DnD 5e - Xanathar's Guide to Everything

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8S- 86 1 grick alpha with 2d4 gricks 10-14 A circle of standing stones within which the ai r is
87- 88 ld3 yuan-ti abominations utterly still, no matter how hard the wind blows
89-90 l adult green dragon lS- 16 outside
91- 93 ld8 + l giant apes 17- 18 l phase spider
94- 96 2d4 oni 19-20 l gnoll pack lord with l d4 giant hyenas
97- 99 ld3 treants 21-22 l orog or l pegasus
l ancient green dragon 23-24 l ankheg
00 2S- 28 ld3 rhinoceroses
29- 32 l d3 cockatrices
FOREST ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17-20) 33- 36 ld6 + 2 giant wasps or ld4 + 3 swarms of insects
37- 40 ld4 jackalweres or ld4 scouts
dlOO Encounter 41-44 l d8 giant goats or ld8 worgs
4S-46 2d4 hobgoblins, 2d4 ores, or 2d4 gnolls
01 - 0S l young green dragon 47- 48 1d2 giant poisonous snakes
06-10 l treant 49-SO ld6 + 2 elk or ld6 + 2 riding horses
11-13 l guardian naga Sl-S2 2d4 goblins
14- 16 ldl 0 revenants S3-S4 ld3 boars
17- 19 ld8 + l unicorns SS-S8 l panther (leopard) or l lion
S9-62 ld6 + 3 goblins riding wolves
20- 22 ld3 grick alphas 63-6S 2d6 giant wolfspiders or l giant eagle
66-69 l d8 + 4 pteranodons
23-2S For a few hundred feet, wherever the cha racters 70-74 3d6 wolves
step, Aowers bloom and emit soft light. 7S- 76 2d4 + 2 axe beaks
26-28 l young gold dragon 77-78 l giant boar or ld2 tigers
29-31 ld6 + 2 shambling mounds 79-80 l ogre or ld3 bugbears
32-34 2d4 werebears l giant elk, or l gnoll pack lord with l d3 giant
3S- 37 ld4 oni 81 - 82 hyenas
38- 40 4d6 + 10 elves living in a small community in the 83- 84 ld3 giant vultures or ld3 hippogriffs
treetops l goblin boss with l d6 + 2 goblins and ld4 + 3
41 - 43 ld6 + 2 gorgons 8S- 89 wolves, or ld3 thri-kreen
44-46 2d4 trolls 90- 91 ld3 druids patrolling the wi lds
47-49 ld4 giant apes 92- 93 ld6 scarecrows or l wereboar
SO- S2 ld3 yuan-ti abominations l d3 centaurs or l d3 griffons
S3- 62 ld3 young green dragons 94 ld3 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu, or l ore Eye of
63- 6S A SO-foot-tall stone s tatue of an elf warrior with Gruumsh with 2d4 + l ores
hand raised, palm out, as if to forbid travelers from 9S-96 l triceratops
66- 7S coming this way 97 l cyclops or l bulette
ld4 treants l d4 manticores
98- 99 l tyrannosaurus rex
76-80 A cairn s et atop a low hill 00
81-90 l adult gold dragon
91-96 l ancient green dragon
97-99 2d4 + l treants
l ancient gold dragon
00

GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 6-10)

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GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1-5) 01 ld3 gorgons
02 ld4 cyclopes
dlOO Encounter 03- 04 l d3 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
01 l hobgoblin captain with ld4 + l hobgoblins OS- 06 l chimera
02 l chimera 07-09 ld4 + l veterans on riding horses
03 l gorgon
04 ld2 couatls 10-1 1 A tornado that touches down ld6 miles away, tear-
OS l ankylosaurus 12-13 ing up the land for l mile before it dissipates
06 l weretiger l d3 manticores
07 ld3 allosauruses
08- 09 ld3 elephants 14- lS 2d4 ankhegs
16- 17 ld8 + l centaurs
18- 19 ld6 + 2 griffons

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20-21 ld6 elephants 70-79 l d4 + 3 gorgons
22-24 A stretch of land littered with rotting war ma- 80- 88 ld3 young gold dragons
chines, bones, and banners of forgotten armies 89-90 A circular section of grass nearly a quarter-m ile
25-28 l d8 + l bugbears across that appears to have been pressed down;
29-32 l gnoll pack lord with l d4 + l giant hyenas 91 - 96 ld4 more such circles connected by lines can be
33-36 2d4 scarecrows 97-99 seen from overhead.
37-40 ldl 2 lions 2d4 tyrannosaurus rexes
41-44 l dl 0 thri-kreen 00 l adult gold dragon
45 - 46 l allosaurus l ancient gold dragon
47-48 l tiger
49-50 ld2 giant eagles or ld2 giant vultures GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17-20)
51-52 l goblin boss with 2d4 gobli ns
53- 54 ld2 pegasi dl OO Encounter
55- 58 l ankylosaurus
59-62 ld2 couatls 01- 10 2d6 triceratops
63-66 l ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld8 + l ores 11-20 ldlO gorgons
67- 70 2d4 hippogriffs 21-25 2d6 hyenas feed ing on the carcass of a dead
71-74 l d4 + l rhinoceroses dinosaur
75-76 l hobgoblin captain with 2d6 hobgoblins 26-35 3d6 bulettes
77-78 ld3 phase spiders 36-40 A fie ry chariot that races across the sky
79-80 ld6 + 2 giant boars 41-50 ld3 young gold dragons
81- 82 2d4 giant elk 51-60 2d4 cyclopes
83-84 ld4 ogres and ld4 orogs 61 - 65 A valley where all the grass has died and the
85-87 A hot wi nd that carries the stench of rot ground is littered with stumps and fallen tree
88-90 1d3 weretigers 66- 75 t run ks, all petrified
91- 92 1 bulette 76-80 2dl0 bugbears with 4d6 goblins and 2d10 wolves
93- 94 A tribe of 2d20 + 20 nomads (tribal warriors) on A friendly adventuring party of l d6 + 1 characters
riding horses following a herd of antelope (deer). 81-90 of varying races, classes, and levels (average level
95-96 The nomads are willi ng to trade food, leather, and 91-96 ld 6 + 2). They share information about their recent
97 information fo r weapons. 97- 99 t ravels.
ld6 + 2 wereboars ldl2 chimeras
98-99 l young gold dragon 00 1d6 + 2 tyrannosaurus rexes
00 l d4 triceratops 1 adult gold dragon
ld3 tyran nosaurus rexes l ancient gold dragon

GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11-16)

dlOO Encounter HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1-4)

01 - 05 3d6 wereboars dlOO Encounter
06- 10 2dl0 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu
11 - 15 ld4bulettes 01 l eagle
16- 17 An old road of paved stones, partly reclaimed by 02-03 2d4 baboons
wilderness, that t ravels for ld8 miles in either di- 04-06 ld6 bandits
18-27 rection before ending
28- 30 l dl 2 couatls 07 ld4 vultures
A witch (mage) dwell ing in a crude hut. She offers 08 ldlO commoners
potions ofhealing, antitoxins, and other consum- 09 l raven
able items for sale in exchange for food and news. 10 l poisonous snake
11- 13 2d6 bandits or 2d6 tribal warriors
31- 40 2dl0 elephants 14 2d8 goats
41 - 46 2d4 weretigers 15 ld6 + 4 blood hawks
47- 56 ld8 + l cyclopes 16 ld4 + 3 giant weasels
57-61 l d3 chimeras 17- 18 ld3 guards with ld2 mastiffs and l mule
62-66 5 triceratops 19-20 ld6 + 5 hyenas
67-69 A giant hole 50 feet across that descends nearly 21-22 2d4 stirges
500 feet before opening into an empty cave

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dlOO Encounter HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)
23-25 An empty cave litte red with bones
l pseudodragon or ld 3 giant owls dlOO Encounter
26 l lion or l panther (cougar)
27 2d 8 kobolds 01 l d4 pegasi or l d3 perytons
28-30 l hippogriff
31 2d4 goblins 02 ld6 + 2 giant goats
32-34 l worg 03 l manticore
35 ld3 s warms of bats o r l d3 swarms of ravens 04 ld8 +l gnolls or l d8 + l hobgoblins
36 1 giant eagle
37 An ol d dwarf sitti ng on a stu mp, whittli ng a piece 05 ld4 lions
38- 40 ofwood
ld4 elk 06 ld6 + 2 worgs
41 ld4 winged kobolds with l d6 kobolds 07 l d4 brown bears
42 ld6 + 2 giant wolfspiders 08 3d6 axe beaks
43 2d4 wolves 09 1 half-ogre with 2d6 ores
44-45 l swarm ofinsects
46 ld8 + l axe beaks 10 2dl0 winged kobolds
47 l brown bear or l d3 boars 11- 12 l goblin boss with l d4 dire wolves and 2d6 goblins
48- 49 l scout
l ogre 13 ld6 giant elk
so 2d4 gnolls 14- 15 l d8 + l giant eagles
l giant elk
51 l d3 + l harpies 16- 17 ld4 phase spiders
52-53 l werewolf 18-19 l gnoll pack lord with 2d4 giant hyenas
2d4 ores
54 l d4 half-ogres 20 2d4 hippogriffs
55 l druid or l veteran 21-25 A 15-foot-tall stone statue of a dwarfwarrior that
56 The corpse of an adventu rer t hat ca rries an int act has been tipped over on its side
57- 58 explorer's pack and lies atop a longsword
59 l green hag 26- 27 2d4 orogs
60 ld3 dire wolves
61-63 A small cemetery containing 2d6 graves 28-29 l d4 + l griffons
l hobgoblin captain with 2d4 hobgoblins
64 2d4 giant goats 30-31 l d6 + 2 harpies
65- 66 l manticore 32-33 l ore Eye ofGruumsh with 2d6 + 3 ores
67-68 ld6 + 2 hobgoblins
69- 70 1 phase spider 34- 35 l d4 + 3 giant boars
A pile of d ro pp ings from a very large bird 36-40 A stone door set in to the side of a steep hi ll, open-
71 1 gnoll fang ofYeenoghu ing onto l 5 feet of descending sta irs that end at a
72 ld3 giant boars
73- 74 1 gnoll pack lord with ld 3 giant hyenas cave-in
75 1 bandit captain wit h 2d4 band its
76- 78 1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with l d8 + 2 ores 41-42 l d3 green hags
79 ld3 orogs or l d4 berserkers 43- 44 l d4 werewolves
80 1 ettin or 1 wereboar 45-46 ld6 + 2 ogres
81 1 goblin boss with 2d6 goblins 47- 48 l hobgo blin captain with 2d8 hobgoblins
82 ld3 griffons
83 l d3 perytons or l d4 pegasi 49- 50 l bandit captain with 3d6 band its
84 l d3 trolls
85- 86 1 cyclops 51-54 l chimera
87- 88 1 stone giant
89 55-58 ld4 ett ins
90 59- 62 ld6 + 2 vete rans with 2d6 berserke rs
91-96 63- 65 An abandoned woode n hut
97- 99
00 66-69 1 galeb duhr

70-73 1 bulette

74-77 1 wyvern
78- 80 2d6 + 10 goats with 1 herder (tribal warrior)

81- 82 ld3 hill giants

83-84 2d4 wereboars
85-86 l d4 reve nants

87- 88 l d2 gorgons
89- 90 ld8 + 1 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu

91-93 1d4 cyclopes
94-96 1 young red dragon

97- 98 ld4 stone giants
99 ld3 young copper dragons

00 1 roe

HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11-16) dlOO Encounter
78-80 ld3 nobles with ld4 scouts prospecting for gold
dlOO Encounter 81 - 85 l adult copper dragon
86- 90 2d4 stone giants
01 2d8 manticores or 2d8 phase spiders 91- 96 ld4 roes
97-99 l adult red dragon
02-04 ld6 green hags with ld6 wyverns l ancient copper dragon
05- 07 l hobgoblin captain with l hill giant and 4dl0 00
hobgoblins
08- 10 2d6 + 3 werewolves

11 - 14 ld6 + 2 ettins

15- 18 l d3 bu lettes HILL ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17-20)

19- 22 ld4 werebears dlOO Encounter
23- 24 A stream of smoke e merging from a s mall chimney
in the hill side 01 ld2 roes
02- 05 l young red dragon

25-28 ld4 wyverns 06-10 2d6 ettins
29- 32 l d8 + l wereboars
11- 15 l d4 bulettes

33- 36 ld3 revenants 16- 20 ldl 0 revenants
37- 38 A mild earthquake that shakes the regio n for ld 20 21 - 25 The white outline of an enormous horse carved
seconds into the side of a high hill

39-42 ld3 chimeras 26-30 ld6 + l gorgons
31-35 2d4 + l trolls
43- 46 ld4 gorgons 36- 40 The scorched remains of 2dl0 humanoids littering
47- 50 ld6 + 2 gnoll fangs ofYeenoghu

51 - 54 l d4 hill giants a hillside
55-58 l young red dragon
59- 62 ld3 + l galeb duhr 41-45 2d4 hill giants
63- 65 2dl0 dwarf miners (commoners), whistling as they 46-50 ld6 + 2 werebears
march toward their m ine 51 - 55 2d4 galeb duhr
56- 60 ld4 + 2 wyverns
66-69 ld3 young copper dragons 61 - 65 A massive boulder partly buried in the earth as if it
fell or was thrown the re
l

70-73 ld4 trolls

74- 77 ld3 cyclopes

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66-70 1 adult copper dragon 84- 85 1 saber-toothed tiger
71-75 ld6 + 3 cyclopes 86-90 A sparkling stream ofwater spilling from a crevice
76-80 The stub of an old stone tower jutting from the top ld2 ettins
ofa hill 91 1 cyclops
81-85 2d4 stone giants 92 1 troll
86-90 1 adult red dragon 93 1 galeb duhr
91-96 1 ancient copper dragon 94 1 air elemental
97-99 1 ancient red dragon 95 1 bulette
ld2 adult red dragons with ld3 young red dragons 96 1 chimera
00 97 1 wyvern
98 1 stone giant
99 1 frost giant
00

MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1-4) MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10)

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01-02 1 eagle 01-02 2d8 + 1 aarakocra
03-05 ld3 swarms of bats 03-04 1 lion or 1 saber-toothed tiger
06-08 ld6 goats 05-06 ld8 + 1 giant goats
09-11 ldlO + 5 tribal warriors 07-08 1d4 + 3 dwarf trailblazers (scouts)
12-14 ld6 + 3 pteranodons 09-10 ld6 + 2 ores
15-17 ld8 + 1 winged kobolds 11 - 15 ldlO giant eagles
16-20 ld8 + 1 hippogriffs
18-20 1 lion 21-25 ld8 fissures venting steam that partially obscures a
20-foot cube above each fissure
21-24 Stairs chiseled into the side of the mountain that 26-30 1 basilisk
climb 3d20 + 40 feet before ending ab ruptly 31-35 1dl2 half-ogres
25-27 2dl0 stirges 36-40 A ravine blocked by a 100-foot-high wall, which has
28- 30 2d4 aarakocra an opening in the center where a gate used to be
31-33 2d6 dwarf soldiers (guards) with ld6 mules laden 41-45 1 manticore
with iron ore 46-50 2d4 harpies
51 - 52 1 galeb duhr
34- 3 6 1 giant eagle 53- 54 1 bulette
37-38 A small shrine dedicated to a lawful neutral god, 55-56 1dl0 berserkers
perched on a stone outcropping 57-58 1d3 hell hounds
39-41 2d8 + 1 blood hawks 59-60 ld8 + 1 veterans
61 - 65 A distant mountain whose peak resembles a tooth
42-44 1 giant goat 66-69 ld4 ettins
45-47 3d4 kobolds 70-73 1 wyvern
48- 50 1 half-ogre 74-75 1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld6 orogs and 3d6 + 10
51 -53 1 berserker ores
54-55 1 orog 76-80 A row of ldlO + 40 stakes upon wh ich the bodies of
1 hell hound kobolds, dwarves, or ores are impaled
56 1 druid 81 - 83 1 fire giant
57 1 peryton 84-85 1 young silver dragon
58-59 1d2 hippogriffs 86-87 ld4 air elementals
60-61 1 manticore 88-90 ld4 trolls
62 ld6 + 2 scouts 91-92 ld3 + 1 cyclopes
63- 64 Enormous footprints left by a giant, which head 93-94 1d4 chimeras
65- 67 into the mountain peaks 95-96 1 cloud giant
2d4 ores
68-73

74-75 1 giant elk

76-77 1 veteran 97 1 roe
78-79 1 ore Eye ofGruumsh 98 ld4 stone giants
ld4 harpies 99 1 young red dragon
80 1 ogre 00 ld4 frost giants
81 1 griffon
82 1 basilisk
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MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11-16) dlOO Encounter
81-85 ld4 roes
dlOO Encounter 86-90 ld4 young red dragons
91-96 l ancient silver dragon
01-02 ld8 + l basilisks 97-00 l ancient red dragon

03-04 2d4 hell hounds
05-06 ld3 chimeras
07-08 l galeb duhr

09-10 2d6 veterans

11- 15 l young silver dragon
16-20 2d4 trolls
21-25 l red dragon glid ing through the sky above the
highest mountaintops
SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1-4)

26- 30 ld8 + l manticores dlOO Encounter
31 - 35 l d4 cyclopes
36- 40 Heavy snowfall that lasts for ld6 hours 01 l d4 poisonous snakes
41 - 45 ldlO air elementals
02-05 3d6 rats

06- 10 2d8 ravens

46- 50 l d6 + 2 bulettes 11-12 3d6 giant rats
51 - 55 l d4 stone giants
56- 60 l fire giant 13 ld l O+ 5 tribal warriors
61 - 65 2 stone giants playing catch with a boulder a few 14-15 l d8 + l giant lizards
hundred feet away
66- 70 ld8 + l ettins 16-17 l crocodile
71-75 ld3 frost giants
76-80 A wide crevasse, its depths shrouded in mist 18- 19 l swarm of insects
81-85 ld4 cloud giants
20 l giant spider
21-22 l d4 + l mud huts partially sunken in murky water
23-25 2d8 + l kobolds

26 2d4 mud mephits

86- 90 l adult silver dragon 27-29 ld6 + 2 giant poisonous snakes
91- 96 l adult red dragon
97-98 ld4 roes 30 2d4 winged kobolds
l ancient silver dragon 31-32 l scout
99 l ancient red dragon 33-34 The corpse of an adven turer tangled in the weeds.
00 Looting the body turns up an explorer's pack and
perhaps (50% chance) a random common magic
MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 17-20) item.

dlOO Encounter 35- 38 l giant toad
39-41 ld6 + 2 constrictor snakes
01-05 ldlO bulettes 42-44 2d4 giant frogs
ld8 + l swarms of rats or ld6 + 2 swarms ofravens
06- 10 ld8 + l chimeras 45
11- 15 l adult silver dragon
16-20 l d8 + l wyverns 46-48 2dl0 stirges
21-25 A massive boat perched atop a mountain
49-52 2d6 + 3 bullywugs
26-30 2d4 galeb duhr 53-54 ld8 + l ores
31-35 ld4 frost giants 55-56 l d4 yuan-ti purebloods
36- 40 A wooded val ley haunted by secretive and reclusive l druid
elves who tell warily of their master: a mad wiza rd 57
who lives in the heart of the va lley
58- 59 l yuan-ti malison
41 - 45 ldlO air elementals 60-62 l giant constrictor snake
46-50 ld6 + 3 trolls 63- 64 A high-pitched s hriek that lasts for ld4 minutes
51-55 l adult red dragon 65-67 2d4 lizardfolk
56- 60 ld4 cloud giants
68-69 ld4 ghouls

61 - 65 A waterfall hundreds offeet high that drops into a 70-71 l will-o'-wisp
clear pool 72 l wight

73 l ghast

66-70 l d3 fire giants 74- 75 l swarm of poisonous snakes
71-75 2d4 stone giants 76-77 A foul stench bubbling up from brackish waters
76-80 A force of l 00 dwarves (veterans) st anding guard
at a mountain pass, permitting no passage until 78-80 ld4 + 2 ogres
a traveler pays 100 gp (if on foot) or 200 gp (if 81-83 l shambling mound
mounted)
84-86 l fizardfolk shaman with ld6 giant lizards and 2dl0
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87 89-90 ld6 + 1 yuan-ti malisons
1 troll 91-93 ld4 + 1 trolls
88-89 1d4 green hags 94-96 ldlO revenants
90-91 1 revenant 97-99 ld8 + 1 water elementals
92-93 1 giant crocodile ld3 hydras
94-95 1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld3 orogs and 2d6 + 3 00
ores
96-97 1 young black dragon SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 11-20)
98 1 yuan-ti abomination
99 1d4 water elementals dlOO Encounter
00 1 hydra 01-10 1d4 giant crocodiles
11-15 1d3 yuan-ti abominations
SWAMP ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 5-10) 16-20 ld6 + 1 green hags
21-25 A large, spreading tree from which 2d6 armored
dlOO Encounter knights hang by the neck
26-30 2d4 wights
01 1 green hag 31- 35 ld8 + 1 yuan-ti malisons
02-03 2d4 giant lizards or 2d4 giant poisonous snakes 36-40 Fog that rolls across the terrain , making the area
04-05 2d8 winged kobolds within ld3 m iles heavily obscured for ld4 hours
06-07 ldlO + 1 bullywugs with ld8 + 1 giant frogs 41 - 45 ld4 revenants
46-50 ld6 shambling mounds
08-09 1 druid 51 - 55 ldlO water elementals
10 ld8 + 1 swarms of insects 56- 60 ld4 young black dragons
61 - 65 An eerie, bat-headed idol almost completely cov-
11-13 ld12 ghouls ered by vines
14-16 2d8 scouts 66-70 ld8 + 2 trolls
17-19 2d10 ores 71 - 75 ld3 hydras
20-22 2d4 giant spiders 76-80 The sound of drums beating several miles away
23-24 Tainted water that exposes creatures that move 81 - 96 1 adult black dragon
through it to sight rot (see "Diseases" in chapter 8 97-00 1 ancient black dragon
25-27 of the Dungeon Master's Guide)
28-30 ld6 + 2 giant toads L
31-33 3d6 lizardfolk
34-36 ld8 + 1 yuan-ti purebloods UNDERDARK ENCOUNTERS (LEVELS 1-4)
37-38 ld4 + 1 swarms of poisonous snakes
A bloated humanoid corpse floating facedown in dlOO Encounter
39- 41 the water
42- 44 1 shambling mound 01 1 mind flayer arcanist
45- 47 ld4 + 1 will-o'-wisps 02 ld3 + 1 giant poisonous snakes
48- 50 2d6 crocodiles 03 ld3 giant lizards
51 - 54 1d4 + 1 giant constrictor snakes 04 2d4 giant fire beetles
1 lizardfolk shaman with 1d3 swarms of poisonous 05 ld8 + 1 flumphs
55-58 snakes and ld8 + 2 lizardfolk
59-62 ld8 + 1 ogres 06 1 shrieker
63- 65 2d4 ghasts 07 1dl2 giant rats
An altar partially sunk into the mud, devoted to a
66-69 god that is part human and part frog 08 2d4 kobolds
70-73 1 giant crocodile
74-77 1 shambling mound 09 l d8 + 1 stirges
1 ore Eye ofGruumsh with ld3 ogres and 2dl0 + 5 10 2d4 humans (tribal warriors) seeking the way to the
78-80 ores
A torrential rain that lasts ld6 minutes and puts surface, fleeing their Underdark oppressors
out all unprotected flames within 1 mile
11 -12 ldlO troglodytes

81 -82 1 young black dragon 13- 14 ld2 gray oozes
83-84 ld4 green hags with ld6 + 1 ogres 15- 16 3d6 stirges
85-86 1 yuan-ti abomination 17-18 ld3 magma mephits
87-88 ld4 + 1 wights
19-20 ldlO goblins
21-22 Ore graffiti on the walls, suggesting something
rude about the mother of someone named Krusk

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CHAPTER 3

SPELLS

ANY OF THE CHARACTER CLASSES IN THE When a DM adds spells to a campaign, clerics, druids,
and paladins require special consideration. When char-
Player's Handbook harness magic in the acters of those classes prepare their spells, they have ac-
fo rm of spells. This chapter provides new cess to the entire spell list for their class. Given that fact,
spells for those classes, as well as for the DM should be cautious about making all of these
spellcasting monsters. The Dungeon Mas- ne w spells available to a player who is overwhelmed
ter decides which of these spells are avail- when presented with many options. For such a player,
able in a campaign and how they can be consider adding only story-appropriate spells to the spell
learned. For example, a DM might decide list of that player's character.
that some of the spells are freely ava ilable, that others
are unobtainable, and that a handful can be found on ly SPELL LISTS
after a specia l quest, pe rhaps discovered in a long-lost
tome of magic. Wizard spells, in particular, ca n be intro- The following spell lists show which spells can be cast
duced to a campaign in spell books found as treasu re. by character s of each class. Aspell's school of magic is
noted in parentheses. If a spell can be cast as a ritua l,
the ritual tag also appea rs in the parentheses.

BARD SPELLS CLERIC SPELLS DRUID SPELLS

(ANTRIPS (o LEVEL} CANTRIPS (o LEVEL} (ANTRIPS (o LEVEL}
Thunderclap (evocation) Toll the dead (necromancy) Control flames (transmutation)
Word ofradiance (evocation) Create bonfire (conjuration)
1ST LEVEL Frostbite (evocation)
1ST LEVEL Gust (transmutation)
Earth tremor (evocation) Infestation (conjuration)
Ceremony (abjuration, ritual) Magic stone (transmutation)
2ND LEVEL Mold earth (transmutation)
3RD LEVEL Primal savagery (transmutation)
Pyrotechnics (transmutation) Shape water (transmutation)
Skywrite (transmutation, ritual) Life transference (necromancy) Thunderclap (evocation)
Warding wind (evocation)
STH LEVEL 1ST LEVEL
3RD LEVEL
Dawn (evocation) Absorb elements (abj uration)
Catnap (enchantment) Holy weapon (evocation) Beast bond (divination)
Enemies abound (enchantment) Earth tremor (evocation)
]TH LEVEL Ice knife (conjuration)
4TH LEVEL Snare (abjuration)
Temple ofthe gods (conjurat ion)
Charm monster (enchantment) 2ND LEVEL

STH LEVEL Dust devil (conjuration)
Earthbind (transmutation)
Skill empowerment (transmutation) Healing spirit (conjuration)
Synaptic static (enchantment) Skywrite (transmutation, rit ual)
Warding wind (evocation)
9TH LEVEL

Mass polymorph (transmutation)
Psychic scream (enchantment)

3RD LEVEL SORCERER SPELLS 6TH LEVEL
Erupting earth (transmutation) Investiture offlame (transmutation)
Flame arrows (transmutation) CANTRIPS (o LEVEL) Investiture ofice (transmutation)
Tidal wave (conjuration) Investiture ofstone (transmutation)
Wall ofwater (evocation) Control flames (transmutation) Investiture ofwind (transmutation)
Create bonfire (conjuration) Mental prison (illusion)
4TH LEVEL Frostbite (evocation) Scatter (conjuration)
Charm monster (enchantment) Gust (transmutation)
Elemental bane (transmutation) Infestation (conjuration) ]TH LEVEL
Guardian ofnature (transmutation) Mold earth (transmutation) Crown ofstars (evocation)
Watery sphere (conjuration) Shape water (transmutation) Power word pain (enchantment)
Thunderclap (evocation) Whirlwind (evocation)
STH LEVEL
Control winds (transmutation) lST LEVEL 8TH LEVEL
Maelstrom (evocation) Absorb elements (abjuration) Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting (necromancy)
Transmute rock (transmutation) Catapult (transmutation)
Wrath ofnature (evocation) Chaos bolt (evocation) 9TH LEVEL
Earth tremor (evocation) Mass polymorph (transmutation)
6TH LEVEL Ice knife (conjuration) Psychic scream (enchantment)
Bones ofthe earth (transmutation)
Druid grove (abjuration) 2ND LEVEL WARLOCK SPELLS
Investiture offlame (transmutation) Aganazzar's scorcher (evocation)
Investiture ofice (transmutation) Dragon's breath (transmutation) CA NTR IPS {o LEVEL}
Investiture ofstone (transmutation) Dust devil (conjuration)
Investiture ofwind (transmutation) Earthbind (transmutation) Create bonfire (conjuration)
Primordial ward (abjuration) Maximilian's earthen grasp Frostbite (evocation)
Infestation (conjuration)
]TH LEVEL (transmutation) Magic stone (transmutation)
Whirlwind (evocation) Mind spike (divination) Thunderclap (evocation)
Pyrotechnics (transmutation) Toll the dead (necromancy)
PALADI N SPELLS Shadow blade (illusion)
Snilloc's snowball swarm (evocation) lST LEVEL
lST LEVEL Warding wind (evocation) Cause fear (necromancy)
Ceremony (abjuration, ritual)
3RD LEVEL 2ND LEVEL
4TH LEVEL Catnap (enchantment) Earthbind (transmutation)
Find greater steed (conjuration) Enemies abound (enchantment) Mind spike (div ination)
Erupting earth (transmutation) Shadow blade (illusion)
STH LEVEL Flame arrows (transmutation)
Holy weapon (evocation) Melfs minute meteors (evocation) 3RD LEVEL
Thunder step (conjuration) Enemies abound (enchantment)
RANGER SPELLS Tidal wave (conjuration) Thunder step (conjuration)
Wall ofwater (evocation) Summon lesser demons (conjuration)
lST LEVEL
Absorb elements (abjuration) 4TH LEVEL 4TH LEVEL
Beast bond (divination) Charm monster (enchantment) Charm monster (enchantment)
Snare (abjuration) Sickening radiance (evocation) Elemental bane (transmutation)
Zephyr strike (transmutation) Storm sphere (evocation) Shadow ofmoil (necromancy)
Vitriolic sphere (evocation) Sickening radiance (evocation)
2ND LEVEL Watery sphere (conjuration) Summon greater demon (conjuration)
Healing spirit (conjuration)
STH LEVEL STH LEVEL
3RD LEVEL Control winds (transmutation) Danse macabre (necromancy)
Flame arrows (transmutation) Enervation (necromancy) Enervation (necromancy)
Far step (conjuration) Far step (conj uration)
4TH LEVEL Immolation (evocation) Infernal calling (conjuration)
Guardian ofnature (transmutation) Skill empowerment (transmutation) Negative energy flood (necromancy)
Synaptic static (enchantment) Synaptic static (enchantment)
STH LEVEL Wall oflight (evocation) Wall oflight (evocation)
Steel wind strike (conjuration)
Wrath ofnature (evocation)

Cll1\PTFR 3 J SPELLS

6TH LEVEL Life transference (necromancy) Transmute rock (transmutation)
Melfs minute meteors (evocation) Wall oflight (evocation)
Investiture offlame (transmutation) Summon lesser demons (conjuration)
Investiture ofice (transmutation) Thunder step (conjuration) 6TH LEVEL
Investiture ofstone (transmutation) Tidal wave (conjuration)
Investiture ofwind (transmutation) Tiny servant (transmutation) Create homunculus (transmutation)
Mental prison (illusion) Wall ofsand (evocation) Investiture offlame (transmutation)
Scatter (conjuration) Wall ofwater (evocation) Investiture ofice (transmutation)
Soul cage (necromancy) Investiture ofstone (transmutation)
4TH LEVEL Investiture ofwind (transmutation)
]TH LEVEL Mental prison (illusion)
Charm monster (enchantment) Scatter (conjuration)
Crown ofstars (evocation) Elemental bane (transmutation) Soul cage (necromancy)
Power word pain (enchantment) Sickening radiance (evocation) Tenser's transformation (transmutation)
Storm sphere (evocation)
8TH LEVEL Summon greater demon (conjuration) ]TH LEVEL
Vitriolic sphere (evocation)
Maddening darkness (evocation) Watery sphere (conjuration) Crown ofstars (evocation)
Power word pain (enchantment)
9TH LEVEL STH LEVEL Whirlwind (evocation)

Psychic scream (enchantment) Control winds (transmutation) 8TH LEVEL
Danse macabre (necromancy)
WIZARD SPELLS Dawn (evocation) Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting (necromancy)
Enervation (necromancy) Illusory dragon (illusion)
CANTRIPS {o LEVEL) Far step (conjuration) Maddening darkness (evocation)
Immolation (evocation) Mighty fortress (conjuration)
Control flames (transmutation) Infernal calling (conjuration)
Create bonfire (conjuration) Negative energy flood (necromancy) 9TH LEVEL
Frostbite (evocation) Skill empowerment (transmutation)
Gust (transmutation) Steel wind strike (conjuration) Invulnerability (abjuration)
Infestation (conjuration) Synaptic static (enchantment) Mass polymorph (transmutation)
Mold earth (transmutation) Psychic scream (enchantment)
Shape water (transmutation)
Thunderclap (evocation)
Toll the dead (necromancy)

lST LEVEL

Absorb elements (abjuration)
Catapult (transmutation)
Cause fear (necromancy)
Earth tremor (evocation)
Ice knife (conjuration)
Snare (abjuration)

2ND LEVEL

Aganazzar's scorcher (evocation)
Dragon's breath (transmutation)
Dust devil (conjuration)
Earthbind (transmutation)
Maximilian's earthen grasp

(transmutation)

Mind spike (divination)
Pyrotechnics (transmutation)
Shadow blade (illusion)
Skywrite (transmutation, ritual)
Snilloc's snowball swarm (evocation)
Warding wind {evocation)

3RD LEVEL

Catnap (enchantment)
Enemies abound (enchantment)
Erupting earth (transmutation)
Flame arrows (transmutation)