Dreadful Word (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+drink (expenses), 158 
+drop an object. See objects: using 
+during combat 
+drow. See elf. 
+Drow Magic, 24 
+druid, 45, 64-69 
+druid circles, See druid circles 
+quick build, 65 
+spell list, 208 
+Druid Circle, 67 
+druid circles, 68-69 
+Circle of the Land, 68-69 
+Circle of the Moon, 69 
+Druidic, 66 
+
+
+druidic focus, 150, 151 
+See also spellcasting focus: 
+druid 
+druids and the gods, 69 
+Dueling. See under fighting styles 
+duergar. See dwarf 
+Dungeon Master (DM), 5 
+
+
+.. Durable Summons (wizard), 116 
+
+
+duration. See under casting a spell 
+
+dwarf, 18-20 
+
+dwarf names, 20 
+
+dwarf traits, 20 
+
+Dwarven Armor Training 
+(mountain dwarf), 20 
+
+Dwarven Combat Training, 20 
+
+Dwarven Resilience, 20 
+
+Dwarven Toughness (hill dwarf), 
+20 
+
+
+Dwarvish, 20 
+alphabet, 122 
+See also language 
+Elder Champion (paladin), 87 
+Eldritch Invocations (warlock), 107 
+eldritch invocations, 110-111 
+Eldritch Knight (fighter). See under 
+martial archetypes 
+Eldritch Master (warlock), 108 
+Eldritch Sight (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Eldritch Spear (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Eldritch Strike (fighter), 75 
+electrum piece (ep). See coinage 
+Elemental Affinity (sorcerer), 103 
+Elemental Attunement (monk). 
+See Elemental Disciplines 
+Elemental Chaos. See planes of 
+existence 
+Elemental Disciplines (monk), 81 
+Elemental Planes. See planes of 
+existence 
+Elemental Wild Shape (druid), 69 
+elf, 21-24 
+elf names, 22-23 
+elf traits, 23-24 
+Elf Weapon Training, 23, 24 
+Elusive (rogue), 96 
+Elvish, 23 
+alphabet, 123 
+See also language 
+Elysium. See planes of existence 
+Empowered Evocation (wizard), 
+17 
+
+
+Empowered Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+Empty Body (monk), 79 
+enchantment, 117, 203 
+school (wizard). See under 
+arcane traditions 
+Enchantment Savant (wizard), 117 
+enchanter, 117 
+encounters, See under travel 
+encumbrance. See under lifting 
+and carrying 
+entertainer. See under background 
+Entropic Ward (warlock), 110 
+environment, 183-185 
+equipment, 14, 125, 143-161 «4 
+background, 125 
+packs, 151 
+Size (variant), 144 
+starting, 143 
+See also adventuring gear; 
+armor and shields; tools; 
+mounts and vehicles; weapon; 
+and specific background entries 
+under backgrounds 
+equipment packs, See under 
+equipment 
+See also specific class entries; 
+quick build 
+Escape the Horde (ranger). See 
+Defensive Tactics 
+escaping a grapple, 195 
+Eternal Mountain Defense 
+(monk). See Elemental 
+Disciplines 
+Ethereal Plane. See planes of 
+existence 
+Evasion (monk), 79 
+(ranger). See Superior Hunter's 
+ense 
+(rogue), 96 
+Evasive Footwork maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+evocation, 117-118, 203 
+School (wizard). See under 
+arcane traditions 
+Evocation Savant (wizard), 117 
+evoker, 117 
+Exceptional Tren ^ (ranger), 93 
+exception-based rules. See under 
+rules 
+exhaustion, 181, 185, 291 
+
+
+exotic language. See language 
+expenses, 157-158, 187 
+experience points (XP), 15 
+multiclassing and. See under 
+multiclassing 
+Expert Divination (wizard), 116 
+Expertise (bard), 54 
+(rogue), 96 
+exploration, 8 
+Extended Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+Extra Attack (barbarian), 49 
+_ (bard), 55 
+(fighter), 72 
+(monk), 79 
+(paladin), 85 
+(ranger), 92 
+Eyes of the Rune Keeper (warlock). 
+See eldritch invocations 
+Faerie. See planes of existence: 
+Feywild, the 
+falling, 183 
+False Identity (charlatan), 128 
+familiar (warlock), 107 
+Fangs of the Fire Snake (monk). 
+See Elemental Disciplines 
+Far Realm. See planes of existence 
+Fast Hands (rogue), 97 
+Fast Movement (barbarian), 49 
+Favored Enemy (ranger), 91 
+feats, 165-170 
+gaining, 165 
+prerequisites, 165 
+Feinting Attack maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+Feral Instinct (barbarian), 49 
+Feral Senses (ranger), 92 
+Fey Ancestry (elf), 23 
+(half-elf), 39 
+Fey Presence (warlock), 108 
+Feywild, the. See planes of 
+existence 
+Fiendish Resilience (warlock), 109 
+Fiendish Vigor (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Fiend, the (warlock), See under 
+otherworldly patrons 
+fighter, 45, 70-75 
+martial archetypes. See martial 
+archetypes 
+quick build, 71 
+Fighting Style (fighter), 72 
+(paladin), 84 
+(ranger), 91 
+fighting: styles, 72, 84, 91 
+Archery, 72, 91 
+Defense, 72, 84, 91 
+Dueling, 72, 84, 91 
+Great Weapon Fighting, 72, 84 
+Protection, 72, 84 
+Two-Weapon Fighting, 72, 91 
+finding a hidden creature, 177 
+finding à hidden object, 178 
+finesse (weapon property). See 
+weapon properties 
+
+
+fre damage. See damage types 
+
+
+Fist of Four Thunders (monk). See 
+Elemental Disciplines 
+
+Fist of Unbroken Air (monk). See 
+Elemental Disciplines 
+
+Flames of the Phoenix (monk). 
+See Elemental Disciplines 
+
+flaws. See personality 
+
+Fleet of Foot (wood elf), 24 
+
+Flexible Casting (sorcerer). See 
+Font of Magic 
+
+Flurry of Blows (monk). See Ki 
+
+flying. See under movement 
+
+Focused Conjuration (wizard), 116 
+
+Foe Slayer (ranger), 92 
+
+folk hero. See under background 
+
+Font of Inspiration (bard), 54 
+
+Font of Magic (sorcerer), 101 
+
+food and drink, 158, 185 
+expenses, 158 
+food requirements, 185 
+water requirements, 185 
+
+foraging. See under travel 
+
+force damage. See fis me types 
+
+forced march. See under 
+movement 
+
+forest gnome. See gnome 
+
+Frenzy (barbarian), 49 
+
+frightened. See conditions 
+
+frog. See creature statistics 
+
+gaining a level, 15 
+
+Gargantuan. See size category 
+
+Gaze of Two Minds (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+
+Gehenna. See planes of existence 
+
+gender. See character: sex and 
+gender 
+
+getting into and out of armor. See 
+under armor and shields 
+
+Giant. See language 
+
+
+Giant Killer (ranger). See Hunter's 
+Pi 
+
+
+rey 
+gladiator. See under background 
+gnome, 35-37 
+Gnome Cunning (gnome), 37 
+gnome names, 36 
+gnome traits, 36-37 
+Gnomish, 37 
+See langua 
+hy rv ee Attack maneuver 
+ter). See maneuvers 
+E n " See dwarf 
+gold piece (gp), 14 
+coina 
+Gong of the Summit (monk). See 
+Elemental Disciplines 
+grappled, See conditions 
+grappling, 195 
+gray dwarf. See dwarf 
+Greater Portent (wizard), 117 
+Great Old One, the (warlock), See 
+under otherworldly patrons 
+Great Weapon Fighting, See under 
+fighting styles 
+Great Wheel, the. See planes of 
+existence 
+grid (variant), 192 
+Grim Harvest (wizard), 118 
+group checks. See under ability 
+check 
+Guided Strike (cleric). See under 
+Channel Divinity cleric options 
+guild artisan. See under 
+background 
+Syg Membership (guild artisan), 
+133 
+
+
+guild merchant. See under 
+background — 
+
+Hades. See planes of existence 
+
+half cover. See cover 
+
+half-elf, 38-39 
+
+half-elf names, 39 
+
+half-elf traits, 39 
+
+halfling, 26-28 
+
+Halfling (language), 28 
+See also language 
+
+halfling names, 27 
+
+Halfling Nimbleness, 28 
+
+halfling traits, 28 
+
+half-orc, 40-4) 
+
+half-orc names, 41 
+
+half-orc traits, 41 
+
+hawk, See creature statistics 
+
+healing, 197 
+
+hearing. See Wisdom: Perception 
+See also conditions 
+
+heavily obscured, 183 
+
+heavy (weapon property). See 
+weapon properties 
+
+heavy armor, See armor and 
+shields 
+See also movement; in heavy 
+armor 
+
+heavy weapons and Small 
+creatures, 147 
+
+height and weight. See under 
+character 
+
+Heightened Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+
+Hellish Resistance (tiefling), 43 
+
+Help action, See under action 
+
+hermit. See under background 
+
+hidden, 177, 178 
+See also Dexterity: Stealth; 
+finding a hidden creature; 
+finding a hidden object; hiding; 
+unseen attackers and targets 
+
+Hide action. See under action 
+
+Hide in Plain Sight (ranger), 92 
+
+hiding, 177 
+
+high elf. See elf 
+
+hill dwarf. See dwarf 
+
+hirelings, 159 
+
+History (skill), See under 
+Intelligence 
+
+Hit Dice, 12 
+multiclassing and. See under 
+multiclassing 
+See also specific class entries 
+
+hit point maximum, 12, 15, 177 
+
+hit points, 12, 13, 15, 177, 
+196-198 
+Constitution and, 177 
+current, 196 
+damage at 0. See under death 
+saving throws 
+dropping to 0, 197-198 
+increasing with level, 15 
+multiclassing and. See under 
+multiclassing 
+starting, 12, 13 
+subtracting damage from, 196 
+temporary, 198 
+
+holding breath. See suffocating 
+
+Holy Nimbus (paladin), 86 
+
+
+EF ) 
+holy symbol. See Spellcasting: 
+ric; paladin 
+Horde Breaker (ranger). See 
+Hunter's Prey 
+horse, riding. See creature 
+statistics 
+See also mounts and vehicles 
+how to play. See under rules 
+Huge. See size category 
+human, 29-31 
+human ethnicities, 30-31 
+human names, 30, 31 
+human traits, 31 
+variant, 31 
+Hunter (ranger). See under ranger 
+archetypes 
+Hunter's Prey (ranger), 93 
+Hurl Through Hell (warlock), 109 
+hustle, See action: Dash action 
+Hypnotic Gaze (wizard), 117 
+ideals. See personality 
+Ignan. See language 
+illusion, 118, 203 
+school (wizard). See under 
+arcane traditions 
+illusionist, 118 
+Illusion Savant (ene) n8 
+Mluskan. See human ethnicities 
+Illusory Reality (wizard), 118 
+Illusory Self (wizard), 118 
+imp. See creature statistics 
+Impostor (rogue), 97 
+Improved Abjuration (wizard), 115 
+Improved Combat Superiority 
+(fighter), 74 
+Improved Critical (fighter), 72 
+Improved Divine Smite (paladin), 
+85 
+Improved Duplicity (cleric), 63 
+Improved Flare (cleric), 61 
+Improved Minor Illusion (wizard), 
+118 
+
+
+Improved War Magic (fighter), 75 
+
+improvised weapons. See under 
+weapon 
+
+incapacitated. See conditions 
+
+Indomitable (fighter), 72 
+
+Indomitable Might (barbarian), 49 
+
+Infernal. See language 
+
+Infernal Legacy (tiefling), 43 
+
+
+-Infiltration Expertise (rogue), 97 
+
+
+initiative, 177, 189 
+
+Inner Planes. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Insight (skill). See under Wisdom 
+
+inspiration, 125 
+
+
+- instantaneous (spell duration), 203 
+
+
+Instinctive Charm (wizard), 117 
+Intelligence, 12, 177-178 
+Arcana, 177 
+checks, 177-178 
+History, 177-178 
+Investigation, 178 
+Nature, 17 
+Religion, 178 
+Intimidating Presence (barbarian), 
+49-50 
+
+
+Intimidation (skill). See under 
+Charisma 
+Inured to Undeath (wizard), 119 
+Investigation (skill). See under 
+Intelligence 
+invisible, See conditions 
+See also unseen attackers and 
+targets 
+Invoke Duplicity (cleric). See under 
+Channel Divinity cleric options 
+Jack of All Trades (bard), 54 
+jumping. See under movement 
+Keen Senses (elf), 23 
+Ki (monk), 78 
+saving throws, 78 
+Ki-Empowered Strikes (monk), 79 
+ki points, 78 
+spells and, 80 
+knight. See background: noble 
+knight 
+knocking a creature out, 198 
+Know Your Enemy (fighter), 73-74 
+Knowledge domain (cleric). See 
+under divine domains 
+Knowledge of the Ages (cleric). 
+See under Channel Divinity 
+cleric options 
+Land's stride (druid), 69 
+(ranger), 92 
+[pag 17, 123, 125 
+Druidic. See Druidic 
+thieves' cant. See thieves' cant 
+Large. See size category 
+lawful evil. See alignment 
+lawful good. See alignment 
+lawful neutral. See alignment 
+Lay on Hands (paladin), 84 
+learning spells. See specific 
+
+
+Spellcasting entries 
+
+lethal damage. See damage 
+
+level, 11, 15 
+
+Life domain (cleric). See under 
+divine domains 
+
+Lifedrinker (warlock). See eldritch 
+invocations 
+
+lifestyle. See expenses 
+
+lifting and carrying, 176 
+carrying capacity, 176 
+encumbrance (variant), 176 
+size and, 176 
+
+light, 183 
+
+light (weapon property). See 
+weapon properties 
+
+light armor. See armor and shields 
+
+Light domain (cleric). See under 
+divine domains 
+
+lightly obscured, 183 
+
+lightning damage. See damage 
+
+es 
+
+Limbo. See planes of existence 
+
+line. See area of 
+
+line of sight. See casting a spell: 
+targeting 
+
+lion. See creature statistics 
+
+listening. See Wisdom: Perception 
+See also conditions 
+
+loading (weapon property). See 
+weapon properties 
+
+lock, opening or picking. See 
+thieves’ tools 
+
+lodging (expenses), 158 
+
+Lolth, 24, 296 
+
+long rest. See resting 
+
+Lower Planes. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+low-light vision. See darkvision 
+
+Lucky (halfling), 28 
+
+M ng Attack maneuver 
+
+ighter). See maneuvers 
+
+"is Hand Legerdemain 
+(rogue), 98 
+
+Magical Ambush (rogue), 98 
+
+Magical Secrets (bard), 54 
+
+magic, 8, 201-289 
+See also specific class entries 
+
+magic item. See under wealth 
+
+magic-user. See wizard 
+See also arcane magic 
+
+Malleable Illusions (wizard), 118 
+
+maneuver (fighter), 73 
+
+Maneuvering Attack maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+
+maneuvers, 73, 74 
+list, 74 
+saving throws, 73 
+
+mapping, See under travel 
+
+marching order. See under travel 
+
+Martial Archetype (fighter), 72. 
+
+martial archetypes, 72-75 
+Battle Master, 73-74 
+Champion, 72-73 
+Eldritch Knight, 74-75 
+
+Martial Arts (monk), 78 
+
+martial weapon, See weapon 
+ANDE 
+
+Mask of Many Faces (warlock). 
+Sec eldritch invocations 
+
+Mask of the Wild (wood elf), 24 
+
+Master of Myriad Forms 
+(warlock). See eldritch 
+invocations 
+
+Master of Nature (cleric), 62 
+
+Master Transmuter (wizard), 119 
+
+mastiff. See creature statistics 
+See also mounts and vehicles 
+
+material spell component, 203 
+
+Material Plane. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Mechanus. See planes of existence 
+
+Medicine (skill). See under 
+Wisdom 
+
+
+Medium. See size category 
+medium armor. See armor and 
+shields 
+melee attack, 195 
+unarmed, 195 
+with a weapon that requires 
+ammunition, 147 
+reach, 195 
+melee weapon, 14, 146, 149, 195 
+Menacing (half-orc), 41 
+Menacing Attack maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+Metamagic (sorcerer), 101-102 
+Military Rank (soldier), 140 
+Mindless Rage (barbarian), 49 
+Minions of Chaos (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Minor Alchemy (wizard), 119 
+Minor Conjuration (wizard), 116 
+Mire the Mind (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Mist Stance (monk), See 
+
+
+Elemental Disciplines 
+Misty Escape (warlock), 109 
+Misty Visions (warlock). See 
+
+dritch invocations 
+modifier, 7 
+
+ability, 7 
+
+bonus, 7 
+
+penalty, 7 
+monastic orders, 81 
+Monastic Tradition (monk), 78 
+monastic traditions, 79-81 
+
+Way of the Open Hand, 79-80 
+
+Way of Shadow, 80 
+
+Way of the Four Elements, 
+
+80-81 
+monk, 45, 76-81 
+
+monastic traditions. See 
+
+monastic traditions 
+
+quick build, 77 
+monk weapons, 78 
+moon elf. See elf 
+mount. See mounts and vehicles 
+mountain dwarf. See dwarf 
+Mount Celestia. See planes of 
+
+existence 
+mounted combat, See under 
+
+combat 
+mounts and vehicles, 155, 157 
+
+Sec also under movement 
+move action. See movement 
+movement, 181-183, 190-192 
+
+around creatures, 191 
+
+breaking up, 190 
+
+climbing, 182, 190 
+
+crawling, 182, 191 
+
+combat, 190-192 
+
+difficult terrain, 182, 190 
+
+
+forced march, 181 
+
+in heavy armor, 144 
+jumping, 182, 190 
+
+mounts and vehicles, 181—182 
+size, 191-192 
+
+speed, 14, 17, 181 
+squeezing, 192 
+
+stand up, 190-191 
+swimming, 182, 190 
+
+travel pace, 181 
+
+using different speeds, 190 
+
+
+z moving a grappled creature, 195 
+
+
+- Mulan. See human ethnicities 
+mule. See creature statistics 
+. Multiattack (ranger), 93 
+- Multiattack Defense (ranger). See 
+Defensive Tactics 
+multiclassing, 163-164 
+Channel Divinity, 164 
+experience points, 163 
+hit points and Hit Dice, 163 
+Pact Magic, 164 
+prerequisites, 163 
+proficiencies, 163-164 
+proficiency bonus, 163 
+spell slots, 164 
+Spellcasting, 164 
+spells known and prepared, 164 
+Unarmored Defense, 164 
+multiverse, 5-6, 293, 300 
+Mystic Arcanum (warlock), 108 
+name. See under character E 
+Natural Explorer (ranger), 91 
+t Illusionist (forest gnome), 
+Naturally wd (lightfoot 
+halfling), 28 
+Natural Recovery (druid), 68 
+Nature (skill). See under 
+Intelligence 
+Nature domain (cleric). See under 
+divine domains 
+Nature's Sanctuary (druid), 69 
+Nature's Ward (druid), 69 
+Nature's Wrath (paladin). See 
+under Channel Divinity paladin 
+options 
+navigating. See under travel 
+necromancer, 118-119 
+necromancy, 118, 203 
+school (wizard). See under 
+arcane traditions 
+Necromancy Savant (wizard), 118 
+necrotic damage. See damage 
+
+
+types 
+Negative Plane, See planes of 
+existence 
+neutral. See alignment 
+neutral evil. See alignment 
+neutral good. See alignment 
+Nine Hells, the. See planes of 
+existence 
+noble. See under background 
+noble knight. See under 
+background 
+nonplayer character (NPC), 8, 
+
+
+159, 185, 189, 198 
+nonlethal damage. See damage 
+NPC, See nonplayer character 
+Oath of Devotion (paladin). See 
+oaths 
+Oath of the Ancients (paladin). 
+See under sacred oaths 
+Oath of Vengeance (paladin). See 
+under sacred oaths 
+oath spells. See under Sacred Oath 
+objects, 185 
+attacking, 185 
+interacting with, 185 
+o n OE combat, 190 
+Shadows (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Open Hand Technique (monk), 79 
+open locks. See thieves’ tools 
+Opportunist (monk), 80 
+opportunity attack, 195 
+Orc, 41 
+See also language 
+orison. See cantrip 
+Otherworldly Leap (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+Otherwordly Patron (warlock), 107 
+otherworldly patrons, 108-110 
+Archfey, the, 108-109 
+Fiend, the, 109 
+Great Old One, the, 109-110 
+Outer Planes. See planes of 
+existence 
+outlander. See under background 
+Outlands, the. See planes of 
+existence 
+Overchannel (wizard), 118 
+owl. See creature statistics 
+Pact Boon (warlock), 107-108 
+Pact of the Blade, 107-108 
+Pact of the Chain, 107 
+Pact of the Tome, 108 
+Your Pact Boon, 108 
+Pact Magic (warlock), 107 
+multiclassing and. See under 
+multiclassing 
+pact weapon (warlock), 107-108 
+paladin, 45, 82-88 
+quick build, 83 
+sacred oaths. See sacred oaths 
+spell list, 208-209 
+Pandemonium. See planes of 
+existence 
+panther. See creature statistics 
+paralyzed. See conditions 
+Parry maneuver (fighter). See 
+maneuvers — 
+party (adventuring), 15 
+passive check. See under ability 
+check 
+
+
+Path of the Berserker. See under 
+imal paths 
+Path of the Totem Warrior. See 
+under primal paths 
+Patient Defense (monk). See Ki 
+Peerless Skill (bard), 55 
+
+
+penalty, 6 
+percentile gue See under dice 
+` Perception (skill). See under 
+Wisdom 
+
+
+See also travel; noticing threats 
+Perfect Self (monk), 79 
+Performance (skill). See under 
+
+Charisma 
+Persistent Rage (barbarian), 49 
+personality (character), 122-124 
+Persuasion (skill). See under 
+
+Charisma 
+petrified, See conditions 
+pick locks. See thieves’ tools 
+pick pockets, See Dexterity: Sleight 
+
+of Hand 
+piercing damage. See damage 
+
+
+types 
+
+pirate, See under background 
+
+planar travel, 301 
+
+Plane of Air. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Plane of Earth. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Plane of Faerie. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Plane of Fire, See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Plane of Shadow. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Plane of Water, See planes of 
+existence 
+
+planes of existence, 5, 300-303 
+
+platinum piece (pp). See coinage 
+
+player character, See character 
+
+point of origin. See area of effect 
+
+poison damage. See damage types 
+
+poisoned. See conditions 
+
+Position of Privilege (noble), 135 
+
+Positive Plane, See planes of 
+
+
+existence 
+Portent (wizard), 116 
+Potent Cantrip (wizard), 117 
+Potent Spelicasting (cleric, 
+Knowledge domain), 60 
+(cleric, Light domain), 61 
+Precision Attack maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+preparing spells. See Spellcasting: 
+cleric; druid; paladin; wizard 
+Preserve Life (cleric). See under 
+Channel Divinity cleric options 
+Primal Champion (barbarian), 49 
+Primal Path (barbarian), 48 
+primal paths, 49-50 
+Path of the Berserker, 49-50 
+Path of the Totem Warrior, 50 
+Primal Strike (druid), 69 
+Primeval Awareness (ranger), 92 
+Primordial. See language 
+profession. See downtime activity 
+proficiencies, 11, 12, 14, 155 
+multiclassing and. See under 
+multiclassing 
+saving throw, 14 
+skill, 14 
+spell, 14 
+tool, 14 
+vehicle, Er 
+weapon, 1 
+a ina 14, 173-174, 
+
+
+viding 14, 173 
+dividing, 14, 173-174 
+increasing with level, 15 
+multiclassing and. See under 
+multiclassing 
+multiplying, 14, 173-174 
+Projected Ward (wizard), 115 
+projectile weapon. See weapon 
+properties: ammunition 
+prone, 190-191 
+- Sec also conditions 
+Protection. See under fighting styles 
+pseudodragon. See creature 
+statistics e 
+psychic damage. See damage types 
+punchin, ng. See under melee attack 
+Purity of Body (monk), 79 
+Purity of Spirit (paladin), 86 
+Pushing Attack maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+quasit. See creature statistics 
+quick build, 11 
+See also under specific class 
+entries 
+Quickened Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+Quivering Palm (monk), 80 
+race, 11 
+choosing a, 11, 17 
+traits. See racial traits 
+See also specific race entries 
+racial ability score increase. See 
+racial traits: ability score 
+increase 
+racial traits, 11, 17 
+ability score increase, 11, 12, 
+13,17 
+age, 17 
+alignment, 17 
+languages, 17 
+size, 17 
+
+
+See also specific race 
+
+
+entries 
+Radiance of the Dawn (cleric). See 
+under Channel Divinity cleric 
+options 
+radiant damage. See damage types 
+Rage (barbarian), 48 
+Rally maneuver (fighter). See 
+maneuvers 
+range, 195 
+maximum, 147 
+normal, 147 
+of spells. See pearting a spell: 
+range 
+range (weapon Bloperty) See 
+weapon properties 
+ranged attack, 195 
+in melee, 195 
+ranged weapon, 14, 146, 149, 195 
+ranger, 45, 89-93 
+quick build, 90 
+ranger archetype. See ranger 
+archetypes 
+spell list, 209 
+Ranger Archetype (ranger), 92 
+ranger archetypes, 93 
+Beast tates 93 
+Hunter, 93 
+Ranger's Companion (ranger), 93 
+
+
+-.. Rashemi. See human ethnicities 
+
+
+rat. See creature statis 
+raven, See creature statistics 
+reach (creature), 195 
+reach (weapon property). See 
+weapon properties 
+reaction, 190 
+See also casting a sp 
+time 
+
+
+ammunition 
+recuperating. See time 
+
+activity 
+refitting plate armor. 
+
+plate armor 
+Relentless (fighter), 
+Relentless Avenger (paladin), 88 
+Relentless Endurance (half-orc), 41 
+Relentless Rage (barbari 
+
+
+religion, 293 
+See also cleric; dri 
+
+
+loadin; 
+Remarkatle Athlete ( ghter), 72 
+Repelling Blast (warldck). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+research. See downtithe activity 
+Researcher (sage), 138 
+resistance. See damage resistance 
+resting, 186 
+restrained. See condijions —— 
+result. See total 
+Retainers (noble variant), 136 
+Retaliation (barbarian), 50 
+Ride the Wind (monk). See 
+Elemental Disciplines 
+Riposte maneuver (fighter). See 
+maneuvers 
+Ritual Casting. See S, 
+bard; cleric; druid 
+See also feats 
+rituals, 201-202 
+
+
+time 
+River of Hungry Fla 
+
+
+rock gnome. See gno 
+
+rogue, 45, 94-98 
+quick build, 95 
+roguish archetype 
+archetypes 
+
+
+Arcane Trickster, 97-98 
+
+Assassin, 97 
+
+Thief, 97 
+roleplaying, 8, 185-186 
+
+
+rounding numbers, 
+
+rowed vessel, 155-157 
+
+rules, 6-7 
+exceptions, 7 
+how to play, 6 
+
+
+Sacred Oath goo 
+oath spells, 85 
+
+
+sacred oaths, 85-88 
+breaking, 86 
+Oath of Devotion, 85-86 
+Oath of the Ancients, 86-87 
+Oath of Vengeange, 87-88 
+sacred plants and does 66 
+
+
+saving throw, 7, 12, | 79, 205 
+death. See death &aving throws 
+
+
+ki. See ki: saving [hrows 
+
+maneuver, See maneuvers. 
+
+saving throws 
+
+proficiency. See groficiencies: 
+
+saving throw 
+
+spell. See spell saving throws 
+saving throw modifier, 12, 179, 
+
+205 
+
+
+INDEX 
+
+
+315 
+
+
+School of Abjuration (wizard). See 
+under arcane traditions 
+
+School of Conjuration (wizard). 
+See under arcane traditions 
+
+School of Divination (wizard). See 
+under arcane traditions 
+
+School of Enchantment (wizard). 
+See under arcane traditions 
+
+School of Evocation (wizard). See 
+under arcane traditions 
+
+School of Illusion (wizard). See 
+under arcane traditions 
+
+School of Necromancy (wizard). 
+See under arcane traditions 
+
+School of Transmutation (wizard). 
+See under arcane traditions 
+
+schools of magic. See arcane 
+traditions 
+
+Sculptor of Flesh (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+
+Sculpt Spells (wizard), 117 
+
+Second-Story Work (rogue), 97 
+
+Second Wind (fighter), 72 
+
+Search action. See under action 
+
+searching. See under travel 
+See also Intelligence: 
+Investigation; Wisdom: 
+Perception 
+
+self. See casting a spell: range; 
+targeting 
+
+selling treasure. See under wealth 
+
+services, 159 
+
+sex. See character: sex and gender 
+
+Shadow Arts (monk), 80 
+
+Shadowfell, the. See planes of 
+existence 
+
+Shadow Step (monk), 80 
+
+Shapechanger (wizard), 119 
+
+Shape the Flowing River (monk). 
+Sec Elemental Disciplines 
+
+Share Spells (ranger), 93 
+
+shark, reef. See creature statistics 
+
+Shelter of the Faithful (acolyte), 
+127 
+
+shield. See armor and shields 
+
+shield dwarf. See dwarf: mountain 
+
+Ship's Passage (sailor), 139 
+
+short rest, See resting 
+
+Shou. See human ethnicities 
+
+shoving, 195 
+
+Sigil. See planes of existence 
+
+Signature Spells (wizard), 115 
+
+silvered weapon. See under 
+weapon 
+
+silver piece (sp). See coinage 
+
+simple weapon. See weapon 
+categories 
+
+size, 176, 191-192 
+and weapons. See weapon 
+properties: heavy 
+lifting and carrying. See lifting 
+and carrying: size and 
+of equipment. See equipment: 
+size 
+space, 191-192 
+Sec also racial traits; and 
+specific race trait entries 
+
+size category, 191 
+
+skeleton. See creature statistics 
+
+skill check. See ability check: skill 
+
+Skill Versatility (half-elf), 39 
+
+skills with different abilities 
+(variant). See under ability check 
+
+slashing damage. See damage 
+types 
+
+Sleight of Hand (skill). See under 
+Dexterity 
+
+Slippery Mind (rogue), 96 
+
+
+Slow Fall (monk), 78 
+Small. See size category 
+snake, constrictor. See creature 
+statistics 
+snake, poisonous. See creature 
+statistics 
+Sneak Attack (rogue), 96 
+social interaction, 8, 185-186 
+soldier. See under background 
+somatic spell component, 203 
+Song of Rest (bard), 54 
+sorcerer, 45, 99-104 
+quick build, 100 
+sorcerous origin, See sorcerous 
+origins 
+spell list, 209 
+Sorcerous Origin, 101 
+sorcerous origins, 102-104 
+Draconic Bloodline, 102-103 
+Wild Magic, 103-104 
+Sorcerous Restoration, 102 
+Sorcery Points (sorcerer). See Font 
+of Magic 
+Soul of Vengeance (paladin), 88 
+space. See under size 
+Speak with Small Beasts (forest 
+gnome), 37 
+special (weapon property). See 
+weapon properties 
+speed. See under movement 
+See also mounts and vehicles; 
+racial traits; travel 
+spell, 201 
+spell attack modifier. See specific 
+Spellcasting entries 
+spell attack roll, 205 
+See also specific Spellcasting 
+entries 
+Spell Bombardment (sorcerer), 103 
+Spellbook (wizard), 114 
+spellcaster, 201 
+spellcasting, 201-205 
+Spellcasting (bard), 52-53 
+(cleric), 58 
+(druid), 66 
+(fighter, Eldritch Knight), 75 
+(paladin), 84-85 
+(ranger), 91-92 
+(rogue, Arcane Trickster), 
+97-98 
+(sorcerer), 101 
+(warlock). See Pact Magic 
+(wizard), 114 
+See also under multiclassing 
+spellcasting ability, 178, 179, 205 
+See also specific Spellcasting 
+entries 
+spellcasting focus. See 
+Spellcasting: bard; cleric; 
+druid; paladin; sorcerer; 
+warlock; wizard 
+spell components, See casting a 
+spell: components 
+See also material spell 
+component; somatic spell 
+component; verbal spell 
+component 
+spell descriptions, 211-289 
+spell level, 201 
+spell list, 207-211 
+Spell Mastery (wizard), 115 
+spell preparation. See 
+Spellcasting: cleric; druid; 
+paladin; wizard 
+See also under multiclassing 
+Spell Resistance (wizard), 116 
+spell save DC, 205 
+See also specific Spellcasting 
+entries 
+spell saving throws, 205 
+spells known, 201 
+See also Spellcasting: bard; 
+fighter, Eldritch Knight; ranger; 
+rogue, Arcane Trickster; 
+sorcerer, warlock; and 
+multiclassing 
+spell slots, 201 
+See also specific Spellcasting 
+entries; and multiclassing 
+Spell Thief (rogue), 98 
+sphere, See area of effect 
+
+
+spider, giant. See creature 
+Statistics 
+
+Spirit Seeker (barbarian), 50 
+
+Spirit Walker (barbarian), 50 
+
+Split Enchantment (wizard), 117 
+
+sprite, See creature statistics 
+
+spy. See under background 
+
+squeezing. See under movement 
+
+stabilizing a creature, 197 
+
+stable, 197-198 
+
+stacking. See casting a spell: 
+combining effects 
+See also advantage; 
+disadvantage 
+
+standard action. See action 
+
+standard language. See language 
+
+Stand Against the Tide (ranger). 
+See Superior Hunter's Defense 
+
+starting wealth. See under wealth 
+
+starvation. See food and drink: 
+food requirements 
+
+Stealth (skill). See under Dexterity 
+See also armor and shields: 
+Stealth; hiding; travel 
+
+Steel Will (ranger). See Defensive 
+Tactics 
+
+Step of the Wind (monk). See Ki 
+
+Stillness of Mind (monk), 79 
+
+Stonecunning (dwarf), 20 
+
+Stormborn (cleric), 62 
+
+Stout Resilience (stout halfling), 
+28 
+
+Strength, 12, 175-176 
+Athletics, 175 
+checks, 175 
+
+Stroke of Luck (rogue), 96 
+
+strongheart halfling. See halfling: 
+stout 
+
+Student of War (fighter), 73 
+
+stunned, See conditions 
+
+Stunning Strike (monk), 79 
+
+subrace, 17 
+
+Subtle Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+
+suffocating, 183 
+
+sun elf. See elf 
+
+Sunlight Sensitivity (drow), 24 
+
+Superior Critical (fighter), 73 
+
+Superior Darkvision (drow), 24 
+
+Superior Hunter's Defense 
+(ranger), 93 
+
+Superior Inspiration (bard), 54 
+
+superiority dice (fighter), 73 
+
+Supreme Healing (cleric), 60 
+
+Supreme Sneak (rogue), 97 
+
+surprise, 189 
+See also travel: surprise 
+
+Survival (skill), See under Wisdom 
+See also travel: foraging, 
+navigating, or tracking 
+
+Survivor (fighter), 73 
+
+svirfneblin. See gnome 
+
+Sweeping Attack maneuver 
+(fighter). See maneuvers 
+
+Sweeping Cinder Strike (monk). 
+See Elemental Disciplines 
+
+Sylvan. See language 
+
+targeting a spell. See casting a 
+spell: targeting 
+
+target number, 7 
+Armor Class (AC), 7 
+Difficulty Class (DC), 7 
+
+Tempest domain (cleric). See 
+under divine domains 
+
+temporary hit points. See under 
+hit points 
+
+Tenets of Devotion (paladin), 86 
+
+Tenets of the Ancients (paladin), 
+86-87 
+
+Tenets of Vengeance (paladin), 88 
+
+Terran. See language 
+
+Tethyrian. See human ethnicities 
+
+THACO. See attack roll 
+
+Thief (rogue). See under roguish 
+archetypes 
+
+Thief of Five Fates (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+
+Thief's Reflexes (rogue), 97 
+
+thieves’ cant (rogue), 96 
+
+thieves’ tools, 154 
+
+Third Eye, The (wizard), 116-117 
+
+Thirsting Blade (warlock). See 
+eldritch invocations 
+
+Thought Shield (warlock), 110 
+
+Thousand Forms (druid), 69 
+
+three-quarters cover. See cover 
+
+thrown (weapon property), See 
+weapon properties 
+
+Thunderbolt Strike (cleric), 62 
+
+thunder damage. See damage 
+
+
+types 
+Tides of Chaos (sorcerer), 103 
+
+
+tiefling, 42-43 
+tiefling names, 43 
+tiefling traits, 43 
+tiers of play, 15 
+tiger. See creature statistics 
+time, 181 
+day, 181 
+minute, 181 
+round, 181, 189 
+turn, 189 
+Timeless Body (druid), 67 
+(monk), 79 
+Tinker (rock gnome), 37 
+Tiny. See size category 
+Tongue of the Sun and Moon 
+(monk), 79 
+tools, 154 
+total, 7 
+total cover. See cover 
+Totemic Attunement (barbarian), 
+50 
+Totem Spirit (barbarian), 50 
+tracking. See under travel 
+trade goods, 144, 157 
+training. See downtime activity 
+traits. See under personality 
+See also specific race trait entries 
+Trance (elf), 23 
+Transitive Planes, See planes of 
+existence 
+Tranquility (monk), 80 
+transmutation, 119, 203 
+school (wizard). See under 
+arcane traditions 
+Transmutation Savant (wizard), 
+119 
+transmuter, 119 
+Transmuter's Stone (wizard), 119 
+traps, finding. See Wisdom: 
+Perception 
+See also Intelligence: 
+Investigation 
+traps, removing or disabling. See 
+thieves' tools 
+travel, 181-183 
+drawing a map, 183 
+encounters, 183 
+foraging, 183 
+marching order, 182 
+navigating, 183 
+noticing threats, 182-183 
+pace, 181 
+searching, 183 
+stealth, 182 
+surprise, 183 
+tracking, 183 
+Trickery domain (cleric). See under 
+divine domains 
+trinkets, 160-161 
+Trip Attack maneuver (fighter), See 
+maneuvers 
+truesight, 185 
+Turami. See human ethnicities 
+turn. See under time 
+turn, taking yours, 189-190 
+See also action; bonus action; 
+movement 
+Turn the Faithless (paladin). See 
+under Channel Divinity paladin 
+options 
+Turn the Unholy (paladin). See 
+under Channel Divinity paladin 
+options 
+Turn Undead. See under Channel 
+Divinity cleric options 
+Twinned Spell (sorcerer). See 
+Metamagic 
+two-handed (weapon property). 
+See weapon properties 
+two-weapon fighting, 195 
+Two-Weapon Fighting (class 
+feature), See under fighting 
+styles 
+unarmed. See under melee attack 
+Unarmored Defense (barbarian), 
+48 
+(monk), 78 
+Unarmored Movement (monk), 78 
+Uncanny Dodge (ranger). See 
+Superior Hunter’s Defense 
+(rogue), 96 
+Undead Thralls (wizard), 119 
+Underdark, 17 
+Undying Sentinel (paladin), 87 
+uncommon races, 33 
+unconscious, 197, 198 
+See also conditions 
+Undercommon, See language 
+underwater combat. See under 
+combat 
+unseen attackers and targets, 
+194-195 
+
+
+fad. 
+
+
+LI 
+Upper Planes. See planes of 
+existence 
+urchin. See under background 
+Use an Object action. See under 
+action 
+Use Magic Device (rogue), 97 
+using this book, 6 
+Vanish (ranger), 92 
+vehicle. See mounts and vehicles 
+verbal spell component, 203 
+versatile (weapon property). See 
+weapon properties 
+Versatile Trickster (rogue), 98 
+vision, 183 
+See also blindsight; darkvision; 
+truesight; Wisdom: Perception 
+Visions of Distant Realms 
+(warlock). See eldritch 
+invocations 
+Visions of the Past (cleric), 60 
+Voice of the Chain Master 
+(warlock). See eldritch 
+invocations 
+Volley fangen. See Multiattack 
+Vow of Enmity (paladin). See 
+under Channel Divinity paladin 
+options 
+vulnerability, See damage 
+vulnerability 
+Wanderer (outlander), 136 
+Warding Flare (cleric), 61 
+War domain (cleric). See under 
+divine domains 
+War God's Blessing (cleric). See 
+under Channel Divinity cleric 
+options 
+warhorse. See creature statistics 
+See also mounts and vehicles 
+War Magic (fighter), 75 
+War Priest (cleric), 63 
+Water Whip (monk). See 
+Elemental Disciplines 
+warlock, 45, 105-111 
+quick build, 106 
+otherworldly patron. See 
+otherworldly patrons 
+spell list, 210 
+Wave of Rolling Earth (monk). See 
+Elemental Disciplines 
+wealth, 143-144 
+magic item, 144 
+selling treasure, 144 
+starting, 143 
+See also expenses 
+weapon, 14, 146-148, 149 
+improvised, 147-148 
+silvered, 148 
+table, 149 
+Weapon Bond (fighter), 75 
+weapon categories, 146 
+weapon proficiency, 14, 146 
+See also specific classes: 
+proficiencies; and specific race 
+trait entries 
+weapon properties, 146-147 
+Weave, the, 205 
+Whirlwind Attack (ranger). See 
+Multiattack 
+Whispers of the Grave (warlock). 
+See eldritch invocations 
+Wholeness of Body (monk), 79-80 
+wild elf. See elf 
+Wild Magic (sorcerer). See under 
+sorcerous origins 
+Wild Magic Surge (sorcerer), 103 
+table, 104 
+Wild Shape (druid), 66-67 
+Wisdom, 12, 178 
+Animal Handling, 178 
+checks, 178 
+Insight, 178 
+Medicine, 178 
+Perception, 178 
+Survival, 178 
+Witch Sight (warlock). See eldritch 
+invocations 
+wizard, 45, 112-119 
+arcane tradition. See arcane 
+traditions 
+quick build, 113 
+spell list, 210-211 
+wolf, dire. See creature statistics 
+wolf, See creature statistics 
+wood elf. See elf 
+world, 5-6, 8 
+See also planes of existence: 
+Material Plane 
+Wrath of the Storm (cleric), 62 
+XP. See experience points 
+Ysgard. See planes of existence 
+zombie. See creature statistics 
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diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc05a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libpq-dev gcc \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY . .
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/backend/alembic.ini b/backend/alembic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa675be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[alembic]
+script_location = app/alembic
+prepend_sys_path = .
+version_path_separator = os
+
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARNING
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARNING
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/backend/app/__init__.py b/backend/app/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/alembic/env.py b/backend/app/alembic/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b16b273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/alembic/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import asyncio
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+from alembic import context
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+from sqlalchemy.engine import Connection
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_engine_from_config
+
+from app.config import settings
+from app.db import Base
+
+# import model modules here so they register on Base.metadata before autogenerate runs
+from app import models  # noqa: F401
+
+config = context.config
+config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", settings.database_url)
+
+if config.config_file_name is not None:
+    fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+target_metadata = Base.metadata
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline() -> None:
+    url = settings.database_url
+    context.configure(
+        url=url,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata,
+        literal_binds=True,
+        dialect_opts={"paramstyle": "named"},
+    )
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def do_run_migrations(connection: Connection) -> None:
+    context.configure(connection=connection, target_metadata=target_metadata)
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+async def run_migrations_online() -> None:
+    connectable = async_engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section, {}),
+        prefix="sqlalchemy.",
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    async with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        await connection.run_sync(do_run_migrations)
+
+    await connectable.dispose()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    asyncio.run(run_migrations_online())
diff --git a/backend/app/alembic/script.py.mako b/backend/app/alembic/script.py.mako
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbc4b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/alembic/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/backend/app/alembic/versions/.gitkeep b/backend/app/alembic/versions/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/alembic/versions/48846ed4fe0e_initial_schema.py b/backend/app/alembic/versions/48846ed4fe0e_initial_schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc2ae73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/alembic/versions/48846ed4fe0e_initial_schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""initial schema
+
+Revision ID: 48846ed4fe0e
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2026-08-31 15:38:20.816566
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import fastapi_users_db_sqlalchemy
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = '48846ed4fe0e'
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = None
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('users',
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=100), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('id', fastapi_users_db_sqlalchemy.generics.GUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('email', sa.String(length=320), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('hashed_password', sa.String(length=1024), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('is_active', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('is_superuser', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('is_verified', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_users_email'), 'users', ['email'], unique=True)
+    op.create_table('characters',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('owner_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=200), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('race', sa.String(length=100), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('char_class', sa.String(length=100), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('level', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('stats', postgresql.JSONB(astext_type=sa.Text()), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['owner_id'], ['users.id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_characters_owner_id'), 'characters', ['owner_id'], unique=False)
+    op.create_table('games',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=200), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('creator_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('participation_code', sa.String(length=16), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['creator_id'], ['users.id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_games_created_at'), 'games', ['created_at'], unique=False)
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_games_participation_code'), 'games', ['participation_code'], unique=True)
+    op.create_table('game_participants',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('game_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('user_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('character_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('joined_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['character_id'], ['characters.id'], ),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['game_id'], ['games.id'], ondelete='CASCADE'),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['users.id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id'),
+    sa.UniqueConstraint('game_id', 'user_id', name='uq_game_participant')
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_game_participants_game_id'), 'game_participants', ['game_id'], unique=False)
+    op.create_table('messages',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.BigInteger(), autoincrement=True, nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('game_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('sender_type', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('user_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('character_id', sa.UUID(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('content', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), server_default=sa.text('now()'), nullable=False),
+    sa.CheckConstraint("sender_type IN ('player', 'dm', 'system')", name='ck_message_sender_type'),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['character_id'], ['characters.id'], ),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['game_id'], ['games.id'], ondelete='CASCADE'),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['users.id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_messages_created_at'), 'messages', ['created_at'], unique=False)
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_messages_game_id'), 'messages', ['game_id'], unique=False)
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_messages_game_id'), table_name='messages')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_messages_created_at'), table_name='messages')
+    op.drop_table('messages')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_game_participants_game_id'), table_name='game_participants')
+    op.drop_table('game_participants')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_games_participation_code'), table_name='games')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_games_created_at'), table_name='games')
+    op.drop_table('games')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_characters_owner_id'), table_name='characters')
+    op.drop_table('characters')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_users_email'), table_name='users')
+    op.drop_table('users')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/backend/app/api/__init__.py b/backend/app/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/api/routes_characters.py b/backend/app/api/routes_characters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e60677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/routes_characters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.auth.users import current_active_user
+from app.db import get_async_session
+from app.models.character import Character
+from app.models.user import User
+from app.schemas.character import CharacterRead
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/characters", tags=["characters"])
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[CharacterRead])
+async def list_my_characters(
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> list[Character]:
+    characters = (
+        await session.execute(
+            select(Character)
+            .where(Character.owner_id == user.id)
+            .order_by(Character.created_at.desc())
+        )
+    ).scalars().all()
+    return list(characters)
+
+
+@router.get("/{character_id}", response_model=CharacterRead)
+async def get_character(
+    character_id: uuid.UUID,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> Character:
+    character = await session.get(Character, character_id)
+    if character is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Character not found")
+    if character.owner_id != user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Not your character")
+    return character
diff --git a/backend/app/api/routes_games.py b/backend/app/api/routes_games.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8750988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/routes_games.py
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+import secrets
+import string
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.auth.users import current_active_user
+from app.db import get_async_session
+from app.models.character import Character
+from app.models.game import Game, GameParticipant
+from app.models.message import Message
+from app.models.user import User
+from app.schemas.game import GameCreate, GameJoin, GameRead
+from app.schemas.message import MessageRead
+from app.ws_tickets import issue_ticket
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/games", tags=["games"])
+
+CODE_ALPHABET = string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits
+
+
+def _generate_participation_code() -> str:
+    return "".join(secrets.choice(CODE_ALPHABET) for _ in range(8))
+
+
+async def _serialize_games(
+    session: AsyncSession, games: list[Game], viewer_id: uuid.UUID
+) -> list[GameRead]:
+    if not games:
+        return []
+
+    game_ids = [g.id for g in games]
+
+    creators = (
+        await session.execute(select(User.id, User.name).where(User.id.in_([g.creator_id for g in games])))
+    ).all()
+    creator_names = {row.id: row.name for row in creators}
+
+    participant_rows = (
+        await session.execute(
+            select(GameParticipant.game_id, GameParticipant.user_id, GameParticipant.character_id, User.name)
+            .join(User, User.id == GameParticipant.user_id)
+            .where(GameParticipant.game_id.in_(game_ids))
+        )
+    ).all()
+    participants_by_game: dict[uuid.UUID, list[str]] = {}
+    viewer_participation: dict[uuid.UUID, uuid.UUID | None] = {}
+    for game_id, participant_user_id, character_id, name in participant_rows:
+        participants_by_game.setdefault(game_id, []).append(name)
+        if participant_user_id == viewer_id:
+            viewer_participation[game_id] = character_id
+
+    result = []
+    for game in games:
+        names = participants_by_game.get(game.id, [])
+        is_participant = game.id in viewer_participation
+        result.append(
+            GameRead(
+                id=game.id,
+                name=game.name,
+                description=game.description,
+                creator_id=game.creator_id,
+                creator_name=creator_names.get(game.creator_id, "?"),
+                player_count=len(names),
+                player_names=names,
+                participation_code=game.participation_code if game.creator_id == viewer_id else None,
+                created_at=game.created_at,
+                is_participant=is_participant,
+                my_character_id=viewer_participation.get(game.id),
+            )
+        )
+    return result
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[GameRead])
+async def list_games(
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> list[GameRead]:
+    games = (
+        (await session.execute(select(Game).order_by(Game.created_at.desc()))).scalars().all()
+    )
+    return await _serialize_games(session, list(games), user.id)
+
+
+@router.post("", response_model=GameRead)
+async def create_game(
+    payload: GameCreate,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> GameRead:
+    game = Game(
+        name=payload.name,
+        description=payload.description,
+        creator_id=user.id,
+        participation_code=_generate_participation_code(),
+    )
+    session.add(game)
+    await session.flush()
+
+    session.add(GameParticipant(game_id=game.id, user_id=user.id))
+    await session.commit()
+    await session.refresh(game)
+
+    serialized = await _serialize_games(session, [game], user.id)
+    return serialized[0]
+
+
+@router.get("/{game_id}", response_model=GameRead)
+async def get_game(
+    game_id: uuid.UUID,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> GameRead:
+    game = await session.get(Game, game_id)
+    if game is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Game not found")
+    serialized = await _serialize_games(session, [game], user.id)
+    return serialized[0]
+
+
+async def _serialize_messages(session: AsyncSession, messages: list[Message]) -> list[MessageRead]:
+    if not messages:
+        return []
+
+    user_ids = {m.user_id for m in messages if m.user_id is not None}
+    character_ids = {m.character_id for m in messages if m.character_id is not None}
+
+    names: dict[uuid.UUID, str] = {}
+    if user_ids:
+        rows = (await session.execute(select(User.id, User.name).where(User.id.in_(user_ids)))).all()
+        names.update({row.id: row.name for row in rows})
+
+    char_names: dict[uuid.UUID, str] = {}
+    if character_ids:
+        rows = (
+            await session.execute(select(Character.id, Character.name).where(Character.id.in_(character_ids)))
+        ).all()
+        char_names.update({row.id: row.name for row in rows})
+
+    return [
+        MessageRead(
+            id=m.id,
+            sender_type=m.sender_type,
+            user_id=m.user_id,
+            player_name=names.get(m.user_id) if m.user_id else None,
+            character_id=m.character_id,
+            character_name=char_names.get(m.character_id) if m.character_id else None,
+            content=m.content,
+            created_at=m.created_at,
+        )
+        for m in messages
+    ]
+
+
+async def _require_participant(session: AsyncSession, game_id: uuid.UUID, user_id: uuid.UUID) -> GameParticipant:
+    participant = (
+        await session.execute(
+            select(GameParticipant).where(
+                GameParticipant.game_id == game_id, GameParticipant.user_id == user_id
+            )
+        )
+    ).scalar_one_or_none()
+    if participant is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="You have not joined this game")
+    return participant
+
+
+@router.get("/{game_id}/messages", response_model=list[MessageRead])
+async def get_recent_messages(
+    game_id: uuid.UUID,
+    limit: int = 5,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> list[MessageRead]:
+    await _require_participant(session, game_id, user.id)
+    rows = (
+        await session.execute(
+            select(Message)
+            .where(Message.game_id == game_id)
+            .order_by(Message.created_at.desc(), Message.id.desc())
+            .limit(limit)
+        )
+    ).scalars().all()
+    ordered = list(reversed(rows))
+    return await _serialize_messages(session, ordered)
+
+
+@router.get("/{game_id}/messages/full", response_model=list[MessageRead])
+async def get_full_messages(
+    game_id: uuid.UUID,
+    before_id: int | None = None,
+    limit: int = 100,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> list[MessageRead]:
+    await _require_participant(session, game_id, user.id)
+    query = select(Message).where(Message.game_id == game_id)
+    if before_id is not None:
+        query = query.where(Message.id < before_id)
+    query = query.order_by(Message.id.desc()).limit(limit)
+
+    rows = (await session.execute(query)).scalars().all()
+    ordered = list(reversed(rows))
+    return await _serialize_messages(session, ordered)
+
+
+@router.post("/{game_id}/join", response_model=GameRead)
+async def join_game(
+    game_id: uuid.UUID,
+    payload: GameJoin,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> GameRead:
+    game = await session.get(Game, game_id)
+    if game is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Game not found")
+    if not secrets.compare_digest(payload.participation_code, game.participation_code):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Invalid participation code")
+
+    existing = (
+        await session.execute(
+            select(GameParticipant).where(
+                GameParticipant.game_id == game_id, GameParticipant.user_id == user.id
+            )
+        )
+    ).scalar_one_or_none()
+
+    if existing is None:
+        session.add(
+            GameParticipant(game_id=game_id, user_id=user.id, character_id=payload.character_id)
+        )
+    elif payload.character_id is not None:
+        existing.character_id = payload.character_id
+
+    await session.commit()
+
+    serialized = await _serialize_games(session, [game], user.id)
+    return serialized[0]
+
+
+@router.post("/{game_id}/ws-ticket")
+async def create_ws_ticket(
+    game_id: uuid.UUID,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+    await _require_participant(session, game_id, user.id)
+    return {"ticket": issue_ticket(game_id, user.id)}
diff --git a/backend/app/api/ws_game.py b/backend/app/api/ws_game.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba484a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/api/ws_game.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
+from sqlalchemy import select
+
+from app.db import async_session_maker
+from app.llm.orchestrator import run_dm_turn
+from app.models.game import GameParticipant
+from app.models.message import Message
+from app.ws_tickets import consume_ticket
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("app.ws_game")
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+class ConnectionManager:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._rooms: dict[uuid.UUID, set[WebSocket]] = {}
+        self._locks: dict[uuid.UUID, asyncio.Lock] = {}
+
+    def connect(self, game_id: uuid.UUID, websocket: WebSocket) -> None:
+        self._rooms.setdefault(game_id, set()).add(websocket)
+
+    def disconnect(self, game_id: uuid.UUID, websocket: WebSocket) -> None:
+        room = self._rooms.get(game_id)
+        if room is not None:
+            room.discard(websocket)
+            if not room:
+                self._rooms.pop(game_id, None)
+
+    async def broadcast(self, game_id: uuid.UUID, payload: dict) -> None:
+        for ws in list(self._rooms.get(game_id, ())):
+            try:
+                await ws.send_json(payload)
+            except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 — a dead socket shouldn't break the broadcast
+                self.disconnect(game_id, ws)
+
+    def get_lock(self, game_id: uuid.UUID) -> asyncio.Lock:
+        return self._locks.setdefault(game_id, asyncio.Lock())
+
+
+manager = ConnectionManager()
+
+
+async def _serialize_message(session, message: Message) -> dict:
+    from app.models.character import Character
+    from app.models.user import User
+
+    player_name = None
+    character_name = None
+    if message.user_id is not None:
+        user = await session.get(User, message.user_id)
+        player_name = user.name if user else None
+    if message.character_id is not None:
+        character = await session.get(Character, message.character_id)
+        character_name = character.name if character else None
+
+    return {
+        "id": message.id,
+        "sender_type": message.sender_type,
+        "user_id": str(message.user_id) if message.user_id else None,
+        "player_name": player_name,
+        "character_id": str(message.character_id) if message.character_id else None,
+        "character_name": character_name,
+        "content": message.content,
+        "created_at": message.created_at.isoformat(),
+    }
+
+
+@router.websocket("/ws/games/{game_id}")
+async def game_websocket(websocket: WebSocket, game_id: uuid.UUID, ticket: str) -> None:
+    user_id = consume_ticket(ticket, game_id)
+    if user_id is None:
+        await websocket.close(code=4401)
+        return
+
+    await websocket.accept()
+    manager.connect(game_id, websocket)
+
+    try:
+        while True:
+            data = await websocket.receive_json()
+            if data.get("type") != "message":
+                continue
+            content = (data.get("content") or "").strip()
+            if not content:
+                continue
+
+            async with manager.get_lock(game_id):
+                async with async_session_maker() as session:
+                    participant = (
+                        await session.execute(
+                            select(GameParticipant).where(
+                                GameParticipant.game_id == game_id,
+                                GameParticipant.user_id == user_id,
+                            )
+                        )
+                    ).scalar_one_or_none()
+                    if participant is None:
+                        await websocket.send_json({"type": "error", "detail": "not a participant"})
+                        continue
+
+                    player_message = Message(
+                        game_id=game_id,
+                        sender_type="player",
+                        user_id=user_id,
+                        character_id=participant.character_id,
+                        content=content,
+                    )
+                    session.add(player_message)
+                    await session.commit()
+                    await session.refresh(player_message)
+
+                    await manager.broadcast(
+                        game_id,
+                        {"type": "message", "message": await _serialize_message(session, player_message)},
+                    )
+
+                    try:
+                        dm_message = await run_dm_turn(session, game_id)
+                    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+                        logger.exception("DM turn failed for game %s", game_id)
+                        await websocket.send_json({"type": "error", "detail": "dm_turn_failed"})
+                        continue
+
+                    await manager.broadcast(
+                        game_id,
+                        {"type": "message", "message": await _serialize_message(session, dm_message)},
+                    )
+    except WebSocketDisconnect:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        manager.disconnect(game_id, websocket)
diff --git a/backend/app/auth/__init__.py b/backend/app/auth/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/auth/email.py b/backend/app/auth/email.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d9f999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/auth/email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import logging
+
+import aiosmtplib
+from email.message import EmailMessage
+
+from app.config import settings
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("app.auth.email")
+
+
+async def send_email(to: str, subject: str, body: str) -> None:
+    """Send a plaintext email, or log it to the console if no SMTP server is configured (dev mode)."""
+    if not settings.smtp_host:
+        logger.info("=== DEV EMAIL (no SMTP configured) ===\nTo: %s\nSubject: %s\n\n%s", to, subject, body)
+        return
+
+    message = EmailMessage()
+    message["From"] = settings.smtp_from
+    message["To"] = to
+    message["Subject"] = subject
+    message.set_content(body)
+
+    await aiosmtplib.send(
+        message,
+        hostname=settings.smtp_host,
+        port=settings.smtp_port,
+        username=settings.smtp_user or None,
+        password=settings.smtp_password or None,
+        start_tls=True,
+    )
diff --git a/backend/app/auth/users.py b/backend/app/auth/users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45d7627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/auth/users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import uuid
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+
+from fastapi import Depends, Request
+from fastapi_users import BaseUserManager, FastAPIUsers, UUIDIDMixin
+from fastapi_users.authentication import (
+    AuthenticationBackend,
+    BearerTransport,
+    JWTStrategy,
+)
+from fastapi_users.db import SQLAlchemyUserDatabase
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.auth.email import send_email
+from app.config import settings
+from app.db import get_async_session
+from app.models.user import User
+
+JWT_LIFETIME_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7  # 7 days
+
+
+async def get_user_db(
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+) -> AsyncGenerator[SQLAlchemyUserDatabase, None]:
+    yield SQLAlchemyUserDatabase(session, User)
+
+
+class UserManager(UUIDIDMixin, BaseUserManager[User, uuid.UUID]):
+    reset_password_token_secret = settings.reset_password_secret
+    verification_token_secret = settings.verification_token_secret
+
+    async def on_after_forgot_password(
+        self, user: User, token: str, request: Request | None = None
+    ) -> None:
+        reset_url = f"{settings.frontend_origin}/reset-password?token={token}"
+        await send_email(
+            to=user.email,
+            subject="Passwort zurücksetzen — DungeonsDragons",
+            body=(
+                f"Hallo {user.name},\n\n"
+                f"klicke auf den folgenden Link, um dein Passwort zurückzusetzen:\n{reset_url}\n\n"
+                "Falls du das nicht angefordert hast, ignoriere diese E-Mail."
+            ),
+        )
+
+
+async def get_user_manager(
+    user_db: SQLAlchemyUserDatabase = Depends(get_user_db),
+) -> AsyncGenerator[UserManager, None]:
+    yield UserManager(user_db)
+
+
+bearer_transport = BearerTransport(tokenUrl="auth/jwt/login")
+
+
+def get_jwt_strategy() -> JWTStrategy:
+    return JWTStrategy(secret=settings.jwt_secret, lifetime_seconds=JWT_LIFETIME_SECONDS)
+
+
+auth_backend = AuthenticationBackend(
+    name="jwt",
+    transport=bearer_transport,
+    get_strategy=get_jwt_strategy,
+)
+
+fastapi_users = FastAPIUsers[User, uuid.UUID](get_user_manager, [auth_backend])
+
+current_active_user = fastapi_users.current_user(active=True)
diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de12790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
+
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_file=".env", extra="ignore")
+
+    database_url: str = "postgresql+asyncpg://dnd:changeme@postgres:5432/dnd"
+
+    xai_api_key: str = ""
+    xai_base_url: str = "https://api.x.ai/v1"
+    dm_model: str = "grok-4.6"
+
+    jwt_secret: str = "dev-insecure-secret-change-me"
+    reset_password_secret: str = "dev-insecure-secret-change-me"
+    verification_token_secret: str = "dev-insecure-secret-change-me"
+
+    smtp_host: str = ""
+    smtp_port: int = 587
+    smtp_user: str = ""
+    smtp_password: str = ""
+    smtp_from: str = "no-reply@dungeonsdragons.tstratmann.de"
+
+    frontend_origin: str = "http://localhost:5173"
+
+
+settings = Settings()
diff --git a/backend/app/db.py b/backend/app/db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e45e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
+
+from app.config import settings
+
+engine = create_async_engine(settings.database_url)
+async_session_maker = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
+
+
+class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+    pass
+
+
+async def get_async_session() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
+    async with async_session_maker() as session:
+        yield session
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/__init__.py b/backend/app/llm/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/client.py b/backend/app/llm/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee6661b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/llm/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from functools import lru_cache
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from openai import AsyncOpenAI
+
+from app.config import settings
+
+PROMPTS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "prompts"
+
+
+@lru_cache
+def get_dm_system_prompt() -> str:
+    return (PROMPTS_DIR / "dm_system_prompt.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+@lru_cache
+def get_llm_client() -> AsyncOpenAI:
+    return AsyncOpenAI(api_key=settings.xai_api_key, base_url=settings.xai_base_url)
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/context.py b/backend/app/llm/context.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff6987a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/llm/context.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import uuid
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.models.character import Character
+from app.models.message import Message
+from app.models.user import User
+
+# Rough char-based budget for Phase 1 (~4 chars/token, leaves headroom for system prompt + output).
+MAX_CONTEXT_CHARS = 40_000
+
+
+async def build_context(session: AsyncSession, game_id: uuid.UUID) -> list[dict]:
+    messages = (
+        await session.execute(
+            select(Message).where(Message.game_id == game_id).order_by(Message.id.asc())
+        )
+    ).scalars().all()
+    if not messages:
+        return []
+
+    user_ids = {m.user_id for m in messages if m.user_id is not None}
+    character_ids = {m.character_id for m in messages if m.character_id is not None}
+
+    names: dict[uuid.UUID, str] = {}
+    if user_ids:
+        rows = (await session.execute(select(User.id, User.name).where(User.id.in_(user_ids)))).all()
+        names = {row.id: row.name for row in rows}
+
+    char_names: dict[uuid.UUID, str] = {}
+    if character_ids:
+        rows = (
+            await session.execute(select(Character.id, Character.name).where(Character.id.in_(character_ids)))
+        ).all()
+        char_names = {row.id: row.name for row in rows}
+
+    entries: list[dict] = []
+    for m in messages:
+        if m.sender_type == "dm":
+            entries.append({"role": "assistant", "content": m.content})
+        elif m.sender_type == "player":
+            player_name = names.get(m.user_id, "Spieler") if m.user_id else "Spieler"
+            character_name = char_names.get(m.character_id) if m.character_id else None
+            label = f"{player_name} ({character_name})" if character_name else player_name
+            entries.append({"role": "user", "content": f"{label}: {m.content}"})
+        # sender_type == "system" messages are not sent to the model in Phase 1
+
+    # Keep the newest entries within the char budget, dropping oldest first.
+    total = 0
+    kept: list[dict] = []
+    for entry in reversed(entries):
+        total += len(entry["content"])
+        if total > MAX_CONTEXT_CHARS and kept:
+            break
+        kept.append(entry)
+    kept.reverse()
+
+    return kept
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/orchestrator.py b/backend/app/llm/orchestrator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75306bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/llm/orchestrator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import uuid
+
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("app.llm.orchestrator")
+
+from app.config import settings
+from app.llm.client import get_dm_system_prompt, get_llm_client
+from app.llm.context import build_context
+from app.llm.tools import character_sheet, dice
+from app.models.message import Message
+
+MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS = 5
+MAX_TOKENS = 4096
+
+TOOLS = [
+    {"type": "function", "function": dice.TOOL_SCHEMA},
+    {"type": "function", "function": character_sheet.TOOL_SCHEMA},
+]
+
+
+async def _execute_tool_call(
+    session: AsyncSession, game_id: uuid.UUID, tool_name: str, tool_input: dict
+) -> dict:
+    """Runs one tool call. Errors are returned as a payload (not raised), so the DM sees them
+    as a tool result and can recover instead of the whole turn crashing."""
+    try:
+        if tool_name == "roll_dice":
+            return dice.roll(tool_input["notation"])
+        if tool_name == "upsert_character_sheet":
+            return await character_sheet.upsert(session, game_id, tool_input)
+        return {"error": f"Unknown tool {tool_name!r}"}
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        logger.warning("Tool call %s failed: %s", tool_name, exc)
+        await session.rollback()
+        return {"error": str(exc)}
+
+
+async def run_dm_turn(session: AsyncSession, game_id: uuid.UUID) -> Message:
+    client = get_llm_client()
+    messages = [{"role": "system", "content": get_dm_system_prompt()}]
+    messages.extend(await build_context(session, game_id))
+
+    final_text = ""
+    for _ in range(MAX_TOOL_ROUNDS):
+        response = await client.chat.completions.create(
+            model=settings.dm_model,
+            max_tokens=MAX_TOKENS,
+            messages=messages,
+            tools=TOOLS,
+        )
+        choice = response.choices[0]
+        message = choice.message
+        final_text = message.content or ""
+
+        if not message.tool_calls:
+            break
+
+        messages.append(message.model_dump(exclude_unset=True))
+
+        for tool_call in message.tool_calls:
+            tool_input = json.loads(tool_call.function.arguments)
+            result = await _execute_tool_call(session, game_id, tool_call.function.name, tool_input)
+            messages.append(
+                {
+                    "role": "tool",
+                    "tool_call_id": tool_call.id,
+                    "content": json.dumps(result),
+                }
+            )
+    else:
+        if not final_text:
+            final_text = "(Der Dungeon Master braucht einen Moment länger als erwartet — bitte versuche es erneut.)"
+
+    dm_message = Message(game_id=game_id, sender_type="dm", content=final_text)
+    session.add(dm_message)
+    await session.commit()
+    await session.refresh(dm_message)
+    return dm_message
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/prompts/dm_system_prompt.txt b/backend/app/llm/prompts/dm_system_prompt.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c104cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/llm/prompts/dm_system_prompt.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Rolle
+Du bist ein erfahrener D&D Dungeon Master und Regelexperte (Standard: D&D 5e, sofern nichts anderes vereinbart wird). Du erschaffst lebendige Abenteuer, leitest die Spieler souverän durch die Sitzung und sorgst für ein rundes Spielerlebnis – von der ersten Frage bis zum Abspann der Session.
+Phase 1: Session 0 (Vorbereitung)
+Bevor das Abenteuer beginnt, lernst du deine Spieler aktiv kennen. Warte nicht auf Informationen – stelle gezielt Fragen, eine nach der anderen, nicht alle auf einmal:
+
+1. Anzahl der Spieler und ihre Vornamen.
+2. Erfahrungsstand: Komplette Anfänger, Gelegenheitsspieler oder Regelkenner? Frage das pro Spieler ab, falls die Gruppe gemischt ist.
+3. Charaktere: Wollen sie eigene, fertige Charaktere mitbringen (Name, Klasse, Rasse, Stats) oder sollst du sie durch die Charaktererstellung führen?
+4. Regelkenntnis: Brauchen sie Erklärungen zu Grundmechaniken (Würfelwürfe, Angriffe, Rettungswürfe) oder reicht ein knapper Hinweis?
+5. Setting/Welt: Vorgefertigte Welt (z. B. Forgotten Realms), eine von dir erfundene Welt, oder wünschen sie sich ein bestimmtes Thema/Genre (High Fantasy, düster, humorvoll, Horror, Piraten, ...)?
+6. Umfang: Einzelnes One-Shot-Abenteuer (eine Sitzung) oder eine längere Kampagne über mehrere Sitzungen? Grobe Zeit, die sie investieren wollen?
+7. Inhaltliche Grenzen: Gibt es Themen, die sie im Spiel nicht wollen (Triggerwarnungen, Gewaltlevel, etc.)?
+
+Passe deinen Hilfe-Level dynamisch an: Anfängern erklärst du Mechaniken proaktiv und schlägst Optionen vor ("Du kannst jetzt A, B oder C tun"). Erfahrenen Spielern gibst du nur auf Nachfrage Regeldetails und lässt ihnen mehr erzählerische Freiheit.
+Phase 2: Das Spiel leiten
+
+* Sobald Charaktere feststehen, sprichst du die Spieler in Spielszenen mit ihrem Charakternamen an. Außerhalb der Spielszenen (Regelfragen, Meta-Absprachen) sprichst du sie mit ihrem echten Vornamen an – und zwar immer per "Du", niemals per "Sie".
+* Trenne klar zwischen IC (In Character – Spielwelt, Dialoge, Beschreibungen) und OOC (Out of Character – Regelklärungen, Meta-Fragen). Kennzeichne OOC-Kommentare deutlich, z. B. mit "(OOC: ...)".
+* Führe die Spieler aktiv durch die Handlung: beschreibe Szenen, NPCs und Umgebungen atmosphärisch, biete konkrete Handlungsoptionen an, wenn Spieler unsicher wirken, und treibe die Geschichte voran statt nur zu reagieren.
+* Für Würfelproben: Sage klar, welcher Wurf nötig ist (z. B. "Mach eine Geschicklichkeitsrettung, Schwierigkeit 13") und was Erfolg/Misserfolg bedeutet. Wenn Spieler keine echten Würfel haben, kannst du Würfe simulieren – frage vorher, was sie bevorzugen.
+* Behalte den Weltzustand im Blick: NPC-Namen, Orte, offene Handlungsstränge, Inventar und Fortschritt der Charaktere bleiben über die Sitzung(en) hinweg konsistent.
+* Baue die Sitzung dramaturgisch auf: Einstieg, ansteigende Spannung, Höhepunkt, Auflösung – bei Kampagnen jede Sitzung mit einem Cliffhanger oder klaren Abschluss beenden.
+* Im Spiel sprichst du im Ton und Slang passend zur Welt und den Charakteren (z. B. archaisch-episch in High Fantasy, derb-direkt bei Piraten). Außerhalb bleibst du locker, freundlich und klar in der Ansprache.
+
+Regeln & Wissensquellen
+
+* Du bist Regelexperte: Bei Unsicherheiten der Spieler erklärst du Mechaniken (Kämpfe, Zauber, Fertigkeiten, Zustände) verständlich und korrekt.
+* Wenn Handbücher/Regelwerke hochgeladen wurden, richtest du dich strikt nach deren Inhalt und zitierst/nennst bei Bedarf die relevante Regel. Wurde nichts hochgeladen, greifst du auf dein allgemeines D&D-5e-Regelwissen zurück und weist transparent darauf hin, falls du bei einer Detailregel unsicher bist, statt sie zu erfinden.
+* Bei Widersprüchen zwischen Spielspaß und exakter Regelauslegung fragst du kurz nach, welche Priorität die Gruppe bevorzugt (z. B. eher erzählerisch-locker oder regelgenau).
+
+Sprache
+Antworte immer in der Sprache, in der die Spieler mit dir kommunizieren. Wechselt die Gruppe die Sprache, wechselst du mit.
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/tools/__init__.py b/backend/app/llm/tools/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/tools/character_sheet.py b/backend/app/llm/tools/character_sheet.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95b4f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/llm/tools/character_sheet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import uuid
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.models.character import Character
+from app.models.game import GameParticipant
+from app.models.user import User
+
+TOOL_SCHEMA = {
+    "name": "upsert_character_sheet",
+    "description": (
+        "Create or update a player's character sheet as facts about them are confirmed or change during play "
+        "(name, race, class, ability stats, abilities, backstory). Call this proactively as soon as details are "
+        "settled — do not wait until the end of the session."
+    ),
+    "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "player_name": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The real first name of the player this character belongs to, exactly as they introduced themselves.",
+            },
+            "character_id": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Omit when creating a new character. Provide the existing character's id when updating one.",
+            },
+            "name": {"type": "string"},
+            "race": {"type": "string"},
+            "char_class": {"type": "string"},
+            "stats": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "description": "Ability scores, e.g. {\"STR\": 15, \"DEX\": 12, \"CON\": 14, \"INT\": 10, \"WIS\": 8, \"CHA\": 13}",
+            },
+            "description": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Free-text description: special abilities, oaths, backstory, anything relevant.",
+            },
+        },
+        "required": ["player_name"],
+    },
+}
+
+
+async def upsert(session: AsyncSession, game_id: uuid.UUID, tool_input: dict) -> dict:
+    player_name = tool_input["player_name"]
+
+    participant_row = (
+        await session.execute(
+            select(GameParticipant, User)
+            .join(User, User.id == GameParticipant.user_id)
+            .where(GameParticipant.game_id == game_id, User.name == player_name)
+        )
+    ).first()
+    if participant_row is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"No participant named {player_name!r} found in this game")
+
+    participant, user = participant_row
+
+    character_id = tool_input.get("character_id")
+    character: Character | None = None
+    if character_id:
+        character = await session.get(Character, uuid.UUID(character_id))
+        if character is None or character.owner_id != user.id:
+            raise ValueError(f"Character {character_id!r} does not belong to {player_name!r}")
+    elif participant.character_id is not None:
+        # The player already has a character in this game (set by an earlier call in this
+        # session) — reuse it instead of creating a duplicate when the model omits character_id.
+        character = await session.get(Character, participant.character_id)
+
+    if character is None:
+        character = Character(owner_id=user.id, name=tool_input.get("name", "Unbenannt"), stats={})
+        session.add(character)
+
+    for field in ("name", "race", "char_class", "description"):
+        if field in tool_input and tool_input[field] is not None:
+            setattr(character, field, tool_input[field])
+    if "stats" in tool_input and tool_input["stats"] is not None:
+        character.stats = {**(character.stats or {}), **tool_input["stats"]}
+
+    await session.flush()
+
+    if participant.character_id != character.id:
+        participant.character_id = character.id
+
+    await session.commit()
+    await session.refresh(character)
+
+    return {"character_id": str(character.id), "name": character.name}
diff --git a/backend/app/llm/tools/dice.py b/backend/app/llm/tools/dice.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b52af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/llm/tools/dice.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import re
+from random import SystemRandom
+
+_rng = SystemRandom()
+
+_NOTATION_RE = re.compile(r"^\s*(\d*)d(\d+)\s*(?:([+-])\s*(\d+))?\s*$", re.IGNORECASE)
+
+TOOL_SCHEMA = {
+    "name": "roll_dice",
+    "description": (
+        "Roll dice using standard D&D notation (e.g. '1d20+5', '2d6', 'd8-1'). "
+        "Always use this tool for any dice roll that affects the game — never invent or guess a result yourself."
+    ),
+    "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "notation": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Dice notation, e.g. '1d20+5'",
+            },
+            "reason": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Short reason for the roll, e.g. 'Geschicklichkeitsrettung, Schwierigkeit 13'",
+            },
+        },
+        "required": ["notation"],
+    },
+}
+
+
+def roll(notation: str) -> dict:
+    match = _NOTATION_RE.match(notation)
+    if not match:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid dice notation: {notation!r}")
+
+    count_str, sides_str, sign, modifier_str = match.groups()
+    count = int(count_str) if count_str else 1
+    sides = int(sides_str)
+
+    if not (1 <= count <= 100) or not (2 <= sides <= 1000):
+        raise ValueError(f"Dice notation out of allowed range: {notation!r}")
+
+    modifier = int(modifier_str) if modifier_str else 0
+    if sign == "-":
+        modifier = -modifier
+
+    rolls = [_rng.randint(1, sides) for _ in range(count)]
+    total = sum(rolls) + modifier
+
+    return {"notation": notation, "rolls": rolls, "modifier": modifier, "total": total}
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..480c625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import logging
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+
+from app.api.routes_characters import router as characters_router
+from app.api.routes_games import router as games_router
+from app.api.ws_game import router as ws_router
+from app.auth.users import auth_backend, fastapi_users
+from app.config import settings
+from app.schemas.user import UserCreate, UserRead, UserUpdate
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(levelname)s:%(name)s:%(message)s")
+
+app = FastAPI(title="DungeonsDragons")
+
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=[settings.frontend_origin],
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+app.include_router(
+    fastapi_users.get_auth_router(auth_backend), prefix="/auth/jwt", tags=["auth"]
+)
+app.include_router(
+    fastapi_users.get_register_router(UserRead, UserCreate), prefix="/auth", tags=["auth"]
+)
+app.include_router(
+    fastapi_users.get_reset_password_router(), prefix="/auth", tags=["auth"]
+)
+app.include_router(
+    fastapi_users.get_users_router(UserRead, UserUpdate), prefix="/users", tags=["users"]
+)
+app.include_router(games_router)
+app.include_router(characters_router)
+app.include_router(ws_router)
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health() -> dict[str, str]:
+    return {"status": "ok"}
diff --git a/backend/app/models/__init__.py b/backend/app/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cae742b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from app.models.character import Character
+from app.models.game import Game, GameParticipant
+from app.models.message import Message
+from app.models.user import User
+
+__all__ = ["User", "Game", "GameParticipant", "Character", "Message"]
diff --git a/backend/app/models/character.py b/backend/app/models/character.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6f894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/character.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey, Integer, String, Text, func
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB, UUID
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
+
+from app.db import Base
+
+
+class Character(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "characters"
+
+    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4
+    )
+    owner_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False, index=True
+    )
+    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(length=200), nullable=False)
+    race: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(length=100), nullable=True)
+    char_class: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(length=100), nullable=True)
+    level: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, nullable=False, default=1)
+    stats: Mapped[dict] = mapped_column(JSONB, nullable=False, default=dict)
+    description: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False, default="")
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(server_default=func.now(), nullable=False)
+    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        server_default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now(), nullable=False
+    )
diff --git a/backend/app/models/game.py b/backend/app/models/game.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0f22ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/game.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from sqlalchemy import ForeignKey, String, Text, UniqueConstraint, func
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
+
+from app.db import Base
+
+
+class Game(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "games"
+
+    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4
+    )
+    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(length=200), nullable=False)
+    description: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False, default="")
+    creator_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False
+    )
+    participation_code: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(
+        String(length=16), unique=True, nullable=False, index=True
+    )
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        server_default=func.now(), nullable=False, index=True
+    )
+
+
+class GameParticipant(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "game_participants"
+    __table_args__ = (UniqueConstraint("game_id", "user_id", name="uq_game_participant"),)
+
+    id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4
+    )
+    game_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("games.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True
+    )
+    user_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False
+    )
+    character_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID | None] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("characters.id"), nullable=True
+    )
+    joined_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(server_default=func.now(), nullable=False)
diff --git a/backend/app/models/message.py b/backend/app/models/message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bec3377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from sqlalchemy import BigInteger, CheckConstraint, ForeignKey, Text, func
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
+
+from app.db import Base
+
+
+class Message(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "messages"
+    __table_args__ = (
+        CheckConstraint("sender_type IN ('player', 'dm', 'system')", name="ck_message_sender_type"),
+    )
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    game_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("games.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=False, index=True
+    )
+    sender_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False)
+    user_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID | None] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=True
+    )
+    character_id: Mapped[uuid.UUID | None] = mapped_column(
+        UUID(as_uuid=True), ForeignKey("characters.id"), nullable=True
+    )
+    content: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=False)
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        server_default=func.now(), nullable=False, index=True
+    )
diff --git a/backend/app/models/user.py b/backend/app/models/user.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13478fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/models/user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi_users.db import SQLAlchemyBaseUserTableUUID
+from sqlalchemy import String
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Mapped, mapped_column
+
+from app.db import Base
+
+
+class User(SQLAlchemyBaseUserTableUUID, Base):
+    __tablename__ = "users"
+
+    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(length=100), nullable=False)
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/__init__.py b/backend/app/schemas/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/character.py b/backend/app/schemas/character.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebfe46b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/character.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class CharacterRead(BaseModel):
+    id: uuid.UUID
+    owner_id: uuid.UUID
+    name: str
+    race: str | None
+    char_class: str | None
+    level: int
+    stats: dict
+    description: str
+    created_at: datetime
+    updated_at: datetime
+
+
+class CharacterSummary(BaseModel):
+    id: uuid.UUID
+    name: str
+    race: str | None
+    char_class: str | None
+    level: int
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/game.py b/backend/app/schemas/game.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b5be77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/game.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class GameCreate(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    description: str = ""
+
+
+class GameRead(BaseModel):
+    id: uuid.UUID
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    creator_id: uuid.UUID
+    creator_name: str
+    player_count: int
+    player_names: list[str]
+    participation_code: str | None  # only populated for the creator
+    created_at: datetime
+    is_participant: bool
+    my_character_id: uuid.UUID | None
+
+
+class GameJoin(BaseModel):
+    participation_code: str
+    character_id: uuid.UUID | None = None
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/message.py b/backend/app/schemas/message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17b5644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class MessageRead(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    sender_type: str
+    user_id: uuid.UUID | None
+    player_name: str | None
+    character_id: uuid.UUID | None
+    character_name: str | None
+    content: str
+    created_at: datetime
+
+
+class MessageCreate(BaseModel):
+    content: str
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/user.py b/backend/app/schemas/user.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf03ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import uuid
+
+from fastapi_users import schemas
+
+
+class UserRead(schemas.BaseUser[uuid.UUID]):
+    name: str
+
+
+class UserCreate(schemas.BaseUserCreate):
+    name: str
+
+
+class UserUpdate(schemas.BaseUserUpdate):
+    name: str | None = None
diff --git a/backend/app/ws_tickets.py b/backend/app/ws_tickets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f34f801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/ws_tickets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import secrets
+import time
+import uuid
+
+TICKET_TTL_SECONDS = 30
+
+_tickets: dict[str, tuple[uuid.UUID, uuid.UUID, float]] = {}  # ticket -> (game_id, user_id, expires_at)
+
+
+def issue_ticket(game_id: uuid.UUID, user_id: uuid.UUID) -> str:
+    ticket = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+    _tickets[ticket] = (game_id, user_id, time.monotonic() + TICKET_TTL_SECONDS)
+    return ticket
+
+
+def consume_ticket(ticket: str, game_id: uuid.UUID) -> uuid.UUID | None:
+    """Single-use: returns the user_id if the ticket is valid for this game and not expired, else None."""
+    entry = _tickets.pop(ticket, None)
+    if entry is None:
+        return None
+    ticket_game_id, user_id, expires_at = entry
+    if ticket_game_id != game_id or time.monotonic() > expires_at:
+        return None
+    return user_id
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f69bb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+fastapi==0.115.6
+uvicorn[standard]==0.34.0
+sqlalchemy[asyncio]==2.0.36
+asyncpg==0.30.0
+alembic==1.14.0
+pydantic-settings==2.7.0
+fastapi-users[sqlalchemy]==14.0.1
+openai>=1.50.0,<2.0.0
+aiosmtplib==3.0.2
+python-multipart==0.0.20
+websockets==14.1
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465a72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB}"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
+
+  backend:
+    build: ./backend
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file: .env
+    volumes:
+      - ./backend/app:/app/app
+    command: ["uvicorn", "app.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", "--reload"]
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata:
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa42836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM node:22-slim AS build
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package.json .
+RUN npm install
+COPY . .
+RUN npm run build
+
+FROM scratch AS dist
+COPY --from=build /app/dist /
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c47277b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="de">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>DungeonsDragons</title>
+  </head>
+  <body class="bg-slate-950 text-slate-100">
+    <div id="root"></div>
+    <script type="module" src="/src/main.tsx"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e5becf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2769 @@
+{
+  "name": "dnd-frontend",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "dnd-frontend",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "react": "^18.3.1",
+        "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
+        "react-router-dom": "^6.28.0"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
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+        "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
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diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "dnd-frontend",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "vite",
+    "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
+    "preview": "vite preview"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "react": "^18.3.1",
+    "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
+    "react-router-dom": "^6.28.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/react": "^18.3.12",
+    "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
+    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
+    "postcss": "^8.4.49",
+    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.15",
+    "typescript": "^5.6.3",
+    "vite": "^5.4.11"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/postcss.config.js b/frontend/postcss.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aa7205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/postcss.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export default {
+  plugins: {
+    tailwindcss: {},
+    autoprefixer: {},
+  },
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
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index 0000000..2969b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
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+import { Navigate, Route, Routes } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import Navbar from "./components/Navbar";
+import { AuthProvider, useAuth } from "./hooks/useAuth";
+import CharacterDetail from "./pages/CharacterDetail";
+import CharactersList from "./pages/CharactersList";
+import ForgotPassword from "./pages/ForgotPassword";
+import GameSession from "./pages/GameSession";
+import GamesList from "./pages/GamesList";
+import Login from "./pages/Login";
+import Register from "./pages/Register";
+import ResetPassword from "./pages/ResetPassword";
+
+function ProtectedRoute({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  const { user, loading } = useAuth();
+  if (loading) return <p className="p-8 text-slate-400">Lädt…</p>;
+  if (!user) return <Navigate to="/login" replace />;
+  return <>{children}</>;
+}
+
+function AppRoutes() {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Navbar />
+      <Routes>
+        <Route path="/login" element={<Login />} />
+        <Route path="/register" element={<Register />} />
+        <Route path="/forgot-password" element={<ForgotPassword />} />
+        <Route path="/reset-password" element={<ResetPassword />} />
+        <Route
+          path="/games"
+          element={
+            <ProtectedRoute>
+              <GamesList />
+            </ProtectedRoute>
+          }
+        />
+        <Route
+          path="/games/:gameId"
+          element={
+            <ProtectedRoute>
+              <GameSession />
+            </ProtectedRoute>
+          }
+        />
+        <Route
+          path="/characters"
+          element={
+            <ProtectedRoute>
+              <CharactersList />
+            </ProtectedRoute>
+          }
+        />
+        <Route
+          path="/characters/:characterId"
+          element={
+            <ProtectedRoute>
+              <CharacterDetail />
+            </ProtectedRoute>
+          }
+        />
+        <Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/games" replace />} />
+      </Routes>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function App() {
+  return (
+    <AuthProvider>
+      <AppRoutes />
+    </AuthProvider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/auth.ts b/frontend/src/api/auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f82142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/auth.ts
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+import { apiFetch, setToken } from "./client";
+
+export interface User {
+  id: string;
+  email: string;
+  name: string;
+  is_active: boolean;
+  is_superuser: boolean;
+  is_verified: boolean;
+}
+
+export async function login(email: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
+  const body = new URLSearchParams();
+  body.set("username", email);
+  body.set("password", password);
+
+  const response = await fetch("/auth/jwt/login", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" },
+    body,
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error("Login fehlgeschlagen — bitte E-Mail und Passwort prüfen.");
+  }
+  const data = await response.json();
+  setToken(data.access_token);
+}
+
+export async function register(email: string, password: string, name: string): Promise<void> {
+  await apiFetch("/auth/register", {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ email, password, name }),
+  });
+}
+
+export async function forgotPassword(email: string): Promise<void> {
+  await apiFetch("/auth/forgot-password", {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ email }),
+  });
+}
+
+export async function resetPassword(token: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
+  await apiFetch("/auth/reset-password", {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ token, password }),
+  });
+}
+
+export async function getMe(): Promise<User> {
+  return apiFetch<User>("/users/me");
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/characters.ts b/frontend/src/api/characters.ts
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index 0000000..6775020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/characters.ts
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+import { apiFetch } from "./client";
+
+export interface Character {
+  id: string;
+  owner_id: string;
+  name: string;
+  race: string | null;
+  char_class: string | null;
+  level: number;
+  stats: Record<string, number>;
+  description: string;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+}
+
+export const listCharacters = () => apiFetch<Character[]>("/api/characters");
+
+export const getCharacter = (id: string) => apiFetch<Character>(`/api/characters/${id}`);
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.ts b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d28866c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
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+const TOKEN_KEY = "dnd_token";
+
+export function getToken(): string | null {
+  return localStorage.getItem(TOKEN_KEY);
+}
+
+export function setToken(token: string): void {
+  localStorage.setItem(TOKEN_KEY, token);
+}
+
+export function clearToken(): void {
+  localStorage.removeItem(TOKEN_KEY);
+}
+
+export class ApiError extends Error {
+  status: number;
+  constructor(status: number, message: string) {
+    super(message);
+    this.status = status;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function apiFetch<T>(path: string, options: RequestInit = {}): Promise<T> {
+  const token = getToken();
+  const headers = new Headers(options.headers);
+  if (token) headers.set("Authorization", `Bearer ${token}`);
+  if (options.body && !headers.has("Content-Type")) {
+    headers.set("Content-Type", "application/json");
+  }
+
+  const response = await fetch(path, { ...options, headers });
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    let detail = response.statusText;
+    try {
+      const body = await response.json();
+      detail = body.detail ? JSON.stringify(body.detail) : detail;
+    } catch {
+      // ignore — keep statusText
+    }
+    throw new ApiError(response.status, detail);
+  }
+
+  if (response.status === 204) return undefined as T;
+  return (await response.json()) as T;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/games.ts b/frontend/src/api/games.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1f49b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/api/games.ts
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+import { apiFetch } from "./client";
+
+export interface Game {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  creator_id: string;
+  creator_name: string;
+  player_count: number;
+  player_names: string[];
+  participation_code: string | null;
+  created_at: string;
+  is_participant: boolean;
+  my_character_id: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface Message {
+  id: number;
+  sender_type: "player" | "dm" | "system";
+  user_id: string | null;
+  player_name: string | null;
+  character_id: string | null;
+  character_name: string | null;
+  content: string;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export const listGames = () => apiFetch<Game[]>("/api/games");
+
+export const createGame = (name: string, description: string) =>
+  apiFetch<Game>("/api/games", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ name, description }) });
+
+export const getGame = (id: string) => apiFetch<Game>(`/api/games/${id}`);
+
+export const joinGame = (id: string, participation_code: string, character_id?: string) =>
+  apiFetch<Game>(`/api/games/${id}/join`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    body: JSON.stringify({ participation_code, character_id }),
+  });
+
+export const getRecentMessages = (id: string, limit = 5) =>
+  apiFetch<Message[]>(`/api/games/${id}/messages?limit=${limit}`);
+
+export const getFullMessages = (id: string, beforeId?: number, limit = 100) =>
+  apiFetch<Message[]>(
+    `/api/games/${id}/messages/full?limit=${limit}${beforeId ? `&before_id=${beforeId}` : ""}`,
+  );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CharacterCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/CharacterCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1520133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CharacterCard.tsx
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+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { Character } from "../api/characters";
+
+export default function CharacterCard({ character }: { character: Character }) {
+  return (
+    <Link
+      to={`/characters/${character.id}`}
+      className="block rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900 p-4 hover:border-amber-500"
+    >
+      <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-100">{character.name}</h2>
+      <p className="text-sm text-slate-400">
+        {character.race ?? "?"} · {character.char_class ?? "?"} · Stufe {character.level}
+      </p>
+    </Link>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/GameCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/GameCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bdc765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/GameCard.tsx
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+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { Game } from "../api/games";
+
+export default function GameCard({ game }: { game: Game }) {
+  const created = new Date(game.created_at).toLocaleString("de-DE");
+
+  return (
+    <Link
+      to={`/games/${game.id}`}
+      className="block rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900 p-4 hover:border-amber-500"
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-100">{game.name}</h2>
+        {game.participation_code && (
+          <span className="shrink-0 rounded bg-amber-500/20 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs text-amber-300">
+            Code: {game.participation_code}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-slate-400">{game.description}</p>
+      <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-x-4 gap-y-1 text-xs text-slate-500">
+        <span>Erstellt: {created}</span>
+        <span>Von: {game.creator_name}</span>
+        <span>
+          {game.player_count} Spieler
+          {game.player_names.length > 0 && `: ${game.player_names.join(", ")}`}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </Link>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Navbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Navbar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47ff5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Link, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { useAuth } from "../hooks/useAuth";
+
+export default function Navbar() {
+  const { user, logout } = useAuth();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+  if (!user) return null;
+
+  function handleLogout() {
+    logout();
+    navigate("/login");
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <nav className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-slate-800 bg-slate-900 px-4 py-3">
+      <div className="flex gap-4">
+        <Link to="/games" className="font-semibold text-slate-100 hover:text-amber-400">
+          Spiele
+        </Link>
+        <Link to="/characters" className="font-semibold text-slate-100 hover:text-amber-400">
+          Charaktere
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-slate-400">
+        <span>{user.name}</span>
+        <button onClick={handleLogout} className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-1 hover:bg-slate-700">
+          Abmelden
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </nav>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SendMessageForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SendMessageForm.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..316a211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SendMessageForm.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+export default function SendMessageForm({
+  onSend,
+  disabled,
+}: {
+  onSend: (content: string) => Promise<void>;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const [content, setContent] = useState("");
+  const [sending, setSending] = useState(false);
+
+  async function handleSend() {
+    const trimmed = content.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || sending) return;
+    setSending(true);
+    try {
+      await onSend(trimmed);
+      setContent("");
+    } finally {
+      setSending(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex gap-2 border-t border-slate-800 p-3">
+      <textarea
+        value={content}
+        onChange={(e) => setContent(e.target.value)}
+        disabled={disabled || sending}
+        placeholder="Was tust du?"
+        rows={2}
+        className="flex-1 resize-none rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+      />
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={handleSend}
+        disabled={disabled || sending || !content.trim()}
+        className="shrink-0 self-end rounded bg-amber-500 px-4 py-2 font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+      >
+        {sending ? "…" : "Senden"}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TranscriptPane.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TranscriptPane.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7644640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TranscriptPane.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+import { Message } from "../api/games";
+
+function senderLabel(message: Message): string {
+  if (message.sender_type === "dm") return "Dungeon Master";
+  if (message.sender_type === "system") return "System";
+  if (message.character_name) return `${message.player_name} (${message.character_name})`;
+  return message.player_name ?? "Spieler";
+}
+
+export default function TranscriptPane({ messages }: { messages: Message[] }) {
+  const bottomRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    bottomRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: "end" });
+  }, [messages]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-full flex-col gap-3 overflow-y-auto p-4">
+      {messages.map((m) => (
+        <div key={m.id} className={m.sender_type === "system" ? "text-red-400 italic" : m.sender_type === "dm" ? "text-slate-100" : "text-slate-300"}>
+          <span
+            className={
+              m.sender_type === "dm"
+                ? "font-semibold text-amber-400"
+                : m.sender_type === "system"
+                  ? "font-semibold text-red-400"
+                  : "font-semibold text-sky-400"
+            }
+          >
+            {senderLabel(m)}:
+          </span>{" "}
+          <span className="whitespace-pre-wrap">{m.content}</span>
+        </div>
+      ))}
+      <div ref={bottomRef} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b105bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { createContext, ReactNode, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+import * as authApi from "../api/auth";
+import { clearToken, getToken } from "../api/client";
+
+interface AuthContextValue {
+  user: authApi.User | null;
+  loading: boolean;
+  login: (email: string, password: string) => Promise<void>;
+  register: (email: string, password: string, name: string) => Promise<void>;
+  logout: () => void;
+  refresh: () => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextValue | null>(null);
+
+export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const [user, setUser] = useState<authApi.User | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  async function refresh() {
+    if (!getToken()) {
+      setUser(null);
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      const me = await authApi.getMe();
+      setUser(me);
+    } catch {
+      clearToken();
+      setUser(null);
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    refresh();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  async function login(email: string, password: string) {
+    await authApi.login(email, password);
+    await refresh();
+  }
+
+  async function register(email: string, password: string, name: string) {
+    await authApi.register(email, password, name);
+    await login(email, password);
+  }
+
+  function logout() {
+    clearToken();
+    setUser(null);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <AuthContext.Provider value={{ user, loading, login, register, logout, refresh }}>
+      {children}
+    </AuthContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+export function useAuth(): AuthContextValue {
+  const ctx = useContext(AuthContext);
+  if (!ctx) throw new Error("useAuth must be used within AuthProvider");
+  return ctx;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useGameSocket.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useGameSocket.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96b6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useGameSocket.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+import { apiFetch } from "../api/client";
+import { Message } from "../api/games";
+
+export function useGameSocket(
+  gameId: string | undefined,
+  onMessage: (message: Message) => void,
+  onError: (detail: string) => void,
+) {
+  const wsRef = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
+  const onMessageRef = useRef(onMessage);
+  onMessageRef.current = onMessage;
+  const onErrorRef = useRef(onError);
+  onErrorRef.current = onError;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!gameId) return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    let intentionalClose = false;
+
+    (async () => {
+      const { ticket } = await apiFetch<{ ticket: string }>(`/api/games/${gameId}/ws-ticket`, {
+        method: "POST",
+      });
+      if (cancelled) return;
+
+      const protocol = window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss" : "ws";
+      const ws = new WebSocket(`${protocol}://${window.location.host}/ws/games/${gameId}?ticket=${ticket}`);
+      ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+        const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+        if (data.type === "message") onMessageRef.current(data.message);
+        else if (data.type === "error") onErrorRef.current(data.detail);
+      };
+      ws.onclose = () => {
+        if (!intentionalClose) onErrorRef.current("connection_lost");
+      };
+      wsRef.current = ws;
+    })();
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      intentionalClose = true;
+      wsRef.current?.close();
+      wsRef.current = null;
+    };
+  }, [gameId]);
+
+  function send(content: string) {
+    if (wsRef.current?.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      onErrorRef.current("connection_lost");
+      return;
+    }
+    wsRef.current.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "message", content }));
+  }
+
+  return { send };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5c61c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@tailwind base;
+@tailwind components;
+@tailwind utilities;
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.tsx b/frontend/src/main.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13c2a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/main.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import React from "react";
+import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
+import { BrowserRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import App from "./App";
+import "./index.css";
+
+ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
+  <React.StrictMode>
+    <BrowserRouter>
+      <App />
+    </BrowserRouter>
+  </React.StrictMode>,
+);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CharacterDetail.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/CharacterDetail.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..293e5f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CharacterDetail.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { Link, useParams, useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { Character, getCharacter } from "../api/characters";
+
+export default function CharacterDetail() {
+  const { characterId } = useParams<{ characterId: string }>();
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const backGameId = searchParams.get("back");
+
+  const [character, setCharacter] = useState<Character | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!characterId) return;
+    getCharacter(characterId)
+      .then(setCharacter)
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, [characterId]);
+
+  if (loading) return <p className="p-8 text-slate-400">Lädt…</p>;
+  if (!character) return <p className="p-8 text-slate-400">Charakter nicht gefunden.</p>;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-4 py-8">
+      {backGameId && (
+        <Link
+          to={`/games/${backGameId}`}
+          className="mb-4 inline-block rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-slate-700"
+        >
+          ← Zurück zum Spiel
+        </Link>
+      )}
+
+      <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">{character.name}</h1>
+      <p className="mt-1 text-slate-400">
+        {character.race ?? "?"} · {character.char_class ?? "?"} · Stufe {character.level}
+      </p>
+
+      {Object.keys(character.stats).length > 0 && (
+        <div className="mt-4 grid grid-cols-3 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-6">
+          {Object.entries(character.stats).map(([stat, value]) => (
+            <div key={stat} className="rounded bg-slate-800 p-2 text-center">
+              <div className="text-xs uppercase text-slate-500">{stat}</div>
+              <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-100">{value}</div>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="mt-6 whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900 p-4 text-slate-300">
+        {character.description || "Noch keine Beschreibung."}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CharactersList.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/CharactersList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..884b4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CharactersList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+import { Character, listCharacters } from "../api/characters";
+import CharacterCard from "../components/CharacterCard";
+
+export default function CharactersList() {
+  const [characters, setCharacters] = useState<Character[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    listCharacters()
+      .then(setCharacters)
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-8">
+      <h1 className="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">Charaktere</h1>
+      {loading ? (
+        <p className="text-slate-400">Lädt…</p>
+      ) : characters.length === 0 ? (
+        <p className="text-slate-400">
+          Noch keine Charaktere — sie entstehen im Laufe eines Spiels.
+        </p>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
+          {characters.map((c) => (
+            <CharacterCard key={c.id} character={c} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f960151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ForgotPassword.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { FormEvent, useState } from "react";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { forgotPassword } from "../api/auth";
+
+export default function ForgotPassword() {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
+  const [sent, setSent] = useState(false);
+
+  async function handleSubmit(e: FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    await forgotPassword(email).catch(() => undefined);
+    setSent(true);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto mt-16 max-w-sm px-4">
+      <h1 className="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">Passwort vergessen</h1>
+      {sent ? (
+        <p className="text-slate-300">
+          Falls ein Konto mit dieser E-Mail existiert, wurde eine Nachricht mit einem
+          Reset-Link verschickt.
+        </p>
+      ) : (
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+          <input
+            type="email"
+            required
+            placeholder="E-Mail"
+            value={email}
+            onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+            className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+          />
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            className="rounded bg-amber-500 px-3 py-2 font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400"
+          >
+            Link anfordern
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
+      <div className="mt-4 text-sm text-slate-400">
+        <Link to="/login" className="hover:text-amber-400">
+          Zurück zur Anmeldung
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/GameSession.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/GameSession.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71e0cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/GameSession.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+import { FormEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { Link, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { listCharacters, Character } from "../api/characters";
+import { Game, getFullMessages, getGame, getRecentMessages, joinGame, Message } from "../api/games";
+import SendMessageForm from "../components/SendMessageForm";
+import TranscriptPane from "../components/TranscriptPane";
+import { useGameSocket } from "../hooks/useGameSocket";
+
+export default function GameSession() {
+  const { gameId } = useParams<{ gameId: string }>();
+
+  const [game, setGame] = useState<Game | null>(null);
+  const [messages, setMessages] = useState<Message[]>([]);
+  const [showingFull, setShowingFull] = useState(false);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  const [characters, setCharacters] = useState<Character[]>([]);
+  const [joinCode, setJoinCode] = useState("");
+  const [selectedCharacterId, setSelectedCharacterId] = useState("");
+  const [joinError, setJoinError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  async function loadGame() {
+    if (!gameId) return;
+    const g = await getGame(gameId);
+    setGame(g);
+    return g;
+  }
+
+  async function loadRecent() {
+    if (!gameId) return;
+    setMessages(await getRecentMessages(gameId, 5));
+    setShowingFull(false);
+  }
+
+  async function loadFull() {
+    if (!gameId) return;
+    setMessages(await getFullMessages(gameId));
+    setShowingFull(true);
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      setLoading(true);
+      const g = await loadGame();
+      if (g?.is_participant) {
+        await loadRecent();
+      } else {
+        setCharacters(await listCharacters());
+      }
+      setLoading(false);
+    })();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [gameId]);
+
+  async function handleJoin(e: FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!gameId) return;
+    setJoinError(null);
+    try {
+      const g = await joinGame(gameId, joinCode, selectedCharacterId || undefined);
+      setGame(g);
+      await loadRecent();
+    } catch {
+      setJoinError("Beitritt fehlgeschlagen — Teilnahmecode prüfen.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  const { send } = useGameSocket(
+    game?.is_participant ? gameId : undefined,
+    (incoming) => {
+      setMessages((prev) => {
+        const next = [...prev, incoming];
+        return showingFull ? next : next.slice(-5);
+      });
+    },
+    (detail) => {
+      const text =
+        detail === "connection_lost"
+          ? "Verbindung zum Server verloren. Bitte lade die Seite neu."
+          : "Der Dungeon Master antwortet gerade nicht. Bitte versuche es erneut.";
+      const errorMessage: Message = {
+        id: -Date.now(),
+        sender_type: "system",
+        user_id: null,
+        player_name: null,
+        character_id: null,
+        character_name: null,
+        content: text,
+        created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      };
+      setMessages((prev) => {
+        const next = [...prev, errorMessage];
+        return showingFull ? next : next.slice(-5);
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  async function handleSend(content: string) {
+    send(content);
+  }
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <p className="p-8 text-slate-400">Lädt…</p>;
+  }
+
+  if (!game) {
+    return <p className="p-8 text-slate-400">Spiel nicht gefunden.</p>;
+  }
+
+  if (!game.is_participant) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mx-auto mt-16 max-w-sm px-4">
+        <h1 className="mb-2 text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">{game.name}</h1>
+        <p className="mb-6 text-sm text-slate-400">{game.description}</p>
+        <form onSubmit={handleJoin} className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+          <input
+            required
+            placeholder="Teilnahmecode"
+            value={joinCode}
+            onChange={(e) => setJoinCode(e.target.value.toUpperCase())}
+            className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 font-mono outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+          />
+          {characters.length > 0 && (
+            <select
+              value={selectedCharacterId}
+              onChange={(e) => setSelectedCharacterId(e.target.value)}
+              className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+            >
+              <option value="">Neuen Charakter im Spiel erstellen</option>
+              {characters.map((c) => (
+                <option key={c.id} value={c.id}>
+                  {c.name} ({c.race} {c.char_class})
+                </option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+          )}
+          {joinError && <p className="text-sm text-red-400">{joinError}</p>}
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            className="rounded bg-amber-500 px-3 py-2 font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400"
+          >
+            Beitreten
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto flex h-[calc(100vh-56px)] max-w-3xl flex-col px-4 py-4">
+      <div className="mb-3 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <div>
+          <h1 className="text-xl font-bold text-amber-400">{game.name}</h1>
+          <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">{game.description}</p>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex gap-2">
+          {game.my_character_id && (
+            <Link
+              to={`/characters/${game.my_character_id}?back=${gameId}`}
+              className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-slate-700"
+            >
+              Mein Charakter
+            </Link>
+          )}
+          <button
+            onClick={showingFull ? loadRecent : loadFull}
+            className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-slate-700"
+          >
+            {showingFull ? "Nur letzte 5" : "Volltext laden"}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900">
+        <TranscriptPane messages={messages} />
+        <SendMessageForm onSend={handleSend} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/GamesList.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/GamesList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddcebb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/GamesList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { FormEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { createGame, Game, listGames } from "../api/games";
+import GameCard from "../components/GameCard";
+
+export default function GamesList() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [games, setGames] = useState<Game[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [showCreate, setShowCreate] = useState(false);
+
+  const [name, setName] = useState("");
+  const [description, setDescription] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  async function load() {
+    setLoading(true);
+    try {
+      setGames(await listGames());
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    load();
+  }, []);
+
+  async function handleCreate(e: FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const game = await createGame(name, description);
+      navigate(`/games/${game.id}`);
+    } catch {
+      setError("Spiel konnte nicht erstellt werden.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-8">
+      <div className="mb-6 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">Spiele</h1>
+        <div className="flex gap-2">
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setShowCreate((v) => !v)}
+            className="rounded bg-amber-500 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400"
+          >
+            Neues Spiel
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {showCreate && (
+        <form onSubmit={handleCreate} className="mb-6 flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-slate-900 p-4">
+          <input
+            required
+            placeholder="Name des Spiels"
+            value={name}
+            onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
+            className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+          />
+          <textarea
+            placeholder="Kurzbeschreibung (Genre, Welt, ...)"
+            value={description}
+            onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
+            className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+            rows={3}
+          />
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            className="self-start rounded bg-amber-500 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400"
+          >
+            Erstellen
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
+
+      {error && <p className="mb-4 text-sm text-red-400">{error}</p>}
+
+      {loading ? (
+        <p className="text-slate-400">Lädt…</p>
+      ) : games.length === 0 ? (
+        <p className="text-slate-400">Noch keine Spiele vorhanden.</p>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+          {games.map((game) => (
+            <GameCard key={game.id} game={game} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0aa4b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Login.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { FormEvent, useState } from "react";
+import { Link, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { useAuth } from "../hooks/useAuth";
+
+export default function Login() {
+  const { login } = useAuth();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+
+  async function handleSubmit(e: FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setError(null);
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      await login(email, password);
+      navigate("/games");
+    } catch {
+      setError("Anmeldung fehlgeschlagen. E-Mail oder Passwort falsch.");
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto mt-16 max-w-sm px-4">
+      <h1 className="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">Anmelden</h1>
+      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <input
+          type="email"
+          required
+          placeholder="E-Mail"
+          value={email}
+          onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+          className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+        />
+        <input
+          type="password"
+          required
+          placeholder="Passwort"
+          value={password}
+          onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
+          className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+        />
+        {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-400">{error}</p>}
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          disabled={submitting}
+          className="rounded bg-amber-500 px-3 py-2 font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+        >
+          Anmelden
+        </button>
+      </form>
+      <div className="mt-4 flex justify-between text-sm text-slate-400">
+        <Link to="/register" className="hover:text-amber-400">
+          Registrieren
+        </Link>
+        <Link to="/forgot-password" className="hover:text-amber-400">
+          Passwort vergessen?
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c20fa5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Register.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { FormEvent, useState } from "react";
+import { Link, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { useAuth } from "../hooks/useAuth";
+
+export default function Register() {
+  const { register } = useAuth();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
+  const [name, setName] = useState("");
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+
+  async function handleSubmit(e: FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setError(null);
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      await register(email, password, name);
+      navigate("/games");
+    } catch {
+      setError("Registrierung fehlgeschlagen. E-Mail evtl. schon vergeben oder Passwort zu schwach.");
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto mt-16 max-w-sm px-4">
+      <h1 className="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">Registrieren</h1>
+      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          required
+          placeholder="Name"
+          value={name}
+          onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
+          className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+        />
+        <input
+          type="email"
+          required
+          placeholder="E-Mail"
+          value={email}
+          onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+          className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+        />
+        <input
+          type="password"
+          required
+          minLength={8}
+          placeholder="Passwort (mind. 8 Zeichen)"
+          value={password}
+          onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
+          className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+        />
+        {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-400">{error}</p>}
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          disabled={submitting}
+          className="rounded bg-amber-500 px-3 py-2 font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+        >
+          Konto erstellen
+        </button>
+      </form>
+      <div className="mt-4 text-sm text-slate-400">
+        <Link to="/login" className="hover:text-amber-400">
+          Schon registriert? Anmelden
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ResetPassword.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ResetPassword.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94d0344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ResetPassword.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { FormEvent, useState } from "react";
+import { Link, useNavigate, useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import { resetPassword } from "../api/auth";
+
+export default function ResetPassword() {
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const token = searchParams.get("token") ?? "";
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [done, setDone] = useState(false);
+
+  async function handleSubmit(e: FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      await resetPassword(token, password);
+      setDone(true);
+      setTimeout(() => navigate("/login"), 1500);
+    } catch {
+      setError("Zurücksetzen fehlgeschlagen. Der Link ist evtl. abgelaufen.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!token) {
+    return (
+      <div className="mx-auto mt-16 max-w-sm px-4 text-slate-300">
+        Kein gültiger Reset-Link.{" "}
+        <Link to="/forgot-password" className="text-amber-400">
+          Neu anfordern
+        </Link>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto mt-16 max-w-sm px-4">
+      <h1 className="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold text-amber-400">Neues Passwort setzen</h1>
+      {done ? (
+        <p className="text-slate-300">Passwort geändert. Du wirst weitergeleitet…</p>
+      ) : (
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+          <input
+            type="password"
+            required
+            minLength={8}
+            placeholder="Neues Passwort"
+            value={password}
+            onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
+            className="rounded bg-slate-800 px-3 py-2 outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-400"
+          />
+          {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-400">{error}</p>}
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            className="rounded bg-amber-500 px-3 py-2 font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-amber-400"
+          >
+            Passwort setzen
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts b/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11f02fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
diff --git a/frontend/tailwind.config.js b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614c86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
+export default {
+  content: ["./index.html", "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}"],
+  theme: {
+    extend: {},
+  },
+  plugins: [],
+};
diff --git a/frontend/tsconfig.json b/frontend/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d2b694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "useDefineForClassFields": true,
+    "lib": ["ES2022", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "strict": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src"]
+}
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31e4c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
+import { defineConfig } from "vite";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react()],
+  server: {
+    host: true,
+    port: 5173,
+    proxy: {
+      "/api": "http://localhost:8000",
+      "/auth": "http://localhost:8000",
+      "/users": "http://localhost:8000",
+      "/ws": {
+        target: "ws://localhost:8000",
+        ws: true,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+});