Rules
Earthmotes
Earthmotes are pieces of land that, due to the influence of magic, float above the ground. Despite their appearance, earthmotes are as durable and stable as any island at sea level. Every earthmote is unique in size, shape and altitude. A few move either in programmed routes or erratically, but most are stationary, hovering near an earthbound feature. Disruptions, whether natural or magical, don’t have any effect on an earthmote’s ability to float.
You can determine the size of an earthmote or region using the Size table below. You can then determine that earthmote’s biome type by selecting features from the Biomes table or by rolling dice to randomise what you find as you travel. When crossing into a new region, you may wish to re-roll one or more dice to determine how the landscape changes. It is more common to finder colder landscapes in polar regions and hotter landscapes in equatorial regions. However, due to the way some earthmotes travel, you may discover a permafrost earthmote on its way south, slowly melting as the temperature rises. It is also possible to find coastal earthmotes drifting with ocean currents or coral reef earthmotes floating below sea level. The Biomes table also shows which encounter tables from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything to use when traversing the biome.
Size
| d6 | Size |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tiny (≤ 1,759 sq. ft.) |
| 2 | Small (1,760 to 2,639 sq. ft.) |
| 3 | Medium (2,640 to 3,519 sq. ft.) |
| 4 | Large (3,520 to 4,399 sq. ft.) |
| 5 | Huge (4,400 to 5,279 sq. ft.) |
| 6 | Gargantuan (≥ 5,280 sq. ft.) |
Biomes
| 2d12 | Biome | Encounters |
|---|---|---|
| 1, 1 | Permafrost | Arctic |
| 1, 2 | Ice shelf | Arctic, Coastal |
| 1, 3 | Ice sheet | Arctic, Desert |
| 1, 4 | Boreal forest (taiga) | Arctic, Forest |
| 1, 5 | Arctic tundra | Arctic, Grassland |
| 1, 6 | Snow drifts/pingos | Arctic, Hill |
| 1, 7 | Glacier/crevasse | Arctic, Mountain |
| 1, 8 | Palsa mire/frozen lake | Arctic, Swamp |
| 1, 9 | Glacier cave | Arctic, Underdark |
| 1, 10 | Subglacial lake | Arctic, Underwater |
| 2, 2 | Beach | Coastal |
| 2, 3 | Salt pan | Coastal, Desert |
| 2, 4 | Mangroves | Coastal, Forest |
| 2, 5 | Salt marsh | Coastal, Grassland |
| 2, 6 | Coastal dunes | Coastal, Hill |
| 2, 7 | Cliffs | Coastal, Mountain |
| 2, 8 | Mud flat/lagoon | Coastal, Swamp |
| 2, 9 | Sea cave | Coastal, Underdark |
| 2, 10 | Sea shore | Coastal, Underwater |
| 3, 3 | Desert pavement | Desert |
| 3, 4 | Hardleaf forest (sclerophyll) | Desert, Forest |
| 3, 5 | Savanna | Desert, Grassland |
| 3, 6 | Dune field/buttes | Desert, Hill |
| 3, 7 | Mesa/canyon | Desert, Mountain |
| 3, 8 | Oasis/dry lake | Desert, Swamp |
| 3, 9 | Erosional cave | Desert, Underdark |
| 3, 10 | Sand deposit | Desert, Underwater |
| 4, 4 | Tropical rainforest/jungle | Forest |
| 4, 5 | Temperate broadleaf forest (deciduous) | Forest, Grassland |
| 4, 6 | Lowland mixed forest | Forest, Hill |
| 4, 7 | Highland/alpine needleleaf forest (evergreen) | Forest, Mountain |
| 4, 8 | Monsoon/riparian forest | Forest, Swamp |
| 4, 9 | Megafungi forest | Forest, Underdark |
| 4, 10 | Kelp forest | Forest, Underwater |
| 5, 5 | Steppe/meadow | Grassland |
| 5, 6 | Lowland meadow/heath | Grassland, Hill |
| 5, 7 | Highland heath/alpine tundra | Grassland, Mountain |
| 5, 8 | Marsh/pond | Grassland, Swamp |
| 5, 9 | Skylight grove | Grassland, Underdark |
| 5, 10 | Seagrass meadow | Grassland, Underwater |
| 6, 6 | Outcrop/tors | Hill |
| 6, 7 | Extinct volcano/caldera | Hill, Mountain |
| 6, 8 | Moorland bog/lake | Hill, Swamp |
| 6, 9 | Grotto | Hill, Underdark |
| 6, 10 | Coral reef | Hill, Underwater |
| 7, 7 | Valley/plateau | Mountain |
| 7, 8 | Alpine lake | Mountain, Swamp |
| 7, 9 | Lava cave | Mountain, Underdark |
| 7, 10 | Ocean ridge/plateau | Mountain, Underwater |
| 8, 8 | Swamp/fen | Swamp |
| 8, 9 | Sinkhole (cenote) | Swamp, Underdark |
| 8, 10 | Silt deposit | Swamp, Underwater |
| 9, 9 | Karst cave | Underdark |
| 9, 10 | Ocean trench | Underdark, Underwater |
| 10, 10 | Ocean floor | Underwater |
| 11 | Settlement/stronghold/ruin | Urban |
| 12 | Feywild/Shadowfell/Elemental Plane | Planar portal |
Settlements and Portals
When you roll an 11, you may re-roll that die and add an appropriate settlement, stronghold or ruin to the biome you discover. For example, you may roll an 11 and a 1, then re-roll a 3. In this case you may discover a settlement of igloos on an ice sheet. It is up to you whether the settlement is still populated.
When you roll a 12 a planar portal may be present. Re-roll that die and add a portal of your choice to the biome you discover. For example, you may roll a 12 and a 7, then re-roll an 8. A portal to the elemental plane of fire may turn an alpine lake into a bubbling hot spring, or a portal to the Feywild may alter the surrounding flora in strange ways.
Psychosis
Venturing into the Miasma for prolonged periods without protection or being maimed by one of the aberrations within can lead to a special condition called psychosis. Psychosis is measured in six levels. An effect can give a creature one or more levels of psychosis, as specified in the effect’s description.
Psychosis Table
| Level | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | The creature is exposed to the Miasma and has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks |
| 2 | The creature becomes dizzy and its speed is halved |
| 3 | The creature experiences vivid hallucinations and has disadvantage on saving throws |
| 4 | The creature’s skin tone becomes pallid and its hit point maximum is halved |
| 5 | The creature suffers extreme paranoia and must use its action each round to attack the nearest creature |
| 6 | The creature becomes an aberration: it can’t understand language, or communicate in any intelligible way |
If an already psychotic creature suffers another effect that causes psychosis, its current level of psychosis increases by the amount specified in the effect’s description. A creature suffers the effect of its current level of psychosis as well as all lower levels. For example, a creature suffering level 2 psychosis has its speed halved and has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.
An effect that removes psychosis reduces its level as specified in the effect’s description, with all psychosis effects ending if a creature’s psychosis level is reduced below 1. Finishing a long rest reduces a creature’s psychosis level by 1, provided that the creature is outside the Miasma and has also ingested some food and drink.
A greater restoration spell can reduce a creature’s psychosis level by 1. Also, being raised from the dead reduces a creature’s psychosis level by 1. Effects that remove psychosis have no effect on creatures suffering level 6 psychosis excepting a reincarnate or true resurrection spell. Creatures suffering from psychosis are always treated as poisoned.
Dice Monarchs
Of all the games one might frequent in a local tavern, Dice Monarchs, sometimes called Wizard Poker, serves as a common way to earn free drinks or lose a small fortune. It is played in much the same way as Poker only with dice instead of cards.
Rules
- Roll your hole dice. Each player rolls their hole dice (1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10 and 1d12) and keeps them hidden.
- Place your bets. The player immediately clockwise of the banker must place a bet. Going clockwise, each player must call or raise the bet to stay in play. To leave play, a player can bin their dice. All bets go to the pot.
- The flop. Once betting is resolved, the banker rolls and reveals the first three of five community dice (1d4, 1d6 and 1d8), known as the flop.
- Round one. The highest better from the previous round may place another bet or check the next community die. Going clockwise, each player can:
- Bin. Leave play and forfeit the pot.
- Check. Pass to the next player without betting (if there is no current bet).
- Bet. If there is no current bet.
- Call. Match the current bet and stay in play.
- Raise. Increase the current bet and become the highest better.
- The turn. Once betting is resolved, the banker rolls and reveals the next community die (1d10), known as the turn.
- Round two. The highest better from the previous round begins another round of betting.
- The river. Once betting is resolved, the banker rolls and reveals the final community die (1d12), known as the river.
- Final round. The highest better from the previous round begins the final round of betting.
- Showdown. Once betting is resolved, the remaining players reveal their hole dice. The player who can create the highest value hand using 1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10 and 1d12 wins the pot. If only one player remains after the final round, they win the pot.
A player’s hand can only be made of 1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10 and 1d12. For example, a player’s hole d4 cannot be used together with the community d4. If two or more players have a hand with the same value, the player with the highest hole number wins. Even hands are considered higher value than odd hands.
“Master the art of bluffing. Trick your opponent into binning and you could steal the pot! But don’t bluff too early, let the players fill the pot first.”
Barty.
Hands (Highest to Lowest)
| Hand | Description | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Perfect Odd/Even River | 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 or 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 | 0.16% |
| Perfect Odd/Even Turn | 5, 7, 9, 11 or 6, 8, 10, 12 | 0.22% |
| Perfect Odd/Even Flop | 7, 9, 11 or 8, 10, 12 | 0.47% |
| Perfect Turn | 6, 7, 8, 9 | 0.83% |
| Perfect Flop | 8, 9, 10 | 1.04% |
| High Odd/Even River | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 | 1.41% |
| Perfect River | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1.56% |
| High Flop | 7, 8, 9 | 1.74% |
| High Odd/Even Turn | 3, 5, 7, 9 or 4, 6, 8, 10 | 1.95% |
| High Turn | 5, 6, 7, 8 | 2.15% |
| High Odd/Even Flop | 5, 7, 9 or 6, 8, 10 | 2.69% |
| Triple 7s/8s | 7, 7, 7 or 8, 8, 8 | 2.93% |
| Double 9s/10s | 9, 9 or 10, 10 | 3.36% |
| High River | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 3.66% |
| Ordinary Flop | 6, 7, 8 | 4.52% |
| Ordinary Turn | 4, 5, 6, 7 | 5.04% |
| Quadruple 5s/6s | 5, 5, 5, 5 or 6, 6, 6, 6 | 5.09% |
| Low Flop | 5, 6, 7 | 6.96% |
| Odd/Even Turn | 1, 3, 5, 7 or 2, 4, 6, 8 | 7.70% |
| High 11/12 | 11 or 12 | 8.33% |
| River | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 8.60% |
| Double 7s/8s | 7, 7 or 8, 8 | 9.51% |
| Odd/Even Flop | 3, 5, 7 or 4, 6, 8 | 10.62% |
| Triple 5s/6s | 5, 5, 5 or 6, 6, 6 | 10.72% |
| Low Turn | 3, 4, 5, 6 | 11.86% |
| Low River | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 13.12% |
| Flop 6 | 4, 5, 6 | 16.36% |
| Turn 5 | 2, 3, 4, 5 | 18.10% |
| High 9/10 | 9 or 10 | 18.33% |
| Quintuple 1s/2s/3s/4s | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 to 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 | 20.03% |
| Double 5s/6s | 5, 5 or 6, 6 | 22.56% |
| Low Odd/Even Flop | 1, 3, 5 or 2, 4, 6 | 24.97% |
| Flop 5 | 3, 4, 5 | 24.97% |
| Quadruple 1s/2s/3s/4s | 1, 1, 1, 1 to 4, 4, 4, 4 | 27.63% |
| Turn 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 27.63% |
| High 7/8 | 7 or 8 | 30.83% |
| Triple 1s/2s/3s/4s | 1, 1, 1 to 4, 4, 4 | 38.11% |
| Flop 3/4 | 1, 2, 3 or 2, 3, 4 | 38.11% |
| High 5/6 | 5 or 6 | 47.50% |
| Double 1s/2s/3s/4s | 1, 1 to 4, 4 | 52.56% |