Contents
DM Screen
[image: Dungeon Master's Screen: Ravenloft The Horrors Within]
Conditions
[stat block: Blinded]
[stat block: Charmed]
[stat block: Deafened]
[stat block: Exhaustion]
[stat block: Frightened]
[stat block: Grappled]
[stat block: Incapacitated]
[stat block: Invisible]
[stat block: Paralyzed]
[stat block: Petrified]
[stat block: Poisoned]
[stat block: Prone]
[stat block: Restrained]
[stat block: Stunned]
[stat block: Unconscious]
Tables
Actions
| Action | Summary |
|---|---|
| Attack | Attack with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike. |
| Dash | For the rest of the turn, give yourself extra movement equal to your Speed. |
| Disengage | Your movement doesn't provoke Opportunity Attacks for the rest of the turn. |
| Dodge | Until the start of your next turn, attack rolls against you have Disadvantage, and you make Dexterity saving throws with Advantage. You lose this benefit if you have the Incapacitated condition or if your Speed is 0. |
| Help | Help another creature's ability check or attack roll, or administer first aid. |
| Hide | Make a Dexterity (Stealth) check. |
| Influence | Make a Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, Performance, or Persuasion) or Wisdom (Animal Handling) check to alter a creature's attitude. |
| Magic | Cast a spell, use a magic item, or use a magical feature. |
| Ready | Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. |
| Search | Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. |
| Study | Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, or Religion) check. |
| Utilize | Use a nonmagical object. |
Improvising Damage
| Dice | Examples |
|---|---|
| 1d10 | Burned by coals, hit by a falling bookcase, pricked by a poison needle |
| 2d10 | Struck by lightning, stumbling into a firepit |
| 4d10 | Hit by falling rubble in a collapsing tunnel, tumbling into a vat of acid |
| 10d10 | Crushed by compacting walls, hit by whirling steel blades, wading through lava |
| 18d10 | Submerged in lava, hit by a crashing flying fortress |
| 24d10 | Tumbling into a vortex of fire on the Elemental Plane of Fire, crushed in the jaws of a godlike creature or a moon-sized monster |
Damage Severity and Level
| Character Levels | Nuisance | Deadly |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | 5 (1d10) | 11 (2d10) |
| 5–10 | 11 (2d10) | 22 (4d10) |
| 11–16 | 22 (4d10) | 55 (10d10) |
| 17–20 | 55 (10d10) | 99 (18d10) |
[stat block: Long Jump]
[stat block: High Jump]
[stat block: Concentration]
[stat block: Death Saving Throws]
Skills
| Skill | Ability |
|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Dexterity |
| Animal Handling | Wisdom |
| Arcana | Intelligence |
| Athletics | Strength |
| Deception | Charisma |
| History | Intelligence |
| Insight | Wisdom |
| Intimidation | Charisma |
| Investigation | Intelligence |
| Medicine | Wisdom |
| Nature | Intelligence |
| Perception | Wisdom |
| Performance | Charisma |
| Persuasion | Charisma |
| Religion | Intelligence |
| Sleight of Hand | Dexterity |
| Stealth | Dexterity |
| Survival | Wisdom |
Object Armor Class
| AC | Substance |
|---|---|
| 11 | Cloth, paper, rope |
| 13 | Crystal, glass, ice |
| 15 | Wood |
| 17 | Stone |
| 19 | Iron, steel |
| 21 | Mithral |
| 23 | Adamantine |
Object Hit Points
| Size | Fragile | Resilient |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny (bottle, lock) | 2 (1d4) | 5 (2d4) |
| Small (chest, lute) | 3 (1d6) | 10 (3d6) |
| Medium (barrel, chandelier) | 4 (1d8) | 18 (4d8) |
| Large (cart, dining table) | 5 (1d10) | 27 (5d10) |
Food, Drink, and Lodging
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Ale (mug) | 4 CP |
| Bread (loaf) | 2 CP |
| Cheese (wedge) | 1 SP |
| Inn Stay per Day | |
| Meal | |
| Wine (bottle) | |
Typical Difficulty Classes
| Task Difficulty | DC |
|---|---|
| Very easy | 5 |
| Easy | 10 |
| Medium | 15 |
| Hard | 20 |
| Very hard | 25 |
| Nearly impossible | 30 |
Cover
| Cover Degree | Benefit to Target |
|---|---|
| Half Cover | +2 bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws |
| Three-Quarters Cover | +5 bonus to AC and Dexterity saving throws |
| Total Cover | Can't be targeted directly |
Light Sources
| Source | Bright Light | Dim Light | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candle | 5 feet | +5 feet | 1 hour |
| Lamp | 15 feet | +30 feet | 6 hours |
| Lantern, Bullseye | 60-foot Cone | +60 feet | 6 hours |
| Lantern, Hooded | 30 feet (none with hood lowered) | +30 feet (5 feet with hood lowered) | 6 hours |
| Torch | 20 feet | +20 feet | 1 hour |
Obscured Areas
| Obscureness | Effect | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Lightly Obscured | Creatures have Disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight | Dim Light, patchy fog, moderate foliage |
| Heavily Obscured | Creatures have the Blinded condition | Darkness, heavy fog, dense foliage |
Horror Encounters
| 1d100 | Tarokka Card | Encounter |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | ♡ RHW | 1d4 Poltergeists haunt a collection of ornate gear |
| 3–4 | ♡ RHW | A Werewolf and 2d4 Wolves |
| 5–6 | ♡ RHW | A Flesh Golem pursued by 2d6 Commoners |
| 7 | ♡ RHW | The domain's Darklord or a Vampire Umbral Lord |
| 8–9 | ♡ RHW | 1d6 Mimics disguised as coffins or torture devices |
| 10 | ♡ RHW | 1d4 Ghosts that resemble allies of the characters |
| 11–12 | ♡ RHW | A Specter that appears daily until a character slays a creature |
| 13 | ♡ RHW | 1d4 Nightmares bearing corpses on their backs like riders |
| 14 | ♡ RHW | A Commoner searching for home; they vanish after 1 hour |
| 15–16 | ♡ RHW | 1d4 Homunculi resembling the characters in miniature |
| 17 | ♡ RHW | For 1 hour, exterior locations are Heavily Obscured by mist |
| 18 | ♡ RHW | 1d4 Giant Owls that resemble ravens and are Friendly |
| 19 | ♡ RHW | A Mage who offers to cast Augury or read tarokka cards |
| 20 | ♡ RHW | 1d4 Incubi or 1d4 Succubi that seek to lure away a character |
| 21–22 | ♠ RHW | A Death Knight seeking aid in undoing the curse it bears |
| 23–24 | ♠1 RHW | A Warrior Veteran pursued by a Revenant that seeks revenge |
| 25–26 | ♠2 RHW | A Death Knight Aspirant riding a Skeletal Warhorse |
| 27–28 | ♠3 RHW | Three Warrior Infantry fighting one another to the death |
| 29–30 | ♠4 RHW | 1d4 Helmed Horrors that believe they're living heroes |
| 31–32 | ♠5 RHW | An Invisible Stalker sent by a character's secret rival |
| 33–34 | ♠6 RHW | A Berserker Commander and 2d4 Berserkers |
| 35–36 | ♠7 RHW | An Assassin wearing a frightful mask |
| 37–38 | ♠8 RHW | A Graveyard Revenant composed of burned or impaled bodies |
| 39–40 | ♠9 RHW | 1d4 Chain Devils that are fascinated by one of the characters |
| 41–42 | ♥ RHW | A Lich that demands the characters find its lost treasure |
| 43–44 | ♥1 RHW | 1d6 Nothics that recognize and seek to learn from a character |
| 45–46 | ♥2 RHW | 1d3 Lamias that know of or trade in forbidden magic |
| 47–48 | ♥3 RHW | 1d4 Bone Nagas composed of humanoid bones |
| 49–50 | ♥4 RHW | 1d6 Scarecrows that protect a site of ancient magic |
| 51–52 | ♥5 RHW | 1d3 Water Elementals composed of blood |
| 53–54 | ♥6 RHW | 1d3 Oni working to turn people against one another |
| 55–56 | ♥7 RHW | 2d4 Commoners pursuing 1d4 Will-o'-Wisps |
| 57–58 | ♥8 RHW | A Ghast Gravecaller that commands 3d6 Zombies |
| 59–60 | ♥9 RHW | A Mage Apprentice terrorized by 1d6 Quasits |
| 61–62 | ♦ RHW | A Vampire that seeks aid in destroying a rival vampire |
| 63–64 | ♦1 RHW | A troop of performers infiltrated by 1d6 Intellect Devourers |
| 65–66 | ♦2 RHW | 1d6 Vampire Familiars that seek help returning to their master |
| 67–68 | ♦3 RHW | A Night Hag willing to trade for a spirit from its soul bag |
| 69–70 | ♦4 RHW | 1d4 Swarms of Crawling Claws endlessly seeking gold |
| 71–72 | ♦5 RHW | 2d4 Wererats and 1d4 Swarms of Rats |
| 73–74 | ♦6 RHW | 2d4 Ghouls seeking corpses to consume |
| 75–76 | ♦7 RHW | 1d6 Kenku that mimic dirges or the final words of the dying |
| 77–78 | ♦8 RHW | 1d4 Wraiths that think the characters are their ancient rivals |
| 79–80 | ♦9 RHW | A Shadow Dragon seeking treasures from its lost hoard |
| 81–82 | ♣ RHW | A Mummy Lord trying to restore a long-dead cult |
| 83–84 | ♣1 RHW | 1d6 Priest who demand strangers prove their virtue |
| 85–86 | ♣2 RHW | 1d6 Doppelgangers disguised as priests |
| 87–88 | ♣3 RHW | 1d4 Medusas that preserve loved ones by petrifying them |
| 89–90 | ♣4 RHW | A Rakshasa disguised as a popular hero or an entertainer |
| 91–92 | ♣5 RHW | 1d4 Tree Blights with hollows that resemble distorted faces |
| 93–94 | ♣6 RHW | 2d4 Magmins fixated on a character's prized possession |
| 95–96 | ♣7 RHW | A Haunting Revenant disguised as a rural shrine or shed |
| 97–98 | ♣8 RHW | A Kuo-toa Archpriest and 2d6 Kuo-toa bearing an idol |
| 99–0 | ♣9 RHW | A Yuan-ti Infiltrator posing as a monster's victim |
| Tarokka Symbols | ♡ High Deck | ♠ Swords | ♥ Stars | ♦ Coins | ♣ Glyphs |