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Player’s Handbook (2014)
-colored liquid will surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment — nothing more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust — can restore youth and vigor, and there’s a bridge in the
a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
5
I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to.
6
Sarcasm and insults are my
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust — can restore youth and vigor, and there’s a bridge in the city that just happens to be for sale. These marvels sound implausible, but
want.
4
I’m a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
5
I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to.
6
Sarcasm and
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
inheritance that no one cares what you do, as long as you don’t embarrass the family? How does the head of your family feel about your adventuring career? Are you in your family’s good graces, or
visit prosperous Bloomridge to try a fashionable restaurant or boutique, or watch a spectacle at the Oasis Theater, the patriars have little reason to venture into the dirtier, more dangerous parts of the
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
modeled my career after a highly respected lawmage or arrester, but I fear that my role model might be involved in something illegal.
Flaws
d6
Flaw
1
I’m
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
6
A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
7
I
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
who travels by land or sea, or who has an economic stake in the weather, has good reason to work with House Lyrandar. But those who cross the house find it a deadly and implacable foe. Some rumors
Devourer called the Hurricane Harvest, which teaches dragonmarked heirs to use their power for destruction and domination.
House Lyrandar Renown Perks
CLAUDIO POZAS
When you request a favor from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
should strive to keep the character alive and use resources wisely. Run the character yourself. It’s an extra burden for you, but it can work. Decide the character isn’t there. Invent a good reason for
character fade into the background. This solution requires everyone to step out of the game world a bit and suspend disbelief, but might be the easiest solution. You act as if the character’s not there
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
their lust for magical power. When the characters come through the portal, read the following: The desert sun blinds your eyes, and you feel the heat trying to pull every bit of moisture from your
sand. Intent on their investigation of the golem, they don’t notice your arrival.
The two desert nomads (use the bandit stat block) and a camel they call Old Stink (for good reason) hail from a Bedine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the characters need a reason for Lord Neverember to request their help in chapter 1, even if it’s simply because their heroics are widely known. Regardless, 10th-level characters have already had long
-Level Backstories d6 Deeds Accomplished 1 The character began their adventuring career investigating zombies that rose from a once-peaceful graveyard. Their investigations revealed a cult. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
or reason.
Mudbutton Warren is home to three hundred residents. Most are boggarts, though a few daring faeries, flamekin, and changelings also make it their home. Mudbutton Warren is among the most
boggarts under his care. Gobgot is a skilled alchemist in the peculiar manner of boggarts, since his concoctions often inspire a bit of disgust from visitors. Gobgot insists on greeting visitors in his hut
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp Life of Seclusion What was the reason for your isolation, and what changed to
allow you to end your solitude? You can work with your DM to determine the exact nature of your seclusion, or you can choose or roll on the table below to determine the reason behind your seclusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
of experience and science-driven deductive methods. As a young detective in Darkon, Alanik revealed his father’s criminal empire and oversaw its destruction. His success launched his career as a
published two volumes to date: The Life of Alanik Ray and The Casebook of Alanik Ray. Alanik Ray’s Traits Ideal. “Logic is a guide but also an illusion. Order and reason don’t supersede what is right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
choose the entries that speak to you or randomly pull cards from The Deck of Many Things card set. One of the most important steps of a warrior’s journey is discovering the reason why you fight. Glory
hope. (And maybe, a little bit, to prove my father wrong.)
Knight Destinies Card Heroic Tie Balance Someone—or something—wronged you in your past. You seek revenge. Comet You’ve been promised an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Constitution Stamina and health Endure a marathon, grasp hot metal without flinching, win a drinking contest Intelligence Memory and reason Recall a bit of lore, recognize a clue’s significance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
’ wealth and influence. Whose interest, then, does the Chronicle serve?
All the more reason, loyal readers, to rely on the Voice of Breland for unbiased news you can use.
Civilian. Some groups include
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
1d6 70–89 41–50 years 1d8 90–99 51–60 years 1d10 00 61 years or older 1d12 Life Events d100 Event 01–10 You suffered a tragedy. Roll on the Tragedies table. 11–20 You gained a bit of good fortune
your DM to come up with the reason for the battle and the factions involved. It might have been a small conflict between your community and a band of orcs, or it could have been a major battle in a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
reason to think otherwise. Bruenor assures the adventurers they will have his gratitude and that of all Gauntlgrym — indeed, of all Faerûn — if they are successful. If the characters press for details
. Such mercenary negotiation lowers Bruenor’s opinion of the adventurers a bit, but he never loses his genial manner. If the characters are agreeable, the king tells them the next step is to bring the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
dawn seven days later. I don’t really understand occultants, and to be honest, they scare the Abyss out of me.
— Jim Darkmagic
Why Be an Occultant? d8 Reason
1 You believe in karmic
skulls as a child. Nobody ever told you there was a career in that sort of thing.
4 You watched someone close to you die, and were overcome by the feeling that you should be making money off it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
speak, he moans as he walks and does a bit of a hopping dance. The madcaps and redcaps think this is wonderful, and they occasionally accompany him in a vile song and dance. Characters who witness this
bit when it comes time to reward them. Barnabas the Flameskull Barnabas, once a powerful wizard, had his crypt defiled by an evil nemesis who stole his skull and turned it into a flameskull. Mad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
bad fall during her career as a thief. Artemis Entreri is always prepared for the worst and moves with a quick, precise confidence.
Consider their ideals. Tika Waylan is innocent, almost childlike
very personal reason to hate them with a fiery passion. Her bond might be phrased as “I will do whatever it takes to punish the dragonarmies for the destruction of the Inn of the Last Home.”
Artemis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
my foes.
In truth, this “virtuous” calling began as an obsessive effort to destroy a vampire that murdered my child, and it has become for me a tedious and bleak career. Even as my life of hunting
, they chose to surreptitiously take my son in exchange for their loss! By the time I realized what had occurred, they were already an hour gone.
Incensed beyond reason, I strapped the body of the dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
or pursuing goals of their own. Several kinds of allies are described below, each with a different reason for accompanying the party. Guidance on when the ally might depart is also provided. An ally
ally might be a bit of a surprise for the characters—someone they dismiss as unrelated to the Deck of Many Things until the scholar draws a weapon and ably defends themself in battle. The studious ally
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
cure that unseemly rash, this ointment — nothing more than a bit of fat with a sprinkle of silver dust — can restore youth and vigor, and there’s a bridge in the city that just happens to be for sale
for getting what I want. 4 I’m a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff. 5 I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to. 6 Sarcasm and insults are my
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
evil character, Artemis is not an ideal adventurer. He began his career as a villain, and only cooperates with heroes when he must—and when it’s in his own best interests. In most games, evil
boastfulness and has a fear of heights resulting from a bad fall during her career as a thief. Artemis Entreri is always prepared for the worst and moves with a quick, precise confidence.
Consider their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the common room of the inn (area 2), as if they had just walked through the main door. You are standing just inside the front door to the Dran & Courtier. Things are a bit different, however. The
stat blocks). When a host is reduced to 0 hit points, the intellect devourer emerges and attempts to use its claws and Devour Intellect action to gain a character as a new host. A character can regain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
characters do the same, the attackers target them. Only one local holds their ground: a surprised woman named Aunt Dellie (commoner). She clearly recognizes some of the strange farmers and tries to reason
, 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->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
following: Dendar the Night Serpent, Eater of the World, is said to be the spawn of the first nightmare, devourer of foul visions, and harbinger of the end of the world. Her warlocks frequently dream
unbreakable leash forged by Gond and a glowing ward conjured by Mystra, for which the Chaos Hound bit off Tyr’s hand. Moander is a dark power of corruption and decay. Those touched by its influence
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
motivated by his desire to keep his current appearance. Second, Asmodeus decreed that any deal Baalzebul strikes shall end in disaster for the other party. For this reason, other devils avoid forming
. Even if would-be thieves could get around the defenses, they would have figure out how to navigate the complex classification system that marks the precise location of each bit of paperwork stored
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
origin. For this reason, I immersed myself in the study of the druidic mysteries and became a champion of the natural order. Fighter d6 I became a fighter because … 1 I wanted to hone my combat skills
reason not to remain in one place for too long. 4 I have seen what happens when the monsters come out from the dark. I took it upon myself to become the first line of defense against the evils that lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the characters to reach the scene, depending on how they’re traveling. But if they tarry for no particular reason, Menard is dragged into the water, never to surface again. A similar period later, a
they leave his ship immediately — without the use of the boat. If the characters try to reason with him, the captain quickly proves how unreasonable he can be by ordering the crew to kill the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
the bidding of their guild superiors. Most adventuring characters, though, prefer more independence. You can roll a d6 or choose from the options in the table below to establish a reason for the freedom
enjoyed by your character. d6 Reason for Independence 1 I’ve been around long enough that my guild lets me do what I want. 2 I’ve been chosen for special assignments because I’m just that good. 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
into a new spellbook. Filling out the remainder of the new book requires you to find new spells to do so. For this reason, many wizards keep a backup spellbook.
Level 1: Ritual Adept You can cast any
specialization that grants you features at certain Wizard levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Wizard level or lower. Level 4: Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
a new spellbook. Filling out the remainder of the new book requires you to find new spells to do so. For this reason, many wizards keep a backup spellbook.
Level 1: Ritual Adept You can cast any
certain Wizard levels. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Wizard level or lower. Level 4: Ability Score Improvement You gain the Ability Score
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
becomes indifferent at best, though they might eventually forgive you. 10 For a reason you were never told, you were exiled from your community. You then either wandered in the wilderness for a time or
basic details about your former employer. 7 You went insane for 1d6 years and recently regained your sanity. A tic or some other bit of odd behavior might linger. 8 A lover of yours was secretly a silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Several pieces of parchment are on display in the stall, with six small ceramic pots placed next to them.
The rapscallion is Jerronimous “Jerr” Burntberry (CN male gnome commoner) who is quite a bit older
when he has no reason to do so. However, when the second sight grips him, all that changes. Kal’s eyes come into focus and he becomes as sober as a priest of Ilmater at sunup. “Their plans are afoot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
matter spun away into the silvery void. Within some of them, a vein of pearl-like material held a bit of the deity’s rejuvenated supernatural vitality, which spontaneously created a habitable
extraplanar island to call home. No Rhyme or Reason. A morkoth’s island has the qualities of a dreamscape in which nature and predictability take a back seat to strangeness and chaos. Upon it is a