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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
immediately spiraling into violence. For inspiration, consider the circumstances on the Darklord Interactions table. Darklord Connections d8 Connection
1 An adventurer reminds the Darklord of their
bond, desire, or loved one.
2 An adventurer shares a Darklord’s flaw.
3 The Darklord and an adventurer share camaraderie over a mutual ideal.
4 The Darklord believes they can teach
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Before you became an adventurer, your life was already full of conflict and excitement, because you made a living tracking down people for pay. Unlike some people who collect bounties, though, you
of society that your chosen quarries move through. These people might be associated with the criminal underworld, the rough-and-tumble folk of the streets, or members of high society. This connection
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
exceptional circumstance for an aarakocra to leave his or her tribe and undertake the adventurer’s life. Neither treasure nor glory is enough to lure them from their tribes; a dire threat to their people
, a mission of vengeance, or a catastrophe typically lies at the heart of the aarakocra adventurer’s chosen path.
Two other circumstances might call an aarakocra to adventure. First, aarakocra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
’ characters can be a source of inspiration for a Darklord. Consider a Darklord a sinister reflections of those characters. If you explore this connection, have your players create characters then
your own Darklord, consider the relationship that will define their evil in your adventures: their conflict with your players’ characters. Just as a Darklord is the inspiration for a domain, players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Darklords Central to each domain is a Darklord, the seed from which a thorny thicket blooms. The villain might be a nation’s leader, a prominent citizen, a notorious monster, a mysterious recluse, or
widely and exceptions occur, Darklords share a number of qualities: Darklords Are Evil. Each Darklord is the ultimate villain of a domain and the root of the suffering and terror that unfold there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Sithicus Domain of the Soul’s Shadow
Darklord: Lord Loren Soth
Genre: Dark fantasy
Hallmarks: Cataclysmic fire, malicious shadows, tormented memories, twisted fantasy
Mist Talismans: Black
dilapidation, the domain’s predominantly elf population living like strangers amid structures to which they have no connection. At dusk, people withdraw, hiding from the domain’s true residents: the shadows
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
connection to its ruling family or its businesses. The Adventurer, though, is hired by the house for more traditional adventuring skills—usually capabilities that the house’s other agents lack. The Adventurer
the house than with the specific roles in the party. Consider some or all of these roles for your characters: Adventurer. Some characters are associated with your patron house because of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Krezk. Connection to Strahd 1d10 Tatyana’s Reincarnation… 1 Has weaponized their blood with poison that will put Strahd to sleep for a generation. 2 Is hidden from Strahd by another Darklord or
-present threat. Incarnations of the Past The subject of Strahd’s obsession, Tatyana, perpetually reincarnates among the people of Barovia. No matter what form she takes, the Darklord unceasingly seeks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Roleplaying Godefroy The thinnest veneer of gentility covers Lord Godefroy’s boundless rage. Arrogant, impatient, and quick to offer mockery, the Darklord seeks any opportunity to vent centuries of
frustration. He eagerly uses threats and violence to manipulate the living and the dead, eagerly taking advantage of any connection he perceives—especially ties to family. Personality Trait. “I have no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
father soon appeared to join the chorus of condemnation. Lord Godefroy possessed an adventurer and attempted to use the living body to put his family’s spirits to rest—but the adventurer died, and then his
spirits whose deaths he had caused. Now, all living souls that dwell in Mordent are doomed to haunt the domain’s Darklord long after the demise of their mortal bodies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
d’Avenir Fearless Adventurer As a former pupil of Dr. Rudolph van Richten, Ez d’Avenir (detailed in chapter 5) is no stranger to the dangers haunting the Mists. Since venturing out on her own, Ez has
or to ferry him through the Mists—which he claims want to disrupt his efforts. Secretly Firan has ties to Azalin Rex, the missing Darklord of Darkon, or might be the Darklord in disguise (see chapter 2
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who leave their cloisters take their work
mission than merely slaying monsters and plundering their treasure.
Creating a Monk
As you make your monk character, think about your connection to the monastery where you learned your skills and spent
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
, resilience, and feats of strength.
Primal Instinct
People of towns and cities take pride in their settled ways, as if denying one’s connection to nature were a mark of superiority. To a barbarian
barbarians perfectly suited for adventuring. Wandering is often a way of life for their native tribes, and the rootless life of the adventurer is little hardship for a barbarian. Some barbarians miss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
experiments of twisted scholars or bound to the service of the Darklord of the domain, Lord Wilfred Godefroy. And those with a personal connection to the Darklord are inevitably drawn to his manor on Gryphon Hill to become part of his endless torment.
Mordent Domain of the Haunted Darklord: Wilfred Godefroy Genre: Ghost stories Hallmarks: Ancestral curses, haunted mansions, mist-shrouded moors, vengeful spirits Mist Talismans: Broken jewelry
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Who Is Tatyana? When building your version of Tatyana, use the Tatyana’s Incarnation table to determine the character’s basic description. Once you’re satisfied, consult the following “Connection to
Strahd” section to determine the incarnation’s relationship to Barovia’s Darklord. Alternatively, if you wish Tatyana’s incarnation to appear outside Barovia and potentially lead adventurers to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Head of State Contacts Often, your connection to your patron is quite direct—the head of state summons you, grants you an audience, and gives you an assignment or hears your report. Heads of state
path toward seizing power 5 A bored chancellor who is constantly irritated at the amount of money you spend 6 A grumpy ex-adventurer who was “promoted” from doing your job to supervising you 7 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bagman. The Bagman emerges from a bag of holding to collect its next victimBeware the Bagman The Bagman is an urban legend about an adventurer who sought to escape doom by abandoning his party and hiding
-between place transformed the adventurer into a monstrous creature. Now, every night, the Bagman slips out from a random bag of holding. If he doesn’t find his home, he drags someone back into the bag with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, this is a double-edged sword; should you gain a reputation as a capable adventurer, Khoravar in need may approach you and ask for your assistance. Khoravar speak both Common and Elven, and among
communication and cooperation between members of different cultures or species. Such Khoravar often become mediators, diplomats, translators, or bards. Others are fascinated by their distant connection to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Connection to Strahd Once you know what form Tatyana’s current incarnation takes, consider how the character feels toward Barovia’s Darklord. If your version of Tatyana wants to stay away from Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
others might change clothes. However, many changelings develop identities with more depth, crafting a persona complete with history and beliefs to go with each shape. A changeling adventurer might have
this species
Speed: 30 feet
As a Changeling, you have these special traits. Changeling Instincts. Thanks to your connection to the fey realm, you gain proficiency in two of the following skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
The Ulmist Inquisition After the characters are free of the mob, a cloaked adventurer named Sarusanda Allester approaches them. Sarusanda is a lawful neutral, human inquisitor of the tome (see
Elisabeth Durst. It’s an open secret that the Dursts use the building to host cultists who venerate the Darklord of Barovia, Strahd von Zarovich. This minor cult occasionally causes trouble, but until
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
realm of Mroranonhold, Krona Peak serves as the seat of the Iron Council and thus is the Mror Holds’ equivalent of a capital. This center of commerce provides a major connection to the western
with endless hordes of aberrations. As a Mror adventurer, you could help your family reclaim lands from the Realm Below, or you could lead your allies into the deep in search of wealth and glory.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
pursue the life of an adventurer, your insight into the world of commerce brought you into the sphere of Acquisitions Incorporated — and a franchise just might be in your future. Skill Proficiency
again.
2 My church provides a connection to my god, so I must ensure that it is protected and funded.
3 My former business partner fell ill, and then our business failed. Part of my new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
grander style than before. Now each god stands atop his own decorated archway that serves as entrance to the bridge. Boareskyr Bridge is named for a long-ago adventurer who built the original bridge and
bridge serves as a connection between the lands of the North and the Western Heartlands. The enormous black granite bridge is wide enough that two wagons can pass one another going opposite directions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the City of Splendors. The veteran dwarf adventurer located the underground tunnels leading to the shrine easily enough. He and Gorkoh braved those dangerous passages, but were separated during an
maintain a connection, and have been steadily making their way toward each other for years. With one piece permanently held by the orrery’s creator in the Greypeak Mountains, the other components and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Miklos is itching to pull a similar prank of his own. Character Backgrounds. An adventurer with the Soldier background might have a tie to Miklos, perhaps having fought alongside him at the Battle of
and talent for healing make her well loved among the watch, and as a former adventurer, she is sympathetic to adventurers’ needs. She’s unaware of Sental’s compromised position. Character Backgrounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, you can’t do so again until you start a long rest, and you know the chosen spell until you start a long rest. Mystical Connection 14th-level College of Spirits feature You now have the ability to nudge
constellations, childhood imaginary friends, or characters in a particular storybook? Or are your inspirations more general, incorporating historic champions, mythological heroes, or urban legends? Use the tales you tell to define your niche as a storytelling adventurer.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
receive a message (no action required), you and the other creature must be within 1 mile of each other. A creature can end the telepathic connection at any time (no action required). The first time you use
Treasure as a Classic Adventurer A mix of burglar, treasure hunter, and explorer, you are the epitome of an adventurer. In addition to improving your agility and stealth, you gain abilities useful for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the head and appendages of a monstrous bovine breathes noxious gas at an adventurer. 2 An adventurer slowly reaches toward a lurid green sculpture of a yawning, fiendish face. 3 A bag-like monster
that looks like an executioner’s hood wraps around an adventurer’s head. The adventurer struggles as they begin to suffocate. 4 An adventurer runs, holding an armful of jeweled sculptures that resemble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
evil character, Artemis is not an ideal adventurer. He began his career as a villain, and only cooperates with heroes when he must—and when it’s in his own best interests. In most games, evil
much like ideals, driving a character’s motivations and goals.
Bonds might answer any of these questions: Whom do you care most about? To what place do you feel a special connection? What is your most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
up and down the coast. Baldur’s Gate is a place of commerce, and the city enjoys great success handling the coins of other powers and making them its own. Sadly, Baldur’s Gate has a storied connection
. Though at one time a wealthy merchant or powerful adventurer might hope to advance to the ranks of the patriars, there is no longer room, physically or otherwise, for the class of the Upper City to grow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
be broken and defeated by superior strength. Competing in Cruelty. Most young orcs that an explorer or an adventurer might encounters are followers of Bahgtru. Orcs of Bahgtru continually try to prove
symbolize their connection to the power of Yurtrus. The necromancy practiced by the shamans of Yurtrus is a force considered taboo by orcs, which makes them both revered and feared by the rest of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
15 Intelligence (Arcana) check discerns the connection. If a character who can cast spells then succeeds on three consecutive DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) checks while continually touching the wall, the
, and the air is heavy with the scent of decay.
Creature. Sorlan, a former adventurer who was imprisoned by the Red Wizards and subjected to horrible experiments, lives on as a ghost that is bound to