One or two relics can make things much more interesting in any D&D campaign.

Learn a few tips on how to add them in this guide.

A stall and shopkeep are easy, but exquisite shops are more memorable to the party.

two artificers from different dungeons & dragons editions

Ingenious Artillerist Art by Gabolebs and Ingenious Smith Art by Nicholas Elias

Some parties may be curious about environmental and NPC details, while others are not as interested.

Overall, this can be completely optional!

), or maybe it is different for a specific reason.

On the left, a D&D party of four battling a group of undead. On the right, a D&D party of four traveling through a blizzard.

Shadow of the Sun via Wizards of the Coast

Trope examples include:

Creating A Shop Inventory - What Items Should You Sell?

There are alsolevel brackets for recommended items to be rewarded at certain levels.

Interior Description

“You walk into a cozy interior with hanging lit chandeliers.

D&D: Large worms burrow out the ground in a sandy market as people flee

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The shopkeep, a heavy-set balding individual greets you.”

My name is Leviticus.

Let me know if you need anything."

Two Characters stand in a library studying ancient tomes.

Candlekeep Mysteries Cover Art by Clint Cearley

Craft an epic one-shot D&D adventure.

D&D artwork of an adventurer using a Portable hole to steal treasure and a Frozen Half-Elf with a coin purse.

Portable Hole By Alex Stone - Frozen Half-Elf By Cory Trego-Erdner

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Guide to Wildemount Illustration by Brian Valeza

A collage of images of Dungeons & Dragons art including a man leaning over a desk, a Mindflayer and Tasha

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