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Charlatan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Favorite Schemes Every charlatan has an angle he or she uses in preference to other schemes. Choose a favorite scam or roll on the table below. d6 Scam 1 I cheat at games of

. You might be able to bluff others through with you, or even convince members of the Watch that you’re a patriar. However, any true test of your authenticity is likely to reveal your deception

Into the Demiplane

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. This line reads: We lift up our light to reveal what is hidden and banish the darkness forever. A character who makes a successful DC 12 Intelligence check realizes that this line might be more than a

written in invisible ink: “Harpers at Twilight.” When that phrase is uttered, the book shakes and flies into the air, pages flipping of their own accord and separating from the binding, then

E8: Jail Car

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

character to add their proficiency bonus to their roll. If the check is successful, the character wins. On a failed check, the character can opt to cheat in the late stages of the game and make a DC 19

Charisma (Deception) check. A successful check overrides the earlier failure. If the character loses gracefully and didn’t cheat, the deva (a gracious winner) still allows the party to speak with the

Temples of Extraction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

the characters close in, the wizards cast area spells that include themselves and the party. If a shrine of binding (see below) exudes a magical effect to which creatures in the room can become inured

zealously. Contact Stones. There are no contact stones in this sector. Shrines of Binding Each chamber of this zone features an identical 3-foot-high shrine whose arcane power extracts energy from a

Inquiries in Candlekeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

spells reveal nothing about the Princess of the Shadow Glass, who has magically hidden her history under other names. If the characters learn the names “Nintra Siotta” or “Lady of Dread Omens” later in

, because it is warded against divination magic as a side effect of the scrivener’s binding ritual. Legend lore returns the following: “Where once was a dream of kinship and valor, disparate kin under three

Easthaven Town Hall (T1-T10)

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

partially concealed behind a tall, slender oil painting of fishing boats on Lac Dinneshere. It pulls open to reveal the speaker’s office (area T3) beyond. Any character who searches the wall for

participated in Rinaldo’s séance). If one or more characters come within 5 feet of the ghost, it throws back its head to reveal a bare skull with a rictus grin, catching characters by surprise with its

The Thornapple

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

more important than all the gold in Zinda.” Bond. “I would cheat and kill to keep my daughter with me, but I fear I will lose her as a result.” Flaw. “I have taken the easy way out before, and I would

remains tight-lipped until the characters provide Samira’s token and reveal their mission. In response, Nargis acknowledges the guards and says keeping Zenia in the tavern with a crowd of witnesses

Captured by the Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Captured by the Yuan-ti Characters captured by the yuan-ti are stripped of their gear, fitted with manacles (one set binding the wrists and another binding the ankles), and confined to the pits in

, he views them as dangerous and has them put to death immediately. If Ras Nsi learns that they’ve come to put an end to the death curse, he is intrigued. If they reveal that the cause lies in the Tomb

Barn Door Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

whereabouts, or shed light on his intentions. Only if magic is used to coerce them do they reveal what they know: Stonky is planning to launch the Barn Door and all its books into space. The countdown has begun

, mage armor, planar binding, polymorph, programmed illusion, protection from evil and good, scrying, see invisibility, sending, shield, telekinesis, and true seeing. Trobriand’s Machinations, Vol. X. This

Areas of the Sanctum

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

he relinquish his weapons in order to accompany them, the Zhent assassin laughs at them and attacks. E6. Binding Chamber A circle inscribed with runes is carved into the alabaster floor of this room

noble, is paying the Zhentarim not to reveal that he hired Zhent thugs to assault nonhumans. Jelenn Urmbrusk, a Waterdavian noble, receives regular payments from the Zhentarim to offset monies he

Brimstone Hold Locations

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

presumes they have come seeking an audience with Jarazoun. The arcanaloth languidly informs the characters that the efreeti is too busy to meet with them. If the characters reveal their true purpose

of its magically binding employment contract prevent Nebukath from taking direct action against Vrakir, his forces, or his property (for example, by attacking the hold’s defenders). If Nebukath

Neverdeath Catacomb Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Waterclock Guild and can’t leave the crypts belonging to that organization, even though Shanzezim believes the Waterclock Guild has been defunct for years. Not quite ready to test the binding to make

distraction of a fight. If the fight turns against the fanatics, one tries to escape through the secret door to fetch the demons in area C19. Secret Door. One shelf swings back to reveal a secret passage to

House of Cards Locations

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

discovers the card could swivel, but the card doesn’t move. The only way to rotate the card and reveal what lies beneath it is to use the Chime of Opening from the Key room (area 18) on it. This reveals the

. 19: Knight A being composed of golden light and clad in plate armor rests on one knee in the center of the room. Chains of shadow wrap around its neck, wrists, and waist, binding it to the floor. A

Locations on the Fortress Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a1

quite a while, and rats have gnawed at them. The bodies have been looted. If someone removes the spear pinning the goblin to the wall, the body slumps to reveal Draconic runes on the wall behind it

attacks it, Jot laughs and says, “You broke the binding. My watch over the dragonpriest is over!” It uses its next action to become invisible. It then turns into a bat and flies along the 10-foot-high

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