Dungeon Master's Guide

creating a wi lderness, 14, El emental Chaos, 52-53 greater deity, 11 magic, 9-10, 23-24. See
25-26, 73 , 106-112, Elemental Planes. See Inner Great Wheel, 44 also creating a magic item;
116- 120. See also creating Planes green slime, 105 creating a spell ; magic
an encounter; random El ysium, 58, 60 grenades, 268 items
encounters encounter, 75 , 77, 81-87, grid, 250- 252 restrictions, 24
encounters, 106 102, 106. See also creati ng hack and slash, 34 schools of, 24
features , 108- 109 an encounter; random Hades, 58 , 63 magic items, 128-129,
goals, 73 encounters Harpers, 21 129- 130, 133, 135-227
hazards, 109- 112 ending a campaign, 33 hazards, 105, 109- 112 alphabetical descriptions,
map, 14, 25- 26 , 108- 109 ending an adventure, 72, healing variants, 266-267 150-214
unusual environments, 75, 77 heat, 110 artifacts, 219-227
116- 120 Endl ess Maze (Abyss) , 63 heroic fantasy, 38 attunement, 136-138
creating a world, 4, 9-41. environment, 109- 112, hero points, 264 buying, 135-136
currency, 19- 20 116- 120 high altitude, 110 categories, 139-140. See
magic, 9- 10, 23-24 epic boons, 230, 231 - 232 hill monsters, 304 also specific category
map, 14 epic fantasy, 39 hirelings , 94 entries
religion , 10-13 episodic campaign, 36 hit points, 247- 248 crafting, 128-129, 141
settlements, 15-20 equipment (NPC) , 92 hitting cover, 272 cursed, 138-139
critical hits , 248 ether cyclone, 49 hoard treasure, 133, 137- 139 formulas , 141
currency, 19-20, 133. See Ethereal curtains, 48-49 home base (for characters) , identifying, 136
also creating a currency Ethereal Plane, 43, 48- 49 15, 25 rarity, 135
cursed items, 138-139 event-based adventure, 75-77 honor, 264-265 resilience, 141. See also
damage, 249, 273 events (campaign), 26- 33 horror, 266 objects
damaging objects, 246-247 Evernight (Shadowfell), 52 ice (hazard), 110- lll selling, 129-130, 135-136
dark fantasy, 40 expenses (character), 126- 127 ideal (N PC) , 90 sentient, 214-218
darkness, 104-105 experience points (XP), identifying a magic item , 136 special features, 141-143
dart trap, 123 82-84, 260- 261 immersive storytelling, 34 wearing and wie ld ing,
Dawn War deities, 10 thresholds, 82- 83 individual treasure, 133, 136 140- 141
DC. See Difficulty Class exploration, 242-244 Infinite Staircase, 58-59 Maladomini (Nine Hel ls) , 65
Death Dells (Abyss) , 63 explosives, 267-268 influence, 78 Malbolge (Nine Hells) , 65
Death domain, 96-97 extra N PC , 94 initiative, 247, 270-271 mannerism (NPC), 90
Deep Ethereal, 48-49 facing, 252 variants, 270-271 mapping, 14, 25-26, 72, 75 ,
degrees offailure, 242 factions. See organizations; injuries, 272- 273 77, 102-105, 108-109, 114,
deity, 10-13 see also creating a dungeon: Inner Planes, 43 , 52- 57. See 255
divine rank, 11 factions also specific Inner Plane campaign, 14, 25
pantheon, 10-11 falling net (trap) , 122 entries scale, 14
racial , 13 Far Realm, 68 inspiration, 240-241 chases, 255
demigod, 11 favors, 229-230 inspirational reading, 316 dungeon, 102-105
demiplane, 68 fear, 266 interaction trait (NPC), 90 samples, 310-315
Demonweb (Abyss) , 62- 63 fey crossings, 50 intrigue, 40, 78 settlement, 114
desecrated ground, 110 Feyw ild magic, 50 kingdom scale (map) , 14 wilderness, 108- 109
desert monsters, 302 Feywi ld, 43, 49-50 knowledge (NPC), 90 mark, 271
destroying artifacts, 221 firearms , 267, 268 lairs, 108 marks of prestige, 228-231
detecting a hazard, 105 fire-breathing statue (trap) , land, 229 massive damage, 273
detecting a trap, 120-1 21 122 languages, 20-21 Material Plane, 43
diagonal movement, 252 flanking, 251 larva (Hades), 63 Material Plane echoes, 43. See
dice, 235, 236- 237 flavor (campaign), 38- 41 law, 114 also Feywild ; Shadowfell
Difficulty Class, 238- 239 flaw (NPC) , 91 layers , planar, 58 Mechanus, 58 , 66
disabling a trap, 120- 121 flying, 119- 120 lesser deity, 11 medals, 229
disadvantage, 239-240 followers , 92-93 letters of recommendation, memory loss (Feywild), 50
disarm, 271 food and water, 111 228-229 metagame thinking, 235
disease, 256-257 foraging, 111 light, 104- 105 milestones, 261
Dis (Nine Hells), 64 foreshadowing, 126 Limbo, 58 , 61-62 Minauros (Nine Hells) , 64
divine rank, 11. See also deity; forest monsters, 302-303 line of sight, 251 miniatures, 250-252
specific divine rank entries framing events, 79 linking adventures, 125-126 missing players, 235-236, 260
Domains of Dread frigid water, 110 location-based ad venture, mixing potions, 140
(Shadowfell) , 51-52 fun, 85 72-75 mobs, 250
doors, 103- 104 gaining levels , 131, 261 locked doors, 103 modifying a class, 287-289
downtime activities, 127-131 gaining renown , 22 , 129 long rest, 267 modifying a magic item, 284
dualism, 12 Gapi ng Maw (Abyss), 62 loose pantheon, 10-11 modifying a monster, 273-274
dungeon, 72- 75, 99-105, garrisons (character) , 127 losing the path, 111-11 2, monotheism, 12
290-301. See also creating a gate-towns (Outlands) , 67 117-118 monsters, 71, 74, 82,
dungeon Gehenna, 58, 63 Lower Planes, 58. See 91-92, 247-248, 273-283,
Dungeon Master, 4 gemstones, 133, 134 also Outer Planes 302-305, 306-309. See
echo plane, 43. See Gloaming Court (Feywild), 49 loya lt y, 93 also creating a monster;
also Feyw ild; Shadowfell god. See deity madness, 258-260 creating an encounter;
ecology (dungeon) , 102 government, 17-19 creating an NPC; random
eladrin, 286 grassland monsters, 303 encounters; specific terrain
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