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Dungeon Master’s Guide
of your prison. You draw no more cards.
Euryale. The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the
yourself. The knight has the same alignment as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory for this NPC
Monsters
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
again until the start of her next turn.Mother Lorinda desires a family over all else, not realizing she’s destroyed every family she’s ever had. A creator of monstrosities, this ancient green
distracted but deceptively cunning hag clinging to grotesque dolls of her family. She laments the loss of her sisters, Laveeda and Leticia, never acknowledging that they remain alive as her prisoners
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
that the work gave him a sliver of joy. When the old keeper died years later, Naeryx replaced him.
The wealthy family that owned the clock tower didn’t pay Naeryx a lot of money for his work
, but they occasionally had him over for dinner. He owned one fine suit that he wore on such occasions, and though he didn’t care for the family’s matriarch or patriarch, he enjoyed the
Monsters
D&D Beyond Drops
possessive of its ward, seeing everything and everyone near the ward as a threat, including friends and family. As soon as the ward harms or hinders the angel, the corrupted celestial turns on its ward
the visage of an armored warrior or attentive animal.
Celestial Horrors
Many commonfolk pray to the angels, lifting their tear-streaked faces to the sky in search of a powerful being who can fix
Relentless Juggernaut
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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge.
2
It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member’s bargain with sinister forces.
3
It was marked by a fiend before
dissects victims or harvests their organs for the sake of medical understanding.
5
Mask. The killer wears a distinctive disguise, its visage becoming a symbol of its crimes.
6
Penitent. The
Relentless Slasher
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Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, unique monstrous slayers.
Relentless Origins
d6
Origin
1
It was left for dead and granted new life to seek revenge.
2
It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member
disguise, its visage becoming a symbol of its crimes.
6
Penitent. The killer can’t help itself from committing crimes and seeks help to thwart its own continuing violence.
7
Ritualist
Magic Items
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
a winged thrull (see chapter 6 for the stat block) for up to 2 hours. If you don’t come from an Orzhov oligarch family, it serves you grudgingly, clownishly aping your movements and mannerisms
while carrying out your orders.
Rakdos Keyrune (Uncommon). This dark granite keyrune is marbled with scarlet veins and carved with the leering visage of a mischievous demon. When activated, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
experience before deciding to become an adventurer? What were the circumstances of your birth? How large is your family, and what sorts of relationships do you have with your relatives? Which people
backstory for your character — an autobiography of sorts — that you can use to inform how you roleplay the character. Your DM can draw from this material as the campaign proceeds, creating situations and scenarios that build off your previous life experiences.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
when creating your Darklord’s backstory: What was the first depraved act the Darklord chose to commit, and how did their ideal encourage them down this path? Was the Darklord rewarded or celebrated for
friends and family rejected them? Did the Darklord think this was warranted or an unreasonable judgment? How did they react? When and how did these acts attract the attention of the Dark Powers? How did the Dark Powers use these acts to craft the perfect prison domain for the Darklord?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
amount of backstory, suggesting the character’s family and what the character did before becoming an adventurer. Take note of specific background characters—friends, foes, family members, and others—who
from a character’s backstory. As characters continue to adventure, they’ll find different goals to pursue, such as finding a lost relic, honoring an ancestor, avenging a fallen mentor, or defeating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
will miss some words and subtlety of meaning. As you create a Khoravar character, you have a wide range of options to describe your backstory. The Khoravar Origin table can provide inspiration for it
the human farmers in the east and the druids and wilder folk in the west. 4 Your small Khoravar community has only survived in the slums of Sharn through the close, family-like support you show each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
character’s backstory, consider how the gods have influenced your life. The gods are pervasive in the stories and cultures of Theros, and even their devout followers shouldn’t feel bound to choose a faith
exceptionally devout, consider reviewing the deities presented in chapter 2 and see if you gravitate toward one. Perhaps this god has a special interest in you, is the deity your family has hailed as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
you?”
—Mother Lorinda
Mother Lorinda desires a family over all else, not realizing she’s destroyed every family she’s ever had. A creator of monstrosities, this ancient green hag obsesses over
to grotesque dolls of her family. She laments the loss of her sisters, Laveeda and Leticia, never acknowledging that they remain alive as her prisoners. She often speaks of her daughter, Laoirse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
creating nonplayer characters in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to detail the majordomo, giving this individual a vibrant personality and backstory. The majordomo’s goals should be aligned
backstory that complements a franchise’s evolution over time. A sage might research how the franchise gains new capabilities. Or perhaps the majordomo was the pilot of a vessel capable of planar travel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
routine of its life. Others are driven by wickedness or spite, as with a ghost that refuses to rest until every member of a certain family or organization is dead. The surest way to rid an area of a ghost
visible on the Material Plane while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
buildings, stone walls, and similar surfaces usually feature a sculpture or relief of her visage. People often swear oaths or engage in verbal disputes in front of these images, believing she won’t
the ocean to find an easier meal.
Trial of Aristhenes. A man named Aristhenes committed many murders, targeting members of the government and some of their family members. When he was arrested and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
no more cards. Euryale The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the Fates card can end this curse. Fates
of yourself. The knight has the same alignment as you and serves you loyally until death, believing the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
no more cards. Euryale The card’s medusa-like visage curses you. You take a −2 penalty to saving throws while cursed in this way. Only a god or the magic of the Fates card can end this curse. Fates
the two of you have been drawn together by fate. Work with your DM to create a name and backstory for this NPC. The DM can use a different stat block to represent the knight, as desired. Moon You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
granted new life to seek revenge.
2 It was turned into a weapon of vengeance by a family member’s bargain with sinister forces.
3 It was marked by a fiend before its birth, and its wicked nature
medical understanding.
5 Mask. The killer wears a distinctive disguise, its visage becoming a symbol of its crimes.
6 Penitent. The killer can’t help itself from committing crimes and seeks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Harpell, a human necromancer from a famous family with a cadre of kobolds—some living, others undead Avarice Avarice is a cruel and vindictive tiefling trained in the arcane tradition of evocation. She
versa, yet it can’t affect or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of the ghost that can see it must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
house’s sullen countenance, you hear the edifice actually groan. Only then do you realize the extent to which the house hates what it has become. The Wachter family, once an influential noble line in
: Wachterhaus (Area N4)View Player Version Roleplaying Use the following information to roleplay Lady Wachter, her family, and her associates. Lady of the House. Lady Fiona Wachter (LE female human
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
kitchen, killing rats and eating whatever Gabourey drops on the floor. Slobberchops has no loyalty to the Vanthampur family, and detests Thurstwell and his imp spies. The tressym befriends any character who
. The tapestry weighs 5 pounds and is worth 150 gp. V9. Dining Room Thalamra Vanthampur and her sons gather here once a tenday for an always-tense family dinner. Read the following when the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Roleplaying the Vallakovich Family Use the following information to roleplay the burgomaster and his family. The Baron. The burgomaster, Baron Vargas Vallakovich (NE male human noble), is a ruthless heel
of the sun (for the Festival of the Blazing Sun). The stairs climb to the upstairs gallery (area N3i). The portraits depict the baron, his family, and their ancestors. Close inspection reveals that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
represents the visage of Bhaal and has no magical properties. The humanoid entrails were left on the altar as an offering to the god of murder. Pouring a vial of holy water on the entrails causes them
weaponless. He speaks Common and Elvish, but has no useful information to share. Klim guarantees that his family will pay a generous reward for his safe return to their estate in the Upper City — but the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.”
Dirlagraun the Displacer Beast
CHAPTER 1: WITCHLIGHT CARNIVAL
Dirlagraun was raised by a noble high elf family of the Summer Court and blessed with the ability to speak and understand Common and
staff and keeps the carnival running on schedule. A smile on his visage is a rare event, and it fades quickly.
Mister Witch dresses with panache, though in muted tones, and always carries his magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
.”
Dirlagraun the Displacer Beast
CHAPTER 1: WITCHLIGHT CARNIVAL
Dirlagraun was raised by a noble high elf family of the Summer Court and blessed with the ability to speak and understand Common and Sylvan
and keeps the carnival running on schedule. A smile on his visage is a rare event, and it fades quickly.
Mister Witch dresses with panache, though in muted tones, and always carries his magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
their weapons and heading to the tent (area N9c). N9h. Vistani Family Wagon There are three of these wagons at the camp. This barrel-topped wagon is filled with the raucous screams and laughter of
with the profiled visage of Strahd) An iron chest containing 650 gp An onyx jewelry box with gold filigree (worth 250 gp) containing six pieces of cheap jewelry (worth 50 gp each) and a potion of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
entertaining hallmark of assignments handed down from Head Office, and plausible deniability is one of the core competencies of any successful Acquisitions Incorporated franchise.) The Backstory
stand watch at the entrance. Seven more guards and three veterans do the same within the holes. On the day before an execution, friends and family of a prisoner are allowed into the holes to bring the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
angry face. The helm has three evenly spaced visors crafted to look like human faces—one sad, one happy, and one angry. Only the angry visage is visible from the crypt’s doorway. King Troisky wore
, provided all the broken pieces are present. Crypt 14 Stahbal Indi-Bhak: A truer friend no ruler ever had. Here lies his family in honor. If the characters open the door to this crypt, read: A ten-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
halls reek of embalming fluids, their sterile tang sparing nostrils from viler odors trapped within the musty tombs. Grim Workforce. The Dusters who run the Mortuary are the visage of death—slack jawed
before sending them through planar portals to distant burial grounds, faraway family crypts, or elemental planes for storage or cremation. The funerary process often uncovers a creature’s cause of death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
for 1 sp. Urwin is hurt if the characters complain about the wines, for his family makes them. The inn’s wine supply is almost depleted, and the latest delivery from the Wizard of Wines winery is
strings A hidden trapdoor in the 8-foot-high ceiling opens into a secret attic (area N2q). The Martikov Family N2p. Master Bedroom Matching end tables flank a large wood-framed bed with a red silk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
alongside its residents. Better yet, if you’re of an adventuresome bent, register in your favored ward and compete! Who knows? Your name or visage might soon have a place in the House of Heroes
this three-day occasion when, as the saying goes, “My enemy is like family to me.” If you are a newcomer to the city, this time is an excellent opportunity for you to engage with new partners in business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
world from the Border Ethereal and attacks any trespassers that it sees, first using its Horrifying Visage action, and then its Possession and Withering Touch. If it succeeds in possessing a creature
, candlemaking, gemcutting, repairing wooden items (including wagons and the like), and brewing beer. Thornhold was once the property of the Margaster family of Waterdeep and has been held by the Knights of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
retrieved books for them. Three neutral drow temporarily live here. Their names are Erdan Vosselth, Thiala Sharne, and Vellios Keethe, and they have proudly worked for the Henlifel family as guards and
statue of a dwarf scholar atop a high plinth. A figure chips at the statue’s head, shaping the visage into a wailing, inhuman face. Four pyramid-shaped nuggets with legs lounge around the statue’s base
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
along the way. If the combat robot was destroyed, Aphelion sends a friendly worker robot to accomplish the same task. If the characters refuse, Aphelion’s visage appears on a nearby screen, and the
the ship’s commander and the commander’s family. Its disordered contents are a snapshot in time from the last days of the ship. Three skeletons are sprawled in the main room, which otherwise contains