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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Mysteries A mystery is a form of event-based adventure that usually focuses on the adventurers’ efforts to solve a crime, usually a robbery or murder. Unlike the writer of a mystery novel, a Dungeon
Master can’t always predict what the characters will do in a mystery adventure. A villain whose actions are “crime spree,” “one and done,” or “serial crimes” might inspire you to craft a mystery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Event-Based Adventures In an event-based adventure, the focus is on what the characters and villains do and what happens as a result. The question of where those things happen is of secondary
importance. Building an event-based adventure is more work than building a location-based one, but the process can be simplified by following a number of straightforward steps. Several steps include tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Daask … is led by monsters from Droaam. … is based in the Cogs but has been recently expanding into the lower wards. … specializes in violent crime and extortion. … is aggressively targeting the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
prove equally useful for burglars, grifters, and other criminals. Of particular note is the halfling-run criminal enterprise of the Boromar Clan, the most powerful crime syndicate in Breland. The
Boromars are based in Sharn, but their influence reaches across the nation and even to the distant city of Stormreach. If you decide to play a halfling rogue, or a character with a criminal or charlatan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
always involves the perpetration of a serious crime. Possibilities include murdering a guild member who has failed Xanathar in some fashion, kidnapping a Waterdavian citizen, collecting a ransom
still have seen or spoken to the eye tyrant. Given that the faction is fundamentally evil, advancement is based on one’s wiles or one’s ability to dispose of rivals. Competition within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the character is in Baldur’s Gate — though, at the DM’s discretion, they might have applicable effects in situations similar to those in Baldur’s Gate. These location-based features do not replace
, or as many of them as you wish to take. The “Dark Secrets” section presents a crime or sin that might force a party together or underlie their deeds. Once players have sorted out their individual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
interesting stories can emerge if you decide to refuse an assignment. Even a patron that isn’t heavy-handed can significantly motivate your group. Maybe you’ll seek adventures based on what pleases your
patrons in this section in terms of three broad categories of autonomy: With a highly directive patron, you are an employee of an organization, and the organization often tells you what to do. Crime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
the character is in Baldur’s Gate — though, at the DM’s discretion, they might have applicable effects in situations similar to those in Baldur’s Gate. These location-based features do not replace
, or as many of them as you wish to take. The “Dark Secrets” section presents a crime or sin that might force a party together or underlie their deeds. Once players have sorted out their individual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Crime in Sharn Crime is part of everyday life in Sharn, and just as in any other city, sometimes such acts are carried out by people who have no ties to organized crime. An upstanding citizen could
and widespread of the four, and has dominated the business of crime in Sharn for centuries. The group called Daask is on the rise, directly challenging the Boromars. The Tyrants and House Tarkanan are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
perch. This caused the entire arch to collapse atop the shrine, damaging it. Crime Scene When the characters investigate this crime scene, read the following: Once a striking cairn of colorful rocks
shrine after it fell. Tamara swears she also heard a gaggle of shrill voices just before it fell, though she didn’t understand the language the voices were speaking. Stolen Centerpiece. Based on how the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Intrigue Intrigue adventures are event-based adventures that revolve around power struggles. Intrigues are common in the courts of the nobility, but power struggles can play out just as easily in
merchants’ guilds, crime syndicates, and temple hierarchies. Rather than dark events and villainous plots, an intrigue adventure typically revolves around the exchange of favors, the rise and fall of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
make a series of checks, with a DC determined at random based on the quality of the opposition that the character runs into. A big part of the challenge in pit fighting lies in the unknown nature of
An opponent swears to take revenge on you.* 2 A crime boss approaches you and offers to pay you to intentionally lose a few matches.* 3 You defeat a popular local champion, drawing the crowd’s ire. 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
1,000 gp or more, as you see fit. Resolution. The character must make a series of checks, with a DC determined at random based on the quality of the competition that the character runs into. Part of
wants its money back. 5 A local crime boss insists you start frequenting the boss’s gambling parlor and no others. 6 A high-stakes gambler comes to town and insists that you take part in a game. *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
of a power that could earn you your place in the Undying Court? Have you been given a quest by one of your own deathless ancestors? Or are you an exile, banished from your homeland for some crime
your DM allows it, your elf character can forgo Elf Weapon Training and instead take the elf trait based on their culture:
An Aereni elf can choose one skill or tool proficiency. Your proficiency
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
something, we have no proof to hold her. I have my suspicions, but I won’t accuse someone who could be innocent based on my own possibly flawed perspective.
“That’s where you come in. You’re not from
crimes. If he sees a character commit a crime or finds out about it, he fines them 100 gp. If they discover evidence while committing a crime, he disregards it and informs the characters that he won’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the guild’s allies are based on business and built on upstanding reputations. Ultimately, though, the guild is a loose affiliation of groups, and organizations that have a good relationship with one
of those groups might not transfer their good will to another. The following groups do brisk business with members of the Clifftop Adventurers’ Guild: Voice of
BRELAND
Watch Commander or Crime Lord
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
helps establish the stakes and provides ideas that the DM can weave into the campaign story. The DM might work up a narrative based on the players’ initial discussions, and might ask additional
what part of the staff member’s background makes them good at the task at hand. The DM then describes successive scenes based on checks and roleplaying as the crew members locate a likely target ship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, crime pays as long as you avoid being convicted. Prison and Torture Chamber Malbolge comprises one infinitely large, steep-sloped mountain. Boulders and other debris rain down from its heights in
the surprise of the other archdevils. Even before Glasya assumed the rulership of Malbolge, she established the Hells’ first organized crime syndicate, using her followers to purchase souls on her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
faithful to Ilvaash. After they wrap up chapters 1–chapter 4, the characters discover that psionic goblins have committed crimes of vandalism in Phandalin. Investigating the crime scenes reveals that
fanatic overlords are based in an Underdark location called Illithinoch. Once a stronghold for the long-fallen mind flayer nation, Illithinoch is a massive complex the mind flayer fanatics have turned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
by 30. Your lifestyle might change from one period to the next, based on the funds you have at your disposal, or you might maintain the same lifestyle throughout your character’s career. Your
still have to contend with violence, crime, and disease. People at this lifestyle level tend to be unskilled laborers, costermongers, peddlers, thieves, mercenaries, and other disreputable types
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
these companions, who can become disillusioned when the dragon’s true nature is revealed. Crime Boss A dragon takes charge of a criminal enterprise, accumulating wealth through illegal activities that
wise advisors or of a dictatorial tyrant who governs based on whim. Taxes might be funneled into the dragon’s hoard, but some dragons in this position regard the collective wealth of their empire as part
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
by 30. Your lifestyle might change from one period to the next, based on the funds you have at your disposal, or you might maintain the same lifestyle throughout your character's career. Your
, experience. Your accommodations might be a room in a flophouse or in the common room above a tavern. You benefit from some legal protections, but you still have to contend with violence, crime, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
.) They provide you with lodging and food in dire circumstances and pay for your funeral if needed. If you are accused of a crime, your guild offers legal support, as long as a good case can be made for
your innocence or the crime was justifiable. Renown 5 or Higher. When your renown score with any guild reaches 5, you gain an additional contact within the guild. This contact might be a character you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
bear a grudge. A hostile contact works against the character, placing obstacles but stopping short of committing a crime or a violent act. Allied contacts are friends who will render aid to the
, a player can expend an allied contact and designate an NPC they meet as a contact, assuming the NPC is of the correct social class based on how the character caroused. The player should provide a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
efforts on trying to improve the moral fabric of the polis, hoping to create the ideal society, where people live together in peace, and where war and crime disappear. Uremideans. This school emphasizes
philosophies and choose the schools of magic they focus on based on such teachings. The mark of a true thaumaturge, though, is a gift or positive omen from the gods; even the most accomplished student
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
possible, but those willing to risk the Hive can partake in its seedy establishments and hidden gems. Crime is commonplace in the Hive. Grifters, cutpurses, and miscreants band together in the
. Harmonium patrols are less frequent here, and peacekeepers have been known to avert their gaze from disreputable establishments. Though crime runs rampant, so do creativity and trade, and opportunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. You can choose the type of leader or determine one randomly using the Leader Types table. Leader Types d6 Leader Type 1 Political 2 Religious 3 Military 4 Crime/underworld 5 Art/culture 6
1 A criminal enterprise 2 Monsters or a unique monster 3 A planar threat 4 A past adversary reawakened, reborn, or resurgent 5 A splinter faction 6 A savage tribe 7 A secret society 8 A traitorous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
travel once around Oerth. Luna waxes and wanes in fixed cycles of 28 days each, upon which the months are based, while Celene follows a path that has full moons only four times each year, coinciding with
that the Guild of Wizardry teaches magic and sells spellcasting services. Extensive codes of law govern the use and abuse of magic. The law treats magical coercion as a major crime, and punishes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
worlds. Cult of the Dragon Founded in Faerûn, the Cult of the Dragon was based on a mistranslated prophecy that “dead dragons shall rule the world entire.” For most of its history, the cult has focused on
the Inheritors of the First World is that a reborn Sardior will ultimately inspire Bahamut and Tiamat to join forces once again and return to the task of creation. Many members of the sect are gem
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
merchant company based in the city of Yartar. Above the store’s entrance hangs a polished shield emblazoned with the head of a stylized golden lion on a blue background. Lionshields are not well liked in
Tolmara’s crime to Darathra Shendrel, the lord protector has Tolmara arrested and imprisoned pending a trial. Darathra also notifies Mirak’s two brothers, who work on a nearby ranch. For years, they