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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
made him the envy of many rival spellcasters.
Ringlerun has a good heart, but he’s easily distracted by intellectual pursuits. He would rather spend time in quiet contemplation or reading than in
attack at range using his staff’s formidable spells (cone of cold being his favorite).
Valor's Call
The noble adventuring party known as Valor’s Call was founded by Strongheart, a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
command, Hutijin can easily crush any rival who gets in his way while also defending Mephistopheles against armies seeking to contest his dominion. Hutijin has amassed enough power to challenge the
rivals. Other archdevils know how much Hutijin despises mortals and have secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to
Aarakocra
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Elemental Evil Player's Companion
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Beak and Feather
From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing
aarakocra. To be grounded, trapped underground, or imprisoned by the cold, unyielding earth is a torment few aarakocra can withstand. Even when perched on a high branch or at rest in their mountaintop
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Spells
Cantrip
produce flame, shocking grasp
1st
chaos bolt, create or destroy water, unseen servant
2nd
heat metal, rope trick
3rd
call lightning,
even the lowliest attendant to make friends (and enemies) in laboratories across Ravnica.
Roll twice on the Izzet Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Izzet Contacts table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Defining a relationship to these discoveries can be an important element of your character’s background; you might be a Mroranon paladin or ranger dedicated to expunging any trace of daelkyr magic from
character is why you have left the Holds. The Leaving the Mror Holds table offers some suggestions that might spark further ideas. Leaving the Mror Holds d8 Reason for Leaving 1 A feud with a rival clan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Adventure Hook 1 A House Cannith artificer hires adventurers to steal secrets from a forge associated with a rival branch of the house. 2 House Deneith is recruiting adventurers to oppose a sudden rise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Starting Points Sharn holds the potential for endless adventures. The City of Towers can serve as the foundation of a single adventure or an entire campaign. Defining a starting point is a way to
your home—what does it say about your character that this place is your home? Friends and Rivals. Who do you know in the district? The DM should work with each player to develop a friend or rival in the
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains.
The civilization grew into a
one city-state were killed and eaten to create the first yuan-ti, and once the news of how to perform these rituals spread to other leaders, the call for slaves to fuel the process increased. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
prevent national secrets from falling into the hands of rival intelligence agencies. The Dark Lanterns also have an unwritten license to eliminate any creature that threatens their nation, its sovereign
leader of the Dark Lanterns, with four subordinate knights marshal leading branch offices across Breland, in Sharn, Starilaskur, and Xandrar. A much smaller branch office keeps an eye on Brelish
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
control.
Cannith East Headquartered in Korth (in Karrnath) and led by Zorlan d’Cannith, Cannith East enjoys close ties to the government of Karrnath and the faith of the Blood of Vol. This branch of
rival the old house headquarters in Whitehearth as a hotspot of innovation. Additional cells in Breland, Zilargo, Darguun, and even Stormreach (in Xen’drik) carry out Merrix’s plans and produce
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
increase the number of people who, when faced with peril, will call on that god for help. It’s that trust, that reliance, that faith that gives the gods their power, not merely ideas and concepts. Mortal
champion who acts as an agent of a god among other people helps increase those people’s devotion to the god. And if a hero should happen to strike down the agents of a rival god along the way, all the better. The Vanquisher, and the Hunter
(CHUCK LUKACS)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, town, or city in your campaign. Defining Traits 1d20 Trait 1–2 Fortified outer wall 3–4 Lots of gardens, parks, and greenery 5–6 Lots of mud, filth, and litter 7–8 Sprawling cemetery 9–10
guilds 19 Patriotism 20 Ancient ruins Current Calamities 1d12 Calamity 1 Monsters infest the settlement. 2 A key figure died; murder is suspected. 3 War brews between rival guilds or gangs. 4 A
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
hatred of the civilized races of the world and their need to satisfy the demands of their deities, the orcs know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribe, Gruumsh will call them home to
. It is also not unheard of for an exceptionally strong and charismatic evil human to lead stray orcs that no longer have a tribe to call their own.
When Tribes Team Up
An orc tribe typically has no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
social situations, much as Charisma would, when a character’s understanding of a code of conduct is the most defining factor in the way a social interaction will play out. You might also call for an
you want to determine whether a character might inadvertently do something dishonorable. You might call for an Honor saving throw in the following situations: Avoiding an accidental breach of honor or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Rival Houses Conflicts, rivalries, and feuds among the thirteen dragonmarked houses drive a dragonmarked intrigue campaign. As tremendously powerful magical and mercantile forces, the houses seek
endanger both people and property. Goals of Rival Houses Rivalries among the dragonmarked houses are described below. Cannith and Tharashk. In its interactions with the other houses, House Cannith has a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
rival or a non-spellcasting ally steps between those trying to escape and the oncoming dragon. Unaware of the character, this rival uses the incredible magic of a glowing staff to hold off the dragon
situations to heighten the drama—like by turning innocents into allies or childhood friends. Timing. The test should last as long as feels dramatic and end after a character-defining moral choice. If it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
property. 3 Retrieve assets from a house enclave in the Mournland. 4 Protect a leader of your house from an anticipated assassination attempt. 5 Enforce your house’s territory by preventing a rival from
agreement with your patron house. House Missions d12 House Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3 1 Cannith Escort a valuable shipment of goods Track down rare materials Advance the cause of one branch of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
other. Grifters, bullies, and bandits serve as minions for Torch’s numerous criminal syndicates, seedy organizations preoccupied with robbing each other and destroying rival guilds. The gate-town is
rotten, waterlogged planks. Bank of Abbathor Headquartered in the city of Sigil, the Bank of Abbathor (detailed in chapter 2) services customers across the planes. Account holders can visit a branch of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
families prevented their union begin exacting revenge on the living.
4 A pair of rival fiends, Athos and Diche, break loose from idols in the collection at Heather House. Members of the Weathermay
family call for aid.
5 The citizens of the village of Crawford spread tales of a gigantic raven. Sheriff Perkins hires the characters to hunt down the creature, which is actually a wereraven
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
by rival captains, but death couldn’t keep Pietra. She awoke in the Sea of Sorrows, water in her lungs and sea creatures making their homes in her flesh. Her crew stirred with her, now fish-eaten
that the light doesn’t call out to the sea, but down to what lurks in the pit hidden within. Vigilant’s Bluff. An undead paladin holds vigil atop this drowned island. Weary travelers can find refuge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
form of several people who beg loans or donations from them: Emmek Frewn (see “Business Rival: Emmek Frewn,” chapter 2) needs 1,500 gp to pay off a loan with interest. If he doesn’t repay the coin in a
his part. Davil Starsong (see appendix B) asks the characters for a donation of 5,000 gp to keep his branch of the Zhentarim afloat in Waterdeep. Recent altercations and legal issues have drained the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
scenes. You can call in a favor for a wide range of benefits: A legal case against you might be suddenly dropped. A rival might disappear. A much-needed magic item might be delivered to you. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
conduct at your highborn patron’s request. Aristocrat Quests d6 Quest 1 Noble Union. You work within multiple noble factions to unite rival families. 2 Business Breakthrough. You track down and
obtain a wonder your patron believes is the key to their financial fortunes. 3 Sabotage Rival. You break into the business or estate of an enemy noble family and undermine their political or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains. The civilization grew into a cluster of allied city-states
the first yuan-ti, and once the news of how to perform these rituals spread to other leaders, the call for slaves to fuel the process increased. As the serpent gods began to demand more and more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Boromar Clan can call in a favor to secure an audience with one of these councilors, though such does not guarantee aid. Sharn Watch. The Boromars have been bribing captains of the Sharn Watch for
generations. What’s more, if the Boromar Clan collapsed, the underworld would erupt in anarchy as dozens of petty crime lords fought for territory and position. As a result, a member of the Boromars can call
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, damaging their equipment, insulting them, or showing how ineffectual their attacks are.
5 The dragon has a way to call for help hidden deep inside the lair, such as a magic horn that summons
rival who notices the characters approaching the dragon’s lair and keeps tabs on the fight. This rival might step in to help the characters or the dragon, depending on the circumstances, or might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
your group as the adventuring arm of the organization, or perhaps a legion of paladins who call on your group’s finesse where swords and shields fail. You might receive orders directly from the immortal
deity. Religious Order Contact d6 Contact 1 Shadow Tongue. A mysterious speaker for your order advises your next steps but fears being discovered by a powerful rival faith. 2 Inspired Creator. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
with three contacts: an ally in their guild, a rival in their guild, and an ally or rival in another guild. (House Dimir is an exception.) Tables in each guild section help you determine who these
Contacts table for your guild, unless you’re in House Dimir (as explained in that guild’s section). Your first roll gives you an ally. Your second roll gives you a rival, who might be friendly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
attuned to every bough of each tree and each branch of every stream in the forests of the Feywild. If Oberon has a weakness, it is the wild nature of his heart. His mood swings like a weather vane in
allied Red Wizards, but its ambitions in the region remain. Belaphoss is a demon that serves Demogorgon. It considers itself the greatest servitor of the Prince of Demons and thus a rival for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
important information to the general masses (such as a new royal decree), or convey a dire omen or warning. Brawl. A brawl erupts near the adventurers. It could be a tavern brawl; a battle between rival
. If threatened, the guards call out for help and might attract the attention of other guards or citizens nearby. Pickpocket. A thief (use the spy statistics in the Monster Manual) tries to steal from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
fills lesser devils with fear and loathing, for this duke commands two companies of pit fiends (see the Monster Manual). With such soldiers under his command, Hutijin can easily crush any rival who gets
secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to assail Mephistopheles. Hutijin sends devils into the Material Plane to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
sanguine moon, the symbol of Mogis’s red eye.
2 Your twin sibling is a champion of Iroas.
3 You successfully carried out a brutal vendetta against a rival family.
4 You proved yourself
Mogis, you have shown yourself to be a brutal combatant. You can call on Mogis’s favor and cast wrathful smite with this trait. Mogis’s blessing manifest as a blood-red glow around your weapon, causing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Wild
Habitat: Forest, Hill, Swamp; Treasure: Arcana
Green hags work bitter magic to foul all that is beautiful and pure. Whether alone or in covens of other hags, these ancient witches call on eerie
loved one.
2 The cauldron of a rival hag.
3 A favor to be redeemed when the hag wishes.
4 A flower from a hidden Feywild garden.
5 A gift given freely by a yugoloth.
6 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
rival who gets in his way, while also providing Mephistopheles with security against armies that might seek to contest his dominion. Hutijin has amassed enough power to challenge the lord of Cania, but
much Hutijin despises mortals and have secretly disseminated the means to call him from the Nine Hells in the hope of distracting the archdevil long enough for them to assail Mephistopheles. Hutijin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
taps into. Or the orrery components possessed by the Six might begin to call to the components held by the characters, as the artifact seeks to be made whole once more. The time necessary to locate
. For any tasks in which the outcome includes a complication due to a rival, the Six could be attempting to undermine the characters’ franchise to eliminate their threat. Business as Usual Even as the