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Acquisitions Incorporated
damage if he fails. He can't use this trait if he's incapacitated.
Second-Story Work. Climbing does not cost Viari extra movement. Additionally, when he makes a running jump, the distance he covers
adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a giant single-handedly — and lost
Bard
Legacy
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Dragonmarked House Renown You can use the renown rules in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to measure a character’s influence and standing within a dragonmarked house. If your campaign focuses on the
houses and the characters join one, track each character’s Renown Score with their house. A character’s background and feats can increase their Renown Scores: House Agent. The House Agent background grants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves.
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves.
Learning from Experience True bards are not common in the world. Not every minstrel singing in a tavern or jester cavorting in a royal court is a bard. Discovering the magic hidden in music requires
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
filthy dungeons to sipping zzar at a ball? Or have you taken up sword or spell on your family’s behalf, ensuring that they have someone of renown to see to their legacy?
Work with your DM to come
owe.
This advantage enables you to live a comfortable lifestyle without having to pay 2 gp a day for it, or reduces the cost of a wealthy or aristocratic lifestyle by that amount. You may not
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
half the usual cost, or you can secure free feed and stabling for animals owned by you and your party for up to 1 week. Recognized in House (Renown 10+). When you take a Bastion turn, you can issue
subjects.
House Vadalis Renown Perks
CLAUDIO POZAS
When you request a favor from your house, it can take one of these special forms. Favored in House (Renown 3+). You can purchase any animal for
Yuan-ti Pureblood
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders.
One Race, Many Forms
The bodies of all
can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Orien provides (caravan, lightning rail, or teleportation) for half the usual cost. Recognized in House (Renown 10+). When you take a Bastion turn, you can issue the Trade order to House Orien as if it
Passage (in Aundair), but its enclaves appear across Khorvaire. A number of lightning rail coaches even act as mobile enclaves for important members of the house.
House Orien Renown Perks
CLAUDIO
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
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CLAUDIO POZAS
Favored in House (Renown 3+). You can purchase one Potion of Healing (any variety) at half the usual cost. Recognized in House (Renown 10+). When you take a Bastion turn, you
Plains, but folks can find its holdings and clinics in cities and towns across Khorvaire.
House Jorasco Renown Perks When you request a favor from your house, it can take one of these special forms
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4
Power. I hope
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
like these exist in your world. Wizards (and bards and druids) might be so rare that a player character learns from a single mentor and never meets another character of the same class, in which case
for organizations presented earlier in this chapter. A player character necromancer might cultivate renown within the Cabal of Thar-Zad, while a bard seeks increasing renown within the College of Mac-Fuirmidh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
your house, it can take one of these special forms. Favored in House (Renown 3+). You can secure passage on a House Lyrandar sailing ship for yourself and your party at no cost, or on an elemental
Devourer called the Hurricane Harvest, which teaches dragonmarked heirs to use their power for destruction and domination.
House Lyrandar Renown Perks
CLAUDIO POZAS
When you request a favor from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
a story. Some bards acquire their magical music through extraordinary means, including the inspiration of fey or other supernatural creatures. Did you serve an apprenticeship, studying under a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
accommodating and too willing to placate the other leaders of the house. House Tharashk Renown Perks When you request a favor from your house, it can take one of these special forms. Favored in House (Renown
3+). You can purchase a dragonshard, or one Common or Uncommon magic item that incorporates dragonshards, at half the usual cost. Alternatively, you can request the assistance of a mercenary from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
house, it can take one of these special forms. Favored in House (Renown 3+). You can purchase one Common or Uncommon magic item at half the usual cost. Recognized in House (Renown 10+). When you take
across Aundair, Thrane, and the Eldeen Reaches. She maintains friendly relations with other houses and with the nobility in and around Aundair. House Cannith Renown Perks When you request a favor from your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
comfortable lifestyle at half the normal cost (see chapter 5, “Equipment,” in the Player’s Handbook). Gaining Renown A character can spend downtime improving his or her renown within a particular
reward for faithful service, although they can also be bought. Deeds can be bought or inherited. A small estate might sell for as little as 100 gp or as much as 1,000 gp. A large estate might cost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Kundarak Vault Level 9 Bastion Facility Prerequisite: Renown 15+ with House Kundarak
Space: Cramped
Hirelings: 1
Order: Trade
A Kundarak Vault occupies space in your Bastion like any other
total cost of any purchases, and the maximum value of the items purchased increases to 5,000 GP when you reach level 13. When you sell goods from your Kundarak Vault, the buyer pays you 20 percent more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
: Each Gray Hand character gains 2 renown. Every character who participated in the raid receives a potion of resistance. In addition, Vajra covers the cost of any raise dead spells needed to bring back dead characters.
out missions designed to tax the characters’ resources and test their loyalty to Waterdeep. Characters who complete these missions won’t gain enough renown to join Force Grey yet, but they will gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
completely reasonable and plausible explanation. Singing songs and strumming lutes might be fine for most bards. Who doesn’t like a rousing shanty now and then? But standing in a crowded tavern playing for
copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Harpers Any smart, non-evil character can join the Harpers of Waterdeep. Bards and wizards are especially welcome. Harpers are altruists who work behind the scenes to keep power out of the hands of
locations such as the City of the Dead. Harper support comes in these ways: The Harpers make common and uncommon potions and scrolls available to the adventurers at a reduced or deferred cost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
. You could break that down still further: bards of the College of Lore could be high elves, and bards of the College of War could be wood elves. Gnomes discovered the school of illusion, so all wizards
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Charisma to work in the service of the state. These characters often come from a noble background and bring proficiency in skills such as Intimidation and Persuasion to their work. Bards are natural fits in
Intelligence scores or proficiency in Investigation. Warden. The Warden’s focus isn’t so much on the people of the nation, but on the land encompassed within its borders, both cultivated and wild. Sometimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
a story. Some bards acquire their magical music through extraordinary means, including the inspiration of fey or other supernatural creatures. Did you serve an apprenticeship, studying under a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
includes at least one Bregan D’aerthe member with renown of 4 or more in the faction, four male drow are waiting for the party at the top of the staircase. Their names are Arannis Nur’zekk, Beldar
Tlabbath, Rylvar Tlabbath, and Draknafein Uriss. Their orders are to help the characters complete their mission, whatever the cost. These drow also have secret orders to kill Nar’l Xibrindas, if he’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
city of Sharn, which is both the cultural heart of Breland and a nexus for intrigue and diplomacy. Bards have much to gain from the company of other bards, as they exchange news, stories, and songs
. For this purpose, long ago a group of the finest bards in Sharn founded the Circle of Song, an alliance of entertainers and adventurers. The Circle of Song is an informal organization, open to any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
special facility that shuts down can’t be used on your next Bastion turn, after which it is repaired and made operational again at no cost to you. Criminal Hireling One of your Bastion’s hirelings has
no cost to you. Extraordinary Opportunity Ralph Horsley A hero’s Bastion hosts a spring festival to which everyone is invited Your Bastion is given the opportunity to host an important festival or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
selfish dreams has threatened Theros, and only by untangling the strands of destiny can Klothys set things right. The status quo she seeks to restore, however, comes with a cost in mortal casualties and
borders between the realms, as she draws horrors into the mortal realm with her and thereby raises Athreos’s ire. Of course, Klothys trusts no other god as much as she does Kruphix, who also recalls Theros’s earliest hours. The two have a deep respect for one another.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, becoming like the gods in body, thought, and emotion. Freed from the limitations of their human bodies, the yuan-ti used their new abilities to conquer new lands and expand their borders. One Race
can transform an individual into a more powerful type. The cost and time required to perform the ritual is prohibitive, and as a result most yuan-ti never get the opportunity to undergo such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
vengeance. Viari’s career as an adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a
saving throw, and only half damage if he fails. He can’t use this trait if he’s incapacitated.
Second-Story Work. Climbing does not cost Viari extra movement. Additionally, when he makes a running jump
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
focus has largely been within the grasslands’ borders, he cautiously explores engaging in trade with the human poleis Ironmanes One collection of leonin prides, the Ironmanes, doesn’t recognize the
Swiftclaws, and many bards and wizards come from these prides as well. Speaker Brimaz looks beyond Oreskos and wonders
if there is a future for his people in the outside world
(PETER MOHRBACHER)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
are home to the Returned—zombie-like beings who have escaped the clutches of the underworld at the cost of their identities. The lands around these cities are bleak and barren, as if the Returned
the gods and so prove impossible to map.
As a result, Map 3.1 serves largely as a vaguely agreed upon arrangement of locations, fuzzy borders, and general distances. While the scale and placement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Scholars, wizards, druids, and bards of other races have different ideas about how halflings escape peril, suggesting that by virtue of something in their nature, they occupy a special place in the
Today Throughout recorded history, halflings have never sought to expand their reach beyond the borders of their isolated communities. They live their lives satisfied with what the world has to offer
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->Princes of the Apocalypse
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
once sheltered three great elven realms beneath its boughs. Many tribes of wood elves — and a few moon elves — still protect the ruined monuments to their golden age. Few beyond the borders of the