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Returning 35 results for 'been of parents house'.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
with terror, so folk never venture out at night, strangers are met with suspicion and anger, and parents warn their children: “Be good, or the annis will get you.”
When an annis feels
graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Eventually, the child’s terrified family and community face painful decisions of what to do about the seemingly remorseless
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of her station.
In her younger days, Esvele openly rebelled, but that behavior led to locked doors at night and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick
hood and mask, exchanging her fine clothes for the kind of practical clothing her parents would never let her wear.
One of the things Esvele has learned is to embrace the legend of the Black Viper
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
motivation behind another strike performed in a different part of the city, or simply to spread fear.
As part of your covert work for House Dimir, you maintain a false identity as a member of another guild
chapter for your secondary guild
Feature: False Identity
You have more than one identity. The one you wear most of the time makes you appear to be a member of a guild other than House Dimir. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
training. Will you find purpose in your life as an adventurer? Or will the house demand that you live up to the duties of your rank? Criminal Artificer. Your parents were excoriated from House Cannith
Dragonmarked Characters Some characters with the Mark of Making: Noble Wizard. Born to one of the most powerful families in House Cannith, you’re a diletante who has so far squandered your arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Approaching Death House As the characters come within sight of Death House, read or paraphrase the following: A boy and a girl stand in the middle of the dirt road outside a grim house. The boy is
weeping and clutches a stuffed doll. The girl is trying to quiet the boy. She turns to you. “There’s a monster in our house!” she says. “Mom and Dad told us to play outside. Please, won’t you make it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
boy, the girl turns to you and says, “There’s a monster in our house!” She then points to a tall brick row house that has seen better days. Its windows are dark. It has a gated portico on the ground
children learn the following information: The children don’t know what the “monster” looks like, but they’ve heard its terrible howls. Their parents (Gustav and Elisabeth Durst) keep the monster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
half-elf kidnaps children with aberrant marks, believing the organization is better suited to bring up the children than their parents. 4 A House Tarkanan mage starts drinking the blood of dragonmarked nobles, believing it will increase the strength of his aberrant mark.
House Tarkanan Villains Some House Tarkanan villains are obsessed with bringing down the dragonmarked houses. Others are willing to take innocent lives if doing so means saving one person with an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
by the rise of House Lyrandar and House Medani. In making a half-elf character, think about whether you were born into a Khoravar community, or if you were born to parents of different races. Is your
newborns typically cling to the cultures of their parents. However, over the course of centuries half-elves have developed their own communities and traditions; this sense of identity has been strengthened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
C18). 51–75 They’re in the library (area C3). 76–00 They’re chasing butterflies in the garden (area C25). Terenzio and Elzerina have places in the house that their parents have forbade them from
Meet the Cassalanters Each member of the Cassalanter family relaxes in different parts of the house and reacts separately to the discovery of characters intruding in their home. Lord and Lady
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Society of Blood and Poison The principal organization in drow culture and society is the house, an extended clan that comprises many related families, plus a number of lesser families who have
pledged loyalty to the house. A house’s membership also includes some (potentially very large) number of indentured drow servants and slaves of other species. A house usually specializes in a business, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Guardian Spirit If the party communed with Theodora during the séances, the adventure’s climax unfolds as follows. Hidden Halvhrests. After the characters explore and leave area 24, the house detects
the hidden Halvhrest children and wakes. Escape the House. If the characters attempt to leave the house with the children’s toys, the spirits of the house physically manifest as a shadow demon and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are a few examples of characters who carry the Mark of Healing. Noble Cleric. You are one of the heirs of Baron Ulara, the matriarch of House Jorasco. Your mark is
remarkable (and the source of your clerical abilities) and you feel that you’re just beginning to unlock its power. Are you willing to devote your abilities to your house? Or do you think that you may have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
clinging to a parent’s culture. Over centuries, though, half-elves have developed their own communities and traditions, giving them an identity strengthened by the rise of House Lyrandar and House Medani
bias than members of other races, and some half-elves could easily be mistaken for human. In making a half-elf character, consider whether you were born in a Khoravar community, or if your parents were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the chair to sway. If the skeleton or the chair is touched, the chair stops rocking. After the characters first enter the room (whether the house is dormant or awakened) and react to the skeleton
the room and keep out the “hungry things.” The hungry things are bad spirits that took over. They “stole” the children’s parents. The children don’t know any named spirits. They would like to leave
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Each denizen of this realm can relate a story of a terrifying haunting that they or someone they know experienced personally. The House on Gryphon Hill is the most famous haunted house in Mordent, known
questions.
Who your family? Ancestry matters in Mordent. Are you from a landed family? Or were your parents tenant farmers, fishers, laborers, or in service to one of the noble estates?
What are your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Elves of the Five Nations Throughout history, elves have occasionally migrated to live among the other peoples of Khorvaire. On rare occasions, entire families have relocated (as House Phiarlan did
that might affect you. Did you know the parents or grandparents of another member of your party? Are you trying to repay a debt or fulfill a promise to that long-dead friend, or are you trying to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Durst and bequeathes the house, the windmill, and all other family property to Rosavalda and Thornboldt Durst in the event of their parents’ deaths. The books, scrolls, deeds, and will age markedly if taken from the house but remain intact.
Treasure The chest contains three blank books with black leather covers (worth 25 gp each), three spell scrolls (bless, protection from poison, and spiritual weapon), the deed to the house, the deed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
disturb their toys, but they fight only in self-defense. Unlike the illusions outside the house, these children know that they’re dead. If asked how they died, Rose and Thorn explain that their parents
neglected by their parents and locked in this room until they starved to death. Their small skeletons lie in the middle of the floor, plain as day, wearing tattered clothing that the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Family and Friends Who raised you, and what was life like for you when you were growing up? You might have been raised by your parents, by relatives, or in an orphanage. Or you could have spent your
childhood on the streets of a crowded city with only your fellow runaways and orphans to keep you company. Use the Family table to determine who raised you. If you know who your parents are but you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Human Fighter 1 Your family is no stranger to wealth, power, and privilege. In the glory days of Neverwinter, your parents were the count and countess of Corlinn Hill, a large estate located in the
but comfortable town house in Waterdeep. As an adult, you stand to inherit a meaningless title and little else. Personal Goal: Civilize Phandalin. You were meant for more than being a ruler of nothing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
members grew increasingly unsettled, they sheltered the future head of their house, reshaping their estate and investing in whimsical diversions for him. On the night Ivana Boritsi poisoned her family
, Ivan learned of his parents’ intention to send Kristina to a prestigious boarding school. Screams, cruel cackling, and clockwork screeching filled the Dilisnya estate that night. When it ended, Ivan was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
Karas Chembryl Assassin Heir to a Sinister Legacy HINCHEL OR
After the death of patriarch Fzoul Chembryl, House Chembryl and its descendants were scattered across Faerûn. Some members have
intimidating presence, and an affinity for occult magic. Out of fear, Karas’s parents discouraged her from using her gifts, hiding their family’s history and pressuring the girl toward a pretense of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the future head of their house, reshaping their estate and investing in whimsical diversions for him. On the same night Ivana Boritsi poisoned her family, Ivan learned his parents intended to send
family, while Boris prepared his son, Ivan, to act as head of a united Boritsi–Dilisnya house. Despite abundant opportunities, Ivan resented his family’s plans for him and grew to embody puerile vice
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
parents died.
4
Everything I do is for the common people.
5
I will do anything to protect the temple where I served.
6
I seek to preserve a sacred text that my enemies consider heretical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
are met with suspicion and anger, and parents warn their children: “Be good, or the annis will get you.” When an annis feels especially cruel, the hag adopts the appearance of a kindly elder
okay to do bad deeds—starting with breaking things or wandering without permission, then graduating to pushing someone down the stairs or setting a house on fire. Eventually, the child’s terrified
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
can escalate into brawls when these miscreants are far from the watchful eyes of their parents. Duels have long been prohibited by mutual agreement, due to the blood feuds they provoked in the past
Warder is Dauner Ilzimmer, who speaks for the town to the Lords’ Alliance. House Amcathra has yet to choose its successor for next Shieldmeet. Houses Jhansczil and Tarm have smaller breeding concerns in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Zaffai (chaotic neutral human Prismari professor of expression) came of age, his parents sent him to Strixhaven, assuring him his budding musical genius deserved the finest instruction in the world
. (In truth, though he did possess prodigious talent, they were also growing tired of their house being randomly struck by lightning or engulfed in cyclones whenever he practiced.) Even as he flourished
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
and house guards watching her every move during the day. So she taught herself how to pick locks, pluck keys from belts and pouches, clamber up walls, and sneak past guards — playing the perfect
daughter by day while cutting loose at night. To hide her identity from those she met, she wore a hood and mask, exchanging her fine clothes for the kind of practical clothing her parents would never let
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
midwife. Her son, Grin Agganor (age 27), worked in the village’s stable house, feeding the horses and cleaning the stalls for Lady Nandar. Destiny worships Asmodeus but doesn’t impose her beliefs on anyone
family members are Yondra (age 15) and her brother Sarvin (age 11). They lost both of their parents and an older sister named Sylda. Osstra Family. The Osstras are Tethyrian human wheat farmers. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
after it closed its doors, the site was reopened as Ultrumm’s Music Conservatory. The conservatory later moved to Southbank, and the House of the Harp occupied the college’s original location under
, yielded a faculty able to revive the college, and the House of the Harp adopted the Fochlucan name once again. Most of its bards study and practice the methods of the College of Lore, as described
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
change during the Founders’ Day party, the text includes a “Founders’ Day” section describing those changes. View Player Version Guest House The Cassalanters host guests in this stately guest house
writing desk and matching chair, a dresser, a tall wardrobe, and an owlbear throw rug draped over a padded chair with matching ottoman. Coach House The Cassalanters own three carriages — one for their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Death House Locations These locations are keyed to map 5.1. Dyson Logos Map 5.1: Death House View Player Version D1a–D1b: Portico and Antechamber A hinged, wrought-iron gate fills the archway
a stylized golden windmill on a red field.
A closed double door stands a few steps beyond.
The doors are unlocked. D2a–D2b: Main Hall and Cloakroom This hall runs the width of the house, with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
that lead to a two-story brick mansion and eastward toward a detached coach house. An arcane lock spell is cast on the gates. Forcing them open requires a successful DC 25 Strength (Athletics) check
hounds detect the characters and attack, day or night. G3. Coach House This stone building contains a beautifully maintained coach and clean stables that house four draft horses and Lady Gralhund’s jet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
the other two. Zi Liang’s Quest In addition to being an acolyte of Chauntea and an Emerald Enclave sympathizer, Zi is the beneficiary of a considerable inheritance from her parents, who traded in
) that she keeps hidden among her belongings and tells them to bring it to Cauldar Marskyl (LG male Illuskan human commoner), the head butler of House Thann in Waterdeep, where he will give them a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, and when he does appear, he’s restless. Augustus is a natural-born lycanthrope, born to werewolf parents. His parents were slain by monster hunters when he was young, and he traveled from town to town
companions. They spend almost all their time in the form of house cats, not out of secrecy, but because Wanewort prefers them that way. Guild members never see her without one of these cats in her