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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
. Tasha went on to create various spells, including Tasha’s Hideous Laughter, and her magic-fueled ambitions brought her into contact with demons and demon lords, which she subjugated and used
When Zybilna received Alustriel Silverhand’s summons to combat Vecna, the archfey was sorely needed in Prismeer. As a compromise, and to honor Tasha’s friendship with Alustriel, Zybilna
Bard
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, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Boros emphasis on order and community, or bitter enemies among the guilds that represent chaos and destruction.
Roll twice on the Boros Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non
-Boros Contacts table.
Boros Contacts
d8
Contact
1
A former comrade in arms was promoted into the prestigious Sunhome Guard.
2
One of my parents is a ranking Boros officer
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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Izzet Contacts
d8
Contact
1
An older relative is a member of the guild’s board of directors.
2
I know a sprite who carries important messages among the guild’s
with another attendant for our supervisor’s attention.
8
The guildmaster, Niv-Mizzet, took note of one of my experiments!
Non-Izzet Contacts
d10
Contact
1
An
Wizard
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Creating a Wizard
Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you had
?
What drew you forth from your life of study? Did your first taste of magical knowledge leave you hungry for more? Have you received word of a secret repository of knowledge not yet plundered by any
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
occupation or social class that frequents the establishment. This contact is delighted to talk with you, and to listen.
Variant Entertainer: Gladiator
A gladiator is as much an
, since I can defuse any amount of tension.
5
I love a good insult, even one directed at me.
6
I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.
7
I’ll settle for nothing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
has received strange dreams in which the spirit of one of their ancestors tries to communicate with them. The contact asks the character to visit them in Djaynai to help them unravel the mystery of
Character Hooks Consider the following ways to involve characters in this adventure: Ancestor’s Invitation. A character’s relative or associate is a local official who lives in Djaynai. This contact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Wizard Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you
? What drew you forth from your life of study? Did your first taste of magical knowledge leave you hungry for more? Have you received word of a secret repository of knowledge not yet plundered by any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Adventurers’ Guild Contacts Typically, an adventuring group has no particular contact within the larger guild. There’s a local leader or bookkeeper who collects dues, but otherwise you might interact
with a variety of different members of the guild in different contexts—when looking for a contract, gathering referrals, staying in the guildhall, and so on. The Guild Contact table provides
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Halflings of the Five Nations Quick and charming, many halflings put their natural talents to use as bards, barristers, merchants, and politicians throughout Khorvaire. Of course, these same talents
the criminal empire, but your past may yet catch up with you. You could also be the point of contact who has made the Boromar Clan your party’s group patron, as described later in this chapter.
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
A kindly officer who is hesitant to send you into danger and constantly reminds you to be careful 6 A bitter officer who carries deep grudges against your nation’s enemies in the Last War and leaps at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
receive. Agency Contacts d8 Contact 1 A condescending career desk agent who views you as expendable tools 2 A bitter former field agent, now confined to a field office, who envies your work 3 A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
disappearing into separate tunnels. Pale purple sludge flows slowly through the grooves from two passages opposite the rift. A bitter smell like scorched sugar fills the room.
The sludge is flavorless
bitter but nutritious, but any character who consumes more than a mouthful must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition for 10 minutes. The circle in the ceiling is a 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Wizard Creating a wizard character demands a backstory dominated by at least one extraordinary event. How did your character first come into contact with magic? How did you discover you
? What drew you forth from your life of study? Did your first taste of magical knowledge leave you hungry for more? Have you received word of a secret repository of knowledge not yet plundered by any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
attractions of the Sea Maidens Faire with the bizarre inventions of the temple — a plan that is well received. The evening before the Day of Wonders, workers begin assembling the wagons and floats of the
Sea Maidens Faire parades through Waterdeep, the characters can slip aboard one or more of Jarlaxle’s ships. If things turns violent aboard a ship, its captain uses a sending spell to contact Jarlaxle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the party proves cooperative, the investigators offer the following information: They know nothing about the messages the characters received. They have heard of mysterious occurrences wherein strangers
exploration the house. The other stays in the parlor to prepare to contact the house’s spirits (see the “Séances” section). In the case of Rudolph van Richten, he remains in the parlor while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
how perfect your creations, nothing is ever good enough for this contact. They point out every flaw and missed opportunity. Are they bitter, lashing out at anyone around them, or do they recognize your
DM decides if the guild has tutors available for a given subject. Guild Contact Even as a member in good standing of the guild, you can’t simply stroll up to the guild master and demand their attention
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
never received one in life. Merle lies in the casket but occasionally sits up to hear his own eulogies. The Dusters ask the characters if they’d like to say anything on behalf of the deceased. 6 A lost
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Battalion. This elite unit fought at the forefront of the Last War, and Brelish bards still sing of the exploits of Khandan the Hammer and Meira the Huntress. At the end of the war, the battalion was split
bitterly. Thrane. In the waning years of the Last War, the Redcloaks played a major role in the devastating Battle of Cairn Hill between Brelish and Thrane forces. Thanks to heavy losses on both sides, veterans of that battle tend to nurse bitter grudges against their enemies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
years. It was crippled by a long and bitter conflict with the daelkyr and their aberrant armies; even though the daelkyr were defeated, the seeds of madness took root in the empire and tore it apart
Dhakaani. The Heirs of Dhakaan are an agnostic society and don’t have clerics, paladins, or druids. Their focus is on martial excellence, and their spiritual leaders are bards, who inspire their warriors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
device called the Soulmonger. The Harpers received their intelligence from a lich, but they don’t know much about the Soulmonger other than its name and general whereabouts. Adventurers willing to
roam unchecked throughout the jungle. That was not the end of Ras Nsi, however. Bitter over his loss of power, he forged an alliance with the yuan-ti lurking in the ruins of Omu and underwent a ritual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
not fit the descriptions of contacts on this table. Contacts d12 Contact 1 A friendly law-enforcement officer sends clients your way and gives you inside information about the workings of the
interfere in that gang’s affairs. 4 A bitter, more experienced inquisitive spends a lot of time telling you who you could have talked to ten years ago—if that person hadn’t died—but still knows a lot about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are in the broad field of history. You might dream of using magic to contact great historical figures or your own ancestors or of recreating the mighty magic of a distant age. Skill Proficiencies
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
destructive Ashen Heirs. Laleh has received word that Afsoun was not released after her questioning. Laleh seeks information on where her sister is being held. While Afsoun is in Brightguard custody, Laleh has
. If the characters agree to help Laleh, she thanks them and says her agents will contact them later. Should the characters prove reluctant to help, Laleh tells them to think on what is right and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
their services to dragons in exchange for membership in a draconic faction. By joining one dragon’s faction, characters might end up locked in bitter strife with a different faction—and characters who
to the highest standards of behavior, and wields cold magic. The Brass Order could be a loose affiliation of good-hearted scoundrels, including rogues and bards, who favor fire magic and trickery. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Citadel Adbar In the extreme north of Faerûn, near the Cold Wood, lie the Ice Mountains. There, in the bitter cold, stands the eternal fortress of Citadel Adbar, the last great remnant of the
known written copies have ever been reported. Only a privileged few non-dwarves have ever heard the Dirge in its entirety, and dwarf bards who want to perform this epic must demonstrate great skill in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
lingering curse. A dying dragon might pronounce a bitter magical oath upon any who would plunder the dragon’s hoard, or a living dragon might inscribe a dire warning about the foul magic that will be
unleashed on any who plunder the dragon’s treasure. Such a curse typically affects not only those who steal from the hoard, but anyone else who comes into contact with the treasure. Moreover, breaking the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
higher pay. As an officer, you maintain a comfortable lifestyle. Military Force Contact Your primary contact within your hierarchy is your superior officer, the person who gives you orders and is
kindly officer is hesitant to send you into danger and constantly reminds you to be careful. 4 Bitter Soldier. Your commander carries deep grudges against your force’s enemies. They leap at any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
another. The first visit to Red Larch is a good time to establish these protocols and give each character some face time with a faction contact. (See the “Important Red Larchers” section of “Red Larch
least discretion. Bards and wizards are their most prominent members. Harpers operate in small cells throughout the North. One is based in Triboar: Darathra Shendrel, the Lord Protector, belongs to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
.) Sildar’s contact in Phandalin is a human wizard named Iarno Albrek. The wizard traveled to the town two months ago to establish order there. After the Lords’ Alliance received no word from Iarno, Sildar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
because it has been in telepathic contact with the ulitharid on level 17.) Githyanki have invaded Undermountain and are trying to exterminate the mind flayer colony in Seadeeps. Halaster has commandeered a
to the hype. They have no friends at the academy, and they’re unhappy with the quality of the instruction they’ve received. Now they want to leave, but the headmaster has instructed them to remain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
who oppose her are taking no chances. Burney is particularly interested in any information about the activities of Arkhan the Cruel (see "Arkhan the Cruel"). Burney has received several blessings in
Larva Farm Z’neth is a bitter, old hobgoblin warlord who buys and sells larvae (see chapter 2 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for statistics). Mahadi facilitated Z’neth’s rise to power, helping him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that they can spend the cold months beside a hearth, with a slice of fried pie in one hand, and a tankard of bitter gnomish stout in the other. Any cellar space not devoted to another purpose is used
. According to recent letters I have received from friends in these hills, parties of Najaran raiders have become more common and numerous. My friends fear that the threat from the Serpent Kingdom to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
as actors, and though they understand Common and Elvish, they can no longer speak. Archillus and Mortia are the leading male and leading female of the troupe. The others are Verna (Mortia’s bitter
DC 15 Charisma (Performance) group check. Any character who received an acting lesson from Candlefoot in the Witchlight Carnival has advantage on this check. If the group check succeeds, the perytons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
member accompanying the characters can point out that this behavior is highly unusual. Though the Ice Hunters avoid contact with outsiders, they are almost never hostile. During this interaction
will. The sharp tang of the fish covers the bitter poison so well that a successful DC 20 Wisdom (Perception) check or DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check is needed to detect it. Any character who