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Welcome to ungeons ragons ........ 2 Combat
.
.
9 Casting Time
Time
23
What's in Ths Set
2 The Orde of Combat
9 Range
Rang e
23
Gettng Started
2 Movement & PositonPositon
11 Components .
.
24
Rhythm of Play
2 Actons in Combat
Combat
12 Dration
Dratio n
2 4
Game Dce
3 Makng an Aack
Aack
13 Areas o f ec
25
Terms to Remember
Remember
3 Cover
.
.
14 Targets
26
hapter 1: Playing the Game ............... 4 Ranged
Rang ed Aack s
4 Saving Throws
26
Six Abilities
4 Melee Attacks
Attacks
14 Attack
Att ack Roll
R oll s
26
The d20 Roll
Roll
4 Damage & ealing 15 Combning Spells
26
Pociencies
Pociencies
5 Monted Comba
Comba
17 Spe Descriptons
26
Advantage & Disadvantage
5 Undewater Combat.
Combat.
17 Appendix
Appen dix onditions
ond itions Back cover
.............
Abiity Checks
5 Resting
17
Skills
6 hapter 2 quipment 18
.......................
CREDITS
Working Together 7 Coins 18
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Lead Designer: Jeremy Cawfrd
Saving Throws
7 Bying & Selling
18 At Director Kate Iwin
Social Interaction
7 qipment Procencies 18
Algnmen
7 Armor
19 Cover
IneiorIllusraor IlseOvie
llusators Gort Berard, Lda
he Envronment
Envronment
8 Weapons
Weapons
19 h Aex Stoe Rchard Wtes,
Trave
Trave
8 Weapon Poperes
.
. 19 Saw Wood
Falling
8 mpovised Weapons
21 Graphc Designer Bob orda
Vision
Vision
8 Advetrng Gear
21
Hiding
8 hapter 3 pells ...
......... 22 Proofeaders Judy Baue Makeze De
.................
Aas Cistophe Peks, ames Wyat
nteracting with Objects
9 Gaining Spels
22 Product Manager Natae Ega
inding Hdden Things 9 Casting a Spel
Spel
22 Produer Ro Hawkey
Suocating
9 Spe Level
22
School of Magc
.
.
23 Based o te Player's Handbook® (2014)
TM & ©2022 Wizards.
WELCOME TO DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
DRIVEN BY IMAGINATON, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BEING THE DM
s a cooperatve
c ooperatve game in which the characers you
Instead of choosing a character
character one partcipant
roleplay embark on adventures ogeher n fanasy
takes on the role of he DM, the game's lead sory
worlds lled wh monsters and magc. Ths set
teller and referee The DM runs the adventure fr
gives you and up o ve of your frends everythng
he characters who navigae is hazards and decde
you needbes
needbesides
ides your imaginaton
imaginaton and a pencl
whch paths to explore The DM descrbes the loca-
to journey in one of hose worlds tons and creatures ha he adventurers fce and
he players decde wha hey wan their characters
WHAT
HAT'' IN H I SET to do Then the DM using imagnaion and he
Ths set includes the llowing componens games rules
rules determnes
det ermnes the results of he adven-
adven-
Rulebook. Ths rulebook contains all he rules you urers actons and narrates what hey experience
need to sart playing D&D. Because he DM can improvise o react o anyhing
Adventure Booklet. The oher bookle in his se he payers atemp D&D s innely exble
conans an advenure r you o play. Only he f you decide o be the DM mae sure to fmil
person whos gong to run he advenure should arze yourself wth ths rulebook and read the ad-
read ha booklet venture booklet. Youll then be ready to gaher your
Character Sheets. Five dieren chara
characersa
cersa fiendss together o play.
fiend
clerc a gher a paladin a rogue
r ogue and a wizard
are provided r up o ve players
players o choose from RHYT
RHY THM OF P LA
LAY
Y
The characers tha your group choose will go on Once the DM is ready o run he adventure and the
the advenure n the advenure bookle players have chosen her characters he h e group
Dice. All he dce you need o play
p lay are ncluded gathers
gathe rs or a session
sess ion of pla
play
y In a ypical
ypical D&D ses
son play unflds in smlar to how a
GETTIN ST
STAT
AT ED movie comprises scenesand in each encounerencouner
I f this s your rs ime playing
playing D&D start b y read-
read- there are chances r the DM o descrbe creaures
ng he res of this ntroducon and chaper 1. They and places and r characters o make choices
tell you he most important rules r play Vs Heres an example of he star of an encounter:
dndwizards.com/sarer r additonal guidance.
The nex sep is o decide who is Du ngeon Master
Master (OM): A crumbl ng caste
caste stands
gong o runr un he adventureha amon g the trees, the u ns of seven
seven towes
towes jutting
person is called the Dungeon Mas-
up fom
fom it l ike broken teeth
teeth A n archway
archway ittere
itteredd with
ter or and who's gong o play
rusted m eta gapes o pen at the top
top of a s hot fli
fli ght of
the advenurers steps.
steps. u st in sid e that open ng you spot tw
twoo skeetal
BEIN G A PLAYER
PLAYER guards with glowi g ed eyes
Each player chooses a characer an adventurer who Philp (layng Nca, the clec): Let's send the
eams
eams up with the other players advenurers. This rogue up ah ead to ook in and see i f there are mo e
set comes wh several characters o choose from than two guards.
each one printed on their
t heir own shee.
sh ee. Take
Take a look a Amy (payi
(paying
ng Dana the ogue): OK I'll snea
sneakk up
each of he shees and choose he char
character
acter who
until I can pee i n through
through the etr
etrance.
ance.
looks he mos fun o play. Whchever characers
you and he other players choose he characers
characers OM: Al igh t lets see how sneaky you are. Make a
are assumed to be allies as they face he dangers Dexterty check.
of D&D togeher. The DM presens exciting chal- Amy: Using my Stealth p ociency
ociency right?
lenges new friends and handsome rewards o your OM: You bet
characters The DM s not your e but does presen
dangers ha provide opportunies fr your adven- Amy (ollng a d20): Di an a's pretty
pretty sneaky-
sneaky-
that's a 17.
urers o shine and then hrve
OM There's no sig
signn the skeetal guards s pot you
The adventure in his se works bes r fur or
ve characers so
s o if you
yo u have fewer
fewer than ur play- and you do n t notice
notice any othes
ers we recommend some of you play more than one
characer.
WELCOME O DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
GA M E D I C E
The game ses dce wh dieren numbers of sdes
In hese rules, the derent dice are referred
referred to by
he leer d owed by the nmber of sdes d4 d6
d8 dO (wh 0 standing r 10)
1 0) d2, and d20 For
nsance, a d6 is a sxsded
sxsded de
When you need o roll dce, the res ell you how
many
modiersdce(posive
to rolve
(posi ofor
a certain ype,
negative) as we
to add
add Foras what
exampe,
"3d8 + 5 means you rol an an eighsded de three
mes, add the rolls ogether, and add add 5 to he oal
oa l
Percenle dice, or dOO work derenty
derenty You
generate a nmber between 1 and 100 by roing a
ensided de twce The rst roll gves the ens dgt,
and he second ro gives he ones dgt For F or exam-
pe, f you roll a 7 and a 1 the nmber rolled is 71
In ha example, three
t hree man steps are present, and and f yo rol a 0 and a 5 the number rolled s 5.
hose seps occr in every D&DD& D enconter,
enconter, whether Two s represen 100.
is a peacef
p eacef enconter or a ght:
EM S TO R EM EMB E
1: The DM describes the environment. The DM
els the players
playe rs where
where ther adventurers are and adventure. An adventue s a sees of encountes that help
te a soy
soy and p resent the pl ayes
ayes'' chaaces wi th im -
whats arond hem, presenng
presenn g the basc scope
of options (how many doors
doo rs ead o of a room, poant choces.
wha's on a table, whos in
in the avern, and so on) character sheet A chaacte sheet is a piece of pape r or dig-
2: The players decide what their characters do tal recod tha beas a chaacte's game staistics
A characters sheet conans varos things ha ceature Any lving beng n the game, nclu din g a pl aye ayer's
r's
he characer can do When decdng what your chaace i s a ceatue. Each creaue belongs to a type:
chaace
characer does, yo may choose somethng on Abeato, Beas Celestal Construct, Dragon Elemen·
he shee, or yo may make something p WhatWhat tal Fey
Fey Fi ed Gan, H uma noid, Monstos
Monstosity,ity, Ooze
Ooze
ever yo decide, descrbe the intended acon to
Plan t, o Undead Som e rules in the game aect
aect ceatu
ceatues
es
the DM and he other payers. Somemes al he
of cetan types n di eren ways For exam p e, the ext of
characters dodo the
th e same thing, and
an d other times,
dierent adventrers do dieren things; one the cure woun
woundsds spe species hat the
the spel l doesn' wok
advenrer might search a treasre ches whle on a creature hat has the Undead type
a second examines a symbo engraved on a wall, dungeon A dungeon is any indoo adventeadvente location
r exampe Oside combat, he charact
charactrs
rs don whether und egregroun
oun d i n a casle o in a city
city
need o ake trns, bt he DM lsens o every encounter An encounte is a scene in an advenue inco-
payer and decides how o resolve those actions poratng a ntasy
ntasy loca io and ofen
ofen fie
fie nd s or es
In combat, everyone takes rns n order, as ex- ex- monster A ceature controlled by he DM s a monste, even
planed in the "Comba secon (page 9) E if he creaue
creaue s benevolen A mo nser with with a pesona l
ther way, the DM
D M ells yo what happens next. nam e is s ometimes call ed a n N PC (no n p aye chaacte
chaacte)
)
3: The DM narrates the results of the action.
especi aly f t isn' combative
Someimes, resovng a ask is easy If an adven-
adven-
object An obect s a non livng, di sin c thng Composite
urer wans to walk across a room and open a
hngs, ike buildngs compise moe than one object.
door, he DM
D M might js
js say that the door
doo r opens
playe chaacte A playe character"chaace
and describe what lies beyond Bu the door
might be locked, he oor migh hde a deadly sho rt
rtis
is an advenure contoed
contoed by a paye
rap, or somefr
challenging oher circmstance
an adventrer
an migh make
to complee t
a ask
stat bock At's
monster. stat bock conans
eecively he gamecaace
he monste's stat sicssheet
of a
In hose cases, the
t he DM checks o see f here are
relevant rueson
rueson a characer shee, n this rule- WHAT'S NEXT?
book, or n
n he adventrea
adventreand nd then decides what If you'd lie o deve deepe i nto D&D
D&D check out the
happens,
happ ens, ofen reyng on the rol of a de to deter fth ediion Player's Handbook, Monster Manual, and
mne the reslts of an acion
acion Descrbing the re- Dungeon Master's Guide. These advanced ulebooks
ntrodu ce you
you to the vast mul tivese of D&D and i nvite
sus often leads to anoher decson pont, which
you to ceate
ceate chaacters
chaacters ad wolds w
wt
t in it
brngs the ow of he gamegame rght back to sep 1
1
WE LCOME TO DUNGEONS
DUNGEONS & DRAGON
DRAGONS
S
CHAPTER
PLAYING THE AME
T CHAPTER PRESENTS THE MAIN RULES OF PAY. B IL TY
TY CORES AND MO
MODIFIER
DIFIER S
Many o the ules refe o sx abiies (descibed be core odifer core odifer
ow) possessed by evey chaace and monse You
-5 16-7 +3
+ 3
use hese abiities in many deen suati
suations
ons n
2-3 -4 18-19 +4
+ 4
cudng comba,
comba, socal ineracton, and exporaton
he rues r which ae presented in his chape
chape 4 -
-55 3 2021 +5
+ 5
6 -7 2 22-23 +6
Six B ILII 89 1 2425 +7
Six abites bey descbe a ceatures physcal 10-11 +O 26-27 +8
and menta chaaceistics These ables appea 12-13 +l 2829 +9
on an advenurers chaacer shee and n a mon- 45 +2 30 +0
se's sat block:
Strength measurng physical powe D20 OLL
Dexterity measuing agiiy, reexes, and baance
When he oucome of an acon is unceain, he
Constitution measuing enduance
game reles on a d20 roll o deermine success o
Intelligence measu
measung
ng reasoning and memoy
alue Ability checks saving throws and attack
Wisdom measuing perceptveness and nuion
rolls are he hree main kinds of d20 ros, and
Charisma measurng rce o pesonaliy
whenever
whenever you make one, he rol s assocated
assoc ated with
ach
ac
mosth advenures.
abiity has a score, ranging
The highest from 3 s18score
a charace
characes r one o he sx ables The oll follows hese seps:
1: Roll a d20, and add the relevant ability modier.
can reach is 20. Monses can have scoes as low low as
The est of his ruebook species whch abily
1 o as high as 30
modie to use deen ypes of d20 olls.
An abiiy scoes mos imporan uncion
uncion s pro
relevant Each
2: Add your prociency bonus if relevant
vidng
vidn g an ability modier- posive or negaive
character has a pociency bonus, a numbe you
numbe added o o ably checks, savng hows, and
add when makng a d20 d 20 roll tha uses somehing
aack os, as expained in he res o this chapter
n which your chaacer has procency See he
The Abiiy Scoes and Modies tabe shows he
Prociences"
Procienc es" secion f moe nrmaton
mode hat each score provdes
CHAPTER 1 I AYG THE GAME
3: Apply circumstantial bonuses
bonuses and penalties. A
class eature,
eature, a spell or anothe rule might gve a
DVAN TA GE & IS
ISA
A DV
DVAN
AN TA GE
bous or a penalty to the ro. Also, the roll mght Sometimes a rue such as a class eature or a
have advatage or dsadvatage, expaed the spe, says you have advatage or dsadvatage
ds advatage on
Advantage
A dvantage & Disadvatage"
Disadvatage" secto.
se cto. an abiity check a saving throw or a attack rol.
4: Compare the total to a target number. the When that happens rol the d20 twce whe you
make the ro. Use
U se the higher o the two rols i you
tota
ceedsothe
thetarget
d20 rol ad ritsthe
numbe
number moders equalsattack
ablty check, or ex- have advatage ad use the lower rol you have
rol or savg throw is a success. Otherwse, t's isadvantage
a ure. The DM determines target numbers numbers and For exampe, you have disadvantage ad rol a
tells players whether
whether ther ros are successul. 7 and a 5, you use the 5. I you nstead have adva-
The target umber fr an ablty check or a savg tage and ro those numbers, you use the 17
throw s called a Difculty Class (DC). The most HE DONT STAK
common DCs r abity checks are in the Typcal
Dcuty Classes tabe The target number r a I multipe stuatios aect a roll ad each oe
attack ro s caed Armor Class (AC), whch ap grants advatage or imposes dsadvatage o t, you
pears on a character sheet
sheet or a stat bock. don't ro the d20 more tha one additoal tme. I
two vorable stuatos grat advantage r exam-
YPICA IFFCULTY (LASSES\
(LASSES \ ple, you stll rol oly one addtiona tme
ask Difcuty D ask Dfculty D circumstaces cause a rol to have both adva-
Very easy Hard 20 tage adodsadvantage
either them and youyou
rolare
thecosdered
cosd ered Ths
d20 once to have
is
asy 10 Vey a r
true eve mutple circumstances mpose dsad
Medum 15 Neay impossible 30 vatage ad oly one grants advantage
advantage or vice versa.
such a situato you have nether advatage or
PROFI CI ENCI ES disadvantage
A character sheet notes the thgs that the character INTERATON WTH EROLL
s especialy good at, which are kow as the char-
acter's prociences Here are the
t he main procien When you have advatage or o r dsadvantage and
cies alog with page reerences to ther rules: something i the game, such as the hag's ucky
trat, lets you rerol or replace the d20, you ca
Sk s (pa ge 6)
6) Equpment (page 18 reroll or replace oy oe o the rolls. You choose
Savig Thows (page 7) whch one. ForF or example, a haling has advantage
or dsadvatage on a abiity check ad rolls a
NG
NG YOUR PRO
PROF
FEN
EN ONU and a 13, the haling coud use the Lucky trait to
Whenever you make a abiity check, a savg reroll the 1.
throw or an attack roll that uses oe o your char
acter's procecies you add the characters pro BILITY HECKS
cency bonus to the roll. The bous appears o your A ablty
ab lty check tests a character's or monster's
character sheet, ad ths ruebook ad
a d the character nate taent and trag in an eort to overcome a
sheet tell you when the bous apples challenge. The DM cas r an abiity check whe a
A moster's procecy bous s aready incorpo
character or moster attempts a acto (other tha
rated in the relevat numbers in the creature's stat a attack) that has a chace o iure. Whe the out-
bock so the DM does't eed to add t
t come s ucerta the dice determne the resuts
HE ONU DOEN'T STAK MAKNG
MAKNG AN BL
BLT
T CH E K
our procency bonus ca't be added to a die roll Here are the steps r makig an abty check:
or other number more tha once. For example i 1: Determine the ability to use. For every ablty
two rues tel you to add your prociency bous to a
Wisdom savig throw, you nevertheless add t oy check the DM decdes whchwhch o the sx ablties s
once to the save reevant
ree vant to the task
t ask at had. This ruebook or the
Occasonally, a procecy bonus mght be multi- adveture booklet ote tels the DM what kind o
pied or dvded (roud dow) bere beg added. check a character ca make and what happens i
For exampe the rogue's Experise eature doubes the check succeeds or as. Since characters o-
the prociecy bous r certai abiity checks ten try unpredctable thgs, the adveture book
Whenever used, the bous ca be multipied ony et also provdes advce to hep the DM decde
oce, divided ony oce, ad added ony oce. what kind o ablty check to use a situatio
2: Choose a skill that applies, if any. Each ablty
ablt y, For exampe, a Dexterty check mght reect a
except Constituton, has sklls assocated with character's attempt
attempt to pu o an acrobatc stunt,
t, and the rules or the DM determnes whch of to pam an obect, or to stay hidden Each of these
those skis s reevant to a check. See the Skis aspects of Dexterty has an associated ski: Acro-
secton beow fr more nfrmaton. batics, Seght of Hand, and Stealth, respectively. So
3: Set the Diculty Class. Each ablty check re- a character who has prociency in the Stealth skll
quires a DC, representing the dculty of the is partcuarly good at Dexterity checks related to
task The more dicut a task the higher its DC sneakng and hiding.
Ths ruebook, the adventure booklet, and the
characterr sheets provide guidance on what the
characte t he How TO US E KILL P ROF OFICI
ICI ENC IES
DC should be fr certain checks. Sometmes,
Sometm es, the DM mght ask fr an ablty check
4: Roll the d20. Then add the reevant ablty mod- using a specic skllfr example, "Make" Make a Wsdom
ier, and f the check uses one of the characters (Insight) check. At other times, a payer might ask
sk prociencies, add the characters procency the DM if procency in a partcuar ski apples to a
bonus too. As wth other d20 rolls, apply any check. In ether case, procency in a skill means an
bonuses and penates, and compare the tota to indivdua can add ther prociency bonus to abity
the DC If the tota equals or exceeds the DC, the checks that invove that skill Wthout procency n
ablty check s a success Otherwise ts a falure, the ski, the ndivdua
ndivdua still makes the abity check
which means the character or monster makes no but wthout addng their procency bonus.
For example, f a character attempts to clmb up
progress toward the obectve or makes progress a dang
dangerou
erous s ci, the Dungeon Master might ask
combined with a setback determined by the DM
fr a Strength (Athletcs) check. If the character
SKILL s procient in Athetics, the
th e characters pro
cency bonus s added to the Strength check. If the
Each of the six abltes covers a range of capabii-
character acks that procency,
procency, they just make a
tes, ncludng skls that a character or a monster
Strength check
can be procient in. A skill represents a specc
aspect of an abity
ab ity score, and an individua
individuas
s pro KILL IST
ciency in a ski demonstra
demonstratestes a fcus on that aspect The sklls
sk lls related to each ablty score are shown
The character sheets ndicate each character's ski on the Skils table (no sklls are reated to Constitu-
procencies, and a monsters skll procencies ap ton) That table also notes
no tes exampe uses fr each
pear in the monsters stat block. skl procency
SKILL
Abity kill Example Uses
Strength Athetics J um p frthe
frthe than norma sta
stayy aoat
aoat n ou
ough
gh water,
water, o beak someth
someth ng.
exterity Acrobatics Stayy on you
Sta you feet
feet in a tric
tricky
ky sit ation or perrm an acrobatic stunt
Seight o Hand Pick someone's pocket concea a handhed object, or perrm legerdemain.
Steath Escape notic
noticee by movng silenty and hi ding behi nd thin gs.
Intelligence Acana Recall lore about spes magc items and the p an es of exstence.
Histoy Reca lo
loee about hstorica
hstorica events, people, natons and c ltures
Investigation Find obscure inmation n boo
books,
ks, or deduce clues about how somethi
somethi ng works.
works.
Nature Reca oe about
about teain, p ants, an mal s, and weather.
weather.
Region Recall lore about go
gods,
ds, reigious ritua s, a nd holy symbols
Wisdom Anmal Handling ntuitt an animal's ntento
ntui ntentons
ns cam an an mal, o tain an anima l.
nsght iscern a peson's mood
mood and ntentons.
Medicine Dagnosee an ness, o detemine
Dagnos detemine what killed the ecenty
ecenty san.
Perception Using a comb nation o senses, notice
c e somethin g thats
thats easy to mi ss.
Suvival olow
olow tacks age
age nd you way in the wi dene ss, or avoid
avoid natura hazards.
Chasma Decepton Tel a convn
convn cing l ie, o wea a disguis e convnc
convnc ngly
Intmdaton Awe o th eaten someone n to do ng what you want
Permance Perrm
Perrm m usic dance actng, or story
storytelli
telli ng
Persuasion Honestly and gaciousy convince someone of something
CH APTER 1 I PLAYING THE GAME
WORKING OGETHER ALIGNMENT
Sometmes wo o moe chaaces team up to Charactes
Charact es and many monsters have an an al ignm ent,
attemp a task The characte who's
who's leadng the which boadly desc bes their moal and ethi cal att-
eoto he one wh the hghest ablty moder tudes. A lig ment i s a comb natio n of two c
ctor
tors:
s: one
can make an abiity check with advanage, eecing denties moality (good,(good, evil, o r neutral), and the
othe descr bes attituds towartowardd society and ode r
he hep povded by he other chaacters In com (lawul,
(law ul, chaotic, or neuta). Thus, nine dstinct align
ba, ths requires the Hep acton
acton (page
( page 12). ments dee the possible combnations.
A chaacter can povide help only the ask s one Creatues that lack the capacity r rationration al tho ught
they coud atemp alone Fo
Fo exampe,
exampe, the ules don't have alignmentsthey ae unaligned. Such cea-
mght requre prociency with theves' oos o pck tues ae incapab le of making moal or ethcal choi ces
a specic ocj so a chaace who lacks hat pro- and act accor
accordidi ng to thei natues
These
The se summ aries o the the ni ne al ignments describe
ciency coudn' hep anoher charace n hat task
the typica behavo of a creature
creature with that alig nment;
Moeover, a chaace can hep ony when wo or ind iv dua s vary from that
that behavio
more indviduals workng togeh woud acuay
be poductve Some tasks, such as hreadng a nee- awf good (LG) ceatues can be counted on to do
the ight th ing as expected
expected by soci et
ety
y
de, are no easier wh hep
Neutal good (NG ) do the best they can to to he lp
others acco
accodidi ng to the needs.
good (CG) creatures act as ther conscie nce
SA
A V INhowalso
savng G HHRcaed
OW asaverepesents an Ch aotic good
dects wth ttle regard what othes expect
attempt o resis cetan heas, such as a spell or a awfl neutal (LN) ind vdual s act act n accodance
accodance with
rap A rue o the DM es you
·you know when 's ime aw, tadtion
tadtion or persoal codes
to make a save f a ceatue owing hese steps: Neutal (N) s the a gnment of those who stee stee clear of
mora q uesuestons,
tons, do ing what seems best at the time
1: Determine the ability to use. The rues or the aoticc neutal (CN) ceatures llow
Ch aoti llow thei r whi ms,
DM determnes whch of he sx abiles o use hold in g thei pesonal eedom
e edom abov
abovee all el se
f he save For exampe he DM mght say, Lawf evil (E) ceatues take take what they want with in
"Make a Dexeiy savng hrow to dodge the re! th e l im its o a code o tradtio
tradtio n, loyalty,
t y, or order
order
2: Set the Difculty Class. The DC fr a savng Neutra evil (N E) is the align ment o those who do
hrow s deemined by he eect hat causes t whateve the y can get awayaway with without q ual ms
aotcc evil (CE) creatures act
Ch aot act wth abit rary viol ence,
Fo example, he DC a savng thow allowed
spu red by ther greed hatred o bl ood u st st
by a spell is deemned by he caster's specast-
ng ably modier and pociency bonus, as ex- In geneal ems, an NPC's aitude toward you s
paned n chaper 3.
descbed as endly, ndeen, o hosle Friendly
3: Roll the d20 Then add the appopriate ablity
modie Fo example, you use you Dexey NPCs are predsposed to help you, and hosile ones
moder r a Dextey savng throw I the crea- are inclned o ge n you way I's easie to get wha
ture has he relevant saving hrow prociency you want from a iendy NPC
(noed on the charace shee o sa block), also Socia neractons have two prmary aspecs:
add the creature's pocency bonus As with oleplayng and ably cecks
other d0 ros, apply any othe bonuses nd pen OLEPLAYING
aes, and compae the oa o the DC I the tota
equals or exceeds the DC, th save is a success Roepayng is, ieay, he ac o payng ou a roe
Othewse, it's a lue The resul o a successfu n ths case, t's you as a paye determining how
or ed savng throw is dealed n the descrp your characer hnks, acs, and
a nd aks Roepaying s
ion of he eec hat ced he save pat of evey aspect of he game, and comes to the
re durng socia nteracons Your chaacer's pe
S O C IA L N T ER
ER A C T IO
I ON sonalty nuences how neractons esove
The DM uses you charace's acons and a-
Duing her adventues, the playe's characters tudes to deermine how an NPC eacts A cowady
meet people om many deen waks of ife and bandt mgh bucke under hreats of mpsonmen
ace monsters hat are moe keen to tak han ght A stubbn mechan efuses o e anyone badger
In those situaons, it's tme r soca nteraction her A vain dagon laps up aey
Ineacon akes on many rms You mgh When neacng wth an NPC, pay cose aten
need to convince an unscupuous hie to coness on to he DM's potraya o the NPC's personaly
to some wongdoing, or you might ry to atter a You mg be able o detemine an NPC's goals and
dagon so ha i wll spae your e The DM as then pay on them to nuence the NPC's atiude
sumes he oles
oles of any NPCs who ae prcipang
CHAPTER 1 I PLAYNG TH GAME
If you oer NPCs something they want or pay o ISION
their sympathies, fears, or goas, you can use words
Some o f the tasks o f adveturingnot
adveturingnotcing
cing dage
dager,
r,
to frm friendships, ward o violece, or lear a key
dng hidden objects, htting a eemy i combat,
pece of rmato. On the other had, f you sut
a proud warrior or speak il of a nobles alles, your and targetg a spell, to name just a fewrey o a
creatures ablity to see. Darkness ad other eects
eorts to convce or deceive wl lkely f short.
that obscure vsio can prove a hindrace, as ex-
BILITY CEKS paed belo
below.
w.
I addt
addtion
ion to roleplayg, ablity checks can be
b e key OB SCUR
SCURE
E D REAS
determg the outcome of a socal teraction A area might be ightly or heavly obscured. I a
Your roleplayig eorts ca alter a NPC's atti- lighty obscured area, such as dm ight, patchy fg,
tude, but there mght stil be an eement of chace or moderate flage, creatures have disadvatage on
the stuaton For example, your DM can call fr Wisdom (Percepton) checks that rey o sght.
a Charsma check at ay pot durg a interacto A heavily obscured areasuch as darkness,
if they want the dice to play a role determg an opaque fog, or dense lageblocks vsion wthin
NPCs reactions. Other checks might be approprate t. A creature eectively suers the blded cod-
certan situatos, at your DMs dscretio to (explaed in the appe�hen tryg to see
Pay attention to your skll procences when something that area
thikg of how you
you want to teract wth
wth a NPC,
ad stack the deck your fvor by using a ap LGHT
proach that reles on your sklls. For example, if the The presece or absence of ght an environmet
group needs to trck a guard to lettg them into creates three categories of llumation:
a castle, the rogue who is prociet Decepto s Bright light ets most creatures see normay. Even
the best bet to lead the dscusso gloomy days provde brght ight, as do torches,
aterns, res, ad other sources of ilumnato
H E NV IR ONM EN T withi a specc radius
Adveturing involves delvg into places that are Dim ight, aso called shadows, creates a ightly
dangerous
danger ous and full of mysteres The rues n ths obscured area. A area of dm ight s usually a
secto cover some of the ways adventurers teract boudary betwee a source of brght lght, such as
wth the eviroment in such places a torch, and surroundng darkess. The soft light
RAVEL of twilght and dawn aso couts as dm lght. A
full moo mght bathe the lad i dim lght.
Durig a adeture, the char
character
acters
s might travel Darkness creates a heavly obscured area Charac-
ong distaces, o trps that could take hours or ters face darkess outdoors at ght (even most
days The DM can summarze ths trave wthout moont nghts), with the connes of a unt
calculating exact dstaces or trave times. dugeon,, or in a area of magcal darkess
dugeon
If you need to know how fst people can move
when every second matters, use the "Movement & HIDING
Posito rules (page 11 Adveturers ad monsters often hde, whether to
spy on one another or to set a ambush The DMe-
FALLING cides whe crcumstances are approprate fr hid
A creature that fls takes d6 budgeoing dam- g. When you try to hde, make a Dexterity (Stealth)
age at the ed of the f r every 10 feet t fell, to a check.. Util
check U til you are discovered or stop hdg, that
maximum of 20d6 (see page 15 fr the rues o check's total becomes the DC r the Wisdom (Per-
takng damage) cepto) check of ay creature that searches the
Whe the creature lands, t suers the prone con- area; t
t nds you ony f the check succeeds
succeeds
dtio (explaned n the appedx), unless it avods
WHEN AN IDE?
takng any damage from the fl.
A creature that falls to water or aother lqud You can try to hide f o oe can see you You ca't
You
hde from a creature that can see you clearly, and
ca use ts
tsreacti
reaction
on (see "Reactos o page 10) to
you gve away your poston
post on f
f you make ose,
ose , such
make a DC 15 Strength (Athetics)
(Athetics) or Dexterty (Ac-
robatics) check to hit the surfce head or feet rst as shoutg a warg or makg an attack.
An nvsible creature cant be seen, so it ca
On a successful check, any damage resulting from
the fall is halved. aways try to hde. Sigs of ts passage
passage mght be
oticed, however, ad t stil has to stay quet For
more rmato, see the vsibe condto
condto in
the appedx
CHAPTER 1 I PLAYNG THE GAM
GAME
E
AS SI VE ERCE PT
PTO
O N In most cases, you need to describe whee you
When you hide, thee's a chance someone will no- are seacing. For example, a key is hidden beneat
tice yo even
weter scifathey ar ent
arent
creatue searcing.
notice
notices To detemine
s yo, the D M com- cothes
DM tatinyou
tepace
top dawe
arond of
thea bueau If yo te
oom, ooking the
at the
pares yo Dexterity (Steath) check with that cea- walls and frnitue cles, yo have no chance
tues passive Wisdom (Peception) score, which of nding te key, egardless of yo Wisdom (Per-
(Per-
eqas 10 + te creates Wisdom modie, as well ception) check reslt You would have to specify that
as any oter bonses o penaties. If the creatue you wee seaching the burea to have any cance
as advantage on Wisdom (Perception) ce ce cks,
cks, add of success
5 Fo disadvanta
disadvantagege on sc cecks, sbtract
sbtract 5
For exampe, if a 1stlevel caacter (with a pro-
SUFFOATNG
ciency bonus of +2) as a Wisdom score of 15 (a +2 A ceature can hod its beath r a nmbe of min-
modie) and pociency in Perception, te chaac- utes equal to 1 its Constitution modier (minimm
ter has a passive Wisdom (Peception) of 14. of 30 seconds) When a create rns ot of beath
o is choking, it can svive f a nmbe of rounds
INTERATNG WT BJET equal to its Constittion modie (minimm of 1
A charactes interaction with obects in an envion- ound). At the start of its next trn, it dops to 0 hit
ment is simpe to esolve in the game. Te playe points and is dying, and it cant egain it points or
tels the DM that thei characte is doing something, be stabil
stabilized
ized until it can beathe again (see page
such as moving a eve, and the DM describes what, 15 r the rues on taking damage).
if anything, happens.
COMBAT
NDNG.. HDDE N NG
NDNG NG Adventues encounter many dangeous monsters
Wen yor caracter searces a hidden object, and neaios vilains n those moments, combat
sch as a secret
secret door o a trap, the DM typically often beaks ot
asks you to make a Wisdom (Peception) check. If
you succeed,
succeed , yo nd hidden detais or other
othe r inf E RDER OF COMBAT
mation and cues that yo might othewise ovelook. A typical combat encounter
encounter is a clash between two
tw o
sides, a urry of weapon swings, feints, paries,
otwok, and spellcasting Te game oganizes
combat into a cycle of onds and trns. A round
represents abot 6 seconds in te game word
Ding a ond, each participant in a battle takes a
turn The ode of tns is determined at the begin
ning of combat, when everyone olls initiative. Once
eveyone has taken a trn, the ght contines to the
next rond
ro nd if neithe side is defeated.
O MBAT TE
TE P BY TE
TE P
1: Determine surprise. Te DM determines
weter anyone invoved in te combat enconter
is supised.
2: Establish positions. The DM decides where a
te caacters and monsters are ocated Given
the adventues marching orde or teir stated
positions in the oom or othe ocation, te DM
gres ot where te adversaries areow far
away and in what direction
direction..
3: Roll initiative. Everyone involved in the combat
encounte ols initiative, determining the order
of combatants tuns
4 Take turns. Eac paticipant in the battle takes a
tun in initiative ode
5: Begin the next round. When eveyone involved
in the combat has had a trn, the rond ends. Re-
peat step 4 and 5 ntil
ntil the gting stops
CH APTER 1 \ PLAYING
PLAYING TH E GAME
U RP RI SE cg wh T hgs. You can iner
Iercg
Ier ineract
act with
Advenurers sneak up on a bandi camp springing one obec or feaure of the environment r free
from he trees to attack A stirge swoops down from during eiher your move or your action For exam-
a cavern ceiing, unnoiced by he adventurers uni ple you coud open a door during your move as you
i's nearly on hem In hese siuations one side of stride toward a fe or you could draw your weapon
he batle gains surprise over he othe
other.
r. as part of the same action you use o aack.
The DM determines who migh be surprised. If If you want to interact with a second object, you
neither side tries to be stealhy, they automatically need to ake he Use an Obect acion (see page
notice each other. Otherwise, the DM compares the 13) Some magic items and oher special objects
Dexerity (Seath) checks of anyone hiding wih he aways require an acion o use as stated in their
passive Wsdom (Perception) score of each creature descripions
on he opposing side Any creature hat fails to no- The DM migh require you to use an acion r
ice a threa is surprised at he star of the comba any of these activities when i needs specia care or
If you're surprised, you can't move or ake an ac- when i presens an unusual obstacle For instance
ins tance
ion on your rst turn of the combat, and you can't he DM coud reasonably expect you to ake an ac
take a reaction uni hat urn ends (see the "Your ion o open a stuck door or turn a crank to ower a
Turn and "Reacions sections below fr inorma- drawbridge.
ion on actions and reacions) A member of a group Dog Nohg o Your Tur. You can frgo
can be surprised even if he other members aren't moving, taking an action or doing anyhing a a on
your turn If you can'
can ' decide wha o do, consider
NTIAT
NTIATI
I VE aking the Dodge or Ready action as described in
Iniiaive determines he order of urns during com the "Actions in Comba secion laer in his chapter
bat. When comba stars every paricipant makes
a Dexerity check to deermine heir pace in he BONUS CT
CTIONS
IONS
iniiaive order. The check ota is caled a combat- Various class features spels and other abiliies let
ans initiaive count or iniiaive r short The DM you ake an addiiona
addiiona action on your urn caed a
makes one ro r a group of idenical creaures, so bonus action. The Cunning Action feaure fr ex-
each member of he group acts at he same time. ampe alows a rogue to ake a bonus acion You
The DM ranks he combatans in order from he can take a bonus acion only when a special abiity,
spe or oher feaure of the game sates that you
one wihThis
lowes he is
highestniiaive o the
he order in which one
they acwih he
during can do somehing as a bonus action You oherwise
each round The iniiaive order remains the same dont have a bonus action to take.
from round o round. You can ake only one bonus action on your turn
If a tie occurs
oc curs he DM decides he order among
among so you must choose which bonus acion o use when
ied monsters and he players decide the order you have more than one availabe
among heir ied characters. The DM decides he You choose when to ake a bonus acion during
order if the tie is beween a monster and a player your turn uness he bonus acion's iming is spec-
sp ec-
character or he DM can have he tied characers ied and anything hat deprives you of your abiiy
and monsers each roll a die and go in order from to ake acions aso prevens you from aking a bo-
highest roll to lowes nus acion
YOUR URN EACTIONS
O n your
your urn you can move a disance up to your Cerain special abiities, spells and situaions allow
speed and take one action You decide whether o you
tion o
is ake a special
an insant action to
response caed a reacion
reac
a trigger ofion
some A kind
reac
move rst o ake your acion rst. Your speed
someimes called your waking speedis noted on which can occur on your turn or o r on someone eses
e ses
your character sheet The opportunity atack described later in his chap
The acions you can take are described in the "Ac ter, is the most common ype of reacion.
ions in Comba secion laer in this chaper The When you ake a reacion you can ake anoher
"Movement & Position
Position section aer in his
hi s chapter one until he sar of your next urn If he reacion
gives he rues fr your move inerrups anoher creatures urn that creaure can
Coucg. You can communicate however coninue its urn right afer the reaction
you are abe hrough brief utterances
utteranc es and gesures, In erms of iming, a reacion akes pace immedi-
as you take your turn Doing so uses neiher your aey after whaever triggered i unless he descrip
acion nor your move. Some conditions in the game tion of the reacion says oherwise
(see he appendix) inhibi communicaion
CH APTER 1 I PLAYING THE GAME
OVEMENT & POSITION BE NG RONE
On your turn, you can move a distance equa to your Combatants are often knocked dow. Tey are then
speed or less Or you can decide not to move pone, a condition described in the appendix.
You movement can incude umping, climbing, You can drop prone witout using any of your
and swimming expained later in this section speed Standing up takes moe eot; doing so
These dierent modes of movement can be com costs an amount of movem
movementent equa to haf you
bined with walking, o tey can constitute you speed round down). Fo example, if you speed
entie move. However you're moving, you deduct the is 30 feet, you must spend 15 feet of movement
distance of each pat of you move from you speed to stand up You can't stand up if you don't ave
unti it is used up or until you ae done moving enough movement eft o if you speed is 0
OVING ROUN D T
THER
HER REATUR
EATURE
ES
REA
EATU
TUR
RE ZE
A creatue belongs to a size category. Eac size de- You can move thoug a friend's space. n contast,
temines te widt of te square space the creature you can move thoug an enemy's space only if i f the
e is at least two sizes larger o smalle than you.
occupies ontable
table Tat a map, aste
lists sown
sizeson te smallest
from Size Categoies
Tiny) Remember that anote ceature's space is dicult
to argest Gagantuan) terain r you
A characte's size is specied on te chaacte Whethe a ceature is a friend o an enemy, you
seet and a monste's size is specied in the mo
mo can t willingy end your move in its space.
' .
f you leave an enemy's reach during your move,
ster's stat block
you povoke an opportunity
opp ortunity attack see page 4
ZE CATEGORIES LY NG
LY
Size Space Size Space Flying ceatues ave exceent mobiity, but tey
Tiny 2 f square Large 10 ft
ft s qu are must aso deal with the dange
da nge of fling. If a ying
Small 5 f. square Huge 5 square ceatue is knocked prone, has its speed reduced to
Medium 5 . squae Garganuan 20+ f. squae , or is otherwise deprived of the ability to move, the
creature falls, uness it as te ability to over or it
is being held aloft by magic
BREA
BREA K NG P OU R OVE
OVE
· You can break up your movement on you tun, us- L M NG
NG,, W
W M M NG
NG,, A N D RAWL
AWL NG
ing some of you speed befre and afte your action. Eac fot of movement costs 1 extra fot (2 exta
Fo exampe, if you have a speed of 30 feet, you feet in dicut terain) when you're cimbing, swim
could move 10 feet, take you action, and then move ming, or cawing You ignore tis exta cost if you
20 feet Simiary, if you take an action that includes have a cimbing speed and use it to cimb or ave
a ve a
more tan one weapon attack, you can break up swimming speed and use it to swim
your movement by moving between betwe en tose attacks.
attac ks. At te DM's option, cimbing a sippey vertical
If a creatue has moe than one speedsuc as a surace or one with few handhods migt requie
waking speed and a ying speedthe
spe edthe creatue
cre atue can a successfu Stength Athletics) ceck Similaly,
switc back and ft between te speeds duing its gaining any distance in roug water might require a
move. Wheneve it switches, subtract the distance successful Strength Athletics) check.
aleady moved from the new speed The esult de
temines ow muc ate te ceatue can move. ONG jUMPS
If te esut is 0 o ess, it can't use te new speed When you make a ong jump, you cover a numbe of
duing te curent move Fo exampe, if a ceatue feet up to your Strengt score if you move at least 0
suc as a harpy) has a walking speed of 20 and a feet on ot immediatey befe te jump. Wen you
ying speed of 40 it coud y 10 feet, wak 10 feet, make a standing long jump, you can eap only half
and eap into te ai o y 20 feet moe that distance. Eite way, each fot you clear on te
jump costs a fot of movement
IFFI CU
CUT
T E
E RR
RRA
A IN
This ue assumes that te eigt of you ump
Combatants are often sowed down by dicut doesn't matter, suc as a jump across a steam or
terain Low furnitue rubble, undegowt, steep chasm At you DM's option, you must succeed on
stais, snow, and shallow bogs ae exampes of di- a DC 0 Stengt Athletics) check to cear a low
cut terain. The space of another creature, whete obstace
obsta ce no tale tan a quarter of te jump's dis-
its ostie or not, also counts as dicut terain tance),), suc as a ow wal Otherwise, you it it
tance
Evey ot of movement in dicut terain costs 1 Wen you land in dicut terrain, you must suc-
extra ot, even if mutiple things in a space count as
dicut terrain. ceed on a DC 10
1 0 Dexteri
Dexterity
ty Acobatics)
Acobatics) check to
and on your feet. Otherwise, you and prone
C H APTER 1 I PLAYING THE GAME
GH you
When jUMPS
make a high jump you leap into the air a
number
numb er o feet equal to 3 + your Strength modier
modier
(minimum of 0 eet) if you move at least 0 feet on
ot immediatey bere the jump When you make a
standing high jump you can jump ony haf that dis
tance. Either way, each ot you clear on the jump
j ump
costs a ot o movement In some circumstances,
your DM might aow
a ow you to make a Strength (Ath- W1AROS FTEN
TAKE HE CA T A
letics) check to jump higher than you normally can
PEL ATI.
You can extend your arms hal your height above
yoursef during the jump Thus, you yo u can reach above
yoursel a distance equa to the height of the jump
j ump
pus V2 times your height
heig ht
TIONS IN COMBAT
When you take your action on your turn, you can
take one o the actions presented here When you
describe an action not detaied here, the DM tes
what kind of ro you need
nee d to make, i any
any to deter-
mine success or iure
TTACK
The most common action
action to take i n combat
combat is the ELP
Attack action. With this action you make one at- You can lend your aid to another creature in the
tack
tack wit
with
h a weapon or an unarmed
unarme d strike See the completion of a task When you take the Hep ac-
"Making an Attack section r the rues that gov- tion, the creature you aid
a id gains advantage on the
ern attacks. next ability check it makes to perform the task you
are helping with, provided that it makes the check
A ST A P
PELL
ELL befre th start of your next turn
Most spes require an action to cast. See chapter 3 Alternativey you can make it easier to hit a crea-
r the rules on casting a spell. ture within 5 feet o you by distracting the target,
such as with a eint You thereby give advantage to
ASH the next attack ro against the target that is made by
When you take the Dash action, you gain extra one of your allies bere your next turn
movement fr the
the current turn. The increase equals
your speed, after applying any modiers With a ID
I DE
speed o 30 eet, r example you can move up to 60 When you take the Hide action you make a Dexter-
feet on your turn i you take the Dash action ity (Stealth) check in an attempt to hide llowing
the rues on page 8 fr hiding I you succeed, ou
ISSE NG
I NGAG
AGE
E gain the benets described in the "Unseen Attack-
I you take the Disengage action, your movement ers and Targets section ater in this chapter
doesnt provoke opportunity attacks (see page 14)
r the rest o the turn. READY
Sometimes you want to wait r a particular circum-
ODGE stance bere you act To do so, you take the Ready
When you take the Dodge action you cus on action on your turn, which ets you act using your
avoiding attacks.
attacks. Unti the start of your next turn, reaction bere the start o your next turn
any attack roll made against you has disadvantage First you decide what perceivable circumstance
i you can see the attacker
attacker and you make Dexterity will trigger
trig ger your reaction. Then you choose the t he
saving throws with advantage.
advantage. You lose this benet action you wil take in response to that trigger, or
if you receive the incapacitated condition (explained you choose to move up to your speed spee d in response
in the appendix) or if your speed is reduced to 0 by a to it. Examples
Example s include "I the cultist steps on the
condition or another eect. trapdoor, I' l pul
pu l the lever that opens it
it and "If the
zombie steps next to me, Il move away.
When the trigger occurs, you can either take your
reaction right ater the trigger nishes or ignore it.
CHAPTER l I PLAYNG H E GAME
Whe you ready a spell, you cas i as omal bu 1: Choose a target. Pck a age wihi your a
hold is enrgy,
enrgy, whch you reease wih your eacion acks age a creaure, an objec, or a ocaon.
whe he rigger occus To be
b e eaded, a spel mus 2: Determine modifers The DM deermes
have a casing ime of 1 aco, ad holding on o whehe he arge has
ha s cove
coverr ad whehe you
he spell's magic requies conceaion (expaed have advaage o disadvanage agains he ar-
in chape 3) If your coceao is broke, he ge. In addio, spells, specal abiies, and ohe
eadied spell dsspaes wihou akg eec. eecs ca appy pealies or bouses o your
aack ro
EARCH 3: Resolve the attack. Make he aack oll. On a
When you ake h Seach acio, you devoe you h, you o damage, uless he pacua aack
aeon o ding somehing, and he DM migh
has rues ha specfy ohewse Some aacks
have you make a Wisdom (Percepo) check or a cause speca eecs i addion o or isead
Ineigence (Ivesigao) check. of damage.
SE A AGI C EE M A C K OLLS
If you have a magc iem ha requires a acio o When you make a aack, you aack oll deer
use, you ake he Use a Magc Iem aco. mines whehe he aack hs o misses. To make
an aack ol, o a d20 ad add he approprae
SE A N BJE C
modes. If he oa of he oll pus modes
You ormaly neac
neac wih a objec
obje c whe dong
equas or exceeds he arges Amo
Amo Cass (AC), he
somehig ese, such as whe you draw a sword
aack hs
as pa of an aack. When a nonmagical objec
When a chaace makes an aack oll, he wo
requires you aco, you ake he se a Objec
mos common modiers o he o ae a abiy
acon. You can aso ake his acon o inerac wh
modie ad he charace's procecy bous.
moe han one objec on you un.
Whe a monser makes an aack oll, i uses wha-
SE A PE CIAL BI
BILIY
LIY ever mode s povded i s sa block
May clas
classs feaures give you speca ways o use Abilty Modifer. The abiiy mode used fr
your acio Monses also have heir
he ir own speca
speca a melee weapo aack s Sregh, and he abl-
acos, as dealed in heir sa blocks. iy modier used fr a raged weapon aack s
Dexey.
MAKING AN TTACK Some spels also equie an aack oll The ab
When you �ke he Aack aco, you ca make a iy modie used a spell aack depeds o he
weapon aack.
aack . f you ake he Cas a Spel acio,
ac io, specasig ably of he specase, as specied o
some spells vove
vove makng a spell aack, and he he spellcase's charace shee or s sa bock.
Use a Magic Iem, Use a Objec, ad a d Use a Specal See chape 3 f more rmao on · specasig
Ably acios somemes ivove a em or a feafea Profciency
Profcienc Bonu s. You add your pociency
y Bonus.
ue ha requires an aack. bous o your aack oll when you aack usg a
weapon you have pocecy wh, as wel as when
Two
A A C K TYPE
TYPE S you aack wh a spel.
Thee are wo ypes of aacks in he game: weapon
OLLING 1 OR 2 0
attacks ad spell attacks The ules e you an I f a aack o ges
ges a 20 on he d20, he aack hs
aack'ss ype ad wheher he
aack' he ype
y pe maes a
pacula suao Weapon aacks ae geealy egardless of ay modes o he age's AC. Ths
physica aacks wh weapos (ised in chape 2) is caled a cical hi, whch s expaied ae in
ad he ike. Spe aacks nvove spells and ohe hs chape
ms of magc If a aack oll gets a 1 on he d20, he a-
Rgadess of an aacks ype, fows he rules ack misses egardess of ay modes o he
in his seco, and f hee's ever ay queson age's AC.
wheher somehg youe doing cous
cou s as a a N SEE N
A CKCKE E RS A N D TA RGES
ack, he ue is simpe f you're making an aack Whe you make an a n aack ro agas a age you
ro, you're makg a aack. ca' see, you have dsadvanage
dsadvanage on he oll Ths s
A C K RUCURE
A ue wheher youre guessing
guessing he arge's locaon or
Whehe you're
you're srikg wh a melee weapon,
weapon, ng
n g you're ageig
agei g a ceaure you ca hea
h ea bu o see.
se e.
a weapon a ange, or makg
mak g a aack ol as par If he age is'
auomacally in he
mss, bu ocaio you argeed,
he DM ypicay you
jus says
of a spel, an aack has he fllowg sucure
ha he aack mssed, no wheher you guessed he
arge's locao correcly.
ANGED TTAKS
When you make a ranged attack, you re a bow or
a crossbow, hur a handaxe, or otherwse send pro-
jectles to strke a oe at a distance Man
Manyy spes also
invove making a ranged attack.
A NG
NGEE
You can make ranged attacks only aganst targets
wthin a speci
specied
ed range. If a ranged attack, such as
one mad with a spe, has a singe 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
smaer number is the normal range, and the arger
number is the ong range Your attack roll has dsad-
vantage when your target
tar get is beyond norma range
and you can't attack a target beyond the ong range.
A NGE D TTAC
TTAC KS IN L OSOSE E OMB
OMBATAT
Amng a ranged attack is more dut when a e
liALF
liALF C ovER AND T HRE-Q U ARERS C ovER
is next to you. When you make a ranged attack with
When a creature can't see you, yo youu have advan-
advan- a weapon a spell, or some other means you have
tage on attack
att ack rols against t. dsadvantage on the attack roll if you are wthin
If you are hddenboth unsen and unheard 5 eet o an enemy who can see you and who isn't
when you make an attack
a ttack you gve away your
yo ur oca- ncapactated.
ton when the attack hts or msses. MEL EE TTAKS
COVER Used n handtohand
handtohand combat,
combat, a meee attack aows
aows
Wals, trees, creatures, and other obstacles can pro you to attack a e withn your reach A meee attack
vide cover makng a target more dcult
d cult to harm. typcaly uses a handhed weapon A typical monster
typcaly
As detaled in the Cover table, there are three de- makes a meee attack when it strikes with ts caws,
grees o cover, each of whch gives a dierent benet ts horns, ts teeth or another body part A few
to a target.
target . spes aso nvove making a meee attack.
A target can benet from cover only when an at at--
EACH
tack
tac k or other
ot her eect
eec t orginates on the opposte
oppo ste sde
A creature has a ot reach and can thus attack
of the cover. If a target s behnd mutipe sources
targets wthin 5 feet o them when makig a me
o cover, ony the most protective degree of cover
lee attack. Certain creatures have meee attacks
appies; the degrees arent added together. For
wth a reach greater than 5 eet as noted n her
exampe, if a target is behnd a creature that gves
ha cover and a tree trunk that gives threequarters
threeq uarters descrptons.
cover, the target has threequarters cover. PP ORTUN
ORTUNITYITY TTCKS
TTCKS
Combatants constanty watch fr enemies to drop
COV ER ther guard When you move heedlessy
heed lessy past your
yo ur
ove Degree Benet to
t o Target fered By es, you
yo u put yourse n danger; dong so provokes
Haf +2 bo
bonn us to AC Anohe r creature of an opportunty attack.
and Dexe
Dexerity
rity any sze o an object Making an Opportun
portunityityAttac k. You can make an
Attack.
savn g t hrow
hrowss ha covers
covers at e st opportunity attack when an enemy that you can see
ha o the targe eaves your reach To make the opportunity attack,
Three-quartes +5 bo n us to AC An object tat coves you use your
yo ur reaction to make one melee
mele e weapon
attack against the provoking creature The attack
an d Dextety a least hree-qua r-
occurs right befre the creature eaves your reach.
savin g h ro
rows
ws tes of the a rget
Avoiding Opport
portunit
unityy At taks You can avoid
Attaks
Total Can' b e argeed An object tha coves provokng an opportunity attack by taking the Dis-
drecty he whoe target engage action. You also don't provoke an opportu-
nty attack when you teeport or when someone or
somethng moves you without usng usng your movement,
CH APTER 1 I PLAYING THE GAME
action, o eaction. For example, you don't provoke DAMAGE & HEALING
an opportunity attack if an explosion hurs you out
o a foe's each o if you all past an enemy. nury and death are constant theats in D&D, as
detailed in the llowing rues.
GRA PPL
PPLI
I N
IT OI
OI NTS
When you want to gab a ceature o wreste with it,
Evey creature has hit points
points,, which represent a
you can use the Attack action to make a special m e
combination o physical and mental durability, the
lee attack, a gapple.
will to ive, and uck. Creatues with moe hit points
Starting a Grapple The target of you gapple
ae moe dicut to ki Those with ewer hit points
must be no moe than one size arge than you, and
ae more fragie.
it must be within you each Using at least one free
A ceature's curent hit points (usuay ust caled
hand, you ty to seize the target by making a grapple
checka Stength (Athetics) check with a DC set hit points) can be any numbe from the creature's
hit point maximum
maximum down to 0 and it never goes
by a Stngth (Athetics) o Dexteity (Acrobatics)
ower than 0 This number changes frequenty
frequenty as a
check the target makes in response (the taget
creatue takes damage o receives healing.
chooses the abiity to use). You succeed automati
·
Wheneve a ceature takes damage, that damage
caly if the taget is incapacitated.
is subtacted fom its hit points he loss o hit
I you succeed, you subject the target to the grap-
points has no eect on a creatue's capabilities unti
ped condition (see the appendix). The condition
the ceature dops to 0 hit points.
species the things that end it, and you can eease
the taget wheneve you ike (no action equired). AMA E OLL
OLL S
Escaping a Grapple. A gapped creatue can use Each weapon, spe, and harmfu monste ability
its action to escape. To do so, it must succeed on a species the damage it deas, if any. You oll the
Strength (Athetics) o Dexterity (Acobatics) check damage die o dice, add any modies, and appy the
with a DC setse t by a Stength (Athletics) check you damage to your taget (minimum of 0 damage).
make when it ties to escape. When attacking with a weapon, you add your
yo ur abi-
Moving a Grappled Creature. When you move, ity modiethe same modier used r the attack
you can dag or carr
c arryy the grappled
gra ppled ceature
ceatu re with roto the damage. A spell tes you which dice to
you, but you speed
spee d is halved (round
(roun d down) uness
u ness o damage and whethe to add any modiers.
the ceatue is two o more sizes smae than you. f a spe or othe eect deals damage to more
H OVIN A REATU RE
than one target at the same time, o the damage
once f all o them. For example, when a wizad
Using the Attack action, you can make a specia
casts thunderwave, the spell's damage is olled once
melee attack to shove a creatue, either to knock it
all creatures caught in the blast
prone or to push it away om you
The target of you shove must be no more than RITICAL IT
IT S
one size larger than you, and it must be within you When you scoe a critica hit, you get to oll extra
reach. You make a Strength (Athetics)
(Athetics) check with a dice r the attack's damage against the taget.
DC set by a Strength (Athetics) o Dexterity (Aco- Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add
batics) check that the taget makes in response (the them togethe. Then add any elevant modiers
taget chooses the abiity to use). You succeed auto- as nomal.
maticay i the target is incapacitated. For example, if you score a citica hit with a
If you succeed, you either knock the target pon
pone
e dagger, rol 2d4 r the damage, rathe than d4,
o push it 5 eet away om you (you choice). and then add you elevant abiity modie. I the
NA RM
RME
E D TRI
TRI KE S attack involves
involves other damage dice, such as from the
ogue's Sneak Attack fatue, you ol those dice
Instead of using a weapon to make a melee attack,
twice as wel.
you can use an unamed
un amed stike:
s tike: a punch, kick, head-
butt, o simia ceul bow. On a hit, an unamed A MAE YPE
YPE S
strike deas bludgeon
bludgeoning
ing damage equal to to 1 + your Every instance
instance o damage
damage has a type. Damage typ es
Stength modier. have no rues o their own, but othe ules, such as
You ae procient with you unamed strikes. damage esstance, rey on the types.
They aen't consideed weapons by the ules, but
they nonetheess work r meee weapon attacks. The typ es
ightning, ae acid,
necrotic, bludgeopoison,
bludgeoning,
piercing, ning, cold, re, frce,
psychic, radi
ant, slashing, and thunde.
CHAPTER 1 I PLAYING TH E GAM
GAME
E
CLERS AN ghte 8 h ponts of heang f the ghte has 4
PAADINS STRIVE T curent hit pois ad has a hi poit axum of
RTET ANO HE
20, the gher
gher egais
egais 6 ht
h t ponts o 8.
HEIR FREN.
A ceaue hat has died can' egan hit points u
t a gc has resoed t o lie
ROPPI NG TO 0 HIT OIN TS
ROPPI
When a chaacter
chaacter drops to 0 h ponts, they ether
de ough or all uncoscous, as explaned beow
A onser des when it drops to 0 h ponts, uess
the DM decides to tea
te a he monste k
ke
e a characer
Instant Death. Massve daage ca kil a char-
acer instaly When daage reduces a characer
o 0 h pos and hee
hee s daage reaing, the
chaacte
chaac te des i he eaing
e aing daag
daage e equas o
exceeds thei
thei h poin axiu For example, a
wzad wh a axu
a xu of 2 hh pons currenty
has 6 h ponts I he wizard takes 18 damage fro
a aack, he ward s reduced to 0 hit ponts, but
12 daa
daage ge eais. B ecaus
ecausee he reaiing dam
age equals he hi poit axu, the wzad dies
Fang Unconscious. If damage reduces a char-
ace o 0 hit pois and isn' fa, the characte flls
uncoscous (see(see he appendx). Ths uncosco
uncoscous-
us-
AMAG
A MAGE E SI ST
STA
A N CE A N D VU
VUNNE RA
RABI
BIITY
ITY ness eds i he chaacte regans
regans ay hi poits.
Death Saving Throws. Wheever your characer
Soe ceatures and objecs ae exceedingly dcul sas her turn wth 0 hit poits, you must ake a
or easy o hurt wh cean
ce an types
type s o daage I a speca savg throw, caled a deah savng thow,
ceaue o an obect has resistance o a daage o deterie whethe he characte creeps cose
y pe, daage of hat type s haved agaist it (round to deah Unlike ohe
o he savng thows, ths
t hs one st
st
dow) I a creaure o a objec has vulnerability ied o any ability
abi lity scoe the chaacer
chaacer is now i he
o a damage type, damage o thatha yp e s doubled hads o fte.
agas . Roll a d20. The save
save succeeds o a oll o 0 or
Ae all oher oders
od ers o daage, resstance highe.
high e. Othewise, it ails A success or failue has
s appled and he vulerabiity
vulerabiity Fo exaple, 2 5 o eect by sel On the hid success, the charac
bludgeonng
blud geonng daage is dealt o a ceatur
ceature e hat has ter becoes
becoe s stable (see beow) O he thrd faure,
bludgeonng ressance. The ceature s also withn he chaacte dies. The successes ad fues don't
a agica aura ha reduces all daage by 5 The 25 eed to be cosecuive; keep tack o boh unt you
daage s rs reduced by 5 ad the haved, so he coec three of a kid. The nuber o both s eset
ceaue takes 10 damage o zeo whe he chaacer egais any ht pons or
Muiple
Muiple isances o resisace or vunerabiliy becoe stable.
that aec he
h e sae damage ype
y pe count
co unt as oy
o y one Whe you ake a death saving how and ro a 1
_ nstanc
nstance.
e. Fo
F o exaple, f a creaue has ressace on the d20 couns as wowo falues If you oll a 20
to re daage as wel as resistace
resistac e to all oag
oag-- o he d 20, your chaacte
chaacte regains
regains 1 hit point
ical daage, he daage of a nonmagica e s Damage at 0 Hit Points. I a chaacte akes ay
reduced
reduce d ony by hal agains he creaue daage while at 0 h ponts, the chaacer sues
one death savng thow ailure. I he daage s
HEAL
HEA LI NG
ro a cica hit, is two ailues nstead.
nstead. If the
Uness resuls n deah,
deah, daage sn't peae
pea e
daage equas or exceeds he chaacers h pont
Eve death is reve
revesibe
sibe hough poweful magic
axiu,
axiu , he chaac
chaacer er dies nstanty
nstanty
Res ca restore a creaure's ht points (see page
Stabilzing a Creature. The bes way o save a
17), ad agca methods, such as the cure
wounds spell, ca reove daage n an instant ceature wthhe
0 hi points can
is toathea it be
I heang s
unavailabe,
unavai labe, ceaue east stabed
When a ceature eceives heang of any knd, ht
so hat it isn't ked
k ed by a faled deah
dea h savng throw
throw
points reganed ae added to its cuent h ponts
As an acio, you ca admnster st aid o a cea-
A creatures hit points can't exceed its hit pont
tue wth 0 h
h pons,
pon s, which equies a successu
axum so any h ponts reganed n excess of
DC 10 Wsdo (Medcne) check. O a success, success, the
his number ae los. For example, a cerc gras a
ceaure is stable, which means the ceaure doesn on the un ha you moun i. In conrast, an in-
make deah saving thows, even hough
ho ugh it has 0 dependen moun eains is pace in the iniiative
hit poins, bu it does remain unconscious The ode, and i moves and acts as i wishes
ceaue sops being stabe, and must sat making Opportunity Attacks against You. I he moun
death saving hrows again, i it takes any damag
damage e youe riding provokes
provoke s an opporunit
opp orunit y attack, he
h e
A sabe creatue
creatue that isn healed egains 1 hit
hi t attacker can age you o he moun
point ater d4 hous
NDERWATER COMBAT
NOCKING A REATURE U A gh undewater ows these rues
When an atacker educes
educes a ceature
ceature o 0 hi poins
poin s
with a melee attack, he aacke can knock
kno ck he cea Impeded Melee. When making maki ng a meee weapon at
ure out The atacker makes
makes this choice the insant ack, a creaure ha acks
acks a swimming speed has
the damage is dealt The creaue sues hehe uncon-
uncon - disadvantage
disadvantag e on he atack rol unless
un less he weapon
scious condition (see he appendix) and is stabe is a dagger,
dagger, javein, shoswod
shoswod,, spear, or tiden
ti den
Reduced Range. A anged weapon attack auto-
HARMING
HA RMING B
BJE S maicaly misses a tage beyond he weapons
Creaues can damage objects with weapons and nomal range Even agains a targe within normal
spells
spells The D M deemines an obects Armo Ca Cass
ss range, he attack oll has disadvanage
disadvanage uness
and hit points Obecs ae immune to poison and he weapon is a crossbo
crossbow w o a weapon wih he
psychic
psych ic damage, and he DM migh decide
decide ha cer- thown poperty
tain obecs have resistance o immuniy to ohe Fire Resistance. While fully immesed, creaues
ypes
ype s of damage (its had o cut a ope with bud- and obecs have resistance to re damage
geoning
geoni ng damage, r example) Objecs always
always fail
Sengh
immune o and Dexeity
eecs saving hows,
ha requie and they
othe saves Whenae
an R E S T I in
Nthe
G game can take sho ress in he
Creatues
objec dops o 0 hi points, i beaks.
midst of a day and a ong es o end it
A creaue can also make a Srength check o ty
to break an obec, wih a DC se by he DM SHORT ET
OUNTED COMBAT A sho es isis a peiod of downimeat least 1 hour
longduing which a ceaue does nohing moe
A wiing ceaue hat is a least one size age
srenuous than eaing, drinking, and reading
than a ide and that has an appopriae anaomy
A ceatue can spend one or moe Hi Dice a he
can seve as a mount, using the owing ues:
end o a short rest, up to the ceatures maximum
Mounting and Dismounting. During you move, number o Hit Dice (noted in i n the chaacter shee o
you can moun a creaue that is within 5 ee o sat block) Fo each Hi Die spen in this way, the
you o dismoun Doing so costs
cost s an amount o paye ros he die and adds he creatues Consti
paye
movement
For exampe, equa
equa o hal
if you your
speed is speed
30 feet,(ound down)
you mus ution modie
equa o o (minimum
the toal i. The ceatue egains
of 0) The hi poins
playe can
spend 15 fee of movemen to mount a hose decide to spend an addiiona Hi Die afer each o
Falling Of. I an eec moves you mount against
is wi whie youre on it, you mus succeed on a LONG ET
DC 0 Dexeiy saving how o be dismouned, A long res is a peiod of extended downimea
landing pone in an unoccupied space within 5 east 8 hous ongduing which a ceaue seeps
fee of i If youre knocked prone while mounted, at leas 6 hous and pems
pems no more han 2
you must make the same save I your mount hours o igh acivity, such as eading, alking, eat eat
is knocked prone, you can use your reacion o ing, or sanding wa
wach
ch If the es
estt is interuped by a
smoun i as it fs and land on your ee Oth- peiod of stenuous aciviya least 1 hour o wak
erwise, you ae dismouned and all all pone in an ing, ghing, casting spells, or similar aciviyhe
unoccupied space within 5 feet it ceature must restar the es o gain any benet
Controlling a Mount. You can conol a moun ony At the end o a ong est, a creatue regains a los
if i has been tained
ta ined to accep a ride
ride.
. Domesti hi points The ceaure also egains spen Hit Dice,
caed hoses, donkeys, and similar ceatures are up to hal of he ceaure's tota numbe of o f them
assumed o have such taining The initiaive
initiai ve o a (ound down; minimum o one die)
conroled mount changes to mach yous when A ceature cant bene from more han one ong
you mount it It moves as you diect i, and it has est in a 24hour period, and
a nd a creaure mus
mus have
o ly ee act o op o s: as , se gage, a d at leas 1 hi poin at he sat of he
he rest o gain
Dodge A conolled mount can move and ac even is benes
ben es
CHAPTER 1 I PLAYING THE GAME
CHAPTER 2
QUIPMENT
DVENTURERS ACQUIRE MY KDS OF EQPMEN
on ther joureys Ths chapte
chapte descrbes equpmet
BUYING & SLLING
that appeas on a chaacte sheet ad that can be Ths chapte ists the prces o weapos, amor, and
added to the sheet late Characters ga most o other knds o adventurg gea
gea The DM lets you
the equpmet by buyg t n a shop o dng t n know f a shop has a patcua tem sale ad
a dungeon Adventures aso sometmes nd magc whether ts avaable r the standad
standad pce.
tems, the detas of whch the DM povdes I you want to sell somethg, equpment fetches
hal ts cost whe
when
n sold Weapo
Weapos s and amor used
by mosters ae raely
raely n good eough condton to
OIN sell cotast, gems, ewely, ad art objects re-
Characters d cos on ther advetues ad ca
Characters ta ther
th er u vaue n the marketplace, and
nd n most
spend those cos n shops, nns, and other bus paces, magc tes are prceess ad theee
theee d
esses they vst Cons come n deent denomna cult to sell
tos based on the eatve woth o the materal.
The Con V � lues tabe lsts the cons ad how much
theye woth elatve to oe aothe For example, t
QUI
UIM
M N
OFIC I
IN
N C I
shows that a gold pece s worth 100 coppe peces Anyoe can equp the tems n ths chapte,
chapte, but the
A con weghs about a thrd o an ounce, so fty owg tems requre you to have pocecy wth
cos wegh a pound the tem to unlock all of the tem's unctonat
unctonaty:
y:
Armor. Ayon
Ayone
e can don
do n a sut of am
amo,
o, but oly
COIN VALUES those pocent wth t can wea t eectvey
oin cp sp ep gp pp You chaacter sheet lsts you character's armor
Copper (cp) /10 /50 1/100 /000 poceces If you wear amor that you lack pro
pr o
Slve (sp) 0 / 5 1/10 1/100 cecy wth, you have dsadvatage o ay abty
check savg thow, or attack rol that volves
Electrum (ep) s 5 1/2 1/20
Stength or Dexterty, and you can't cast spells.
God (gp) 100 0 2 1/10
Weapons. Ayoe can weld a weapon, but you
Platinu (pp) ,00
,000
0 00 20 0 must have pocecy wth t to add your pro-
cecy bonus to a attack roll you make wth t.
CH APTER 2 I E QU PM EN
ENT
T
RMOR
Amor Armor Class (AC) Strength Stealth Cost Weight
Light Armor (1 m
mnut
nutee to don or dof
dof
Leaher 1 1 + De
Dexx mo di e r 1 0 gp 10 l b
Stued eate 12 + De x mo d er 4 gp 1 3 lb
Medum Armor (5 minutes to don an d 7 minute t o dodo
H e 12 + De
Dexx mo e (m ax 2) 1 0 gp 12 lb
Can shrt + Dex mo di er (m ax so
3 2 gp 20 lb
Scale mal 14 + Dex modier (max 2 Disadvaage sogp 4 l
Breastplate 1 4 + Dex m od e r (m ax 2) 00 gp 20 lb
alf plae + Dex moder (ma (maxx 2 Disavantage O gp 40 b
Heavy Armor 7 mnutes to don and
an d 5 mnutes to dof
R g ma 14 Dsavantage 30 gp 40 b
C hain mal 16 S 1 3 Dsavantage 7 gp lb
Spint 1 Str l S Disadvaage 200 gp 60
Plae 18 Sr Dsavanage , OO
OO g p 6 lb
Tools. Certain oos, such as thieves toos, require Ranged.. A weapon is
Melee or Ranged i s classied
classied as eiher
you o have prociency wih he too o add your meee or ranged. A meee weapon is used to attack
prociency bonus to your abiliy checks wih it a arget wihin 5 fee, whereas a ranged weapon is
made to attack at a geaer disance
RM OR Damage. The tabe iss the amount of damage a
The Armor tabe gives the key details of the various weapon deals whenwhen an attacker his with it
armors avaiable A creature can wear only one Properties. If a weapon has a propery, ha prop-
sui of armor a a time The tabe ists the cost and erty is listed in the Properies coumn Each prop-
weigh of the armor,
armor, as we as the owing deails: erty is
i s dened in the "Weapon
"Weapon Properies secion
Category. Every ype of armor falls into a category: WEAPON ROPER
ROPERTIE
TIE S
ight, medium or heavy The category determines Here are deniions of the properties in the Proper-
how ong i takes to don or
o r do he armor (as ties coumn of he Weapons able:
shown in he tabe), and armor prociencies are
usualy tied to one or
o r more of he caegories Ammunition. You can use a weapon tha has the
Armor Class (AC). The tabes AC column es you ammuniion property o make a ranged atack
wha your base AC is when you wear a particular only if you
y ou have ammunition to re from it Each
ype of armor For example, if you wear eaher aack expends one piece of ammunition Drawing
armor, your AC is 11 pus your Dexerity modier the ammuniion is par of he aack (you need a
whereas your
your AC is 16 if you wear chain mail. free hand to oad a onehanded weapon) After a
Strength. If the able shows a Strengh score in the ght, you can spend 1 minute o recover half the
Srengh column fr an armor type, hat armor ammunition (round down) you used in the ght
reduces the wearers speed by 10 fee uness he · Finesse. When making an attack with a nesse
wearer has a Strength score equa o or higher weapon, youyo u use your choice of your Srengh or
han the isted score Dexeriy modier or the aack and damage ros
Stealth If he tabe shows "Disadvanage in the You must
must use the same modier
mod ier fr both ros.
Seath coumn, the wearer has disadvantage on Heavy. Small and Tiny creaures have disadvan-
Dexterity (Sealh) checks tage on attack ros with weapons hat have the
heavy propery
Ligh. When you take the Aack acion and atack
WEA PO
PONNS
The Weapons able shows the game's mos common wih a weapon that has he ight property, you
can use a bonus action to attack wih a dierent
di erent
weapons. A creaure
creaure mus have a weapon in hand
weapon that has he ight
ight proper
pr opery
y in your oher
o wied i The able liss he cos and weight of the
hand Dont add your abiliy modier to he bonus
weapon, as we as the owing detais
attacks damage, unless the modier is negative
Category. Every weapon s ino a category: simple Loading. You can re
re only one piece
p iece of ammunition
or marial Weapon prociencies are usuay tied from a oading weapon when you use an action,
to one of hese caegories or exampe, you migh bonus action, or reaction to re i, regardless of
have prociency wih simpe weapons the number of attacks you can normay make
CHA PTE R 2 I E QUPMEN
UPMENT
T
WEAPONS
ame Damage roperties Cost eight
Simple Melee Weapons
C ub d4 bud geoing ight sp 2 b
Dagge d4 pecing
pecing Finesse, light, hrown (age 20/60) 2 gp
Greatcl d8 bludgeong wo-handed 2 sp O lb
adax d6 s as
as hg igh , th own (age 20/60
20/60)) gp 2
Javelin d6 pecig how (ange 30/20) sp 2 lb
Lightt haer
Ligh d4 bdgeoing gh t, th ow (age 20/60
20/60)) 2 gp 2 b
Mace d6 bludgeon g s g p 4 lb
Quartestaf d 6 dgeoig Ver
Versat
satile
ile ( d8) 2 sp 4
Spear d6 piecig Thow (ange 20/60), versate (d8) gp 3 lb
Simple Ranged Weapons
Cossow,
Cossow, ght d8 pecing Am untio (ra
(rage
ge 80/320
80/320),), oadig , twoaded 2 gp s lb
Dat d4 piercg esse, t how (rage 20/60
20/60)) cp 1/44
1/
Sortbow d 6 pe
peci
ci ng A u ton (range 80
80/320
/320).). two-ha ded 2 gp 2 lb
Sl i g d4 bl dgeoing Amm u itio (age 30/
30/ 20) sp
Martial Melee Weapons l d8 sashing 10 gp 4 b
Batteaxe Vesate
Vesate (d O)
la d8 bdgeoig 10 gp 2 lb
Geataxe d 2 slashig Heavy,, twoh aded
Heavy 30 gp 7 lb
Greaswod 2d6 sashing eavy,, wo-ha
eavy wo-ha nded o gp 6 b
Halbed d O s ashi
ashi ng Heavy,, reach, twoha
Heavy twoha nded 20 gp 6 lb
ongswod d8 slashig Versa
Versatil
til e ( d O) gp 3
Mau 2d6 dgeoig Heavy
Heavy,, two-had ed 10 gp O lb
Morngsa d8 piercig gp 4
Raper d8 piercg Fnesse 2 gp 2 lb
Sciia d6 s l as hi g Fiesse, igh 2 gp 3 lb
Shortswod pec n g
d 6 pe Fnesse, ight 0 gp 2 b
ridet d 6 piercg
piercg ow (ange 20/60), versatie (d8) gp 4 lb
Warhame d8 bdgeoing Ver
Versa
satle
tle ( d O) gp 2
Marial Ranged Weapons
Crossbow,
Crossbow, had d6 piercg Amuito (age 30/120), igh, oadig 7 gp 3
Cossow, heavy d O pe
pe cing
cing Am un ti on (range 10
100/40
400
0) heavy, oadi g, two-hade d o gp 18 lb
ongow d8 pie rcg Amm u iio (rage 0
0/60
/600
0), heavy, two-han
two-han ded o gp 2 b
Range. A weapon that can be used to make a the weapon s a meee weapon, you use he same
ranged aack has a range shown n parenheses abily moder r ha atack ro and damage
aer the ammunion or hrown propery The roll that you would
woul d use r a melee attack with the
range liss wo numbers The rs s s he weapons weapon For exampe, if you hrow a handaxe, you
normal range n fee and he second indcaes use your Strengh, bu you hrow a dagger
dagger you
the weapon's ong range When atackng a arge can use eher your Srengh or your
y our Dexterity,
beyond norma range, you have dsadvantage on since he dagger has the nesse
nesse propery
prop ery
he attack roll
roll You can atack a arget beyond he Two-Handed. Ths weapon requres wo hands
weapons long
long range when
whe n you attack wih i
Reach. A reach weapon adds 5 ee to your reach Versatile. This weapon can be used wth one or wo
when
whe n you atack wth t, as wel
wel as when
when deermin- hands. A damage value in parentheses appears
ing your reach r opporunty attacks wh with the propery Thats he damage deal when
Thrown. If a weapon has the thrown property, you he weapon s used wth wo hands to make a me-
can throw the weapon o make a ranged attack I ee atack
CHAPTER 2 I EQUPMEN
M PR
PROVISED
OVISED WEAPONS IFTING
IFTING AN AR RYIN
RYING
G
An improvsed weapon
weapon s an object welded as a Here ae the es how
how mu ch a ceatue can cay
makeshft weapon, such as broken glass, a table leg, Carrying Capacity. You cayi ng capacity s yor
or a frying pan Even a smpe or martial weapon Stength
Stength scoe mutip ied by 1 5 . This s the weght
weght (n
counts as an mprovised weapon f t's welde n pon ds) that yo can cay
cay which is h gh enoug h that
most chaactes
chaactes dont sa y have to worry
worry abot it
a way contrary to ts desgn; f you use a ranged
weapon to make a meee attack or throw a melee Push, Drag, or Lt You can us h, d agag or l f
ftt a
weght n pond s u p to twce your cayng capacty (o (o
weapon that acks the thrown proper
property,
ty, the weapon 30 times your Stren
Strength
gth score).
score). Whi e p ushi ng or d rag-
counts as an improvised weapon or that attack g ng weght in exce
excess
ss o you cayn g capacty, you
Here are t he rules for an mprovsed weapon:
weapon: speed dops to 5 feet
Size and Strength Lager creatres can bear m oe
Profciency. You dont add your prociency bonus to weight wheeas Tny creatues
creatues can cay less. For each
attack ros wth t. sze categoy
categoy above Med iu m d ob le the creatre's
creatre's
Damage. On a ht, the weapon deas d4 damage of cayng capacty
capacty and the amount t can ps h d ag, or
a type the DM thnks is approprate
approprate to the object t For a Tiy creatue, halve these weights
Range. If you throw the weapon, t has a normal
range of 20 feet and a ong range of 60 feet feet, shattering t on mpact. Make a ranged attack
aganst a target, treating the o as an mprovised
mprovised
If an mprovised weapon resembes a weapon on
weapon On a hit, the target
targe t is covered n ol If the
the Weapons table,
table, the DM may say t functons
functon s as
target takes any re damage bere the ol dries
that weapon and uses that weapon's rules For ex- after 1 mnute), the target takes an addtona 5
ampe, the DM could teat a table leg as a cub
re damage from the burnng oil. You can aso
pour a ask of o on the ground to cover a 5 ot
ot--
DV EN TU
TUR
R IN GEA
EAR
R square area that is level If lt, the oi burns r 2
Here are some speca tems wth their prces and rounds and deas 5 re damage to any creature
weights)
weight s) that adventurers nd useful that enters the area or ends ts turn there. A crea
Candle (1 cp, 0 lb). For 1 hour ths candle sheds ture can take ths damage ony once per turn.
brght ght in a 5 ot radius and
and dim lght r an Quiver (1 gp, 1 lb). Ths quiver hodhods
s up to 20 ar
addtona 5 feet rows or bots
Disguise Kit (25 gp, 3 lb). Ths pouch of cosmetcs Rations (5 sp, 2 lb). These ratons are enough r
and props ets you create dsguses. Prociency one person fr one day and include jerky, dried
with ths kit
ki t ets you add your
you r procency bonus to fruit, hardtack, and nuts.
any abiity checks you make to create a disgu
disguise
ise Rope, Hempen (1 gp, 10 lb) or Silk (10 gp, 5 lb).
Healer's Kit (5 gp, 3 lb). Ths kt s a pouch contain Ths rope s 50 feet long, has 2 ht ponts, and can
ing bandages, saves, and splnts It has ten uses be burst wth a DC 17 Strength check
As an acton, you can expend one use of the kt to Shield (10 gp, 6 lb). Ths shield s made of wood
stabiize a creature that has 0 h t points, without or meta Equppng t requres an acton. Whle
needing to make a Wisdom (Medicine) check. equpped, the shed increases
increases your AC by 2 f you
Holy Water (25 gp, 1 lb). As an action, you can have shield prociency You can benet from ony
spash ths water onto a creature withn 5 feet of one shield at a tme
you or throw
th row it up to 20 feet
feet,, shattering
shatte ring t on m
m Thieves Tools (25 gp, 1 lb). This set of toos n-
pact In either case, make a ranged attack against cudes a smal e, lock pcks, a sma mrror with
a target creature, treating the holy water as an a metal handle, a set of narrowbladed scissors,
improvsed weapon If the target is a Fiend or an and a par of pers Prociency wth these tools
Undead, it takes 2d6 radant damage on a hit. lets you add your prociency
prociency bonus to any abity
Lantern, Bullseye (10 gp, 2 lb). Ths antern casts checks you make to dsarm traps or open locks.
bright light in a 60fot cone and dm light r an Tinderbox (5 sp, 1 lb). This contaner hods nt,
addtional 60 feet t burns fr 6 hours on a ask re stee, and tinder used to kndle a re. Usng it
(1 pnt) of oi to lght a torchor anythng ese wth abundant,
Lock (10 gp, 1 lb). A key is provded wth this lock. exposed fueltakes an action Lghting any other
A creature procient wth thieves tools can pick re takes 1 minute
the ock with a successful DC 15 1 5 Dexterit
Dexterityy check. Torch (1 cp, 1 lb). Ths torch burns r 1 hour,
Oil (1 sp, 1 lb). Ths oil comes in a ask that holds providng brght ght in a 20fot radus and dm
1 pint As an action, you can splash the ol onto a ight r an addtiona 20 feet If you make a me
creature withn 5 feet of you o r throw t up to 20 ee attack with a burnng torch and ht, it deas 1
re damage
CHAPTER 2 I EQUPMENT
CHAPTER 3
PELLS
AGI C PERMEATES THE WORLDS OF D&D AN D MOST SPELL EVEL
often appeas in the m of a magic spell. This
Evey spe has a le
Evey level
vel om
om 0 t o 9,
9 , which is indi
chapter provides the ules fr casting spells which
cated in a spells desciption A spe
spe's
's level is a gen-
can ceate many sorts o wonders.
wonders. The chapte also
eal indicato of how poweru it is. Cantipssim
incudes a collection o spes use by spellcasters ple spes that can be cast almost by oteare eve
such as the ceic the wizard and the paladin.
0 The rues f each spellcasting class
class (shown on
the chaacte sheet) say when members o that cass
GA ININ SLL gain access to spes o cetain evels.
Befe a spelcaster can use a spel they must have
the spe rmly xed in mind o must have access to PE
PE LL LOTS
the spell in a magic item. Membes o a few classes Specasting is taxing so a specaste can cast only
(such as the sorcee in the Payer's Handbook ) a limited number o spels befre resting Spel sots
have a limited list o spes that ae always xed in ae the main way a spellcasters magical potentia
mind The same thing is true of many magicusing is repesented and each spelcasting cass gives its
monsters. Other specastes such as ceics and membes a limited numbe of spe sots of cetain
wizards undego a process of pepaing spells spe levels. Fo exampe
exampe a 3devel wizad has fu
This pocess varies o dieent casses as detailed steve
steve spe sots and two 2ndev
2ndevel
el sots.
When you cast a spe you expend a sot of that
in the desciption of thei Spellcasting eatures spe's evel or higher
higher eec
eectivel
tivelyy "ing a sot with
wi th
A IN A SLL the spell You can think o a spel sot as a groove o
Whenever a creatue casts a spel the same basic a cetain sizesma r a 1stlevel sot age f a
ues are owed and the desciptions o al spes spell of highe eve. A 1stleve spe ts into a sot o
ae structued alike. Each spe desciption begins any size but a 2ndevel spe ts on in a slot that's
with the
th e spells name leve school of magic castin
castingg at least 2nd leve. So when a 3rdev
3rdevee wizad casts
time ange components and duation The est of a magic missile, a 1stleve spe that wizard spends
spe entry describes the spe's eect. The owing one o fu 1steve sots and has three emaining.
sections expain each pat o a spel desciption Finishing a long est restores any expended spe
sots (see page 7 the ues on esting).
A ST
STI
I NG AT A IGHER
IGHE R LEVE
LEVE
CSTING IN
IN ARMOR
When a spelcaster casts a spell using a slot that is
Because oth
oth e mena cus and pecise gestues
of a higher leve than the spe the spel takes on equi ed spel lcasti ng, you must be procent with
the higher evel r that casting For instance, if a the amo r you ae wea
wea ng to
to cas a spell (as noted n
wizard casts magic missile using a 2ndleve sot, cha pe 2) You are othewse
othewse oo
oo di sac
saced
ed and phys-
that magic missil
missilee is 2nd level Eectively, the spe cally ha mpered y you amor specastng.
expands to the slot it is put into.
Some spels, such as magic missile and cure CATING IM
IM E
wounds, have more powerful eects when cast at a
Most spels require a singe action to cast, but some
higher eve,
eve, as detaied in a spes description
spels reuire a bonus action, a reaction, or much
AST
ASTI
I NG WITH OUT OTS more time to cast.
There are severa ways to cast a spell without ex
ex--
BONU S CTION
CTION
pending a spe sot:
A spel cast with a bonus action is especially swift
swift
Cantrips A spe of 0 level (aka a cantrip) can be You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast
cast without a spe sot. the spel, provided that you havent aready taken a
Rituals Certain spes have a special tag: "ritua. bonus action this turn You cant cast another spell
Such a spe
rues r can be cast
spellcasting, or owing the normal
the spell can be cast as a during
castingthe same
time of 1 turn, except fr a cantrip with a
action
ritua The ritual version of a spe takes 10 min
utes onger to cast than normal It aso doesnt ex ex E ACT
ACTIO
IO NS
pend a spell sot To cast a spel as a ritual, a spe- Some spes can be cast as reactions These spels
caster _must
must have a feature that grants the abiity
abi ity take a fraction of a second to bring about and are
to do so The ceric and wizard, or exampe, have cast in response to some event.
event. If a spe can be
b e cast
such a feature The caster must also have the spell as a reaction, the spell description
descrip tion tels you exacty
prepared unless the characters ritua feature when
whe n you can do so
species otherwise, as the wizards does
LONGE R AST
ASTI
I NG IMES
Special Abilities Some characters and monsters
Certain spells (including spels cast as rituas)
have special abilities
abilit ies that allow them to cast spe-
require more time to cast minutes or even hours
cic spes without a spe sot This casting is usu-
When you cast a spell with a casting time longer
lo nger
ally limited in another way, such as being able to
cast the spe a imited
im ited number of times
time s per day than a single action or reaction you must spend
your action each turn casting the spel, and you
Magic Items. Spe scrolls and some other magic
must maintain your concentration whie you do so
items contain spes that can be cast without a
(see "Concentration
"Concentration later in this chapter).
chapter). If your
spel slot. The description of such an item speci-
concentration is broken, the spel is, but you don't
es how many times a spell can be cast from it.
expend a spel
spel slot. If you want to try casting
castin g the
SHOOL OF AGI spell again, you must start over
Each spell is part of a magical category, which is RANGE
caled a school of magic. The
Th e schoos of magic are
A spes range indicates how fr away from the
isted in the Schools of Magic table These catego-
specaster the spels eect can originate
originat e and the
ries hep describe spes but have no rules of their
own, athough some other rues refer to them spels description species which part of the eect
is limited by the range Once a spe is cast, its ef
CHOOLS OF MAGIC fects aren't
aren't restricted b y its range uness the spels
choo Typical Efects description says otherwise
A range typically takes one of the flowing rms:
Abjuaton Pevens
Pevens o r negates hamul e
eects
ects
Distance The range is expressed in feet
Conjuraton Trans
Trans pors creaues o objects
Touch The spels eect originates on something
Divination Reveas
Reveas thoughts, places, and times
the spellcaster must
must touch, as dened in the spe.
Enchantment I nuences ot
othes'
hes' mnds Self A spell with a range of "Self can be
b e cast only
Evocaion Chan nel s mag cal en ergy to cea
ceaee de on the spellcaster.
suctive or h ea ng eects
eects Self(Area of Eect) A spel with a range of "Sef
"Sef
Iuson Deceve
Decevess the min d o senses fllowed by an area of eect in parentheses, such
Necoma ncy Ma ni pu lates li fe and death as "Self (15ot cone), creates an area of eect
ans
ans mutaton
ansrms
ansrms ceaures o objects that originates
ori ginates om the specaster (see "Areas
"Areas of
Eect ater in this chapter)
CHAPTER 3 I SPELS
CO MP O N E N T S P E L L C A ST
ST I N G F O C U S E S
A spel's compoets
compoets are he physica reqiremes
reqiremes ocus Usage ost Weight
he spellcaster must meet i order to cas i. Each Arcane Focuses (Wizards)
spells descripio indicates wheher it reqires ver Cysta Held 10gp 1 lb
ba (V , somatic
somatic (S, or maeria
maeriall ( M ) compoens
compoens If Ob Held 20 gp 3 lb
he spellcaster ca't provide oe o r more of a spell's od H ed 10g 2 b
componets, the spelcaster can' cas he spel
Staf Held 5 gp 4 lb
VE RBAL (V) Wand Held 10gp 1 b
A verba componet is the chatig of mystic words. Hoy Symbols
Symbo ls (Cercs and Paladins)
Paladins)
The words hemselves aren't the sorce of the Amet Held o wor
wor 5 gp 1 lb
spel's power; raher, the particar combiaion of Emblem Held or worn 5 gp
sods, wih specic pich ad resonace, ses the
Reliquary Held o wor
wor 5 g p 2 b
hreads of magic
magic i moion Ths, a creature who is
gagged or in a area of magical silece can' cast a
DURATION
spe with a verbal componen.
A spel's dratio
dratio is
i s the legh o f time he spe per-
SO MATI C (S) siss afer
afer i is cast A duraion typically takes oe of
Specasing gesres migh iclde a rceful he owig frms:
gesticaion or an itricate se of gesres If a
Concentration. A dratio that reqires concenra-
spel requires a somatic compoet, the caster
tio fllows the concetratio res below.
mst have free use of at leas oe hand o perrm
Instantaneous. A dratio of "Insanaeous
these gesres
means he spe appears oy r a momet and
ATE
ATE RIAL () can't be dispee
dispeed
d
Casing some spells reqires particar maerias, Time Span. A draion ha provides a time spa
as specied i parenh
parenheses
eses i he Compo
Compoents
ents e- species how log the spell lass i rouds, min-
try These maerials aren't cosumed by the spell, es, hors, or he like For examp
exampe,
e, a Duraion
ness the spe's descripio saes otherwise The enry might say "1 minute, meaning the spell
spelcaster ms have a had free to access hem, eds afer 1 mite has passed.
bt i ca be the same hand sed o perrm so-
maic componets, if ay ONCENTRATION
Some spels require he specaster
specaster o concenrate
concenrate
stead of providig the materials specied i a
o keep the spells' magic acive If the spelcaser
spell, a spellcaser can se a compoen poch or a
oses cocenration such a spel ends If a spe
spelcasing cus (boh described beow as he ma
mst be mainaied wih cocetraio, hat fct
eria compoet This opio is available ony when
appears in is Draion enry, and he spe species
a spe does' cons
consme
me is maerias ad does'
how long he specaster ca concenrate on it The
specify a cost fr them
spellcaser can end cocenration at any time (o
Componen
Compon entt Pouch
Pouc h (25
(25 gp, 2 Jb)
Jb).. A componet
acion required.
poch is a smal, waeright leather bet poch tha
Norma activiy, s
sch
ch as movig and atackig,
has compartmes hodig a of a specaster's free,
does't inerfere with conceraion The fllowing
nonconsmabe maeria componets The pouch
fcors ca break cocetraio:
ca be used by any specaster
Spelcasting Focus Some specasers have the Casting Another Concentration Spell The spe
specialasabiiy
cus to use an
their spes' objec compone.
materia called a specasing case
caserr loses
casting coceratio
another o a spe
spel tha reqires i f they sar
if
cocetraion.
The Spellcasting Focses table lists cuses avail Taking Damage. Whenever a specaser takes
abe o wizards (arcane cuses as wel as clerics damage whie conceratig on a spe, hey mst
ad paadis (hoy symbols The tabe's Usage co scceed on a Consituion savig hrow to main
m idicaes wheher the specaser has o hold o_ tain concetraio The DC equas 10 or haf he
wear a fcs o use i damage taken (rond down whichever is highe higher
r
Being Incapacitated or Killed. A specaster loses
cocenraion o a spell if hey die or ser he
icapaciaed coditio (see he appendix
REAS OF FFECT C UB
UBE
E
A cube's ceao selecs s point of orgin, whch es
Spes such
such as thunderwave cover an area called
anywhere on a face of he cubc eect The
Th e cube's
an aea of eec, which uses the speca ules here
size s expessed as he ength of each sde
Some othe game features, such as a dragon's
A cube's pont of ogin sn't ncluded n the cube's
beath, aso use these rules
area of eect, unless its ceaor
ceaor decdes otherwise
The descrpton of a spe o another feaure spec
ies whehe i has an aea of eect which ypcay CYI
CYI N DE R
has one of ve dierent
dierent shapes: cone cube,
c ube, cyinde,
c yinde, A cylnde's pont of ogin is he cene of a ccle
lne, or sphee Every aea of eec has a point of of a patcular adius, as given in he eect's de
orign, a locaton from whch the eect's enegy scrpton The ccle must ethe be on he gound
erups The rues r each shape specfy how to pos- or at he op of the eect The enegy n a cyinder
ion s pont of orgin
orgi n Typcally, a pont of ogn
o gn s a expands n straigh lnes from the pont of oign to
pon n space bu some eects have an area whose he pemete of the cce, rmng the base of the
orgn is a ceaure o an object cyinder The eect then shoos up from he base or
An eect expands n sragh lnes from the pont down from the top, to a dstance equa o the height
of orign
orign If no unbocked
unbo cked sragh lne exends rom rom of the cylnder
the pon of orgn
o rgn to a locaion whn
w hn he aea of ef A cylnde's pont of ogn
o gn s ncluded n the cylin-
fect, that ocaion sn't incuded n he area. To bock der's aea of eect
one of hese imaginay lnes, an obsucion must
provide otal cover LINE
LI NE
A lne exends fom s poin of orgn
org n n a straight
C ON
ONE
E
pah up to s engh and covers an area dened by
A cone exends in a direcion ha s creato ts wdth
chooses from s pon of orgn A cone's wdth a a A lne's pon of oign sn' ncuded in he ine's
gven pont along s ength is equal o that pont's area of eec, uness its ceaor decdes oherwise
distance from he pon of orgn A cone's aea of
eect species its maxmum lengh SP HE RE
A cone's pont of ogn sn' ncluded in he cone's A sphee's ceao
ceao selects its
its point of orgin,
orgin , and
aea of eect unless s creato decdes ohewise the sphere extends outward fom hat pon The
sphee's size is expessed as a adus hat exends
om the poin
A sphee's pont of orign s ncluded in he
sphee's aea of eect
CHAPTE R 3 I SPELS
TAGE SPELL
SPE LL D ECRI PT
PTIO
ION
N
A ypical spell requres he caster o pick one or The spells are presened in alphabetical order A
more targets o be aected by h e spells magic
magic A spells caster is he you" addressed in the spells
spells descrpon says wheher he spell targes descrpon
creaures objecs a poin o orgin r an area o
eec or somethng else BLE
Unless a spell has a percepble eect a creature 1s t-Level Enchantment
migh no know t was argeed by he spell
spell An Casting Time: 1 acton
eect lke lightnng s obvious bu a more subtle Range: 30 ee
eec such as an aemp o read thoughts typically Components: V, S M (a sprnklng o holy waer)
goes unnoticed unless a spell says oherwise Duration: Concen
Concenraon
raon up o 1 minue
CL EA R PA
PATH TO TH E ARGET
ARGET You bless up to hree creaures o your choice wihn
To arge something wih a spell a caster must have range Whenever a arget makes an attack roll or a
a clear pah o so t cant be behind toal cover savng hrow bere the spell ends the arge can
I a spellcaster
spellcaster places an area o eec at
a t an roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the atack roll
unseen pont and an obstruction such as a wall or savng hrow
is beween he caser and ha pon he poin o At Higher Level s. When you cas this spell using
Levels.
orign comes no beng on he near side o tha a spell slot o 2nd evel or hgher you can target one
obstruction addtional creaure r each slot level above 1s
ARGETING YOURS ELF C OM M AN D
I a spell argets a creature o your choice
choice you can 1s t-Level Enchantment
Enchantment
choose yoursel unless the creature must be hosle Casting Time: 1 action
or specically a creature oher than you you are Range: 60 eet
n he area o eec o a spell you cas you can ar- Components: V
ge yoursel. Duraton: 1 round
SAVING OW You speak a oneword commad o a creaure you
Ma ny spells specy ha a arge mus
Many mus make a sav- can see whin range The arget must succeed on
a Wsdom savng throw or llow he command on
ing hrow o avod some or all o a spells eects
s nex turn The spell has no eec i he arget is
The spell species he ablty ha he targe uses r
Undead t doesn' undersand your language or i
he save and wha happens on a success or alure
your command s direcly
di recly harmul to it
Spell save
save DC
DC = 8 + yo u p
po
o ci e cy b on s + Some ypcal comma
commands nds and their eects
ee cts llow
llow
yor specasig ability modier You mght ssue a command oher than one de-
scrbed here I you do so he DM deermnes how
ACK ROLL he targe behaves I he targe cant llow your
Some spells requre the caser o make a n atack command he spell ends
roll to determine whether the spell his a arget Approach. The target moves toward you by he
shortest and mos drec
dr ec roue endng it s turn i i
Spell attack
attack modifer = you profcenc
profcencyy bous + moves wthin 5 eet o you
your spelcasng
spelcasng abi liy modie Drop. The target drops whaever i is holding and
hen ends is urn
O MBI
MBIN
N IN G SPELL Flee. The arge spends is turn moving away
The eects o deren spells add togeher whle rom you by the astest available means
her durations overlap
overlap In conrast he eects o Grovel. The targe flls prone and then
the same spell cast multple mes don combne ends its urn
Insead he mos poten eectsuch as he hghest Halt. The arge doesn move and akes no ac-
bonusfrom hose casings apples whle heir du- ons A ying creaure says alo provded that i is
rations overlap Or the mos recent eect apples i able o do so I must move o say alo i ies the
the casngs are equally poen and heir duraons mnmum dsance needed to reman in the air
overlap For example wo clercs cast bless on the Levels.. When you cas hs spell usng
At Higher Levels
same targe hat characer gans he spells bene a spell slot o nd level or higher you can aect one
only once; he arget doesnt receive wo bonus dce addtonal creaure fr each slo level above 1st The
creaures mus be wthin 30 eet o each other when
you arget them
CHAPTER 3 I SP LLS
FL
LAAMING SPHERE
COMPREHEND ANGUAGES For he duraion, you
y ou sense the presence of magic
magic
1stLevel Divination (Ritual) wihn 30 eet o
o you you sense magc in ths way,
way,
you can use your acion o see a n
n aura around
Casting Time: acton
any visble creature or object in he area that bears
Range: Sel
magc, and you earn its schoo of
o f magic, i any
any
Components: V S, M (a pinch of soot and salt)
The spel can penetrae
penetrae mos barrers,
barrer s, but it is
Duration: 1 hour
blocked by 1 o o sone, 1 nch of common meal,
For o
ing heany
duration,
spokenyou
yanguage
ou understand thehear
ha you liera
You mean-
aso a thn sheet of ead,
ead, or
o r 3 ee of
of wood or dir
undersand any wrten anguage that you see, bu FLAMNG
FLAMNG PHERE
you mus be touching he sur
surce
ce on which he 2nd-Level Conjurtion
words are written I akes about 1 mnute to read Casting Time: 1 acton
one page of ext Range: 60 ee
Ths spell doesn' decode
d ecode secret messages in a Components: V S, M (a b of taow, a pinch of
ext or a gyph, such as an arcane sigi,
sigi, tha
tha sn brimstone, and a dusing of powdered iron)
par o
o a writen anguage Duration: Concenraton, up to minue
CURE WO
WOUN DS A 5otdameter sphere o re appears n an unoc
1s t-Level Evocatio
Evoca tion
n cuped space of your choice whin range and lass
r the duraion Any creature ha ends s urn
Casting Time: 1 acion
withn 5 feet o he sphere
sphere must
must make a Dexerity
Range: Touch
Components: V S savng throw The creaure akes 2d6 re damage
Duration: nsananeous
on a ied save, or half as much damage on a suc-
cessful one (round down)
A creaure you ouch regans a number o hit ponts As a bonus acon, you can move the sphere up to
equa o d8
d8 + your spellcastn
spellcastng
g abiy modie
modier r 30 ee. If you ram the sphere nto a creaure, that
Ths spe has no eec on Undead or Constructs creaure mus make he save agains he spheres
At Higher Levels. When you cast his his spel using damage, and the sphere sops moving ths urn
a spe slo o 2nd
2nd leve or hgher, the heaing
h eaing n When you move the sphere,
sphere, you can direc over
creases by d8 r each slo evel above 1st barriers up to 5 feet ta and jump across ps up
to 10 feet wide The sphere ignes ammable ob-
ETET AGI
jecs
jec s no being worn or carred,
carre d, and it sheds brigh
1s t-Level Divina
Divina tion (Ritual
Ritual)) lght n a 20 ot radus and
and dim lgh r an addi
Casting Time: 1 action tonal 20 eet
Range: Sel At Higher Levels. When you cast this spe usng
Components: V S a spell so of 3rd eve or higher, he damage in
Duration: Concentraton, up o 10 minues creases by d6 r each slo eve above 2nd
GUIDIN B OL
OLT
T NV
NVI
I SI
II
I LITY
1stt-Level Evocation
1s Evoc ation 2ndLevel Ilusion
Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 acon
Range: 120 fee Range: Touch
Components: V, S Components: V, S M (an eyelash encased in
Duration: 1 round gum arabc)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour
A ash of lght sreaks oward a creaure of your
choice wthin range. Make a ranged spe aack A creaure you touch becomes invsble untl the
agains the arge On a hi he arge akes 4d6 ra- spell ends Anythng he targe is wearng or car-
diant damage, and he nex atack rol made agans ryng s nvsbe
nv sbe as long as t s on he
h e targe's
hs arget befre the end of your nex urn has ad person The spell ends fr a arge tha aacks or
vanage hanks o the mystcal
myst cal dm lgh
l gh gitering
gi tering cass a spell
on the targe unl hen At Higher Levels. When you cas this spe using
At Higher Level s. When you cast this spell usng
Levels. a spel slot of 3rd evel or hgher you can arge one
a spell slo of 2nd leve or higher
higher the damage
damag e in addional creaure fr each slo leve above 2nd
creases by 1d6 for each slot evel above 1st
E SS
SSE
E R E STOR
STORAT
ATIO
IO N
EA
EA LI N WORD 2ndLevel
2ndLev el A bjuration
1st-
1s t-Level
Level Evocation Casting Time: 1 acon
Casting Time: 1 bonus acon Range: Touch
Range: 60 feet Components: V S
Components: V Duration: Insananeous
Duration: Instantaneous
You touch a creaure and can end eher one disease
A creature of your choce that you can see wthin or one condtion acting i The condtion can be
range regans
regans h poins equal o 1d4 + your spell- bnded deafened parayzed or posoned
casng ablty moder Ths spe has no eec on IHT
Undead or Consructs.
At Higher Levels. When you cast hs spell using Evocation Cantrip
a spe slot of 2nd evel
evel or hgher he heaing in Casting Time: 1 action
creases by 1d4 r each slot evel above 1s Range: Touch
Components: V M (a rey or phosphorescent moss)
OLD PERSON Duration: 1 hour
2nd-Level Enchantment
You touch one objec hat is no arger han 101 0 fee in
Casting Time: 1 action
any dmenson. Unl
U nl he spe ends he objec sheds
Range: 60 feet
brght igh n a 20o rad
radius
ius and dim gh fr an
Components: V S, M (a small sraght pece of ron)
additona 20 fee. The ight can be colored as you
additona
Duration: Concenration up o 1 mnute
lke Compleely covering the objec wih something
Choose a Humanoid ha you can see whn range opaque blocks
blocks he igh The spell ends if you cast t
The
or betarget mustr
parayzed succeed on a Wisdom
he duraon A the saving throw
end of each again orarge
f you dismss
antobject
as anheld
action
or worn by a hose
of ts urns he arget can make anoher Wsdom creaure ha creaure mus succeed on a Dexerty
savng hrow On a success the spe ends on savng hrow o avoid the spel
he arge.
At Higher Levels. When you cas ths spe usng AE RMO R
a spell so of 3rd evel or hgher you can arge 1st-Level Abjuration
one addional Humanod r r each sot eve above Casting Time: 1 acon
2nd The Humanods must be wthin 30 feet of each Range: Touch
oher when you targe them Components: V S M (a piece of cured eather)
Duration: 8 hours
You ouch a wiing creature who isn't wearing ar-
mor and a proecive magical frce surrounds un-
lis
+ heDexterty
spell ends he arge's
moder baseends
The spell AC becomes 13
if the target
dons armor or if you dsmss he spe as an action.
CHAPTER 3 I SPELLS
AE HAN D You ceate an nstantaneous harmless sensoy
Conju
Conjution
tion Can
C antr
trip
ip eec such as a sowe of sparks a pu of wnd
Casting Time: acton fin muscal noes or an odd odor.
Range: 30 fee You nstantaneously lgt or snu out a candle a
Components: V S torc or a small campe
• You insananeously clean or soil an obec no
Duration: minue
lage tan 1 cubc fot
A specral oatng hand appeas a a pon you You chill wam o avo up o 1 cbc o o non
choose within ange
ang e The and lass fr he duaion living material 1 hou.
or untl you dsmiss it as an acion The and van • You make a color a small mak o a symbol ap-
shes if s ever moe than 30 fee away
away om you o pea on an obec o a suace r ou
i you cas ths spell again • You create
create a nonmagcal rnket
r nket or an illusory
You can use your acon o contol he hand You image ta can n
n your and and a lass unil
can use he hand o manpulae
manpulae an object open an he end of you next urn
unlocked doo o conaine sow o ereve an tem
you cas s spell multiple times you can have
rom an open conane o pou
p ou he contens out
up to tree o its nonnstananeous eecs acve
o a val. You can move he hand up o 30 eet eac
at a me and you
yo u can dismiss suc an
an eect as
tme you use i.
an acion.
Te hand can't aack actvate magc tems o
cary more tan 10 pounds RO
ROT
TE CTION ROM VIL A ND Goon
1stLevel
1s tLevel Ab
A bjuration
AIC ISSILE
1st-Level Evocation Casting Time: 1 acion
Range: Touch
Time:: 1 acon
Casting Time
Components: V S M (holy water o powdered s
Range: 120 eet
ve and on wch he spell consumes)
Components: V S
Duration: Concentraton up o 10 mnues
Duration: Instananeous
Unil he spel ends one willing creatue you touch
You ceae three glowng dats of magcal fce
s potected aganst ceain types o ceaues
Eac dat s a creatue o you coce hat you can
Aberaions Celestals Elementals Fey Fends
see wn range. A da deals 1d4 + 1 ce damage
and Undead
o its targe. The dats all ske smultaneously and
The poecon gans seveal benets Ceatures
you can drec tem to one creature or several
of ose ypes have dsadvantage on aack rolls
At Hhe Levels. Wen you cast is spell using
aganst te arge Te arge also can' be charmed
a spell slot of 2nd level or ghe e spell creates
igtened o possessed by hem. I the targe s
one moe da r each slot level above s.
already camed frgened o possessed by such
ISTY TE
TE P a ceature the taget has advanage on any new sav-
2ndLevel Conjurtion ng to
tow
w agans te elevan eect.
Casting Time: bonus acion AY O FROST
Range: Self V
Components: Evocation Cantrip
Casting Time: acon
Duration: Instantaneous
Range: 60 ee
Brey suounded by silvey mst you elepot up to Components: V, S
30 fee o an unoccuped space ta you can see Duration: Insananeous
RE STID IITATION A igd beam o bluewe lgt steaks toward a
Tnsmutation Cantrip creature wthn ange. Make a anged spell aack
agains e tage. On a takes 1d8 cold dam-
Casting Time: 1 acton
age and its speed is educed by 10 eet untl te
Range: 0 fee
star o your next un
Components: V, S
Te spell's damage ncreases by d8 wen you
Duration: Up to hou
reac
reac 5t level
level (2d8) 11th
1 1th level (3d8) and 7
7
Ts spell s a mno magical rck hat novce spell level (4d8)
cases use fr practce. You ceate one of he llow-
ng magcal eecs witn range:
CHAPTER 3 I SPELLS
AY OF ICKNESS A sudden
sudden oud ringing
ringin g noise, painfuy inense,
1st-Level
1s t-Level Necromancy
Necromancy erups from a point of your choce whin range.
Each creaure in a 10
10oradius
oradius sphere cenered on
Casting Time: 1 acton
that pon
pontt must make a Consiuion savng hro
hrow.
w. A
Range: 60 fee
creaure akes 3d8 hunder damage on a fied save,
Components: V, S
or hal as much damage on a succes
successu
su one. A crea-
Duration: Instananeous
ure made of norganic maerial such as stone, crys-
cr ys-
A ray o sickening greenish energy ashes out o- ta, or meta has dsadvantage on his savng throw.
ward a creaure wthin
wt hin range. Make a ranged
rang ed spell A nonmagica objec ha snt being worn or car-
aack agains the arge. On a hit, the arget takes ried also takes he damage its n the spels area.
2d8 poison damage and mus make a Constuion At Higher Leels When you cast hs spe usng
savng hrow. On a ied
ied save, i is aso poisoned a spe so of 3rd eve or higher, he damage n-
unil the end of your next turn. creases by d8 r each sot eve above 2nd.
At Higher Levels. When you cas ths spell using
a spel slo o 2nd leve or higher, he damage in HIELD
creases by 1d8 r each slo evel above st. 1st-Level
1s t-Level Ab
A bjurtion
Casting Time: reacon, whch you ake when
ACRED
ACRED LAME
you
you are hit by an aack or argeed by he magic
Evocation Cantrip missile spell
Casting Time: 1 acton Range: Sef
Range: 60 fee Components: V, S
Components: V, S Duration: 1 round
Duration: Insananeous
An nvsibe barrier of magcal frce appears and
Flameike radance descends on a creaure tha you proects you. Unil he start of your nex urn,
can see withn range. The arge mus succeed on you have a +5 bonus to AC, incudng agains the
a Dexery saving hrow or take 1d8 radan dam- rggering atack, and you take no damage from
age. The
Th e arge gains no bene rom cover r his magic missile.
savng hrow.
The spel's damage increases by 1d8 when you HIEL D O F AITH
AITH
reach 5h
5h leve
leve (2d8),
(2d8), th eve (3d8)
(3d8),, and 17h 1stLevel
1s tLevel Ab
A bjuation
level (4d8). Casting Time: 1 bonus acion
Range: 60 ee
ANCTUARY
Components: V, S, M (a small parchment wh a bi
1stLevel Abjution of hoy ext wrtten on )
Casting Time: 1 bonus acion Duration: Concenraion, up o 0 minues
Range: 30 fee
A shimmerng eld appears and surrounds a crea
Components: V, S M (a sma siver mirror)
ure of your choice withn range, grantng i a +2
Duration: 1 minute
bonus to AC fr he duraon.
You ward a creature wihin range agains atack.
Unl he spe ends, any creaure who targes he HOCKING RASP
warded creaure wh an atack or o r a harmful spe Evocation Cantrip
must rs make a Wsdom savng hrow. On a fled Casting Time: 1 acion
save, he creature
creatu re must choose a new targe or lose Range: Touch
the aack or spel. Ths spe doesn proec he Components: V S
warded creaure rom area eects, such as the ex- Duration: Insananeous
posion of a rebal.
Lightnng springs from your hand o deliver a shock
If he warded creature makes an aack, casts a
o a creature you ry o touch. Make a meee spell
spe that aects an enemy, or deas damage o an
aack aganst the arget. You have advanage on he
oher creaure, his spe ends.
atack ro the arge is wearing armor made of
HATTER meal. On a h, he arge akes 1d8 lghning dam-
2ndLevel Evocaion age, and
can ake reactons uni he sar o is
nex urn.
Casting Time: 1 acion
The spes damage ncreases
ncreases by 1d8 when you
Range: 60 ee
reach 5th leve
leve (2d8), 1 1h leve
leve (3d8), and 17th
Components: V, S, M (a chip o mica)
leve (4d8).
Duration: Insananeous
CHAPTER 3 I S P E L L S
SLEEP HAUMATURGY
1stt-Level Enchantment
1s Tnsmutation Cantrip
Casting Time: 1 action Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 90 feet Range: 30 et
Components: V S M (a pnch of ne sand rose pet Components: V
als or a cricket) Duration: Up to 1 mnute
Duration: 1 minute
You manfest a minor wonder a sign of supernatura
This spel sends creatures
crea tures into a magical sumber.
sumber. power withn range. You create one of the owing
Roll 5d8; the tota s how many hit points of crea magca eects withn range:
tures ths spe can aect. Creatures withn 20 feet
of a pont you choose wthn range are aected in Your
ma rvoice booms up to three times as loud as nor-
1 minute
ascending order of ther current ht ponts (gnorng
• You cause ames to cker brghten dim or
unconscious creatures).
change color r 1 mnute
Startng with the creature that has the lowest cur-
• You cause harmess tremors in the ground
rent ht points each creature aected by this spell
fr 1 minute.
falls unconscous unti the spe ends the sleeper
You create an nstantaneous sound that orginates
takes damage or someone uses an acton to shake
om a pont of your choice withn range such as
or slap the seeper awake. Subtract each creatures
a rumbe of thunder the cry of a raven or om-
ht ponts fom the total bere moving on to the
nous whspers.
cr atur wth th e next owest hit points. A creatures
You nstantaneousy cause an unocked door or
hit points must be equal to or ess than the remain
wndow to y open or sam shut
ng tota
tota r that creature to be aected
aected..
• You ater the appearance of your eyes
Undead and creatures immune to being charmed
fr minute.
aren't
At Haected
igher Leveby ls
thsWhen
Levels spellyou cast this spell using f you cast this spe mutpe tmes you can have up
f you
a spel slot of 2nd leve or hgher ro an additona to three of its 1minute eects actve at a tme and
2d8 r each sot evel above 1st you can dsmss
dsms s such an eect as an action.
SPIRITUAL WEAPO
WEAPO N HUNDERAVE
2ndLevel Evocatio
Evocation
n 1st-Level
1st-L evel Evocation
Casting Time: bonus acton Casting Time: acton
Range: 60 feet Range: Sef (15 fot cube)
cube)
Components: V S Components: V, S
Duration: 1 mnute Duration: Instantaneous
You create a oatng spectra weapon wthin range A wave of thunderous frce sweeps out rom you.
that asts r the duration or untl you cast ths spe Each creature in a 15fot cube orignatng om you
agan. When you cast the spe you can make a me must make a Constituton savng throw. On a faled
lee spell attack aganst a creature within 5 feet of save a creature takes 2d8 thunder damage and is
the weapon. On a ht the target takes frce damage pushed 10 feet away fro you On a successu save
equa to 1d8 + your specastin
specasting
g abty mod
mode
er.
r. the creature takes haf as much damage (round
As a bonus action on your turn you can move the down) and snt pushed.
weapon
weap on up to 2 0 feet
fee t and repeat the attack
atta ck aganst a n additon unsecured objects that are completey
creature withn 5 feet of t. within the area
a rea of eect
e ect are automaticay pushed 0
The weapon can taketak e whatever rm you choose. feet away from you by the spells eect and the spe
Cerics of deities who are associated with a partic- emts a thunderous boom audbe out to 300 feet
uar weapon (as St. Cuthbert s known fr his mace At Higher Level s. When you cast ths spe usng
Levels.
and Thor r his hammer) make this spel's eect a spe sot of 2nd evel or higher the damage n
resemble that weapon. creases by d8 fr each slot leve above
above 1st.
1s t.
At Higher Levels When you cast ths spell
usng a spell sot of 3rd leve or higher the dam-
age increases by 1d8 r every two slot leves
above the 2nd.
APPENDIX: CONDITIONS
'
A CONDITO
CONDITON N EMPORARLY ALERS A CREA URE S he pupose o hdng he ceature s heavily
capabltes. The deni
denions
ons on hs page specy obscued The ceaue's locaion can be deteced
wha happens to a creatue
creatu e while it is aeced by
by a by any noise i makes o any tacks t leaves.
condon Atack ros agans he creaue have dsad-
Duration. A condton asts eithe uni t s coun vanage and he ceatue's aack ols have
eed (he prone condon s countered by standng advanage
up r exampe) or a duaion speced by he
eect ha imposed he condion A RA LYZE D
No Stacking I muipe eecs mpose the same A paalyzed creatue s ncapactated (see he con-
condon on a ceatue each nstance of he cond- don)
don) and can' move or speak
ton has its own duaon bu the conditon's eecs
eecs The ceatue
ceatu e automai
automaicay
cay als Sength and
don' get wose. A ceature eithe has a condtion Dexety savng hrows
o doesn'. Atack olls aganst the creatue have advanage
Any aack hat hits he creatue is a cical hi if
BLI
BLI N DE D he attacker s wihn 5 ee
ee o he creatue
A bnded ceature can' see an d automatcay
automatcay
OISONED
is any ably check ha eques sgh.
Attack os aganst the ceaure have advantage A posoned ceaue has dsadvanage on attack
and the ceaure's attack olls have dsadvantage. ros and ablty checks
HARMED RON
RONE
E
A chamed ceaue can't atack the chamer o A pone ceatue's only movemen opon s o
aget he chame wh hamfu abltes or mag- craw uness t sands up and heeby ends he
cal eecs. condion
The chame has advanage on any abiity check The creature has dsadvanage on atack olls
o neact socay wh he ceatue An atack oll aganst
aga nst the creatue has advanage
advanage
the atacke s whin 5 eet o the ceatue Oth
EA E NE D ewise the aack oll has dsadvanage.
A deaened creatue cant hea and auomatcally
s any ably check hat reques hearing E STR
STRAINE
AINE D
A esrained creatue's speed becomes 0, and it
FRIHT
FRIHTE
E NE D can' bene om any bonus to s speed
A rightened creatue has disadvantage on ablity Atack olls aganst he ceature have advanage
checks and atack rolls whle he souce o ts ear and the ceature's attack olls have dsadvanage.
is whn lne of sght. The creature has dsadvanage on Dexey sav-
The creaue can't wilingy move close to he ing thows.
souce of s ea
TUN NE D
GRA
GRA PPLE D A stunned ceaue is ncapacaed (see the con-
A gapped
gapped ceaue's
ceaue's speed becomes 0 , and dion) can'
ca n' move
move and can
ca n speak ony terngy.
can' bene om any bonus to ts speed The ceaue auomaicay as Stengh and
The conditon ends i he gapple s ncapacaed Dexety saving hrows.
(see he condion). Aack olls aganst he ceature have advanage.
The condion also ends if an eec removes the
grapped
grappe d creature
cr eature om the reach o the grappler NCONSCIOUS
o gapping eect such as when a ceaure s An unconscous
u nconscous ceaue s incapactaed
incapactaed (see he
hued away by he thunderwave spell condion) can' move or speak and is unaware o
s suroundngs.
N CA PA CITAT
ATE
ED The ceaue drops what
whatever
ever 's holdng and
An incapactated creaue
creaue can't ake actons bo als pone
nus acons o reacions. The creature automaically als
als Sengh and
The creaue's concentraton s boken. Dexeity savng hrows
Aack rolls aganst the ceature have advanage.
N VI SI
SI
LE
Any aack hat hits he creatue s a ciica h i
• An invisbe ceature
ceature s impossible o see
se e the atacker s wihin 5 eet o the ceature.
wthou the aid
a id of magc or a specia sense.
se nse. Fo
Running the Adventure Entering te Caves 7 Appendix A: Magic Items 6
Overview Interacting with Mycoids 7 Using a Magic Item 6
Getting Started .... Seagrow Caves Locaions 8 Item Descriptions 6
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Ts BOOKLET IS FOR HE UNGEON MASER. T
HE FORGOTTEN EALM
conans a compee NGEONS & DRAGONS adven
ture as well
well as descriptons
descripto ns fr
fr the magc items and The Forgoen Realms is a word of high ntasy
creatures in
i n he adventure. It also teaches you how
how popuated by elves dwarves hangs humans and
to run a D&D game. oher fkone
fkone of many such words in he vas mu
The ruebook hat accompanes ths booklet con- tverse of the D&D game I n he Reams, ghte ghters
rs
tains the rules fr handing he situaions tha arse dare the crypts of the en dwarf kngs of Delou n
during the advenure. seeking gory and treasure. Rogues prow he dark
aeywayss of eeming cies
aeyway ci es such as Neverwner and
VERVIEW Baldurs Gate Clerics n the servce of gods wied
mace and spell defending aganst he terrifyng
A D&D adventure
adventure is a collecion of locatons quess, powers that threaten the land Wzards plunder he
and challenges hat inspire you o tell a story. The ruins of the fllen
fllen Netherese empre delving nto
oucome of that sory s determined
deter mined by he acions secrets oo s iniser r he ight
ig ht of day
day
and decison s of he adventurersand the luck of The roads and rvers of the the Realms
Realm s carry min
he dce. strelss and pedders mercha
strel merchans ns and guards, soders
Stormwreck Isle draws the characters
Dgons of Stormwreck and sailors
sailor s Bold adventurers fow aes of srange,
ino he mds of an ancient war among dragons glorious fraway places. Good maps and cear rais
as hey explore
explore an sand tha has long been a bat can take even an nexperienced youth with dreams
tleeld n th at conct . Here's an overvew of wha of gory r across he world but these pahs are
you nd in hs booke: never safe. Tra
Travelers
velers in he Realms
Real ms fce
fce fel magc
Running the Adventure. The booklet sarts wh an and deadly monsers. Even Eve n farms
farms and freeholds a
overview of he adventure hen akes a look at days walk from a city can fal prey to monsers and
he role of he
he Dungeon Master n a game of D&D no pace s safe from the wrath of a dragon
and some tps to help you n ths roe Ths advenure takes place on Stormwreck Ise
Adventure Sites. The fur chapters of the adven a small isand n a regon called he Sw Swor
ordd Coas t
ture describe ocaton
ocatonss on Stormwre
Stormwreck
ck Ise where Ths regon is a place of advenure
advenure where daring
characters can expore nerac wh various crea souls deve no ancien srongholds and expore he
ures and pursue ther goals The rs site Drag- ruins of onglost kngdoms Amd a lawess wider
ons Res serves as he characers home base ness of jagged sno
snowcapped
wcapped peaks alpne rests
durng the advenu
advenure,
re, where hey can res and
a nd get biter wnds and roaming monsters he coas holds
supples between heir visis to the other stes. renowned bastons of civiaon such as the cty of
Magic Items and Mons ters Two appendixes
Monsters Neverwnter
Neverwnte r in he shado
shadow
w of he fuming vocano
describe rues
r ues fr magc tems and monsters known as Moun Hotenow
that characters mgh nd n the course of the
advenure. NUMBER OF PLAYERS
You can run Dragons of Storm wreck Isle one to
ETTING STARTED ve pl ayers I you h ave ur o ve end s eady to
play wth you each peson can take one o the char-
To ge stared have each payer choose one char actes provded
provded n the box Five payers
payers wll n d the
acer o play.
play. Five characters prnted on separae encou nte
nters
rs a ttle ease than ur pl aye
ayers
rs w but the
sheets are included n the box Tel he payers o adventu e wos ne a s wrtten fr
fr grou
grou ps o ur or
read over the characer shees; gve heir characers ve pl aye
ayers.
rs.
names; an d invent
invent he detas of their
their characters' If youp layers
some h av
avee ewe
tae
eweon
than
theur
o epoayers you ca ners
two characters
charact h ave
so the
personaity and appearance Encourage he payers
payers
goup h as at least u cha rac
racters
ters A player wth two
to write on he characer shees to make these char-
characters
charact ers shou ld treat
treat one o them as ther m an cha
acters heir own. acte
acterr an d the other as a sde kck, there to
to he lp out bu t
probably
probably not engaging n a lot o dalogue
RUNNING THE ADVENURE
D
DVENTUR
VENTUR E BA
BAC
C KG
KGRO
ROUN
UN D DVENTURE OUTLINE
According to egend, two famles of dagons came n Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, the chaacters expe
nto being n the very st days of the wold's cre- ence the magcal scas left behnd by the death of
ation Bahamut, the nobe Platinum Dragon, made dragons Faced with the evil schemes of one iving
the metallc dragonsgod, sive, bonze, bass, dagon and the ghteous anger of another, they'll
and copper Cue, veheaded Tiamat made the have the chance to expoe whethe peace between
chomatc dragonsed, bue, green, back and the fuding dragon fmilies s possibleor f they
whte The metaic and chromatic dagons shae a must esort to voence to esolve the conct on
mutua anmosity
mutua anm osity that orginates n the enmt
enmtyy be ths se
tween Bahamut and Tiamat This adventure has ur chaptes:
The oign of Dragon's Rest s rooted n that an Chapter 1, "Dagon's Rest, intoduces Runara's
mosty. Ages ago, a rebeathng ed dagon caled closter and ts nhabitants and povides the char-
Sharuth ampaged up and down the Sword Coast actes the opportunity to earn about the problems
Three metaic dragons joined ces to battle Sha- fcing the sland It aso descrbes addtonal
uth and imprsoned her beneath the ocean oor, encountes you can use in the couse of the adven-
beieving
beievi ng seawate
seawate woud quench her re and keep tue ncluding a magcal
m agcal hot sping wth myste-
myste-
her bound fever But Sharruth's fuy legend says, ous guadans at the ste of a brass dragon's
dragon's death
caused the undersea
unde rsea volcanc actvity that med Chapter 2, Seagrow Caves, descbes how the
Stormweck Ise grave of Sharuth spawns magcal connectons to
n a keihood Sharuth
Sharuth s ong dead and en- the Elementa Plane of Fire that theaten a com
tombed beneath the isand, but chomatic dagons munty of mushroomike myconds
whspe that she still ves and wi one day emege Chapter 3 Cused Shipwreck, detais a shp that
from he prison One fctfct s undenable the pow- cashed aongside the bones of a god dragon and
erfu
erf u magc emb odied in i n such an ancent dagon the horble cuse wthn the shp's hold
has eft a pemanent mak on Stomwreck Ise Chapter 4 "C
"Ctop
top Obsevatory,
Obsevatory, bings the cha-
That magic has drawn othe dagons dagons to the sland acters to the ste whee Runaa klled a bue
thoughout the centuies, makng t a ecuing dragonand whee that bue dagon's grandson
battleed n the conct between chromatc and has made hs lair There they' aso nd a bronze
metalic dagons Severa of these dagons hav havee wymlng who ejected
ejected Runara's teachings of
died thee each leavng behind a spitual sca that peace , now hed
hed pisone in the bue dagon's
dagon's a
causes unpredictabe magical eects
A hunded yeas ago, a bue dagon tried tri ed to ha DVENTURE MAPS
ness ths destuctve
des tuctve magc A bonze dagon named
The maps i n ths booket ae fr the DM's eyes only
Runara peaded wth hm to abandon hs schemes
When he refused, Runaa kled him, addng one hese maps show secret doors and othe eements
the players aen't meant to see
moe dragon gave to to the sland
sl and
When the chaactes arve at a ocation marked
Runaa has gow
gown n weary of strf
strfe,
e, and Stom-
on a map, descrbe t to give them a clea mental
wreck Isle's wounds are a constant emnde to
pctue of the ocation. You can
c an as o draw what
what they
he of the
the cost
cos t of such
such conict
co nict Devotng hesef to
see on pape copyng
c opyng what's on you map whie
peace and reconciiaton, she estabshed the clois
omitting secet detais It's not mpotant that you
you
te of Dragon's
Dragon's Rest as a sa haven rom voence
handdawn
handdaw n map pe rf
rfecty
ecty match what's n the
Lving in human guse Runaa now seves as the
prnt ed adventue Ty
Ty to get the basic shape and
leader of a tny
tny group of hermits and ascetiascetics
cs
dmen sons coect and leave the est to the playes'
But the ageess conct between chomatc
chomatc and
imagnations
metaic dragons threatens to disupt the serenty
of Dagon's Restand this s s where the adven
tue begns!
HE DUNGEON MASTER Text
Text tat ap pears in a box li ke thi s is meant o be
The Dungeon Master has a special roe roe i n read aod or paraphrased to the players when ther
D&D games. characters
characters rst arrive
arrive at a l ocation or n der a spec ic
The DM is a storyteller The DM presents the
circmsance as described
described i n the text It usu aly de-
chaenges and encountes that the chaactes must
scrbes ocatons
ocatons or presents scrpte
scrptedd di alog ue, s o the
overcome. The DM isi s the payes' inteface
inteface to the
D&D word, wh o eads (and sometimes also wrtes)
wrtes) payers know what's p and have a se nse of what ther
the adventure and descibes what happens in e characters opti ons are.
characters
sponse to the characters actons
The DM s a reree When it's not clea what
You don 't have to evea evey
evey aspect of a situatio n
ought to happen next, the DM decdes how to apply
o hazard n one go Boxed text typicaly descbes
the rues and keep the stoy gong
everything the characters see, hear, or smell at rst
The DM is a roleplayer The DM plays the mon-
gance As chaacters search ooms, make Wisdom
stes n the adventue, choosng thei actions and
(Pecepton) or Intellgence (Investigaton) checks,
oling dce fr their attacks. The DM aso pays
open drawes and chests, and generay examne
all the other peope the chaacters meet, incuding
things more closey,
closey, give payers moe detals about
hepul ones.
what the charactes
charactes nd
DM TIPS Creature Stat Blocks. Whenever the adventue
text pesents a creature's name i bold type, thats a
The most
itatng theimportant
im portant
fun par t ofatbeng
part
of everyone
everyone a good
the tabe
the DMthese
Keep s fcl visual cue directin
dire cting
g you
you to the creatues stat block
n appendx B. Those stat blocks ae ntended
tips in min d to help thngs go smoothly
smoothly your eyes only
only However,
However, as the chaactes ght
Embrace the shared story. D&D s about teling a monsters, you can reveal certain infmation to help
story as a group, so et the playes contbute to them make smat choices in combat:
the outcome through the wods and deeds of ther Hit Points. You can gve players
players a sense of how
characters. If some playes are euctant to speak well theye dong aganst a ceature by descrb
up, ask them what their chaacters ae dong ing, n narative
narative tems, how hurt the ceatue is
It's not a competition. The DM isn't competing Forr example, f the ceature has fewe
Fo ewe tha n haf
againstt the payer chaacters. Your job is to
agains ts hit points emainng, you can descrbe it as
referee the ues, un monsters, and keep the being badly wounded. Such infrmation
infrmation gives the
story moving playe
pla yess a sense of pogress and might spur them
Be r and exible. Treat you
you players n a fir, im to press the attack. On the other hand, f the cha
partal
can makemanne. The ruings
you own rues hep you doeveryone
to ensure this, but you
yo
s u actes aren't damaging the creature much, let the
playes know that the ceatue looks lke
l ke t can
havng fun. take a lot more punishment That might encour-
Modify the adventure to sut your tastes. The ad age the players to change thei pan
venture has no prescrbed outcome. You can ate Abilities, Strengths, and Weaknesses. As they
any encounter
encounter to make t moe inteestin
in teesting g and fun ght a creatue, characters should lean moe
r your playes about the creature's abiites. Share inmation
Keep a notepad handy. Use t to tack details such wth the payes as it becomes apparent. Fo ex ex
as the chaacters' and monstes' nitative
nitative oder. ampe, f the wizard casts faming sphere (a spe
SHARING
SHARING N FORM
FORMATION
ATION that dea s e damage
dam age)) against a re
r e snake (a cea
ture that's immune to re damage), et the wz
As Dungeon Maste, one of you most impotant
ard's player know the spe doesn't seem to bother
tasks is guring out how much to te the payers
the creature at a Payers might corectly guess
and when A the nfrmation the playes need to
that a re snake probably isn't harmed by re; fee
make choces comes from you Withn the rues of fee
fee to subt
subty
y conrm ther gu esses (perhaps smi
the game and the imits of the chaactes' know-
ing and saying, "That sounds reasonabe).
edge and senses, tell payes everything they
need to know Story Infrmation A ocaton descrption might
nclude impotant nfrmation not in boxed text
Often you'e
you'e meant to evea such infrmaton when
the characters examine patcua aeas or nteract
with creatues.
RUNNING HE ADVENTURE
STORMWRECK ILE
A P , : 5T OR MWRE C K l sL
sL E
As th e DM you o
oepl
eplay
ay the ceaues hat the MPROVISING
MPROVISING ABILITY CHE KS
chaaces encoune The advenure oes guid The advenue ofen tells you wha abiliy checks
ance o help you decide wha these
thes e ceaues know chaaces might ty in certain siuaions and the
and how willing they are o share infm
infmaion
aion wih Dicuty Class (DC) of hose checks But some-
the chaacers. Beyond that impovise and bing times chaacers ty hings hat the advenure can
hese ceaues
ceau es o ife as bes you can. Fo
F o exam anicipae. n hat case, you decide how to hande it
pe he adventue describes Runara (the disguised Abiliy checks ae siuations whee a charac
bronze
bron ze dragon who eads he coiser of Dagon's
Dagon's ers success o filure isnt guaranteed. If anyone
anyone
Res) as wise and peaceloving, but youyou ge o decide can easiy accomplish a task, dont ask an abi-
wha he voice sounds ike and how she eacts to a ity check Jus e
e he playe what happens
happen s And if
given siuaion You can also ignoe wha the ex thees no way anyone could accompish he task
says and oepay Runaa or any oher ceature as jus tel the pay
paye
e it doesn work.
you see t. When you decide an abiiy check is equied con
Treasure. When chaacers nd reasue, tel sut he "Ability Checks secion of the ruebook and
hem how many coins they nd and how much the table of Typica
Typica Dicuty Casses Mos of he
any gems and a objecs
objecs ae woth Someimes ime choose
choos e a DC hat is easy (DC 0) modeae
reasue incudes magic items whose names ae (DC 15) o hard (DC 20)
pesented in ital ic type Appendix A descibes these
iems and hei poperies as well as the ules fr
how
ho w chaaces gure ou wha a magic iem do es.
KIG IST
ISTKES
KES
Dungeo n Masers are aible ust ik e everyone
everyone
ese and even experienced DMs make mistakes.
If you ovelook
ovelook rge or misrepesen somehing
somehin g
corec yousef and move on No one on e expects you
o memoize evey part of his adventure and al the
ules in
i n he ul ebook
ebook As ong as you player
playerss ae
having fun everyhing wi be just ne.
R UN
UN N I N G T H E A D V E N T U R E
CHAPTER 1
DAGON'S REST
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS AT A TNY CLOSTER CALLED
A la ge
ge op enai templ e comes nto vew,
vew, perched
Dagon's Rest, a haven where wordweay people
come to seek peace econcliaton, and enghten- on the edge of a cli high above you. The shp d rops
ment Thee the charactes lean about the dangers anco at he mou h of the h aor, an d two salors
fcng Stomweck Isle ow you a shore You have ple nty of
of time to adm ire the
Each chaacter has a specic reason f comng toweng
toweng statue at the cente
centerr of the temp e, depicting
to the coiste as shown on the chaacte sheets. a wzened man suounded y seven songbirds. A
You
Yo u ca n also let playe
players
rs invent their own easons
easons
ong path wnds p h e sde of the ci o the tempe,
the chaacters to seek out Runaras wsdom and
assistance. doted
doted a ong the way wh doorways
doorways cut i no he rock
he sa lors se you ashore on a rckety doc whe re
WELC OME TO
TO D RA
RAGON'S
GON'S EST a large owoat is neay tied. They pont o te base
of he path and wsh you g ood uck be
bere
re they ow
ow
Read the llowng text when youre
youre eady to
to stat: bac o
o the
the s hi p. Your vs to Dragon's Re
Rest
st egin s!
Your journey
journey was u neven
neventf
tfu
u u t the isl and no
now
w
vis il e o h
hee ow poms es are wonders Seaweed Bee contnung wth the adventure, encourage
shi mmers n countless rl lant coos below
below you
you and the playes
playes to intoduce the charactes to each
othe f they havent
havent done so aeady They mght
rays
rays of su nli ght defy
defy he overcast
overcast sky o il l mnate the
want to dscuss their easons fr vsiting Dagons
lush gass and dark basal t rock
rock of
ofthe
the island. Avod-
Rest o they mi ght pefe to
to keep the reasons
reas ons se
ng the roc
rocks
ks utting
utting up from
from the ocean yor sh p cet now If they have any questons about what
maes ts way tow
towad
ad a ca m haro on the isla nds they can see of the coster fom the boat, use map
nothh sde .
not
C HAPTE R 1 I DRAGON'S REST
2 (on page 1 1) and he inmation in "Dagon's the ceaure o, bu it efuses o stop moving!
moving! On
Rest Locaions to answer hem. the ip side, any time a zombie takes radian
radian dam
Ask the payers to give you the paty's maching
mac hing age (suc
(such
h as fro
fromm the cleic's sacre
sacred fame canrip),
d fame
ode as hey stat ow
owad
ad he cloiser. Who's in you might descibe he creaure howing in agony. agony.
fron,, and
fron a nd who's bringing up he rea? Make a noe This can
c an help he payes
payes reaize that radian
ra dian dam-
of this maching ode
ode.. age is a way to ge aound Undead Foiude. f the
When you're eady, coninue with he "Drowned players
playe rs ask whehe thei characters know anything
Saiors secion. abou ghting
ghting zombies, have
have them make DC 0 In
elligence checks. Those who succeed migh eca
ROWNED AILORS that a paicuary
pai cuary powefu
powefu blow (a citical hi) o
Read he fowing text to sat he encounter
e ncounter radiant
radia nt damage can ca n help nish o a zombie.
Runara's
Runara 's Aid. In he un ike
ikey
y event ha
ha he zom
bies defeat he adventures, Runaa comes to heir
As youe about to
to leave the beach and stat you
rescue. The chaacters wake up in he emple (area
cli mb, yo hear a ruckus of spa shi ng and a wet, g-
g- A in Dagon's Rest). Runara explains tha she
gli ng moan beh ind you Three
Three gu e
ess ae sham b ng heard he sound
soundss of combat and aived just just in ime
ime
up from the water's edge, ab out th rty feet
feet away.
away. o prevent
prevent the zombies
z ombies from dragging he characes
They're dessed as sailos, but their sin is gray and into he sea.th e Zombies.
Avoiding Zombies. f the characes decide
the y look drowned Sea wate drools from
from the sl ack
not to ght the zombies,
zombies , they easily escape fom the
mouths as they l urch toward you.
sow, shambling monsters. The zombies don't flow
flow
them up he path towad Dragons Res. The cha-
The hree shambling saiors ae zombies, the an- aces will have
have anoher oppotunity
oppotuni ty to dea with
mated corpses of saios who died in a ecen ship the zombies lae (see "Coise Quess ate in his
weck. The chaacters fce a choice: hey can turn chape).
and ght he zombies, or hey can continue up the
pah and eave the sow, shambling zombies behind. MEETING THE NHABITANTS
f he characes urn and ght, his is he rs Read this text when he charactes rst climb the
comba encoune in he advenure. Here are he pah o Dagons Rest:
seps you should flow to un it:
1 . Review
2. Use he the
the zombie
initiai
initiaive sain
ve rules bock
bock in appendix
appendi
ok ox de
t he ulebook
ulebo B. Your ariv a qu ick y daws the attention
attention of the entre
pop ation of the p acewhich consists mostly of
emine who acs rs, second, hird, and so kobods These sma , ep
eptia
tia n lk
lk eye
eye you
you curiou sy
on. Keep rack of everyone's
everyone's iniiaive coun on
whil e a cou pe of hu mans watch
watch fom
fom a d stance All
you notepad.
3 On he zombies iniiaive
iniiaive coun, they move
move o-
o- the cloisters
cloisters esidents are dressed
dressed in smp le clothes,
ward he charace
characes.
s. f hey get close enough, they and no one carries a vsbe weapon.
weapon. One o the ko-
make melee atacks. The zombies' stat bock con bods pipes up with, "What's you name?
tains the inmation
inma tion you need o esove hese At that,
that, a the kobods begn baagng you
you wth
attacks. f all the chaacers ae more han 2 0 feet uestion s"Where ae you f
fom ? "What's that?
away
aw ay,, he zombies
zombie s use the Dash acion so they
"Why ae yo here? an d more that ae
ae ost n the di n
can move frher. Fo more infrmation on what
he zombies can do on hei un, see "Comba in
he rulebook. Visios o the cloiser are are, and
an d the kobods' cu
4 The zombies gh unil hey're
hey're all defeaed.
defeaed. iosiy s insaabe;
insaabe; hey keep
keep asking
askin g quesions unil
the chaactes insist hey stop.
Tip: Undead Fortitude. The zombies' Undead
When the chaacters quie the kobolds (or if the
Fotiude ai reects how had t s toto ki hese
players
playe rs start showing
showin g signs of exasperation), the
waking copses.
co pses. When his
hi s tai pevents
pevents a zombie
eade of he cloister appoaches to welcome he
eade
fom
fom dying, give
g ive he payers a hint abou
abou what
what hap
chaactes. Read the llowing tex
pened. You might say, "That should have nished
C H A P T E R 1 I DRAGON'S REST
Runaras msson s to help those whose ives have
Th
Thee chatterin g kobolds fa
fa l si len t as
as a ne
new
w gre been shaped by violence nd new paths rward n
comes i nto vew,
vew, descend ing graceful
graceful ly from
from he peace. Ultmatey, she would
would ike to see chromatic
upper p at of
ofthe
the coister
coister Shes a ederly hum an and metalc dragons nd a peaceful way to coexst
woman with weather
weathereded bown sin white hai r n tight in the word. In the meantme, she nds comfrt n
baids, and kindly hazel eyes, dessed n a simple helpng humans and other peope escape from cy- cy-
whitee robe She sm les as sh e daws
whit daws ne ar and exteds
cles of volence.
Runara mantans a secret lair n a cave accessed
her ams in g
geetng
eetng
by an undersea tunnel, a short dstance rom rom the
"Welcome to Dragon's Rest, she says. "May Baha- coister and not shown on the map of Dragons Rest
muts gui da nce lead you to whaeve
whaeve you see k
k She s careful not to enter or leave the cave when
anyone mght spot her, and she enters and emerges
from the water n the open ocean, out of sight of the
Ths is Eder Runara, the leader of Dragon
Dragon's's Rest.
coster. The other residents of the coster thi nk she
f the characters defeated
defeated the zombes at the beach,
beac h,
ives n the temple at the top of the sand
sand (area A),
she thanks them
the m r ther service to the closter
closter
or they smply augh away away queres about her accom-
Even
Eve n if they did not ght the zombies,
zombie s, she tells them
modations, explaining that she's aways n the tem
theyre wecome to stay at Dragon's
Dragon's Rest as long asas ple, or n the ibrary
ibrary,, or checkng on the rest of the
they wsh, seepng ether in
i n one of the monastic
residentsshe never seems to sleep!
cels (area A) or n the temple (area A) and eating
wth the rest of the community in the dnng room KOBOLDS
(area A3). Runara says nothing about payment of Kobolds are smal reptiian
Kobolds repti ian Humanods who beeve
any kind. If the characters oer to gve money or they are descended from dragons and gravtate to
perfrm servces around the coister in exchange fr the servce of dragons
dragons Over the centures, many
her hosptalty,
hosptalty, she accepts these
t hese gifts bands of kobolds have been drawn to Stormwreck
Throughoutt ths adventure, Dragons Rest serves
Throughou Isle by the ingerng draconic magi
magicc that suuses
as a home base fr the characters Al the places
plac es the sand. Nne kobods utterly devoted to Runara
theyll expore on the isand are wthin a few miles
now ve at Dragon s Rest
of the
the cloister, and they can return here whenever
whenever The kobolds of Dragons Rest are awfu good,
they wish to rest, heal,
hea l, and get infrmaton
infrmaton they sharng Runaras ideals of justice anda nd compassion
need fr the next part of ther adventures.
adventures. n addi Snce they are sensitve
sensi tve to sunlght, they work at
tion, they can buy any of the equpment described
descri bed n nght and avoid moving about
about during the day. Uness
the rulebook from Myla (see Kobolds"
Kobolds" otherwise noted, the kobolds are initally frendly
Durng their tme
t me at Dragon's
Dragon's Rest, the characters toward the adventurers
can interact with any of ts resdents Al the res- The kobolds are summarzed
summarze d below. They can
dents but Runara lve n the small monastc cells cut provide
provid e comc reef, oer a downtoearth perspec-
into the cl fce (area A on the coster map). tve, or be a way r you to pass hints to the payers
LDER UNARA
f they're havng trouble puttng thngs together But
dont feel ike you need to brng al nne of these
Eder Runara s the eader of Dragon's Rest. She
kobods to if! Pck one or two of these kobods that
appears as a human woman, but she is actually an
adut bronze dragon dsgused in human frm. She you and the characters lke the most and et them
gudes the residents of the coster n their contem be the cus of the characters nteractions wth
pation and stud
studyy The closters inhabtants know the kobolds:
Runara's true identt
i dentty,
y, but they do
d o not speak
spe ak of t Agga speaks lttle and has no patience r non-
to vsitors sense. She keeps the rest of the the kobods organzed
Runaras ntal atttude toward the characters s and n lne
l ne She is ind ie
ierent
rent toward
toward vistors, but
nderent (see Socal I ntera
nteraction
ction n the rueb ook)
ook) f the characters show respect r the coster and
She becomes frendly as soon as the characters hep keep the more rambunctious kobods kobods n ine,
ine ,
demonstrate that they care about the costers her attitude mproves to frendly
safety, such as by ghting the zombies at the beach Blepp has a sharp danger sense and s convnced
or undertakng any of the quests she oers them he's supernaturay lucklucky.
y. Hs prized
p rized possession
p ossession s
s
(see Cloister Quests later n ths chapter). If the an ordinary dagger he cams s magica
characters harm any of the residents of Dragon's Frub has imitless
imitles s energy and desperatey
desperatey needs
Rest, she becomes hostle and inssts
ins sts the characters help ndng product
productive
ive directions to channe t.
make amends fr the harm they dd befre she s He loves to ask questons about everythng other
wng to dea
dea with them n any way.
way. peope are dong
C H A P E R 1 I DRAGON'S REST
VER SI NCE AN
AN U NFORTUNATE INCDENT
INCDENT N THE
lITCHEN, AYE IS NO LONGER AOWED O
HANDLE Y
YA'S
A'S ACHE
ACHE MICAL F RE. TARAK
Tarak is a human man in ate mdde age. He
has pae skin
ski n tanned darker
darke r wth many freckes,
freckes,
auburn hair and a bea rd that is mostly gray gray,, and
graybu
gray buee eyes Fade d tattoo
tattooss in an abstract design
peek up the side of his neck from from beneath his dirt
stained robes
An avid botanist,
botani st, Tara
Tarak k tends the cloister's garden
pots, growing owers, herbs, and vegetabes He is
softt spoken and hepful, eager
sof ea ger to share his know-
edge of herbaism But his kindly demeano demeanorr beles
hs past as a ruthless posoner
poso ner fr
fr a thieves' guild
After his work led to the th e death of his lover,
lover, he ed
the guld and pans
p ans to spend the rest of hs i fe aton
ing fr hs past evls.
Tarak is ntally fiendly toward vsitors, but if a
character pries nto hs past, his atttude shifts
rst to indi
ind ierent,
erent, then to hostie f the character
contnues to push When he's he's hostie, his demeanor
becomes cod and cipped, and he avods the charac-
ters if he can
A god hangman's noose s worked nto the desgn
of Tarak'
Tarak'ss visibe tattoos. A character who
who studies
the tattoos and succeeds on a DC 15 Intellgence
(History) check recognizes the mark as a symbol symbol
associated wth the Gided Galows, a thieves' guid
that operates n a country r to the southeast caed ca ed
Elturgard A character
character wth the criminal
crimi nal back
ground automatcay succeeds on ths check. Tarak
Kilnip has terrble nsomnia
nsom nia and sleeps ony
o ny a few
few does not wllingy dscuss the details of hs past
hours each day. She s aways tired but an eager with anyone but trusted friends.
friends.
conversationalist Tarak freque
frequenty
nty vis ts the sea caves on the south
Laylee has a curious mnd and a talent r toos and sde of the sand to acqure heart cap mushrooms
buidng
buid ng She serves as Myla's
Myla's helper
helper fom
f om the myconids
myconids that lve there He uses the
Mumpo is so audaci
audaciousy
ousy courageous that he stoe a mushrooms to make potions of healing healing.. But the my
copper pece from Runara's hoard He's convnced conds hahave
ve installed
install ed a fearsome guardian at their
she has no idea (He s wrong, but Runara nds cavesa funguscovered octopus monsterthat has
the stuation amusng and lets Mumpo contnue to turned h m away
away on his atest vists,
vist s, and he s wor
wor
believe n her ignorance) ried
ried (see Coster
Coster Quests")
Myla (awfu good kobold tinkerer) is a winged VARNOH
kobod whose brothers, Mek
Me k and Mnn,
Mnn , now fl
fl Varnoth is a human woman whose frame, once
ow Sparkrender the bue wyrmlng n Cltop
tghtly muscled, has thinned
thi nned with age Her
He r back
Observatory (see chapter 4 When Mya's wings hair s cropped cose to her scap, and her ight
were bady njured n an attack by stirges (whch
brown
bro wn skin bears many scarsone of which runs
she describes
descri bes as hungry
hun gry,, icky, boodsucking bat-
across her left eye, whch s miky and bi nd An ele-
things"), Runara helped in her recovery Now Myla
gant prosthetc made fom wood and metal replaces
spends her time experimenting wth achemy, en her rght leg below
below the knee
gineerng, and magic Varnoth was a feared general at the head of a mer-
Rix is pious and tends to the temple, actng as cenary company caled the Azure Woves. Age and
Runaras assstant She adores puns Rx recenty battle have taken a toll on her, and she s spending
witnessed a shp crashing on the rocks to the her twilght years n reective contempaton at
north (see Closter Quests" later n this chapter)
chapter) Dragon's
Drag on's Rest Her demeanor
demea nor is gru, but she is ob-
Zark s rude and fnd of coorful insults Hs fa
servant and empathetc
empathe tc Above
Above a,
a , Varnoth beieves
vortes are Eat my sword, bugbear breath" and in second chances and redempton
Your ather was a gas spore!" He s inderent
Varnoth has a set of mason's tools that she uses to
toward vsitors.
maintain
maintai n the tempe and other areas of the closter.
C H A P T E R 1 I DRAGON'S RES
Whie working in the empe receny she witnessed A2 WINH
WINH OUSE
a ship change course and crash into the rocks to he
north (see Cloister Quests").
A sma l, freestandng
freestandng b ui dn g halfway
halfway up the
the path
Varnoh
Varno h is indieren to visiors, but a characer
can sh if her aitude to friendly by engaging her in has a peaked ro
roof
of and a weathered wooden
wooden door. A
conversaion on her fvorite
fvorite opics: history ehics
eh ics strdy wooden pallet wrapped with rope hag be-
and he impac
im pac of ind ividual actions on he world. neathh the bui ldi g on an i ron chai n, lying fat against
neat
A character who learns Varnoths
Varnoths name and the ci fce
fce
succeeds on a DC DC 1 5 Ineligence (H isor
isory)
y) check
recas hearing of General Varnoth Wender and the
Azure Woves which was a mighty rce in he east Inside he building is a winch that allows the
about a decade ago. A characer with the soldier palle to be lowered down to he waer
waer 50 fee
background succeeds
succ eeds on his
hi s check automaically.
automaically. below. When boas deliver suppies to the coister
c oister
the residens use his pallet o haul goods boh
DRAGON'S EST LOCATIONS up and down.
The fllowin
fllowin g ocations are keyed to map 2 , which A ever
ever locks the winch i n pace. If a character
pulls the ever the pae fas down o the waer
waer and
shows the layou of Dragons Rest.
oats here. As an action a characer can operate
Al P
PTH
TH N D MONSTI CELLS
CELLS the winch to pull the paet back upup 0 fee.
A3 KITHEN
KITHEN
A long path leads from
from the rocy shore up the s de
of the cl , with oc
occasional
casional stairs to ease the ascent
ascent..
A doorwa
doorwayy in the rock open s nto a din in g room with
He re and the re along the lower part of the path,
a long tabe . Tw
Two benches run the le ngth of the tabe,
welltended garden pots hold flowers, herbs, and
and a s ingle ch air sits at the table's head. A short hall-
vegetables
wayy connects
wa connects to a s mal l, ti dy kitchen.
About thi rty feet above the bay, the path wde ns into
a long paza. Hafway along the paza a stone statue
of a d rag
ragon
on gaes serenely down the path S ix open The cloister
They residents
ake turns share
cooking andthree daily
cleaning upmeas
afer here.
doorwayss a re cut nto the cl sd e.
doorway
meals. Nobody says it out oud but the days when
Tarak cooks are everyone's favorie.
Statue. The sarinacirce symbo on heh e map
A4 : IBRRY
IBRRY
represents he drago
dragonn staue
stau e A character who
examines he statue and succeeds on a DC 0 n
eligence (Arcana) check recognizes that it depics Of al l the doorways cut nto the cl fce
fce onl y one
a bronze dragona member of the metallic
metalli c fmily. has a n actual doo
door.
r. his entry's door is ma de of
If characters ask Runara abou the statue she tels sturdyy oa
sturd oa with ron band s, and it swings open easily
hem i depics Astaagan who died on hese clis c lis
to reveal a spacious library. Bookshelves line every
cenuries ago. She doesnt tel hem ha Astaagan
wal with three fr
freest
eestan
an d ng shelves in the west
was her fther.
Cels. The door
doorways
ways ead ino simpe monastic half of
of the room I n the east h alf is a tab le with two
ces occupied by the cloister residents. Each cell benches, wrting
wrting mp lements, bo
boo
o stands
stands , and glass-
is furnished wih a bed a nightstand a sma desk shielded lamps.
and a chair
The wesernmost ce is vacan and i is avaiabe
o the characters if hey don mind sharing he Th e cloister library
library hods books an d scros cover-
space. Next o it is Taraks ce, hen
h en Varnoths
Varnoths The ing a variety of opics, bu fcused on theology and
urh ce is Myas cutered wih junk and toos. hisory. Runara spends nearly half her time in here
The fh and sixh cells are srung with hammocks sudying, copying and annoaing he librarys co
oerin
o ering
g space r the oher eight kobods
kobo ds o seep. ecion. Tarak and Varnoh also come here o read
and discuss various works. Many of the kobods visit
as well but mosty fr the quie; only Myla could be
described as sudious.
MAP 2: DRAGON'S EST
A5: TEM
TEMPLE
PLE O F BH
BHM
MU Depressions in the statues pedestal at the ur
cardinal directions hold oeri
oerings
ngs of incense made
to Bahamut Runara spends about half her her time
The h igh est poit of the co ster s cowned by an
here tending and maintaining the temple oering
open-ai temple that overhags the ci supported prayerss and incense
prayer incens e or in quiet contemplation
contemplation
by arched stoe strts anch ored to the cli ce. The
The Other residents of the cloister help her most often
north wall of the temple is carved drecty into the Varnoth and the kobold Rix
rock, while the rest s ope to the sea ai Heav
Heavyy pi ars The feeling of serenity that pervades the temple
mark the three open sides sup poting the wo
woode
ode is the result of protectiv
protective
e magic A nonevil creature
who makes a saving throw within the temple can
oo
oo I th e center of the tem
tem ple s tands a stone statue
roll a d4 and
a nd add the number rolled to the saving
of a kid -ooking old ma with canaries perched on
throw f a character casts detect magic in the tem-
his hands, s houd ers, and head A feelng
feelng of serenit
serenityy ple the spell reveals a faint aura around the statue
suses the place Runara is the only inhabitant of Dragon's
Dragon's Rest who
knows that this is a lingering eect of the death of a
dragon on this siteher father, Astalagan
The temple is very simple with the statue (repre
(repre--
About Bahamut. Known as the Platinum Dragon
sented by the starinacircle symbol on the map) as
Bahamut is the patron and progenitor
progenitor of metallic
its only furnishing The statue depicts Bahamut the
dragons Adventurers
Adventurers and dragons alike pray to
Platinum Dragon in mortal disguise surrounded
Bahamut to uphold honor and justice or when they
by seven canaries that represent gold dragons who
need courage to fce a great threat He seldom in
accompany him on his travels A character who
terferes in the aairs of mortal creatures though he
examines the statue and succeeds on a DC 10 In
makes exceptions to help thwart
thwar t the machinat
machinations
ions
telligence Religion)
Religion) check recognizes Bahamut
of Tiamat the Dragon Queen and the t he evil dragons
and any resident of Dragon's Rest identies
identie s the
that serve her.
god if asked
CHAPTER 1 \ DRAGON'S REST
CLOISTER QUESTS If the characters talk to Rnara abot the zom
bies, she tells them she sspects a wrecked shp o
As the characters expore Dragon's Rest, the th e res- the rocks to the north is the sorce of these mon
dents tak with them abot the problems the coster sters, and she asks the characters to investigate the
is facing
facing These conversat
conversatons
ons are opportnites
opportnit es r ste (see Shpwreck" beow)
yo to introdce the payers to the adventres that
awat
awa t them in the sea caves, the shpwreck, and the ORE ZOMBES
ancient observatory f the characters defeated the zombes when they
Ths adventre s desgned to be exble and gve rst arrved on the sand, yo can se ths encon
the payers the sense that they're in charge of ther ter at any point dring the adventre to add a ltte
destny on Stormwreck
Stormwreck sle dea
d eay
y,, the characters extra combat spce to the characters' lves f the
w spend tme at Dragons Rest andan d then explore character
char acterss have already reached 2nd eve, yo c an
both Seagrow
Se agrow Caves (described n chapter
chapter 2) and se from r to six zombes to give
give them a good
goo d
the wreck
choose of Compass
where rsRose
to go rst (chapter
t After theyve3). They can
expored chaenge
both of those sites,
sit es, they shod
sho d be ready to face EA A
AVES
VES
Sparkrender n the Ctop Observatory (chapter 4) Tarak ss eager t o reestabish contact with the myco-
Each character sheet ncldes a persona goal r nids of the sea caves. He asks the characters to vist
that character Some of those goas are concrete the caves, nd ot whats wrong with with the myconids,
the wzard, fr example, s eager to to earn the secrets and brng hm back some some heart cap mshrooms He
of Citop
Citop Observatory.
Observatory. Others are more general warns them abot the fngal octops the th e myconids
and mght be uled
ule d gradally over the corse have created as a gardian and tells them they
of the adventreboth the paadin and the ghter g hter probaby have to ght the creatre
cr eatre to gain access
acces s to
ganng a better nderstandng of their roe n the the caves He also gves
gves them a lsmeing
lsme ing sack of
word, r exampe Use those goals (described n- ood scraps they can gve the myconds
myconds as a gestre
gestr e
der ndivida
ndiv ida Qests"
Qest s" beow)
beow) to hep the players of riendshp
riendshp Finally, he gives
give s them two potions of
bring their characters to fe as they nteract wth healing (described in appendix A)
Rnara and the other residents of Dragon's Rest
HIPWRECK
ZOMBIE ESURGENCE
Severa ships have recenty crashed on the rocks
f the adventrers did not ght the z ombes when north of Dragons Rest and snk wth
wth no srvvors,
they rst arrived on the isand, the zombies case and a few days ago both Varnoth
Varnoth and the kobod RixRi x
trobe ater. After the characters
character s have spent some witnessed the mos t recent wreck. They saw the shp
time at the
th e coster, they hear cres r
r help Read
Re ad abrpty
abr pty veer o corse and crash into the rocks,
the owng text: and they sggest the characters might help
hel p the s
land by dscovering what
what cased the crash f the
wo residents of Dragon's Res
Restt are ru nn in g fr their characters ask Rnara abot t, she sggests that
lvess up the l ower path,
lve path, their shing equipment dis- the answer s key to be nd on an oder
ode r wreck
wreck
the wreck of Compass Rose.
carded behind them. Blood and di rt stain their obes.
obes.
Three gures samble afte thembloated corpses NDIVIDUAL UESTS
dressed as saiors, moaning and gurgling. As descrb
descrbed
ed o n the chara
character
cter sheets, the characters
characters
have ther own reasons r vsitng Dragons Rest
The characters have another opportnity to ght
THE CLERI
the three zombies, ths time with the
t he ives of two
The clerc was led here by a recrrng dream invoinvov-
v-
new acqaintancesBlepp the kobod and Tarak
ng the shadow of death f the character talks to
the hman gardenerhangng n the baance
baance See
Rnara abot the dream or their qest, Rnara ls-
Drowned Sailors" fr help getting the encon
tens cosely,
cosely, then pases to think
thin k W
Well,"
ell," she says,
ter started.
am no expert on interpreting dreams, bt perhaps
Bepp has 2 hit points left after a zombe hit him,
the zombies yo ght are the hnger of death
and he i s convinced that his goo d ck and hs mag
mag
yo spoke of" She ponts the character toward
toward the
ca" dagger saved him from certain death Tarak is is
wreck of Compass Rose (see Shpwreck" above) to
narmed,
narm ed, and the zombes
zombes overpower
overpower both him and
investigate frther
Bepp if
i f the characters dont hep.
CHAPTER 1 I DR AGON'S REST
THE FIGHER was to assassinate a traitor, who was his over The
The ghter has come to Dragon's Rest in the hope two tried to ee Elturgard together, but his lover was
that Runara can help the character understand the killed by another
another assassin.
assas sin. Tarak escaped,
escape d, but no
sense of desti
destiny
ny that weighs on their shoulders I f treasure was invoved If the rogue asks him about
the
th e character talks to Runara about
about this
thi s on rst it, he expains he has left the i of crimeand sug
arriving
arrivi ng at the coister,
coiste r, Runara invites the character gests perhaps it's time fr the rogue to do the same.
sa me.
to consider how their reaction to the zombies on the
THE WIZARD
beach might reect their destinyor
de stinyor not f the char
acter talks to Runara after having competed one or The wizard carries a etter from a coeague about
more of the adventures
adventures quests,
quests , she encourages the ost knowedge hed in the Cli
Clit
top
op Observatory (see
(see
character
chara cter to c onsider whether their hero ic actions chapter 4) If asked about the observat
obs ervatory,
ory, Runara
might be the rst
rst manifestations of that destiny says, " Many have sought the knowledge contained
taking shap
shape
e At the end of the adventure, Runara in that place I can direct you there, but rst you
encourages the character to continue on their path: need to show me you are worthy
worthy She promises
"f your destiny is not cear to you yet, I'm condent
conde nt to direct the
th e wizard to the observatory after the
it soon wi be characters
chara cters help dea with the other probems on
the island
THE PALADIN
Disi lusioned with the corruption
co rruption of Neverwinter,
Neverwinter, LOST WYRMING
the paadi n comes to Dragons Rest seeking rest When the characters have proven
proven themseves trust-
and new resove Runara wecomes the character worthy and competent by dealing with the zombies,
zomb ies,
and encourages them to tak to Tarak and Varnoth, the myconids, and the shipwreck, Runara decides
who both know about escaping lives of corruption it's time to conde in them She summons them to
and violence She also encourages the paadin the temple (area A) Read the owing text when
when
to spend time i n the temple of Bahamut At the the characters arrive
end of the adventure, she asks the paladin
pal adin i f they
have earned anything
an ything about how to live in a world
Elder Ru nara smil es as yo
yo a pproac
pproach
h " I ha
have
ve some
pagued with such corruption.
corrupti on. If the character has
thing to show you, sh e says.
says. The re's a ash l ke a
no answer she suggests, "Perhaps your advenadven
tures here have shown you a way to combat evil on sile nt strok
strokee of igh tning, an d the hu man woman
your own terms Perhaps other such adventures s gone. In her place is an enomous d rago ragonn with
await you bronzecolored scales. "Now you see me as truly
am, she says, tltng her head wth a n expession
expession that
THE OGUE
mght be a smile on her scaled ace.
The rogue comes to Drago
Dragon's
n's Rest in search of a
ost frtune
frtune supposedly secreted away on on the isand "Ass you
"A you hav
havee discovered, thi s isl and has many old
by a member of the Gided
Gid ed Galows The thieves'
thie ves' wounds. And I 'm afafraid
raid the cycle of violence is star
start
t
guild member i n question is Tarak,
Tarak , who
who did
di d in fact ng again. I have one moe vor to ask you.
betray the
the gui d, though the story has been twisted
in the reteling Taraks ast assignment r the guid
Runara
Runa ra outines
out ines the histo
history
ry summarized
summar ized in the "Ad
"Ad
venture Background section and explains that each
U NARA SAVE SAVE T H E DAY
DAY!!
site the characters visited is inked
inked to the death of a
Run ara is a powerful dragon, but she is ded icated to to
the cause of peace. She s no nott ntere
nterested
sted in ghtng the dragon. Then she tels them that a bronze wyrming
battes that the cha racte
ractes
s m ght get themselves nto named Aidron cameca me to the isand
is and a few
few months ago
but she keeps an eye on them, and she can rescue and studied
studie d with her at Dragon's Rest. Five days
them if things go badly r them on the isl and. bere the charact
characters
ers arriva,
arr iva, he argued with
with her,
If any encounter on the sla nd en ds with a the angrily rejecte
rejectedd her teaching of peace, and stormed
chaactes uncon scious, yo u can have the chaactes
chaactes away from the cloister She fears he went to the an
awaken n the tempe (ar (area
ea A), with some of of the ko-
cient observatory on the southeast side of the island,
bold s tendin g to
to their wounds . Run aa prefers
prefers not to to
explain how she rescued the chaacters which is another dragon's
dragon's nal resting pace. She
f this ha ppens m oe than
than once, the characters mght suspects some evi has arisen there, but says she
need extra assistance. If you haven t already, consider dares not go there hersef, est her presence reopen
askng one or moe playes to pay an additional char-
acte as a sidekick. You can explan that these addi- od wounds 1inchwide
3inchong, She gives them a moonstone
hexagonal keya
keya
prism made
io nal c haacte
haactes
s have jst aved at Dagon's Rest from moonstone, with a dragon's head engraved on
and a re eage to help.
one endand expains that they need it to access
.
the observatory
CHAPTER 1 I D R AG
AG O N ' S R E S T
spore mushoom's cap t eleases a smal coud
XPLORING
XPLORING THE SL
SLAND
AND
of spoes. For 1 hour the ceature doesnt need
Ths adventue presents Dagon's Rest and three to breathe as the spores provide t wth oxygen
oxygen A
adventure locato
locatons
ns n detal but Stomweck sle wnd spoe s worth 30
3 0 gp and at any given
given tme
holds the possiblity
possib lity of exctement
exctement and dange 2d4 wnd spores are eady to be harvested.
beyond those stes. Whie the characters
char acters travel
travel
between locatons on the island o o i they
they set out THERE, THERE, 0WLBEAR
to explore the island they mght stumbe acoss Ths encounte poses a medum challenge f 3rd
fntastica
fn tastica creatures and locatio
locations
ns that provide an leve chaactes and a dicut chaenge 2nd
extra challenge on the
the jouney. evel chaacters.
chaacter s. Use t f your group enjoys
enjoys combat
o the payes need a chance to pactice usng the
DDITO NAL
NAL N CO UNTERS chaacters new ablties afte ganng a level. Its
Place these
the se encounters whereve you want to o n the paticulary appropiate if the chaacters are trave-
island or use them as inspraton as you begin to ing across the sland rathe than fllowing
fllowing the coast.
caft you own adventues.
O PRINGS AVOC A dscodant sound haf a low growl,
growl, ha lf a pie cing
This encounter poses a simple chalenge chaac- sceechrips
sceechrips through
through the a r. Abruptly
Abruptly a hu lkn g
ters o 2nd eve or hghe
hg he or a harder challen
challenge
ge r creature comes nto view. A mx of pu rp le feathers
feathers an d
1 stev
stevel
el chaacters. It's partcuary
p artcuary appopate if deep brown fu covers its bearike body, and its arge
the chaactes ae rowing around the sand o mak- eyes stae hungrily at you rom its owlish head
ng their way along the coast at sea evel.
Ths owlbear s hostie towad the chaacters. It
Bi llowi ng clo uds o steam emerge from
from the ocks views them as ntudes n its teritory though ts
ahead, and the air grows
grows thicker wth
wth mosture. As goa s to dve them
t hem away
away rathe than kill them.
you round a bend you see a cove where a hot spring Oginally a pat of a peoming
peoming troupe
tr oupe he ow-
burbles up from
from the rocks and s pi s into a pool bee
bee bear was stranded hee ate the shp carryng the
dain ng nto the ocean
ocean The turquoise wate
wate is l um i troupe crashed on the northern rocks.
nescent, and th e gray
gray basalt edges o
othe
the sprng a e Any chaacte wthin 5 eet of the owlbea notces
a smal wooden whstle hanging around its neck
ined wth v brantly colored
colored mus hrooms, which occa-
This whstle was (and sti can be) used to tran
sionally bust in a shower of ainbow spores and command the owlbear. A character withn 5
eet o the owbear can use the acton to attempt
Not i mmediate
mmediately
ly vsbe
vsbe to the cha
chaacte
actes
s a e the to gab the whste. I f the chaacte
chaacte succeeds on
guadians o the spng: thee fume drakes. These a DC 1 2 Strength check the whstle
whstle comes free
free
mschievous
mschievo us ceatures ae nitally indieent to the Wth the whstle n hand a character
character can take an
characters and ignore their
t heir aiva but if anyone
anyone action to blow
blow nto
nto t an d make
make a DC 10 Wisdo
Wisdom m
attempts to gathe mushooms or ente the wate (Anma Handng) check. On a success, the owlbea
of the hot sping the ume dakes become hostle
host le calms and mmed
mmedateately
ly becomes frendy toward
emerging rom the water to attack the goup A the whste holder and indeent towad the other
character
chara cter who examnes the water and succeeds
succ eeds on charactes. Howeve
Howeve t wont leave the area it now
a DC 1 0 Wsdom (Perception) check spots the shim consdes ts terrtory and any
a ny attempt to ce
ce it to
mering outlnes
outl nes o the ume dakes n the water leave makes t hostle agan.
aga n.
Spring Waters. The sprng s the ste of a brass
KOBOLD ENEGADES
dragon's death and legiving magc persists at the
Ths encounter s a dcult
dc ult chalenge f
f 1 stleve
stleve
site. A character who spends 10 minutes bathng
chaacters
chaac ters and can be scaled up 2nd o 3dleve
in the waters of the sping
sp ing can rol one of their Hit
Hi t
charactes as noted below. ts
t s appoprate whenever
whenever
Dice (noted on each chaacter sheet) and regain ht
characters ae tavein
taveingg aound the sland by land
points equal to the oll plus their Consttuton mod
A goup o kobods tries to ambush the charac
er. A character can benet from bathing n the hot
tes They'e hdin g n the ocks and lght foiage
spring at most once per day.
hopng to get the jump on the adventuers Make
Treasure A chaacte who who examnes the mush
oomss inin g the sping
oom sping and succeed
succeedss on a DC 1 5 a Dexterty (Steath) check f
f the kobods ron
rong
g
once r
r a of them and usng
us ng the Dextety
Dex tety modier
Inteigence (Nature) check identies these mush-
(+2)
(+2) o the wngess kobods
ko bods Compare the result
rooms as wnd spoesa ae ungus with a unque
to the characters passive Wsdom (Pecepton)
(Pecepton)
magica property. When a creature squeezes a wnd
scoes Any character whose scoe is lowe
lowerr than
CH APTER 1 I DRAGON'S REST
he kobods'
kobods' check result
result is surprised and oses
os es WHAT LIES BENEATH
their urn during he rs round of combat (see As described in he "Advenure Background
"Surprise
"Surpr ise in the rulebook
rule book)
) Read this text when he section in
i n he introduction, Stormwreck Ise was
kobolds atack: frmed from
from magicfueed vocanic activiy in the
tomb of a monsrous red dragon named Sharruth
Some legends and rumors suggest Sharruh is
l A yipp ig sound erupts around you
emerge fro
fro
you as agry kobods
hei id ing places ad atta
attac!
c!
not acuay dead merely imprisoned beneah he
island
isla nd and the aciviy in Seagrow Caves suggests
tha a is not well beneath Stormwreck IsIse
e
Four kobolds and one winged kobold (all lawful You can devise your own adventures arou nd char
evil)
evil) paricipae in his ambush These crue
c rue vicious acters invesigating Sharruh's tomb. Characers
kobods reject
reject both
bo th he peaceful teaching
teachi ng of Runara might scour the isand uni they nd hidden vens
and the yrannica rule of Sparkrender and they they can use o access winding unnels eading
ea ding deep
prey on traveers
traveer s who sray away
away from Dragons ino the earth More fume drakes and re snakes
Res They haven't had muchmuch success and are des- might urk beow Perhaps there's even a group of
perate, so heyre hosie and gh o he death kobolds who serve mighy Sharruh
Their desperaion means tha they can easiy be Such an advenure is yours to devise, and you
persuaded o sop ghting wih an oer of money or can pu your unique spin on wha he characters
character s do
fod
ion orOther wise they're not interested in conversa-
negoiaion and
to dis cover
discover
craft there Ofinto
an expediion course if you'rebeneath
the caverns not ready
he
2nd-Level Characters If the chaacters are 2nd island then he characters simply don'
don' discover
leve, use six kobolds and wo winged kobods hose suberranean passages no mater how much much
3rdLevel Characters. f he characters are 3rd they search
evel use eigh kobolds and hree winged kobods.
CH APTER 1 I DRAGON'S REST
CHAPTER 2
EAGROW CAVES
T CHAPTER ASSUMES THE CHARACTERS COME caves and i s poisoning the myconids twisting their
caves
here bere going to the wreck of o o o gardens and even aying low their eader Sinensa.
and they are still 1st evel It aso incudes sim- The source of the blight is the tomb of the red
pe instructions to scae up the danger in combat dragon Sharruth deep beneath the island. Noxious
encounters if the characters complete chapter 3 fumes from the dragon's tomb normay ter up
"Cursed Shipwreck befre coming here and are through the rock and vent to the surfce through a
now 2nd evel cavern at the back of Seagrow Caves that the myco-
nids avoid but the vent has become bocked, and th e
CAVES OVERVIEW fumes have spiled into the myconids caves
The sea caves on the southwest side of Storm Besides this insidious poison, visitors to Seagrow
wreck Isle are inhabited by an unusual coony of Caves must face
face one additiona threat: the stirges
myconidsfungus
myc onidsfungus peope who norma normally
lly live deep that nest in the caves These boodsucking mon-
underground. Though they cant abide sunlight, sters arent much of a threat individuay and dont
don t
these myconids used to welcome visitors now and bother the bloodess myconids but they can be
then. In particuar they
the y traded with Tarak from
from deadly in large numbers
Dragon's Rest giving him rare fungi that grow in
EAGROW
EAGROW CAVE
CAVE S FEA
FEATUR
TUR ES
their caves in exchange rr fod scraps and other
The caves have the fllowing
fllowing features
waste from the coister, which nourished th e fungi
in the caves Recently,
Recently, thou gh the myconids have
have Ceilings. Unless noted otherwise the ceilings in the
rejected Taraks visits and placed a monstrous caverns are 20 feet high, and the tunnels connect
guardian at the entrance
entr ance to their caves that keeps ing the caverns are 5 feet high
a visitors
v isitors awa
away
y Light. The inter
interior
ior caves are illuminated by bioumi
The reason r this sudden shift in the myconids nescent ngi which provide dim light throughout
behavior is that a bight has spread through
thr ough the the area. See "Vision in the rulebook
CHAPTER I SEAGROW CAVES
Walls The cave walls are frmed from hexagonal NTERING THE AVE
coumns of dak gray basaltvolcanic
basaltvolcanic ock oigi-
nating fom Sharuths
Sharuths undesea tomb. The walls At high tide
tid e the 40 f
fothigh
othigh tunne (area B ) is
povide hand and fothods, so cimbing the walls ooded a the way to aea B2. The natural stair-
doesnt requie an abiity check. ways
wa ys which are not shown on the map of Seagow
Seagow
Fumes Toxic vocanic fumes from deep beow be ow the Caves, descend the cis into the sea. The chaac
isand are slowly
slowly poison
poisoning
ing the fungi in the caves. ters can eithe wait ow tide or ow or swim into
A fint sme of sufur pervades the pace
pace gow
gow the tunnel. At ow tide, a 5otwide pathway is
ing stonger the closer one gets to aea B6 If the exposed
expo sed along the base of thethe ci
ci s and the edge of
characters take a ong est inside
i nside the caves befre
befre the tunne
opening the vent in B6, each chaacte must suc- The tides shift every 6 hous as summarized on
ceed on a DC 1 3 Constitution saving throw throw or be- the Tides tabe.
come poisoned (see "Conditions in the ulebook).
TIDES
The lesser restora tion spell ends this eect as
restoration
does nishing
nis hing a long rest in fresh air.
air. ime ide
Mid night to s nrise Low
UN NI NG HI
HI S CHAPTER S nrse o noon High
Once the chaactes decide to visit Seagrow Caves Noon to snset ow
they have two
two options reaching the site: Sunset to
to mi dnght High
By Boat. Dragon's Rest has a owboat the charac-
ters can take aound the western end of the is NTERACTING WITH
WITH YCO
YCO NID
and.
to ( This isCaves
(This
Seagrow Tarak's
is 5pefered
pefered
mile
miles method.)
s which takesThe
abouttip3 The myconids initial
initia l attitude toward outsides is
hostie (see "Social Inte
Interactio
raction
n i n the ruebook).
hous and 20 minutes to row. They aent maicious, though and they don't resort
Aong the Coast Waking aound the coast coas t of the to violence immediately. Aduts use their Rapport
isand isi s a little easier than owing even though Spoes to telepathically warn visitors to leave. (See
its frther because the characters have to wak "Rapport Spores beow r details about this rm
around the bays instead of o f owing across them. of communication.) Spouts ee toward the nearest
The 7mile tip takes only 2 hous and 20 minutes adults to warn them of intuders. If the chaactes
at a norma waking pace. The chaacters can attack the myconids defend themseves.
choose whethe they want to wak on the clis c lis o convince a hostile
hosti le myconid to converse or to
high above the sea o pick their way among the allow the chaactes to do anything othe than eave
tide pools
pool s at the base of the the cis.
ci s. The lowe route the caves, a character must succeed on a DC 20
is availabe ony at ow tide (see the Tides table) table).. Charisma check. Depending o n the character's
character's ap-
proach the Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion
PPROACHI
PPROA CHI NG AT AT E A LEVE skil can
ca n appy to the check. Mentioning Tarak's
f the characters arrive at Seagow Caves at sea name or presenting
presenti ng the oering he sent the myco myco
leve
lev e ead the fowing text: nids gants advantage on this check.
An ind i
ierent
erent myconid
myconid i s willing to explain what
A cli of dar k gray ston e towers
towers two hu nd red feet
feet is going on in Seagrow Caves. The spouts know
ony that thei
thei eader Sinensa
Sine nsa has fal
falen
en iand
i and
above the
the cash in g waves,
waves, which rsh in and out of a
that a nasty sme pervades their the ir caves Adut my
yawning cve moth. A swiring sick of coos dances
coids know that
that the "crysta cave (area B6) is the
on the wate's su ra
race,
ce, ema natn g fro
from
m the cave. souce of the ul odo and that Sinensa fe i afte afterr
going into that cave to investigate the issue. The
myconids nomally avoid that cave because sunight sun ight
PPROA
PPROACHI
CHI NG FROM BOVE ters into it by way of of the vent at the western end of
the cave and even diuse sunlight is unpeasant
unpeas ant to
If the party approaches fom
fom above, read this text:
these cav
cavedweing
edweing creatures.
An ope nin g gapes in the cli ce two hun dred feet
feet APPORT
APPORT PORES
beow you, ike a mouth din kng in the cashi
cashi ng A myconid's
myconid's Rappot Spoes abiity alows a in
i n
waves. Tw
Two natua stai rwa
rways
ys rmed of stone
stone col -
teigent ceatues in the area
ar ea to communicate tele
pathicaly with
with each other. The characters and the
m ns o
oer
er ways down the c is
myconids ae eectivey speaki
speakingng thoughts at each
other. This eect dosnt aow any ceatue to pobe
CHAPTER 2 SEAGROW CAVES
EAGROW (AVES
MAP 3: 5E A GROW CA V E S
invasvey int
invasvey into
o anoher creaure's mind.
mind . Bu i tra- E AGRO
GROW
W AVE
AVE S L OCATIONS
scends anguage
an guage barriers and you ca play around
The llowing locaions are keyed to map 3, whch
wih he kind of communicato that the spores a
showss he layout of the Se agrow Caves.
show
ow Myconids' fcia expressos migh be dcut
ow
to read but heir eepathc communicatio
communicatio might Bl : N
NRANC
RANCE
E TUN
TUN NEL
carry a drect
drec t expresson of he myconids emoional
sate. For example, when the my myconids
conids alk
al k abou
ther ailing eader, he characters migh feel a deep Mu ticoloed ungus covers
covers the wall s of thi s tunn el , its
sadness anda nd a sese of anxety much more cleary biou mi nesce
nescent
nt gow
gow ll ng the caver
cavernn w
wth
th di m l ight.
ad poweruy ha mere words ad fcal expres- The surf
surfce
ce of the water swirls with colorf l aintly
colorfl
sios can communica
communicae. e. glowing spo es
es-perhaps
-perhaps reac
reacting
ting to the movement
The eec of Rappor Spores lass r 1 hour so of somethi ng u ne r the suce.
suce.
characters migh be eepahicaly iked to each
oherr whenever
ohe whenever they're
they're wih 30 fee of each other
even afer they eave
eave the cave. Ecourage the pla play-
y- A hgh de, he tunne s oo ded so vistors must
ers o hink abou how his might aect heir charac- approach by boat or swim.
swi m. At low ide,
id e, walk
walkways
ways
ers. Does it make them fee fee closer o their
thei r frends?
frends? rmed by he tops of stone coums ine he sdes
Does it ease any suspcos hey mgh have had of he unne, leadin
leadingg o a igh of natural
natural seps up
abou each oher? to area B2. A spor
sporee ser vant octopus urks in he
waer and aacks any creatures (other than myco
DIRE SPORE
When myconids
myconids ake damage they reease spores ids)
of thewho
wh
tdoes
eter
tdes he
B ef
efre unn
unne
re he e regardless
r egardless
myconid leaderof the sae
apsed no
ha aler all other mycods wih 24 0 feet of uconscousness, it created his guardian o keep
them A mycoids in he cave are in range of each outsiders away.
ohers Disress Spores Mycods areas B2 ad As described
describe d on he prevous page, he water
water leve
B3 move o area B f they deect Dstress Spores.
Spo res. here vares by up to 10 feet wth he tdes. A hgh
tde, he water s abou 8 fee deep alog the edges
ed ges
of the une and 25 fee deep the mddle
mdd le At ow
CHAPTER 2 I SEAGROW CAVES
ide he wakways
ide wakways aong he edges are exposed,
expos ed, and moves away from an acive voe fungus have an-
the waer is 15 fee deep n the mddle oher fungus sir and aack ha characer on he
2ndLevel Characters If he characters are 2nd fungus'ss nex turn.
fungus' turn . I f a characer scans he fungus
evel, two stirges cingng o he unnel celng are farm ookng r more vioe fungi, cast as much
disurbed if ghing breaks ou in his area
ar ea and joi
join
n doubt as you can: many of the fung look sicky and
the bae The sirges ignore he spore servant purpe but pose no da nger nger
Myconi
yconids
ds The mycond sprouts avoid he char-
B2 FUNGUS FARM acers and he viole fung. If the aduts become
aware of danger through the noise nois e of comba (or the
his fty-othgh cavern is a res of multicolored sprous Distress
Distres s Spores), they move
move as quickly as
fung, ranging from tiny laments to treesized mush· hey can to protect the sprous.
If he characers defeat the vioe fungi he my
rooms
rooms A natural stairca
staircase
se of stone colum
colum ns along
conids aiude improves o indieren, and hey
the east wal leads up ten et to a higher cave area
area in
are willng o speak o the characers (using their
th e north. Water burble s down from
from that up pe cave
cave Rappor Spores) The adus agree to accompany
and collects n a large pool wo small mushoomlike the characters and vouch r hem wh he res of
people are wokng
wokng ami d the mu shrooms near the he myconid coony, mproving he oher myconds
pond A sickening sme ll, l ke sulfur,
sulfur, hangs n the ai r atude o nderen as we.
Bhted Fungi A characer who who examines
exam ines any of
the fungi notces ha many of he mushrooms are
The wateral is fed from a pool n he upper cave,
which in urn s suppled by runo ricklng down sickly shriveled,
sickly shriv eled, and boched wh back paches of
decay The blgh has no obvious source
decay
from he surfce. Both poos are 5 feet deep a mos Treasure The fungus frm conans hear cap
The two mushroom peope are myconid sprouts mushrooms ready r harves. A character who
named
name d Molen and Kraz.
Kra z. They are spreading fe fer·
r· spendss 1 5 mnu
spend mnues es searchng
search ng his chamber fr
fr use
ilzer from area B3 , whe wo myconid adults fu fung and succeeds
succeeds on a DC 1 2 Ineigence (Na
named
name d Hpsiz
H psiz and Rugos
Rugoso o end he mushrooms ture) or Wsdom (Survival) check nds d6 of hese
near he upper pool,
pool , out of sigh from
from below. All reddsh mushrooms, which bear an unseing re-
fur myconids
myconids are obivous o he true threa
thre a n he semblance o human hears. Tarak can make each
cavethree violet fngi ha grow among he harm· hear cap mushroom nto a potion of healing.
less mushrooms here 2ndLevel Characters. If he characers
characers are 2nd
2 nd
If the characers move ino the cave oward he level, add wo vioet fung to his encounter.
en counter.
myconids
my conids , one vioe fungus aacks
aacks them, extending
exten ding
ong tendris hat cause mmediate rot when they B3 : LARDE
LARDER
R
ouch iving esh. Read ths tex:
This cave reeks of rot, and the floor is coveed with
As you advance into the cave, a sicky ooking mus· decaying
decay ing veg
veget
etation.
ation. hree s ma l mus hroom
hroomfflk are
room suddenly stirs to i.
i. It extends
extends long pupe workin g ami d the lth In the southwest corner
corner of
of the
tendr ils toward you
you a nd moves slowly across
across the cave cave, a bu lbous ob ject the sze of a cart cin gs to the
oor on rootlike tendrs wall a nd ceili ng, glis tenng i ke a glob ofjelly
Running the Combat BecausBecause e he violet ung Three myconid sprouts named Bsp o, VaupVaup and
move so sowly, it's easy fr he characters o stay Poppe work
work her e gahering feri
feriizer
izer r use in
ou of their reach and kll he fungus monsters area B 2. Th e bubous objec
objec is a sirge nes which
with ranged aacks. The ineresing
ineres ing par of his en characers can identify
identify wh
wh a successfu DC 1 5 n
couner is denifyng the danger One voe fungus teigence (Naure) check If
I f a characer moves
moves more
moves and aacks to star he encouner
enco uner bu the han 5 feet into he chamber sx stirges emerge
other wo remain motonless untl characters move
move from the nes and atack Meanwhle he sprous
close o them. ee toward area B4 at he rs sgn of inruders re-
You dont need o keep rack of exacy where ev
ev ying on he disraction of he sirges o escape.
eryone s standing in he room. Insead re
rey
y on your 2nd-Level Characters If he characters
characters are 2nd
2n d
sense of whats fun and excitng. When a characer level, add wo strge s to his encouner.
CHAPTER 2 I SEAGROW CAVES
B4 CIRLE CHAMER B6: CRYSTAL CAVE
Sixx clu sters of
Si of giant m us hooms are aranged in a The air i n this cave
cave s c hoked with thic k smoke that as
rough
rough c ircle around
around th is cavern.
cavern. Several hu man-s ized saults your nost
nostis
is with a p ungent odo of bimstone.
mu sh room fk
fk stand in a cice in the center of the Stange,
Stange, flickering
flickering orange ight il um in ate
atess the smoke.
cave.
cave. The s mel of sulfu i s st
stonger
onger here. his area i s free
free of
of fung al gr
growth;
owth; i nstead cystals
gow fom the rock. o your right a lage cluster of
Six myconid adults ar e here. Tw Twoo of them (named purple crystals juts fom the stone On the r wall
Agric and Omphalo
Omphal o) are tending to theth e other ur a glowing oange crystal wedged into a ssure n the
(Craterel
(Craterel Pleuro
Pleur o Subrufus
Subrufu s and Virosa) who are cavee wa seems to be the sourc
cav sourcee ofthe
of the l ight Streaks
standing stockstill
stockstill i n a dreamlike trance called a of soot tace a path a long th e cave
cave wall s between the
meld experiencing a share
meld sharedd transcendent state. The purpl e crystals
crystals and the ss ure
two conscious myconids move quickly to conront
any intruders who aren't escorted by other myco-
nids and the
they
y respond with violence
violence to an y threat.
threat. Two fume drakes lurk amid the sul sulurous
urous fumes
All six myconids are ill and tigued from the These elemental creatures look like little dragons
blight that is spreading through the caves so they rmed entirely
enti rely of greenish smoke. They dont le av
ave
e
take turns resting here. this cave but they rush to attack any creature that
B5 NENSA's ANUM enters it.
This cave is the source o the blight spreading
through the myconid colony
col ony As the characters
Gl owing fun
fun gus and colo f
fuu l cystals grow f
fom
om the explore the cave they can easily determine that
noxious umes rom deep beneath the island seep
wals and ce
ceii
ii ngs ofths
ofths smalle cave.
cave. In the middle
up around the vein of purple crystals.
crystals. Ordinarily
o the cave,
cave, two
two hu man -szed mu shoom lk ten d to
to
the fumes vent to the surce through a ssure in
a la rge speci men o the i knd he
he la ge one
one is sh rv the west wall bu t the ssure is now blocked
blocked by the
eledd a nd covere
ele coveredd with u nheathy pu rple b ot
otches
ches and enormous orange crystal which is also the source
t does n ot move. of the
the light
li ght here.
The heart of the
the problem is the tomb of the red
dragon Sharruth
Sharruth deep beneat
beneath h the island. The pres-
Two myconid adults name d Auranta
Auranta and Enok
Eno k are
are
ence of such
such a powerful dragon ar underground
tending the unconscious
unconsc ious myconid who
who leads this
causes the volcanic activity that produces the nox nox--
colony, Sinensa. The adults collect
coll ect spores rom a ious umes. Whats more the dragon's energy occa-
barrelsiz ed glowi
glowing
ng red ungus that vaguely
vaguely resem-
sionally tears open small
s mall ri fts in the
th e abric
abric of reality
bles a human brain and pu the spores around the
that lead to the Elemental Plane o Fireanother di-
leader's head. The
T he treatment is keeping the leader
mension of reality that is the cosmic source of ery
alive r now but it is a losing battle Sinensas only
energy. The Plane of Fire is the origin of both the
hope is r the blight to end. The adults zealously
orange crystal blocking the vent (which(which is actually
act ually
deend their leader immediately
immed iately attacking intruders
an egg case) and the creatures currently in the cave
who arent accompanied by other other myconids
myconids
Fire Crystal. Destroyi
Destroyingng the orange crystal block-
Treasure. If the cha
charact
racters
ers bring the glowing red
ing th
the
e western ssure allows the noxious umes to
ungus called a ruby morel back to the clois
cloister
ter
escape
escap e the
th e cave and stops the blight that is harming
harmin g
Tarak uses it to make them an eixir of health
health (de-
the myconids A single s trong whack
whack with a weapon
scribed in appendix A)
a crowbar or another tool is sucient to shatter
it. When the crystal breaks a twootdiameter
sphere
the otherof pieces
smoldering obsidian
and breaks fllsreleasing
open to the oor amid
a re
snake from this stony
stony egg. Seein
S eeingg the characters
only as fuel it attacks them at once.
Breaking the re crystal also reveals the the reason
the myconids
myconids avoid this cave: the cave is imme
diately lled with shimmering
shi mmering sunlight
su nlight refracte
refracte
through the crystals that line the vent Bright light
lls the entire area.
CHAPTER ' I SEAGROW CAVE
CAVE S
Treasure. The re snake's egg breaks into 25 tiny GAIN A LEVE
chunks
chunks of obsidian worth 10 gp each
Afte they compete this
Afte th is chapte o f the
the adventue,
2nd-Level Characters If the chaactes ae 2nd
the chaactes gain a eve. I f they
they visited Seagow
evel add a thid fume dake to the oom when the
Caves befre the wreck
wrec k of o
o
o they ad-
charactes
chara ctes rst arive Then at the same time the
vance fom st eve to 2nd eve. The residents of
re snake
sn ake hatches fom
fom its egg, two more fume
Dragon's Rest urge them to visit the wreck of o
dakes emege from the custer of purple crystals.
o
o next (see "Shipwreck on page page 1 2)
If they've are ady expoed the wreck
wr eck of o
o
N DING HI
HI S CHAPTER o in chapte 3 they advance fom 2nd leve to
If the characters destoy the oange cystal
cystal s o the 3d leve and are ready to visit Citop Obsevatoy
toxic fumes can escape the caves, the myconids' in chapter 4 See "Lost Wyrmling on page 13.
attitude improves to friendy
friendy Sinensa
Sine nsa the myconid The characte sheets expain what happens when
leader regains consciousness
co nsciousness the folowin
folowingg mon charactes gain a evel.
ing If the charactes ae
ae pesent when Sinensa
awakens Sinensa gives
give s them the uby more fom
fom
aea BS and permission to keep any othe teasue
or mushooms they colected in the caves
Once the characters eturn to Dragon's Rest
Tarak can use the ruby
rub y morel to make
m ake an
o
(descibed in appendix A) which he gives to
the charactes in gratitude r their eorts.
1
CHAPTER 2 I SEAGROW CAVES 2
CHAP T ER 3
C URSED HIPWR
IPWRE
E K
HIS
HIS CHAP ER ASSUMES
ASSUMES THE CHARACERS COM E the hapy has been ling ships to crash on the
here befe Seagrow Caves and ae stil 1st leve It shoal and feasting on the nucky saiors. The sail
also incdes instctions to scae p the dange in os who escape the hapy's talons end p as zom-
z om-
combat enconters if the chaacters compete chap- bies menacing the peope of Dragon's Rest.
te 2, "Seagow Caves, bee coming here and ae The hapy is only the most immediate probem
now 2nd leve.
leve. lking in the wecked h l of
. The
geater theat is a csed talisman hed in the ship's
SHIPWRECK OVERVIEW
Ever since the vioent death of a gold dagon on the O T H ER S H I P W R EC K
ocky
ock y shoa on the noth
no th side of Stormwreck Isle hi s chapter
chapter assmes the characters
characters heed Runara's
the bonestewn
bones tewn rocks have been the site of many advice and search Compass Rose r clues to the recent
shipwrecks throgh the centries. One sch ship- shpwrecks If the characters decde to explore other
wreck eft a asting mark on the isand. recent
rec
to ent wreck
wrecks,
represent s,any
yoother
ca n use the ship's
snken ma p of Compass
deck Rose
plan, though
Abot ty yeas ago, a ship
shi p named
most of the wrecks a re entirely nd erwat
erwater
er Cha racte
racters
rs
carrying passengers bond the coiste exporing other wrecks might d more ombies-
wrecked on the shoal kiling all aboard. To the hor- sail ors kil led n the wrecks who were
were ani mated by the
ror of the coiste's residents
res idents those who drowned talisman n Compass Rose' hold b t coul coul dn 't get
get o
nd thei way ashoe as shambing zombies. ther ships r some reason hey hey might also nd giant
Since the oss of that ship each new shipweck
shipweck octopses
oct opses (you can use the spore servant octops
octops
stat block fofom
m ap pend x B), ghol s or other dangers
has broght a resh wave of zombie saiors to the
aboard These adventres are yours to create, but only
isand's shoe. Fotnatey, wecks are areor they the wreck of Compass Rose holds the secret to feeng
wee ntil recently. Dragon' s Rest fromfrom the zombi e attacks.
Not ong ago, a harpy settled into the weck of
.
. With its magicay entancing
entanc ing voice
CHAPTER 3 I CURSED SHPWRECK
hold imbue
imbued d wih magic by
by a longdead salor's HIPWRECK LOCATION
desperae prayers
prayers o a demo lord. This
T his curse is re-
sposible
sposib le fr he drowned salors amaing
ama ing as zom- The fllowing locatos are keyed o map 4, whch
bies.. Most of the salors who were aboard he shp
bies shows he layou of the shpwreck.
when it wrecked are long gone bu some zombes Cl : MAIN DE K
have bee trapped he wreck fr years
HIPWRECK FEATURE The mol deing wood
wood of the dec is slic k with
with a gae
The wreck of o
o o is i s locaed at he norh- and sea
seawat
wate.
e. Amid t he tangle of igging spl intere
interedd
ern end of a long spur of sharp rocks and drago railings ad stray seaweed you spot boots, bones
bones jut g from he ocean waves about 2 2 miles
mi les and bits of goe that seem co sid eabl y more recet
from
from t he cloiser I remans
rema ns mosly above he water than the wrec of thi s s hi p
held up by the ancient boes ha ha ore s hull. The
Stairs ead to up per decs at re
re ad aft,
aft, a nd doo rs
wreck has the fllowg feaures
lead nto cabins ud er those
those decks he main mast
Walls The soggy wooden walls are aged o a sckly remains ntact and mostly upight topped with a
black and green. Algae ad barnacles grow o cow'ss nest overowin
cow' overowin g with
with deb rs A starcase nea r
walls hroughou
Cengs hen
The ceilngs wreck
the ship are 8 fee hgh the mast and a arge hatch
hatch on the port sde both ead
down into the hold
Doors The doorways are 6 fee high and h e
doors are in he same waterlogged condiion as
the walls Crow's Nest. A rope ladder runs up he mast to
Light. Durng the day the su lls the upper deck the crow's nes secure despite he condion of he
and ma
ma deck wh brgh lgh and the lower wreck. The mast sways alarmgly as characers
deck with
with dm ligh
li gh Su nlight doesn' reach to
to climb and
a nd a the op of the 5 0fot clmb he charac
he hold and he whole wreck is dark a gh. See ters nd ha they are leag ou over he waer
waer o
"Vsion i the rulebook. the por (norh) side of
o f he shp.
The crows nest now serves as a nes fr the harpy
UN NIN G HI
HI S CHAPTER ha has made o
o
o s lair The bas-
Dragos Res has a rowboat the characters can keshaped area is sued with wood shavings dry
ake o vist the wreck of o
o o The rip of grass ad shredded canvas from ships sals. Bs of
2 mles
2 ml es takes abou hour ad 40 minues
m inues to row
row boes tufs
tuf s of har ad shy baubles are also visi
Whe the characters arrve read this ext: ble n the harpys nes
Harpy
arpy''s Return. When he characers arrive a
the shpwreck the harp
har py s ou looking r anoher
Waves
Waves lap agai nst a derelct ship lodged agaist a
shp to lure oo he rocks It returns afer he char-
ridge of rocks and eno rmous dragon boes. A it
it acers have spet some ime aboard as described in
odor of ro
rott waf
wafts
ts on the se a ai a lo g with the sou d "Harpys
"Har pys Return laer in ths
th s chaper
chaper
of scre
screechig
echig seagull s and the oa oftheof the su A tan- Treasure. Characters who search hrough he
gled mess oftat
of tatter
tered
ed sa ils and igging hags o the crow's nes d a small gold bracelet worth 25 gp a
starboardd s ide of the main deck oerig
starboar oerig oe possile sngle gold hoop earrig worth 25 gp wo small -
ger eye
eye gems worh
worh 10 gp each ad oe bloodsone
wayy to cimb aboard. At the ster you ca mae out a
wa
gem worth 50 gp
gapin g hole in the hul l beneath the wate
wate lie.
C2 : FOREASTLE
FOREASTLE
If he characters pull the rowbo
rowboa a up to he souh
(starboard) side of the shp they can easly te up The boke emast eas out across a broken raiing
he lle boa to he derelicts rggig and climb ono wth a tangle of rggig and tattered cavas trailng
he ma deck (area C . However
However hey're free toto ex- down to the rocks ad d rago boes beow. A rusted
plore oher possbili ies fr getng aboard such as
ad rottng ballsta stads ea the broke mast
swimmig through he hole in he hold (area C9).
Th e ballisa no loger works. Theres nohing of n-
eres to d here.
CHAPTER 3 CURSED SHIPWRECK
C3 QUARTERDEK C5: GALLEY
I
The spl intered e main s of a mast jut up rom
rom this ea A longdead headess skeeton sts propped up
dec l ke a boen spea r. h e sh p's whee i s asew against a counter to the rght bu t the galey is other
other--
dslodged from
from its mechanis m. wise empty.
empty. U ness . .. di d the skeleton
skeleton just move?
The whee bears the name o f the ship
shi p
Sma harmless
harmlesscabs
cabs ae cawng
cawng ove
overr the skee-
Reengraved and lad with motherof
motherofpear
pear ta emas
ema s causg the usio
usio of movemet
movemet
though in the wheels curet postion the ame
is upside dow If a characte turs the whee t C6 CREW QUARTERS
saps free
free of ts axle ad fls. If the character tes
to catch the wheel befre
befre t hts the deck ask the Six doubl e bu nks ine th
thee edges o this cab in. Per
Per
payerr to make a DC 10 Dexterity saving thow
paye thow On
On sona l eects
eects are strewn
strewn about the room, a nd a fded
fded ,
a successfu save, the chaacter catches
catches the whee
panted portrait
portrait hangs on one wall.
On a fied save the whee hits the deck with a loud
thud that catches the atteton of the zombes n
area C4 A moment
moment ater the thud is answered by The potat shows a young
young coupe sm ig and
a oud crash agast the doo to C4 whch repeats embacg Wrtte acoss the bottom of o f the
the por-
evey 10 to 1 5 seconds. trait are the words "Aleitha and Brastostogethe
frever
frever.
. The backhaired woman wears a saior's
sa ior's
C4 CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS ufrm smia to the tattes won by the zombies
The doo to the captai's quarters is barrcaded aboad this ship The blodhared ma wears a
fom
fom the nsde though the heavy
heav y wooden ba bock
bock mechants e clothes.
ing th
the
e doo is haf otten A chaacte
chaacte who
who tes to Floorboard Stash. A characte whowho seaches
sea ches the
frce the door ope can beak it dow with a suc-
cab ad succeeds
succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Pecep-
cessful DC 10 Stegth check to) check otces a ooboard in the middle
mi ddle of the
room that is ased
as ed slghty above
above ts neghbos.
neghb os. A
Te door cashes open to reveal two drowned sailors character
chara cter who lfts the oorboard trggers a trap:
in a cabn that must once have been uxuious. A a tiny
characte
char dart
acte shoots
Its upbous
attack makg
bo an attack
us is +5. against
If it hits the2
it de as
boocase, hal f coapsed holds waterlogg
boocase, waterlogged
ed an d dis
(d4) piecing
pie cing damage and the chaacter
chaacter must suc-
integating
integating books and scr
scrol
ol s. The polish ed wood
wood des
ceed on a DC 1 1 Costtuto saving throw throw or take
eans awk
awkwardly
wardly on three
three egs; it has a n oate com- 3 (d6) poso damage Oce the trap s trggeed
pass set in its center. The bed is coveed i rottng it does ot trgger again uless a chaacte resets
beddin g and sags n the mid dle. A jagged
jagged hole gapes it (f the characters gue out a way to to ift the oor-
in th e foor
foor beside the bed board from a safe safe distance the dat misses)
Treasure. A sack full of 200 gp ests n a smal smal
compartment
compa rtment beeath the ased ooboa
ooboad. d.
If the chaactes
chaactes dopped
do pped the wheel in aea C3 or
needed more tha one Stregth check to ope the C7 MESS HALL
door nto ths room the two zomie ae besde the
doo when it opes. Otherwse theye aimessly
A lo g table taes
taes up mo
most
st of ths cabi n, which mu st
shui g aroud the cab I ethe case, they move
shuig have served as a mess hall. Decayng chairs ae
to attack the characters
chara cters right
r ight away
away
Hole to the Hold. The hole besde the captas scattered about, and broken glass and crockey litter
bed med when the rottng oorboads colapsed the oor.
unde the weight of the captan's sea chest. It broke
though the oo of the lowe deck (area C8) as we
Theres othg of teest to d here
here
comg to rest the hod (area C9)
Treasure. Two sma
sma drawers in the desk hold
a pouch containing 50 gp gp a set of catographer's
toos and a dagger. The compass set the desktop
can easiy be ped free; it is woth
woth 25 gp
2nd-Level
2nd-Le vel Characters. If the characters ae 2d
level add a third zombie to ths encoute
encou ter
r
C H A PT ER 3 I C U R S ED S H PW R EC K
TH WK F COMPASS ROSE
UPPER DECK MAl DECK
LOWER DECK -
.
AP 4: THE WRECK OF oMP As ose
C8: LOWER DEK Hole to the Hold
heAarea
norhwes part of he hoeeads
n hep
eads celng
o heincapan's
he
qarters (area C4) Is mached by a smlar hoe
he descent to the owe dec s chily wet and nset
directy below it The holes were caused by the cap
tli ng. Seaw
Seawater
ater obscu re
ress the oor
oor and s loshes ag ain st tans chest fallng hrough the oorboards al he
the hu. Decaying crates and barrels ae scattered way o the hod, where it came o rest (see area C9)
aroun d, some foatin
o atin g fr
freely and others stacked
stacked i nto 2nd-Level Characters. If he characers are are 2nd
2n d
coners. Yo hea spashi ng as a waing corpse
corpse m- level, add wo zombes o hs
h s encouner
bes towa
towadd yo wading in wate
wate that doesn't qu te Treasure Some of he goods in the craes here
reman valable_ Usng a crowbar, a characer can
reach ts knees
pry open a crate in 1 mnute; withou
wit hou a crowbar,
crowbar, it
takes
tak es 1 0 mnues When
Whe n a characer
characer opens a crae
crae
The zombie is an obvios hrea, bt another Un- ro a d6 and consul the Crate Contents tabe to de-
dead monstera lrks in the at part o the ermne wha's inside The characters can nd each
hod Much more cnning han the zombies he item on he tabe once
gho was to attack uni h e characers are busy
with the zomb ie I hop es o parayze
parayze a character C R AT
AT E C O N T E N T S
wih its Claw atack then drag the paralyzed charac d6 ontents
er away to feas on whe he other characters con Fve bottes
bottes of n e wine (worth 0 gp each) pa ced
tend with he zombie. Unlke he zombes, the ghoul n straw, pls one broken botte
s not a rmer member of the ship's crew bu a ve
2 A 20p ond sack of whole cloves worth 60 gp
scavenger drawn
drawn by the presence o decaying esh
3 Ten small, 1pound bars of silve (worth 5 gp each)
The water on he oor ranges rom abot 6 inchesinc hes
deep on the sarboard (soth)
(soth) sde of the ship o 4 A pai r of ca nd lestc ho ld es carved fom bone to
1 8 inches deep on he port (north)
(north) sde. The water
water resemble dagons, woth 25 gp each
makes the enire lower
lower deck dcl errain
err ain (see 5 A ne lute with motherofpearl inay woth 50 gp
"Dct Terrain n the rebook) 6 A spell scroll of command (s
(see
ee ap pendi x A)
A) seaed
in a le athe case
CHAPTER 3 CURS ED SHIPWRECK
C9: OL
1 9 Tarsakh
O joun ey s ended th ough I fear
fear my own
own s to
As the cod water engus you a stange undersea
contnu
contnu e in th
thee mo
most
st horibe way magna be. Com-
wol d s reveaed Colorf
Colorful
ul seaweed gows
gows ove the
pass Rose wreced on a sh oal so th of N evewin
evewinter.
ter.
shattere
shatteredd h ul l especia y around the gapng hole in
Many saios perished wth the itia mpact and
the stern o the shi p. Tiny sh dat among hun ks o
Aetha was gravely
gravely nju red. As I tended her wounds
debrs a nd cag
cago.
o.
she c utche
utchedd h e tali
tali sma n an d beathed soft
soft payes
payes
I asked he what
what the
the taisman signed. She tod m e
See "Cimbng, Swmming, and Cawlng and love.
love. H er hus band waits r her at Dragon's Rest, h av
av--
"Suocating n the "The Envonment section ng pedged hs sevce to the dagon there. The tals
of the ruebook as the chaacters venture into the man s made rom locs of the hai r woven
woven togethe
togethe
submerged hold Fortuna
Fortunately
tely fr them, unless some
as a promi se to
to be eun ited no atte what f
fe
e might
thing goes wong, thee's no sgnicant time pres-
sue on the charactes as they swim around here befl them. It might have been a beautifu stoy,
They can surce (at the hoe n aea C 8's oor, or at had t not been Aeitha's gruesome endand the
the top of the stairs up to C8) to beathe as often as words of the praye I h ead as s he breathed he r last.
they need to Fo she was beggg Orcus, the Pince of Undeath, to
Captain's Chest. A heavy ron ron chest lies on the ente her with her husband
oo of the
the hod,
ho d, decty
de cty beneath the hoe t fell
fell
I hed he hands as the breath left her, and I fet a
through If a character opens the chest hee, a lage
horible ch ll pass though
though he. N ex
extt I knew
knew,, she was
ai bubble ushes out, and a packet, wapped and
seaed
seae d in waxed fbrc,
fbrc, rses up afte
afte t Though the sn ki g her teeth
teeth to my neck. At the same moment
chest s heavy (about 1 25 pounds, the chaactes I head moans begn to ise fom the dead sailos a
can aso cay t to the sufce befre openng t aound us What cse ha s she brought
brought on us al l?
The chest contains a pouch holding 55 gp and Aleady I eel a ceepng chil overtang my body I
three turquoise stones (woth
(woth 10 gp each, as we am secung he tasman with this boo in my chest,
as a pair of b oots of elvenkind. The oating packet
elvenkind. in th e hope that someone who comes afte
afte us may
contains the captains journal, whch has been keep
end this n ghtmare by
by brngi ng Altheas talis man to
safe fom the water by by its wrapping A brad of hai
is stuck n the pages like a bookmark, indicat ng the he husband.
ogs last
las t enty The last enty
ent y reads as llows:
The talsman
ta lsman s s fmed
fmed fom
fom ong locks o f hair
some blonde, some backbaided
backbaided together and
knotted aound two small nge bones If a chaac chaac
te casts detect magic, the talsman is revealed to
cary magc of the schoo of necomancy
necomancy See "End-
ing Ths Chapter fr more more about the taisman
tai sman
Tarsakh s a monthmont h n the
th e calendar
cale ndar of the Fogot-
Fogot-
ten Reams,
Rea ms, roug
roughlyhly corespondng to Ap No year
s specied in the og
About Orcus. Known as the Demon Prnce of Un-
death and the Blood Lod, the demon ord Orcus s
a end whose power rivals that of the gods Rulng
over hodes of demons in the nightmarish pae of
exstence
exstenc e caed the Abyss, Orcus yeans to trans
frm the multivese into a ghasty place of death.
Many Undead creatures (lke ghous ghou s worship hm
or seek to bargain with him n exchange some
fagment
fagm ent of hs powe over undeath
A New Threat. Afte the chaacters nd the cap-
tans chest, when they come up from the hold to the
lowe deck, they
lowe t hey hear a heavy thump on the deck de ck
above
abo ve them as the harpy lands on the main deck
See " Harpys Return below
C HA PT ER 3 C U R SED SHI PW R EC K
HARPY'S ETURN END ING HIS C HAPTR
The harpy ha makes its lair ini n he crows nes I he characers defeat
defeat he harpy one probem is
(area C)
C ) reurns to he ship when one of these con soved: no more ships wi be lur ed to the rocks, and
ditions is me: shipwrecks wi once aga in be a rariyrar iy
The characers nd he capain's ches in the hold I f he
he characers nd
nd Aeithas taisman
tai sman in the
th e
(area C9) and return to the lower deck (area C). hold hey can solve he zombie probem entirey. If
• The characers nish
nis h a short or long res hey bring the alisman o Runara and explain wha wha
on he ship they und in the capain's og, Runara nods sadly
She
Sh e remembers Aleithas husband, Brasos, but
The next time
t ime the characers show themselves on he died many
m any years ago. He was laid o res in the
he main deck, the harpy confronts hem: graveyar
grav eyard
d atop he cis at he norhern poin
poi n of the
island, norhwest of Dragons Res
A terrifying monster perches on the top of the crow's The grav
graves
es in he lie cliop cemetery are cov cov
nest spreading its scraggly
scraggly wngs an d sceeching ered in white wildowers and marked with simpe
wooden sabs. If he characters ay ay he alisman on
harshly. I ts wings and legs esemble those of a m angy
Brastos's grave bury i in he soi
s oi over he grave
vulture, while ts head, toso
toso and arms look a most
or burn it aop he grave, the wind seems o sigh in
hum an t clutches
clutches a l arg
argee bone ike a clu b and fexe
fexess reief. Thick fg
fg rms around the rocks norh of the
its talons. island he fg
fg lingers overnight and when it dis
perses no race of Compass Rose remains.
The characers migh also disregard
di sregard the words of
On its rs turn he harpy
harpy uses its Luring Song i n
the captains journal and desroy he taisman
tais man whie
an aemp o charm
char m he characters an d draw hem
aboard the ship. This aso breaks the cursehe
up o he crows nes
nes A character charmed by the
characers sill feel
feel something ike a sigh in i n he air
harpy's Luring Song
Son g hinks it's he mos beautiul
g rises
rise s up o enguf
engu f he wreck
wreck while the characers
sound hey have everever heard. It's easy o imagine how
are rowing awaway
ay and the ship is gone when the g
a ship might be ured o course o ge coser
cose r to the
source
sourc e of
o f his
his music
musi c lifts the next day.
If the
the characers undo the taisman's curse,
curse , the
TALKING O E HARPY nex time they seep, the ceric chara
character
cter has an
The harpy is crue and
a nd hungry fr esh, but i other dream. Read this tex o the cerics player:
speaks Common and can be reasoned with It's not
easy o convince he bloodhirsty
blo odhirsty monser to change n yo u dream you
you ar
aree once aga in on the deck of the
is ways and eave he
h e wreck of Compass Rose, but shi that brought you hee and you see Stor
Stormwre
mwreck
ck
if he payers
payers come up wih a srong argument (pos-
Isl e shouded n d akness just as it was
was n your ealier
sibly supported wih high rols on Charisma
Cha risma checks),
dreams. As you sal coser the da kness reaks, and a
he harpy cooperates These acics are the mos
ikey
i key to
to convince he harpy o eave: dazzlng a
ayy of sun ght sh ines down ov
ove
e the san d A
gente pl ume of white smoke rses u p fo
fom
m the is land
If he characers have aready reduced theth e harpy
h arpy
as the darkness is d iven away
away.. Then the dakness an d
to fewer
fewer than haf is hi poins, i migh ee.
•
If he characers caimed he treasure
treasur e fom he the smoke are gone,
gone, the light swells
swells to el d you as
crows
crow s nes while he harpy was absent i migh well, and you feel
feel the love and a pprov
pproval
al of your god.
agree to leave in exchange r he reurn of
is treasure
If he characers are 2nd evel and two harpies
harp ies are GAIN A LEVE
presen (see beow) characters can pay on the
disrust beween he wowo harpies
harpi es and migh con After hey complete his
After hi s chaper of he adventure,
the characters gain a level. If I f hey
hey visited Compass
vince hem to par ways and eave he area
are a
Rose bere Seagrow Caves hey advance o 2nd
2ND-EVE CARAERS level The residens of Dragon's Res urge hem o
If he characers are 2nd leve add a second harpy visi Seagrow Caves nex (see (see S ea Caves" on page
to he encouner. This harpy initia y perches
perches on 2). I f the characers have
have already expored he
the ballista in area C and uses its own Luring caves, they advance to 3rd leve and are ready to
Song. Ahough heyre
heyre allies the harpies don' trus visi
visi Clio
Cl iopp Observatory in chapter 4 See Los
each other.
othe r. Wyrming" on page 13
The characer shees explain wha happens when
characers gain a eve
CHAPTER 3 CU RSED SIWRECK
CHAP T ER 4
C LI
LIFF F TO P B SE
SERRVATOR
ORY
Y
Trs CHAPTER ASSUM ES THE CHARACTERS VISIT
VISIT In recen monhs, he obsevaory ruins have
he observaory afe exporing Seagow Caves become the home of an arogan bue dragon wym-
and he weck of o o, and thus have ing called Spakrender, a descendant of Runaas
eached 3d eve If they
they come hee bere visiing ancient iva. Like his an ceso
ceso,, Sparkrender seeks
the other advenu
advenure
re sies, he combat encounes to claim he desrucive magic ha in gers a
a he
are pobably oo dicut fr them Tha's he reason sie Like Runara Spakrende has ecuited ko
Runaa wont give
give th e chaaces the moonsone bods to join his cause
key or infmation about he observaoy uni afe About ve days bere he characes arived on
theyve
they ve deat with he isands oth
other
er probems If the island, a bronze dagon wyrmling named Aidon
necessay, you can have Runaa warn the chaac ef the s afe
afey
y of Dragons Res and Runaas tue-
es that theyre no eady to face his part
par t of he lage and came
cam e o the ancien obsevatory.
obsevatory. The wo
adventue yet wyrmlings met and immediatey cashed Spakren-
de aemped o urn the bronze wyming against
B S E RVATO
TORRY V E RVI EW Runara bu Aidrons hated of chromaic dragons
During is heyday,
heyday, the Citop Observa
Obse rvaory
ory was a was stronge than his disagreement with Runara.
mave of magical innovation Adorned wih go- Ulimaely
Ulimae ly Sparkender overpowered Aidon and
geous sained gass windows and marble spires, he impisoned him in he obsevaoy ruinsruins.
observaoy's owes sood high above the churn- Spakende beieves Aidon is he key o un-
ing sea on sepaate islets, linked by shimmeing ocking the obsevaoys magic and claiming
bridges of magical en ergy Bu he obseva
obsevaoy
oy was his ancesors
ancesor s power
power Wih he bonze wyrmling
impisoned Sparkrende began planning a itual
wrecked when Runara baed he blue dagon iva ha wi awaken the spiits of all
all the isands
i sands dead
centuries ago and now i lies in ruin a cumbled
memory ovetaken by nature dagons and bind them o his wia he cost of
Aidon's life.
OBERVATRY FEATURE come to res t on a rocky spire
spire o the coast as he re-
turns to his hoard among the ruins (area D5).
The observatory
observatory is buit o n a series o f basat
basat spires
A character
character who examines the crysta
crystaine
ine pro
jutting up fom the ocean at the southeastern
southeaste rn tip of
trusions or the scarred vegetation can make a DC
Stormwreck se. Almost a the structures frmer
frmer
10 ntelligence (Nature) check. On a success, the
ceiingss and walls have crumbed away,
ceiing away, exposing
character recognizes the
t he phenomenon as a sign of
the ruins to the open air.
light ning strikesor the ightning
lightning ightning breat
breath
h of a bue
bue
Unless otherwise noted, the ruins stand 30 feet
or bronze dragon.
above
abov e the ocean's
oce an's surface. The rugged clis oer
Assuming the characters continue toward the
abundant hand and otholds,
otholds, so
s o a character who
observatory,
observat ory, they soon arrive at area D, de-
jumps or s into the water and survives (see Fa-
scribed below.
ing" in the rulebo ok) can cimb
cimb back up without
without
needing to make an ability check. PPRACHING BY WATER
f the characters row to the observatory,
observatory, read thi s
UN NIN G HI
HI S CHAPTER
text instead
Once the charac
characters
ters decide t o visit the C ito
itop
p
Observatory, they have three options fr reach-
ing the site: As you ound the southeastern tp of the isand, you
can see crumbl ng ui ns atop
atop basalt colu
colu mns j ust o
o
By Boat. Dragons Rest has a rowboarowboatt the charac
the man i sla nd body If you pu l he boat ash oe on
ters can take around the eastern end of the isand.
isan d.
The trip to the observatory is 5 mies, which takes the is land t woud be an ea
easy
sy walk
walk up to the top of
about 3 hours and 20 minutes
min utes to row.
row. the cis thogh here s no obvious bidge fom the
Along the Coast. Waking around the coast of clis to
to he i ns Alternatively you could ti e he boat
the island is a ittle easier tha n rowing, and a up at he botom
botom of of he co
co mn s and try to
to ci mb di
quicker trip despite the characters having to walk rec
recly
ly u p to he ru ns.
around the eastern
ea stern bay instead of rowing across As you consder these options, you h ear a scee
sceech-
ch-
it. The 6mile trip takes only 2 hours at a normal
ing roar and
and noti
notice
ce a winged glitterng
glitterng b ue sha pe
walking pace.
Overand. The characters can walk wal k southeast fom swoopin
swoopin g though the ai r ahead o you. The gue
Dragons Rest to the head of the bay, where a come s to rest atop he co um n thes
thes from
from Som-
rough path cuts across the island to the eastern wreck Isle a nd vanishes from
from sight
bay.. The rocky ground of the island is dicut
bay
terrain, but this is stil the fstest and most direct
Again, Sparkre
Sparkrendernder does no t notice the char
character
acterss
route. Characters
Characte rs can make the 3Vmie
3Vmie trip in
in
as he returns to his lair, but feel fee to tease the
about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
payers with the idea thatt hat he might notice them.
might
PPRACHING BY LAND f the characters
characters beach the boat on the shor e, they
can easily cimb the blus to area D, described
f the characters approach the observatory by and,
beow.
beo w. f
f they tie up the
t he boat at the base of one of
read the lowi
lowing
ng text: the pillars, they can instead climbclimb to the area atop it
(area
(area D2, D3, D4, or D5).
Cl am beri ng over the
the rocky groun
groun d of Stomw
Stomwreck
reck
Is le you spot strange twisted
twisted protruso ns of glass y
SPARKRENDER' BD E
cystal jutti ng fom
fom he earh The vegetaion in th s The kobolds who join
joined
ed rces with Sparkrender
area bears reddi
reddi sh banch ing scars that
that m sim la r are lawful evi and cruel. Their initial reaction to
ward outsiders is hostie (see Social Interaction" in
shapes Sudde ny you hear a screechig
screechig oar and
the ruebook), but theyre more likely to warn intrud-
notice
notice a wnged,
wnged, gltt
glttering
ering b lue s hape swoopin
swoopin g
ers to eave the ruins
ruin s than to imme diately attack.
overhead They readiy threaten violence and back up their
threats with combat
co mbat if necessary.
The blue shape is Sparkrender ying by.
by. This As an action, a character can try to convince a
gimpse of the dragon is an opportunity to make hostile kobold to have a conversation or to aow the
your players nervous about the e theyre about characters to explore the area, doing so on a suc-
to fce. Feel free
free to eaborate on the description
descri ption cessfull DC 1 5 Charisma check.
cessfu check. Depending on the
of Sparkrender and play on the characters worry characters approach, the Deception, ntimidation,
that he might spot them, but utimately
ut imately he passes or Persuasion skil can appy to the check.
by without noticing them. The characters see h im
CHAPTER 4 I CLIFFOP OBSERVAORY
(LIFF
(LI FFTOP
TOP BSERV
BSERVA
ATOR
TORY
Y
- . d
-
: ·: .
TOWER ltERIOR
_
MAP 5: CLtFFTOP BSERVATORY
This li st summarizes what the kobolds know: O B SERV
SERVA
ATR
TRY
Y L CATIN S
Kobold History. The kobods here have served The llowing ocations are keyed to map 5, which
Sparkrender r about a year
year They
Th ey revere
revere t he blue shows the
th e layout o the Ci
Cito
top
p Observat
Obs ervatory
ory
dragon as a semidivine gure and trust him to
provide or
or their ever
every
y need
nee d Dl: VERLOOK
Big Plans. Spark
Sparkrende
renderr has big pan s that wi a
low him to manist his u power
power The wyrmling A roen a d overgrown
overgrown path w ds o the edge oft
of t he
is waiting fr the scupture in the rotunda ruins
cli The ovelook
ovelook is maked b y two
two mab le statues
(area D2) to te him its time to ac The kobods
vened wth
wth go d, each caved in the shape of a dragon
think it
Dragon i tVisitor
must beNot
soonpossi
soonpossiby
ong ago by even dragon
another today. ar
today. wh s mouth open i a silet oar.
rived This other dragon waswas about Sparkrender's
size but ooked like greenishyellow meta. They At the base o each statue is a smal hexagona
hexagona
remember hearing the two arguing at the obser- indentation about 1 inch wide and 2 inches deep
vatory tower (area
(area D) and they have heard the perecty
pere cty sized to accommodate the moonstone key
other dragon roaring and crashing around inside Runara gave them
the tower (area D6) since then When the key is inserted into the base o either
Caved-In
Caved- In Wall. Though th e kobolds have
have been try statue magical ight sparks to lie in both statues
ing to tidy the ruins Sparkrender specically tod open mouths and a shimmering bridge made o
them not to clean up the newy cavedin
cavedin wa at iridescent
iridesc ent magical energy
en ergy extends from
from the over
the base o the observatory tower (area D6) The look to the observatory ruins (area D2). The bridge
cavedin wa is visible rom area D3. is sturdy and asts
asts until
unti l the key is removed from
the statue
CHAPTER 4 I CLI FFOP OBS ERV
ERVA
AORY
2: ROTUNDA RUINS dragons and wil aow him to claim the power of
the dragons who fell on Stormwreck Isle.
Dragon Egies. The strge attac k nterrupted
nterrupted the
Broken sto
stone
ne l ines th is p lazaf
lazafragments
ragments of ele gant
kobolds rom
rom their assgned task of prepa
preparing
ring ths
statues,
statues, oncemagncent
oncemagncent pillas, and shin ing marble site f Sparkrenders
Sparkrenders rtual. With the wyrmings
wyrming s
walls At the cente
cente
a ta l scul ptur
pturee of rusted pa nes help, they have crudey scupted ve chunks of rub
and g ilded stas spins idy in a jery mimicry of celes- be nto vaguely
vaguely daconic shapes and splashed
splashe d each
tial motio one with paint, and the kobods were in the proces
processs
A garged screech sud den y rses f
fom across the of arranging
arranging them around the metal sculpture
paa A halfdozen batlke ceatures are swaming
Each egy has the name of the dragon it represents
around two winged kobolds with blu e pai nt smeared etched into it. These are the names and colors of the
ve dragons:
across their ong snouts. The kobods ae ghting
Name Color
ercely,, but they seem cose to be ing overwhemed
ercely overwhemed
Astalagan Bronze
Clyssavar Gold
The two winged kobods are locked in batte with Eldenemir Blue
eight stirges. When the characters enter the area,
Sharruth Red
six of the stirges turn their
the ir attention to this new,
jucie pey The kobods ty to deal wth the remain uradaer Brass
ng two strges, and then decde what to do based If the characters ask the kobolds about the
these
se dragon
on what the characters are doing If the characters egies, Mek and Minn swe wth pride and explain
actvely help the kobods during the battle, then the that they crafted them accordng to Sparkrender's
kobolds return the vvor.
or. If the characters attack the nstructons The kobods know the egies have
kobolds instead of (or as as wel as) the stirges, the ko some part to play n Sparkrenders
Sparkrenders pans
bolds ght back. Otherwise, the kobods hang back, Energy
Energ y Bridge
Bridge Anchor
Anchorss A pair of dragon statues
trying to stay out of the way untl the ght s ove over
r lke the ones n area D stands on the west sde of
Once the strges have been defeated, f the ko- the rotunda, and another par stands on the south
bolds survve, they approach the the characters The west sde If the moonstone key
key is nserted n one of
names are Mek and Mnn, and theyre the brothers these statues, the western pair creates a bridge back
of Mya, the kobold tinkerer
ti nkerer at Dragon's Rest. They to the overook (area D), and the southwesten par
eft their sster fr dead after the strge attack that creates a bridge to a crumbed
crumb ed and isoated
isoa ted tower
maimed her wings. They have have sworn loyalty to (aea D)
Spakrende,, and
Spakrende a nd they share the dragon's cruel,
haughty demeanor 3: KOBOLD CAMP
If the chaacters actively helped the kobolds or A rickety brdge made of drftwood and rope spans
menton that Mya is ave, the kobods atttude the 5fot gap between the rotunda (area D2) and
becomes friendy They oer to introduce the char- ths structure
acters to their leader and hep the characters in any
way they can (such as retrievng the moonston
moonstone e
Skittering sounds an d whispers come fro
from
m i nsde this
key from area D so the characters can actvate the
uined to
tower
wer.. G aps in the stone are patced over with
bridge to D4). They wont
wont help the characters ght
Sparkrender,, though;
Sparkrender tho ugh; they ae loyal to the dagon wooden
wooden p anks an d theadbare
theadbare cloth.
Golden Sculpture The scupture n the center of
the rotunda s an astronomcal model used fr re- hree kobolds (Ekrash, Erp, and Hev) an d two
search n centuries past The sculptue depicts the winged kobolds (Nuho and Snirke) currenty in-
planet f Toi! (the world of the Forgotten Realms), habit ths camp, polshng si ng buets and keepng
its moon (called Sene), the sun, and seven other busy unt t's tme r Sparkrenders ritual Ini taly,
planets, as we as one comet with a very eccentrc the kobods are hostle toward the characters, deter-
orbit. A character who
who studies the scupture
s cupture can mined to scare o the intruders They are suscepti-
puzze out ts importance
importance wth
wth a successul DC 1 5 be to ntmdaton, though; as an action, a character
Intelgence (Acana) check: its curent postion sug- can make a DC 1 3 Charisma (Intimidaton)
(Intimidaton) check,
check,
gests the comet wi soon pass very close to Torl convincing them to back down
down on a success
Sparkrender pans to hod his ritua when the
comet s at its closest pont. He beieves the comet,
caed the KingKler Star, contros the destny of
CHAPTER 4 I CLI FFOP OBS ERVAORY
D4 ISOLAE UY spews ou noxious green gas, and he he chara
characer
cer who
No bridge spans he 22 o
o gap
gap between he ro opened he ock takes 3 (d6) poison damage
tunda and hs spire, uness he characers use he Inside, he journa contains sar maps and noes
moonsone key o actvae
actvae the energy brdge in area
ar ea on experimens wh magc. One passage is under-
D2 Characters mght come up wh any number of lned near he start of he journal I reads n an ar
ingenous ways
ways to cross he gap. See he sdebar
sdeba r chac daec o Common, To ye fur schoars: poin
called "Clever
"C lever Solutons r advice o help you
you de your eyes oward the Dragons lght, r i guides
termine wheher these souons work. your descen ino knowedge. Ths passage is a cue
o unlocking he hdden enrance n the observaory
The rhythm of the
The the waves
waves b elow echoes througho ut tower (area D5)
Treasure. A characer who searches the th e tower
this c ramped tower
tower Part of the foo
foo has crm bled and succeeds on a DC 1 2 Ineigence (Invesigat
(Invesigaton)
on)
away
awa y dopp ng o nto a chamb er bel owow Amid th e check nds a oose brck in he northwes wal Pu
rubble cola psed bookcases
bookcases jut out at oddodd angl es, an d ing the brick out reveas a hidden comparmen con-
mold en g books are stre
strewn
wn across the foor
foor anng a poti on of resistance (ightnng; described
potion
n appendix A) and a pouch hodng 10 gp
Scholar's]ournal Though mos o the books D5: BS
BSERV
ERVA
AORY TOW
TOWER
ER
have fen apar, one omea small back journal Sandn g taer han he res of he
Sandng he observaory,
observaory, he
with an ornae ockremains ntact
ntac t A character main oor
oor of his ower
ower is 45
4 5 fee
fee above he oceans
who examnes the book and succeeds
succeeds on a DC 1 5 surface, which pus i 1 5 fee above
above the oor of he
Wisdom (Percepton) check noices a small arcane rounda (area D2). The kobolds havehave consruced a
rune engraved above the keyhoe on the journas rough pulley if so he wingess kobolds can reach
ock. A characer who cass he detect magic spell this area when Sparkrender summons hem.
also sees a an aura
aura around the key
keyhoe.
hoe.
Ths rune s a magcal trap tha triggers if he
Rays of light d ance across the remai ns of thi s tower's
Rays tower's
journa s opened withou he use of its its orignal
orign al key
key
stained glass dome, makng iridescent colors shim-
which is ong
on g ost. A characer who makes a suc
cessu DC 1 1 Ineigenc
I neigencee (Arcana)
(Arcana) check can deer mer aco
acoss
ss the crumbled ma ble walls
walls Glded lines
mine how o dsarm he trap: by careuy scraching and jeweed
jeweed n ays rm a detailed star map spann ing
over he rune wih a dagger, a sharp pecepec e o wire
wire,, the d usty loor
loor ou a labaste statues
statues o f schoars
or a simiar implem
implemen.en. Once his s done, the jour- stand around the permeter of the oom, their ex
nal can saf
safel
elyy be opened eher by picking the l ock pessons won wthwth tim e ach tenot
tenottall
tall statue is
wh theves
theves ools and makng a success
successuu DC 10
pointng or gesturig in a didierent
erent direction
direction
Dexteriy check, o r byby breakng the lock wh a suc-
Curled in the northeas
northeastt coner of
ofthe
the tower is a lithe
cessful DC 2 Srengh check. I the lock is opened
withou rs disarming he rap, the magic rap blue dragon
dragon Ligh
Lighting
ting arcs around his horns and
snout as he s lu mbers am d a scat
scatte
teed
ed collection of
CL E VE R SO
SO UTON cons and gittering jewels
jewels
Th e chall enges characters f
fce
ce in thi s adventure can
have more than one solution. For example, to reach
the isolated study (area D4), ch arace
aracersrs could ty any Sparkrender the blue dragon wyrmling s curreny
Sparkrender
of these a ppoaches: seepng here, curled up agains the northeast wa.
• As the winged obol ds to reteve
reteve the moon stone Ths presens he characers wh an imporan
impor an
ey from area D so t can be used again in area D2 choce: hey can waken he dragon and ght him
• Dve or cl imb down into the water below,
below, swm ovover
er now,
no w, or hey can sneak
sn eak pas he dragon, nd a way
way
to the other
other colu
colu mn , and c mb back up to
to the study.
study. into the secret lbrary below (area D6) and free
• Have a characte use the misty step spell to cross the Aidron, and hen ght Sparkrender wih wih Adron's
gap and explore alone. hep Either approach s ne. The gh will be easer
eas er
Remem be there's more than one way to poceedpoceed r he characers wh Aidron on her
h er side, but they
through a n advetu re and more than one way way to
to pl ay can st rumph wihout Aidrons hep.
D&D When charac
character
terss come up wth cleve
cleve solutons You don need to encourage one course of acion
to tricy problem s, ew
ewad
ad them with success
successor or at
least a good
good cha ce of
of success. Use the guidel ne s n or the oher. Make sure the playe
players
rs reaize
rea ize they have
the " I mprovsin g Ablty Checs section at the start of a choce, though. You can use Mek and Mnn (he
this bookl et to hel p you E mb a
ace
ce you
you players' ceativ-
ceativ- kobolds from D2) o remnd he characters heres
ty and let them suprise you! anoher dragon around. As you you describe he obser-
vatory owe
ower,
r, you can also hghight the cavedin
wal beneah i (eading to area
ar ea D6) as a potental
CHAPTER 4 I CLI FFTOP OBS ERV
ERVA
AORY
poin of access to he tower. Or you can jus tell he Hidden Entrance. Each of he fur fur saues can
ca n be
payers hey have hese two opionsplus any oh- rotated on its base To unoc k the hidd
hiddenen enrance
ers hey come up with on heir own! o he observaory's secret archive each satue mus
Sneaking Around. I the characters move quietly be roated so it points a he constellation caed he
around the area they can avoid waking Sparkren Dragon of Dawn on he oor's
oor' s sar map
der as ong as a east half of them succeed on
o n a DC If the characters und he
he cue in
i n the isoaed
4 Dexterity (Steath) check sudy (area D4) exhorting ur
ur scholars" to poin
If he characters ry to turn the statues (see Hid-
Hi d- your eyes oward the Dragons ligh" hey migh
den Enrance" belo
below)
w) without waking Sparkrender search he star
st ar map fr a constellation tha ooks
have the characers turning the norh and east sa ike a dragon. A character who searches he oor
ues (neares the seeping drag
dragon)
on) each make a DC and succeeds on a DC 10 nelligence
nelligence (Investigaion)
14 Dexeriy (Sealh)
(Sealh) check. On a filed check he check nds a constellaion resembling a dragon in
noise of a urning saue wakes
wakes the dragon. the southeast quadran
quadra n of he oor.
Waking the Dragon. If awakened
awakened Sparkrender is In ieu
i eu of tha infrmaion a character who
hosie toward he characters growling
growlin g and barking searches he room r cues and succeeds on a
hreats in Draconic Characters who speak Dra DC 1 5 Wisdom
Wisdom (Perception) check noices noices worn
conic (he paladin and the wizard) can try to con grooves in he base of each saue suggesting
sugge sting he
vince the dragon not to atack by making a DC 1 2 saues can urn on heir bases While turning a
Charisma check and appying he Deception Inim- statue a character can make a DC 10 Wisdom (Per
idaion or
o r Persuasion skill as appropriate A char- cepion)
cepi on) check; ifi f the
the check succeeds
succ eeds the characer
acter who succeeds on the check stops Sparkrender noices the satue settles sightly when when i is poining
from atacking immediately
immediately and he instead takes oward
owa rd the southeast quadran
qua dran of the room and re-
the opporunity
opporuni ty o boas abou
abou his grand ambitions quires exra eort to nudge ou of that posiion
If no character successully inervenes or i f a char Once each statue is in its correct posiion a semi-
acter menions Aidron or Runara Sparkrender circular secion a he center
cente r of he oor begins
begi ns o
snars and aacks. gow befre
befre descending
descendi ng ino the library (area D6)
Despite his youth Sparkrender is a fearsome fe It orms
orms a spiral staircase
stair case leading
leadin g down to he oor
and a loahsome villain He uses
use s Breath Weapon on on of he ibrary When any an y staue
staue is
i s rotated out of its
his rst turn and every round it is available hereaf position he saircase rises back up seaing the i
er (Clever characters can try o use the satues fr brary shut once more (A charace
characerr on the saircase
cover from he dragons breah; see Cover" in he when his happens is lifed up to this area on the t he
rulebook) Consider having he wyrmling deiver rising sairs.)
short ines of diaogue on each of his turns
turns inspired Treasure. With Sparkrender no longer defending
by he fowing examples his edgling hoard characers can gaher it up It
incude
inc udess arge piles
piles of coins:
coins: 4 50 0 cp 2,2 00 sp
• You pess wil not sand in
i n my way! I wil claim
the migh of my ancesors!" and 1 30crystals
quartz gp . There
gp. are0
worh also
gp ten gems
each ve blue
and ve pale jas-
blue
blue
• Gett out of here befre
Ge befre I ire o f his game and
per stones worth 5 0 gp each
ea ch A waerproof leaher
end you
you a!"
case holds a bue silk an painted with powdered
• Chromatic dragons
dr agons are the righful ruers of his
blue gems worth 25 gp There are also a few ordi-
word. Bow down
down to
to the children ofTiama!
ofT iama!""
nary iems Sparkrender enjoyed
enjoyed incuding a crude
• Enough of his! This
T his work
work is oo important to be
ute with a pleasing
pleasing sound an hourglass led with
hindered by the ikes of you!"
sparking sand and a se of seven candlesicks.
The dragon ghts uni reduced to 10 o r fewe
fewerr hi
points a which point he swears vengeance against D 6 : SECRET LI
LIBRA
BRARY
RY
the characters and attemps to ee he island
is land sart- This space was frmery a hidden archive of knowl-
ing on his next urn (He might say somehing ike edge accessible ony o those who knew he obser-
this as he akes the Disengage
Dis engage action and ies away vatory's secrets. However he walls of he tower are
I swear by Eldenemir the Raging Storm and he crumblinga fct that Sparkrender used to trap
ve heads of Tiama you will
will pay fr
fr this insu!"
ins u!" ) Aidron here.
here . Afer weakening the bronze wyrmling
If the characers
characers e e Spark
Sparkrender
render does not pur- Sparkrender rced
rced him into he ibrary and then
sue them bu he aunts hem as they run away. caused one of he
he walls to cave in seaing he exit
e xit
(He might
migh t say
say something like Yes! Flee bere my If the characters dont
dont use he hidden entrance in
migh as al wi ee when caim my inheritance!") area D5
D 5 they can aemp o cear away
away he rubbe
If he characters defea Sparkrender
Sparkrender they hear from he cavein to access he secre ibrary. o
growling and yelping coming
comi ng from below hem access he rubbe he characters mus cimb down
(area D6). from area D5 or swim o the boom of this spire
CHAPTER 4 I CLI FFTOP OBS RVATORY
and clmb up rom the water Cearing the rubble
SPARKREND
SPARKREND ER' ITU
ITUAL
AL
takes one character
character 3 0 minutes or the characters
characters
can work together to clear
clea r t aster (fr
(fr example it I te characters leave te observatory wthout
wthout de
takes two characters 5 mnutes or ve characters feating Sparkrender they might return to nd the
6 minutes) I the characters are tryng to clear the blue wyrmlngs rtual underwa
u nderwayy hs s most i kekey
y
rubbe quety, t takes twice as long and at least to happen the characters leave
leave and take a ongon g
ha o the characters must succeed on a DC 14 Dex- rest bere confronting Sparkrender, or tey ee
rom
ro m combat wt Sparkrender and return after
terty
Once (Stealt)
teyve check tote
cleared avod wakng
rubble theSparkrender.
characters tey've
tey'v e rested
can access the librarys interor Another possbity is that te characters drive
Sparkrenderr awa
Sparkrende away y from the sand without kii ng
hm, but eave Aidron mprsoned in area D6. In
Stale ai h eav
eavyy with the smel l o old pachment oods ths ca se Runara urges
urges the characters
characters to return to
your nostrls. The walls are l ned with sheves stued
stued the observato
obs ervatory
ry to nd Aidron Wh en tey arrve,
ul o old tomes and yeowng scroll
scroll s. G ass cases, Sparkrender has aso rested healed, and returned
topped over and shattee
shatteed,
d, have str
strewn
ewn ther con- to nsh hs work
tents acoss the stone oor.
oor. The sound o spl ntering In ether case,
ca se, the characters arrve just as
Sparkrenders rtual s gettng underway (I tey
wood echoes through
through the s pace
pace,, and a moment ate
took or destroyed te te dragon egies n area D2 ,
you see an agtated brone dragon the sie o a ear they have
have been replaced
r eplaced by even cruder versons
pickin g hi mse up rom the
the wreckage
wreckage o the od des created n a urry) Read the fowng text:
he app arent
arenty
y cashed i nto
nto..
Streams o cooed light swl through the ai around
Aidron the bronze dragon wyrmling excitedly the golden statue
statue n the ruined rotunda. Each shi m-
greets the characters when they enter He has spent me ing dsp lay seems to originate ro
rom
m one o the ve
days trying to dg hs way out throug te cavedn dragon egies yo saw befre and the lghts' colos
wall, but his
hi s erts rom the nsde only caused ur-
ur-
matchh the colos o the egies: re
matc red
d gold, bass, bl ue
therr collapse
the collaps e He s eager to escape,
esca pe, but if te
te char-
acters ask, he explains hs conct wth Sparkren
Sparkren and bronz
bronze.
e. A bue d rag
ragon
on is perc hed atop the scul p
der He expresses regret over his nabilty to deeat ture, tho
thowing hs head back i n pain o ecstas
ecstasyy as the
te blue wyrmlng and concern r te saety o lights suround him and h e un leashes a bolt o light
light
the slands other inabtants And he is terried ning up toward the sky At the ase o the statue a
of the fte
fte Sparkrender has i n store r himthe
hi mthe bronze dragon is ound to the gound by thee heavy
blue dragon pans to use Adrons deat to claim te chain s He ooks ike hes in agony.
agony.
power
frmngohmsel
all the dead
nto adragons
mghty on the sand,
draconc trans-
avatar
If the characters have not yet deeated Sparkren- To stop the r tua
tual,l, the characters must fce
fce
der Aidron decdes
decde s to fce the
the blue dragon hmsel Sparkrender (blue dragon wyrmling) potentially
He es to te top of the observatory tower (area wth the elp o Adron (bronze dragon wyrmling),
D5) to conront Sparkrender once more However they
they can ree Adron rom his chans (see "Freeing
"Freein g
Adron s too weak to defeat
defeat Sparkrender alone; he Adron beow)
be ow).. Any survvng kobods and winged
needs te characters ep kobolds lurk here but they stay out o combat
Once Sparkrender s deeated, te bronze
bronz e wyrm- possble
ing s excted to return to Dragons Rest wt te See "Waking the Dragon n area ar ea D5 or deas
caracters on ow to pay Sparkrender in this encounter
encounter He
He
Treasure. Ths lbrary was once a repostory o uses Breath
Br eath Weapon
Weapon as te caracters approachapproach
magcal knowedge and tems of power, though the scene (uneashng igtnng
ig tnng into the sky) so he
most o its contents are too weathered to read
read How has to wat r this acton to recarge
recarg e bere e can
ever, a character who
ever, who searches throug the room use t on te caracters ths tme He gts to the
and succeeds on a DC 15 Inteigence (Investgaton) deate as too muc rdng on the success of
check nds a +l battleaxe or a spe scroll
scroll of hold ths rtual to abandon
aban don it now
son (+1 weapons and spe scro
person
per scross are bot de-
scribed in appendix A) A detect magic spell reveals
te locaton of bot of tese items wthout requring
an abiity check Adron has also cataloged the con
tents of the room and
an d can
ca n direct the
t he characters to
tese vauabe tems.
CHAPTER 4 I CLI FFOP OBS RV
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ATORY
.
Dragon Spirits. At the end o each round of com Destroy the Efgies. A character might break an
bat (on intiatve count 0, after everyone else has egy or throw t over
over the crumbing
cru mbing wa and into
acted),
acted ), a random magca eect occurs caused
c aused by the ocean beow hs ensures the correspondng
the magical lghts that swir around the rotunda. eect does not occu r agan. (Rerol you get that
These ights are maniestatons o the dragon sprts result on the Dragon Sprits table.)
Sparkrender is trying to bind to hmse but ther Manipulate the Sculptue. Characters mght try
eects
ee cts are npredctable.
npredctable. Roll a d and consult the to manpulate the golden scupture as a way o
Dragon Spirts table to see what happens. dsrupting the rtual. The scupture is large and
sturdy though, so a single acton has no notice-
DR AG O N P I R S able eect on the sculpture or the magc (The
Efect sculpture has AC 20 27 ht ponts, and mmunty
12 Astalagan's Blessing. Aidron and the cha ac
acers
ers to poison an
and
d psychic damage.) Howev
However
er disturb
each egan d4 + 4 ht points as the bronze ght ing the sculpture does dstract Sparkrender. he
surronds them with warmth. rst tme a character uses an acton to attack or
otherwse try to dsturb the sculpture, the ds-
34 Cyssavar's Flames Spakrende ms scceed on
Cyssavar's
tracted bue dragon ha s dsadvantage on attack
a DC 12 Dexteiy savng thow o tae 7 (2d6) e
rolls and savng throws unt the end o his next
damage as the goden ght cashes into him. turn. Once he sees the character's meddlng
56 Eenemir's i Sparender's Breath Weapon isn't very eect
eectve,
ve, he cant be dstracted n this
rechages as the blue light enfds
blue light enfds him . way agan.
7-8
7- 8 Sharruth's Fury Each of he ch arac
aracers
ers mu s su -
ceed on a DC 2 Dexe
Dexeriy
riy savng
savng throw o ae 3 EN DING TH ADVNTUR
ADVNTUR
(d 6 re damage as the ed
ed l ight epts wth
wth e. Wth Adron ini n tow
tow the characters can return vic
90 Turadaer's Tricks.
Tricks. Aidon and the characers gain torious to Dragon's Rest Runara is peased by the
advanage on attac oo s and savng thows
thows uni bronze wyrmlng's safe return. As a reward, she
n tati
tative
ve count 0 ohe
o he nex round, as the brass gves each o the characters a potion of healing and
an exquste pear worth 00 gp. She
Sh e welcomes
ight shimm ers and sparks aond
aond hem
them to stay at Dragon's Rest as long as they wish
Freeing Aidron. Aidron s boun d by three heavy and furnshes
furns hes them wth whatever
whatever supples they
chans that keep him restrained. He can stll take need r ther traves when they're ready to eave
eave the
actions, such as btng or cawng
cawn g an enemy that sland. I Sparkrender s dead she grieves the death
comes wthn hs reach, but he knows Sparkrender o yet another dragon on Stormwreck sle, but she
s unaected by his lghtning Breath Weapon, so he doesn't condemn the characters r kng hm.
doesn't bother usng it. He mght use hs Repulson I your
your payers wsh to contnue payng the ir char-
Breath if he can see a good use fr t. acters, you can use the contents o ths
ths set to create
Large clasps attach the chans to ron rngs em your own adventures. The "Exploring the sland
bedded in the ground. A character can use an action secton o chapter 1 oers addtonal encounters
encounte rs you
you
to undo one clasp Once all three casps are undone, can use i the characters haven't already
already faced them.
them .
Adron s no longer restraned, though the chans Perhaps Sparkrender (or a relatve of hs) pursues
reduce his speed by 0 eet. Removng the chans the characters n sear ch o revenge,
revenge, or perhaps
rom Adron
Adron takes 0 mnutes somethng uncovered in the secret lbrary leads
Disrupti ng the Ritual. The most straghtrward
Disrupting the characters to a dstant ocal e n pursut o more
way to
to prevent Sparkrender rom competing hishi s rt adventure.
ua and obtanng the power he craves is to kll hm. If you
you want to advance these
th ese characters beyond
But characters can aso use their actions n combat 3rd level and create adventures r them you'll need
to nterfere
nterfere wth the process and hnder Sparkren- the basc rues onlne or the advanced ruebooks
der in magcal ways Let the payers try whateve
whateverr the Player's Handboo
Handbook,k, Dung
D ungeon
eon Masters Guide,
Guide ,
they can magne, usng these deas as examples: and Monster Manual.
Ef gies. A character might use an
Manipulate the Efgies.
Manipulate
action to ft an egy closer to
to the centra scup
s cup
ture, breathe a prayer to the dragon it represents,
or otherwse coax magc from t. t. Dong so imme-
diatey trigge
triggers
rs the corresponding
correspon ding eect rom
rom the
Dragon Sprts Tab
Tabe
e
CHAPTER 4 I CLI FFTOP OB SERV
SERVA
ATOR
TORY
Y
APPE N D I X A
MAGIC TES
VERY ADVENTURE HOLDS THE PROMISE-BUT OTION OF HE
OTION HEALNG
ALNG
no a guaranteeof ndng one or more magic Potion Common
items Dragons of Stormwreck Isle conans an You regan 2d4 + 2 hit poins when you
you drink
assormen of magic ems tha hnts at he wider this poton. The potons red quid gmmers
variey of magic items wating o be und i n he
when agitaed
words of D&D
OTION OF ESISTANCE
USIN G A MAGIC
MAGIC TE Potion Uncommon
A magic ems descripion explans how he item When you
you drnk hs poon, you gain resisance to
works Handing
Hand ing a magc iem s enough o give a one type of damage fr 1 hour The DM choose·s
characer
chara cer a sense that somehng
some hng s exraordnary he type or determnes i randomly from he op-
about the em To earn more, a character can con tons below
centraee on the item durng a short res, whie b eing
centra
n physical contac with the item
i tem At the end of he dO Damage Type dO Damage Type
rest, the character earns the ems propertes Po Acid 6 Necrotic
ions are an exceptio
exception;
n; a lt te tase s enough to e 2 Cold 7 Poson
he taser what he poton does 3 e Psychic
4 Foce 9 Radiant
TE DESCRIPTIONS 5 Lightnig 1 Thude
These ems are n alphabetical order Under an
ems name s a ne tha ells you the ype of he
PELL CROLL
em, s rarty, and wheher you mus atune o it.
Scro Varies
BOOTS OF LVENKIND A spe scro bears he words of a snge spe, wri
spe scro wri
Wondrous Item,
Item, Uncom
ncommon
mon en n a mysc
myscal
al cipher If he spell is on your cass's
Whle you wear
wear these boos, your seps make no spell lst, you can read he scroll and cast s spe
sound, regardless of the surfce you
you are movng whou provdi
provding
ng any maerial componens Other-Othe r-
across. You aso have advanage on Dexery wise, he scrol is unnelgibe Casing he spe by
(Stealh) checks ha rey on movng sleny reading the scroll requires the spes norma cas
ing tme Once the spe s cas, the th e words on he
LIXIR OF HEALT scroll de, and i crumbes
crumbe s o dus If he
he casng s
Potion Rare nerruped, he scro is no los
When you drink hs potion,
potio n, cures any disease If the spe s on your casss spe is bu of a
aicting you, and removes the bnded, deafened, hgher leve han you can normay cas, you mus
paralyzed, and poisoned condions The cear red make an abity check using
using your spelcasing abiity
iquid has tny
t ny bubbes of lght in o deermne whether you cast successfu
succes sfuy.
y. The
DC equas 10 he spels eve On a success, you
cas he spel; on a fiure, the spel dsappears from
BoTs OF LvENKIND
he scroll wih no oher eec
The level of he spell on he scrol deermnes he
spell's savng hrow DC and attack bonus as wel as
the scros
scro s rarity,
rarity, as shown n the Spel Scro able.
SPELL SCROL
Spe Level Rarity Save DC Attack Bonus
Canrp Commo 3 +S
1st Common 13 S
2nd Uncommo 3 +S
WEAPON, +l
Wea
eapon
pon (A ny) Uncom
Uncommo
mon
n
You have a +1 bonus to attack and damage ros
made wh his magc weapon
APPENDIX A I MAGIC ITEMS
APPENDIX B
CREATURES
Trs APPEND X CONTAINS
CONTAINS STAT BLOCKS AND SHORT PEED
desciptionss r he creaues ha appear in -
desciption -
ons of Stormwreck Isle.
Isle. A
oncreature's spee
speed
is urn. Fo
For d ells
r moe you how f
infrmaionfon
itspee
ca n d,
speed,move
see
the rulebook
. CRATUR STAT BLOK All creaues have a walking speed; hose tha
A ceaures sa block povides the essenial in- have
hav e no frm of groundbased locomoion have a
mation that you, as he DM, need o run i The walking speed
spe ed of 0 feet. Some of the creatues in
llowing secions explain the various pieces of in this adventure have one o more additional move-
frmaion you'll nd in a stat block ment modes:
IZE Burrow. A creaure hat has a burrowing speed can
use all or part of its movement
movement o move hrough
A stat block ells you a ceaures siz e: Tiny, Small,
Smal l,
sand, ear h, mud, o ice t can't burrow though
Medium, Large, Huge, o Garganuan
Garganuan Size is ex
solid ock unless it has a special
specia l ait hat allows
plained in he rulebook
it to do so
Fly
SQUEEZING
A creature canINTO A SMALLER
squeeze SPACElage
though a space o A ceatu
ceatue
pat emovement
of its that has a yin
yg f
to y speed can use ial
he ceaure l
s in-
enough fr a creatue one size smalle than iself capacitated o knocked pone while ying, i falls falls
When a ceature is squeezing
squeezin g hrough such a space, unless ii can hove
its speed is halved, i has disadvanage on aack
aack Swim. A creaure hat hat has a swimming speedspee d
olls and Dexeiy saving hrows, and aack olls doesn't need
ne ed to spend exa movemen to swim.
against it have advanage
BILIY
BILIY C ORES
YPE Evey creaue has six abiliy scores (Srength,
(Sre ngth,
A creatue's ype is specied in a sta block, indi Dexteriy, Constiution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and
caing the
th e amily of
of creaure
creauress ha i belongs o The Chaisma) and coesponding modies Fo more
types in the game are Aberation, Beast, Celesial, infmation on abiliy scoes, see he ulebook
Constuc, Dagon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant,
Humanoid, Monsosity, Ooze, Plant, and Undead
AVI
AVI NG H ROWS
The Saving
Sav ing Thows
Thows eny is reserved
rr ceaures
LIGNMENT ha ae procient in one o moe
moe saving hrows.
A creatues alignmen eecs is disposition Saving throws in a sa block ae
ae shown with the
total modie rthe creatues ability modie plus
See he rulebook
rulebo ok fr descripions of the di
di eent
alignments is pociency bonus. If a creaues stat block says
"Con 4, oll a d20 and add 4 when he creatue
RMOR
RMO R LASS makes a saving thow using
using Consitution
Consitution
A creature that wears armor oo caries a shield
shiel d has
KILLS
an AC
AC hat akes is amor, shield, and Dexerity ino
accoun Oherwise, a ceatue's AC is based on its The Skills entry is reserved creatures hat are
Dexteity modie
modi e and any naural armor o supe
supe procient in one o moe skills.
naural esilience i might possess Skills i n a sat block ae shown wih the oal mod-
If a creatue weas amor o carries a shield,
shield , he iehe ceaue's ability modie
modie plus its po-
kind of amor i wears o shield i caries is noted in ciency bonus If
I f a creature's stat block says "Sealh
parentheses after its AC value.
value. +4 oll a d20 and add 4 when the creaue makes
an ability check using Sealh
I OINTS
ULNERABILITIES, ESISANCES,
A sa block speci
species
es a ceaue's hi poin maxi
max i
mum I n parenheses he sta block also indicates AND MMUNIIES
the Hi Dice
Dic e hat wee olled to detemined hose Some creatues have vulneabiliy,
vulneabiliy, esistance, or
hit poins, plus the creaures Consiuion
Consiuion modie immuniy to cetain ypes of damage Additionally,
multiplied by the numbe of Hi Dice some ceatures are immune to cerain condiions
These immuniies are also noed here
PPENDIX B I CR EATUR ES
EN S ES
The Seses
Se ses etry gves a creature's passve Wsdom
(Percepto) score as we as any speca seses he
creature has such as he fllowg
fllowg Ay damage or other eecs that occur as a resul
Blindsight. A creature wth bldsgh can perceve of an atack
atack hing a targe are described here As
s surroundgs wthout havg to rey o sight, the DM you ca use he average damage or roll the
wth a specc radius damage; rr his reason
reason both the aver
average
age damage
Darkvision A creature w darkvso
darkvso ca see in ad the de expressio
expres sio are preseted For example
dm ight with
wit h the radius as it were brght lght i a moster deals 4 (d8)
( d8) sashing
sa shing damage wth s
ad darkness as f were dm lght
lgh t The crea- longsword,
longswor d, hat oaion means you ca have the
ture discerns coor
darkess as shades o gray.
gray. moser deal 4 damage or you can roll d8 o deter-
mine he damage.
LANGUAGES
LIMIED SAGE
The languages that a creature can speak are sted
in alphabetcal
alphabe tcal order. Some speca l abiteswheth
abiteswhether
er they are tra its, ac-
tos, or reactoshave
reactoshave restrcions o the umber
HAENGE of times
times they ca be used:
A werested pary o ur
ur advenurers should be X/Day. The oaio "X/Day means a speca abi
abe to defea a creature that has a chalege raing y can be used a certain umber o tmes ad
equa to he
h e advenurers level without ay charac- the the creaure must sh a log
lo g res to regain
ters dyg Creatures weaker ha stl
stlevel
evel charac- expeded uses For example "1/Day means a
ters have
have challege ratgs
ratgs ower
ower tha 1 specia abity ca be used once, ad then the
creaure must sh a long res o use it aga
aga
TRAIS
Recharge X-Y. The otato
otat o "Recharge XY
XY
I a sa block trats are specal feaures tha ap- meass a creat
mea creature
ure ca use a specal
spec al abiity oce
pear rght uder the creature's Chaege entry
entry ad he the ablty
abl ty has a radom chace o re-
chag ng during each subsequen round o com
CIONS bat At the sart
sar t o each of he creature's urns
When a creaure akes ts acion, t ca choose rom roll a d 6 f he rol s oe o he numbers in he
he opos the "Actons secion of ts stat bock recharge otaton, the creaure regas the use
ad the opos in he ruebook o hat specal ality The abily also recharges
when he creature nishes a short or log rest
MELEE ND RNGED ATTCKS For example "Recharge 56 56 meas
mea s a creaure
creaure
Th e most commo actons hat a creaure
creaure akes n can use the specia ably oce Then, at he star
combat are melee ad raged atacks See he
h e rule- o the creature's
creature's tur each round, regans he
book r how attacks work use of the ablty
ablty i it ros a 5 or 6 on a d6
A PPEN DIX B CREA TU RES
BLUE DRAGONS
Van and tetoal many blue dagons take plea
sue n lodng
lo dng their power ove ceatues they see
CREATUR
CREATUREE DE S RIPTIONS as lesse.
The creatues that appea in i n the adventure
adventure are pe
sented n this section n alphabetcal ode
BLUE DRAGON WYRMLI
WYRMLI NG
Medium Dragon (Chromatc), Typically Lawful Evil
DRAGONS
Dragons are wnged eptiles o ancent lneage and Amor Class 17 (atr
(atral
al amor)
feasome power.
power. The oldest dagons, ove a thou Hit Points 52 (8d8 16)
Speed 30 f., bu ow 5 t
t ly 60 ft
ft
sand yeas old ae some o the most poweul cea
tures n the wold Dragons' nnate magc fuels the STR DEX CON INT WS CHA
deaded breath weapons and other petenatural
petenatural 17 (
(3)
3) 10 (O) 5 (+
(+2)
2) 12 (
()
) 11 (O) 15 (+2)
abilties
The chomatic and metallc dragon fmiles en- Savng T hrows Dex +2 Co 4, Wis 2, Cha +4
Sklls Percepton 4, Steath +
compass most o dragonknd Th e chomatclargely
drag- Damage
Dam age Imm untes lightig
onsblack blue green red, and whiteae largely Senses l dsght 1 0 ft
ft da kvso 60 t
t pass
passive
ive Peceptio
Peceptio 1 4
selsh evl, and eaed The metallc dagons Languages Dacoc
brass bronze, coppe,
c oppe, gold, and slveae typcally
typcally Challenge 3 Profcency Bonus +2
noble, good, and espected by the wse
Though the goals and dealsdea ls vary tremendously,
tremendously, ACTIONS
most dragons co covet
vet wealth, hoarding mounds of
Bite. elee Weaon Aak: + 5 to
to h t each 5 t
t o e target
target H
cons and gatheng gems, jewels and magc items
8 ( d + 3) pecg damage
damage pls 3 ( d6) ghtg damage.
Chromatic and metallc dragons pass though our
dstnct stages o le,
le, ro
rom
m wyrmlngs to ancent Lightning Breath (Recharge 5-6) The dago exhaes lghtg
i a 30-fo
30-fott li e that s 5 et wide Each create i tha t ie
dragons Even wyrmlngs n their rst ve yeas
m st make a DC exteity savg throw throw takg (4d 0)
o lie are easome threats, and wse adventurers light g damage o a alal ed save o hal as m ch da mage o a
do not undeestmate them or dismss them as sccessu
sccess u oe.
chldren"
APPEN DIX B CREATURES
B R O N 1E
1E D R A G O N W vR
vR M L I N G
BRONZE DRAGONS
Many bronze dragons are friendly coastal dwelers
who enjoy
enjoy watching
watching ships and sailors.
Runara. Despite her innocuous disguise and her
commitment to peace, the eader of Dragon's
Dragon's Rest
is an adut bronze dragon-a fearsome
fearsome opponent or
a powerful ally Her capabiities go beyond what is
presented here.
UNARA (ULT BRONZE DRAGON)
uge Dragon (Metal), Lawful Good
Armor Class 1 9 (natua armor)
Ht Points 21 2 ( 7d 2 + 02)
Speed 40 f, y 80 ft
ft , swim 40 ft
ft
SR DEX CON INT WS CHA
25 (+7) 10 (+0) 23 (+6) 16 (+
(+3)
3) 15 (+2) 19 (+4)
Saving hrows Dex +5, Con + 1 1, Wis +7, +7, Cha +9
Skils In sigh +7, Pecepti
Peceptionon + 12 , Sealth +5
Damage mmuntes lghtnng BRONZE DRAGON WYRMLING
WYRMLING
Senses bli ndsigh t 60
60 ft,
ft, da rkvis on 1 20 ft, passive Percepion 22 Medum Dragon (Metali) Typally Laful Good
Languages Common, D rac raconc
onc
Chalenge 1 3 Pofcency Bonus +5 Armor Class 17 (natual armo)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.
ft. , fly 60 f, sw im 30 f
f
Amphibious. Rn aa can breahe ai and water
Legendary Resistance (3/Day) If Rnara l s a savng how, STR DEX CON IN WIS CHA
she can choose o succeed i nsead 17 (+
(+3)
3) 0 (+0) 1 5 (+
(+2)
2) 2 (+
(+)
) 11 (+O) 1 5 (+
(+2)
2)
ACONS Savng hrows Dex +2, +2, Con +4, Ws +2, Ch a +4
Multiattack Run ara makes on e Be atack and two
two Skls Perception +4, Stea th +2
Caw atacks Damage mmu nitinities
es lightning
Senses bind sigh 1 0 ft,
ft, darkvision 60 ft,
ft, passiv
passivee Peception
Peception 1 4
Bte. Meee Wean
Wean Attak: + 12 o h, reach l 0 ft,
ft, one arget anguages Draconic
Ht 8 (2d0
(2d0 + 7) pecng damage. Chalenge 2 Profciency
Profciency Bonus +2
Claw Meee Wean Attak +12 o ht, reach 5 ft.,
ft., one age
Ht
4 (2d6 + 7) sas hing damage. Amphibous The dragon can breat
breathe
he air and wae
Breath Weapon (Recharge 5-6). Rn aa ses one of the low
ing beath weapons: ACTONS
ightnng Breath
Breath Rn ara exhales i ghnn g in a 90o
90ott ine that Bite Meee Wean Attack +5 o hi, each 5 ft,
ft, o ne age
is 5 feet
feet wde Each creaue
creaue in that ine m ust make a DC 1 9 Hit: 8 (dO + 3) piec
piecng
ng damage
Dextery
Dexte ry saving tho
thow,
w, taking 66 ( 2d0) ighn ng damage Breath Weapons (Recharge 5-6). The dagon ses one of the
on a f ied save, o haf as much d amage on a su cce ccessfu
ssfull one lowing beath weapons:
Repulsion Breat
Breath_
h_ Runaa exhales eplsi
eplsi on enegy in a 30
fo
ott cone ach creaure in hat area m s succeed
succeed o n a DC ightning Breath. The dragondragon exhales l ghning n a 40o
40o lne
9 Strengt
Strengthh saving how o be pushed p to 60 feet feet away
away tha is 5 fee
feett wd e ach creatue in ha t ine m ust make a DC
from
from Runaa 2 Dex
Dexe
eity
ity saving
saving throw
throw,, akin g 6 (3d0) lighning damage
on a i ed save, or half as mch damage on a sccessf one
Change Shape Runara magic aly ansms ino a Hu manoi d Repulsion Breath
Breath The dragon exhales re plsi on energy in a
o Beas hat s Medium o Smal , whie eetaining
taining he game sa-
sa- 30
o
o cone Each creare n hat area m s scceed on a
istics (other han
han her sze) his ansrm
ansrm ation ends f Rn aa DC 1 Strength savi g how o o be pu shed p to
to 30 feet
feet away
away
is educed o 0 ht pon ts o uses a bon s action to end i om
om he dagon
APPENDIX B I C R EATUR ES
FUME DRAKE
FIRE SNAKE
Fume drakes are mi schievous creatures ha arise
rom
rom the lingering magic al energy of a dead dragon
FIRE SNAKE
hey resemble small, legless dragons ormed rom
Fire snakes are he larval rm of salamanders- clouds o greenish smoke They delight in causing
powerul creaures rom he Elemental Plane o pain and conusion in other creatures
Fire. Intense heat washes o their bodies, and their
yellow eyes glow like candles
FUME DRAKE
Sma ll lemetal, Typcally Neutral
FIRE SNAKE
Medium Elemental, Typially Neutral vl Armor Cass 1 2
Hit Points 2 2 (5d6 5)
Armor Class 14 (ntu rmo) Speed 30 ft y 30 ft.
ft.
Ht Ponts 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft STR DEX CON NT WS CHA
6 (2) 14 (+2) 12 () 6 (-2) 10 (+O) 11 (+0)
STR DEX CON INT WS CHA
12 (+) 14 (+2) 1 1 (
(O)
O) 7 2) 10 (+O) 8 (1) Daage mmunies re, poison
Condition Immunites posoned
Damage V ulnerabiites cod Senses drvision 60 ft,
ft, pssive Percepton
Percepton 10
Damage Resistances u dgeoning piercing, nd slshi ng rom
rom Languages Drc
Drconic
onic lgnn
non mgic tt
ttcks
cks Chalenge 1/4 iency Bonus +2
Profciency
Profc
Damage Im muntes re
Senses drvision 60 ft
ft pss
pssve
ve Perception
Perception 1 0
Death Burst. When the fume
fume d rk
rkee dies it expodes i n coud
anguages understnds l gnn ut cnt spe
of noxio us umes. Ech creture with n 5 feet
feet o the ume drke
Chaenge 1 Profciency
Profci ency Bonu s +2
mst succeed
succeed on DC 1 Const
Consttuton
tuton sving throw or te 4
(d8) poson dmge
Heated Body A creture thttht touches the sn ke o hit s t with Unusual Nature. The fume
fume d ke doesn't requi e od
od
mee e ttck whi le wthi n 5 eet
eet o it tkes 3 ( d6) re dmge drn, or seep
ACTIONS
ACTIONS
Multiattack The sne mes one Bite ttc
ttc nd one
Bite Melee Weo Attk: +4 to
to hi t, rech 5 ft
ft one tget.
l tt
ttck.
ck. Ht 4 (d4 + 2) e dmge.
Bite. Melee Weo Attk +3 to hit, rech 5 t
t , one tget
Scalding Breath (Recharge 6). he fume fume d ke exhles 1 5ot
Ht: 3 ( d4 + 1) pi ercing dmge pus 3 ( d6) re dmge
cone of scd in g stem
stem Ec
Echh ceture n th
thtt re mus t mke
Tail. Melee We o Attk: +3 to hit re ch 5 t
Weo t one trget Ht DC 1 Dexterty sving thow, tk ng 4 ( d8) re dmge on
3 ( d4 + ) blu dgeon ng dmge pu s 3 ( d6) e dmge. fai led sve or h s m uch dm ge on successful one
APPENDIX B I C R EATUR ES
ARPY
The crue l harpy uses its sweet sog to ure adve-
turers ad saiors to their deaths.
deaths . A harpy has the
body egs ad wigs of a vulture
vulture but the torso,
tor so,
arms and head of a huma.
ARPY
Medu m Monst ros
rosity,
ity, Tyicay Chaot c Evi
Evi
Armor Class 1 1
Armor
Hit Points 3 8 (7d8 + 7)
Speed 20 .
. , y 40
STR DEX CON IN WIS CHA
GHOUL 1 2 (+) 1 3 (+) 1 2 (+) 7 (-2) 1 0 (+O) 3 (+)
Ghouls are Undead that roam the night i packs, Senses passive Pecepon 10
anguages Common
driven by insatiable
insatiable hunger r esh. Like maggots,
Challenge 1 Profciency
Profciency Bonus +2
they thrive i paces rak with decay ad death.
GHOUL
Medum Undead, Tyicay Chaotic Ei Multiatack. The harpy makes one Caw attack and one
Club atac
atack
k
Armo Class 1 2 Claw Meee Weapn Attack +3 o hi each 5 ft one taget
Hit Points 2 2 ( S d8
d8 ) H 6 (2d + l) sashin g damage.
damage.
Speed 30 f.
Club. Melee Weapn Attack +3 o hi reach 5 ft.,
ft., one aget.
SR DEX CON N WIS CHA H 3 ( d + ) budgeoning da mage
mage
1 3 () 1 5 (+
(+2)
2) 10 (+0) 7 (2) 10 (+0) 6 (2) Luring Song The hapy sin gs a magica meody. Evey Evey Hu
mano id an d Gian wihin 300 fee fee ofof h e harpy tha can hea
Damage Im munities poson he song mus succeed
succeed on a DC 11 Wisdom savin g how o
Condition mmunities chamed, exhaustion poisoned be chamed u n he song ends. The ha p pyy m ust take a bonus
Senses dakvis on 60 f
f passive Pecepion 1 0 acon on ts subseque nt uns o connu
connu e sngi ng can stop
Languages Common sng ng a any time The song ends f he ha py is incapaciated
Chalenge 1 Profciency Bonus 2 Whi e charmed by the har py py,, a age
age is n capacita
capacitatedted and
gnoes the son gs of ohe ha pies. If the cha rmed aget s
mo re than 5 eet
eet away
away om
om the ha py, the targe mus mov e on
is un owad he har py by he mos dect oute, oute, tyin g o get
Weapnn Attack +2 o hit reach 5 t,
Bite. Melee Weap t, o ne creatue
within 5 eet
eet I do esnt avod oppotun ity attacks,
attacks, but bee
bee
Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) p ercing damage.
movn g ino dama ging eran
eran , such as ava or or a pit,
pit, and whe n
Claw Melee Weapn Attack +4 to to hi , each 5 f.,
f., one arge ever i akes damage om
om a s ource oheroher han th e ha rpy, the
Hit 7 (2d4 + 2) sa shin g dama ge. If he
he targe
targe is a ceaure targe can epea he saving thow A chamed target can aso
other han
han an ef o Undead, it must succeed on a DC 0 Con repea he savin
savin g hrow
hrow at the end o each of its uns If the the
stituon savng thow or be parayzed 1 mn ute The agetaget savng throw is success
successffu , the e
eec
ec ends on it
can epeat the sa ving how at he end of each of is tun s en d A arge that
that succeeds on its saving how is i mm un e to this
ing e eec
eec on itsef on a su ccess
ccess.. harpy's son g
the nex 2 hour s
A PPE N DIX B CREATURES
CREATURES
OBOLD TNKERER
Small Humanoid, A ny Algnment
Algnment
Amor Class 1 2
Hit Points 10 (3d6
(3d6))
Speed 30 ft ly 10 t
SR DEX CON IN WIS CHA
7 (-2) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 15 (+2) 7 (-2) 9 (1)
Skls Arcana +4, P eception +0
Senses darkvision 60 f., passive Perception 10
anguages Common Draconic
Challenge 1/4 iency Bonus +2
Profciency
Profc
Inquiring Mind (1/Day). he kobod can cast detect ac
equir
equir ng no spe components and using Inteligence as the
the
spelcastng abty
Pack Tactics he kobold has advantae on an attac attackk rol
aganst a ceatur
ceaturee i at east on e oits
o its al ies is withn 5 eet
eet of
of
the creatue and the al y isn't in capacitated
Sunlight Sensitivity Whie i n sun ght, the kobold
kobold has disadvan
tage on attack ro
ro s as wel a s on Wisdom (Perceptio
(Perception)
n) checks
that rely on s ght.
AC T ION S
KO BOL DS
Dagger Melee o Raned Weapon Attack: +4 to to hit , reach 5 ft.
ft. o
Kobods are repiian
repi ian Hmanods
Hmano ds ha oten
oten e- ange 20/60 t.
t. one taget Ht 4 ( d4 + 2) piecng damage
vee dagons. Physcay weak, hey nd srengh
n numbers Achemical Flame (Recharge 6). he kobod un eashes re in
a 1 5
5ot
ot cone Ea ch ceature n that aea must make a DC 2
A ew
ew kobods ae bon wh leahery wings Dexterity
Dexte rity saving throw, takn g 0 (3d6) e damage on a led
saving throw,
and can
ca n y whch is oten seen as a gt from savin g throw, or ha f as mu ch dam age on a successfu
successfu one
dragon gods.
OBOLD WINGED OBOLD
Small Humanoid, Any Algnment Small Human oid, Any Alignment
Armor Cass 1 2 Armor Class 1 3
Ht Ponts 5 (2d6 2) Hit Points 7 (3d6 - 3)
Speed 3 0 f Speed 30 ft. y 30 t.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON IN WIS CHA
7 (-2) 1 5 (+2) 9 8 (-1) 7 (-2) 8 (-1) 7 (2) 1 6 (+3) 9 (1) 8 (1) 7 (-2) 8 (-1)
Senses darkvsion 60 ft, passive Perception 8 Senses dakvsion 60 ft,
ft, passve Pecepton 8
Languages Common DracDraconic
onic anguages Common, Draconic
Chalenge 1/8 Profciency Bonus +2 Challenge 1/4 ency Bonus +2
Profcency
Profc
Pack Tactics he kobold has advantage on an attack rol Pack Tactics The kobod ha s advantage on an attack ol ol
aan s a eatue f at least on e othe
o the kobold's ale s s within
within agai nst a creatue
creatue fat
f at least one ofthe
of the kobolds al ies is within
within 5
eet o the creature and the a y i sn't ncapactated. feet
feet o the creatue and t he a ly isn't inca pactated
pactated
Sunlight S ensitivity Whil e n sunl ght, the kobold has dsadvan
dsadvan Sunlight Sensitiity Whl e n sun ight the kobod
kobod has disadvan
tage on attack
attack rols
rols as well as on Wisdo m (ecepton) checks tage on attack ol
ol s, as wel as on Wisdom ( eception) checks
that rey on sight that ey on sight
ACTIONS AC ION S
Dagger Melee or Raned Weapon Attack +4 to
Melee to hit, reach 5 ft.
ft. o Dagger Melee o Raned Weapon Attack + 5 to ht each 5 ft.
Melee ft. or
ran ge 20/60
20/60 t
t o ne taget Ht: 4 ( d4 + 2) piecn g dam age. ran ge 20/60 t
t one target Ht: 5 ( d4 + 3) piecin damae.
Sling Raned Weapon Attack: +4 to hit ange 30/120 ft, one Dropped Rock Raned Weapon Attack: +5 to ht one target d
target. Ht 4 ( d4 + 2)
2) bl udgeon in damage ecty below the kobold Ht: 6 (d 6 + 3) bu dge
dgeonin
onin g damage
A PPEN DIX B CREA TURES
MvcO N D S PR O U T ( B EL O W ) AN D
MVCO N ID DU ( G H )
MYCONIDS
Myconids are ntelligent, mobile fungi that live n
caves,, seek enghenment,
caves enghenment, and disike violence
Adul myconds live and work together n coones
and practice a frm
frm of communa mediation called
a meld in
i n whch hey seek to transcend mundane
MYCON ID ADUL
ADULT
T
realy through shared Medum Plant ypcally awful Neural
Mycond leaders ke hallucination.
Sinensa use ther Hallucina-
tion Spores to help myconids create melds Armor Cass 1 2 (nau
(naura
ra armor)
Hit Ponts 22 (4d8 + 4)
Speed 20 ft
MYCONID SPROUT
Small Plant, Typially Lawful Neutral
STR DEX CON NT WS CHA
1 0 (+
(+O)
O) 10 (+O) 1 2 (+) 1 0 (+
(+0)
0) 13 (+) 7 (-2)
Armor Cass 1 0
Hit Ponts 7 (2d6)
Senses davisi on 1 20 ft, pass
passive
ive Pecepti
Peception
on 1 1
Speed 10 ft
anguages
Chalenge 1/2 Prociency
Proci ency Bonus +2
STR DEX CON INT WS CHA
8 (1) 0 (+O) 1 0 (+
(+O)
O) 8 () 11 (+0) 5 (3)
Distress Spores. When the myconi
myconi d aes
aes dama ge, al oher y
Senses darvision 1 20 ft, passive Percepon
Percepon 1 0 cond s whin 240 fee
fee of
of i can sense its pa n.
Languag
Lang uages
es0-
Chalenge Profcency Bonus +2
Profcency Sun Sickness. While n sunl igh he mycond
mycond has d isadv
isadvant
antage
age
on ab liy checs, aack
aack os and saving thows. e myconid
myconid
dies if t spends ore han 1 hour n d irec
irec sun ght
ght
Distress Spores When he my mycond
cond taes damage, a l othe y
conids w hin 240 feet
feet of
of can sen se its pa in. ACTIONS
Su n Sickness
Sickness Whle in sun igh he yconid
yconid has dsadvantag
dsadvantagee Fist. elee Weapo Aak +2 o hi , each 5 ft,
ft, one arge H
on ab lity checs, aack rols, and savng hrows.
hrows. he yconi
yconi d 5 (2d4) budgeon in g daage pus (2d4) poison damage
des if i spends moe than 1 hour n d rec
rectt sungh. Pacying Spores
Pacying S pores (3/Day). he mycond ejec s spores at one
(3/Day).
ceature can see withn 5 fee
fee of i he tage us su cce
cceed
ed
ACTIONS on a DC 1 Constiution savng throw o be sunn ed f f 1 i n
Fist. elee Weapo Aak: + o hit each 5 f
f , one arget H: ute The age can repea
repea he savng throw a the en d of each
1 (d4 1) budgeonng daage
daage plus 2 (d4) poison damage of s tuns, end ing he eec
eec on self on a s uccess
Rapport Spores (3/Day). A 1 0o
0ott adiu s of spores exend
exend s Rapport Spores. A 20o radu
radu s of spoes exends ro he
from the yconid
from yconid h ese spores can go around cones and ycond
ycond hese spores can g o aound cornes, and they aec
aec
the y a
aect only creaures wth an Ine igence of 2 o hgh er tha ony creatures
creatures wih
wih an I nelige nce of
of 2 or highe ha aren't Un
aen U ndead Construcs o Eleme ntas. Aec
Aeced
ed creatues dead, Consucts, or een as Aece
Aecedd creaures can com
can comm un ca
caee teepahcaly wih
wih one anohe whie hey are u nicae eepahicaly wh one an other while hey areare within
whin 30 fee
fee of each ohe r he eect
eect asts r 1 hou r. 30 fee of each ohe. The eec
eec lass r 1 hou r
APPENDIX B C R EATUR ES
SINENA
arge Pant (Mycond), Lawfu Neura
Armor Class
H Pons 6013(8d0
(naura
1 6)armor)
armor)
Speed 30 f
0WLBEAR
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA The owbea's erocy
erocy and subbonness make
12 (+) 10 (0) 14 (2) 1 3 (+) 15 (2) 10 (0) a erifyng pedao. It fears ew ohe ceaures.
Schoas debae whethe t s a naua ceaure or
Senses darvision 120 ft, passive Perception 12
he esul o a magcal expeimen.
Languages
Langua ges -
Challenge 2 Profcency
Pro fcency Bon us 2
0WLBEAR
Distress Spores. When he mycond taes
taes da mage al oher my
my Large Monsrosy
Monsrosy Unaigned
conids wihi n 40 e
e of can sense its pai n
Armor Class 3 (natura
(naturall armor)
Sun Sickness. Whl e in sunl ight he mycond
mycond has di sadv
sadvanag
anagee Hit Points 59 (7d0 + 21)
on ai iy checs atack ros
ros and saving throws.
throws. he myconid
myconid Seed 40 f
dies i itit spends more than 1 hour in direc
direc sunght
SR DEX CON N W CHA
ACTONS 20 (5) 12 () 17 (3) 3 (4) 12 (+) 7 (-2)
Multiattack. The myconid ma kes one Fs atack
atack and uses its
Halucinaon Spores Sklls Percepon +3
Senses darkv sion 60 ft.
ft. pa ssive Perception
Perception 13
Fist. Melee Weapn Aak +3 o hi reach 5 ft
ft , one ta rget Hi: Languages -
8 (3d4 + 1) l dgeoni ng damage plu s 5 (2d4)
(2d4) poson damage Challenge 3 Profciency Bonus 2
Spores.. he myconid ejecs spores at one cea
Hallucination Spores
ture it can s ee whin 5 feet
feet o it. he targe mu s succeed on a Keen Sight and Smell. he owl bear has advanage on Wsd om
DC 12 Consiuion saving hrow hrow oror be poisoned r m n ute (Percepion)) chec ks ha rey on sght or sme
(Percepion
he poisoned arget s in capaca
capacaeded whie t ha luc nates he
targe can repea the savin g hrow at he end o each of ts ts ACIONS
tur ns e nd n g the
the eect
eect on itself onon a su ccess
Multiattack. The owbear makes one Beak atac and on e
Rapport Spores A 30
ot
ot radiu s of spo res exends from the Caw atac
myconi d hee sp ores can go around cor ners, and hey aec aectt Beak. Melee Weapn Aack +7 o hi, reach 5 t
t one creaure.
on y creaures
creaures wih an I nteligence o2 or hgh er hat aren't Un
Hi 10 ( d O + 5) piercng damage
dead, Constructs, or E eme ntas Aecte
Aectedd creatures
creatures can com
mun ica
icae
e telepahcaly
telepahcaly with one a noher whie hey
hey are whn Claw. Melee Wea pn Aack +7 o
Weapn o hi, reach 5 t one targe
30 fee
fee o each oher. h e ee
eec
c asts r 1 h ou r Hi 14 (2d8 + 5) slashing damage
SPORE SERVANT COPU
PRE ERVANT OCTPUS
Spoe servants ae dead ceaures eanimated by
he
he magical
m agical spoes of a myconid leade. The na
act of he myconid leader
lea der in S eago
eagoww Caves
Caves befe
apsing into its curen comatose state was ceaing
a spore servant from a dead giant ocopus o poec TIRGE
he caves while he leader could no Unlike a iving A sige is a winged
winge d pes tha feeds
feeds on t he blood of
octopus his guardian has only basic contro ove iving creatures hrough
hrough its ong proboscis. It uses
its enacles. Raher than coiing around inuders its proboscis o pierce is vicim's esh whie clutc
clutch-
h-
to immobiize hem, the spore sevant simpy blud- ing is pey with hooked claws
geons them.
STIRGE
SPORE SERVANT CTOPU Tny Beast Unaligned
Large Plant, Unagned
Armor Cass 1 1 Armo Cass
Ht Ponts 4 (natual armor)
2 (d4)
Ht Points 52 (8
(8d0
d0 + 8) Speed 10 t ly 40 t
Speed 5 t
t swim 50 t.
t.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
STR DEX CON NT WIS CHA 4 (3) 16 (+
(+3)
3) 11 (+O) 2 4) 8 (1) 6 (2)
7 (+3
(+3)) 1 3 (+) 1 3 (+
(+)
) 2 (4) 6 (-2) 1 (5)
Senses dakvision 60 t.
t. passve Peception
Peception 9
Condition mmunites inde d chamed, rightened
rightened paralyzed Languages -
Senses bli ndsght 30 t
t . (blind beyond this radius) Chalenge 1/8 Pofciency Bonus +2
passve Perception 8
anguages -
Chalenge 1 Profciency Bonus +2 ACONS
Blood Drain. Meee Weapon Attack: +5 to to hit reach 5 t
t o ne
Hold Beath. Whi e out o wat
wate
e the octopus can hod ts ceature. Ht 5 d4 + 3) piercn g damage, and the stirge
stirge at
at
beath r 1 hour. taches to the taget
taget Wh ie attached
attached the stige doesn't attack.
Wate Beathing. Th
Thee octopu s can
can be athe only un de wat
wate.
e. In stead at the stat o each o the strge 's tur ns th e target
target
oses 5 ( d4 + 3) hit points
The stirge can detach tself yy spen din g 5 eet of its m ove
ove
ACTIONS ment It does so ate
ate it drains 0 hit p oints om
om the taget
Tentacles. Meee Weapon Attack +5 to hit rea
reach
ch 1 5 t.
t. o ne ta
ta or the target die s A ceature i nc u d ng the target
target can use ts
get Ht: 7 d8 + 3) udgeoning damage action to detach the stige
A PPEN DIX B CRE AT U RES
5TIRGE
ARAK
Befre comng to Dragon's Rest Tarak wa s a crm-
na, bu he has since devoed hmself o he study of
herbss and med icine H e s usuay unarmed but he
herb
VARN OT H
keeps severa
severa daggers hidden in hs cel (in area Al
of Dragons Rest;
Rest; se e page 1 ). A hardened mercenary captan Varn
Varnoh
oh Wender
Wender is
an experenced
experen ced professona
professona ghter She i s usually
ARAK unarmed but she keeps her od sword beneah the
Medium Humanoid Human), Lawful Neutral matress in her ce (n area Al in Drag
Dragon's
on's Res
Armor Class 1 3 see page 10).
f VARNOTH
Hit Point 27 (6d8
(6d8))
Speed 30 ft
Medium Humanoid (Human) Neutral Good
STR DEX CON N WS CHA
1 0 (
(0)
0) 6 (3) 10 (+O) 12 (
()
) 14 (2
(2)) 16 (+3) Armor Cass 1
Ht Points 3 9 (6d8 12)
Sils Decepon 5 I nsght 4 Medc ne 4 Nature 3 Speed 30 f
Senses passve Percepton 12
Languages Common Draconc heves' cant SR DEX CON INT WS CHA
Chalene Profciency Bonus 2 16 (
(3)
3) 13 () 14 (2) 10 (+
(+O)
O) 1 (O) 10 (+O)
Sks Athletics 5 sory +2 Perception +2 Relgon +2
ACIONS Seses passve Percepton 12
Languages Common
Mutiattack. Tarak makes hree Dagge atacks.
atacks. Chalenge 2 Profciency
Profc iency Bonu s 2
Dagger Rg Wp
Wp Ak 5 o hi, reach 5 t o
range 20/60 one tage Hit: 5 (4 + 3) p ierc
iercng
ng damage
ACONS
B O N U S AC T I O N S Multiattack Varnoth makes three Shortswor atacks
Cunning Action arak akes he Dash , D sengage or Shortsword Wp Ack +5 o hit, reach 5 t one
Hide acon taget. Hit 6 ( 6 3) pi er
ercing
cing damage
A PPEN DIX B CREA TURES
VIOLET FUNGUS
Voe fungi are gant purpish mushrooms tha
Voe ZOMBIE
use roo-lke feelers
feelers o creep across cavern oors. Zombes are mndess reanimated corpses ha
They use he fur
fur salks pro rudng from heir cen have no memories from ther past lves
ra mass o lash out a prey,
prey, rotng esh wih h e
slghest ouch
ZOMBIE
Medum Undead Typcally Nutral Evl
VIOLET FUNGUS
Mdum Plant, Unaligned Armor Cass 8
Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
Armor Class 5 Speed 20 f.
Hit Ponts 18 (4d8)
Speed 5 ft STR DEX CON NT WS CHA
1 3 (+) 6 (-2) 16 (+
(+3)
3) 3 (4) 6 (2) 5 (3)
STR DEX CON INT WS CHA
3 (-4) 1 (-5) 10 (+O) 1 (5) 3 (-4) 1 (-5) Saving T row
rowss Ws +O
Damage
Dama ge I mmuntes poison
Conditon mmuntes bli nded deaf deafened
ened fr
frigheed
igheed Condition mmunities poisoned
Senses bli ndsigh 30 f (b in d beyond his radis) Senses darviso 60 f passive Pecepto 8
passive Pecepton 6 anguages un dersands he lagages i ew in l bu can't
Languag
Langu ages
es - spea
Chalenge 1/4 Profcency Bonus +2 Calenge 1/4 Prociency Bonus +2
False Appearance. I e vol e fu gs s moto ess a te
False te start Undead Fortitude. I damage educes te zombie o 0
o combat it as advatage o is i iiave ol M oreove, i a pons, it maes a Constito savg thow wt a DC o 5 +
ceae asn' obseved he fng
fng s move or ac at ceare the damage ae u ess te damage is adiat o from
from a crti
mus scceed o a DC 8 nelig ece ( nvestigat
nvestigaton)
on) ceck to ca t . a s ccess te ombe dops o 1 it poi stead.
dscer tha e
e viole ug
ug us is 't ordi
ordi ary g
g s
Unusual Nature. Te omb
omb e doest equ e air od
di, or sleep
sleep
AC T ION S
Multiattack. The fug
fug s m aes d4 Roti
Roti g oc atacks. AC T ON S
Rotting Touch. Meee Wepon Attck +2 to it, reach 10 t
t , oe Slam Meee Weapon Attck +3 o t eac 5 ft.,
ft., oe targe.
creare Ht ( d8) ecrotc damage. Ht: 4 ( d6 + 1) budgeong damage.
APPENDIX B [ CREATURES
Wizard
l s Sage
CSS LEVEL BACKGROUND
Hgh Ef Medm Neutra Good
RACE SIZE AIGNMENT
PROFICENCY BONUS Shorswod • A lette fom a dea d
+2 30 feet Componen pouch colleague posng
qeso you havea
Spellbook o ye bee abe to
7 answe
IATIVE SEED
0 Strengh ackpack
Se o common
Book of loe clohes
0 Dexteity
Ht on Maxmum 8 :
ouch
+ botes o k +
0 +2 Consuton
• Ink pen
•A Ielgece
10 sheets of
•_ Wsdom CURRE IT PONTS pachme
0 -1 Chasma Lle bag of sand
5 ld6
. SAVING THROWS
oa SUCSSES 0 Smal kfe
FAILURES 0
HI D DEA SAVES
� EQUIPMEN
0 . Acobatcs (Dex)
0 Anmal Hadng (Ws)
�
4 • Acana (Int) PROFICIENCIES spes to make the m avaiable r you to
to
cast, choosing fro m the spes in your spel
0 Aecs (St) You have
have the llowing propro cien
ciencies
cies The book Write your
yo ur prepared spells here
ruebook expains what pro pro ciency means.
0 Decepton (Cha) Saving Throws Your savin
savingg throw pro
ciencies are indicated by a ein the Saving
• soy (n) Throws ist on the et.
• Igh (Ws) Skls. Your skill prociencies are indi-
cated by a ein the Skils ist on the let.
let.
6 nmdaton (Cha) Spell Slots. You hav two 1stlevel spe
Equipment You have pro ciency sots you can use to cast your prepared
•A Ivesgaton (In) with daggers, darts
dartslight crossbows spes. You cause
cause the m to cast two dier
dier
ongswordsquarterstas,shortbows
quarterstas,shortbowsshort- ent spes or to cast the sa me spell twice.
0 Medce (Ws) swords and slings You regain your expended spell sots when
0 Nate (It) you nish a ong rest
'ANGUAGES You can keep track o your expended spel
• Percepo (Ws) You can speakreadand write Co m mon slots by checking the m o in the Spellcast-
Ceestial, Draconic Dwarvish and Evish. ing table on this sheet's other side where
2
ermance (Cha) each spe slot is represented by a checkbox.
0 . ersaso (Cha) TTACKS Cantrips You know a ew cantripswhich
cantrips which
are spels you cast without expending
expending spe
Your spells are your
your best too in co mbatbut
k
0 Rego (Int) sots You know the llowing cantrips,each
you aso have a weapon you can use
o which is detaied in the ruebook:
0 Segh o Hand (Dex) Shortsword n meee (against
against a target
within 5eet o you),you can attack with mage hand ray of ost
0 Sealh (Dex)
your shortsword Ro ld20 + 4 to see i you prestidigitation shocking grasp
8 0 Srvval (Wis) hit you do, the target takes
takes ld6 + 2 pierc-
Spe Attacks and Saving Throws When
ing damage
a creature makes a saving throw to resist
_: ; SKILS one o your
your spel
spells
lsthe D C o the saving
WIZARD throw is 13. When you make a spe attack
Wizards are studious
studious magic users
users who you ro ld20 + S to see i you hit. These
wied spells
spells fueed
fueed by the magic that per
per me- nu mbers are based on your spellcasting
spellcasting
PASSIVE WSDOM (ERCETION) ates the cos mos. The lure o knowedge
knowedge ability whch is Inteig
Inteigence.
ence.
clls wizards out o the saety o their librar
ies into cru mbing ruins
ruins and ost cities Sp sav DC 13 =
The wizard cass gives you the llowing Sp attack ro l d0
d0 + 5
atures
atu res Ritual Casting You can cast a wizard
Spellbook. You have a spebook contain- spe as a ritua i that spe has the ritua
ing these st eve
eve spes each o which is tag and you have the spel in your spelbook
detaied in the rulebook: You don t need to have the spe prepared
detect magic shield The rulebook expains rituas
mage armo
armorr sleep Arcane Recovery. You can regain so me
magic missile thunderwave o your magical energy by studying your
spebook Once per day during a short rest
Prepared Spells Whenever you nish you can recover one 1st leve
leve spell sot
a ong rest,you can prepare
prepare ur 1steve
CONS
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HIG LF SPELCATING
Ev
s ae a peope of othewody grace, ong ived
ived and passionate Wizad ev
eve
e epared pe s 1stevel
1stevel ots 2d-evel
2d-evel lots
n the ealest days o the multivese, the rst high elves settled n n
fey crossingsplaces
crossingsplaces where the natura wod wod and a ntastic real m
lst 4 DO
o magc and e motion known as the Feywid touch and overap The 2nd 5 DD
high elves mysticay took on characteristics blendng
blendng both ea ms 3rd 6 ODDO DD
You clty wth language and you nnate understanding of useful
magic ae part of that mystica
myst ica adaptation
adaptation
As a hgh efyou have the owing traits Adding Spells to Your Spebook. Each t me you gain a wzard
Darkvision You can see see in di m ight withn 60 eet of you as if it eve, you can add two wizard spells o your choi e to your spebook,
were bight ight
ight and in darkness in that radius
radius as i it wee di m lght chosen ro m the wiard spe lst beow. Each of these spes must be
o aleve r which
which you have
have spe slots On your adventues,you
adventues,you might
You discern
Fey coosYou
Ancestry. n have
that darkness
advantageony
advantage as shades
shades
on saving of gray
throws you make to aso nd scros or books contanng othe spells you can add to to your
speboo
spe book k
avoid o end
end the char
char med condition on yourse
yourseff
Copying a Spell into the Book. When you nd a ward spe, you
Trance. Elves don't need to seep
see pand magic cant put you to sleep.
can add it to you spel book if it is of a level fr which you have spe
You can nsh a long est in hous i you spend those hours in a
sots and if · you can spare
spare the t me to decipher and
and copy it
tranceike meditation, duing whch you etain consciousness
For eac
e ac h ee of the spe the pocess takes 2 hours and eques
Cantrip Your prestidi gitationcanrp isted above) reects the·
prestidigitation
50 gp The cost epresents materia co mponents you you expend as you
innate magic of a high el, not your wardy study exper ment with the spespe to maste it,as well as the ne inks you need
to record it Once you have
have spent ths ti me and money,you can pepare
YOUR AGE BACKGROUND the spel ust ike your other spes
Your paents idented your magica taent eay in your long even le
and aranged fr you to be appenticed to a kndy wizad in the city of 2N-EVEL FEATURES
Neverwnter You exceed at your studes and frged friendshps and Evocation Savant. The god and ti me you must spendspend to copy an
ivalies wit other appentices You aways had a patcua knack fr evocaton spe
spe nto your
your spebook is
is haved
wieding ashy, energetc ces, and you fcused you study on the Sculpt Spes When you cast an evocation spel that aects other
school o evocation. ceatures you can seeyou can choose
choose a nu mbe of the
the m equal to 1 +
Your backgrou
background nd shaped
shaped you charact
character
er n so me i mporta
mportant
nt ways the spes eve The chosen creatues auto maticay succeed on their
A secret sought by a coeague dves you Your ski po cences n savng throws aganst the spe, and they take no da mage they would
Arcana and History aso eect your upbnging,
upbnging,studyng
studyng the natue of
magic and the geat wards
w ards of days past who weded it nor may tak
take
e half
half da
da mag
mage
e fo
fo m it
Ate gaduating fo m your appenticeshp,you and your pees
went your sepaate ways to fcus on you own studies. Recenty, you 3R-EVEL FEATURES
receved a etter
ette r o m one of your coleages,
coleages, pointng you toward a Arcane Recover You can now ecove two 1st evel
evel spe sots, o a
souce o ost knowedge Shor ty <ter the letter arrived, you learned singe 2nd eve
eve spell sot you choce).
choce).
tagc news
news your iend
iend died under mystei
mysteious
ous ccu mstance Spes. You can now prepare and cast 2ndeve spes.
Personal Goal: Discover Lost Knowledge The ettr spoke of an
arane seratry but on a nearby sand by wzards long gone, and WIZARD PELL IST
it hnted at powerfu magic hidden
hidden there A s ma coster known as 1steve
1steve pe
p e s 2nd-evel pes
Dagon's Rest aso resdes on the island
island The caretaker of the coister's
te mple to the ragon god Baha mut, who is a patron o heoes and a Compehend anguages (ritua) Faming sphere
cha mpon of justice,
ustice, must have
have in r maton regadng the observatory Detect magic (ritua) Hod person
This Eder Runara can set you on the path path to discoverng the know-
edge your iend never fund Mage armor Invisibiity
Magic missie Msty step
MAKING TE ARACTER YOURS Protecton om evi and good Shatter
Foow these steps
ste ps to make this characte uniquely yous:
Ray of sickness
Choose a na
na me and wite
wite it in the " Char
Character
acter Na me spa
space
ce on the
Shed
ont of this sheet You chaacter's na me can be anythi g you lke, Seep
perhaps drawing fro m a ea world
world cuture o a wok of lerature
2 Decide what
what you look ike and dete mine your character's
character's gend
gender
er Thunderwave
You decde
dec de your chaacters height, weight age and coloratio
colo ration
n eyes
eyes
hairand skin) You can use the at on this page r inspration or
choose your own decton. You a!o might want to give your char char
physica chaactersticsuch a a scara l mp,
acte a me morable physica
spectacles or a tat too
3. Flesh out your charactes personait
person aity
yand
and ead about you char
acters aign ment n the rulebook you may choose
choose a derent
algn ment fro m a mong the options
options there)
there) The goa is to choose
traits and manneis ms fr you character
character that youll enoy
AINING EVELS
The DM wi tell you when you
you reach
reach 2nd evel and then 3d leve.
When you reach a new leve, you gan the eatures below fr that eve
HIT DICE AN HIT POINTS
Wth each evel you gan,you gain one addtiona Hit De (d 6),
),which
which
you can use to heal yousel when you take a shot
shot rest expained
expain ed n
the rulebook) When you evel upadd the new Hit Die to the Ht Dice
box on ths sh
sheet
eet,, and add d 6 2 to you
you hit point
point maxi mu m
ELLCASTNG VANCEMENT
You gain access to more spes as you gain eves. You can pepae a
nu mbe of spells
spells equa to you leve +your Intellgence moder as
shown in the Specastng tab
tabe.
e. You aso
aso gain more spel
spel sots
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CLASS EVEL BACKGROUND
Sma Chaotc Good
SIZE ALIGNMENT
PROFCIENCY dOUS Leate armo • Hammer
• Shortbow • 10 pons
+3 25 fet
( J
20 arrows • Hooded lantern
7 INATIVE SEED
0 - Stengh • 2 dagges • 2 sks o o
8 Thieves' oos
5 days of aons
• - Dextey Hi Pon Maxmum _-
• Backpac • inderbox
0 Constituton
Bag o 1,000 bal • Waersin
• ntelligence bearings
• 0 ee o hempen
0 0 Wsdom CURREN HIT ONTS • 10 ee
eett of sring rope
0 3 Charisma + Bel Se o da common
tal
d 8 SUCSSS 0 • 5 candles
cotes ncluding
a ood
SAVNG THROWS /
FAURS 0 2 cowbas Poch
HIT DCE DA SAVES
7 EQUIPMENT
•A Acobacs (Dex)
0 Anima Handing (Wis)
r
0 Acana (In) PROFICIENCIES Expertise. Your prociency bonus is
doubed r any abiity check you make that
0 Ahlecs (S) You have the owing pro ciencies. The uses the Stealth ski (the doubled bonus
bonus is
ruebook expains what prociency means. incuded on you Skills ist) or you pro
m
•, A Dec.epon
epon (Cha) Saving Throws. You saving
Saving saving throw pro ciency with thieves' tools.
tools.
ciencies are indicated by a ein the Saving Sneak Attack Once pe tun when you
0 History (Int) Throws list on the left. hit a ceatue
ceatue with a Dexteity
Dexteitybased
based attack
0 nsght (Wis) Skills Your ski pociencies are indi- (such as with you dagger o shortbow)
cated by a ein the Skis ist on
on the left. and you have advantage on the attack ro
3 0 Inmidaon (Cha) Equipment. You have prociency you can dea an exta ld6damage to your
• . nvestigaon (In) with light armo,simpe weapons hand taget. You dont need advantage if anothe
crossbows ongswods
ongswods rapiers, and short- enemy of the taget is within 5 feet of it and
0 Medicine (Wis) swords You aso have
have po ciency with isn't incapacitated You can't deal this extra
thieves' toos. damagehowever,
damage however,ifif you have disadvantage
0 Naue (In) on the attack ol
• _ Pecepion (Wis) LANGUAGES Thieves' Cant. You know thieves' cant a
You can speak, read,and write Common, secret mx of diaect jagon,
jagon, and code
cod e that
0 emance (Ca) Goblin, and Haling aows you to hide messages in seemingy
L
0 Persuasion (Ca) norma conversation You aso understand
TTACKS a set of secret signs and symbols used to
0 Religion (n) convey shotsimple,
shotsimple, essages
�
You stat with the fowing weapons which
• �Ieght of Hand (Dex) you can use to make attacks. LIGTFOOT HAFING
Dagger n meee (against a target within
• Sea (Dex) 5feet of you) you can attack with your Halings are smal fk, but they ae
dagger You can also throw a dagger at a bessed with uck and courage be tting the
6 0 Surviva (Wis)
·
targett up to 20 et awayo up to 60 et
targe mightiest of
of dagons. Light ot haings
away with disadvantage on the attack ro. easiy hide om notice,sipping
notice,sipping aound and
� SKILS
In either caseoll ld20 + S to see if you hit behind larger fk,be they friend o e
f you do, the target takes ld4 + 3 piercing As a ightfot haling,you
haling,you have the -
damage. owing traits.
Shortbow You can shoot you shotbow Luck When you roll a 1 on the d 20 or
12 PASSIV WISDOM (RCPION)
at a target up to 80 feet away
awayoo up to 3 20 an attack oll, abiity
abiity check,
check ,or saving throw
feet with disadvantage on the attack ro. you can ero the d 20 and must
must use the new
Ro ld20 + S to see if you
yo u hit. If you do the ro
target takes ld6 + 3 piercing damage Brave. You have advantage on saving
7
« <
OGUE throws youcondition
frightened make to avoid o remove the
on youself
Ha/fing Nimbleness. You can move
Rogues develop broad expertise that few through the space o any creatue that is of
other chaacters can match. When it comes
�
a size larger than yous
to batte rogues prioritize cunning ove
Naturally Stealthy. You can attempt to
bute strength,placing
strength,placing one pecise strike
exacty whee the attack wi hut the most. hide when you ae obscured by a creature
C The rogue cass gives you the oowing that is at least one size arge than you.
featues.
CONS / ontinuedon
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DuGEONS DRGONS®
Paadin l st Nobe
CASS EVE BACKGROUND
Human Medum Lawf Good
RACE SIZE ALIGNMEN
PROFICENCY BONUS • •
Chain mai* Watesn
Baeaxe 50 et of empen
-1 30 feet
•
ope
• Shield
' NITIAVE SPEED • Se of ne cotes
Stengh • 5 javelns
6 • Signe ng
. • Holy symo
Dexey
Hit Point Maximum _ _
• Scol of pedgee
Bacpac
+2 Constitution • Pouch
• Bedol
ntelligence
• Mess t
• 3 Wsdom CURRENT HI OINS
• Tnderbox
• 4 Charisma
torches
a ldlO SUCCSSS 0
SAVNG THROWS • 10 days o raions
FAIRS 0 *While weaing is armo, you ave
disadvantage on Dexety (Stealh) checks
HIT DC DAH SAVS
' EQUPMEN
Acoacs (Dex)
r
Anima Handing (Wis)
5 Acana (n) PROFCIENCES The paadin cass gives
gives you the lowing
features
•_ Ahletics (Str) You have the flowng
flow ng prociencies. The Divine Sense. As an acton you can open
ruebook expains what procency means yr senses to the presence of strong evi
c
Decepion (Cha) Saving Throws Your saving
saving throw pro - and powerfu good Until the end of your
cences are ndicated by a ein the Saving next turn, you know the ocation of any
• Hstoy (In)
Throws list on the left. eestia, Fend, or Undead within 60 feet of
• Isigh (Wis) Skls Your ski prociencies are ind- you that is not behind total cover. You know
cated by a ein te Skis ist on the left. the type of any being whose presence you
0 ntimidation (Cha)
Equipment. You have procency with a sense, but not its identty Withn the same
Invesgation (n) armor,shields,
armor, shields,simpe
simpe weapons, and mar
ma r radius you also detect the presence of any
Va weapons. pace or object that has been conscrated or
Medicine (Wis) desecrated.
ANGUAGES Lay on Hands. Your bessed touch can
Natre (Int) hea wounds You have a poo of healng
You can speak, readand write Common,
Pecepon (Wis) D aconic, Dwarvish, and Giant. power that repenshes when you take a
Permance (Ca) ong
total rest. Wth that poo you can restore a
�;
TTACKS of 5 hit points.
As an action, you can touch a creat
creatre
re
• Pesason (Cha) You start with the fllowng weapons, which and draw power from the pool to restore a
Relgion (Int) you can use to make attacks. number of hit ponts to that creature up to
Battleaxe n meee (against a target the maximum amount remanng in your
- Sleigh o Hand (Dex) within 5feet of you) you can attack wthw th poo.
your battleaxe Roll ld20 + 5 to see f you Alternatvelyyou
Alternatvely you can expend 5 hit points
0 = Sealh (Dex) hit. If you do the target takes ld8 + 3 sash- from your pool of healing to cure the target
4 Suvival (Wis) ing damage, or dO + 3 sashng damage of one disese or neutraize one poison
if you wed the battleaxe wth two hands aectng t. You can cure mutie dseases
*See yor eqipment.
(which means dropping our shied). and neutralize mutiple poisons with a
� SK L L . Javein. In meee (against
( against a target within single use ofof Lay on Hands, expending ht
5feet of you)you can attack
a ttack wth a javeln pont separately fr each one
You can aso throw a avein at a target This feature has no eect on Undead or
up to 30 feet awayor
awayor up up to 1 20 feet
feet away Constructs
1 ASSVE WISDOM RCON)
with disadvantage on the attack roll In
ether case ro ld20 + 5 to see if you hit. BOUT HUMANS
f you do, the target takes ld6 3 percing
Humans are the most numerous peope of
·
damage. the Forgotten Reams They ive longside
elves dwarves,
dwarves,ha ings and other peopes
« � PALADN
Paadns swear
swe ar oaths to gods,ancient
orders,and great causes
gods, ancient
ca uses A paadin's oath
oat h
in viages, towns and cities across the
world Human adventurers are often mot
vated to leave a lastng egacy
s a powerful bond tht turns a devout war-
rior into a bessed champion You swore
your oath to the god Bahamut the Patnum
D agon,who is a patron of heroes and a
l champion of ustce.
COINS
o nti nue d on b ck -
uman paad (nob), page l of2 M & © 2022 Wzads ohe oas L Permisson s grantd to pho ocopy hs documen r prsona use.
YOUR OLE BACKGROUND Fighting Style: Protection When a creature you can see attacks a
target other than you that is within 5 feet of you you can use your reac-
Your amiyis no stranger to weath,power
weath,powerand priviege n the glory tion to impose disadvantage on the attack ro. You must be wielding a
days o Neverwinter
Neverwinter your parents rued the county o Corlinn Hi shie
sh ield
ld
ocated in the his northeast of the city But
But Mount Hotenow erupted Divine Smite When you hit a creature with a meee weapon attack
thirty years ago, devastating Neverwinter
Neverwinter and erasing Corlinn Hi you can expend one spe sot to dea 2d8radiant damage to the target
Instead o growing up on an estate, you were raised in a smll town in addition to the weapon
weapon s damage The extra damage increases by
house in Water
Waterdeep
deep As an
an adultyou stand to inherit ony a title ld8 i the target is an ndead or a Fiend
Your background shaped your character
character You earned the languages
Lay on Hands The heaing pool of Lay on Hands increases to 10
of dwarves and giants from a childhood tutor tutor (shown in anguages
anguages
on the front of this sheet), and your ski prociencies in History and
3R-EVEL FEATURES
Persuasion reect your
Sincee swearing
Sinc your oath
education in history
to Bahamut andreturned
you've etiquette
return ed to Never- Divine Health The divine magic owing through you makes you
winter and have been a champion to those who are overooked by the immune to disease
institutions that exist to pro
proect
ect them Recenty your resolve has been Lay on Hands The healing poo of ay on Hands increases to
shakenn by corruption in the city guard and ruing aristoc
shake aristoc ats Spells You gain a spell sot,as shown
shown in the Spelcas
Spelcasting
ting tabe In
Personal Goal: Rejuvenating Pilrimage. Seeking to reinvigorate addition to the spes you choose to prepareyou always have two extra
your resolve you earned of a remote
r emote coister Dragon s Reston a tiny spes prepared protecion o evl and good and sanctuary
isand The coister holds a tempe to the dragon god Bahamu ahamutt You ChannelDivinity You can channe divine magic rom your oath
feel drawn to contempa
contempate te your pace in the word there ueing one of two eects : Sacred Weapo
Weaponn or Tur
Turnn the Unhoy. When
you use Channe Divinitychoose
Divinitychoose which of these eects to create ; you
MAKING THE HARACTER YOURS must then
then nish a short or long rest
rest to use Channel
Channel Divinity again
Folow these steps to make this character uniquey yours : Sacred Weapon As an action, you present your hoy symbo and
1 Choose a name and write it in the "Character Namespace on the imbue one weapon that that you are hoding with positive energy For
ront of this sheet.
sheet. Your character
character s name can be anything you ike minuteyo
minuteyouu ad
addd 2 to attack rolls made with that weapon The
perhaps drawing from a real world
world cuture or a work of literature weapon aso emits b ight ight in a 20oot radius and dim ight r
2 Decide what you ook ike and determine your characte
characterr s ge
gend
nder
er 20 feet beyond that If the weapon is not aready magica it becomes
You decide your character's heightweightageand cooration (eyes, magica r the duration You can end end this eect on your turn as
hair,and skin). You can use the art on this page fr inspiration or part of any other action If you are no longer holding or carrying this
choose your own direction You also might want
want to give your char weapon or if you all unconscious
unconscio us this eect ends.
acter a memorabe physica ·characteristic, such as a scara
scara imp Turn the Unhoy As an action you present your hoy symbo, and
spectaclesor a tattoo.
tat too. each iend or Undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet o you
3. Fesh out your characte
characterr s personality,and read about your char must
mu st succ
succeed
eed on a DC 1 2 Wisdom saving
saving throw or be turned fr
acters alignment
alignment in the ruebook (you may choose a dierent minute or unti it takes any damage A turned creature must spend
alignment from among the options there) The goa is i s to choose its turns trying to move as ar away from you as it canand it can t
traits and mannerisms fr your character that you enjoy. wiingly ends its move in a space
space within 30 eet of you. It also can't
take reactions For its action,it can use ony the Dash action or try to
ANNG EVELS escape from an eect that prevents it rom moving f it has nowhere
ican
i can movethe creature
creature can use thethe Dodge action
The DM will te you when
when you reach 2nd eve and
and then 3rd eve
When you reach
reach a new eve you gain the features below fr that leve PALADN ELL ST
HIT DICE AN HIT PONTS 1st-eve pes
With each evel
evel you gain,you gain one additional Hit Die (dO)which Bess
you can use to hea
hea yoursel when you take a short
short rest (expained
xpain ed in
the ruebook) When
When you evel
evel up
up add the new Hit Die to the Hit Dice Command
box on this sheetand add d 10 + 2 to your hit point maximum
maximum re wounds
Detct magc
2NEVEL FEATURES
Prepared Spells Each time you nish a ong resyou can prepare Protecton rom evl and good
three 1st evel
evel spes to make them availabe
availabe fr you to castchoosing Shield of fth
from the 1st evel
evel spes listed
listed beow.
beow. Write your prepared
prepared spells here
here :
SpeJ Slots You have two 1st eve
eve spel sots you can use to cast
your prepared spes You can use them to cast two dierent spes
or to cast the same spe twice You regain your expended spel sots
when you nish a ong rest. You can keep track of your expended spell
sots by checking them
them o in the Spellcastng table,where
table,where each spe
sot is represented
represented by a checkbox
checkbox
SPELCATING
alad in evel
evel repared pes 1st-eve lots
2nd 3 DO
3rd 3 000
Attacks and Saving Throws When a creature makes a saving
SpeJ Attacks
throw to resist one o your spells,the DC of the saving throw is 12.
When you make a spe attack, you roll d20 + 4to see i you hit. These
numbers are ased on your specasting abiity
abiitywhich is Charisma
e sae D= 12
pe attack = d0 + 4
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UNGEONS RGONS® t:
Fighter s olk Hero
CLASS LEVEL BACKGROUND
Wood Elf Medium Neutral Good
RACE SIZE ALIGNNT
eathe ao + 50 feet of empe
oe
Logbow
+3 35 feet +
• Soel
• 20 arows
INATVE SPEED + Io ot
Geatswod
Set of como
Bacpac clotes
Hit Pot Maxmum _
Beroll Poch
+ ess kt
• Tebox
CURREN HI POINS
• 10 toces
10 ays of atos
Total ldlO SUCCSSS 0 Watesi
FALURES O
H D DEAH SAVS
' "
• Aobatics (Dex} EQPMEN
�
• _ Anmal Hadlig {Wis}
4 0 Arcaa (It) PROFICIENCIES Second Wind You have a limted well o
stamina you can daw on to potect yousef
0 Atletcs (St) You have the fowng pociecies he froham. You can use a bonus action to
uebook expans what pociency means. egain ht ponts equal to d +you ghte
r
0 Deceto (Ca} Saving Throws You saving thow po- eve
ciencies ae indicated by a en the Saving Once yu
y u use ths featueyou must nish
• Hstory (It) Thows lst on the let a shot o long est befe you can use it
0 sgt (Wis) Skls. You ski pociencies ae ndi again.
cated by a en the Skis lst on the et. Fightng Style: Archery You gain a +2
Sty le: Archery
0 - Itiatio (Ca) Equipment You have pociency with all bonus to attack os you make with anged
0 Ivestgato (It) amoshieds
amo shiedssimpe weapons and ma- weapons This bonus is aeady incuded n
tial weapons you attack with you longbow.
l ongbow.
0 edicie {Wis}
0 Natue (It)
ANGUAGES Woon LF
You can speak, ead,and wite Common Eves ae a peope of othewoldy gace
• Peceptio (Wis)
3
Dwavsh Elvsh,and Halng ongived
days of theand passonate.
multivese the Inst
thewood
ealiest
elves
0 Peace {Ca}
TTACKS fel n ove with the ests of the wold
0 Pesaso {Ca) You stat wth the fowing weaponswhch
weaponswhch and they mysticaly took on chaactestics
you can use to make attacks o those woodland eams You eetness
0 Reigo (It) of ot and you abiity to hide in oliage o
Greatsword In melee (against a taget
0 Sleight of a (Dex} wthn 5 eet o you)you can attack wth othe natua phenomena ae pat o that
you geatswod Ro ld20 + 3to see if you mystical adaptation
0 Steat (Dex) ht I you do, the taget takes 2d6 + 1 sash- As a wood el you have the llow!ng
ing damage.
taits
• _ Srial {Wis) Darkvision You can see n dm ght
Longbow. You can shoot you longbow
at a taget
taget up to 150 et away
awayoo up to 600 withn 60 60 f et
e t of you as i it wee bight lght
� SK IL L
eet with dsadvantage on the attack oll. and in dakness in that adius as if t wee
Ro ld20 + 7 to see if you hit I you do the dm ight You discen coos n that dak
taget takes ld8 + 3 piercng damage ness only asa s shades o gay
Fey Ancestry. You have advantage on
PASSIVE WSDOM (ERCPON)
IGHTER saving thows you make to avod o end the
chamed condition on yousef.
Fightes ae mastes of mata combat, Trance Eves don't need
nee d to sleep, and
skiled th a vaiety o weapons and amo
hey lean the basics o a combat styles magic can'tnput4hous
a long esn
es you to you
seepspend
You can nish
those
and specialize n n one avoed fm
fm (n you
« �
hous n a tancelke medtaton duing
case,achey)
case, achey) he combinaton of boad whch you etain co;ciousness.
genea abilty and speciaization makes Mask ofthe Wd You can take the
ghtes supeio combatants on battleelds
Hde action even when you ae only ightly
and in dungeons
dungeons alke. obscued by fiageheavy ain
ain fing
he ghte
ghte cass gives you the
the llowing snowmst o othe natual phenomena.
featues.
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Elfghte
Elfghte k ero), page 1 o2 TM & © 2022 Wizads ofthe
ofthe Coas C Pemisson is ged to otocoy is douent f pesonal se.
YOUR FOK HERO BACKGROUND HIT DICE AN HIT POINTS
Your parents lived n the prosperous vage of Thundertree east of Wt each eve you gan
gan you gan one addtiona Hit Die (d),
), wich
te city of Neverwinter ad at the edge of te Neverwnter Wood But you can use to hea yourself when you take a sort rest (expained n
wen nearby Mount Hotenow erupted thrty years ago, your parents the ruebook)
ruebook ) Wen you eve up, add te new Hit Die to the
the Ht Dice
ed peraps carrying you in your n ancy (dependng
ependng on how od you box on this
t his seet, and add d + 2 to your ht pont maxmum
are). Your amy drited rom vilage to village around te regon nd-
ng work as aborers where tey could 2N-EVEL FEATURE
Your background shaped your character in mportant ways You Acton Surge. You can pus yoursef beyond your norma limits fr
earned te anguages of severa derent peopes (shown in "Lan a moment. On your turn you can take one addtona acton.
guages on the front of ths seet) Your sk pro ciencies n Anmal Once you use ths feature,you must nsh a short or long rest be re
Handling and Surviva also reect your upbrngngworking with ani you can se t agan
mals and gettng by n the natura word
You've spent te ast few years in Neverwinter as a carpenter work \ 3R-EVEL FEATURE
ng at the citys bustling docks But ts clear to you and everyone Improved Critical. Your weapon attacks score a critcal ht on a rol
around you tat you are destined fr much more You stood up to an of 19 or 20
abusve sp captan onceso other dockworker
dockworkerss ook up to you Some
day,youll
day, youll come nto your own Youll be a hero
Personal Goal: Determine Your Destiny In the remote closter
o Dragons Rest lves an osage who s supposed to possess great
wisdomor possby supernatura nsght The closter hods a tempe
to te dragon god Baamut, who s a patron of eroes and a champion
o justce Maybe Eder Runara can hep you determne exactly wat
your eroc destny s and set yo u on the right path t o u t so you
can become the hero you know you're meant to be
MAKING TE ARACTER YOURS
Folow these steps to make ths character unquey yours:
. Choose a name and write t n the Caracter Namespace on te
front
perhapsof ths sheetfrom
drawng Youracharacter's name can
reaworld cuture or abework
anything you ke
of literature
2 Decde what you ook lke and determne your characters gender
You decide your caracters eghtwegt, age, and coorato
cooratonn (eyes
hair, and skn) You can use the art on ts page r nspiration or
coose your own drection You aso migt want to gve your car
acter a memorabe pysca characteristc, suchsuch as a scar, a mp
spectacles, or a tattoo You can write notes about your caracters
appearance n the Notes space below
3. Fesh out your caracters personaty,
personat y,and read about your char-
acters agnment n the rulebook (you may choose a derent
alignment rom among the optons tere) Te goa is to coose
trats and mannersms fr your caracter tat you' enjoy
ANNG LEVES
Te DM w tell you when you reach
reach 2nd leve and then 3rd level 0
When you reac a new evelyou gan te eatures beow r that evel
"
z
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