bad before devoted consult rivals

Path of the Ancestral Guardian (XGtE)

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals. Path of the Ancestral Guardian Features Barbarian Level Feature 3rd Ancestral Protectors

6th Spirit Shield (2d6) 10th Consult the Spirits, Spirit Shield (3d6) 14th Vengeful Ancestors, Spirit Shield (4d6)

Path of the Ancestral Guardian

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals. Path of the Ancestral Guardian Features Barbarian Level Feature 3rd Ancestral Protectors

6th Spirit Shield (2d6) 10th Consult the Spirits, Spirit Shield (3d6) 14th Vengeful Ancestors, Spirit Shield (4d6)

Hobgoblin

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

hobgoblin legions have emerged, with ranks of devoted soldiers famed for their unity. Hobgoblins are generally taller than their goblin cousins but not quite as big as bugbears. They have curved

the same ranges of height and weight that humans have in our world. If you’d like to determine your character’s height or weight randomly, consult the Random Height and Weight table in

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

devoted to a sacred site in the midst of the rubblebelt. 5 My weapon is made from the first raktusk I ever hunted. 6 GrrrRRAAAAGGHH! [I will do anything to prove myself greater than my

. 2 A Boros soldier gives me gifts in exchange for information about other clans’ movements. 3 I once caught and released a Dimir spy. 4 I consult with a Golgari shaman for

Boros Legionnaire

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

As a member of the Boros Legion, your life is devoted to the service of angels and consecrated to the work of establishing justice and peace on the streets of Ravnica. You might be a true believer

, inspired by the example of the angels, moved by the plight of the downtrodden, and devoted to the cause of justice. Or you could be a cynic in the ranks, perhaps because you reluctantly followed in the

Rival Explorers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Rival Explorers Morgrave University teems with unscrupulous adventurers and researchers driven by avarice. Additionally, the university itself has academic rivals—the University of Wynarn in Aundair

characters in different ways. If the characters are altruistic researchers seeking to expand the frontiers of knowledge, their rivals should be greedy, selfish, and ruthless—the worst representatives of

Despotic Perspective

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

beholder’s true rivals are other beholders, for only another beholder has the intellect, power, and magic to threaten another of its kind. Most of a beholder’s mental activity is devoted to unearthing plots

against itself (real or imaginary), planning attacks against known rivals, and preparing its defenses against all possible threats. It considers itself the center of the world, in a narcissistic way

Complications and Rivals

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Complications and Rivals The franchise and downtime activities introduced in this section all incorporate the idea that such activities can introduce ongoing complications to the campaign, and that

anything a franchise’s characters or employees do might bring the franchise into conflict with rivals. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your games, you’re probably already familiar with

Newspaper Contacts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. Consult the Newspaper Contact table to learn about the editor or other newspaper figure you’re responsible to. Newspaper Contact d8 Primary Contact 1 A tough-as-nails senior editor who holds you to

with each other, setting your group up against a team of rivals 7 An editor who suffered horrors during the Last War and is desperate for signs of hope 8 A cynical editor who seeks the corruption and down side in every story

Aundair Spire

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

students with permission from a faculty member. Both students and staff enjoy meditation and even romantic walks within the spire’s large open-air garden and nine greenhouses—including one devoted to

ambitious expedition to the far south of Xen’drik, which almost certainly will either make or break his career. He might hire the characters or their rivals to accompany him on this expedition. Cullen Cole

Dragonmarked House Contacts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Dragonmarked House Contacts Your primary contact within your patron house is another house agent—perhaps a dragonmarked heir, another family member, or a guild leader. Some contacts are devoted to

the house and its interests, while others might use your group to pursue a personal agenda. Consult the House Contacts table to determine what sort of arbiter oversees your party. House Contacts d8

Chapter 2: The Lost City

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

factions devoted to ancient gods. Meanwhile, an ageless evil of unknown origin lurks in the bowels of the dilapidated ziggurat. Called Zargon the Returner, the tentacled, one-eyed creature preys on the

characters. If, on completing the adventure, you wish to extend it further, consult the “Extending the Adventure” section at the end of this chapter. Martin Mottet Isolated for centuries, the masked citizens of Cynidicea seek to appease old gods, restless spirits, and ancient evils

Chapter 1: Fool

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

has only good cards (or bad ones!) in it. You can do all this without losing the wonder of the deck: its unique nature as a physical object that players—not just their characters—can hold in their

book, which are grouped by theme: DM options, character creation options, astrology-themed options, adventure locations, and finally adversaries and rivals.

Path of the Ancestral Guardian

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

their ancestors’ deeds. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals. So ancestors are people who did the procreation thing to make more people before you

Spirit Shield (2d6) 10th Consult the Spirits, Spirit Shield (3d6) 14th Vengeful Ancestors, Spirit Shield (4d6) Ancestral Protectors Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, spectral warriors

Horror in Your Game

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

plant-peasants bad. I’ve enclosed the tooth we followed here. If this message finds you free and well, your presence and perspective would be an enormous comfort. Your devoted students, Gennifer and Laurie Weathermay-Foxgrove

attention for both of us. We’ve found no trace of Vhorishkova since arriving, but I feel her watching. It’s like she’s everywhere. It’s bad here, Uncle. Not snake-headed hogs bad. Like, full Delmunster

Matriculating from the Schools of Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

creatures for scouting or guard duty, or using dimension door to slip away from a deal gone bad. The hard part of that last one is always figuring out which of your franchise mates you’ll bring with you

present in the franchise or not. When it comes down to it, having friends is an equally valuable asset in adventuring and business, and being able to turn enemies, rivals, and angry mobs into friends

Tymora

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

might say words to Tymora before any endeavor in which a little good luck would help, but not when an incidence of bad luck might occur. (On such occasions folk pray to Beshaba to spare them from bad

left with the stranger as payment for Tymora’s favor. If it’s not, the stranger can choose to keep it (and the bad luck) or return it. Those who favor Tymora — as distinct from folk who invoke her name

Factions in Athas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

fiercely competitive and seek out any advantage to use against their rivals, but House Tsalaxa of Draj is widely regarded as the most ruthless of them all. Agents of House Tsalaxa do not hesitate to

destruction is bad for business, even by House Tsalaxa’s standards. If the house’s agents can seize the cult’s secrets in the process of eliminating the threat, so much the better.

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies Other cities and nations keep a watchful eye on Baldur’s Gate, which is growing in wealth, power, and influence. Baldur’s Gate trades with the coastal cities of

religious viewpoints has created bad blood between the two cities, though neither city has been eager to test the military might of the other. Port Nyanzaru Baldur’s Gate serves as one of the main ports

Inquisitive Agencies of Sharn

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

of House Tharashk. Finders Guild agencies often end up as rivals to the Sharn Watch and can rarely count on the Watch for support. Inquisitives of House Medani’s Warning Guild detect and disrupt the

calls on these agencies to consult in difficult cases, members of the Watch tend to find Medani mind games infuriating and their idealism naive. Medani inquisitives also serve as bodyguards and

The Shadowdusks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. Their brother, Xerrion, came to possess the tablet and used it to contact otherworldly beings in an attempt to destroy his family’s business rivals and political enemies. This contact drove Xerrion

devoted to each other and are obsessed with returning their family to prominence and ultimately seizing control of Waterdeep.

Cambion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

) and a humanoid (usually a human). Cambions inherit aspects of both parents, but their horns, leathery wings, and sinewy tails are hallmarks of their otherworldly parentage. Born to Be Bad. Cambions

grow into ruthless adults whose wickedness and perversion horrifies even the most devoted mortal parent. Even as a youth, a cambion identifies its rightful place as an overlord of mortals. It might

Acquisition as a Holy Chore

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

dearly departed love want performed? And how much of a donation to the church will you be making to see those things done? As an Acquisitions Incorporated cleric devoted to Jergal, you understand that

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies Other cities and nations keep a watchful eye on Baldur’s Gate, which is growing in wealth, power, and influence. Baldur’s Gate trades with the coastal cities of

created bad blood between the two cities, though neither city has been eager to test the military might of the other. Port Nyanzaru Baldur’s Gate serves as one of the main ports from which ships depart

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

17–20, an encounter takes place. Roll another d20 and consult the Random Encounters in Gracklstugh table; if the characters are outside the Darklake District, treat any entry marked with an asterisk

slaves. The drow is in Gracklstugh to retrieve a cargo of duergar metalwork and knows nothing about the recent events in Velkynvelve. Roll a d6 and consult the Drow House Loyalty table to determine the

Academy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

dead, and jealous rivals impede your work, but in the pursuit of knowledge, no risk is too great. Types of Academies Any assemblage of scholars and truth-seekers can function as an academy. Generally

magic items, spellbooks, gear, and the like. Additionally, you can consult with the faculty of your academy as the experts in various fields. Training. Because you’re associated with the academy, you

Franchise Downtime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

with Harbin Wester, the shady business practice activity might let them get more dirt on the banker, or gain his favor by going after some of his rivals. Shady business practices might be an even

-work miners. Doing so makes acquiring ongoing concessions or information from townsfolk much easier, but puts the characters in the bad graces of Sharna Quirstiron at the Miner’s Exchange. Leads to the

Qu'ellarz'orl

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

district. You can roll a d20 and consult the Qu’ellarz’orl Encounters table, or choose an encounter that you like. The party can avoid random encounters in Qu’ellarz’orl by succeeding on a DC 15 Dexterity

is treacherous, however, and doesn’t make good on any promises or bribes. Slave Parade To impress its neighbors and rivals, one of the ruling houses organizes a parade of its choicest slaves. The

NPCs as Party Members

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

to complain humorously about the characters’ terrible choices and bad planning. You can occasionally use this NPC to suggest legitimate courses of action or share insights. Dutiful Assistant. A dutiful

assistant NPC is good at carrying equipment and looking after the party’s horses and other belongings. Such an NPC might be entirely devoted to their duty, or they might be using this easily

Aberrant Mind

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Aberrant Mind Tentacles, psychic powers, beings from beyond the stars—one person’s bad dream is another person’s good time. Tasha An alien influence has wrapped its tendrils around your mind

acquired your powers. Were you born with them? Or did an event later in life leave you shining with psionic awareness? Consult the Aberrant Origins table for a possible origin of your power. Aberrant

Donigarten

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

notable leaders of the great houses and their honored heroes were cast into the lake, dressed in full regalia and weighed down with stone spars. Many less important drow have been sent by rivals to

sparsely populated, the area is so vital to the city’s survival that drow patrols are common here. Roll for random encounters as the characters cross this district. You can roll a d20 and consult the

Duthcloim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

. Nevertheless, business has been booming as drow celebrate the deaths of rivals. If you want a random encounter to occur as the characters make their way through the Duthcloim district, roll a d20 and

consult the Duthcloim Encounters table, or choose an encounter that you like. The party can avoid random encounters in Duthcloim by succeeding on a DC 13 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Duthcloim

Day 3: The Howling Hatred

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

material components of any enchantment spell of 3rd level or lower. The faerie dust has other magical effects as well. If a pinch of faerie dust is sprinkled on a creature, roll percentile dice and consult

cultists is concluded, Zephyros feels bad about keeping their gift and gives the pouch of faerie dust to the characters, believing they might get more use out of it than he will.

Rogues of a Different Feather

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

ability to read your foes and rivals clearly makes you the best choice for franchise leader. Unfortunately, your equally practiced ability to read your allies means you’ll know which of them see

situations, from infiltration, to theft, to fleeing the city guards when the infiltration and theft goes bad. Moreover, your social skills make you equally effective in and out of combat. However

The Ordning

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

collection. 3 Wishing to one-up rivals, a cloud giant seeks adventurers to hunt exotic monsters for a lavish banquet. 4 With two nations on the brink of war, the characters discover cloud giants are

betting on the outcome—and at least one giant is meddling behind the scenes to increase the likelihood of one side winning. 5 A cloud giant who recently lost a large amount of money on bad bets tries to

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