Dungeon Master Rules

Damaging Objects

When characters need to saw through ropes, shatter a window, or smash a vampire’s coffin, the only h...

Diseases

A plague ravages the kingdom, setting the adventurers on a quest to find a cure. An adventurer emerges...

Legendary Creatures

A legendary creature can do things that ordinary creatures can’t. It can take special actions outside i...

Madness

In a typical campaign, characters aren’t driven mad by the horrors they face and the carnage they inflict d...

Magic Items

Magic Items Magic items are gleaned from the hoards of conquered monsters or discovered in long-lost...

Adamantine Armor

Adamantine Armor Armor (medium or heavy, but not hide), uncommon This suit of armor is reinforced...

Monsters

A monster’s statistics, sometimes referred to as its stat block , provide the essential information t...

Traps

Traps can be found almost anywhere. One wrong step in an ancient tomb might trigger a series of scything...

Using Poisons

Given their insidious and deadly nature, poisons are illegal in most societies but are a favorite tool...