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| 5 | The Four Magnificent Challenges of Skald Thalwyn Rotjun are a way of gaining trust or aid from the Master of Thyles, ruler of Skaldholm, a wise, and well-connected leader. Challenges change from master to master, year to year, but always retain the same core values—they are entertaining, pay suitable homage to Rotjun’s heroism, and are suitably dangerous.… |
You’ve used your education and knowledge from working on behalf of the Augustine Trading Company. You’ve been generally held in high regard by those who can use the knowledge you’ve gained, while others look upon your work for the organization as unsavory. Your training, however, makes you a versatile problem-solver. You’ve learned your craft from smugglers, merchants, blackmailers, and brigands…
Merchants focus on trading in goods produced by others. Some are simple shopkeepers, while others sail to distant ports to buy and sell their goods.
Characters lay on the charm while bartering for magic items with a green hag During their adventures, player characters meet many different people and face some monsters that would rather talk than fight. In those situations, it’s time for social interaction, which takes many forms. For example, you might try to convince a burglar to confess to wrongdoing or try to flatter a guard. The Dungeon…
Kindred Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Kindred Class) You learn the basic concepts of a vampiric Discipline from another clan or bloodline. You gain one of the following Disciplines of your choice. Animalism. You gain proficiency in the Animal Handling and Nature skills. If you already have proficiency in that skill, you gain Expertise in it. Auspex. You gain proficiency in the Investigation and…
Each creature of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition until the spell ends. For the duration, you can take a Bonus Action to designate a direction that is horizontal to you. Each Charmed target must use as much of its movement as possible to move in that direction on its next turn, taking the safest route. After moving in…
Kindred Feat (Prerequisite: Level 7+, Kindred Class) Your supernatural powers of persuasion are uncannily hidden from your victim’s mind. You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 1, to a maximum of 20. Charming Smile. You can cast the Charm Person spell without expending a spell slot a number of times equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and you regain…
In this scene, players engage in a social interaction encounter. You and your group determine how similar scenes play out in your adventures. Four adventurers—Shreeve, Mirabella, Auro, and Gareth—have traveled to the Blood on the Vine tavern in the grim village of Barovia. Jared (as DM): This tavern might have been finely appointed once, but it has grown shoddy with the passage of years. A…
When you achieve this level of milestone, you gain the following benefit. Persuasive Words. If you make a Charisma check to change a creature’s attitude or convince them of your cause, you may treat a roll of 9 or lower on the d20 as a 10. You can do this a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier per Long Rest.
Level 1 Divination (Bard, Druid, Ranger, Warlock) Casting Time: Action or Ritual Range: Self Components: V, S Duration: 10 minutes For the duration, you can comprehend and verbally communicate with Beasts, and you can use any of the Influence action’s skill options with them. Most Beasts have little to say about topics that don’t pertain to survival or companionship, but at minimum, a Beast can…
Maestros are headlining performers who enjoy considerable renown. They might be theaters’ marquee actors, astonishing daredevils, or jesters experienced at entertaining fickle royals. Some share their techniques with apprentices, while others jealously guard their secrets. Performers From royal courts to village squares, skilled entertainers hone their talents and delight audiences. Some travel…
A noble’s social advantages typically grant the noble access to greater education and training than most common folk, while nobles’ experience with business or politics makes many adept negotiators. Nobles Nobles encompass a variety of people with social influence. They might be rulers, wealthy merchants, callous bureaucrats, or the idle elite.
Ice mephits have bodies made of frigid air and frozen water. They delight in freezing things and dropping ice into peoples’ clothes. Mephits Mephits are mean-spirited tricksters that dwell on the Elemental Planes. The six most prominent types of mephits resemble halfling-size gargoyles with wings, exaggerated features, and bodies composed of two elements. Most live self-interested existences,…
Bond with a Primal Beast A Beast Master forms a mystical bond with a special animal, drawing on primal magic and a deep connection to the natural world. Level 3: Primal Companion You magically summon a primal beast, which draws strength from your bond with nature. Choose its stat block: Beast of the Land, Beast of the Sea, or Beast of the Sky. You also determine the kind of animal it is,…
Agile. Jimothy doesn’t provoke an Opportunity Attack when he moves out of an enemy’s reach. Compact Frame. Jimothy can move through a space as narrow as 4 inches without expending extra movement to do so. Actions Nibble. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) Piercing damage. Hurl Garbage. Ranged Attack Roll: +4, range 25/50 ft. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) Bludgeoning damage, and the target is…
You come across a glistening mass of pustules that seem to grow directly out of the physical structures of the city, as if the natural wood, stone, and earth are alive. These cysts are a cancer growing within Drakkenheim. The very air around the cyst changes, the light refracts in incorrect patterns, and the lines and angles of its surroundings seem to fracture in incoherent designs. To look upon…
A Friendly creature views you favorably. You have Advantage on an ability check to influence a Friendly creature. See also “ Influence .”
You have learned that the best way to deal with certain threats is to keep those threats from escalating. You have proficiency in the Persuasion skill. Tongue of Gold. If you take this trait twice, you have Advantage on Persuasion checks. You can use this feature a number of times equal to twice your Proficiency Bonus, regaining all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.
Sneed (Goblin Boss) was a logging engineer for the Venture Co. in Stranglethorn when Edwin VanCleef hired him to build his Juggernaut. Sneed runs the Mast Room from his bipedal, tree-felling shredder.
A creature has six ability scores—Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma—each of which has a corresponding modifier. Add the modifier when you make a D20 Test with the corresponding ability or when a rule asks you to do so. See also “Playing the Game” (“ The Six Abilities ”).
Type: Adventuring Gear Cost: 5 GP Weight: -- Perfume comes in a 4-ounce vial. For 1 hour after applying Perfume to yourself, you have Advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made to influence an Indifferent Humanoid within 5 feet of yourself.
You were raised in a castle, surrounded by wealth, power, and privilege. Your family of minor aristocrats ensured that you received a first-class education, some of which you appreciated and some of which you resented. Your time in the castle, especially the many hours you spent observing your family at court, also taught you a great deal about leadership. Ability Scores: Strength, Intelligence,…
Pack Tactics. The wolf has Advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the wolf’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition. Actions Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) Piercing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.
Capricious Fey spirits incarnated into bodies reminiscent of normal pests, vermin familiars serve spellcasters and especially vermin hags. While they are most often drawn to serve wicked masters, they also delight in playing the part of dutiful servants to corrupt spellcasters who aren’t evil. Secret. Vermin familiars are gripped by deep-seated fears shared by the vermin forms they inhabit, and…
Revelers of song are Fiends of music and abandon who turn their art against their foes in destructive reverberation. The revelers dance and play at nearly all times and are known to fly into a murderous rage if their invitations to join the celebration are spurned. A variety of revelers of song exist, depending on the type of instrument a given reveler plays. Drone revelers play the hurdy gurdy…
Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma Feat: Skilled Skill Proficiencies: Insight and Persuasion Tool Proficiency: Musical Instrument or Artisan’s Tools Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Musical Instrument or Artisan’s Tools (same as above), Family Heirloom, Fine Clothes, 15 GP; or (B) 50 GP You were either born into a role within the courts or power structures of your area, or you worked…
A judge with a nest of snakes for hair and wearing crimson robes presides over this infernal court. Two short podiums rest before the judge’s bench, an imposing monument of black marble flanked by two snarling hounds; flames drip from the hounds’ jaws. A lone imp perches atop one of the podiums. It snickers as you enter. Nine petrified jurors with frightened expressions fill a juror’s box to the…
Medium or Small Humanoid, Neutral Evil 2 AC 15 Initiative +5 (15) HP 65 (10d8 + 20) Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft. 3
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