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Storm King's Thunder
him. But in recent years, King Hekaton had become convinced that the age of the giants was past, as evidenced by the growing distance between the giants and their gods. Annam the All-Father didn&rsquo
Monsters
Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
embodiment of one of the five virtues the knights of the realm hold as standards of excellence.
The recent invasion of nightmarish creatures called Phyrexians devastated the courts, with much of the
surviving populace fleeing into the wilds. A young prince, Will Kenrith, does his best to reunite the shattered realm, but a return to its former glory seems far off.
Even in the shattered remnants of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
together form a shape that’s reminiscent of a slender crescent moon. Moonstone dragons are playful and impetuous forces of mischief in their early years, but the best of them mature into wise
, conversation.
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A moonstone dragon wyrmling has convinced a lost white dragon wyrmling that the latter is also a moonstone dragon, cursed by an archfey of winter. The two travel together, causing
Triton
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
elemental planes, and other dangerous spots far from the eyes of land-bound folk. Long-established guardians of the deep ocean floor, in recent years the noble tritons have become increasingly active in
the tritons’ role as the world’s true protectors.
Staunch Champions
Despite their off-putting manners, tritons are benevolent creatures at heart, convinced that other civilized races
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
is a magic in the retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
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Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on. (Any
must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how
Soldier
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Basic Rules (2014)
battlefield. You might have been part of a standing national army or a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local militia who rose to prominence during a recent war.
When you choose this background
solution is the best path to success.
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Ideal
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Greater Good. Our lot is to lay down our lives in defense of others. (Good)
2
Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
can be convinced to return.
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A royal heir goes missing while secretly visiting a crystal dragon. The heir’s family, the heir’s friends, and the dragon all want to find the heir, but
dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. A creature charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the dragon issues that isn’t directly harmful to the creature.
Ice
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
unless the dragon can be convinced to return.
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A royal heir goes missing while secretly visiting a crystal dragon. The heir’s family, the heir’s friends, and the dragon all want to
must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be charmed by the dragon until initiative count 20 on the next round. A creature charmed in this way obeys to the best of its ability any command the
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. There is a magic in the retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
4
Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on
and must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
concentrates the spoils at the top of the hierarchy. As a functionary in that system, your best hope is to claim as much as possible of the money that passes through your hands on its way up, so that
and wealth. (Evil)
5
Stability. The economy functions best when chaos is kept under control and everyone knows their place. (Lawful)
6
Eternity. I want to live forever — in
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
.
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I like to remind people of their inevitable demise.
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Sometimes I give voice to the whispers of the rot, which I hear but no one else does.
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I do my best to discourage anyone from
bother to couch my opinions in flattering words.
5
I can’t help but pocket any trinket or coin I come across, no matter how worthless.
6
I’m convinced that I’m better and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
square, Cheldar rails against the forces of chaos, laying blame for recent troubles on adventurers who are meddling in things best left alone. Event The characters find that all adventurers in town
charity, promoting peace, and working to enforce law and order. He is skeptical of the characters, however, convinced that they are troublemakers who will undermine the peace. He wants only officials of the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
;n. Recent events in your homeland have led to the abolition of slavery, and a corresponding increase in the traffic between Mulhorand and the distant parts of Faerûn.
Those who leave behind
leave my loved one(s) behind. I hope to see them again one day.
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Flaw
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I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this
Species
Acquisitions Incorporated
then passing through the shadow of That-Which-Endures changed them forever. Now the newest race to call Faerûn home, the verdan do their best to find their way in an unfamiliar world
bred by empathy that helps them eventually sort out those who are sincere from those who are not.
Verdan Names
The oldest verdan names spring from goblinoid traditions, but more recent names reflect
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
standing national army or a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local militia who rose to prominence during a recent war.
When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine which
strong and like breaking things.
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I have a crude sense of humor.
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I face problems head-on. A simple, direct solution is the best path to success.
d6
Ideal
1
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in the retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
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Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on. (Any)
5
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
retelling of stories. Each new teller adds a bit of themself to the spell. (Any)
4
Nurture. Rearing a child is our best chance to make sure our own stories are passed on. (Any)
5
Inquisitiveness
dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
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An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be convinced to defend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Invidia Darklord: Gabrielle Aderre Hallmarks: Bad parents, possessed children Gabrielle Aderre is convinced that her son, Malocchio, is destined for greatness. From her estate outside the village of
Karina, she employs an endless string of servants to provide Malocchio the best possible upbringing. Inevitably, though, every servant flees or vanishes, either as a result of Gabrielle’s unreasonable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
personal level. Find links in the characters’ backstories or the events of recent adventures that explain what sparked the rival’s actions. The best trouble to put the characters in is trouble they
the others might be neutral or good; conflicts with those rivals might be social or political, rather than manifesting as direct attacks. The best rivals have a connection with their adversaries on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
assignments or those that other operatives pass up. 4 Outcast. You have made some mistakes in the recent past, and your status in the house is tenuous at best.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
addresses the characters: “It is as we feared. Murgaxor has been lurking around campus ever since he dared to manipulate Dean Tullus. We still don’t know his plans, but we’ve traced his most recent
activity to the Detention Bog.
“Our best faculty researchers are digging through Strixhaven’s past, but we could use your help searching for clues. I’ve arranged for you to oversee tomorrow’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
convinced an increasing number of Djaynaians to embrace the ways of the Night Revelers. Djeneba is exceptionally tall and always adorned head-to-toe in elaborate layers of form-obscuring gray and blue
pleasures is the path to serenity and freedom.” Bond. “The best way to honor our ancestors is to build a new future.” Flaw. “I know my thoughts are hard to follow, but even unfocused minds hold value.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
illness, his suspicions blossomed into full-blown paranoia. He is convinced that someone at Xonthal’s Tower poisoned him, and he now trusts no one. To save himself, Iskander has decided to betray the cult
and seek safety elsewhere. Having heard the exploits of the adventurers, he has decided that the cult’s most effective enemies are his best bet as allies — and that a dragon mask should be more than enough to attract their attention.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Officer Winston Ryeback (see the accompanying sidebar) is behind the counter doing what he does best: preparing meals for the academy’s hungry cadets. When the characters arrive, the refectory holds a
experience of traveling and fighting in Wildspace. Spelljammer Academy has been plagued by a rash of recent thefts, many of them targeting instructors. The thieves have yet to be identified or caught. In
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
illness, his suspicions blossomed into full-blown paranoia. He is convinced that someone at Xonthal’s Tower poisoned him, and he now trusts no one. To save himself, Iskander has decided to betray the cult
and seek safety elsewhere. Having heard the exploits of the adventurers, he has decided that the cult’s most effective enemies are his best bet as allies—and that a dragon mask should be more than enough to attract their attention.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
made for him (the Sword of Kas, described in chapter 7) by his liege. But the evil sword convinced Kas to betray Vecna, and now Kas is driven primarily by his hatred for his former lord. Keraptis
figure best known as the Worm That Walks. Kyuss manifests on the Material Plane as a colossal mass of maggots and worms animated by a single evil will.
HELGE C. BALZER Kyuss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stalks them. She sometimes poses as a drow captive of a dragon, desperate to avoid being eaten and willing to pay with her treasure to be rescued. The Harpers have learned her secret, and do their best to
spread stories of the Dark Lady to scare off curious or foolhardy adventurers. They warn fellow members to approach Nurvureem with extreme caution. In recent months, Nurvureem has been pestered by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
scientist, accompanying the university’s archaeology crews on digs in the area. On a recent expedition into the nearby Murkmire, the archaeologists unearthed a strange object. Light green, opaque, and
composition. The more Dr. Dannell studied it, the more she became convinced this object, which the archaeologists dubbed the Murkmire Stone, was not created by any known civilization—and might be dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
can be convinced to tell her story with a successful DC 12 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If the characters attack Hanne, she fights to the best of her ability. If the adventurers are friendly toward her, Hanne is willing to travel with them for safety.
when a passing purple worm burst into the tunnel they were traveling through, separating her from the rest of the group. Convinced that her mother and the rest of the Dark Hunters were killed by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Netheril’s Fall: Tales of Terror, Treasure, and Time Travel
best to work their menial jobs, feed their families, and avoid the attention of anyone with power. Government The city is nominally ruled by the High Council of Conch, a rotating group of powerful
for decades. But recently, phaerimm attacks on the city’s outskirts have become concerning. Similarly, incidents of Low Netherese resistance against the ruling mages have increased in recent years, with laborers demanding better pay and conditions in the mines. So far, the mages have ignored the laborers.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
of students, waiting nervously or trying out their best approximations of dance moves.
Several dozen students are already present at the Rose Stage, waiting for the dance lessons to begin. As soon
who moves as naturally as a cloud. A recent Strixhaven graduate, Nivall leads the students through 4 hours of dance lessons. First, though, Nivall asks everyone to choose their first dance partner or allow Nivall to pair them off.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
cloudy blue eyes. They run a flower stall in the market. Friendly and a bit wistful, Astra chats with anyone who stops at their stall, as happy to hear the recent news as to make a sale. Astra was a
. “Gossip nourishes me like a spring rain, but I hate to hear or pass on bad news.” Ideal. “People are like flowers: Some grow best when left alone, others must be carefully cultivated—and some need to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
additional evidence. The Emperor Is Not Convinced If the characters aren’t able to convince the emperor of the truth of their story through presenting evidence, he asks Secretary Wei what she has to say about
lying, he gives them and Zhong Yin one hour to exile themselves from the city before his guards compel them to do so. Continue with “Conclusion” below. The Emperor Is Convinced If the emperor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters but afraid of silver. 6 Three priests in fiendish Cynidicean masks approach the party with censers. Convinced the characters are possessed by demons, the priests assail the characters with chants
the characters’ faces. These Cynidiceans mimic the characters as best they can for 10 minutes, even if it costs the Cynidiceans their lives. 9 1d4 guardians of Gorm (see appendix B) try to escort the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own culture over that of this foreign land. 2 I pretend not to understand the local language in order to avoid interactions I would rather not have. 3 I
from me. 5 I consider the adherents of other gods to be deluded innocents at best, or ignorant fools at worst. 6 I have a weakness for the exotic beauty of the people of these lands.






