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Some rogues practice skulking in the shadows; others study where and when to strike—but you? You’ve got luck on your side. For reasons no one fully comprehends, fortune favors you in ways that defy explanation. You trip into treasure, stumble onto the missing key, or escape death by inches, surviving odds that would make a gambler faint. But your luck isn’t magic, and it isn’t something you…
On the Elemental Plane of Earth, galaxies of gemstones twinkle over vaults of treasure. If dao are there, so is wealth worth hunting. —Gundren Rockseeker, Dwarf Treasure Hunter Genies of minerals and gemstones, dao embody the resolve of rock. Using innate magic, they move through the earth unimpeded, exploring depths inaccessible to most. Dao delight in the treasures of the earth, whether raw…
| Name | AC | HP | Initiative | Key Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Dragon Wyrmling | 17 | 32 | +0 | Repulsion breath |
| Commoner | 10 | 4 | +0 | Club (ferry oar) … |
Coming out ahead, whether in games of chance or in life-or-death contention, fills you with resolve and vigor. You gain the following benefits. Bet Big. If you don't already have it, you gain Heroic Inspiration whenever you succeed on an ability check made against another creature, when you reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points, or when a creature fails a saving throw you forced it to make. If, in…
| Name | AC | HP | Initiative | Key Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Druid | 11 | 27 | +1 | Speaks with animals |
| Guard | 16 | 11 | +1 | Carries a spear … |
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Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus; or a pit fiend, balor, yugoloth, or night hag that is especially mighty. That patron’s aims are evil—the corruption or destruction of all things, ultimately including you—and your path is defined by…
Spells Prepared. You determine what spells you can prepare for each class individually, as if you were a single-classed member of that class. If you are a level 4 Ranger / level 3 Sorcerer, for example, you can prepare five level 1 Ranger spells, and you can prepare six Sorcerer spells of level 1 or 2 (as well as four Sorcerer cantrips). Each spell you prepare is associated with one of your…
Ketgrinn are catlike Fey spirits who delight in puzzles, riddles, and bargains. They have large, bright eyes and too-wide grins that gleam starkly even in shadows. Ketgrinn are tricksters and spies, often sent by those they serve to steal the voices of a rival’s minions to sow chaos and confusion. Secret. Ketgrinn can’t resist a puzzle or riddle, and a difficult one can send a ketgrinn’s mind…
Armor (ring mail), legendary You have a +3 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
Manipulate Time with Help from the Future Your patron is you in a decades-distant future. Perhaps your future self found an artifact of great power connecting them to the past, which they must now lead you to discover, or perhaps they were taught the mystic arts by their future self long ago, a cycle you will have to continue someday. Your future self has forgotten the fine details of some things…
Werekin are the descendants of shapechangers, and they can assume the forms of both animals and humanoids. A werekin might have a bloodline bearing the blessing of an animal lord or possess a remnant of lycanthropy passed down through their blood. In the cold of the Northlands, perhaps due to the influence of Fenris, most werekin tend to be lupine, but a werekin’s animal ancestry can derive from…
Phidus stores his goods in this large structure. Two days ago, he went to check on some artwork and found his dragon egg had hatched. Waiting by the doors is a statue of a dragon in flight, which Phidus wants to give Kaneru to make amends.
Weapon (crossbow, hand), rare This curious contraption is in fact a small, surreptitious Hand Crossbow that can be worn on a wrist or forearm without requiring a free hand to use it. In order to use the crossbow, you must also wear two special rings on adjacent fingers on the arm the weapon is attached to. One ring carries a thin but flexible string that connects to the firing mechanism of the…
Wondrous Item, uncommon This cylindrical flask is etched with arcane runes. Humanoid blood stored in the blood capsule remains fresh for up to one year. The flask stores enough blood to sustain a vampire for one day.
Casting your mind through time, you make a subtle alteration to history, allowing you to make preparations for the current situation within the last 24 hours. Describe to your GM how the precautions you took ahead of time to affect the current situation. For example, you might have packed a particular piece of gear or arranged for a distraction to occur at this exact moment. The GM might call for…
Strangling, Otherworldly Pest Demobats are slimy, winged pests endemic to demonic realms. A demobat has four serrated tentacles, which trail behind it during flight, and its eyeless head opens wide to reveal a toothed maw. Demobats hunt in flocks, using their tails to strangle and immobilize their prey as they feed.
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