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Folk Hero
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Basic Rules (2014)
tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land
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Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Defining Event
You previously pursued a simple
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate was founded by sailors, and its harbor is still the city’s beating heart. Several patriars are descended from captains of yore, the commerce of the Lower City is built on
, characters with this background are common.
You sailed on a seagoing vessel for years. In that time, you faced down mighty storms, monsters of the deep, and those who wanted to sink your craft to
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
autognome might have an actual beating heart in its chest cavity, while another might be powered by stardust or intricate clockwork gears.
Roll on the Autognome History table or choose an entry that
to ignore them. Whichever scores you decide to increase, none of the scores can be raised above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
their champion, and your destiny calls you to stand against the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere.
Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival
Tool
Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land)
Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Sailor Baldur’s Gate was founded by sailors, and its harbor is still the city’s beating heart. Several patriars are descended from captains of yore, the commerce of the Lower City is built on the
this background are common. Baldur’s Gate Feature: Smuggler’s Sense You’re familiar with the docks of Baldur’s Gate, the movement of inspectors and tax collectors, the way cargo and coin flows. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Sailor Baldur’s Gate was founded by sailors, and its harbor is still the city’s beating heart. Several patriars are descended from captains of yore, the commerce of the Lower City is built on the
this background are common. Baldur’s Gate Feature: Smuggler’s Sense You’re familiar with the docks of Baldur’s Gate, the movement of inspectors and tax collectors, the way cargo and coin flows. As a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, but when it came time for him to pay up, Octavian refused to give Bavlorna what she wanted in return: Octavian’s still-beating heart. As punishment, Bavlorna took what she wanted by force, switching out
locker cold (see area B12). Use the scout stat block to represent Octavian, with the following changes: Octavian is a wood elf (chaotic good) who speaks Common and Elvish. He has darkvision out to a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
reenactment of the Battle of High Hill. Cudgel has no agenda other than to chitchat with out-of-town guests, as they likely have more in common with her than the local fishers. Early in the evening, Cudgel
as the Ironclad Regiment. Though small, the company has built a reputation for beating the odds, thanks in large part to her adroit leadership. Beyond a life of fighting, the middle-aged dwarf is a
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
copy existing items with exceptional skill, allowing them to become excellent artisans and scribes. They can copy books, make replicas of objects, and otherwise thrive in situations where they can
.
Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in urban settings. In this manner, kenku can call out to each other while those who overhear them mistake them for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, beating the tree-lined paths with heavy winds. The storms pass within minutes and leave behind warm arcs of sunlight filtering through the forest canopy. Music always seems to be playing in the distance
. Rage is as common and as honored as joy in Arborea. An adventure in Arborea can be an opportunity for characters to discover who they are when masks fall away and the honesty of unfettered emotion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
eerie green light pulses from this beacon, shining westward out to sea. With each green pulse of light, you hear the thump of a slow-beating heart.
Characters searching for a safe way down the cliffs
this creature with an Intelligence of 10 and the ability to speak Common. If the characters approach it peacefully, the crab says, “Well met!” and tries to strike up a conversation, during which it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Docks The docks of Saltmarsh are the beating heart of the town. The fishing trade and related commerce that keep the town alive are based here. The docks have recently undergone a series of
is almost constantly busy; it’s rare to see the large piers unoccupied. Guarded warehouses are a common sight in this district, and it is considered suspicious behavior to walk near those places at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
of the spectrum, even a hag without lofty status is likely to have strange, single-use items that don’t emulate common spells or even follow the normal rules of magic. For inspiration in devising the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land) Equipment: A set of
artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Defining Event You previously pursued a simple profession among the peasantry, perhaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
the tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land) Equipment: A set of
artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Defining Event You previously pursued a simple profession among the peasantry, perhaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Languages Common, Draconic
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dracolich fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. The dracolich has
succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw or take 14 (2d6 + 7) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. After beating its wings this way, the dracolich can fly up to half its flying speed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
quarters below. Silks and velvets, gold braid and mink, water-clear diamonds and luminous pearls: these are common sights in the Upper City, and hardly glimpsed elsewhere except as cheap imitations
, therefore, is at high risk of robbery, beating, or worse. Upper City Random Encounters d20 Encounter
1–6 No encounter
7–10 Harmless interaction (roll on table A)
11–16 Denizens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
quarters below. Silks and velvets, gold braid and mink, water-clear diamonds and luminous pearls: these are common sights in the Upper City, and hardly glimpsed elsewhere except as cheap imitations
, therefore, is at high risk of robbery, beating, or worse. Victor Adame Minguez Upper City Random Encounters d20 Encounter 1–6 No encounter 7–10 Harmless interaction (roll on table A) 11–16 Denizens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
secluded area of the forest. Heart Seers. Sprites can sense whether a creature is good or evil by the sound and feeling of its beating heart. Weighing the balance of a creature’s past actions, a sprite can
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INT
14 (+2)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +8
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Actions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
6. Goblin Den The Cragmaw raiders stationed in the hideout use this area as a common room and barracks. This large cave is divided in half by a ten-foot-high escarpment. A steep natural staircase
(southern) part of the cave. Sildar Hallwinter, a human warrior, is held prisoner in this chamber. He is securely bound on the southern ledge of the cavern. The goblins have been beating and tormenting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
and two veterans) down upon the characters, whom “Hyustus” accuses of beating the cell block guards to death. These reinforcements have no reason to believe that Captain Staget isn’t who he appears to
range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Elvish. The magister has already heard the testimony of the arresting officers, as well as that of any eyewitnesses. The characters are given an hour to plead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. The keys are metal replicas of the required leaves in lifelike detail. Unlike normal leaves, these keys aren’t consumed by the sundial and travel with the user to the destination. Treasure. The 20-foot
in the garden together of their own free will. Key Leaves. Argus and Hamish each carry a set of gilt silver keys to the sundials in areas G21 and P2. The keys are metal replicas of the required leaves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
beloved dogs, Cinnabar and Sol, now transformed into hell hounds. The hounds’ names are written on their collars in Common. They obey only King Jhaeros, and they transform back into friendly mastiffs
until Charmayne’s ritual is undone. While trapped in the fireplace, Jalynvyr manifests as a smoke mephit that speaks Common and Elvish instead of Auran and Ignan. The mephit is restrained, and this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
). Another thirty to seventy are in the immediate area, close enough to respond within fifteen minutes to the beating of the drum in the barbican. The bullywugs already believe themselves to be lords of the
guards still challenge them to ask who they are and where they’re going (in fractured pidgin Common if none of the characters speak Bullywug). They just don’t assume that every stranger is an enemy and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
located on the High Road on the way to the Silent Sound lighthouse, so is an easy stop for the party to make. Head Office assignments of this sort can become common in an Acquisitions Incorporated
particularly convincing about their ignorance, Moguhl and her bandits attack in hopes that a good beating can convince them to tell what they know. Moguhl uses the wererat stat block and wields a +1 shortsword
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
in the immediate area, close enough to respond within fifteen minutes to the beating of the drum in the barbican. The bullywugs already believe themselves to be lords of the mere, and they act like it
to ask who they are and where they’re going (in fractured pidgin Common if none of the characters speak Bullywug). They just don’t assume that every stranger is an enemy and attack on sight. Lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
spots. Cracks and crevices are common, but are too small to admit anything but insects and other tiny vermin. Automatic Doors. A number of doors in the super-secret basement are activated by placing
“modrons” found in this area are replicas crafted by Screve. Each uses the stat block of one type of modron from the Monster Manual with these changes: The creature is unaligned. It lacks truesight and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
interested parties. The dapper efreeti knows every weapon in the Sinker catalog and its price, from delicate jeweled daggers to massive siege weapons. Items small enough to display—or their replicas if too
multiversal renown. Rarely spotted in the common areas of the gambling hall, the arcanaloth is the picture of wealth, power, and influence, always dressed to the nines and crowned with a spidery razorvine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
P56 and area P64), the chamber is covered with thick grime. A deep voice emanates from the water column and utters the following message in Common: “A terrible evil befouls this place. A wicked priest
they attack. Nafik’s Heart. The heart’s glass jar is sealed to the floor in the northeast cave and can be smashed easily. The heart inside looks like an ordinary human heart, beating steadily. Nafik’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
area as a common room and barracks. Any character who attempts to approach quietly must make a successful DC 14 Dexterity (Stealth) check or be spotted by the goblins in the lower portion of the cave
Hallwinter is being held prisoner in this chamber. He is bound on the southern ledge of the cavern. The goblins have been beating and tormenting him, so he is weak and has 1 hit point. One of the goblin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
common element — that Daoine Gloine was populated by creatures made of living glass, tended to by kenku in love with those creatures’ shining beauty. These occasional tales drove more explorers — including
Kwalish’s own expedition — to seek out the route to Daoine Gloine and learn the truth of who dwelled there. As is often the case, the common tales had more sinister origins. In ages past, the kenku
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
monsters into stalwart hunting companions. Later carvings focus on wars against the orcs, when the Skytower and Wyrmdoom goliaths were united against a common foe. Carvings made within the past
them if they refuse to leave. A clever character can win over the goliaths by challenging and beating one or more of them in a rock-holding contest. The contest plays out as follows: Each participant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. She has advantage on saving throws against poison and resistance against poison damage. She speaks Common and Dwarvish. Dagdra wears a tabard that is so worn that the bottom half of the image it
Hand) check. On a failed check, the captain and crew members spot and prevent the theft, and each character takes 3 (1d6) bludgeoning damage from the beating they endure as they escape through the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
rushes from west to east through the center of the room, crossed by two stone bridges. On the other side of the stream, three bald, gray dwarves work at a roaring forge, beating a white-hot blade into
wrecked furniture. A pouch on her belt contains 670 sp. 46. Common Area The open courtyard in the east end of the residential area was the site of a pitched battle between dwarves and orcs. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
encouraged Gorkoh to expand his Common vocabulary, with inconsistent results. Since becoming separated from Caerhan during a carrion crawler attack, Gorkoh has hidden here waiting for his mentor to return. He
carrion crawler waits in the next area, resting after taking a beating from Caerhan. The creature has only 20 hit points remaining, but it’s hungry and angry. It attacks if any character enters the next