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The Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition is the Dungeon Master's Guide for the 5th edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game.

Everything a Dungeon Master needs to weave legendary stories for the world’s greatest roleplaying game

The Dungeon Master’s Guide provides the inspiration and the guidance you need to spark your imagination and create worlds of adventure for your players to explore and enjoy.

Inside you’ll find world-building tools, tips and tricks for creating memorable dungeons and adventures, optional game rules, hundreds of classic D&D magic items, and much more!

Contents[]

  • Chapter 1: A World Of Your Own
  • Chapter 2: Creating A Multiverse
  • Chapter 3: Creating Adventures
  • Chapter 4: Creating Nonplayer Characters
  • Chapter 5: Adventure Environments
  • Chapter 6: Between Adventures
  • Chapter 7: Treasure
  • Chapter 8: Running The Game
  • Chapter 9: Dungeon Master's Workshop
  • Appendix A: Random Dungeons
  • Appendix B: Monster Lists
  • Appendix C: Maps
  • Appendix D: Dungeon Master Inspiration

Index[]

Click here for page index

Characters[]

Lady of PainStrahd von ZarovichXanathar

Creatures[]

fomoriangithyankigithzeraiWind Dukes of Aaqa

Locations[]

Bodies of Water
River OceanusRiver StyxSilver Sea
Cosmologies
Great WheelWorld AxisWorld Tree
Dungeons
sewer (sewers of Baldur's Gatesewers of Waterdeep)
Mountains
Mount CelestiaMount Olympus
Nations
CormyrHalruaaThay
Planar Landmarks
Infinite StaircaseYggdrasil
Planes
AsgardDomains of Dread (Barovia) • Elemental ChaosHadesMechanusNiflheimOlympusOutlandsSpirit WorldTir na OgYsgard
Planets
AthasEarthEberronKrynnMystaraOerthToril
Regions
FaerûnKara-TurMaztica
Settlements
Baldur's GateCity of BrassEvernightMenzoberranzanNeverwinterSigilSilverymoonWaterdeep

Magic[]

Items
+1, +2, +3 shield+1, +2, +3 weaponadamantine armoralchemy jug+1 ammunitionamulet of healthamulet of proof against detection and locationamulet of the planesanimated shieldAnstruth harpapparatus of Kwalish+1 armorarmor of resistancearmor of vulnerabilityarrow-catching shieldarrow of slayingbag of beansbag of devouringbag of holdingbag of tricksbead of forcebelt of dwarvenindbelt of cloud giant strengthbelt of hill giant strengthbelt of fire giant strengthbelt of frost giant strengthbelt of stone giant strengthbelt of storm giant strengthberserker axeboots of elvenkindboots of levitationboots of speedboots of striding and springingboots of the winterlandsbowl of commanding water elementalsbracers of archerybracers of defensebrazier of commanding fire elementalsbrooch of shieldingbroom of flyingCanaith mandolincandle of invocationcap of water breathingcape of the mountebankcarpet of flyingcenser of controlling air elementalschime of openingcirclet of blastingCli lyrecloak of arachnidacloak of displacementcloak of elvenkindcloak of invisibilitycloak of protectioncloak of the batcloak of the manta raycrystal ballcube of forcecubic gateDaern's instant fortressdagger of venomdancing sworddecanter of endless waterdeck of illusionsdeck of many thingsdefenderdemon armordimensional shacklesDoss lutedragon scale maildragon slayerdriftglobedust of disappearancedust of drynessdust of sneezing and chokingdwarven platedwarven throwerefreeti bottleefreeti chainelemental gemelixir of healthelven chaineversmoking bottleeyes of charmingeyes of minute seeingeyes of the eaglefigurine of wondrous powerflame tongueFochlucan bandorefolding boatfrost brandgauntlets of ogre powergem of brightnessgem of seeinggiant slayerglamoured studded leathergloves of missile snaringgloves of swimming and climbinggloves of thieverygoggles of nighthammer of thunderboltshat of disguiseheadband of intellecthelm of brilliancehelm of comprehending languageshelm of telepathyhelm of teleportationHeward's handy haversackholy avengerhorn of blastinghorn of valhallahorseshoes of a zephyrhorseshoes of speedimmovable rodinstrument of the bardsIoun stoneiron bands of Bilarroiron flaskjavelin of lightningKeoghtom's ointmentlantern of revealingluck blademace of disruptionmace of smitingmace of terrorMac-Fuirmidh citternmantle of spell resistancemanual of bodily healthmanual of gainful exercisemanual of clay golemsmanual of flesh golemsmanual of iron golemsmanual of iron golemsmanual of quickness of actionmariner's armormedallion of thoughtsmirror of life trappingmithral armornecklace of adaptionnecklace of fireballsnecklace of prayer beadsnine lives stealerNolzur's marvelous pigmentsoathbowoil of etherealnessoil of sharpnessoil of slipperinessOllamh harppearl of powerperiapt of healthperiapt of proof against poisonperiapt of wound closurephilter of lovepipes of hauntingpipes of the sewersplate armor of etherealnessportable holeQuaal's feather tokenquiver of Ehlonnarobe of eyesrobe of scintillating coloursrobe of starsrobe of the archmagirobe of useful itemsrope of climbingrope of entanglementsaddle of the cavalierscarab of protectionscimitar of speedscroll of protectionsending stonessentinel shieldshield of missile attractionslippers of spider climbingsovereign gluespell scrollspellguard shieldsphere of annihilationstaff of charmingstaff of firestaff of froststaff of healingstaff of powerstaff of strikingstaff of swarming insectsstaff of the adderstaff of the magistaff of the pythonstaff of the woodlandsstaff of thunder and lightningstaff of witheringstone of controlling earth elementalsstone of good lucksun bladesword of answeringsword of life stealingsword of sharpnesssword of vengeancesword of woundingtalisman of pure goodtalisman of the spheretalisman of ultimate eviltentacle rodtome of clear thoughttome of leadership and influencetome of the stilled tonguetome of understandingtrident of fish commanduniversal solventviscous weaponvorpal swordweapon of warningwell of many worldswind fanwinged bootswings of flying
Potions
potion of animal friendshippotion of clairvoyancepotion of climbingpotion of diminutionpotion of fire breathpotion of flyingpotion of gaseous formpotion of giant strengthpotion of growthpotion of healingpotion of heroismpotion of invisibilitypotion of invulnerabilitypotion of longevitypotion of mind readingpotion of poisonpotion of resistancepotion of speedpotion of vitalitypotion of water breathing
Rings
ring of animal influencering of djinni summoningring of elemental commandring of evasionring of feather fallingring of free actionring of invisibilityring of jumpingring of mind shieldingring of protectionring of regenerationring of resistancering of shooting starsring of spell storingring of spell turningring of swimmingring of telekinesisring of the ramring of three wishesring of warmthring of water walkingring of x-ray vision
Rods
rod of absorptionrod of alertnessrod of lordly mightrod of the pact keeperrod of resurrectionrod of rulershiprod of security
Wands
wand of bindingwand of enemy detectionwand of fearwand of fireballswand of lightning boltswand of magic detectionwand of magic missileswand of paralysiswand of polymorphwand of secretswand of the war magewand of webwand of wonder

Miscellaneous[]

Campaign Settings
Al-QadimForgotten RealmsRavenloft • Spelljammer
Referenced only
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Appendix[]

Credits[]

  • D&D Lead Designers: Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford
  • Dungeon Master's Guide Leads: Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt
  • Designers: Robert J. Schwalb, Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee
  • Editors: Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Michele Carter, Chris Sims, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes
  • Producer: Greg Bilsland
  • Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Dan Gelon, jon Schindehette, Mari Kolkowsky, Melissa Rapier, Shauna Narciso
  • Graphic Designers: Emi Tanji, Bree Heiss, Trish Yochum, Barry Craig
  • Cover Illustrator: Tyler jacobson
  • Interior Illustrators: Rob Alexander, Dave Allsop, Daren Bader, Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Steven Belledin, Kerem Beyit, Noah Bradley, Aleksi Briclot, Filip Burburan, Milivoj Ceran, Sidharth Chaturvedi, Conceptopolis, jD, jesper Ejsing, Wayne England, Emily Fiegenschuh, Scott M. Fischer, Justin Gerard, E.W.Hekaton, Jon Hodgson, Ralph Horsley, Tyler Jacobson, Jason )uta, Sam Keiser, Chad King, Vance Kovacs, Oily Lawson, Chuck Lukacs, Howard Lyon, Victoria Maderna, Aaron Miller, Mark Molnar, Terese Nielsen, William O'Connor, Hector Ortiz, Adam Paquette, Claudio Pozas, Steve Prescott, David Rapoza, Rob Rey, Aaron J. Riley, Amir Salehi, Mike Schley, Chris Seaman, Sean Sevestre, llya Shkipin, Carmen Sinek, Craig J Spearing, john Stanko, Alex Stone, Matias Tapia, Joel Thomas, Cory Trego -Erdner, Beth Trott, Cyril Van Der Haegen, Raoul Vitale, Tyler Walpole, Julian Kok Joon Wen, Richard Whitters, Eva Widermann, Mark Winters, Ben Wootten, Kieran Yanner, james Zhang
  • Project Management: Neil Shinkle, John Hay, Kim Graham
  • Production Services: Cyndia Callaway, Brian Dumas, Jefferson Dunlap, David Gershman, Anita Williams
  • Brand and Marketing: Nathan Stewart, Liz Schuh, Chris Lindsay, Shelly Mazzanoble, Hilary Ross, Laura Tommervik, Kim Lundstrom, Trevor Kidd
  • Additional Contributors:Wolfgang Baur, C.M. Cline, Bruce R. Cordell, Jesse Decker, Bryan Fagan, James Jacobs, Robin D. Laws, Colin McComb, David Noonan, Rich Redman, Matt Sernett, Lester Smith, Steve Townshend, Chris Tulach, Steve Winter, Chris Youngs

Connections[]


Core Sourcebooks
5th edition
Player's HandbookDungeon Master's GuideMonster Manual
4th edition
Player's HandbookDungeon Master's GuideMonster Manual
v.3.5
Player's HandbookDungeon Master's GuideMonster Manual
3rd edition
Player's HandbookDungeon Master's GuideMonster Manual
2nd edition
Player's HandbookPlayer's Handbook (revised)Dungeon Master's GuideDungeon Master Guide (revised)Monstrous Manual
1st edition
Player's HandbookDungeon Masters GuideMonster Manual
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