bad beings down contacts return

Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

, which must be cleared out before you can claim the keep as yours. Void. Your soul is drawn from your body and contained in an object in a place of the DM’s choice. One or more powerful beings

guard the place. While your soul is trapped in this way, your body is inert, ceases aging, and requires no food, air, or water. A Wish spell can’t return your soul to your body, but the spell reveals the location of the object that holds your soul. You draw no more cards.

Lorwyn Giant

Monsters Lorwyn: First Light

mountains. They sometimes lend their brawn to smaller species who have something interesting to offer in return. Giants The giants of the realm of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor are wise, ancient beings wandering

Cadaver Collector

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

of a conquering army on the Material Plane. These fearsome Constructs obey their summoners until they are dismissed back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might

wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Cadaver collectors respond to a summons from a mortal only when they are called to the scene of a

Cadaver Collector Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

back to Acheron, but if a summoner comes to a bad end, a cadaver collector might wander the Material Plane for centuries, collecting corpses while searching for a way to return home. Sweeping the Dead

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

a frivolous lark. You’ve maintained a solitary vigil outside the cavern entrance ever since. 2 You crossed the Guild in a bad way. Fortunately, its members think you’re dead. Less

superseding event. Suddenly directionless and unable to return to your homeland, you have lingered, adrift, in this wretched city. Feature: Discovery The quiet seclusion of your extended

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

seclusion. It might be a great truth about the cosmos, the deities, the powerful beings of the outer planes, or the forces of nature. It could be a site that no one else has ever seen. You might have

hence the reason for your return to society. Work with your DM to determine the details of your discovery and its impact on the campaign. Other Hermits This hermit background assumes a

Star Spawn Larva Mage

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Return to Worms. When the mage is reduced to 0 hit points, it breaks apart into a swarm of insects (see the Monster Manual) in the same space. Unless the swarm is destroyed, the mage reforms from it

or Kezef—usually a warlock or other spellcaster—contacts the comet-borne emissary of an Elder Evil, the emissary can merge with a mortal consciousness to create a larva mage. None of the

Sailor Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

Master will determine how long it takes to get where you need to go. In return for your free passage, you and your companions are expected to assist the crew during the voyage. Variant Sailor: Pirate

more than one deserving soul to a briny grave. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town. Variant Feature: Bad

Vampiric Mind Flayer

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the cerebral fluids from sapient minds. After doing so, they return to the Elder Brain of Bluetspur, which liquefies them into its pool and releases their stolen essences amid a hormone brine. This

grotesque balm stalls the elder brain’s degeneration but is far from a cure. Vampiric mind flayers are physically and mentally unstable beings. Ghoulish creatures, they let nothing stand between

Pidlwick II

Monsters Curse of Strahd

return the courtesy, the duchess commissioned the legendary toymaker Fritz von Weerg to build a clockwork effigy of Pidlwick as a gift for Strahd's family. Although the duchess's heart was in the right

Ideal. “I wish I could make people happy.” Bond. “I would like to find someone—anyone—who isn't afraid of me and who enjoys my company.” Flaw. “When I'm upset, I do bad things.”Poison

Great Fir Drake

monsters

replenish their forest’s soil and promote the growth of their beloved fir trees. Over the centuries, villagers and townsfolk have learned to live in peace with these largely benevolent beings

. People who live near a great fir drake’s lair can visit its forest home and leave the drake small shiny tokens under trees they wish to cut down. If the people return the next day to find the

Crab Folk

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

bad luck a gull might happen to land near a crab folk lair and utter the right combination of cries to summon up this ancient compulsion. Driven to action, the crab folk rampage along the coast

, looting and smashing any settlements they know of or encounter. After six days exactly, their rampage ends, and they return to their humble lives. Deep-Seated Memories. When a coastal raid or a theft of

Skabatha Nightshade

Monsters The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

. Personality Trait. “When dealing with outsiders, I present myself as a kindly old grandmother.” Ideal. “Children are better off working for me than picking up lots of bad habits

regains all of its shared spells. Alter Size. Skabatha magically shrinks herself to Tiny size (between 4 and 8 inches tall) or returns to her normal size. If Skabatha lacks the room to return

Selesnya Initiate

Backgrounds 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

. Contacts The Selesnya Conclave is all about connections, so its members cultivate contacts throughout the guild. The guild also engages in energetic recruitment to draw converts from other

Cradle of the Storm Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

causes mighty storms or fierce maelstroms. A scion’s slumber is filled with dreams ranging from inspiring visions of Annam’s return to melancholy prophecies of inevitable decline, from

“Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.) Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds

Criminal / Spy Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer

. 4 I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying. 5 I turn tail and run when things look bad. 6 An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.

Sailor - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

that will meet your every need. Your Dungeon Master will determine how long it takes to get where you need to go. In return for your free passage, you and your companions are expected to assist the crew

. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town. Variant Feature: Bad Reputation If your character has a sailor

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

serve as a battering ram if a settlement dares to close its gates, blocking the way to the treasures and tasty food that lie within. A heavily laden wagon that requires the strongest orcs to return it to

authority and cause the tribe to collapse into chaos, with the survivors scattering either to join new tribes or to strike out on their own. At the other extreme, warriors that return home with a heavily

Scion of Stronmaus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

is filled with dreams ranging from inspiring visions of Annam’s return to melancholy prophecies of inevitable decline, from joyful glimpses of an idyllic past to horrific nightmares of torment

.) Scions of giants’ gods are enormously powerful beings who infuse the world around them with primeval magic. In many worlds, they slumber and have become part of the landscape. In this case

Urban Bounty Hunter

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

. What’s more, you aren’t alone, as a bounty hunter in the wild would be: you routinely interact with both the criminal subculture and other bounty hunters, maintaining contacts in both

things look bad. 6 An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.

Espionage Agency Contacts

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

Espionage Agency Contacts Your assignments come from a superior in the agency who typically works at a desk rather than in the field—compiling intelligence into reports for their superiors and

coordinating the activities of multiple groups. Use the Agency Contacts table to determine the character of your superior, which can shape the kinds of missions you undertake and the degree of support you

Realigning the Multiverse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

those of thousands of modrons. If the modrons return home, this data influences the cosmic alignment of Mechanus. Countless modrons across the multiverse then seek to rebalance the planes in

accordance with the new arrangement of the plane of absolute law. Depending on how the characters’ mimir affected the liberated modrons, the axiomatic beings affect the multiverse in one of the following ways

Carousing

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

upper class, but other characters can do so only if you judge that the character has made sufficient contacts. Alternatively, a character might use a disguise kit and the Deception skill to pass as a

noble visiting from a distant city. Resolution. After a workweek of carousing, a character stands to make contacts within the selected social class. The character makes a Charisma (Persuasion) check

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the

tail and run when things look bad. 6 An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.

Phaerimm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

Phaerimm Alien, Magic-Obsessed Manipulators Habitat: Underdark, Urban; Treasure: Arcana, Implements Phaerimm are malevolent alien beings who seek to dominate other sentient beings. A phaerimm's

. Ancient phaerimm devastated the once-powerful empire of Netheril. The phaerimm were imprisoned long before the rise of Netheril beneath the great desert of Anauroch, where they plot a return to their

Immortal Contacts

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

Immortal Contacts Immortal beings sometimes use mortal intermediaries to contact their agents, but most of them possess magic powerful enough to communicate with you directly, even over impossible

After the Ashes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

After the Ashes Once Navid is captured or otherwise dealt with, the characters can return to Artavazda at the Brightguard’s headquarters—the Noble Jewel, near Three Sun Square. If the characters

downfall puts the pari’s mind at ease, and Artavazda rewards each character with a pink diamond worth 500 gp. If the characters abandon Artavazda’s mission or agreed to aid Laleh, she soon contacts them

Morgrave Chartacters

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

to assign the characters to specific missions and reward them for achieving certain objectives without directing their every move. In return, the characters can draw on the resources of the university

here instead of the ones in those books; you can use the information on the University and Academy patrons to flesh out the characters’ contacts, fields of study, and so on.) The Archaeologist background

Otherworldly Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Otherworldly Patrons The beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are mighty inhabitants of other planes of existence — not gods, but almost godlike in their power. Various patrons give their

warlocks access to different powers and invocations, and expect significant favors in return. Some patrons collect warlocks, doling out mystic knowledge relatively freely or boasting of their ability to

Into the Ethereal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

party to the Ethereal Plane. Before beginning his ritual, Gallio shows the characters the monsters held in his dimensional cells. He reveals that the planar beacon freezes any extraplanar beings caught

in its beam: to bring the monsters home, the characters must grab hold of them, then return to this world and imprison the monster inside one of his dimensional cells.

Otherworldly Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

Otherworldly Patrons The beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are mighty inhabitants of other planes of existence — not gods, but almost godlike in their power. Various patrons give their

warlocks access to different powers and invocations, and expect significant favors in return. Some patrons collect warlocks, doling out mystic knowledge relatively freely or boasting of their ability to

Resolving the Character Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2

Resolving the Character Hooks If the characters return to Blasingdell, their fame as adventurers spreads. Townsfolk hail them on the street, and some might approach them with problems that can lead

mundane weapon, 1,000 gp for the +1 longsword, and 6,000 gp for the +2 greataxe, if the characters are willing to sell. Vanquish the Orc Raiders The characters can return to Blasingdell at any time

Guild Membership

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

suggested characteristics (personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws). Each guild entry also provides personal contacts; suggestions for your alignment, race, and class; and a list of spells that you can

you. Bonds and Contacts As a benefit of your guild membership, you have contacts both inside and outside the guild. Contacts are useful resources in the urban environment of Ravnica, where a friendly

Message from Wyhan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

her apothecary. When they arrive, Wyhan shares the following information: “My contacts at the Tower of High Sorcery in Wayreth have denied your request to travel there and participate in the Test of

sooner the Dragon Army is defeated, the sooner the characters can progress with their magical studies. After this, she urges the characters to either make a purchase or let her return to her research.

Harrowing Hunts

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

possible to complete their mission. If a Deck of Many Things is present, the hunt tries to kill whoever has it, then destroy the deck or, failing that, return the deck to the Gardens of Decay. If the

throughout the multiverse and has contacts and agents everywhere. Many of these informers don’t know who or what the Grim Harrow really is; they know only that the hunters are terrifying and will kill

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