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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
, 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
the moss-covered building where I took part in my first reclamation mission.
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I found something in the sewer that must never come to light.
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I am forever grateful to the reclaimer who
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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
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
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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
Kalashtar
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
an orphan kalashtar raised among strangers.
The bond to the spirit can cause some kalashtar to display unusual quirks. Consider rolling or selecting a trait from the Kalashtar Quirks table
for any noble cause.
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You are obsessed with Dreaming Dark conspiracies.
Hunted by Nightmares
The virtuous spirits tied to the kalashtar fled from the dream-realm of Dal Quor to escape
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the details of its construction. Such
I’m incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic.
Contacts
The laboratories of the Izzet League are constantly starting up new projects and dissolving old ones, so it’s easy for
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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I helped create a krasis that I love like a pet and would carry with me everywhere … except it’s the size of a building, and it might eat me.
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In my laboratory, I
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
Aasimar
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dark eyes
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Starkly colored hair
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An unusual hue tinting your shadow
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A ghostly halo crowning your head
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Rainbows gleaming on your skin
Creating Your Character
At
regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
physician. Personas can even be passed down through a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users.
Creating Your Character
At 1st
of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants of ruined domains. While such nightmares typically manifest as nothing more than impressions, whispers, or vaporous visions amid the fog, mysterious
, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in the stat block. If the results of
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
throw fails by 5 or more, the target is also blinded until the end of its next turn.Untold, half-formed evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants
might slink forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers.
Customizing a Horror
An unspeakable horror has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants of ruined domains. While such nightmares typically manifest as nothing more than impressions, whispers, or
has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs to customize it further, while results from the Hex Blast table replace that action in
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
by 5 or more, the target is also blinded until the end of its next turn.Untold, half-formed evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants of ruined
forth into other realms to slake unnameable hungers.
Customizing a Horror
An unspeakable horror has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
more, the target is also blinded until the end of its next turn.Untold, half-formed evils lurk amid the Mists, the yet-to-be-realized imaginings of the Dark Powers and the remnants of ruined domains
other realms to slake unnameable hungers.
Customizing a Horror
An unspeakable horror has one of four body compositions, determined by rolling on the Body Composition table. You can roll on the Limbs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Daask Founded by monstrous immigrants from Droaam, the criminal organization known as Daask has been building its power for a decade and has recently begun an aggressive campaign of expansion. Daask
someone on the Daask Contacts table. Daask Contacts d6 Contact 1 Whyhyr (gnoll), a talented tracker, loves a good hunt and finding people who don’t want to be found. 2 Ralscar Shal (goblin) is a
Senses
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secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, such as noticing a hidden monster.
Special
effect, indicating that the radius of its blindsight defines the maximum range of its perception.
DarkvisionA monster with darkvision can see in the dark within a specific radius. The monster can see in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
upper class, but other characters can do so only if you judge that the character has made sufficient contacts. Alternatively, a character might use a disguise kit and the Deception skill to pass as a
noble visiting from a distant city. Resolution. After a workweek of carousing, a character stands to make contacts within the selected social class. The character makes a Charisma (Persuasion) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Wandering Monsters Each time one or more visible characters exit a building or enter a new district, roll a d6. On a roll of 1 or 2 (or just 1 if the characters are trying to be stealthy), they
attract the attention of one or more wandering monsters determined by rolling another d6 and consulting the Wandering Monsters table. See “Security Forces” above for more information about how many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Dark Fantasy Vampires brood on the battlements of their accursed castles. Necromancers toil in dark dungeons to create horrid servants made of dead flesh. Devils corrupt the innocent, and werewolves
full of creatures that perfectly suit a storyline of supernatural horror. The most important element of such a campaign, though, isn’t covered by the rules. A dark-fantasy setting requires an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
throw caution to the wind, the density of the undergrowth makes it tricky to move faster than 200 feet per minute. If the characters stop to search for treasure, each building takes 30 minutes to clear
. Whenever the party searches a ruined building, roll percentile dice and consult the Ruin Interior table to see what, if anything, the building contains. Ruin Interior d100 Ruin Contents 01–40
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->Curse of Strahd
T1. Gatehouse Portcullis When the characters approach from the west, read: The shelf of rock on which the mountain road clings grows narrow. To your left, the icy cliffs rise sharply toward dark
, rolling clouds. To your right, the ground falls away into a sea of fog. Ahead, through the wind and snow, you see a high wall of black stone lined with spikes and topped by statues of demonic vultures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Lay of the Land Rolling thunderclouds cast a gray pall over the land of Barovia. A deathly stillness hangs over the dark woods, which are patrolled constantly by Strahd’s wolves and other servitors
his army. East of the mountains lies the village of Barovia, shrouded in mist and bereft of walls and defenses. The dark silhouette of Castle Ravenloft looks down on this village from its perch atop a 1,000-foot-high column of rock known as the Pillarstone of Ravenloft.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
exterior of this two-story circular theater. People pass along the street, but all is dark behind the boards that cover the structure’s windows. A tattered awning shades the theater’s stout wooden
theater’s front entrance or investigates the windows can make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check. On a successful check, the character hears a muffled voice within. Characters who spend time surveilling the building see figures furtively open the front door and slip inside once every 10 minutes or so.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
through the woods, descending gradually until the trees part, revealing a mist-shrouded meadow. The trail splits. One branch heads west into the valley, and the other leads south into dark woods. A wooden
trail, which skirts north of a sprawling vineyard before bending south toward a stately building. The fog takes on ghostly forms as it swirls between the neatly tended rows of grapevines. Here and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Cities and Sites The Talenta Plains have been described as an ocean of grasslands. The nomadic halflings have little interest in building towns; most shelter in the Talenta Plains is temporary
fortunate enough to cross its path. When times are dark and travelers are weary, one can always hope that the Wandering Inn is just beyond the horizon.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Building a Party It’s possible to put together a diverse party of D&D characters drawn from a single guild. The guild descriptions in chapter 2 offer suggestions for what such a party might look like
collection of individuals thrown together by unforeseen circumstances. The Party Makeup table in this section offers suggestions for how you might compose your party. The tables of contacts in chapter 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
and again—by its own will or that of Strahd. Locals give the building a wide berth for fear of antagonizing the evil spirits believed to haunt it. The wealthy family that built the house practiced the
dark arts. Through seduction and indoctrination, they expanded their cult to include a small yet nefarious circle of friends. When word got out, the rest of the village turned a blind eye to the
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->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->Keys from the Golden Vault
vault is an unmarked building on the city outskirts in an area with moderate foot traffic. The neighboring buildings stand at least 20 feet from the vault and don’t share walls with it. Nearby
, they learn the general exterior layout, including the locations of the main door, balcony door, and windows. They also get a good look at the guard uniforms—dark blue with gold stitching—which can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
Varrin’s Proposition Varrin Axebreaker (lawful good, dwarf noble) contacts the characters to enlist their aid in retrieving the key. Varrin’s braided hair and beard are black with streaks of gray. He
orange and places it on the table. He waves his hand over the gem, and a glowing blue image of a building floor plan appears in the air above it. He taps the gem, and the image vanishes. The sapphire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Arriving on Krynn When the party steps through the Sigil portal and arrives on Krynn, they arrive through a doorway in a massive tree. Read the following: The rising sun limns the rolling hills
-orange buds still flowering. The doorway through which you’ve just emerged is a deep, dark furrow in the tree’s bark.
The fourth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts points to another tree on a nearby