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Charlatan
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and one that you’re perfectly willing to use for your advantage.
You know what people want and you deliver, or rather
weakness and secure their fortunes.
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I put on new identities like clothes.
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I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
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I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard
Sailor
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
board—boatswain, captain, navigator, cook, or some other position? Who were the captain and first mate? Did you leave your ship on good terms with your fellows, or on the run?
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relations with (perhaps one captained by a former crewmate). Because you’re calling in a favor, you can’t be certain of a schedule or route that will meet your every need. Your Dungeon
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and
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I run sleight-of-hand cons on street corners.
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I convince people that worthless junk is worth their hard-earned money.
FEATURE: FALSE IDENTITY
You have created a second
Sage
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Basic Rules (2014)
life for the answer to a certain question.
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back.
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I am easily distracted by the promise of
information.
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Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
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Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilization.
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I overlook
Criminal / Spy
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. Even criminals who operate outside of such organizations have strong preferences for certain kinds of crimes over others. Choose the role you played in your criminal life, or roll on the table below
.
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I have a “tell” that reveals when I’m lying.
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I turn tail and run when things look bad.
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An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
fellows, or on the run?
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception
Tool Proficiencies: Navigator’s tools, vehicles (water)
Equipment: A belaying pin (club), 50 feet of silk rope, a lucky
you served on, or another ship you have good relations with (perhaps one captained by a former crewmate). Because you’re calling in a favor, you can’t be certain of a schedule or route
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it
back.
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Flaw
1
I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
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Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on its anatomy.
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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Player Assistance As described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide, you can streamline your role as Dungeon Master by delegating certain tasks to the other players, especially if this is your first time
characters and monsters. Monster Wranglers. Whenever the characters enter combat with Hostile monsters, one or two players run these monsters using the stat blocks in the Monster Manual. (Two players can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Errata Errata have been issued for certain fifth edition books and are available at the following location: Sage Advice & Errata.
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.
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I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question.
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I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do
great deeds and win it back.
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Flaw
1
I am easily distracted by the promise of information.
2
Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Flee, Mortals! Rule Primer
Introduction Good news! If you’ve run fifth edition, then you already understand how to use most of the creatures within these books. You may see a few unfamiliar details, but fear not: this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Per Day If a rule says you can use something a certain number of times per day, that means you must finish a Long Rest to use it again after you run out of uses.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Per Day If a rule says you can use something a certain number of times per day, that means you must finish a Long Rest to use it again after you run out of uses.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Standalone Adventures Rather than playing the four adventures as a campaign, you can run them as standalone adventures. A section near the start of each adventure tells you how to use the adventure
in this way. If you run any of these adventures separately, you should ask the players to create characters of the appropriate starting level for the adventure, as shown in the Adventure Levels table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks — the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the Monster Manual. Most of the monsters that
appear in the adventure are from the Monster Manual, along with a number of creatures from other books (including Volo’s Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes) plus a number of new creatures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
18. Library The githyanki keep a modest library of books and maps on shelves carved into the asteroid’s rock walls. These shelves run from the floor to the 15-foot-high ceiling of each chamber. Most
columns that support the roof are lined with books. All the volumes here are in Gith and concern the githyanki’s history battling illithids and githzerai (see the “Gith” entry in the Monster Manual). 18b
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
(see the list below). Step 3. Reference the monsters (open monster entries or bookmark physical books). They all appear in the 2024 Monster Manual or D&D Beyond Basic Rules (available for free on D&D
Beyond). Here’s a list of the stat blocks needed to run the adventure: Bandit Giant Centipede Goblin Warrior Here are the premade characters you may want to use for the adventure: Shiela, Human Rogue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fated Flight of the Recluse
the monsters (open monster entries on D&D Beyond, or bookmark physical books). They all appear in the Monster Manual or Eberron: Forge of the Artificer. Here’s a list of the stat blocks needed to run
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
assign the characters to specific missions and reward them for achieving certain objectives without directing their every move. In return, the characters can draw on the resources of the university
instead of the ones in those books; you can use the information on the University and Academy patrons to flesh out the characters’ contacts, fields of study, and so on.) The Archaeologist background
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
mill sits on the riverbank, with several big granaries nearby and a handful of small, run-down cottages.
Most of the townsfolk are intimidated by the thugs who run their criminal trade from their
keelboats. Questions about, “Is anybody selling books around here?” or “Where do we find the river boats?” quickly lead the party to the docks. Two of the three keelboats are crewed by commoners (ordinary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Hideout Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of the Amberdune hideout. Some of the jackalweres described in the earlier “Amberdune Pack” section are present in certain rooms, but
run into the room from area A2, scimitar at the ready. This jackalwere is willing to command the rug to stop if the characters explain themselves. A2. Kitchen This kitchen is small but clean and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). Text that appears in a box like this is
from the Monster Manual, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, and Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes can be found in those books. Spells and equipment mentioned in the adventure are described in the Player’s Handbook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. The chapter opens with optional rules meant to help you run certain parts of the game more smoothly. The chapter then goes into greater depth on several topics — encounter building, random encounters
doesn’t help you, and don’t hesitate to customize the things that you do use. The game’s rules exist to serve you and the games you run. As always, make them your own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Being Your Own Patron For certain kinds of organizations, you can either join an existing group or found your own. For some players, the idea of running a crime syndicate, inquisitive agency
to worry about; when you run your own mercenary company, for example, you need to stock your own armory rather than drawing on an existing organization’s stockpile. The organization brings in income
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
if a village doesn’t have an inn run directly by the house, it likely boasts a hostel licensed by House Ghallanda, assuring its patrons of certain standards of comfort, cleanliness, and safety. Rumor
House Ghallanda Yoren d’Ghallanda has expanded the holdings of his house far beyond its origins in the Talenta Plains and his headquarters in Gatherhold. Inns run directly by the house—each one a
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature.
Suggested Characteristics
The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses
fungus field.
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I can’t fathom what could have made my childhood friend run off and join the Gruul.
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I love comparing notes with my friend in the Izzet, though our fields of research are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
Running the Adventure A Xaryxian star moth jettisons one of many astral seeds while orbiting an unsuspecting world To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook
, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). In addition, you need the other two books included in this product: Boo’s Astral Menagerie and the Astral Adventurer’s Guide. Text that appears in a box
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Plan Adventures A D&D campaign is like a garden. Each new adventure plants new seeds in the garden, which requires regular tending lest it run wild. Over time, your campaign will grow and flourish in
fly. For example, a new location might need to be developed to address the needs of the unfolding story, or certain NPCs might need fleshing out at a moment’s notice. Other parts of this book, such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. You’re certain that hidden dragons and disguised fiends are manipulating governments and that the Mourning was an inside job. And sure, maybe your “library” is a collection of rotting books and old
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Running the Adventure To run the adventure, you need the fifth edition core rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). In addition, you need the other two books
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. That’s where the Monster Manual comes in handy. The Monster Manual is one of three books that form the foundation of the Dungeons & Dragons game, the other two being the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon
help you use the monsters in this book in interesting ways, as well as advice for modifying monsters and creating your own. If you’ve never run a D&D adventure before, we recommend that you pick up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
shelves filled with books line the walls of this room. Two more shelves run through the middle of the room with a ten-foot-wide aisle between them. Several stacks of books are piled high throughout the
room. There are small reading desks with cozy scarlet chairs in the corners.
The shelves contain books on Fistandia’s favorite subjects: arcana, natural science, religion, astrology, and planar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
. Hostel Staff Several commoners run a hostel on a smaller island bordering the tower. Piyarz told them Shalfey was dead and instructed them to keep the hostel up and running. Sage Pupils and Tower
discover his secret. Shalfey and Hadley Shalfey held the titles of elder sage and keeper of the books until Piyarz’s coup. Though Piyarz now falsely claims these titles and Shalfey is confined to his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
insight into the setting. The other books are largely tied to specific subjects. If you want to run a campaign in the mysterious lands of Xen’drik, Secrets of Xen’drik and City of Stormreach have a
of the world, including advice on creating adventures and a deeper look at the nations of Khorvaire and the lands beyond it. Either of these books can be useful for a Dungeon Master who wants further
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
No Competition The company’s mounting successes have led, of course, to imitators and rivals. The Six, counting among their number a certain left-for-dead goblin now named Splugoth the Returned, have
off-brand.) And that expansion means new franchises. The first step was Ravnica, a city run by guilds and simply overflowing at the practicability of acquisition for hire. But beyond that? Infinite