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Basic Rules (2014)
, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
homeland.
4
I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend.
5
I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to prevent it.
6
It is my
fullest.
3
I remember every insult I’ve received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who’s ever wronged me.
4
I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
island of Nimbral. While the characters are still encouraged to develop backstories, they should be looking for adventure with few long-term bonds to tie them to their homelands. The campaign takes the
characters to the stars and beyond, and there might be no coming back afterward! Orientation throws the characters right into the action. To maximize the impact of part 1 of the adventure, you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, and splintered wood from smashed barrels. Renaer Neverember (see appendix B) is hiding here, having slipped free of his rope bonds. The characters can hear his ragged breathing coming from under a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
19. Interrogation Room Characters who listen at the double door hear tortured screams coming from beyond. Once used as a kitchen, this 20-foot-high room has been mostly cleaned out. Interrogation. A
identities of other House Freth spies in their midst. The drow attack characters who interfere in the interrogation. Once Kereth and his cronies are dealt with, characters can cut through Tazirahc’s bonds and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
townsfolk. Chaotic Neutral. (CN) creatures follow their whims, holding their personal freedom above all else. Many rogues and bards are chaotic neutral. Lawful Evil. (LE) creatures methodically take
help you bring him or her to life as you play the game. Four categories of characteristics are presented here: personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. Beyond those categories, think about your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
cryptic message you received, it doesn’t take long before they lead you from familiar roads onto a disused trail overgrown by weeds and the roots of spindly trees. A light drizzle begins to fall as you
crossroads openly see each other coming down different paths toward the intersection. The number of paths that converge here equals the number of characters. First Meeting. Give the characters time to meet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the most important bonds to most outlanders. d8 Personality Trait 1 I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home. 2 I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of newborn pups. 3 I
down on the evildoers who destroyed my homeland. 4 I am the last of my tribe, and it is up to me to ensure their names enter legend. 5 I suffer awful visions of a coming disaster and will do anything
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
never received one in life. Merle lies in the casket but occasionally sits up to hear his own eulogies. The Dusters ask the characters if they’d like to say anything on behalf of the deceased. 6 A lost
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
mandibles.
The quiet is shattered by horrible screams coming from the sheds.
If the characters are escorted here by Otto and Zygfrek Belview (area S6), they are asked to wait in the courtyard while the
human mouth. She has the arms and wings of a bat, as well as a cloven hoof in place of her right foot. She doesn’t allow anyone to get close enough to undo her shackles, but if her bonds are magically
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
adventurers and also include roleplaying hooks in the form of ideals, bonds, and flaws—things you ought to know. For example, if a player chooses the criminal background, one of the options for the
having trouble coming up with a story for how their characters met, they may choose an option from the Party Origin table or let a d6 roll choose it for them. You should spend part of session zero
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
empty, but cries of pain can be heard coming from beyond the door. 7b. Unused Torture Chamber The walls of this room are lined with coiled whips, daggers, and other menacing tools. A small table in the
coming from areas 7d and 7e.
Circle. In the middle of the floor is a 10-foot-diameter circle of entrails surrounded with ghastly script written in blood (see “Abyssal Circle” below).
Furnishings. Four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
First Session Having accepted the invitation to the council meeting, the adventurers are received at the Lords’ Palace. Make the introduction to the City of Splendors and the Lords’ Palace as
the forces of the Sword Coast with certainty into the coming darkness. He believes that the adventurers have a chance to be those heroes. However, he explains that each faction will weigh every word
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
First Session Having accepted the invitation to the council meeting, the adventurers are received at the Lords’ Palace. Make the introduction to the City of Splendors and the Lords’ Palace as
forces of the Sword Coast with certainty into the coming darkness. He believes that the adventurers have a chance to be those heroes. However, he explains that each faction will weigh every word the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.
Coming from one direction are several voices joined in a marching song. The singing grows louder as six bipedal rabbits wearing clothing emerge from the fog. Two of them tug at the reins of a giant
. She demands that each character surrender the feeling of delight they remember from when they were given the best gift they ever received. Jebbek produces a stoppered gourd that can hold these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, and there are fewer traders coming out of the city nowadays. The recent orc wars have cost the kingdom dearly, both in warriors and in leadership. In a short time, our long-ruling king, Harbromm
known written copies have ever been reported. Only a privileged few non-dwarves have ever heard the Dirge in its entirety, and dwarf bards who want to perform this epic must demonstrate great skill in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
filled with Janyans enraptured by the low-toned, hypnotic music of a group of bards. Xoese-Addae leads the characters to a private audience suite overlooking the quad, occupied by a single Janyan wearing
a group of surface-world heroes coming to Janya through “friends among the Night Revelers.” He saw the characters arrive while he was watching the performance and wants to learn if they have come to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
from their bonds, the dryads are appropriately grateful. If the characters ask how they got here, they sheepishly explain that the hag caught the two of them and a third dryad named Hanah unawares while
three times as long. If the characters rescued Trekaila and Argentia in area H2 before coming here, the dryads follow closely behind the characters, eager to find their missing dryad companion, Hanah
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Although some of the dancing is wanton and performed for show, large-scale ring dances in the street for all ages are also popular. All the dancing ends at dusk, after which bards and minstrels perform at
you? Flamerule 7: Lliira’s Night Originally a celebration held only in Waterdeep, this holiday has since spread up and down the Sword Coast. It has received a recent boost in popularity from the custom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
to higher-ups; however, any reply is slow in coming. As the characters further explore the Dessarin Valley, they meet other NPCs affiliated with various factions. The factions also become more helpful
least discretion. Bards and wizards are their most prominent members. Harpers operate in small cells throughout the North. One is based in Triboar: Darathra Shendrel, the Lord Protector, belongs to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
who has retired after a life of adventuring might own mementos as diverse as a spoon from Sigil’s Great Bazaar, a pan pilfered from an elven kitchen in Evermeet, a rake received as a gift from a
about the possessions of other folk they encounter — queries that can make them seem nosy to those who don’t understand where they’re coming from. Keeping History Alive. The halflings’ penchant for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
mariners. The clerics and the surviving guards would be severely punished (perhaps by death) if they left. Therefore, they have resolved to capture or kill anyone coming to the island. If any of the
received no response. Nonetheless, they still hope to be sent reinforcements, laborers, and material for rebuilding the abbey. They typically keep watch on the Skull Dunes during the day, but have grown
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the nearest longhouse, loses his balance, and falls. You have never seen such a clumsy, disheveled halfling.
Not long after the initial attack on Goldenfields, the abbot received reports of
appear in appendix D. How the players run their NPCs during the battle is up to them, but encourage the players to review their NPCs’ ideals, bonds, and flaws. All of these NPCs are familiar with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
be with. Stories of Hanali’s romantic adventures among elves and other mortals are perennial favorites when sung by elf bards and poets. In Arvandor, Hanali maintains a hidden pool called Evergold
least a century. More than a few elves claim to have experienced this benefit, and the truth of it is attested by many bards — sometimes in all earnestness, sometimes with a knowing wink. Priests of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
’ impending change as a wild card in the adventure. They’ve been prisoners for less than a month, meaning the full moon is coming. A Motley Crew The other prisoners who manage to escape with the player
easier to manage, it helps the players get to know them and strengthens the bonds between the NPCs and the adventurers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, and now the emissaries have grown anxious waiting for his answer. Both emissaries show evidence of their (false) interest in currying favor with House Freth by coming to its defense if Spiderwatch Keep
, consort of Erelal Freth and the father of her unborn eleventh child. He is unarmed and unarmored, and has 3 hit points remaining. Erelal is torturing him because she received a report that someone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled
disturbs the water. If the elemental is attacked, the aarakocra simulacra join the fray, coming to its defense. Fruit trees grow in a few places, and a pumpkin patch dominates one large area. The pumpkins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
some sort don’t keep coming, the bonds of allegiance among the goblinoids eventually fray. Legions of hobgoblins begin infighting, and goblins shirk their duties while the hobgoblins are distracted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
result, in recent weeks Distant Shores has suffered vandalism and the owners have received threatening letters. Eomane House The four Eomane siblings are notorious throughout the Upper City for the
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
result, in recent weeks Distant Shores has suffered vandalism and the owners have received threatening letters. Eomane House The four Eomane siblings are notorious throughout the Upper City for the
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the dais is a sun blade placed there by Valin. It came into her possession years before, after she had received two visions about it—one in which she used the weapon to slay a great enemy, and one in
which it was used to slay her. Not willing to destroy the weapon for fear of thwarting the first vision, she has kept the hilt hidden in an attempt to keep the second vision from coming to pass. Each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
magical. G19. North Balcony A wooden railing encloses this balcony. Mounted on one corner of the railing is a copper spyglass.
A bandit stationed atop this balcony watches for trouble coming from the
all doors in the guildhouse. Raven’s Note. Gwish has received a note from one of Guildmaster Dusk’s spies. The note is written in code on a slip of parchment, and only Guildmaster Dusk is authorized to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
question and receive a telepathic response, as though it had cast augury. Once a creature has asked its question and received a response, it can never activate the statuette again.
Awarding
concealed canvas door. If cornered, the doppelganger fights to the death rather than allow itself to be captured. If Gundren is revived, he thanks the party for coming to his rescue but won’t leave Cragmaw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
circumstances. Dory is willing to give up this information because he knows its time in the Styes is coming to an end — and he wants to trigger as much final mayhem as it can. If he can’t use the cult for its
task, and bring the candidate to the temple, where we shall appraise its worth.
Dory received this note from one the Whisperer’s minions in response to Jarme’s arrest. It tasks Dory with finding more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
advantage if the character accepts Rahi’s guidance. If the check fails, the character is unable to tame the griffon. If the check succeeds, the character tames the griffon and bonds with it for life
. Behind it, a five-foot-diameter chute with carved footholds ascends to another cavern.
The chute leads to area S9. If goliaths are in that area, characters can hear loud cheers coming from there