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Player’s Handbook
level 1 features, which are listed in the Warlock Features table. See the multiclassing rules to determine your available spell slots.
Warlock Features
Level
Proficiency Bonus
Class Features
+3
Ability Score Improvement
6
3
9
2
4
9
+4
Contact Patron
7
3
10
2
5
10
+4
Subclass feature
7
4
10
2
5
11
+4
Mystic Arcanum (level 6 spell)
7
4
11
3
5
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
doom than peace and bounty. Some leonin, known as iconoclasts, devote themselves to thwarting the gods by hunting down their followers and all things born of Nyx that impede on Oreskos and the safety of
in ages past, today their prides largely avoid contact with other peoples and spurn the gods that ignored their plight. Since then, the leonin have flourished, finding strength in their bonds with
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
trained in the arcane tradition of evocation. She likes using her magic to destroy things, and her hunger for magic items knows no bounds. Her supreme confidence means that she never backs down from a
challenge, even when the odds are clearly stacked against her. Seeing other wizards as a threat, paranoia rules her life.
Avarice has been a member of the Arcane Brotherhood for almost two years. She
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
’s next turn. Any creature in physical contact with a heated object at the start of its turn must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 9 (2d8
, metallic, or gem—something like a large extended family. But for dragonborn champions, this bond is spiritual as much as biological, and they devote themselves to their divine ancestor. Dragonborn champions advance the cause of their dragon god among draconic creatures and other folk alike.Psychic
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Tortles have a saying: “We wear our homes on our backs.” These turtle folk live on many worlds, most often journeying up and down coasts, along waterways, and across the sea. Tortles don
’t have a unified story of how they were created, but they all have a sense of being mystically connected to the natural world. Carrying their shelter on their backs gives tortles a special
Criminal / Spy
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
powerful backs, and some have long patches of hair on their chins and cheeks. Their legs end in heavy, cloven hooves, and they have long, tufted tails.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you
choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical race. If you select a fantastical race, follow these additional rules during character creation.
Ability Score Increases
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or suspicion, and rippling
)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back with fear or
. (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society.
Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: One
arrested or killed with their idiocy.
FEATURE: CRIMINAL CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
; scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with anger, lying back
without the boredom. (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragons’ scales. It glows like starlight between their bodies and the spines and horns that hover close to their heads and backs. These horns shift with the dragon’s mood: bristling with
is learning, but without the boredom. (Chaotic)
6
Control. Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow my rules. (Lawful)
Crystal Dragon Adventures
The Crystal Dragon Adventure Hooks
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
and ruffs of emerald-green fur running down their chins, chests, backs, and tails. One horn arcs from the back of a moonstone dragon’s skull and another at the tip of the nose; the two horns
trance or reverie within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair, the dragon can establish telepathic contact with that creature and converse with it in its dreams. The creature remembers its conversation
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
with opalescent scales and ruffs of emerald-green fur running down their chins, chests, backs, and tails. One horn arcs from the back of a moonstone dragon’s skull and another at the tip of the
. Whenever a creature that can understand a language sleeps or enters a state of trance or reverie within 6 miles of the dragon’s lair, the dragon can establish telepathic contact with that creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
. 2 Treats a dance like a competitive, full-contact sport. 3 Is shy or embarrassed, giggling uncontrollably and never making eye contact. 4 Is fantastically clumsy or gets dizzy easily. 5 Tries to mask
characters wish to earn Relationship Points, treat the dance lesson as a Relationship encounter using the rules in chapter 3. Have players note the results of this encounter on their copies of the tracking sheet.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Going Mad Various magical effects can inflict madness on an otherwise stable mind. Certain spells, such as contact other plane and symbol, can cause insanity, and you can use the madness rules here
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
’ tactics and stat blocks. Note any special rules that apply to the setting of the encounter. For social interaction encounters, make notes about the nonplayer characters (NPCs) in the encounter—their
personalities, goals, and tactics. For exploration encounters, record any clues or other information the characters should learn, and review any special rules that might come into play in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
’ tactics and stat blocks. Note any special rules that apply to the setting of the encounter. For social interaction encounters, make notes about the nonplayer characters (NPCs) in the encounter—their
personalities, goals, and tactics. For exploration encounters, record any clues or other information the characters should learn, and review any special rules that might come into play in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
past, today their prides largely avoid contact with other peoples and spurn the gods that ignored their plight. Since then, the leonin have flourished, finding strength in their bonds with one another
deities are more likely to spread doom than peace and bounty. Some leonin, known as iconoclasts, devote themselves to thwarting the gods by hunting down their followers and all things born of Nyx that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
smart as me, and I need to prove that all the time. 3 There’s a rule for everything. 4 If I can’t seize control, I’ll serve in the meantime. 5 I’m a bully who backs down when faced with any sort of
resistance. 6 Every problem can be solved with the use of force. Devil Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Loyalty. I keep my vows to my superior and respect those who do the same. 2 Law. I might not like the rules
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
those of snakes and scaly patches on their arms, legs, necks, and backs. Watching over them are a pair of inhuman bipedal reptiles.
Ras Nsi’s concubines live in luxury within these chambers. Eleven
doppelganger has had little contact with Ras Nsi since arriving at the fane; however, it has learned a few things by eavesdropping on Sekelok and Neema’s intimate conversations. Ishmakahl appears as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Rules of Engagement Ideally, when the characters learn the truth about the lizardfolk and the sahuagin, they have done so before causing irreparable harm to the occupants of the lair and the
Saltmarsh into the alliance. Handling the interaction between the two sides against the backdrop of the first contact between the lizardfolk and potentially friendly humans can be difficult. Though it’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
prosperous and increasingly crowded, so buildings have been torn down and taller ones built — four stories high in some instances. A Waterbaron who rules for life leads Yartar. The current Waterbaron is
). Reason to Visit. The “Dark Dealings in Yartar” side trek (chapter 6) brings the characters here. More broadly, characters affiliated with the Lords’ Alliance can readily receive support in Yartar, and Harpers and Zhentarim can get aid, too, if they’re discreet and know how to contact an agent in town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
associate of the clan, you’ll be expected to respect the hierarchy and follow the rules, and you might be targeted by Daask just as if you were a Boromar yourself. If you have a contact in the Boromar Clan
, you might know someone on the Boromar Contacts table. Boromar Contacts d6 Contact 1 Sundry (gnome) is a fence who runs a pawn shop in the Bazaar of Dura and has ties to many smugglers, sailors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
than a glorified goblin boss) rules hundreds of goblins, spread out among multiple lairs to ensure the tribe’s survival. Goblin bosses are easily ousted, and many goblin tribes are taken over by
sleep underground during the day. Like wolves, they are pack hunters, made bolder by their numbers. When they hunt from the backs of wolves, goblins use hit-and-run attacks. Worshipers of Maglubiyet
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Subclass 3 2 4 2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 5 2 2 5 +3 — 5 3 6 2 3 6 +3 Subclass feature 5 3 7 2 3 7 +3 — 6 3 8 2 4 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 6 3 9 2 4 9 +4 Contact Patron 7 3 10 2 5 10
a voice in the shadows—its identity unclear—but its boon to you is concrete: the ability to cast spells. See chapter 7 for the rules on spellcasting. The information below details how you use those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Subclass 3 2 4 2 2 4 +2 Ability Score Improvement 3 3 5 2 2 5 +3 — 5 3 6 2 3 6 +3 Subclass feature 5 3 7 2 3 7 +3 — 6 3 8 2 4 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 6 3 9 2 4 9 +4 Contact Patron 7 3 10 2 5 10
a voice in the shadows—its identity unclear—but its boon to you is concrete: the ability to cast spells. See “Spells” for the rules on spellcasting. The information below details how you use those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
operatives of rival organizations, a bit of well-timed sabotage on some manufacturing equipment, or intimidating contractors into turning their backs on a rival are all regular business for an Acq Inc
warlock. Standard Dark Spellcaster Franchise Rules
No summoning circles in the bathroom. No “tentacle talk” during mealtimes. You must wear a gag at bedtime. That constant screaming makes it hard for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Optional Rules Here are some optional rules that you can use to reinforce the flavor of adventuring in Avernus. COMMERCE
When it comes to the souls of mortals, the Nine Hells is always open for
contact that character telepathically and offer its assistance. The character must agree to perform a task for the archdevil afterward. The nature of the task is not revealed until the character agrees to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
3 Enforcer 4 Fence 5 Highway robber 6 Hired killer 7 Pickpocket 8 Smuggler Feature: Criminal Contact You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society
3 Enforcer 4 Fence 5 Highway robber 6 Hired killer 7 Pickpocket 8 Smuggler Feature: Criminal Contact You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
awaiting the chance to plunge their daggers into each other’s backs. They vie against each other to supplant the archlector, a position prized for its access to demon lords and their dark gifts. The
the following effects in and around the gate-town: Demon Ichor. Demon ichor pollutes nearby water sources. Local wildlife that come into direct contact with the unholy gunk acquire demonic attributes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
of time. Rather than imparting his skills to them, he fueled their spirits with a burning desire to follow his example. His gifts of durability and purpose gave the dwarves all they needed to devote
akin to making first contact all over again. Establishing trade with this “new” human outpost would require forming new relationships, a process that could take weeks or months. The elves’ chaotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
centuries, following the veins of metal. This brought them into contact with duergar of the Deepkingdom a generation back, and Ironmaster has been at war with them ever since. Storn was himself a veteran
Ironmaster’s only secret, however. My friend Storn wielded two silvered axes, as befits any devote follower of Clangeddin Silverbeard, but when I returned to him an axe he had thrown in the heat of battle






