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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
previous existence.
For reasons unknown, ceremorphosis can go awry when an illithid tadpole is implanted in the brain of a gnome. This deviation might be due to the quasi-magical nature of gnomes, or
ceremorph often carries a home-built device that functions as a laser pistol (see “Firearms” in the Dungeon Master’s Guide). This weapon is powered by an energy cell, which enables
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authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
horse and a servant who polishes your armor (and even helps you put it on).
As an emblem of chivalry and the ideals of courtly love, you might include among your equipment a banner or other token from a
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authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
, you might include among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart—in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your bond
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own—it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do
among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart—in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your bond.)
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Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
communication with Watch officers and officials. Your word carries considerable weight in the High Hall, and most establishments in the Citadel Streets neighborhood are happy to give you and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Treasure The dead figure on the floor is Lord Brixton, the Cormyrean leader of the doomed Company of the Yellow Banner. He died when Withers rotated the cogs from area 61 and trapped him in this room
. The corpse wears studded leather armor and carries a sheathed longsword with a dragon-shaped hilt. The sword has a minor magical property: its bearer gains the ability to speak and understand the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
construction evident even in the broken remains of the building, the place carries the unmistakable air of anguish and torment. Map 4.7: Demon Ruin View Player Version Demon Ruin Adventures The Demon
Ruin Adventures table offers some reasons why characters might risk death in the Demon Wastes. Demon Ruin Adventures d4 Adventure Goal 1 Make a desperate request for aid from a Lord of Dust who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Company of the Yellow Banner was vanquished trying to obtain this lost jewel, which is rumored to have the power to resurrect the ancient dead. If the Eye of Zaltec indeed has such power, it requires
wants to add it to his private collection of Chultan relics, Kwayothé wants to melt it down, and Zhanthi wants it for sentimental reasons. Denying any one of them would be a grave mistake on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
these factions are contacted and asked to help out. Tell each player in private why his or her faction is concerned about the missing delegation. The exact reasons for each faction are described as
Mirabar named Rhundorth, and a human noble from Waterdeep named Deseyna Majarra. The diplomats are important, but each also carries one part of a secret, coded document that must be recovered at all costs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
various tools and tiny devices she always carries with her. Rookledust talks rapidly and is always formulating new ideas for her next overdesigned contraption. Though many of her creations are
weapons.” Realizing the stranger was using her devices for malign reasons, she refused to hand over her inventions. The goblinoids then attacked. She’s happy to come with the characters to Kalaman and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Individual Quests As described on the character sheets, the characters have their own reasons for visiting Dragon’s Rest. The Cleric The cleric was led here by a recurring dream involving the shadow
same. The Wizard The wizard carries a letter from a colleague about lost knowledge held in the Clifftop Observatory (see chapter 4). If asked about the observatory, Runara says, “Many have sought the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
profession and not be a guild member, but such autonomy carries a cost. The guilds do everything they can to entice new members to join and pay for membership, and they go out of their way to hinder
charge 1 gp per month or 10 gp for a year’s dues paid in advance. A guild can expel a member for any number of reasons, not the least of which is failing to pay dues. GUILDS OF WATERDEEP
Bakers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
devas in areas E3 and area E8 can also provide this service, if asked nicely.) Quintus is chaotic neutral and uses the noble stat block, although he is unarmored and carries no weapons. Alive, the aasimar
is less cooperative than when he was dead, for reasons explained in the “Motive” section below. He offers no possible reasons for why someone would want to kill him. Speaking with the Dead. If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
of their individual deities. All types rightly fear Maglubiyet’s wrath, but each carries out the Mighty One’s divine will differently. Goblins typically flee from obvious threats, and hobgoblins often
that lends new urgency to their every action. When multiple legions gather into a host, each of those legions has a separate status, just as each banner in a legion does. The legion of the host’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
decks from their many dangers—especially from the curse imposed by the Euryale card, which Asteria resents as a defamation of her devoted friend. For this and many other reasons, Asteria tracks down
a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.
Special Equipment. Asteria wears Winged Boots, which grant her a flying speed (included in her statistics). She also carries one half of a pair of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
host. After about seven days in its new home, the tadpole transforms its host into a mind flayer. The new creation typically retains no memory of its previous existence. Gnome Ceremorph For reasons
Speech and Undercommon. It retains fragmented memories of its previous life and previous alignment, not to mention a propensity for invention. Laser Pistol. A gnome ceremorph often carries a home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
carries is invisible with him. Archmages are exceedingly rare in duergar society, and Valtagar’s gift for wizardry never sat well with the clans of Gracklstugh. He doesn’t put himself in harm’s way
exile, only to fall in battle. Valtagar displays them not for sentimental reasons, but to reinforce his determination to return home. Treasure The mithral spellbook on the lectern weighs 30 pounds. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
authority that title carries. A noble title doesn’t stand on its own — it’s connected to an entire family, and whatever title you hold, you will pass it down to your own children. Not only do you need to
ideals of courtly love, you might include among your equipment a banner or other token from a noble lord or lady to whom you have given your heart — in a chaste sort of devotion. (This person could be your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
kindly officer is hesitant to send you into danger and constantly reminds you to be careful. 4 Bitter Soldier. Your commander carries deep grudges against your force’s enemies. They leap at any
the instruments of that will. Military Force Envoys You might join a military force for a wide range of reasons, or the military has reasons for seeking you out. Those with specialized skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
a banner depicting the town’s heraldry: a stone watchtower on a dark blue field, with a horizontal red fish facing to the right under the tower.
The servant is a fourteen-year-old tiefling
weapons and cult regalia, Kadroth carries a ring of keys that can lock or unlock every interior door in the castle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
addition to his staff, which doubles as a walking stick, the drow carries a purple bag made of kuo-toa skin that contains hand-drawn maps of the Underdark on sheets of trillimac, material components for
black gemstone. For reasons unknown to Flink, Yantha didn’t want to give the gemstone back to the duergar and instead offered him a lump of gold in trade. An argument ensued. Yantha entrusted the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
rakshasa.
Treasure. Preeta carries a spellbook bound in lizard hide that contains all the spells she has prepared, plus animate dead, animate objects, and fabricate. 21n. Azrok’s Hall Two hobgoblins
he has white freckles on his broad snout. He’s suffering from three levels of exhaustion and is trying to keep a 10-foot pole steady with trembling hands. From the top of the pole hangs Azrok’s banner
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
visiting peddlers. Dominating the space is the two-story Tower of the Lord Protector, a simple stone keep that leans decidedly to the east. Hanging above the entrance is the dusty banner of the lord
protector, which depicts three black boars running toward the head of the banner on a blood-red field. The current Lord Protector of Triboar is Darathra Shendrel (see appendix D), a Harper agent from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
discovery with potential rivals, nor does he trust surface-dwellers. For these reasons, characters can’t persuade Yilsebek to join forces with them. Treasure. The source of the room’s heat is a thermal cube
(see appendix D) that Yilsebek found during his last foray into Ythryn. Yilsebek carries a spider silk satchel that contains his spellbook (described below), a spider-shaped brooch made of obsidian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters while he is searching for Pollenella, his lost queen bee. Mudlump wears a hooded veil to protect his eye from bee stings and carries a large beehive on a stick, which doubles as a greatclub
. These casks are used to ferment a mixture of water and honey, which Mudlump combines with other ingredients to make honey mead. A great beehive—considerably larger than the one Mudlump carries around
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
sometimes called the Ghostwood for two reasons. First, its proximity to the Ice Mountains leaves it constantly shrouded in cold mists. Second, undead are known to haunt the Vordrorn Forest, particularly
ranger who knows the forest pretty well and has friends among the wood elves who live there. Weathercote Forest For reasons unknown, no divination spell or scrying sensor can penetrate the dry patch of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dragon’s eggs, but once every few years a kobold hatches with an innate version of the dragonshield’s abilities. Accomplished at hand-to-hand combat, it bears many scars from desperate fights and carries a
tribe for several reasons. Because the kobolds’ deity remains imprisoned, most tribes lack individuals that can use divine magic, and so the scale sorcerers fill the roles of advisor and historian. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
monstrosity who has long conspired to usurp Asmodeus, yet has failed at every turn. He carries a curse that causes any deal made with him to lead to calamity. Asmodeus occasionally shows Baalzebul
favor for reasons no other archduke can fathom, though some suspect that the Archduke of Nessus still respects the worthiness of this fallen adversary. Cania. Cania, the eighth layer of the Nine Hells, is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
to create a gap wide enough for a Small or Medium creature to slip through. Escape is risky for three reasons. First, pirates on watch atop the tower (area 6) keep an eye on the cage. Second, 1d4 + 1
of reeds for Knuckles to sleep on. Bosco carries the key to the chest, or the lock can be picked with thieves’ tools and a successful DC 15 Dexterity check. Treasure. A false bottom in the sea chest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. Faction Attire. Takers dress in ostentatious outfits marked by heavy embroidery. They sport elaborate hairstyles, and each member carries an hourglass of golden sand—a reminder that time is money. Role in
warehouses Aligned Plane: Limbo Members: Anarchists, arsonists, freedom fighters Epithet: Wreakers The Hands of Havoc are a controlled burn. A collection of radical individualists united under the banner of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
before highsun on the third day. The fire giant, Zaastrid, carries a rod of the Vonindod (see appendix B). Zaastrid is hungry and upset that her enslaved troll has found nothing to eat. The
lawful evil and they also speak Yikaria (the yakfolk tongue). Each knight carries a shield and has AC 20. Each knight wields a warhammer (instead of a greatsword) that deals 7 (1d8 + 3) bludgeoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
telling the truth about monsters below, the treant has ulterior reasons for keeping the characters away from the lower deck. If the characters question the treant’s sincerity, Redbud admits to the
Strength (Athletics) check. Inda carries the strongbox’s key. The box is trapped. When a creature attempts to open the box by any means other than the key, poisonous gas puffs out the keyhole. The