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Dungeon Master's Guide (4e)
Dungeon Master's Guide 4e.jpg
System: Dungeons and Dragons 4e 
Abbreviation: DMG 
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
DMG Index
Aa Type Page Number
absent players   121, 122
Abyss, the   160
action point   41, 123
actor player motivation 8
adventure setting   106
adventure structure   100
adventures, event-based   115
adventures, linking   144
adventures, published   96
alert monster readiness 36
allies as targets   40
allies cast of characters 116
altitude environment 159
aquatic combat   45
Arcana skill   26
arrow slits terrain 66
art object   124
artifact   164
artillery monster role 54, 62
asleep monster readiness 36
astral diamonds   124
Astral Sea   160
Axe of the Dwarvish Lords   165
Bb Type Page Number
background, character   10, 11, 142
battle champion template 176
battle grid/battle map   7, 25, 112
blaster trap/hazard role 86
blindsight   67
blocked vision   37
blocking terrain   44, 60
blood rock terrain 67
bloodied   27
bodyguard template 177
brute monster role 54, 62
Cc Type Page Number
campaign story   140
campaign theme   134
campaigns, published   132
cast of characters   116
catwalk terrain 66
cave slime terrain 67
challenging terrain   44, 60
character origin and background   142
character roles   10
charge mounted combat 47
choke frost terrain 67
choosing class powers   182
city buildings   111
city traits   153
civilization   152
class templates   182
cloudspore terrain 67
cold environment 159
combat cards   38, 220
commerce civilization 154
complexity encounters 104
complexity skill challenges 72
concealment   61
concordance artifacts 164
conditions and effects   27, 40
controller monster role 54, 62
cover terrain   62
cover   43
critical success and failure house rule 189
cryptograms   82, 83
current underwater terrain 45
Dd Type Page Number
D&D Insider   7
D&D world, the   150
damage by level table 42, 185
damage, improvised   42
damaging objects   65
darkvision   67
death knight template 177
death master template 177
death of characters 30
defense civilization 154
deities   162
demagogue template 178
demonic acolyte template 178
devastator template 178
diagonal walls   113
difficult terrain   44, 48, 60, 64, 65
Difficulty Class by level table 42
disease   49
distracted monster readiness 36
"DM’s best friend"   42
doors   64
drowning suffocation 159
dungeon   dressing 64
dungeon   rooms 110
Dungeoneering skill   26
dungeons, random   190
duplicate monster abilities   176
Ee Type Page Number
earning XP   120
Elemental Chaos   160
elite and solo traps   86
elite monsters   55, 59
ember moss terrain 67
encounter difficulty   30
encounter level   56
encounter mix   104
encounters, generating   194
encounters, random   193
ending a campaign   147
Endurance skill   49, 50, 158, 159
enemies cast of characters 116
environmental dangers   158
epic tier   146
event-based adventures   115
experience point rewards table 57, 120
experience points   120
explorer player motivation 8
extended rest   41
extras cast of characters 117
Eye of Vecna   167
Ff Type Page Number
falling damage   44
feyborn template 179
Feywild   161
flying   47
foliage, leaves, and vines terrain 66
font of power terrain 68
forced movement   44, 46
frost adept(template 179
fumble house rule 189
functional templates   176
furnishings and features   111
furniture terrain 66
Gg Type Page Number
gems   124
gods   162
government civilization 154
grab grass terrain 68
grasping slime terrain 68
group size   6, 31, 58, 125
group skill checks   75
Hh Type Page Number
Hand of Vecna   168
handouts   25
hazards   27, 59
heal skill   49
healing surges   76, 159
heat environment 159
heroic tier   146
hills terrain 66
hindering terrain   44, 61
History skill   26
house rules   188
Ii Type Page Number
ice terrain 66
illusions terrain 68
illusory wall terrain 68
immortality   147
improvised damage   42
initiative   38, 46
Insight skill   26
instigator player motivation 8
Invulnerable Coat of Arnd   170
Kk Type Page Number
knowledge checks   26
Ll Type Page Number
ladder   65
language   171
leader monster role 55
ledges and platforms   65
leveling up   121
lich template 179
light source   66
listening through a door   37
loadstone terrain 68
logic puzzles   82, 84
low-light vision   67
lurker monster role 54, 62
lurker trap/hazard role 96
Mm Type Page Number
magic item economy, the   155
magic item treasure 125
magic item   27, 174
mapping   112, 154
metagame thinking   15
milestones   123
miniatures   7, 25
minion monster role 54, 59
mirror crystal terrain 68
missing players   14
monetary treasure   124
monster magic threshold table 174
monster statistics by role table 184
monsters, creating   184
monsters, customizing   174
mounted combat   46
movement in three dimensions   45
multiple characters   14
mummy champion template 179
mummy lord template 180
mundane terrain   64
murder holes terrain 66
Nn Type Page Number
Nature skill   26
necromantic energy environment 159
NPC level bonus and magic threshold table 187
NPCs, creating   186
number grids puzzles 82, 84
Oo Type Page Number
objects, damaging   65
obscured terrain   61
obstacle trap/hazard role 86
obstacle   27
opposed check skill challenges 74
organizations civilization 155
outdoor settings   114
outdoor terrain   66
Pp Type Page Number
paragon tier   146
passive skill check   26, 74
patrons cast of characters 116
Perception skill   26, 36, 37, 41, 64
pillar of life terrain 68
player motivations   8, 105
playing without a DM   195
poison   50
pools   65
portcullises   64
potions treasure 126
power gamer player motivation 9
powers by class level table 143
precipitous terrain   44
problems in adventures   98
Qq Type Page Number
quest rewards   122
quests   102, 122
quick hit points table 143
quotation puzzles   82, 83
Rr Type Page Number
random dungeons   190
random encounters   193
rate of advancement   121
ready monster readiness 36
Religion skill   26
religion civilization 155
riddles   83
ritual   27
rolling dice   15
Ss Type Page Number
sacred circle terrain 68
sand and dirt terrain 66
savage berserker template 180
scion of flame template 180
searching the room   41
secret doors   65
settlements, fantastic   157
settlements   152
shadowborn stalker template 181
Shadowfell   161
short rest   41
Sigil   160
skill challenges   72, 84
skill check Difficulty Class table 61
skirmisher monster role 54, 62
slayer player motivation 9
slides terrain 68
smoke or ash environment 159
soldier monster role 55, 62
solo monster   55, 59
soul weapon   177
spiderweb terrain 69
squeezing mounted combat 47
stairs   65
starting at higher level   143
starvation   159
statues and pillars   65
Stealth skill   36, 37
storyteller player motivation 9
streets terrain 66
suffocation   159
super adventures   138
supplies   6
surprise   36
swamp terrain 66
Tt Type Page Number
tapestries and curtains   65
target encounter XP totals table 57
targets, legitimate   40
teleportation circles   156
teleporters terrain 69
templates   175
terrain features   110
thinker player motivation 9
thirst   159
three dimensions   45
tiers of play   146
town traits   153
trap   27, 59
trapdoor   65
traps and hazards   85, 105
treasure parcels   126
treasure   124
trees terrain 66
tremorsense   67
Uu Type Page Number
undergrowth terrain 66
underwater terrain   45
Vv Type Page Number
vampire lord template 181
village traits   153
vision and special senses   67
Ww Type Page Number
walls   64
warder trap/hazard role 86
watcher player motivation 10
weather   158, 159
whirlwind terrain 69
wilderness   158
windows terrain 66
word puzzles   82, 83
words of power   171



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AbbreviationDMG +
Identifier4e +
PublisherWizards of the Coast +
SystemDungeons and Dragons 4e +
TitleDungeon Master's Guide +