Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Master's Guide

INTRODUCTION
The Dungeon Master ....................................................... 4
How to Use This Book ................................................... .4
Know Your Players ........................................................... 6

PARTl
CHAPTER 7
1:
A WORLD OF YOUR OWN .. ...... ........ 9
The Big Picture ................................................................. 9
Gods of Your World ........................................................ 10
Mapping Your Campaign ............................................... 14
Settlements ..................................................................... 15
Languages and Dialects ............................................... 20
Factions and Organizations ......................................... 21
Magic in Your World ..................................................... 23
Creating a Campaign ................................................... 25
Campaign Events .......................................................... 26
Play Style ........................................................................ 34
Tiers of Play .................................................................... 36
Flavors of Fantasy ........................... : ............................ 38
2: CREATING A MULTIVERSE .. .. ..... 43
The Planes ..................................................................... 43
Planar Travel ................................................................. 44
Astral Plane ........................................ : .......................... 46
Ethereal Plane ............................................................... 48
Feywild .... : ....................................................................... 49
Shadowfell ............................................................ .\' .......... 51
Inner P lanes .................................................................... 52
Outer P lanes .................................................................. 57
Other Planes .................................................................. 67
Known Worlds of the Material Plane ....................... 68
CHAPTER
PART2
CHAPTER
69
3:
CREATING ADVENTURES ............ 71
Elements of a Great Adventure .................................. 71
Published Adventures .................................................. 72
Adventure Structure .................................................... 72
Adventure Types ........................................................... 72
Complications ................................................................ 79
Creating Encounters ..................................................... 81
Random Encounters .................................................... 85
CHAPTER 4 : CREATING NONPLAYER
CHARACTERS ................................. ..... ..... ................. .... 89
Designing NPCs ........................................................... 89
NPC Party Members .................................................... 92
Contacts .......................................................................... 93
Hirelings ......................................................................... 94
Extras .............................................................................. 94
Villains ............................................................................ 94
Villainous Class Options ............................................. 96
CHAPTER
5:
Unusual Environments .............................................. 116
Traps .............................................................................. 120
6: BETWEEN ADVENTURES .... .. ...... 125
Linking Adventures .................................................... 125
Campaign Tracking ..................................................... 126
Recurring Expenses ................................................... 126
Downtime Activities ................................................... 127
CHAPTER
7: TREASURE ................................ .. .... .. . 133
Types of Treasure ....................................................... 133
Random Treasure ....................................................... 133
Magic Items .................................................................. 135
Sentient Magic Items ................................................. 214
Artifacts ......................................................................... 219
Other Rewards ............................................................ 227
CHAPTER
PART3
233
8: RUNNING THE GAME ..... .. .......... 235
Table Rules ................................................................... 235
The Role of Dice .......................................................... 236
Using Ability Scores .................................................. 237
Exploration ................................................................... 242
Social Interaction ....................................................... 244
Objects ........................................................................... 246
Combat .......................................................................... 247
Chases ........................................................................... 252
Siege Equipment ............................................. , ........... 255
Diseases ........................................................................ 256
Poisons .......................................................................... 257
Madness ........................................................................ 258
Experience Points ....................................................... 260
CHAPTER
CHAPTER 9: DuNGEON MASTER\' s
WORKSHOP ...................................... ............... ..... ........ 263
Ability Options ............................................................. 263
Adventuring Options .................................................. 266
Combat Options .......................................................... 270
Creating a Monster ..................................................... 273
Creating a Spell.. ......................................................... 283
Creating a Magic Item ............................................... 284
Creating New Character Options ............................ 285
APPENDIXA: RANDOM DUNGEONS 290
Starting Area ............................................................... 290
Passages ....................................................................... 290
Doors ............................................................................. 291
Chambers ..................................................................... 291
Stairs ............................................................................. 291
Connecting Areas ....................................................... 292
Stocking a Dungeon ................................................... 292
APPENDIX B: MONSTER LISTS
APPENDIX C: MAPS
302
ADVENTURE ENVIRONMENTS .. . 99
Dungeons ........................................................................ 99
Mapping a Dungeon ................................................... 102
Wilderness .................................................................... 106
Mapping a Wilderness ............................................... 108
Wilderness Survival ................................................... 109
Settlements .................................................................. 112
Mapping a Settlement.. ............................................... 114
Urban Encounters .............. : ......................................... 114
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APPENDIX D: DUNGEON
MASTER INSPIRATION
316
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INDEX
317