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Curse of Strahd: Character Options
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
, common;set of common clothes, and 1 sp.
Harrowing Event
Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
. You can choose your secondary guild or roll to determine it randomly. This secondary guild membership determines a portion of your starting equipment and is also where most of your contacts come from
;Disguise kit
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A Dimir insignia, three small knives, a set of dark-colored common clothes, and the starting equipment of the background described in this
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
pleasure.
Contacts
The Cult of Rakdos is anything but organized. Individuals frequently move from one performance troupe to another. Almost all members of the cult know former castmates now
in different troupes, which allows for the possibility of a widespread network of contacts.
Roll twice on the Rakdos Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Rakdos Contacts table
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, rot, and rebirth. You have spent your life in the slow churn of that ecosystem, in the dark places of the city where the messy parts of existence are on display. There is little squeamishness among the
stronger than members of other guilds, isolated as they are from the realities of life and death.
RYAN PANCOAST
Contacts
To the extent that the Golgari Swarm acts like a single organism
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer
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Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Espionage Agency Contacts Your assignments come from a superior in the agency who typically works at a desk rather than in the field—compiling intelligence into reports for their superiors and
coordinating the activities of multiple groups. Use the Agency Contacts table to determine the character of your superior, which can shape the kinds of missions you undertake and the degree of support you
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the
type of gaming set, thieves’ tools
Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Criminal Origins
Criminals are pervasive in Baldur
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
draws the Moon card. She also has contacts looking for anyone who can cast the Wish spell on their own. Once she has a target, she resorts to one of three tactics: Extortion. Wanewort scries on the
character and uses her imps to spy on them. She uses the Moonstalkers’ contacts to discover any unscrupulous or embarrassing activities in the character’s past, then threatens to expose them. Invitation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
doing, arrange a different battlefield for the demon lord showdown. He refuses to go along with any effort to leave the talisman in Menzoberranzan. If the characters intend to place the dark heart as
the characters to the city, he pursues and eventually catches up with them to share what he knows.) Grin has studied Vizeran’s work in crafting the dark heart talisman and its associated ritual to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Military Contacts Your group’s primary contact within your hierarchy is generally your superior officer—the person who gives you orders and is responsible for your success or failure. The Commanding
haze of intoxication 3 A grim officer who expects the Last War to reignite at any moment and intends to be ready 4 A cheerful officer with a dark sense of humor who merrily sends you into grave danger 5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Important Red Larchers The inhabitants of Red Larch have become so frightened by the recent “dark doings” that rather than showing typical frontier reticence, they helpfully babble about everything
(area 15). She is an Emerald Enclave contact. Helvur and Maegla Tarnlar are clothiers (area 7). Both are Lords’ Alliance contacts. Harburk Tuthmarillar is the Constable of Red Larch, a stern, honest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with a sword or banished with a spell. It might come to you as a shadow on the wall, a bloodcurdling nightmare, a memory that refuses to die, or a demonic whisper in the dark. The burden has taken its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
An Unexpected Message Iskander’s message to the party can arrive in any manner you see fit, including through contacts in the Zhentarim. Whether it comes directly to the characters or to an NPC on
the Council of Waterdeep, the message could be a hastily scribbled note, an eloquent appeal delivered by bonded messenger, or a whispered plea in a dark corridor. “You don’t know me, but we can help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
An Unexpected Message Iskander’s message to the party can arrive in any manner you see fit, including through contacts in the Zhentarim. Whether it comes directly to the characters or to an NPC on
the Council of Waterdeep, the message could be a hastily scribbled note, an eloquent appeal delivered by bonded messenger, or a whispered plea in a dark corridor. “You don’t know me, but we can help
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, the Citadel doesn’t ask for help: it demands it. The knights of the Citadel are the representatives of the King of Breland, and any Brelish citizen who refuses to help them is committing an act of
made up of these four divisions: The King’s Dark Lanterns gather intelligence and engage in covert operations. The King’s Shields protect the royal family and its closest associates. The King’s Swords
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Chapter 3: Classes Adventurers are extraordinary people, driven by a thirst for excitement into a life that others would never dare lead. They are heroes, compelled to explore the dark places of the
among various deities. While the fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees who share his faith. Your class gives you a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters as annoying apparitions and refuses to deal with them. Bruenor Battlehammer The dwarf king’s red hair has turned mostly white, and he leans heavily on a thick crystal cane. He is old, frail
Underdark. The Dark Prince asks the characters what part of the Underdark they come from. If they mention the surface world, Graz’zt eyes widen as his curiosity is piqued. Hgraam This younger version of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
actions invoke. Dark Sorority. Hags maintain contact with each other and share knowledge. Through such contacts, it is likely that any given hag knows of every other hag in existence. Hags don’t like each
also return the child to its grieving parents, only to watch from the shadows as the child grows up to become a horror. Dark Bargains. Arrogant to a fault, hags believe themselves to be the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters first encounter Vizeran and Kleve, read the following boxed text to the players. Two figures approach — a withered drow clad in dark flowing robes, and a hulking gray-skinned monster resembling a
Gravenhollow. Despite their attack upon him, the archmage contacts the characters again in an attempt to forge an alliance (see chapter 12, “The Tower of Vengeance”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
way to evade the watchful eyes of the Iron Gate. Kasshta Keep All but one of the monasteries of Adar lie concealed behind a blend of psychic and arcane techniques. Kasshta Keep refuses to hide from
region, haunted and cursed. Dark secrets and great treasures remain in the vast war labyrinths of Ohr Kaluun, but fiends, wards, and far deadlier threats linger in this fallen kingdom.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
stabilized, his ambition kept expanding. Years ago, his contacts in the southern jungles reported that he could monopolize trade in rare spices and herbs by making heavy investments in the area. Aubreck
as a sign of favor from their dark goddess. In time, the island’s population became fractured into two factions, each of which tried to exterminate the other. One group claimed custody of the ship and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
adventurer who betrayed the villain? This option can be especially interesting for a warforged villain; while searching for their own identity following the war, they have embraced a dark path. If you
in this chapter to give them and their schemes a tie to the Last War. War-Torn Villains d6 Villain 1 The villain doesn’t know (or refuses to believe) that the war has ended. 2 The villain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
writing desk with matching chair, a comfortable-looking bed, and a wooden chest at the foot of the bed.
If Iarno is surprised, add the following paragraph: Sitting at the desk is a short, dark-bearded
ruffians to secure his own position in town. Iarno knew of the Black Spider through his contacts in the Lords’ Alliance and brokered a meeting. The drow promised to share the secrets and wealth of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
devils, using the Creed Resolute to bind all Elturel to his dark deal.
“I wish to prove my theory, and I believe the evidence is locked inside the puzzle box.”
Sylvira is an expert on magic puzzle
boxes, having made and sold a few herself. If the characters give her the infernal puzzle box, she examines it, asks Jezebel to fetch her a flask of dark liquid, and pours a small amount into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, and through them come horrific fiends that scream, shriek, and howl as they are wrenched from the Abyss and cast into the Underdark.
A woman’s deep, dark laugh echoes in your mind as the drow wizard
Lord. A deep gnome spurned by others of his kind weeps as he wanders the dark tunnels, talking to the things that crawl and seep from the walls. You see him adopt two slick patches of ooze, sensing his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
restored, Stella is happy to join the party and leave her rotten family behind. Seer (Jack of Clubs) Look for a dusk elf living among the Vistani. He has suffered a great loss and is haunted by dark
, he leaves the scroll in one of their rooms. B. Horseman (Joker 2) A man of death named Arrigal will forsake his dark lord to serve your cause. Beware! He has a rotten soul.
This card refers to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
faithful of the dark god hide their true calling and live otherwise normal lives as dock workers, fishers, or sailors. For years, they gathered once a month at the temple to venerate the dark god through the
in the middle of a dark ceremony to raise the risk and the stakes. None of the cult members are dangerous to a party of the characters’ level (see area T5 for statistics). But the presence of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
don’t allow anyone to approach the gate without approval. If anyone refuses orders to move along, the guards become hostile. They try to forcibly move dawdlers away, and they attack to subdue and
drains lead to the underground. Beltha has previously met contacts at the Divine Machine tavern. Once their conversation is over, Aristimus wishes the party luck and leaves them to their business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, but pockets of blue spellfire and the warping effects of planar energy can often still be seen in the area. The characters can make use of contacts from episode 3 to determine that agents of the Six
dark creatures that dwell within the forest. More information on Kryptgarden and Claugiyliamatar can be found in the adventures Princes of the Apocalypse and Storm King’s Thunder.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Criminal You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far
. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Criminal You are an experienced criminal with a history of breaking the law. You have spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far
. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, thieves’ tools Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
17. The Dark Seldarine These temples are dedicated to the Dark Seldarine, a pantheon of drow gods under Lolth. Each room has walls that rise 15 feet, then angle inward to a central point 30 feet
the south wall requires a blood sacrifice to open (see below).
The altar refuses to budge. A detect magic spell reveals an aura of transmutation magic around and above it. Any object weighing 10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Rattle: The journey from Promise leads north through the Ribbon, where farmhouses dot the dark-red ground between stands of trees. Eventually, the road dwindles to a track. The farms grow fewer and farther
13 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a success, the attitude of the giant shifts to Indifferent. The other giants demand similar payment; if the character refuses, the Hostile giants begin combat. On a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
, whose northern and western shores hold broad stretches of slave-tended fungi fields that feed much of Menzoberranzan. The dark, cold waters of the lake have a sinister reputation, dating back to days when
commoner or student of the Academy who refuses to obey a priestess can be punished as the offended priestess sees fit, up to and including death. If the offender is the property of another house and the