Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition

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

### Magic

Items
*+1, +2, +3 shield* • *+1, +2, +3 weapon* • *adamantine armor* • *alchemy jug* • *+1 ammunition* • *amulet of health* • *amulet of proof against detection and location* • *amulet of the planes* • *animated shield* • *Anstruth harp* • *apparatus of Kwalish* • *+1 armor* • *armor of resistance* • *armor of vulnerability* • *arrow-catching shield* • *arrow of slaying* • *bag of beans* • *bag of devouring* • *bag of holding* • *bag of tricks* • *bead of force* • *belt of dwarvenind* • *belt of cloud giant strength* • *belt of hill giant strength* • *belt of fire giant strength* • *belt of frost giant strength* • *belt of stone giant strength* • *belt of storm giant strength* • *berserker axe* • *boots of elvenkind* • *boots of levitation* • *boots of speed* • *boots of striding and springing* • *boots of the winterlands* • *bowl of commanding water elementals* • *bracers of archery* • *bracers of defense* • *brazier of commanding fire elementals* • *brooch of shielding* • *broom of flying* • *Canaith mandolin* • *candle of invocation* • *cap of water breathing* • *cape of the mountebank* • *carpet of flying* • *censer of controlling air elementals* • *chime of opening* • *circlet of blasting* • *Cli lyre* • *cloak of arachnida* • *cloak of displacement* • *cloak of elvenkind* • *cloak of invisibility* • *cloak of protection* • *cloak of the bat* • *cloak of the manta ray* • *crystal ball* • *cube of force* • *cubic gate* • *Daern's instant fortress* • *dagger of venom* • *dancing sword* • *decanter of endless water* • *deck of illusions* • *deck of many things* • *defender* • *demon armor* • *dimensional shackles* • *Doss lute* • *dragon scale mail* • *dragon slayer* • *driftglobe* • *dust of disappearance* • *dust of dryness* • *dust of sneezing and choking* • *dwarven plate* • *dwarven thrower* • *efreeti bottle* • *efreeti chain* • *elemental gem* • *elixir of health* • *elven chain* • *eversmoking bottle* • *eyes of charming* • *eyes of minute seeing* • *eyes of the eagle* • *figurine of wondrous power* • *flame tongue* • *Fochlucan bandore* • *folding boat* • *frost brand* • *gauntlets of ogre power* • *gem of brightness* • *gem of seeing* • *giant slayer* • *glamoured studded leather* • *gloves of missile snaring* • *gloves of swimming and climbing* • *gloves of thievery* • *goggles of night* • *hammer of thunderbolts* • *hat of disguise* • *headband of intellect* • *helm of brilliance* • *helm of comprehending languages* • *helm of telepathy* • *helm of teleportation* • *Heward's handy haversack* • *holy avenger* • *horn of blasting* • *horn of valhalla* • *horseshoes of a zephyr* • *horseshoes of speed* • *immovable rod* • *instrument of the bards* • *Ioun stone* • *iron bands of Bilarro* • *iron flask* • *javelin of lightning* • *Keoghtom's ointment* • *lantern of revealing* • *luck blade* • *mace of disruption* • *mace of smiting* • *mace of terror* • *Mac-Fuirmidh cittern* • *mantle of spell resistance* • *manual of bodily health* • *manual of gainful exercise* • *manual of clay golems* • *manual of flesh golems* • *manual of iron golems* • *manual of iron golems* • *manual of quickness of action* • *mariner's armor* • *medallion of thoughts* • *mirror of life trapping* • *mithral armor* • *necklace of adaption* • *necklace of fireballs* • *necklace of prayer beads* • *nine lives stealer* • *Nolzur's marvelous pigments* • *oathbow* • *oil of etherealness* • *oil of sharpness* • *oil of slipperiness* • *Ollamh harp* • *pearl of power* • *periapt of health* • *periapt of proof against poison* • *periapt of wound closure* • *philter of love* • *pipes of haunting* • *pipes of the sewers* • *plate armor of etherealness* • *portable hole* • *Quaal's feather token* • *quiver of Ehlonna* • *robe of eyes* • *robe of scintillating colours* • *robe of stars* • *robe of the archmagi* • *robe of useful items* • *rope of climbing* • *rope of entanglement* • *saddle of the cavalier* • *scarab of protection* • *scimitar of speed* • *scroll of protection* • *sending stones* • *sentinel shield* • *shield of missile attraction* • *slippers of spider climbing* • *sovereign glue* • *spell scroll* • *spellguard shield* • *sphere of annihilation* • *staff of charming* • *staff of fire* • *staff of frost* • *staff of healing* • *staff of power* • *staff of striking* • *staff of swarming insects* • *staff of the adder* • *staff of the magi* • *staff of the python* • *staff of the woodlands* • *staff of thunder and lightning* • *staff of withering* • *stone of controlling earth elementals* • *stone of good luck* • *sun blade* • *sword of answering* • *sword of life stealing* • *sword of sharpness* • *sword of vengeance* • *sword of wounding* • *talisman of pure good* • *talisman of the sphere* • *talismam of ultimate evil* • *tentacle rod* • *tome of clear thought* • *tome of leadership and influence* • *tome of the stilled tongue* • *tome of understanding* • *trident of fish command* • *universal solvent* • *viscous weapon* • *vorpal sword* • *weapon of warning* • *well of many worlds* • *wind fan* • *winged boots* • *wings of flying*
Potions
*potion of animal friendship* • *potion of clairvoyance* • *potion of climbing* • *potion of diminution* • *potion of fire breath* • *potion of flying* • *potion of gaseous form* • *potion of giant strength* • *potion of growth* • *potion of healing* • *potion of heroism* • *potion of invisibility* • *potion of invulnerability* • *potion of longevity* • *potion of mind reading* • *potion of poison* • *potion of resistance* • *potion of speed* • *potion of vitality* • *potion of water breathing*
Rings
*ring of animal influence* • *ring of djinni summoning* • *ring of elemental command* • *ring of evasion* • *ring of feather falling* • *ring of free action* • *ring of invisibility* • *ring of jumping* • *ring of mind shielding* • *ring of protection* • *ring of regeneration* • *ring of resistance* • *ring of shooting stars* • *ring of spell storing* • *ring of spell turning* • *ring of swimming* • *ring of telekinesis* • *ring of the ram* • *ring of three wishes* • *ring of warmth* • *ring of water walking* • *ring of x-ray vision*
Rods
*rod of absorption* • *rod of alertness* • *rod of lordly might* • *rod of the pact keeper* • *rod of resurrection* • *rod of rulership* • *rod of security*
Wands
*wand of binding* • *wand of enemy detection* • *wand of fear* • *wand of fireballs* • *wand of lightning bolts* • *wand of magic detection* • *wand of magic missiles* • *wand of paralysis* • *wand of polymorph* • *wand of secrets* • *wand of the war mage* • *wand of web* • *wand of wonder*
## 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