Armor (ring mail), rare You have a +1 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.
Unfortunately, finding these dandyish devils’ contractual loopholes is not nearly as much fun as I had hoped. —ASTARION ON HARVESTER DEVILS
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.
Read out the introduction, have the players enter the lighthouse on the ground floor, then continue:
Street-level agents deliver overt official messages. Thugs and brutes with some manners and basic business sense can beat both into a target when the need arises. In addition to common weapons, Syndicate enforcers favor fighting chains or “chain-knuckles” that give them the choice to strangle or bind their opponents. These have the benefit of being less conspicuous than a blade.
Dark Bargains weave Druskenvald’s essence into the characters who dare to strike them. These ancient agreements bind the land, its magical energies, its creatures.. and you. The effects bring boon and bane alike. It may be best for some sinister characters to offer their bargains plainly, letting the lurking curses reveal themselves only when the time is right. Beware your entry into these…
Origin Feat You gain the following benefits. Thieves’ Cant. You know Thieves’ Cant. Instrument Training. You gain proficiency with a Musical Instrument of your choice. Distracting Melody. When you take the Help action to assist an ally’s attack roll, the enemy you’re distracting can be within 30 feet of you, rather than within 5 feet of you, provided the enemy can see or hear you. Notes: Thieves’…
You are a force of charm and allure with which to be reckoned. While others fall over themselves to stumble into your good graces, you might find that you end up needing them more than they need you. Honeyed Words. As a Magic action, you can speak sweet words to a creature within 60 feet of you. The creature has the Charmed condition for 24 hours, until you use this feature again, or until you or…
Type: Heavy Armor Cost: 350 GP Weight: 65 lbs Armor Class: 17 Strength: 16 Stealth: Disadvantage Also called tvifold brynja, the rings of this chain mail are doubled, so each pair is passed through by four pairs of other rings. It is very heavy and bulky.
| 1d6 | The Black Pudding Formed From... |
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| 1 | An ancient black dragon’s acidic saliva. |
| 2 | The blood or extreme emotions of a foul deity. … |
The Yawning Portal, located on Rainrun Street at the southern edge of the Castle Ward, is perhaps the most famous tavern in all the Sword Coast. (For more information on this location, see Tales from the Yawning Portal.) Keeping It Spontaneous The party succeeded in their previous mission for Davil. Before they proceed, have them collectively tell the story of what happened. As the characters…
Read or paraphrase the following speech from Thrul when the characters are ready to receive their second mission: “Operatives, you’ve taken three of the Hydra’s pawns off the board. Your next target is bigger. “The Hydra’s intel courier in Eltabbar, the Messenger, owns the Two Plateaus Shipping Company. The Messenger receives reports from the Hydra’s spies at his company’s headquarters and…
The adventure consists of these encounters. Fire Inside. Daask acquired two Hell Hounds and got them inside the inn to start the fire and terrorize the folks inside. If the characters concentrate on fighting the monsters, the other people inside the inn can extinguish the flames. Panic Outside. Outside the burning inn, eight Daask Raiders (gnolls whose stat blocks appear in this chapter) are…
It was a thin, stoop-shouldered man not much under six feet tall... His age was perhaps thirty-five, but the odd, deep creases in the sides of his neck made him seem older when one did not study his dull, expressionless face. He had a narrow head, bulging, watery blue eyes that seemed never to wink, a flat nose, a receding forehead and chin, and singularly undeveloped ears. His long, thick lip…
When the characters interact with Iskari, a character can take the Influence action to try to convince him that they know about his scam and will inform Szass Tam unless Iskari cooperates. The character then makes a Charisma (Persuasion) check. The DC of that check depends on how many pieces of evidence the characters have when they confront Iskari, as noted in the Blackmailing Iskari table.…
The characters are in the Black Dragon Inn when Caset and Chase recruit them to solve the mystery of the safe-house murder. The rain began last night and has continued all day, turning the snow clinging outdoors into a thick slush. It hasn’t been a hard rain, the sort that leaves you soaked to the bone if you dare step outside. Rather, it’s steady and ever-present, but it hasn’t brought the…
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Syndicate Smuggler background) Rising in the ranks of the Ebon Syndicate has taught you the clandestine skills of spycraft, valuable in your trade as a racketeer. You gain the following benefits. Locksmith. You have proficiency with Thieves’ Tools. If you already have proficiency in it, you gain Expertise in it. While holding Thieves’ Tools, you can craft a…
The night is our kingdom. If behind every unexplained success lies an undiscovered crime, then the Ebon Syndicate’s successes are as innumerable as their crimes. The syndicate’s tendrils stretch out from the seedy shadows into every aspect of urban life in Etharis, and often beyond. They are the beggar on the corner inconspicuously eavesdropping on nobles’ conversations. They are the thief…
Domain of the Ancient Dead Darklord: Ankhtepot Genre: Dark fantasy Hallmarks: Ancient tombs, desert perils, lost gods, mummies Mist Talismans: Canopic jar, lapis lazuli scarab, scroll of hieroglyphics Aligned Tarokka Card: Monk Opposed Tarokka Card: Raven Untold generations of tombs and monuments choke on the obsidian sands of the desert domain of Har’Akir. Here, past splendors lie forgotten, and…
Any bargain offered by an utterly unknowable, unfathomable power such as those that position themselves within the realm of Druskenvald must be carefully considered by you, your character, and the GM. These gifts are not to be offered lightly and should not be accepted lightly; their mere presence should herald significant roleplaying opportunities now and in the future.
Dreaming Dark Infiltrators are spies sent to gather intelligence. They plant psychic seeds in their minds of their foes that enhance the infiltrators’ combat prowess against those enemies.
A short and scrawny man in his late thirties stands before you with a funny-looking but clean-shaven mug and greasy slicked-back hair. He wears a black padded jacket and buckled slacks that appear distinguished at first glance but are actually quite shabby and worn. Blackjack Mel is the Queen of Thieves most trusted advisor. That is to say that she doesn’t trust him at all, but knows that he is…
For characters who have taken part in other City of Greyhawk adventures, the Black Dragon Inn is likely a familiar base of operations. Characters who have played any Elemental Evil Rising adventure have a letter from Burne in hand, explaining he required them to take a trip on his behalf. The letter states their contact is Cleric Lena at the Black Dragon Inn and notes further details will be…
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