bards before devout contact rewards

Baba Lysaga

Monsters Curse of Strahd

, Strahd’s biological mother. The second was the queen’s midwife, a devout follower of Mother Night named Baba Lysaga. Although it was the former who raised Strahd and enabled him to follow in

Lysaga as rewards for her ceaseless devotion to Strahd. Her skin has the resilience of stone, she is resistant to harmful magic, and she is shielded against divination magic. Mother Night has also

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

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

for your patron, or did your patron find and choose you? Do you chafe under the obligations of your pact or serve joyfully in anticipation of the rewards promised to you? Work with your DM to

Religious Order Contacts

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

Religious Order Contacts Your primary contact within the religious order is usually some kind of priest—not necessarily a cleric or druid, but someone who holds a priestly office and a position of

what needs to be done. Of course, some priests (as well as lay functionaries) are more interested in their own agendas than any supposed divine will. Consult the Order Contact table to determine your

For the Golden Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

For the Golden Vault If the characters are working for the Golden Vault, they must deliver the Book of Vile Darkness to their contact. Once they do, the organization rewards the characters with a

Newspaper Contacts

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

Newspaper Contacts Usually, your primary contact—the person who gives you assignments for the newspaper—is an editor of some kind, who takes the stories you write and makes them suitable for the

. 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

Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Patrons A patron is a contact who employs the adventurers, providing help or rewards as well as quests and adventure hooks. Most of the time, a patron has a vested interest in the adventurers

Creating a Warlock

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

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 for your patron, or

did your patron find and choose you? Do you chafe under the obligations of your pact or serve joyfully in anticipation of the rewards promised to you? Work with your DM to determine how big a part

Adventurers' Guild Contacts

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

Adventurers’ Guild Contacts Typically, an adventuring group has no particular contact within the larger guild. There’s a local leader or bookkeeper who collects dues, but otherwise you might interact

with a variety of different members of the guild in different contexts—when looking for a contract, gathering referrals, staying in the guildhall, and so on. The Guild Contact table provides

Fill's Reward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

profusely for setting Edith’s confectionery on fire and is wracked with guilt for putting Edith in danger. If Briochebane comes into contact with Edith, the wyrmling apologizes to her too. Fill

admonishes the dragon on her return, but their reunion is joyous nevertheless. Fill rewards the characters with a box of warm pastries and 100 GP in a pouch. If informed about Edith’s unsavory deeds, Fill

Military Contacts

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

Military Contacts Your group’s primary contact within your hierarchy is generally your superior officer—the person who gives you orders and is responsible for your success or failure. The Commanding

any chance to deal them any blow 7 An optimistic officer who believes that a new era of peace is just over the horizon, as soon as these few last military tasks are complete 8 A devout officer who

Lords' Alliance

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

agents include sophisticated bards, zealous paladins, talented mages, and grizzled warriors. They are chosen primarily for their loyalty and are experts in observation, stealth, innuendo, and combat

cold and rain, waiting for battle while hunger gnaws at their bellies? Many wish to reap the rewards of a good harvest, but few care to remove the stones and till the fields for planting. “The Lords

Halflings of the Five Nations

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

Halflings of the Five Nations Quick and charming, many halflings put their natural talents to use as bards, barristers, merchants, and politicians throughout Khorvaire. Of course, these same talents

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.

Adventure Summary

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

Heavens, or they can track down the messengers’ intended contact, the druid Derwyth. The journey might lead characters to a cave of derro raiders, a lakeside community of hunters and giant beavers, or

both. Once the characters recover the star and defeat Piyarz, Shalfey sends them to a svirfneblin forge, where a group of smiths await the star. In exchange, the smiths give the characters a second set of Books of Prophecy for Shalfey, who rewards the characters on receipt of the tomes.

Joining Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

consequence. Each faction has a representative who serves as its primary contact. This NPC delivers mission briefings and dispenses the tangible rewards for completing a mission. An increase in renown

Ronnom Is Captured

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

ship to transport them back to the mainland, Devi can use her Sending Stone to contact Mirel Astafar, who sends another ship to the island. However, the characters must stop Skalanthas from sinking the

Folding Boat he previously loaned to Ronnom (see area M26) to help them get home and deliver Ronnom to the authorities. Rewards If the characters take Ronnom to the mainland to answer for his crimes

Build Your Group

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

Persuasion (or sometimes Intimidation) and Religion can be useful for this character. Many clerics fill this role, but devout bards can also be effective Teachers. Some Teachers bring skills from the

Build Your Group Religious orders attract people from all walks of life. It can be fun to play against type—to make a devout character with the criminal or charlatan background, for example

Levels 17-20: Masters of the World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

existence itself. Characters who reach 20th level have attained the pinnacle of mortal achievement. Their deeds are recorded in the annals of history and recounted by bards for centuries. Their

point, but they can still advance in meaningful ways and continue performing epic deeds that resound throughout the multiverse. Chapter 7 details epic boons you can use as rewards for these characters to maintain a sense of progress.

Unity of Rings

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

characters resolved the situation in Tyrant’s Spiral, R04M might be pleased or horrified. Nevertheless, if the characters helped any of the modrons escape, R04M rewards them with the promised gems. This

arcanaloth is frustrated by the characters’ interfering with her plot and avoids them for a time, but she isn’t one to let annoyance get in the way of opportunity. Shemeshka might eventually contact the

Splitting Loyalties

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

. Brightguard Before Atash, the Brightguard was a fringe collective of devout protectors who vowed to defend Akharin Sangar from evil in the name of their deity, the Sunweaver. When the angel Atash—an

-state peaceful and pristine. At the behest of the group, the characters investigate the activities of the Ashen Heirs and come into contact with the Silent Roar. Silent Roar Members of the Silent Roar

Fraz-Urb'luu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

saintly figure, or contact a wizard while in the guise of a wise sage. He tells these folk whatever stories and promises they want to hear, playing to their needs and slowly drawing them into his circle of

who seek him out. Fraz-Urb’luu makes use of their talents, and rewards these supplicants appropriately, as long as they follow his example in the campaign to bring about the downfall of all that is lawful and good.

Ancient Being

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

Ancient Being Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest

to its patron might be a clearly defined exchange, or it could be uncertain or forceful. Whatever the nature of the being, as long as your group fulfills its role, the being offers rewards. Roll or

Creating a Warlock

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

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 for your patron, or

did your patron find and choose you? Do you chafe under the obligations of your pact or serve joyfully in anticipation of the rewards promised to you? Work with your DM to determine how big a part

Trouble in the Fortress

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

and forced them to question their blind obedience to him. Prolonged contact with malevolent magic suffusing the chardalyn has made Xardorok extraordinarily paranoid. He keeps his two sons, Durth and

Nildar, as far away from him as possible, sending them on dangerous missions to acquire more chardalyn in and around Ten-Towns, fearing that they might usurp his throne otherwise. Xardorok rewards his

Lost Mine of Phandelver

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

that they contact Urlam Stockspool in Triboar. Urlam is always looking for adventurers to help further the Black Network’s cause, and Halia vouches that “his rewards for good service are lavish.” She

Criminal Syndicate

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

businesses, primarily as fronts for laundering money. When you buy from one of these businesses, you get a 5 percent discount. The DM decides what goods and services are available. Criminal Syndicate Contact

Each member of the syndicate has a place in the organization. You report to a contact who handles your contribution by giving you assignments, collecting the syndicate’s cut of your swag, or seeing

Redcloak Battalion

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

Battalion. This elite unit fought at the forefront of the Last War, and Brelish bards still sing of the exploits of Khandan the Hammer and Meira the Huntress. At the end of the war, the battalion was split

values their contributions but fears their power, which is why he divided the battalion after the end of the war. Still, he rewards loyalty among the Redcloaks by showing loyalty to them in return. Again

Religious Order

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

and permanently laying them to rest. 2 Devout Scholars. This federation prizes knowledge and texts pertaining to their god. They collect rare holy books and record the life stories of miracle-working

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

Lorehold Student

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

Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common

Gnomes of Zilargo

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

Your family is working on a new form of elemental binding, but they need a lot of Khyber dragonshards. 2 You have an anonymous contact who sends you missions via the sending spell. When you do as you’re

asked, you receive handsome rewards. 3 You’ve inherited a plot of land in Q’barra. If you don’t visit within a year, you’ll lose the claim. 4 Due to an unusual twist of Triumvirate law, you share the

Creating Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

into contact with the organization. Who are the important members — not just the leaders, but the agents in the field that the adventurers might encounter? Where are they active, and where do they have

headquarters or strongholds? If adventurers do join, what kind of missions might they be sent on? What rewards can they gain? SAMPLE FACTION: THE HARPERS The Harpers is a scattered network of

Baba Lysaga

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

Baba Lysaga Two women gave life to Strahd von Zarovich. The first was Queen Ravenovia van Roeyen, Strahd’s biological mother. The second was the queen’s midwife, a devout follower of Mother Night

bestowed magical gifts on Baba Lysaga as rewards for her ceaseless devotion to Strahd. Her skin has the resilience of stone, she is resistant to harmful magic, and she is shielded against divination

Adventure Hooks

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

characters. Cultic Isolation. Someone the characters care about cuts off contact with them. When the characters investigate, they learn the person has been initiated into the Heralds of the Comet and now

. Inside Job. A newly inducted hierophant is appalled to learn the cult’s secret teachings. While posing as a devout leader, the hierophant asks the characters to help bring down the organization

Warlock's Quest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

happened to Zybilna, with whom he has lost contact. If you like, you can replace Madryck Roslof with a different NPC who better suits your campaign. Whether Madryck or someone else gives the quest, the

to the “Lost Things” adventure hook, the potential rewards are greater. WARLOCKS OF THE ARCHFEY If the adventuring party includes a warlock whose otherworldly patron is the Archfey, consider

Guild Membership

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

once on the table of contacts from other guilds. That contact could be either an ally or a rival, or you might instead gain a third contact from your own guild. THE GUILDLESS The guilds might be

your innocence or the crime was justifiable. Renown 5 or Higher. When your renown score with any guild reaches 5, you gain an additional contact within the guild. This contact might be a character you

Patron Benefits

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

sponsored by your patron. Plans that span the world and the course of millennia require many agents to complete. If necessary, your patron can put you in contact with their other agents, who might be in a

of the value of this magic, and grant spells and items as rewards appropriate to the favor and the power of the adventurers. THE DRACONIC PROPHECY AS GROUP PATRON Though it is not a sentient force

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