before bard detail currents release

College of Glamour Legacy

Classes Xanathar's Guide to Everything

are so eloquent that a speech or song that one of them performs can cause captors to release the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into complacency. The same magic that allows them to quell

power to gladden the downtrodden and undermine oppressors. College of Glamour Features Bard Level Feature 3rd Mantle of Inspiration, Enthralling Performance 6th Mantle of Majesty 14th Unbreakable Majesty

Unity of Self

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, more powerful self. If a character doesn’t release their lost incarnation, it might make the following chapter more challenging. Let each character decide what to do with their trapped incarnation

. If they decide to release it later, they can do so by returning to the House of Liars or by magical means available in Sigil. CoupleOfKooks “You never stop being a hero. You might take a break, you

Puzzle Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Puzzle Features The mosaics, statues, and tiles are described below in greater detail. Mosaics The four wall mosaics depict the following: A water elemental crashes through a city wall in a huge wave

attack the characters. The exact timing of this event is left to you, but the characters should be given enough time to take a crack at solving the puzzle. The characters can also release the elementals

Playing with Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

be reframed for an Acq Inc campaign. Each class section offers up suggestions for adding detail and narrative flair to your character. Where tables are presented as part of those suggestions, you can

: Barbarian: Path of the Ancestral Guardian, Path of the Zealot Bard: College of Glamour, College of Whispers Druid: Circle of Dreams, Circle of the Shepherd Fighter: Arcane Archer, Cavalier, Samurai

Starting Points

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

give an initial focus to the campaign—setting a tone and giving players an initial investment in the story. The player characters may be meeting in a tavern—but it’s their favorite tavern. The bard

happen?” You Meet at a Tavern … But Which Tavern? Where do you spend your off hours? As a group, once you settle on a location, each player can add one cosmetic detail about it. This could involve a

Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

represents broader knowledge of its use. For example, the DM might ask you to make a Dexterity check to carve a fine detail with your woodcarver's tools, or a Strength check to make something out of

proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to play music with the instrument. A bard can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus. Each type of musical instrument requires a separate

College of Glamour

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

legend. These bards are so eloquent that a speech or song that one of them performs can cause captors to release the bard unharmed and can lull a furious dragon into complacency. The same magic that

too big. Goodbye! College of Glamour Features Bard Level Feature 3rd Mantle of Inspiration, Enthralling Performance 6th Mantle of Majesty 14th Unbreakable Majesty Mantle of Inspiration When you

M10. Treasury

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check, the brain warns them of the risks of tampering with the journal (see below). It then negotiates for the characters’ aid, claiming that only it can safely release

with any creatures still inside it. The journal can be safely opened by the brain in a jar, or with a successful DC 18 Dexterity check using thieves’ tools. Its pages detail how Kwalish continued his

Home, Sweet Home

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

inspiration, or you can develop a unique location. Work with the players to develop the connections that each character has to the site. If the location is a tavern, for instance, a bard character

creative exercise, you could also allow each player to add a physical detail to the place or to describe one of the location's NPCs—the stuffed gorgon head over the hearth, another regular among the

Creating a Rival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

solve 3 High priest who worries the characters are diminishing the temple’s prestige 4 Wizard who blames the characters for some recent troubles 5 Rival adventuring party 6 Bard who loves a scandal

worried that recent misdeeds will be revealed To add the right amount of detail to a rival you want to create, give some thought to what that NPC is trying to accomplish and what resources and

Kruphix's Champions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

Kruphix’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, druid, monk, ranger, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Hermit, outlander

divine squabbles. Kruphix’s Favor Kruphix’s champions are less his agents than his charges, and he is loath to release them. Even those who leave his service often find themselves unwittingly aiding his

Fighter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

combatants enter a fight not knowing whether their boots have come untied. 6 You have a belt pouch specially made to release ball bearings or caltrops in the thick of the fight, forcing your

you’ll take that risk. If you had to choose between entering a battle without your favorite combat gear or without the party’s bard, Singy McLuteface can sit this one out. You and your equipment have

Hirelings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

can earn his release from the coffin along the way — by any means possible. Value to the Party. Originally native to an area near the Barrier Peaks, Ctenmiir has much experience with the initial route

ignored as he attacks them. Garret Levistusson CN male tiefling bard/rogue The Cartophile’s first choice to join the characters’ expedition, Garret is an untrustworthy bon vivant and magpie. His mapmaking

Tools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

represents broader knowledge of its use. For example, the DM might ask you to make a Dexterity check to carve a fine detail with your woodcarver’s tools, or a Strength check to make something out of

instrument. A bard can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 10. Each type of musical instrument requires a separate proficiency. Navigator’s Tools. This set of

1: Outer Gatehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

help you set the mood or describe aspects of the location, while others detail important gameplay information, like the depth of the keep’s moat (in case a creature falls into it). Coupleofkooks

in both towers must be turned to release or tighten the drawbridge’s chains. The portcullis operates in a similar manner. Services. Each location offers unique services. Shops typically offer

Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

creating nonplayer characters in chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to detail the majordomo, giving this individual a vibrant personality and backstory. The majordomo’s goals should be aligned

. Skilled hirelings can be fired and hired as needed. A franchise might bring on a couple of thugs to act as distraction during a street fair, then release those NPCs to hire a different set of skilled

Recurring Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

preventing the release of a demonic overlord. The Villain You Know Not every villain is a mastermind who schemes in the shadows or a world-destroying horror. Sometimes the most significant villain is

some depth and detail to the actions and motivations of a villain who plagues the characters on a regular basis. Villain You Know d6 Villain 1 A con artist takes advantage of people who fall for

Magical Phenomena

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

forces, the subsequent effects range from whimsical to deadly. Eldritch Storm Eldritch Storms When magical currents become trapped amid winds and clouds, eldritch storms can result. Flaywind

orange lightning release a deluge of fiery droplets. Any creature caught in the burning rain takes 2d6 fire damage at the start of each of its turns. The droplets ignite any flammable objects that

Area Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye

kill any creature that enters the tunnel. Upon entering the tunnel for the first time, a character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices odd waves and currents that suggest

room is a square table covered in scribbled notes and ink-stained parchment. The notes spread across the table detail the cult’s experiments and history. A character who spends at least 10 minutes

Mortuary Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

Mortuary Locations The following sections detail locations in the Mortuary. Each section includes a map of the location and an encounter designed to showcase the location’s unique elements. You can

overtake the Heralds of Dust exorcist (see the appendix) tasked with guarding this vault. If the characters don’t intervene, the Undead might destabilize the vault’s magic and release other creatures

Lyn Armaal, Level 3

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. Two magic items are displayed here as well. Anstruth Harp. An exquisitely crafted harp sized for a human rests on a shelf. This instrument of the bards was acquired from a human bard who counseled

). She would even agree to release Felgolos from custody. She has no honor, however, and will break her word or attempt to reclaim what’s hers as soon as the children are safely returned to her. If any

Combat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium

have an action readied, you can make an opportunity attack, which causes you to stop readying. Can a bonus action be used as an action or vice versa? For example, can a bard use a bonus action to grant

a Bardic Inspiration die and an action to cast healing word? No. Actions and bonus actions aren’t interchangeable. In the example, the bard could use Bardic Inspiration or healing word on a turn, not

World-Shaking Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

: a prominent playwright, bard, or court fool in whose words, art, or performance the people perceive universal truth. On a smaller scale, this might be an influential local poet, minstrel, satirist

presaged this event, or a series of signs and omens. Describe the omen in detail. Describe or name the creature that warned the populace about the oncoming disaster. Who listened? Who were the lucky

Wreck of the Marshal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

in pieces that litter the ground. Crab of Cuthbert. The day before the Marshal sank, Clergol of the Viola, a bard and a follower of St. Cuthbert, cast the awaken spell on a crab he named Barnacle

is described in detail after the table. Marshal Wreck Encounters d4 Encounter Level 1 Vecna’s Twist 5th 2 Merrow Mayhem 7th 3 Golem Diver 11th 4 Dragon Turtle Bandit 15th Vecna’s Twist The town

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

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

first time on a turn takes 40 (9d8) lightning damage. When the barrier appears, read: The shimmering head and shoulders of a woman blink into existence above the arena floor. Electrical currents course

into much detail, Xerophon alludes to horrible magical experiments performed on prisoners by the wizard who ran the prison, saying, “I was afraid I might be next.” Once it realizes the fate that has

Necropolis Locations (Y20-Y29)

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

only a few seconds before she dies and turns to dust; with her dying breath, she implores the characters in Loross (the dead Netherese tongue) to “destroy the crown … release my memories … let me have

Stars!” A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check knows this legendary piece of music, as does any bard in the party. If the characters enter the music hall, read: This grand

Headquarters Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

to create a map of the headquarters and its surroundings. Chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide can help detail both wilderness and urban locations. LIFESTYLE EXPENSES Whenever characters are in

a building, a vessel, or some other structure, a franchise is equipped with a compartment holding grease. When activated, nozzles release the grease either in a 30-foot cone or into a specific area no

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