before barrier diffusing calling rival

Archaeologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

the treasures and relics of wizards, warlords, or royalty. Some archaeologists plunder for wealth or fame, while others consider it their calling to illuminate the past or keep the world’s

disappeared on an expedition some time ago. 3 I have a friendly rival. Only one of us can be the best, and I aim to prove it’s me. 4 I won’t sell an art object or other treasure that

Creating an Artificer

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

Creating an Artificer When creating an artificer, think about your character’s relationship with the artisan who taught them their craft. Does the character have a rival? Talk to your DM about the

. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the World of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers to keep airships

Background

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

Barrier Peaks. His studies of an ancient, crashed planar craft set him on a path that might have seen him rival Ioun and Heward — until his experiments overtook him, and he became lost to the ages

. All that’s left of his legacy is a single example of his earliest work — the apparatus of Kwalish that is the only way most folk now know his name. It was Kwalish’s foray into the Barrier Peaks that set

Fort Knucklebone

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Fort Knucklebone After leaving Elturel, the adventurers head to Fort Knucklebone, a junkyard stronghold on the edge of a desolate expanse of Avernus ravaged by rival gangs of scavengers. Fort

that serves as a crude rampart. This barrier is 15 feet thick, and its height averages 20 feet. Built into the rampart is a ramshackle gatehouse (see “Entering the Fort”). One of the redcaps that

Creating an Artificer

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

Creating an Artificer When creating an artificer, think about your character’s relationship with the artisan who taught them their craft. Does the character have a rival? Talk to your DM about the

. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the World of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers to keep airships

The Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild

business or draw the attention of the authorities, no one interferes. Recent rumors claim that an Outer City kingpin known as Straightstick is calling in all his favors to make a move on a Lower City turf

The Guild

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild

business or draw the attention of the authorities, no one interferes. Recent rumors claim that an Outer City kingpin known as Straightstick is calling in all his favors to make a move on a Lower City turf

Heroes of Destiny

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

path of the warrior. Fates A fortune teller foresaw that you would find your calling in a life of battle. Flames When the heat of battle takes over, you barely recognize yourself. This scares you. Fool

Friendly (or not-so-friendly) competition with a rival has spurred you to adventure. Gem You seek a fabled magic weapon or magic suit of armor. You won’t rest until you find it. Jester You feel like a

Carousing

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

the streets seemed like a great idea at the time. 8 Everyone is calling you by some weird, embarrassing nickname, like Puddle Drinker or Bench Slayer, and no one will say why.* *Might involve a rival

trying to impress people. *Might involve a rival Upper-Class Carousing Complications d8 Complication 1 A pushy noble family wants to marry off one of their scions to you.* 2 You tripped and fell

Fighter

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

some rival skulls, that’s just the way of war. And if those skulls sometimes turn out to belong to people on your own side of the ledger, well, that’s just business. You are anything but reckless

opportune moment, making your foe wonder what other tricks you might play. 4 Swearing, name-calling, political satire — you do it all. You make use of a range of down-and-dirty fighting epithets

Franchise Costs

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

franchisees a difficult (and hopefully profitable) mission. Rival groups and entrepreneurs might smell blood and attempt to attack the franchise or take over its markets. Nefarious NPCs will most certainly

come calling. Defaulting on franchise payments can also strain relationships with nobles, merchants, and others who value a franchise more for its assets than for the characters. Such relationships typically turn frosty until the characters are able to prove that the franchise is back on its feet.

A Long History (in Brief)

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

approach too close, however, lest you stumble into the invisible barrier — a “force cage,” I am told — that surrounds the tower. Within that barrier lie additional protective wards, as demonstrated by the

most obvious of Waterdeep’s so-called splendors. After the Spellplague came the Sundering. Elf scholars insist on calling it the Second Sundering, asserting that the creation of Evermeet thousands of

Necropolis Locations (Y1-Y9)

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

barrier, which is immune to all damage and can’t be dispelled by dispel magic. The barrier also extends into the Ethereal Plane, blocking ethereal travel. Any creature that touches the barrier for the

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

The Streets of Sharn

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

along and stop trying to steal their business. (If the characters belong to the Deathsgate Guild or the Clifftop Adventurer's Guild, these could be members of the rival guild.) 04–06 Outside a House

, oven, and washbasin. Several spectral hands prepare and plate food as the chef serves a party of smiling customers. 22–25 A harpy decked out in colorful ribbons flies overhead, calling, "Get the

Eileanar Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel

in this district devoted to higher learning. The Last Academies, a collection of rival institutions, are named as such because once you finish here, there’s nowhere else to learn. Each institution

that know no higher calling than pure knowledge and academic glory. Reasons to Visit. Adventurers might visit the Last Academies for one of the following reasons: Magical Training. Any adventurer seeking

Locations I - L

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

nearby wilderness. Visitors are welcome at the Jester’s Pride tavern, which serves robust dwarven ale. Jundar’s Pass This wagon trail threads through the Dessarin Hills between Beliard and Calling

away and never grown back. He brutally attacks other dragons, seeking to slay any wyrm that might rival him in power, in a fighting style marked by sudden attacks and just as sudden disappearances

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