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Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
last five thousand years, while Khorvaire is constantly evolving. As an elf, consider your relationship with the past. Do you value the traditions of your ancestors? Or do you fear that your people
is why your people constantly seek out conflict; you need to find challenges worthy of a hero.
In creating a Valenar, think about your patron ancestor. Your class should reflect their class; if you
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
last five thousand years, while Khorvaire is constantly evolving. As an elf, consider your relationship with the past. Do you value the traditions of your ancestors? Or do you fear that your people
is why your people constantly seek out conflict; you need to find challenges worthy of a hero.
In creating a Valenar, think about your patron ancestor. Your class should reflect their class; if you
Elf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
. Since they are so long-lived, they can enjoy centuries of exploration and discovery. They dislike the pace of human society, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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Feature: Rubblebelt Refuge
You are intimately familiar with areas of the city that most people shun: ruined neighborhoods where wurms rampaged, overgrown parks that no hand has tended in decades, and the
encounters with members of other guilds are more often violent than friendly, but occasional bonds do form.
Roll twice on the Gruul Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Gruul
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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
even the lowliest attendant to make friends (and enemies) in laboratories across Ravnica.
Roll twice on the Izzet Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Izzet Contacts table
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
1 A feud with a rival clan has gotten out of hand, and it’s best that you leave the Holds for a few decades.
2 You’re in a large family and there’s no room for you to shine in your hold
vendetta with a personal rival. Are you seeking to defeat them in battle or in business?
5 You’re searching for a legendary dwarven artifact, removed from the Mror Holds centuries ago by a
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
successfully prevented a murder, and the would-be perpetrator wants me dead.
5
One of my parents was prominent in the guild, and I resent constantly being compared to that standard.
6
I’ve
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Enemies Everywhere Elder brains seek stability and safety for their colonies, and a colony can remain in a relatively peaceful state for decades if it can evade discovery while it acquires food. Two
flayer colony is constantly on the alert for an incursion of gith, even if it has never had to fight them off before. Underdark predators, adventurers, and other kinds of formidable creatures are just
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so they find careers that let them travel freely and set their own pace. Elves also enjoy exercising their martial prowess or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, which is regimented from day to day but constantly changing over decades, so they find careers that let them travel freely and set their own pace. Elves also enjoy exercising their martial prowess or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
character is why you have left the Holds. The Leaving the Mror Holds table offers some suggestions that might spark further ideas. Leaving the Mror Holds d8 Reason for Leaving 1 A feud with a rival clan
has gotten out of hand, and it’s best that you spend a few decades away from the Holds while things cool down. 2 You come from a large family and there’s no room for you to shine in your hold, so you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Dran Enterprises Dran Enterprises is the biggest rival of Acquisitions Incorporated — and has the strongest possible connection to that august organization. Founded by a false version of Auspicia
thwarted. They say acquisition is a family business, and it’s certainly true for those of my house. I hadn’t seen my sister, Auspicia Dran, for years. Decades, in fact. And then out of nowhere, she returns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
duty to follow in the footsteps of your patron, living your life as they lived theirs, allowing this champion to live on through you. This is why your people constantly seek out conflict; you need to
. Is this something you proudly embrace, or do you resist it? Each patron ancestor is tied to many Valenar: do you have a particular rival who channels the same ancestor, or one who channels a rival of
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
up to the city was sealed to prevent the fumes from spilling into the streets above. Decades later, once the volcano’s activity had subsided, the dragon moved in.
The lair has the following
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
8
An
halls with boiling water and noxious fumes. The stairwell leading up to the city was sealed to prevent the fumes from spilling into the streets above. Decades later, once the volcano’s activity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
?” It’s this kind of forward thinking that brings new power and magical understanding to the world — and which keeps the Acq Inc humanoid resources team constantly on the lookout for new talent. Were you
spells with a decidedly financial flair. And finally, you’ll get to meet some of the rival factions your characters will inevitably crash up against in the frenzied race for franchise success.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
with a faction, betray the faction, and still maintain a measure of respect with the group. Characters might thus thread the needle of serving both groups. Relationships constantly shift in Kalakeri
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->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Mind Flayer Fanatics The three most ruthless, domineering, and cunning mind flayers in Illithinoch spent their early lives scheming against one another. A few decades ago, they each realized the
stays loyal to Ilvaash, and demands frequent treats. The severed head constantly leaks a greasy purple ichor that stains Chishinix’s clothing. Hashutu. Hashutu was paranoid that enemies waited around
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
decorative flourishes. This work has been done by kobolds in Arauthator’s service, and its quality varies widely. Floors. The floors inside the iceberg are worn glass-smooth from decades of traffic. Arauthator
ice caves. Visibility. The ice caves are open to the sea, creating banks of vapor that roll constantly through Oyaviggaton’s corridors and chambers. This fog is more common in the low points of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
unopened crates holding uncatalogued treasures—some of which have been there for decades. Above the Dezina Museum, the Morgrave University Library fills the top levels of Dalannan Tower. While it doesn’t
nevertheless finds time to publish more papers on giant-made pottery than any other scholar, past or present. If you use rival explorers in your campaign who are connected to Morgrave University, they work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, rival legions compete constantly for reputation and status. Meetings between legions erupt in violence if troops aren’t restrained, and only exceptionally powerful leaders can force legions to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
in it, swiftly disposing of anyone who fails to meet those standards.
2 An adult blue dragon and an efreeti have formed a friendship over the decades. They now share a territory and assist one
another in protecting it.
3 Feeling unappreciated and disrespected in one family, an adult blue dragon offers allegiance to a rival dragon family, setting off a blood feud.
4 A pair of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
did. Nowadays, red dragon lairs and dwarven strongholds are far enough apart that the dwarves don’t have to worry constantly about being attacked. But occasionally, a young red dragon sets out to
by creatures it can catch in the open, including the travelers that enter and exit the place. On occasion, this state of (relatively) peaceful coexistence is shattered when a devious rival dragon with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, with a different beholder taking over every few decades. Paranoid Megalomania The Xanathar, like its forerunners, is an eye tyrant — a type of beholder that chooses to live among other creatures in a
constantly wary of betrayal. The only allies it considers relatively safe are individuals that it (or its predecessor) has worked with for years, and most of these are creatures it has no reason to fear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
1 Rotates head from side to side when listening or speaking
2 Tail writhes constantly in a snakelike fashion
3 Slowly and constantly fans wings
4 Lowers head to speak eye-to
conversation with extensive historical context, whether or not it’s relevant
11 Constantly twitches tail—and occasionally pounces on it
12 Speaks an archaic form of Common (equivalent to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
. 2 A rival gang is encroaching on the giant’s territory. Spy on these rivals, and identify the best place for the giant to strike to shut them down for good. 3 Somebody who works for the giant is
archetypal giant financier is a cloud giant who constantly seeks to improve their standing in the ordning by amassing more wealth. The financier might back treasure-hunting expeditions into ancient ruins
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
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
both power and subtlety. Your missions could run the risk of shattering a fragile peace recently established with a rival nation and plunging multiple nations back into war. Or perhaps your group’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
made. His court is constantly alert for agents from Dis, since it greatly pains Dispater that Mephistopheles might come across a scrap of information that he doesn’t possess. A number of renowned
a soul arrives in the Nine Hells to serve him, it invariably faces decades of routine work or tedious study. Thus, few who join his stable of arcanists remain happy with their decision, but they would
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spraying an alchemical defoliant on local farmland to push people living in the area away from the dragon’s lair. The resulting famine is devastating the countryside.
3 Rival realms are
to become an elder brain dragon (described in chapter 6), so the elder brain can wreak ruin upon its rivals.
3 The decades-long machinations of an ancient black dragon and an evil archmage are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
used it as the center of a small kingdom, which also bore his name, north and east of the Trade Way, though it lasted only a few decades before falling to threats from the Fields of the Dead. The
her entire retinue near the bridge. Although an investigation was undertaken, no sign of Tamal or any of the others was discovered. Thavius Kreeg, Tamal’s rival for the post, was elevated to the post of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. The floors inside the iceberg are worn glass-smooth from decades of traffic. Arauthator, the ice trolls, and the ice toads move across the slick ice with ease thanks to claws and bony spurs on their
, they are at no risk from the cold while in the ice caves. Visibility. The ice caves are open to the sea, creating banks of vapor that roll constantly through Oyaviggaton’s corridors and chambers. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild
Watch and selects a new safe word. Guild members caught by the Watch utter the safe word to avoid arrest. Rival kingpins and unaffiliated criminals looking to work in the Upper City pay well for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
has been raiding distant farmlands, procuring gifts of food for a mate with a taste for unusual cuisine.
7 A white dragon has been exacting vengeance on a rival silver dragon by killing off the
dragon can lead it to a lost font of magical power.
4 An adult white dragon, captured by devils decades ago, now serves as a mount for an ice devil.
5 A beholder manipulates an adult white
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
defeat by her bitterest rival, her sister Alethira. The two are always trying to outdo each other as they vie for their parents’ approval. They are usually well matched, but this time Alethira humiliated
become a god one day. They’re constantly watching her and judging whether she’s good enough for godhood. That’s a lot to live up to! How do the characters think she can ever live up to the expectations of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, calling them in when it suits them — often with interest. Rivalries exist between kingpins, and their territorial borders shift constantly. As long as these internal feuds don’t disrupt Guild
Watch and selects a new safe word. Guild members caught by the Watch utter the safe word to avoid arrest. Rival kingpins and unaffiliated criminals looking to work in the Upper City pay well for the






