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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
;s wing, a tattered piece of a Boros banner (a souvenir from a famous battle), a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 2 gp (Boros-minted 1-zino coins)
Feature: Legion Station
You have
important to me than my life.
6
Dangerous work is best accomplished by an orderly group working with common purpose.
7
I treat my weapons, uniform, and insignia with reverence, for they
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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
Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
treated by your creator, so you ran away from home.
5
You were built to complete a special mission.
6
You felt trapped in the role for which you were built and abandoned your creator
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
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
and twisted remains of a failed experiment, a hammer, a block and tackle, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 5 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins)
Feature: Urban Infrastructure
The popular
same laboratory ran off to join the Selesnya, and we get into a big argument every time we run into each other.
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I compare notes and techniques with a Simic scientist over lunch sometimes.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Outlander Outlanders are a common sight in ports such as Saltmarsh. Even a small port attracts folk from across the world, though how they end up in a place like Saltmarsh varies greatly. The table
up hours later in the hold of a Sea Princes slaving ship, having been drugged into a stupor. A Keoish ship ran down and boarded the vessel, saving you from a terrible fate. You owe your life to
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
, a set of common clothes, a belt pouch containing 10 gp (a mix of Azorius and Boros 1-zino coins), and a bottle of sweet, red juice
A Flair for the Dramatic
Rakdos performance styles typically fuse
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Rakdos Contacts
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Contact
1
I was part of a two-person act until my former partner moved to a different troupe.
2
My sibling and I ran away from home and joined the Cult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Sharwyn Hucrele A young adventurer whose group ran afoul of a band of goblins, Sharwyn Hucrele now finds herself enslaved deep inside the Sunless Citadel, an unwitting supplicant of the Gulthias Tree
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CHA
9 (–1)
Skills Arcana +5, Insight +4, Persuasion +1
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Draconic, Goblin
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Barkskin. Sharwyn’s AC can’t be lower than 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Yawning Portal. Three months ago, out of boredom, Meloon accompanied a fledgling band of adventurers on an expedition to Undermountain. There, his luck ran out. While resting in the dungeon, the
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CHA
15(+2)
Saving Throws Str +9, Con +6
Skills Athletics +9, Survival +6
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Deep Speech, telepathy 60 ft.
Challenge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
29. Abandoned Apartment When various tunnels and rooms in the dungeon collapsed, these chambers were almost cut off. A narrow tunnel provides the only entrance. After the drow ran afoul of the wraith
long ago. It speaks Common and Undercommon but doesn’t have much to say to the living. The wraith killed the three drow (two females and one male) and turned their spirits into specters. Each drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
ran off with the monkey’s mind inside, never to be seen again. Ernest uses the baboon stat block, but his Intelligence and Charisma are 10, and he can speak Common. His alignment is neutral good
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
dwarfhold, the orcs will butcher any dwarf that stands against them, but it’s really all about the property—they would be just as happy if all the dwarves ran away.
Strength Respects
rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
right arm. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. His sister ran and hid in the woods and was never seen again. Unlike his sister, Izek was born without a soul. As
Intimidation +8, Perception +2
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Brute. A melee weapon deals one extra die of its damage when Izek hits with it (included in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, Prophetess, ran a popular inn and restaurant. In the brief periods of respite afforded by working the family business, Omin and his sisters, Auspicia and Portentia, were wont to wander the hills and
Languages Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Goblin
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Divine Strike. Once on each of his turns when he hits a creature with a weapon attack, Omin can cause the attack to deal an extra
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
something of sentimental value to you during your adventure. Remove one trinket from your possessions. 61–70 You were terribly frightened by something you encountered and ran away, abandoning your companions
adventure. You have 2d6 gp left from your share of it. 91–99 You found a considerable amount of treasure on your adventure. You have 1d20 + 50 gp left from your share of it. 00 You came across a common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
most apt pupil, Spite Harrowdale, is a centuries-old wizard (NE male Rashemi human archmage who speaks Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, and Giant). He appears to be a 12-year-old boy, thanks to imbibing
Halaster’s urging. She is one of the Shadowdusk family (see level 22) and is spoiling for a challenge. Rude, stuck-up, and privileged, Skrianna shows utter disdain for “common rabble” and takes sadistic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
as well. In fact, at least three are still alive. The one presently in Waterdeep escaped death by hiding out in Undermountain, where he eventually ran afoul of Halaster Blackcloak. After a brief spell
Common, Draconic, Goblin, Infernal, Orc, Undercommon
Challenge 13 (10,000 XP)
Special Equipment. Manshoon wears a black robe of the archmagi and wields a staff of power (both accounted for in his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
stat block), who is 3 feet tall. Created by Granny Nightshade using a tormented child’s soul she found in Gehenna, it ran away from home so that it wouldn’t have to perform evil tasks for her. After
Immunities poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Sylvan
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
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INT
10 (+0)
WIS
11 (+0)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Athletics +4, Perception +2
Damage Resistances poison
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
Languages Common
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CHA
16 (+3)
Skills Athletics +4, Insight +3, Survival +3
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Orc
Actions
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
was a respected leader of other warriors.
4 My namesake ran the entire breadth of Phoberos in order to warn the minotaurs of an Akroan attack.
5 My namesake was famous for great magical
Presence. You have proficiency in one of the following skills of your choice: Intimidation or Persuasion. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Minotaur.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Richten, ran away from home. After many harrowing adventures, she tracked down van Richten two years later. Thinking she was a Vistana assassin, he put a sword to her throat and threatened to spill her
, Perception +6, Performance +6, Sleight of Hand +7, Stealth +7, Survival +6
Senses passive Perception 16
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 8 (3,900 XP)
Special Equipment. In addition to her magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Languages Auran, Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Spellcasting. The knight is a 1st-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 12, +4 to hit with spell attacks). It knows
Perception 9
Languages Common
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)
Guiding Wind (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the initiate gains advantage on the next ranged attack roll it makes before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
threadbare satchel and wears a fake pair of dragon wings made of thin wood and tattered white cloth. This kobold immediately raises its hands in surrender, saying in Common, “We mean you no harm
until the ghost shows itself (see “Janth’s Ghost” below). Speaking in fluent Common, Trex explains that he and his fellow kobolds sought refuge in the mine after being chased out of the foothills of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Numerous cityscapes show a distinctive vecindad, one of the manor houses converted into apartments that are common in Los Gavilanes. Many of these sketches bear the caption “Home” written in a shaky hand
Skeletons. These giant skeletons were unearthed shortly before the silver in the mine ran out, inspiring talk that the mine was cursed. When Teocín first joined Itzmin here, she drew on the power of Pazuzu
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Goblin, Sylvan
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Fortune Teller. Oddlewin can cast the Augury spell as a ritual, using cards as the
you’d like to make the party work harder for their card draw, Oddlewin can ask them to find Mustardseed, a rambunctious young sprite who recently ran away from Seelie Market. If the characters find
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
stands against them, but it’s really all about the property — they would be just as happy if all the dwarves ran away. Strength Respects Strength Orcs appreciate physical prowess and formidable combat
occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering killers that washes over the countryside and leaves vast tracts of devastation in its wake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
until he finishes a long rest). He has darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. He speaks Common and Orc. He has a Strength score of 18, which gives him a +4 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls with his
and used it for food storage. Then, after their supplies ran low, several of them barricaded themselves in this room to seize control of the remaining supplies. In response, the rest of the cultists
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
have wandered in circles, unable to find their way either through the mist or back outside it, until their food or water ran out or they blundered into the path of some mutated terror. The DC for
past the instant of their casting and start behaving as if they were independent, living creatures. A common misunderstanding about the Mournland is that healing spells refuse to work. The fact is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14. They speak Common and Giant. These cloud giants are cartographers engaged in remapping the Sword Coast while searching for ancient battlegrounds and
darkvision out to a range of 60 feet, and he speaks Common, Draconic, and Dwarvish. Instead of a scimitar and a dagger, he wields a pair of +1 handaxes (+5 to hit with each). As an action, he can make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
. Adventurous Gnome. An elderly svirfneblin named Rivibiddel has spent many days in the crypt. Because of his advanced age, his walking speed is 15 feet, and he can’t take reactions. Rivibiddel ran out of
run out of food and water before recording all the text, Rivibiddel scouted the passage to the north and ran afoul of a pair of restless ghosts. Their Horrifying Visage ability aged the unfortunate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
series of experiments, and in between cast sequester spells on the doppelganger as a precaution to keep it from escaping. If questioned, Xerophon speaks Loross but switches to Common if no one in the
into much detail, Xerophon alludes to horrible magical experiments performed on prisoners by the wizard who ran the prison, saying, “I was afraid I might be next.” Once it realizes the fate that has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, except he is a Fey who speaks Common, Elvish, and Sylvan. He appears as a stick-thin man dressed in a brown dress coat, stockings, and buckled shoes. As an action, Thinnings can make himself as flat as a
themselves before you. They are joined by a waddling cauldron of soup, a piping-hot tea kettle, and a pair of lit candles in candlesticks. A serving spoon hops onto the cart, bows, and says in Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
that Ilvaash is their common enemy. Spectral Webs. The diaphanous webs are too flimsy to impede movement, but they lightly obscure most of the room and heavily obscure the 20 feet of the room closest
Varakkta lives here with two githyanki warriors named Kianka and Vazzi. Varakkta is using a spare greatsword rather than her silver greatsword, so her attacks don’t count as magical. She speaks Common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Common, Halfling, and Undercommon. X8. Hall of Statues This 20-foot-wide, magically lit hallway connects various areas controlled by the Xanathar Guild. It has the following features: Lifelike humanoid
lit room has the following features: The walls are covered with lewd graffiti written in Common, Dwarvish, Goblin, and Undercommon. In the front of the room is a ramshackle wooden table surrounded by