Dungeon Master's Guide 5E

NONCOMBAT CHALLE .. GES ------:- You decide whether to award experience to characters for overcoming challenges out ide combat. ...

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CHAPTER 9: DuNGEON MASTER's WoRKSHOP S THE DUNGEON MASTER , YO U AREN'T LIMITED by th e rules in the Player 's Handbook , the gu ...

This option removes skills from the game and doesn't allow for much distinction among characters. For example, a character can't ...

Honor measures not only a character's devotion to a code but also the character's understanding of it. The Honor score can also ...

CHAPTER 9 I DUNGEON MASTER'S WORKSHOP A failed Sanity save might result in short-term, long- term, or indefinite madness, as des ...

A character who uses a healing surge can't do so again until he or she finishes a short or long rest. Under this optional rule, ...

A character can bind sticks of dynamite together so they explode at the same time. Each additional stick increases the damage by ...

PLOT POINTS Plot points allow players to change the course of the campaign, introduce plot complications, alter the world, and e ...

For this approach to work, it's a good idea to establish some sha red assumptions about the campaign so that DMs are n't duplica ...

Initiative Modifiers. Modifiers might apply to a e ature's initiative depending on its size and the action ra kes. For example, ...

OVERRUN When a creature tries to move through a hostile creature's space, the mover can try to force its way through by overrunn ...

Instead of using the effect described in the table, you can put th e responsibility of representing a character's lingering inju ...

consequences of switching from a one-handed weapon want to create something more akin to the monster to a two-handed weapon, or ...

adjust the challenge rating uggesred by its damage output up or down by 1 for e\·ery 2 points of difference. If the monster r el ...

CHAPTER 9 I DUNGEON MASTER'S WORKSHOP challe nge rating 1 monster is 13 , but if your monster is well armored, raise its AC acco ...

STEP 9. DAMAGE VuL "ER..'\BILITIES, RESISTANCES, AND hnn ;. "ITIE Decide whether your mon ter ha \·ulnerability, resistance, or ...

I, Don't worry if the damage output isn't matching up with the expected challenge rating for the monster. Other factors can affe ...

The Monster Features table list \·arious features that you can plunder from the Monster j\tfanual. The table notes which feature ...

MONSTER FEATURES Name Example Monster Aggressive Ore Ambusher Doppelganger Amorpho us Black pudding Amphibious Kuo-toa Angelic W ...