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Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong.
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I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
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The first thing I do in a
.
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I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
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I turn tail and run when things look bad.
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An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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I never raise my voice or lose my temper.
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I feel the pains and joys of everyone around me, friend or foe.
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I would rather make a friend than thwart an enemy.
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I’m
conclave has a deeper connection to the Worldsoul than I do.
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I’m trying to atone for the life of crime I led before I joined the Selesnya, but I find it hard to give up my bad habits
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
have lived on the worlds of the Material Plane since the worlds’ creation. Gifted by the gods with remarkable physical defenses and a mystical connection to the natural world, lizardfolk can
follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
3
The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable—or where such things could be hidden
things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me.
3
The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable—or where such things
tail and run when things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
represents both life and the grave. It is her worshipers that raise young orcs to be warriors, and then, at the end of their lives, take them to Yurtrus and Shargaas to be carried into death and the
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the leasing of secure vaults to wealthy patrons, with nigh-impregnable defenses designed to keep each vault’s contents safe from thieves. Map 5.1 shows the layout of Horn Enclave.
Map 5.1: Horn
summon more guards and raise a general alarm, summoning Ironbeard, Rizwin, Lady Kira, or Lord Zardak. In true emergencies, Ironbeard activates the slaughterstone eviscerator in the Hall of War (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Adventures in Bluetspur While Bluetspur’s otherworldly hazards and the mind flayers’ defenses can challenge even the highest-level heroes, the domain’s menace proves most pernicious when it intrudes
on other domains. Taking inspiration from sci-fi horror and tales of alien abduction, adventures involving Bluetspur’s mind flayers might begin anywhere with bad dreams or a stranger’s impossible
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Entrance and Guard Post The sahuagin have tightened their defenses at the north entrance. Expecting an attack, they no longer use the causeway and keep this gate sealed at all times of day. As the gate
he survived, are now stationed here. If the party engages the sahuagin in combat here, the defenders’ numbers and central location on the level instantly raise the alert. Treasure. Amid mundane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, configuration, defenses, and leaders. No ability check is needed to follow the monks’ tracks back the way they came, since the wheelbarrow leaves a deep furrow in the earth. Characters who follow these tracks
warm singing fills the air. Beautiful fey forms step out from inside the trees surrounding the clearing. They raise their hands in a gesture of peace and smile at you.
Treasure. The dryads are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Locations in the City Shown in map 1.1, Port Nyanzaru is a city of walls within walls. Burgeoning wealth has driven the city’s richest residents to raise defenses against the jungle’s dangers, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, you can offer to let the character succeed at the cost of a complication or hindrance. Such complications can run along any of the following lines: A character gets her sword past an enemy’s defenses
automatic failure is bad enough. And characters typically make so many attack rolls that they’re bound to roll dozens of natural 1s over time. What might seem like an interesting consequence, like breaking the weapon used for the attack, will quickly get tiresome.
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
a perfect world, the creatures would be left alone to dig their tunnels and raise the next generation of kobolds, all the while seeking the magic that will free their imprisoned god (see the &ldquo
, the kobolds are usually put to work enlarging their masters’ living area and protecting vital areas of the lair with traps and other defenses.
Some human communities hire kobolds to dig their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the party to enter the castle undetected. Cultists haul the supplies to the kitchen (area 15) and carry the treasure chests down to the dragon’s main hoard chamber (area 25). Walls and Aerial Defenses
-foot-tall cloud giants—one male and one female—stand behind the portcullis, facing each other within the covered gateway.
The winches that raise and lower the drawbridge and portcullis are located in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stones, and make sure no one disturbs the Delvers, who are entombed here. The Believers watch the moving stones carefully, because it’s a bad sign when they move, and they have to figure out what it
the characters release Braelen, he tries to go back to the surface through the tunnel in area T1. Chains. Fastened to iron bars here are chains to the cages in area T3. Characters can raise a fallen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
nightmare of franchise-branded zombies running amok. Still, if things get bad, there’s nothing like a general marketing campaign reminding local folk that necromancy means raise dead. Even if you can’t cast
creatures for scouting or guard duty, or using dimension door to slip away from a deal gone bad. The hard part of that last one is always figuring out which of your franchise mates you’ll bring with you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the party to enter the castle undetected. Cultists haul the supplies to the kitchen (area 15) and carry the treasure chests down to the dragon’s main hoard chamber (area 25). Walls and Aerial Defenses
cloud giants — one male and one female — stand behind the portcullis, facing each other within the covered gateway. The winches that raise and lower the drawbridge and portcullis are located in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
maintains docks, ships, and fortified harbors on many of the islands in the Sea of Swords, and as such the city is always seeking magical and military support for these defenses. Where other cities
might use such vast mountains of coin as Mirabar possesses on shows of prosperity, Mirabarrens use it for more functional goals, making sure that the city’s defenses are new, that its gates close
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
crush the defenders in a pincer attack. The Saltmarsh council explains that the characters’ role is to serve as a strike force, disrupting the sahuagin defenses and slaying as many foes as possible before
table to determine what sahuagin forces linger there. The sahuagin throughout the fortress fight to the death, though the last surviving sahuagin of every group will attempt to escape to raise the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Aberrant Mind Tentacles, psychic powers, beings from beyond the stars—one person’s bad dream is another person’s good time.
Tasha
An alien influence has wrapped its tendrils around your mind
by the spell. Psychic Defenses 6th-level Aberrant Mind feature You gain resistance to psychic damage, and you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. Revelation in Flesh
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me. 3 The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable — or where such things
money. 3 If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it. 4 I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying. 5 I turn tail and run when things look bad. 6 An innocent person is in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me. 3 The first thing I do in a new place is note the locations of everything valuable — or where such things
money. 3 If there’s a plan, I’ll forget it. If I don’t forget it, I’ll ignore it. 4 I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying. 5 I turn tail and run when things look bad. 6 An innocent person is in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
prisoners and thralls. The spacious area southeast of the keep is used for military drills, weapon practice, and assembling before expeditions. FORTRESS DEFENSES
The 30-foot-tall outer walls and the 40
utilitarian and unfurnished. A tower has the following features and defenses:
The tower’s stone doors are reinforced and barred from the inside. Siege weapons are needed to break them down. Arrow slits on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
on rare magic to the hag’s daughter. THE RULE OF THREE
They say that things come in threes. Good things. Bad things. Strange things. Hags and purveyors of witchcraft embrace the Rule of Three, as it
, raise dead 6th level (1 slot): circle of death Nature. Hags might seek to exert control over their environment and the creatures in it by mastering the following group of spells: 1st level (4 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
reactions, and the only action he can take is to emerge from his shell.
In addition to its undead defenses, the tower has four smaller dragons living inside it: a young black dragon named Slarkas
components:
3/day each: animate dead, branding smite (at 4th level), revivify
1/day each: geas, raise dead
Special Equipment. Arkhan wields Fane-Eater and wears a suit of obsidian flint dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
captain-general to provide information about Greyhawk’s defenses and local politicians. Sental gives this information to a human Spy (Chaotic Evil) who stays at the Black Dragon Inn under the false
Assassin), speak multiple languages and use humor to raise spirits and diffuse tensions. Olaf can almost always break up a fight before it starts, generally with a round of drinks for the instigators
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
target. Hit: 17 (2d12 + 4) slashing damage.
Grumink the Renegade Grumink is a dwarf gone bad. He is a chaotic evil gold dwarf assassin with dwarf racial traits. Bloodthirsty, callous, and mercenary
the Nettlebee clan, a wealthy family of halflings that raise livestock and farm their land. He presents the outward appearance of a modest rancher, and he forbids extravagance on his farm. Thinking he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
lanterns hang from posts that support the balcony of the upper deck. A rusty winch bolted to the deck is used to raise and lower the ship’s anchor. The winch is normally operated by two crew members
, but a single creature can operate it with a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. It takes one action to drop the anchor and ten actions to raise it. 7. Dining Room This room is full of tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
checking visitors’ identification papers Combat behind closed doors probably doesn’t raise an alarm, but any loud disturbance in the streets is likely to put the entire settlement on alert. As it
hostilities with the drow have prompted Azrok to call on her for help. Preeta understands the threat posed by the drow and is using animate dead spells to raise drow corpses, creating forces that Azrok can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in the middle of a dark ceremony to raise the risk and the stakes. None of the cult members are dangerous to a party of the characters’ level (see area T5 for statistics). But the presence of a
the aboleth’s defenses around the Styes, and are just as much a threat to the district and its people as to it. If the characters are so inclined, Sgothgah says, it could use their help in driving them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, but if your monster is well armored, raise its AC accordingly. Don’t worry if the monster’s AC isn’t matching up with the expected challenge rating for the monster. Other factors can affect a
extra hit points. However, adventurers have more resources at higher levels to counteract such defenses, making resistances and immunities less relevant at higher levels. Effective Hit Points. If a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
heard by the orc in area 4 and then attempt to flee to area 3. See the “Mountain Door Defenses” sidebar. If the archers are alerted to the party’s presence, they open fire on intruders on the ledge and in
area 2. See area 4 for more information. MOUNTAIN DOOR DEFENSES
The orcs are well prepared for a frontal assault on the Mountain Door. They follow the sequence of activity described below to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, three move to the arrow slits, while the fourth steps into area K4 and heads toward area K8 to raise the alarm. The stairs lead to area K3. K3. Gatehouse Upper Floor This room above the castle
raise or lower the portcullis. The bandits posted in this area operate the mechanisms to let people into or out of the castle. The stairs in this room descend to area K2. The doors lead out onto the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
light is now under “Elturel’s Shield,” but such claims raise hackles among Elturgard’s neighbors. The Creed Resolute With no clear sign of the source of the Companion and so many faithful arriving in
-called “First Folk of Berdusk,” have made a great show of their piety since the founding of Elturgard, and a great many of the high-ranking priests hail from their families. Over the years a few bad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
successful DC 20 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Trunk 1 is locked. It contains 7,200 sp. Trunk 2 is locked. It contains nothing. Trunk 3 is unlocked and has no defenses. At the bottom is a sack
with mother-of-pearl (worth 100 gp apiece). Trunk 6 is unlocked and has no defenses. It contains 1,300 ep. Trunk 7 is locked. It contains ten fine ivory tusks each weighing 5 pounds and worth 150 gp