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Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
spellcasters enter into bargains, and genasi can result from such pacts. Those genasi have been sources of great weal and woe in the history of that land.
GENASI BACKGROUNDS
Each genasi subrace has its own
temperament, which might make some backgrounds more suitable than others.
Air genasi are proud of their heritage, sometimes to the point of haughtiness. They can be flamboyant, and are keen to have an
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
human might through facial expressions and gestures. An aarakocra might become frustrated with people who fail to pick up on the nuances; an aarakocra’s threat might be taken as a jest and vice
miles on a side, with each tribe hunting in the lands nearest to their colony, ranging farther should game become scarce.
A typical colony consists of one large, open-roofed nest made of woven vines
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Preparing for Play Players feel more immersed in the setting when their characters’ backgrounds, bonds, and faction choices come to life at the table. Once your players make their characters, make a
list of key story elements that you can refer to throughout the course of the adventure. Include locations and NPCs important to each character’s faction and background. As the characters become more involved in aspects of the adventure, keep this list up to date.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
free or at a cost. Some of the backgrounds in the Player’s Handbook suggest contacts for beginning adventurers, and characters are likely to secure more helpful contacts over the course of their
adventuring careers. A name and a few choice details are all you need for casual contacts, but take the time to flesh out a recurring contact, especially one who might become an ally or enemy at some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
How to Use the City A bustling city like Greyhawk can serve the following important functions in a campaign. Background Connections Use the backgrounds of the characters to connect them to people and
places in the city. These connections help the players feel like Greyhawk is their characters’ home—or will quickly become their new home. A character who was born and raised in Greyhawk might have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
sounds of crying children, barking vendors, cursing skycoach drivers, and braying hippogriffs rise up to become a unique din that can only be heard in the City of Towers.
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districts that fit the characters’ backgrounds if needed using the information in chapter 3. This is also a good time for characters to make personal connections that might link them, such as having the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Adventurers and Organizations At the start of a campaign, backgrounds are a great way to connect adventurers to your world. As the game progresses, though, background ties often become less important
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
relatively innocent investigations can lead into the shadowy underbelly of society and become more dangerous, but most adventurers prefer the more dangerous kinds of inquisitive work. Your group might
inquiring into others’ mysterious backgrounds. 6 Private Security. You provide services for a specific organization. Perhaps you travel on airships to provide security or work in a casino to catch cheaters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
includes information on the various races, classes, backgrounds, equipment, and other customization options that you can choose from. Many of the rules in part 1 rely on material in parts 2 and 3
that characters can become associated with. Appendix D explores the multitude of worlds and alternate dimensions of reality, called the planes of existence. Finally, players can use the character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Adventure Hooks Players can invent their own reasons for visiting Phandalin, or they can use the following adventure hooks. The character hooks tied to backgrounds also provide characters with
’ notice. Gauntlet Trainee. You have pledged yourself to the Order of the Gauntlet, a devout and vigilant group that seeks to protect others from evildoers. Before you become a full-fledged member
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
, sultans, and rajahs are ready choices for powerful individuals who patronize a party of adventurers. Those on track to become such individuals—such as cunning senators, royal heirs, or influential
—and if the latter, what happens if your work is exposed. The Sovereign Proxy Roles table suggests ways you might serve a sovereign and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role. Sovereign
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
enemies quietly disappear—though even cynical mercenaries can become true believers when confronted with the miraculous. Roll or pick from the Religious Order Types table to determine the type of religious
order and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role. Religious Order Member Roles Role Backgrounds Councilor Acolyte, Folk Hero, Hermit, Sage, Urchin Defender Acolyte, Criminal, Folk Hero
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
entering and then leaving area 24. After waking, the House of Lament will not become dormant again for several weeks. Ambient Haunts Even while dormant, the house is haunted. During this time, the
. Use ambient haunts whenever you please to heighten the creepiness of a situation. Avoid overuse, however. If characters experience frequent haunts, the manifestations become mundane or ignorable
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
mountain of gold. He tells the keepers to leave him alone with the adventurers, hissing that any invisible lurkers will be turned to ash. Once alone, he asks the characters their names, backgrounds
, how they found themselves in the Underdark, and the events that led them to Gracklstugh. Themberchaud makes the characters an offer: become his agents in Gracklstugh, and gain his protection. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
might create ties with long-dead individuals using the Dark Gifts and backgrounds presented in chapter 1. But overall, spiritual stagnation in the Land of the Mists is meant to provide the opportunity
addition, spells that allow contact with beings from other planes function normally, with one proviso: the domain’s Darklord senses when someone in their domain casts such a spell and can choose to make themself the spell’s target, so that they become the one who is contacted.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
guild and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role. Guild Representative Roles Role Backgrounds Researcher Acolyte, Entertainer, Guild Artisan, Sage Negotiator Charlatan, Entertainer
collector seeks, but if you fail, you’ll become part of the collection. 6 The Bill Comes Due. Your guild master achieved their vaunted position by means of an otherworldly bargain. That price has come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
ventures. The Criminal Syndicate Member Roles suggests positions you might fill in the organization and the backgrounds frequently associated with each role. Criminal Syndicate Member Roles Role
Backgrounds Burglar Criminal, Folk Hero, Noble, Outlander, Urchin Muscle Criminal, Entertainer, Outlander, Sailor, Soldier Con Artist Acolyte, Charlatan, Criminal, Entertainer, Noble, Urchin Cleaner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
control of your dreams to deliver instructions that become difficult to ignore. 5 Ephemeral Echo. Your contact never physically reveals itself to you. Perhaps it is the ghost of a dead person, an
unwittingly fell into the patron’s service. The Ancient Being Operative Roles table suggests a variety of parts you can play within an ancient being’s schemes and the backgrounds frequently associated with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
that you maintain your association with it throughout your life. As a result, your choice of guild can play a more significant role than most backgrounds do in shaping what your character does now
, not just what you accomplished in the past. The backgrounds associated with guilds in this chapter work like those in the Player’s Handbook, giving you proficiencies, languages, equipment, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
’ collective skill proficiencies, tool proficiencies, backgrounds, and positions within their franchise could all impact the design and construction of a headquarters. A glassblower might make beautiful
HEADQUARTERS
Cosmetic Features A cosmetic improvement, gained at franchise rank 2, allows a franchise to radically alter the look and feel of its headquarters. A beat-up wagon could become a gilded
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
located on the High Road on the way to the Silent Sound lighthouse, so is an easy stop for the party to make. Head Office assignments of this sort can become common in an Acquisitions Incorporated
backgrounds, digging into rumors spread by the criminal class, talking to city guards, and so forth. The characters can learn the following details about the castle and the prison beneath it with