Dungeon Master's Guide 5E

OPTIONAL RULE: INTENSE YEARNING eep track of how many days a visitor spends on borea. When the visitor leaves, it must make a a ...

Finally, a creature can use an action to make an Intelligence check to stabilize a spherical area centered on the creature. The ...

that figure into the schemes of the Spider Queen. Lolth's servants also build dungeons amid the webbing, trapping and hunting Lo ...

THE NINE HELLS The Nine Hells of Baa tor inflame the imaginations of travelers, the greed of treasure seekers, and the battle fu ...

Stygia is also home to its previous ruler, the serpentine archdevil Geryon, who was dismissed by Asmodeus to allow the imprisone ...

66 against each other. Mephistopheles is also a godfather of sorts to Glasya, further complicating the relationship. Mephistophe ...

have the celestial type and are always brave and kindhearted, but otherwise they look and behave like nor mal dwarve s. OPTIONAL ...

68 SIGIL, CITY OF DOORS At the center of the Outlands, like the axle of a great wheel, is the Spire-a needle-shaped mountain tha ...

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING ADVENTURES ~ REATI G ADVENTURES IS ONE O F THE GREATEST rewards of being a Dungeon Master. It 's a way to ex ...

USEFUL MAPS A good adventure needs thoughtfully constructed maps. Wilderness areas sprinkled with interesting landmarks and othe ...

·:,de rness Goals table provides similar inspiration for a dventure focused on outdoor exploration. The Other ~stable suggests ...

74 O""i'Mi:.'i\ C.o~"L~ dl2 Goal Seize control of a fortified location such as a fortress, town, or ship. 2 Defend a location fr ...

:. CONSIDE R THE IDEAL CLIMAX -:-::e climactic ending of an adventure fulfills the promise :all that came before. Although the c ...

VAMPIRE VILLAIN Growing Corruption. As time passes, the villain's power and influence grow, affecting more victims across a larg ...

-=· IDENTIFY IMPORTANT NPCs ~any event-based adventures require a well-detailed ;-t of NPCs. Some of these NPCs fall neatly into ...

Suspects might be obvious or could come to light during the investigation. One technique often used in detective fiction is to c ...

:;RAMING EVENTS ·.·ou can base an entire adventure on a framing event ~use such an event to grab the pl ayers' interest. The :C ...

8o Ally Quandary. The adventurers have a better chance of achieving their goal with the help of two individuals whose expertise ...