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have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their
weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.
College of Swords Features
Bard Level
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Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes. With their
weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers.
College of Swords Features
Bard Level
Feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Running for One Character You can run this adventure for a single character of level 12. A Bard is a good choice, given the role that music and storytelling play in the adventure. Ideally, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are some characters who carry this mark. Noble Warlock (Archfey). Your parents run a score of Gold Dragon Inns. You’ve never gotten your hands dirty with the family
those parties — but it seems like you made a deal with the fey prince. You’re not sure what you agreed to; you’d better find out! Guild Artisan Bard. You ran the finest bar in Cyre, until the Mourning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
a greater calling? Folk Hero Bard. You served as a medic in the Last War, using humor and stories to keep up the spirits of your patients. You’ve seen too much suffering, and you need to do something
your parents must have been tied to Jorasco, but you found a different family: the Boromar Clan, a criminal guild run by halflings. You’ve learned how to heal and how to hurt people. Now you need to decide which path you want to follow.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
replica) for use in the secret chest spell. A fighter might commission a blacksmith to forge a special sword. A bard might pay a tailor to make exquisite clothing for an upcoming in front of the duke
lore. If a high-level adventurer establishes a stronghold of some kind, he or she might hire a whole staff of servants and agents to run the place, from a castellan or steward to menial laborers to keep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
replica) for use in the secret chest spell. A fighter might commission a blacksmith to forge a special sword. A bard might pay a tailor to make exquisite clothing for an upcoming performance in front of
esoteric lore. If a high-level adventurer establishes a stronghold of some kind, he or she might hire a whole staff of servants and agents to run the place, from a castellan or steward to menial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
entertainers have often run into trouble that makes maintaining their secret activities impossible. A blade caught stealing or engaging in vigilante justice is too great a liability for most troupes
. With their weapon skills and magic, these blades either take up work as enforcers for thieves’ guilds or strike out on their own as adventurers. College of Swords Features Bard Level Feature 3rd Bonus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
runaways trade one punishment for another in the poisonous town, a dismal burg chained to the prison plane of Carceri. Betrayers and backstabbers ruminate on their pasts in captivity, agonizing over their
secrets about Sigil’s enigmatic ruler to those who aid it. Traitor’s Gate Outcasts wet their tongues at the Traitor’s Gate, a lamentable roadhouse inn that looks like a giant overturned bucket. It’s run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
the hobgoblins run it accordingly. A war camp might be a permanent settlement that a hobgoblin legion uses as a garrison. The accompanying map depicts one such place, and it can also be used to
protect it. Pens and Pits Goblins are responsible for tending to the camp’s slaves, battle beasts, and beasts of burden. These are hobbled, chained to posts, or placed in pens, cages, or pits as needed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
inspiration, or you can develop a unique location. Work with the players to develop the connections that each character has to the site. If the location is a tavern, for instance, a bard character
modest food and lodging to adventurers who are trying to make the city a better place. 5 The Red Hammer (Blackbones, the Cogs) caters to warforged. It is run by two warforged, the envoy Blue and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
zone. White Gate. A white gate is located in the south branch of the corridor that leads east from this area toward the Swine Run. 18. Barracks Rough cots scattered across the floor contrast with the
takes 4 (1d8) piercing damage and 4 (1d8) poison damage. The insects disappear after 1 minute, and the trap resets. Glyph Keys. One Thayan has a glyph key attuned to this zone and the Swine Run. Another
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
female human commoner) works as a wagon driver out of Neverwinter, and her hired help all fled after a failed bandit attack during her most recent run north. She made it safely to Luskan alone, but her
encourage cooperative roleplaying, so give the players lots of space to discuss how to help characters like Noriel and Dabahl — and then run with the players’ ideas. A desire to help Noriel could lead to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. Ten goblins (Yek’s toadies) lie about on moldy cushions around him.
Prisoner. Chained to the south wall is a male dwarf clad in leather armor who has been gagged. He has copper-orange hair, but his
more. If Yek orders the goblins into battle, they fight reluctantly. If half are killed or incapacitated, the rest flee. The goblins also run away if Yek is slain. Yek wears a gold circlet (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
run roughshod over their settlements and plunder their farmsteads. Alliance members call on adventurers of every stripe to attack and kill giants on sight, promising rewards of 200 to 500 gold pieces
Daggerdark has turned his ship, the Morkoth, into a floating prison. King Hekaton lies bound and chained within, unable to escape without aid. The ship circles the islands of the Trackless Sea, far from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tu’narath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue?
— Gimble, gnome bard
When the githyanki fled from the illithids
frustration manifest as a visible fog, which clears only when the githyanki ready for war.
The Streets of Tu’narath Tu’narath is a jumble of crooked streets that run between buildings and other structures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
devil Strahd” and sends twelve guards to arrest them, seize their weapons, and run them out of town. If the guards fail in their duty, the baron sends Izek to rally a mob of thirty commoners to lynch
the party. If the commoners also fail, the baron summons the twelve remaining guards to defend his mansion, giving characters the run of the town. If the characters get on his good side, he insists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
streets below. An unoccupied skycoach with a dragon-
shaped prow is chained to the south platform.
A crowd of 2d8 commoners and 1d4 nobles is gathered on the platform waiting to hire skycoaches. The
is run by Gurty, an elderly kenku. If the characters ask Gurty about Garra, the kenku mimics the half-ogre’s voice, saying, “My coach is leaving soon. Hurry it up, or I’ll pluck ya, stupid bird.” T12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
three years ago with plans to establish a Zhentarim foothold in the city. In that time, they have forged alliances with various nobles and guilds and run afoul of others, all the while fending off
save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending, minor illusion, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): cure wounds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
overlooking the stream, about halfway down the passage. Fissures at the back of the cave run 150 feet to the surface, but nothing larger than a stirge can fit through. Six stirges are sleeping in the
weapon—a freshly captured giant subterranean lizard (see appendix B). Although the lizard is chained, it can attack anyone who comes within its reach. It strikes with its tail first, hoping to knock a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
stories and drink into the night. The Snapping Line is run by a young woman named Hanna Rist (NG female human commoner), who comes from a family of well-known lobster catchers. The Rist family also
it. The family once engaged in smuggling, and several hidden tunnels run from the cellars beneath the mansion to points out of town. Skerrin Wavechaser has discovered a few that are unknown even to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 1: The Dran & Courtier? The Dran & Courtier is normally a fine inn run by Prophetess “Propha” Dran, who happens to be Omin Dran’s mother, and her wife, Audra Courtier. The inn is a favorite of
to the fireplace is an unoccupied raised stage where a bard might strike up a tune. The bar is to your left, where a half-elf in a heavy leather duster receives a drink from a tall female elf wearing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
if given a chance. Otherwise, it remains motionless. Cell 10C. Seven gnolls caught stealing gold await their fate in this cell. They run away as fast as possible. Cell 11C. Two human skeletons lie on
the floor, twined in each other’s arms. Cell 12C. A female human assassin is chained to the wall. She cheerfully admits to being a thief who was caught trying to find the king’s treasure room (“Know
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
reduced-threat dragon turtle (see “Reduced-Threat Monsters” above) — it has no tail attack — recently taken from Lake Thaylambar, has been chained here while the insidious mind control magic of the
(Persuasion) check to fight the naga if it is lured into this chamber. Chains. Magic infuses the chains, which are long enough to allow the dragon turtle free run of the chamber. When the dragon turtle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cultists stop playing. Frustrated with the mediocre initiates, Windharrow asks if the characters are skilled musicians and if they would like to audition for the band. If a bard character or a character
creature is either disguised in plain sight as a cloak or hiding on the ceiling. The cloaker uses hit-and-run tactics against the characters, rather than risking itself in a drawn-out fight. Treasure The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
junction of the corridors that lead to the Temple of Chaos and to the Vermin Halls. Another gate lies in the passage to the east that connects with the Swine Run. 9. Dead End A set of double doors is
) that is shackled and chained to the floor in four places. The undead attack interlopers, using pikes as weapons (1d10 piercing damage). The undead have magic weapons (see “Treasure” below). Shackled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
middle of the night and taxing them for the privilege. Desperate and weary, the refugees finally found succor in a caravanserai run by a fellow Calishite in the Outer City. There they used what little
looking for new performers, at the moment he needs more than just a talented bard or contortionist. The cost of putting on his outrageous shows has landed him deep in debt, and his compulsive need to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
out of the city, forcing them out the Basilisk Gate in the middle of the night and taxing them for the privilege. Desperate and weary, the refugees finally found succor in a caravansary run by a
individual. While Goodnight is always looking for new performers, at the moment he needs more than just a talented bard or contortionist. The cost of putting on his outrageous shows has landed him deep in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
monsters can be bonded with cultists. Each bulette is chained securely to one of the big pillars in the room (the northeast, center west, and southeast pillars, specifically). The chains keep the bulettes
a trophy taken from a Howling Hatred cultist (Droth, imprisoned in area B14). Random Encounters. The mess hall sees a good deal of traffic, and characters who linger here are likely to run into more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
area’s prisoners. Cell Occupants Cell Prisoners A A male half-ogre named Groz, a minotaur named Umpok, and a female orog named Charworl B Kidnapped Waterdavians: Xia Shung (NG female Shou human bard
elsewhere, Nihiloor the mind flayer (see appendix B) is standing in the pool with the intellect devourers. Rusty manacles are bolted to the walls. (Hosts for the intellect devourers are chained in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1
goblins are chained here, taken prisoner during the course of several skirmishes. Every so often, the kobolds remove a goblin from the room and ransom it back to the goblins (for a price of 2d10 sp
other tribe members here are too young, too old, or too cowardly to defend themselves; they flee if combat breaks out and are worth no XP. Even the kobolds capable of fighting run away if they are