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Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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
meaningful connections with others.
Roll twice on the Golgari Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Golgari Contacts table.
Golgari Contacts
d8
Contact
1
One
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
was traumatized by witnessing a crime as a child.
5
I’m incapable of deception.
6
I wish I had joined the Boros, but I fear they’d never accept me.
Contacts
The Azorius
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
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3
I’m eager to explain every detail of my most intricate experiments and theories to anyone who shows the least bit of interest.
4
I assume that everyone needs even the most basic
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
Sorcerer
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unleash its full potential. Whatever their goals, sorcerers are every bit as useful to an adventuring party as wizards, making up for a comparative lack of breadth in their magical knowledge with
master it, or revel in its unpredictable nature? Is it a blessing or a curse? Did you seek it out, or did it find you? Did you have the option to refuse it, and do you wish you had? What do you intend
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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
likes devising new concoctions and finding people to test them on. 6 Teller (human) is one of the few humans with a position of influence in Daask. A grifter, Teller serves as a spy in the upper levels of the city where monsters aren’t able to move around freely.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Bargaining for a Wish If your characters have access to the Wish spell—for example, because they’ve drawn the Moon card from a Deck of Many Things—Boss Augustus makes them an offer they can’t refuse
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
this role. Muscle. Sometimes sources need a bit of physical cajoling to share their stories. The Muscle has a knack for getting people to talk. Alternatively, when those in power lock away the truth
soldiers or more-or-less reformed criminals. Networker. The Networker knows exactly who can get the party what they need. This character makes extensive use of contacts and friends to facilitate the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
protection. Frume has contacts among the many merchants of the region and is certain he can arrange a job. Timing is an issue. The tracks leaving the cultists’ camp and the map from Mondath’s chamber both
thought they were, and he leaves the meeting more than a little bit angry. Erlanthar stays and makes one more appeal to their sense of honor and duty. If the characters still turn him down, he reaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
protection. Frume has contacts among the many merchants of the region and is certain he can arrange a job. Timing is an issue. The tracks leaving the cultists’ camp and the map from Mondath’s chamber both
thought they were, and he leaves the meeting more than a little bit angry. Erlanthar stays and makes one more appeal to their sense of honor and duty. If the characters still turn him down, he reaches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
You decide what form the ritual’s components might take, from ancient verses and arcane inscriptions, to rare herbs and alchemical reagents, to any other obscure bit of magical paraphernalia in between
devising, or having NPCs conveniently turn out to be a source of some components. The Splintfig sisters from episode 2 are good candidates, as is Hoobur Gran’Shoop if the party stayed on good terms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
that provided the well with its water but also awoke a grumpy otyugh that was feasting on refuse beneath the town. Crime Scene When the characters investigate this crime scene, read the following: The
vandals as “strange folk, bit bigger than me, with long flat ears, big heads, and hands that glowed with strange magic.” Dry Well. Since the attack, the well has been dry. Ander suspects the vandals dammed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
? Running Wild Branding is everything. Whenever you take on a wild shape form, you do so with a unique bit of personal style that lets folks know you’re a beast to be reckoned with. Distinguishing Features
the silhouette of Omin Dran
5 You always have twigs, leaves, and other refuse tangled in your fur or hair.
6 When you switch back to your normal form, one hand always manages to retain its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
keep their crimson hue. If the farmers are healed or roused from unconsciousness, they refuse to speak. They don’t attack again, but the locals keep them restrained. The characters likely don’t have
, and a talent for hearing a bit about everyone’s business. A trader and skimmer boat pilot, Aunt Dellie has never been afraid to go her own way and knows much about Godsbreath’s lands and threats
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, sizes you up, and nods. “You seem like you’re in a bit of a hurry. What business do you have in Mechanus?”
Aristimus allows the characters to explain their situation. After they do, Aristimus
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->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
fill. If you want to use a giant as a patron for a group of adventurers, you can use the perks, contacts, and roles described in the “Group Patrons” chapter of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything alongside
size and strength as tools to extract wealth and power from communities of smaller folk. The boss might threaten to harm adventurers or those they care about if they refuse to do the giant’s bidding. Or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
several comfortable black cushions at the center. She orders Lulu to rest on the cushions, which the hollyphant does with a bit of trepidation. Maggie then places two skulls on the circle, noting that she’s
endure the ritual a second time. Mad Maggie is unhappy if she doesn’t get to see the whole dream, and is less likely to help the characters get to where they need to go if they refuse to see the dream
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters are unable to see below the surface. This is another ideal ambush location for the meenlocks or, if you want to shake things up a bit, for a black pudding or other ooze to lurk on the surface
meenlocks and left to rot. Heaped piles of bones, clothing, boots, rusted blades, and splintered bows and arrows rest within the recessed portions of the walls. Treasure. Most of the items in the refuse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Request Omin Dran contacts the characters via the franchise documancer’s documancy satchel or some other form of magic. When he does, read the following to detail his request: “Yeah, so I’m going to need
Either on their way to Neverwinter or while in the city, the characters might want to dig around a bit to find out more about what exactly they’re getting into. They might also assign a franchise task to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
money. He expects his guests to be splendidly dressed — and unarmed. Those who are caught carrying concealed weapons are advised to cast their weapons overboard. Those who refuse to do so are
, Pow Ming is no saint. Her ultimate goal is to join the Arcane Brotherhood. In the meantime, she’s using Lord Drylund to meet rich, influential people who might have contacts within that organization
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
ruined galley has buckled, and is cluttered with trash, driftwood, and other refuse washed up on the tide. To the east, the galley’s prow juts into the channel like a jagged fang, while the west side of
Nadir, and it tries to keep at least three of the characters alive if it can. If the battle appears to be turning against the characters, Sgothgah contacts one of them telepathically (without identifying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
whatever it takes to get strangers off their guard, then kill or capture them. The roof of the cave looms 60 feet above the water, on average (this varies a bit with the tide). It’s 50 feet above
under sail or half that when rowed, and it can hold up to ten Medium occupants. A short pier allows access to Sharkbait Rock. Prisoners with no value or who have information they refuse to give up, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
character’s feet on landing, forcing the character to succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or fall to the floor below. Iron Doors. Ten of the double doors are false and refuse to budge. The two
the dwarf’s age, his eyes are steady and bright. “I wasn’t expecting anyone,” he says plainly. “As you can see, the place is a mess. Perhaps you should come back later, after I’ve tidied up a bit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
represent about two or three weeks’ worth of meals for the troglodyte tribe. The troglodytes like to let their meat age a bit before eating it, so most of the carcasses here are appallingly decayed
darkness. Numerous rock columns rise to meet the stone overhead. The air is thick with troglodyte stench, and the floor is littered with refuse from the monsters’ meals and gnawed bones of dubious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
a large book clad in black leather with the Zhentarim symbol imprinted on the front. Oboth suspects that someone in town knows where the tomb is hidden, or knows some bit of lore hinting at its
once-famous hunting lodge, the White Hart Inn, stands amid low stone cottages and stables. The creaky building is well maintained on the inside, offering a bit of grandeur in an otherwise rustic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
characters refuse Aphelion’s offer, the supercomputer is understanding and wishes them luck in their expedition. Aphelion contacts the characters again when they reach the second level of the ship. In
along the way. If the combat robot was destroyed, Aphelion sends a friendly worker robot to accomplish the same task. If the characters refuse, Aphelion’s visage appears on a nearby screen, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
his superiors in the Black Network. The bugbear bodyguards know this fact too, and because of it, they are less than enthusiastic about working for Rasqel. Tactics. If the characters refuse to back
characters’ travel slows a bit. The High Road is frequently traveled by caravans, and so is better kept and easier to traverse. Triboar Trail, on the other hand, sees less frequent traffic and is less
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
ingredients here and there in the room have infestations of mold and insects. Thunderwing looks forlornly about the kitchen and cries a bit, lamenting the loss of the Xanthoria she remembers. Lost Memento
. Searching the room uncovers a recipe book wrapped in oilcloth under a pile of refuse. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check reveals that the handwriting closely resembles the older
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
retired sailors, the bar’s regulars are in fact contacts for a variety of unsavory organizations, from smugglers and bandits to fences, drug dealers, and panderers. Some work for the Guild, others
, with locals standing atop a rocky promontory and dumping their refuse over the edge of the embankment. Instead of clearing the debris away, Torimesh used magic to nurture the local plants, causing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
retired sailors, the bar’s regulars are in fact contacts for a variety of unsavory organizations, from smugglers and bandits to fences and drug dealers. Some work for the Guild, others for operations
adventuring abroad and purchased this small portion of the hillside. Too steep to build on, the area had long been an illegal junkyard, with locals standing atop a rocky promontory and dumping their refuse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
through the refuse find some baubles tucked away by the eblis, including a pouch containing seven assorted gemstones (10 gp each), a painted gold bracelet shaped like a couatl (50 gp), and a wooden
, bits of colored glass are heaped beneath a cracked mosaic, enameled wooden tables are split and tilting, and every bit of cloth is frayed and streaked.
At the center of the room, a long divan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
characters decide to call in the favor, Dral contacts his employers, and High Captain Horix Zoar does everything in his power to give the characters what they want, provided it’s within his power and isn’t
charms or refuse to leave, calling on the centaurs to aid them (which the centaurs are more than happy to do). Whenever a dryad is killed, one or more conjured animals rise up out of the ground within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Kitchen The door leading outside is locked after nightfall. During the day, monks working in the kitchen frequently go in and out, gathering herbs or dumping refuse. Hot coals smolder in two big brick
moans through the passageways.
The timber shoring isn’t really needed, since the tunnels are sturdy. A breeze enters the mines at area M23, circulates a bit, and then exits at area M24. Random
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
calls out to the corpse in Draconic, as though the wizard were still alive. The dragon isn’t hungry or spoiling for a fight. But if one or more characters refuse to cower before her, Arveiaturace
male Damaran human scout). Many years ago, an Uthgardt of the Red Tiger tribe bit off Quinn’s left ear, but Quinn prefers to talk about the part of the story where he cracked open the Uthgardt’s