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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
doom than peace and bounty. Some leonin, known as iconoclasts, devote themselves to thwarting the gods by hunting down their followers and all things born of Nyx that impede on Oreskos and the safety of
in ages past, today their prides largely avoid contact with other peoples and spurn the gods that ignored their plight. Since then, the leonin have flourished, finding strength in their bonds with
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’s next turn. Any creature in physical contact with a heated object at the start of its turn must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 9 (2d8
, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.Psychic
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
become as rich as the oligarchs. (Evil)
3
Power. One day, I will be the one giving orders. (Evil)
4
Prestige. I want to be admired, respected, feared, or even hated for my position
.
Orzhov Contacts
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Contact
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The spirit of an ancestor has taken an interest in me.
2
An older cousin has the ear of a powerful oligarch.
3
I know a knight who is
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
(Costs 2 Actions). Olhydra releases one creature she is grappling by flinging the creature up to 60 feet away from her, in a direction of her choice. If the flung creature comes into contact with a
(Costs 3 Actions). Olhydra transforms her watery body into acid. This effect lasts until Olhydra’s next turn. Any creature that comes into contact with Olhydra or hits her with a melee attack
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances
.
4
I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
5
I turn tail and run when things look bad.
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An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
modeled my career after a highly respected lawmage or arrester, but I fear that my role model might be involved in something illegal.
Flaws
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Flaw
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I’m
the entire city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill.
Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and
Species
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
’s superiority proven), the insult is forgotten—along with the vanquished foe.
Pride and Self-Reliance
Few leonin devote themselves to the service of the gods. Centuries ago, the leonin
adversaries—incredibly clever and well-prepared to play a long game but ultimately doomed to lose their games.
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I’m certain every bad thing that happens can ultimately be blamed on the
Elf
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Basic Rules (2014)
magic allow them to support themselves without the need for clearing and plowing land. They are talented artisans, crafting finely worked clothes and art objects. Their contact with outsiders is
might continue to use the child name. Each elf’s adult name is a unique creation, though it might reflect the names of respected individuals or other family members. Little distinction exists
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
conclave has a deeper connection to the Worldsoul than I do.
6
I’m trying to atone for the life of crime I led before I joined the Selesnya, but I find it hard to give up my bad habits
.
Selesnya Contacts
d8
Contact
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A wise centaur trainer believed in me even though I was a terrible student.
2
A good friend has risen to become a Ledev guardian.
3
I left
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
, and thieves’ toolsEquipment: A set of clothes appropriate to your duties and a pouch containing 20 gp
FEATURE: EAR TO THE GROUND
You are in frequent contact with people in the segment
comes in the form of a contact in any city you visit, a person who provides information about the people and places of the local area.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
arrested or killed with their idiocy.
FEATURE: CRIMINAL CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages
to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
BALDUR’S GATE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
robes and haunting visages, transforming each citizen into a walking mockery of their once-respected people. After years of isolation, some Cynidiceans have abandoned their identities and adopted
strange behaviors based on the faces they wear. A Cynidicean who wears a feline mask might meow during conversation or purr when pleased, while one who dons a bee mask might devote themself to making honey, buzzing noisily wherever they go.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
magic academy is actually a cult leader who is indoctrinating the students into a cult of Sul Khatesh. 3 A wizard found mad scrawlings hidden in a library book, used the writing to make contact with a
organized crime activities to bizarre murders and acts of chaos. 8 A respected noble behaves more erratically as time goes on, treating their servants and family with random and escalating cruelty.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Benefits of Renown Use these guidelines when determining the benefits of increasing renown. Recognition A character who has a Renown Score of 3+ with a group is a respected member of that group
ranks and titles for the groups in your campaign. Perks Earning renown within a group might come with certain benefits. A character with a Renown Score of 3+ might gain access to a reliable contact, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
past, today their prides largely avoid contact with other peoples and spurn the gods that ignored their plight. Since then, the leonin have flourished, finding strength in their bonds with one another
deities are more likely to spread doom than peace and bounty. Some leonin, known as iconoclasts, devote themselves to thwarting the gods by hunting down their followers and all things born of Nyx that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
nature of their profession that rogues often come into contact with criminal elements, whether out of choice or necessity. Some of those people can be adversaries too, and they’re likely to be harder to
1 The pirate captain on whose ship you once served; what you call moving on, the captain calls mutiny 2 A master spy to whom you unwittingly fed bad information, which led to the assassination of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
using the Carousing table. Carousing Check Total Result 1–5 Character has made a hostile contact. 6–10 Character has made no new contacts. 11–15 Character has made an allied contact. 16–20 Character
bear a grudge. A hostile contact works against the character, placing obstacles but stopping short of committing a crime or a violent act. Allied contacts are friends who will render aid to the
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
the hatchery. If a particularly important or respected member of a tribe dies, the hatchery is closely monitored. The next egg laid is immediately separated from the rest and carefully protected. Once
resources or territory. Such conflicts aren’t common, because two tribes will always prefer to expand in different directions if they come into contact, but they do happen.
For example, two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
serve the guild’s interests well, it promises to take care of you. Guilds hate to waste valuable assets, after all—that’s just bad business. Types of Guild The guild structure covers a swath of business
DM decides if the guild has tutors available for a given subject. Guild Contact Even as a member in good standing of the guild, you can’t simply stroll up to the guild master and demand their attention
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
has access to certain magic items. You can purchase common magic items from your patron contact. The DM determines the available stock or can call for a group Intelligence (Investigation) check to
scroll. Research. Relying on an ancient being’s network of contacts, the being’s vast collection of lore, or perhaps the being’s direct teaching helps you unearth hidden secrets. If you can contact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
who patiently listens (or at least pretends to) until everything calms down. As a secretarian, you are respected for having the fortitude to listen to both customers and coworkers without going insane
establish contact. Once the stone is successfully used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn. Making contact with another secretarian assumes that they are in possession of their own sending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
campaign, but a few select gods, goddesses, and otherworldly powers might play a larger role. Abbathor This dwarven deity of greed gets a bad rap. Because seriously, greed is just another form of the
and respected, yet people who stop at nothing to attain money and power are “avaricious” or “materialistic” or “felons”? Abbathor might be looked down upon and called evil for the lengths his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
3 Enforcer 4 Fence 5 Highway robber 6 Hired killer 7 Pickpocket 8 Smuggler Feature: Criminal Contact You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other
criminals. You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
3 Enforcer 4 Fence 5 Highway robber 6 Hired killer 7 Pickpocket 8 Smuggler Feature: Criminal Contact You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other
criminals. You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, blood and offal from butchers, lye and fur from tanners, and indescribable chemical mixtures from alchemists. In the eastern portion of the Styes, the pollution is so bad that the river’s flow has been
it difficult to avoid. Sewer plague (also described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide) is common in the Styes as well, but avoiding contact with the district’s ubiquitous rodents and vermin is usually sufficient protection against it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
superiority proven), the insult is forgotten—along with the vanquished foe. Pride and Self-Reliance Few leonin devote themselves to the service of the gods. Centuries ago, the leonin worshiped the same gods
play a long game but ultimately doomed to lose their games.
4 I’m certain every bad thing that happens can ultimately be blamed on the gods, but I roll my eyes at each new twist of fate and try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of Yan-C-Bin as well. Amarath and N’von wish to make contact with a cloud giant and have no interest in dealing with anyone else. If the characters get in the way, the cultists ignore them and call
tower while he considers their offer. He then retreats to the second floor and casts contact other plane to determine the best course of action. If he fails the spell’s Intelligence saving throw, he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of time. Rather than imparting his skills to them, he fueled their spirits with a burning desire to follow his example. His gifts of durability and purpose gave the dwarves all they needed to devote
akin to making first contact all over again. Establishing trade with this “new” human outpost would require forming new relationships, a process that could take weeks or months. The elves’ chaotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
centuries, following the veins of metal. This brought them into contact with duergar of the Deepkingdom a generation back, and Ironmaster has been at war with them ever since. Storn was himself a veteran
Ironmaster’s only secret, however. My friend Storn wielded two silvered axes, as befits any devote follower of Clangeddin Silverbeard, but when I returned to him an axe he had thrown in the heat of battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
once on the table of contacts from other guilds. That contact could be either an ally or a rival, or you might instead gain a third contact from your own guild. THE GUILDLESS
The guilds might be
and respected member of the guild. Other members of the guild have a friendly attitude toward you by default. (Individual members of the guild might have reasons to dislike you despite your renown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
contact with a solid surface, such as a wall or floor, the creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet it was flung.
Water to Acid (Costs 3 Actions). Olhydra transforms her watery body
into acid. This effect lasts until Olhydra’s next turn. Any creature that comes into contact with Olhydra or hits her with a melee attack while standing within 5 feet of her takes 11 (2d10) acid damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Fierna have a quota of souls they must meet. Belial largely leaves this task to Fierna, even turning over to her the mortals that directly contact him. Fierna offers her supplicants the gift of personal
who are desperate to attain positions of power and status entreat her, as do those who — for whatever reason — need to be loved, feared, or respected. Fierna takes a direct interest in the soul trade
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
brought to the carnival so far. If the carnival’s mood is bad, he expresses his regret that the characters aren’t having a delightful time and notes that, in turn, they’re spoiling everyone’s evening
of Prismeer.” They add that Zybilna is also the patron of the Witchlight Carnival, but Witch and Light have had no contact with her for some time. Throughout the conversation, Witch and Light never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
home in their carnival. Diana greets patrons with good humor, but there’s a sadness behind her eyes. She’s quick to correct anyone who calls her a centaur, saying that she’s “a human who made a bad
receives the following information while in telepathic contact with one of the carousel’s unicorns: Zybilna of Prismeer is frozen in time. Three hags have seized control of Zybilna’s domain and split it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
back to life as the next egg laid in the hatchery. If a particularly important or respected member of a tribe dies, the hatchery is closely monitored. The next egg laid is immediately separated from the
tribes will always prefer to expand in different directions if they come into contact, but they do happen. For example, two neighboring tribes that want exclusive claim to a flock of mountain goats might






