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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
(spell save DC 14, +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending
, even while drunk, and uses an elven lute as a spellcasting focus.
Davil can put the characters in contact with other leaders of the Black Network's Waterdeep division, namely Istrid Horn (if they need
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silvered Sword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (silvered sword).Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a
in search of new actors, he began regaling locals with tales of distant lands.
Monster Hunter. The half-elf ringmaster is, in fact, a legendary human vampire hunter named Rudolph van Richten. Van
Backgrounds
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age.
Skill Proficiencies
Genasi
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
hands and feet from a halfling, exceedingly large eyes from a gnome, and so on).
Genasi almost never have contact with their elemental parents. Genies seldom have interest in their mortal offspring
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Contacts table.
Gruul Contacts
d8
Contact
1
One of my parents is a renowned warrior in my clan.
2
My sibling has the ear of the clan chief.
3
I have cousins in a
the clan chief to help me sometimes.
8
I made a strong impression on Borborygmos.
Non-Gruul Contacts
d10
Contact
1
An Azorius arrester thinks I can be reformed
Warlock
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stars overhead, a wild-eyed tiefling chants the mystic ritual that will open a doorway to a distant world. Warlocks are seekers of the knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. Through
pact, and how did you make contact with your patron? Were you seduced into summoning a devil, or did you seek out the ritual that would allow you to make contact with an alien elder god? Did you search
Cleric
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her holy symbol as light pours from it to drive back the zombies crowding in on her companions.
Clerics are intermediaries between the mortal world and the distant planes of the gods. As varied as the
to those chosen to fulfill a high calling.
Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
’s goal is to tap into vast energy sources and perform the dire rites that will extend a bridge between the Material Plane and the squirming chaos of an Elder Evil’s realm.
An entity that
even a moment’s contact is enough to break a mortal’s mind. Yet beings do exist that are native to these realms: entities that are ever hungering, searching, warring, and sometimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
in the distant land of Sarlona. Over time the two cultures merged, forming the Marches as they exist today. The Marches had little contact with Galifar or the east until a few hundred years ago, when
with orcs and other foul creatures, practicing strange rites by the light of the moons. While flawed, this vision isn’t entirely inaccurate. The Shadow Marches are a desolate land of swamps and moors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
war in the distant land of Sarlona. Over time the two cultures merged, forming the Marches as they exist today. The Marches had little contact with the Kingdom of Galifar or the east until a few
orcs and other foul creatures, practicing strange rites by the light of the moons. While flawed, this vision isn’t entirely inaccurate. The Shadow Marches are a desolate land of swamps and moors. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Bard Subclass A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
, such as scholarly tomes, mystical rites, and peasant tales. The college’s members gather in libraries and universities to share their lore with one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
supernatural rites. Roll on or choose a result from the Yuan-ti Transformations table to inspire how yuan-ti obtain their serpentine aspects.
Yuan-ti Transformations 1d6 A Yuan-ti Gained Its Snake
Features From... 1 Bargaining parts of its soul to a pantheon of serpentine demigods. 2 A curse laid on its people in the distant past. 3 The dream-venom of Merrshaulk, a slumbering snake god. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Boromars are based in Sharn, but their influence reaches across the nation and even to the distant city of Stormreach. If you decide to play a halfling rogue, or a character with a criminal or charlatan
the criminal empire, but your past may yet catch up with you. You could also be the point of contact who has made the Boromar Clan your party’s group patron, as described later in this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Young Race, Old Roots In the distant past, half-elves were scarce because humans and elves came into contact only infrequently. The ancient elven kingdoms of Cormanthyr and Myth Drannor had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
sponsoring and then leading adventuring expeditions into Undermountain. One of the items they recovered from the dungeon was a tablet of black crystal that allowed contact with entities of the Far Realm
. 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Heat Metal Level 2 Transmutation (Bard, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of iron and a flame)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a
manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of Heavy or Medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Heat Metal Level 2 Transmutation (Bard, Druid) Casting Time: Action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a piece of iron and a flame)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
Choose a
manufactured metal object, such as a metal weapon or a suit of Heavy or Medium metal armor, that you can see within range. You cause the object to glow red-hot. Any creature in physical contact with the object
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
summoning conducted by an entity on a distant plane. They have little will in determining where they can go.
Because of this restriction, on the Material Plane most devils work through cults. Cults
typically consist of folk who have used rituals to contact devils and pledge their souls to them in return for power. The Lords of the Nine drive most of the soul trade, and the gifts they can offer are determined by Asmodeus’s decrees.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
and Rites. Thanks to his prolonged absence from mortal giants’ affairs, Annam has few priests. On some worlds, he has no priests and his name is all but forgotten. On other worlds, a priest of Annam
they recognize is “might makes right.” Priests and Rites. Grolantor’s priests often boast of having experienced a personal interaction with their god—a dream, waking vision, or even an encounter with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Noble Quarters This suite belongs to Melissara Shadowdusk, a distant cousin of the Shadowdusk twins, and her deranged husband, Derrion. 10a. Melissara’s Chamber Melissara. A middle-aged woman
rest of her family, but she can sense that her mind is slowly being eroded by contact with the Far Realm. Fearing that her descent into madness is inevitable, she lives in a state of self-imposed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Bardic Colleges In addition to the tradition of apprenticing with a master bard, the Sword Coast has some bardic colleges where masters teach students the bardic arts. They hark back to the great
bardic colleges of the distant past, particularly the seven elder colleges: Fochlucan, Mac-Fuirmidh, Doss, Canaith, Cli, Anstruth, and Ollamh. These seven are said to be the origin of the instrument of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ancient crystal touched by the evil god Cyric. Though Vargan defeats the archmage, prolonged contact with the crystal corrupts the bard, convincing him that his former allies are too powerful and
the pitiless lord and prevent him from hurting anyone ever again. Act II Vargan tracks down Lord Rathmore in a bustling city. Unsure how to proceed, the young bard starts asking around the city for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
remote, and even angels never make contact with mortals? In the Dark Sun setting, the gods are extremely distant — perhaps nonexistent — and clerics rely instead on elemental power for their magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Bard Subclasses A Bard subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Bard levels, as specified in the subclass. Bards form loose associations, which they call colleges, to preserve
scholarly tomes, mystical rites, and peasant tales. The college’s members gather in libraries and universities to share their lore with one another. They also meet at festivals or affairs of state, where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a destination without being seen by the villain’s forces. 5 Stop monsters from raiding caravans and farms. 6 Establish trade with a distant town. 7 Protect a caravan traveling to a distant town. 8
Map a new land. 9 Find a place to establish a colony. 10 Find a natural resource. 11 Hunt a specific monster. 12 Return home from a distant place. 13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 14 Find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
symbol or druidic focus, even if it isn’t needed for spellcasting. Each of you also has a book containing prayers, rites, and scriptures of your faith. Proficiencies. Each member of your party gains
proficiency in the Religion skill, if the character doesn’t already have it. Religious Order Contact Your established order enjoys a robust following. It might be a cloister of priestly scholars who use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
characters in contact with an adventuring party on any kind of journey. Each of these characters might spark an entire new adventure, or might be little more than a momentary diversion. Determine details
audience. 19–20 A destitute bard plays the harp with mediocre skill while asking for donations. 21–22 A deaf couple communicate with each other by sign language, but suddenly stop when they notice they are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
such efforts. You can call in a favor to delegate the work of researching lore (a downtime activity described in the Player’s Handbook and Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) to a colleague, contact
Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion skills by this method, as if you were learning a language. A character can learn only one of these skills in this way. Academy Contact How much autonomy you have in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
result from the Spy Personas table to inspire a spy’s disguise.
Spy Personas 1d4 The Spy Disguises Themself As...
1 A bard or traveling performer.
2 A captive or servant of a monster
or villain.
3 A dignitary or traveler from a distant land.
4 A visitor from a different time or world.
Cyprien Rousson
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Rictavio Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling
into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster in search of new actors, he began regaling locals with tales of distant lands. Monster Hunter. The half-elf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are in the broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age. Skill Proficiencies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
.
2 You have a mysterious contact who sends you missions via sending; when you follow their instructions, you invariably receive a reward.
3 You’ve acquired a plot of land in Xen’drik. You’ve
controlling stake in a distant dragonshard mine, but the mine was abandoned centuries ago due to “problems.” Kobolds? Aberrations? There’s only one way to find out.
9 Your family is facing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. While they are in Undermountain, characters who receive spells from deities or otherworldly patrons continue to do so. In addition, spells that allow contact with beings from other planes function
normally. Sending Spells Inside Undermountain, Halaster can’t be contacted by means of sending spells. Any creature that tries to contact him with a sending spell is magically redirected to the Mad
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
abundance of adamantine among the Ironmaster dwarves and of my friend’s innocence about the wider world. Apparently, the dragon-worshiping humans of the distant island of Tuern have long given raw