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Acquisitions Incorporated
","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Shortsword","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.
Change Shape. Portentia magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast that has a challenge rating equal to or less
actions, and lair actions) that the new form has but that she lacks.Now the owner and driving force behind Dran Enterprises — perhaps Acquisitions Incorporated's most notable rival in the adventuring-for
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
family, based in the town of Longsaddle. Cold and dispassionate, she took to magic only a decade ago in her late forties and is skilled in the arcane tradition of necromancy. She has a lifelong struggle
by Vellynne’s rival, Nass Lantomir), but Vellynne animated their corpses, turning them into zombies.
If she is wounded, Vellynne can cast vampiric touch and use the spell to regain hit points
Dwarf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
human standing nearly two feet taller. Their courage and endurance are also easily a match for any of the larger folk.
Dwarven skin ranges from deep brown to a paler hue tinged with red, but the most
common shades are light brown or deep tan, like certain tones of earth. Their hair, worn long but in simple styles, is usually black, gray, or brown, though paler dwarves often have red hair. Male
Gladiator
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
perfection.
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I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
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IDEAL
1
Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good)
2
against that person’s.
5
I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
6
I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
D6
FLAW
Human
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Basic Rules (2014)
naming traditions of their ancestors.
The material culture and physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture
members, can be used as inspiration no matter which world your human is in.
Calishite
Shorter and slighter in build than most other humans, Calishites have dusky brown skin, hair, and eyes. They&rsquo
Entertainer
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.
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I’ll settle for nothing less than perfection.
8
I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song
hated rival.
6
I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
d6
Flaw
1
I’ll do anything to win fame and renown.
2
I’m a sucker for a pretty
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
less than perfection.
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I change my mood or my mind as quickly as I change key in a song.
d6
Ideal
1
Beauty. When I perform, I make the world better than it was. (Good
measure my deeds against that person’s.
5
I will do anything to prove myself superior to my hated rival.
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I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
d6
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
in my communication.
Ideals
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Ideal
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Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Change. All life is meant to progress toward perfection, and
my research and any other tasks I have to complete.
Contacts
The fluid nature of clades, whose rosters span different laboratories and change as researchers discover new interests, creates
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
serpent gods taught the humans how to take on aspects of the snake, but the cost of the change was high, requiring many sacrifices for each person to be transformed. Entire households of slaves in
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
.
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I never change my mind once it’s made up.
Ideals
d6
Ideal
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Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Order. The law is meant to ensure
the entire city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill.
Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
I’m secretly hoping that I can change the cult from the inside, using my influence to help rein in the wanton violence.
4
I own something that Rakdos once touched (it’s seared
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
swiftly on land and retains its 50-foot walking speed. Change its lightning breath to deal thunder damage. This represents its discombobulating roar. The enraged whirlwyrm fights to the death. Mike
Schley Map 9.1: Courier Four-Way Battle The characters, Sytri, and Tol all seek the glory of defeating the elder whirlwyrm. Track how much damage each character and the rival heroes deal to the monster
Kobold
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
who’ve known each other for over a decade might consider each other friends or enemies, but the strength of this sentiment is much fainter than any comparable human emotion. Since most of their
, kobold females aren’t exempted from war or work. Furthermore, kobolds can slowly change sex. If most males or females of a tribe are killed, some survivors change over several months until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, and how the franchise’s enemies — or potential enemies — might get caught up in those complications. When a complication or a rival comes into play during downtime or franchise activities, the DM
.) When a complication occurs during a downtime or franchise activity, the DM determines whether and how that complication connects to a rival. Certain complications might be caused by rivals, as when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different in the northwestern
. Calishite Shorter and slighter in build than most other humans, Calishites have dusky brown skin, hair, and eyes. They’re found primarily in southwest Faerûn. Calishite Names: (Male) Aseir, Bardeid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different in the northwestern
. Calishite Shorter and slighter in build than most other humans, Calishites have dusky brown skin, hair, and eyes. They’re found primarily in southwest Faerûn. Calishite Names: (Male) Aseir, Bardeid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
hometown heroes. They are immigrants who’ve made good, common people who’ve risen to rival the barons and kings. They give the people what they want, whether it’s untaxed gambling, cheap spirits, or
a decade of slow growth, the Droaamish mob known as Daask has recently started targeting Boromar holdings. The halfling clan hasn’t faced such a serious threat before, and it’s scrambling to figure out how to deal with Daask’s guerrilla tactics.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
traditions than in innovation and discovery. An Aereni wizard might spend a decade refining the pronunciation of a single spell’s incantation. For now humanity can’t match the power of the elves. If that balance begins to change, will Aerenal take action?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Keranos’s Champions Keranos sees his champions as tools to bring insight and change to the world. He doesn’t contemplate the moral or ethical consequences of his insights, believing that such
prophecy, or bringing vengeance down on the storm god’s enemies. He uses his champions as agents of change to bring about a great epiphany, as instruments of vengeance against those he feels have wronged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
altar is a serene priest in sunny robes.
The priest is, in fact, a gray slaad using its Change Shape ability to fool the characters. The slaad was sent here to kill them, plain and simple. It
STEAL’s rival, the Golden Vault.) If you’re weaving multiple adventures from this anthology into your campaign, one or more villains from earlier adventures might have secret ties to this evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
, smiling brown eyes, brown skin, and an ornate prosthetic arm. Laleh Ghorbani Laleh Ghorbani (neutral good, elf scout) uses her bakery as a safe house for the cell of the Silent Roar she leads with her
question. Personality Trait. “I can’t help but offer my guests food.” Ideal. “Change is like dough. It takes hard work to shape, but also time and patience for it to rise.” Bond. “My sister means the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
as a friend, paramour, mentor, or rival, the Caller isolates its target, leading the victim to depend on it emotionally or materially. Over time, the Caller coerces or outright forces its victim to
agendas and disposition are unknowable to mortals. As the ultimate mimic, it can change its personality to reflect whatever most appeals to its current victim. Adventures with the Caller The Caller uses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Portentia Dran Now the owner and driving force behind Dran Enterprises — perhaps Acquisitions Incorporated’s most notable rival in the adventuring-for-profit-and-power biz — Portentia Dran is more
three melee attacks.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Change Shape. Portentia magically polymorphs into a humanoid or beast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
catch their attention, and they guard these hoards fiercely. Crystal Sully Pseudodragons grow to the size of large house cats, and most have red-brown scales. Some have scales with other hues or
Outlandish delicacies—like axe beak-egg omelets or mammoth-milk cheese. 4 The possessions of a sibling, rival, or master. 5 Shiny gifts, from gems to abalone shells. 6 Soft bedding and stuffed toys. 7 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
see its opponents before 60-foot darkvision sees it. A beholder always has several backup plans ready. When dealing with one, I have three plans of my own: run, hide, and distract. Rival adventurers
are always a good distraction. Rival beholders are the best one.
— Volo
Best of all, if ye can learn what schemes a beholder holds dearest, threaten those schemes. Its lured attention will at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
shine. Character Arcs Like most protagonists in film and literature, D&D adventurers face challenges and change through the experience of overcoming them. By incorporating each character’s motivations
rival midcampaign should be handled carefully to avoid straining credulity. Make sure a player is comfortable with new developments about their character before introducing them. Character-Focused
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
domain. Markedly taller than most southerners, with some men approaching seven feet in height, Reghed barbarians have blue eyes and hair of blond, red, or light brown. Their skin is bronzed from the sun
, but he is without mercy and doesn’t change his mind easily. He has trouble relating to Ten-Towners and other settled folk, so he tries to avoid them. Tribe of the Elk For the most part, the Tribe of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
in a stalemate, their victories and losses forgotten within days or weeks. Characters who interact with the factions might change this balance. But if either faction firmly controls Kalakeri, the
rival through martial skill Loyalists
+1 Evicting rebels from a community Loyalists
+1 Attaining victory over a rival through duplicity Rebels
+2 Completing a mission assigned by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
offering so she can examine it more closely, even if this makes it obvious she is interested. If she doesn’t have anything else like it, or can think of a use for it, or if having it means a rival
Ideal 1 Change. I will metamorphose into every kind of hag and live a century as each, becoming something even greater in the end. (Chaotic) 2 Community. Loneliness is the path to madness. That is why
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, for Asteria’s father never gave up hope his daughter still lived. After a decade of searching, he found her new home and ordered his soldiers to retrieve her through any means necessary. The idyllic
don’t get to choose our stories,” the god explained. “Don’t we?” Asteria replied. “I chose to see Euryale differently, as she did me. That was enough to change our stories once, years ago. Let me
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
into view, descending gracefully from the upper part of the cloister. She’s an elderly human woman with weathered brown skin, white hair in tight braids, and kindly hazel eyes, dressed in a simple white
him away on his latest visits, and he is worried (see “Cloister Quests”). Varnoth Varnoth is a muscular human whose black hair is cropped close to her scalp. Her light brown skin bears many scars—one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
change on a whim. The people of Kalakeri live in dread, as a single misstep means doom. Schemers and hapless citizens alike are tossed by the tidal forces of the royal family. Following her betrayal
CHARACTERS
Characters from Kalakeri hail from a rich, wondrous land tainted by suspicion. They are typically dark-haired, dark-eyed, brown-skinned people with Indian- inspired names. When players create
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
exile as an unbeliever in Lolth. Ironically, this might have saved Vizeran’s life, as House DeVir was wiped out not long thereafter by its rival, House Do’Urden. Consigned to solitude in the Underdark
centuries, Vizeran now believes that time has come. Vizeran harbors a thirst for vengeance against his only living rival — Gromph Baenre, the drow Archmage of Menzoberranzan. As a follower of the Elder
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
okay for the character’s surroundings to shift dramatically or for unexpected individuals to show up. Don’t let these changes make the character feel like their choices don’t matter. Rather, change
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
on aspects of the snake, but the cost of the change was high, requiring many sacrifices for each person to be transformed. Entire households of slaves in one city-state were killed and eaten to create