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Acquisitions Incorporated
Head office grants you the use of a unique item known as an occultant abacus (sometimes just referred to as an occultant), whose beads resemble tiny skulls.
Read the Kill
Also at rank 1, your
finish a long rest.
Ways to Read the Kill
d6
Reading
1
Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse.
2
Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Doña Rosa’s Vecindad The old manor house stands on a quiet street. Read the following to set the scene: This large manor shows its age, but the building is well cared for and, like the rest of the
deceased on the ofrenda, it’s not a requirement. Offerings might include any kind of food and drink that the deceased enjoyed in life or small curios. A character who sets an ofrenda communes with the soul
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Entering the Village As the characters progress into the village, read the following: In the distance, a slender figure tends to the wounded villagers, who respond with heartfelt gratitude. As the
is now an olvidado—a deceased person who remained behind after the Night of the Remembered. Rufina doesn’t know how or why they don’t pass on to the afterlife. Although beings like Rufina are uncommon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Morte’s Planar Parade). Now, Valder wants to help Fellik escape Curst and move on to his rightful afterlife. Meeting Valder Valder approaches the characters as they prepare to escape Curst. Read or
door, read or paraphrase the following text: Once you’re inside, Valder calls out in a worried voice, “Fellik?” A moment later, a young man enters the space from a curtained-off bedroom. He resembles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
receive advice when entering this area: Cautious Obo’laka thinks the salt pentagram could use more salt and encourages her host to add to it. if any salt is available. (Doing so doesn’t break the wards
who touches the egg (see "Spirits of the Nine Trickster Gods"). When Nangnang’s spirit manifests, read: As you touch the egg, a tendril of slime rises from its surface and transforms into a frog-like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
thus worthy of cautious respect, if not fear.
Read on and learn that perhaps the derision leveled at these fiends reflects only the fear and trepidation of those who would mock them. And perhaps if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
or poison killed a creature, or explain what that dead body is doing under your bed at the inn. The Occultant Franchise Rank Features
1 Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Read the Kill
), whose beads resemble tiny skulls. Read the Kill Also at rank 1, your occultant abacus not only tracks your franchise’s kills, it helps you determine the impact of those kills on the franchise’s fate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
stopped to rest, giving the party the chance to catch them. As the characters come upon the lizardfolk, use the following read-aloud text to set the scene: Ahead of you, the sound of murmuring and hissing
are a typical adventuring party, they charge in without a plan. However, they might favor caution and knowledge over brute force. A more cautious party can better catch the lizards unaware and might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
an enemy’s tactics, discern a hidden threat, or intimidate a foe whose weaknesses you have previously assessed (see “Read the Opposition” below). The Obviator Franchise Rank Features
1
Proficiencies and Starting Equipment, Read the Opposition
2 Alchemist’s Insight, Obviator’s Lenses
3 Advanced Preparations, Travel Alchemical Kit
4 Enhanced Lenses, Obviate the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
S3. Village of Krezk When the characters get past the outer wall, read: The mist-shrouded village beyond the wall is nothing more than a scattering of humble wooden cottages along dirt roads that
(currently empty) and lots of space for pigpens and chicken coops. Behind the cottage is a graveyard where deceased members of the Krezkov family are interred. Dmitri and Anna’s four children, all of whom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
passed down through family lines. The name bestowed on a new foal is typically the name of the most recently deceased family member of the same gender, keeping alive the memory — and, the centaurs
Survival. Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan. Sylvan is widely spoken in the Selesnya Conclave, for it is rich in vocabulary to describe natural phenomena and spiritual forces.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13
Roleplaying Prisoner 13 The first time the characters encounter Prisoner 13, read the following: This tightly muscled dwarven woman keeps her red hair cut short. Her bronze skin is covered in tattoos
. While confined to her antimagic cell, she is cautious since she can’t rely on her magic tattoos to defend herself. Outside her cell, she grows overly confident and even banters if she’s able to do so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Roleplaying Prisoner 13 The first time the characters encounter Prisoner 13, read the following: This tightly muscled dwarven woman keeps her red hair cut short. Her bronze skin is covered in tattoos
. While confined to her antimagic cell, she is cautious since she can’t rely on her magic tattoos to defend herself. Outside her cell, she grows overly confident and even banters if she’s able to do so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
adulthood around age 8. They age noticeably faster than humans, and though few goblins live to old age, the most cautious rarely live longer than 60 years. Alignment. Most of the goblins of Ravnica are
. You can speak, read, and write Common and Goblin. In Ravnica, Goblin is a simplistic language with a limited vocabulary and fluid rules of grammar, unsuited for any sophisticated conversation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
This gruff scribe prefers the company of books over people.
Bookworm. Dwern has read more books than anyone else in the keep.
Curmudgeonly. Dwern is ill-tempered toward younger people—which, to
the castellan and citizens of the keep.
Cautious. When presented with a choice, Elandra typically prefers the option with the least amount of risk.
Complainer. Nothing is ever good enough for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
. Cautious Obo’laka warns against trying on the masks. Wise Shagambi is convinced that the frescoes are clues to understanding the power of the wall shrine. Frescoes Four frescoes line the east wall of
Kubazan tries to inhabit any character who touches either of the bracers (see "Spirits of the Nine Trickster Gods"). When Kubazan’s spirit manifests, read: The bracers glow as watery light ripples across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
5.1. Stacey Allan & William Doyle Map 5.1: False Tomb View Player Version P1: Tomb Entrance The stairs outside the pyramid lead to this outdoor platform. When the characters approach, read: Two people
meant to pay their respects to the deceased pharaoh here. In the centuries after the fall of Bakar, the walls were destroyed by disgruntled citizens and roaming vandals. CoupleOfKooks Iaseda, leader
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 19
Languages Common, Infernal; can read all writing
Challenge 14 (11,500 XP)
Limited Magic Immunity. Mahadi can’t be affected or detected by spells of 6th level
deceased character. Tiefling Transformation. Asmodeus transforms the character into a tiefling with a direct infernal bloodline to him. Substitute the character’s racial traits with tiefling racial traits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Each time the characters investigate one of the colossi shown on map 4.1, read or paraphrase the following: What was once a massive, bipedal war machine made of stone, metal, and wood now lies in ruin
empty space. Warforged pilgrims use the mill to plan expeditions. Ossuary. Bodies of deceased warforged line this cleared-out basement. Each body is carefully secured to the wall in a dignified pose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
this area. When all the characters have arrived, read the following: The walls of this hexagonal stone chamber are shot through with pale white veins of faintly glowing jade. A bronze double door
little they know about her plans or Dragon’s Blessing. Any investigation of the bodies in the room reveals them to be humans and dwarves, some only a few months deceased. A character who succeeds on a DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
eyes are in place, they disappear and the door grinds open and remains open henceforth. 44B. Inside the Vault When the door opens, read: The vault door grinds upward, revealing a domed, candlelit room
whatever is hiding under the black drape, with no warning or negotiation. Cautious Obo’laka thinks a beholder is hidden under the black drape and urges her host to flee at once. When he becomes aware
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Goldwarren Locations The following locations are keyed to map 7.1. Map 7.1: The GoldwarrenView Player Version G1: Junction Tunnel After a short, cautious march from the mine entrance, the party
one of those leading north. One tunnel leading north and both tunnels stretching south—one of which Awa escaped from—are still open. Read the following text as the characters approach: Just in front
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
areas in between. When the adventurers enter the warehouse, read: In the areas where the walls and ceiling didn’t collapse, this warehouse contains no crates, no boxes, no barrels, and no wares of any
character reaches the bottom of the sinkhole, read: The sinkhole fissure ends at a level floor of worked stone. Dust, debris, rocks, and pieces of wood that once made up the walls and ceiling of the warehouse
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
a shutter from the outside. Each shutter is a Large object with AC 19, 27 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage.
H1. Hall of Heroes Read the following as the characters enter this
by weapons and claws, separate this area from the heart of the cathedral. H3. Central Altar Read the following as the characters enter this area: An altar rests on a raised dais in this broad hall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
. Devi carries a Sending Stone, which she uses to communicate with her good friend Mirel Astafar. Devi is cautious, patient, and brave but doesn’t take unnecessary risks. Treef Lameer. Treef is a fifteen
characters’ business at the monastery, Anish tells them he’d like to make a request of them. If the characters are interested, read or paraphrase the following: The aasimar tightens his grip on his cane as he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
walls of this hall, each with the name of a deceased Scaly Eye member carved beneath their tomb. Whenever a Scaly Eye member dies, Lhammaruntosz carves a new niche in the wall. Telna Urkil, the ghost of
chamber is immune to the effect of the stairs for 24 hours. B8. Lhammaruntosz’s Chamber Read the following boxed text aloud to describe this area: Two great circular windows in this chamber look out on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
shallow grave containing the body of a dead blink dog laid out on a reed litter. The dogs howl sadly while solemnly placing gifts for their deceased companion to enjoy in its afterlife. If the ceremony
companion was slain while scouting out Loomlurch and the surrounding area. They urge any characters heading for the hag’s lair to be cautious. The blink dogs can reveal the following information about
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
sure the characters understand the unpredictable nature of the components’ magic, you give them good incentive to be cautious about using them. And if the power of the components threatens to derail
Tresendar Manor, read the following: Many of the crumbled walls of the manor show signs of having been recently rebuilt, but even that newer stonework has been toppled and smashed, coating everything in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Nikolai Wachter, Fiona’s late husband (of whom his sons are the spitting image). The other portraits depict Lady Wachter, her sons, her daughter, and various deceased family members. The parlor shares
, quite deceased, and under the effect of the gentle repose spell. Nothing of value is on him. The closet contains shelves of fancy footwear and many fine garments, including a black ceremonial robe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
blood, lie on any tables not occupied by the characters when they wake. Deceased commoners collected from Sigil, the corpses carry nothing of value. Treasure. The shelf along the far wall contains a
, read, and write Common. Once a tabaxi bard of great renown, Thaeziagnuz has a case of writer’s block. Piles of crinkled obituaries surround the skull’s desk. The cranky demilich is initially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
approaches and evade it before it brings her harm. The stories of her accomplishments read like an adventurer’s wildest dreams: she escaped from an army of sahuagin, solved the Chamber of a Thousand Traps
existence. He holds aloft a magic lantern that protects him on his journeys. With his black hound leading the way, Urogalan scours the multiverse and shepherds deceased halflings to their eternal home
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
basin is near the slab. Wall carvings show dwarves reverently tending to the dead.
Specially trained attendants prepared deceased Talhund in these connected rooms: East Room. Attendants here washed the
the carving of a dwarf attendant placing her hand in the chest of a deceased priest. Pressing the attendant’s hand causes the door to swing open into area P4. Treasure. The armor pieces in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
oils worth 500 gp. W4: Corridor This corridor is empty. Heavy iron double doors bookend the western and eastern access points.
Additionally, if the characters haven’t yet explored area W3, read the
(Sleight of Hand) check using thieves’ tools to open. Treasure. Inside the chest are a +1 Dagger and a +1 Longsword confiscated from the recently deceased elf prisoner, Fernil, whose body is in area W6b
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
1 round after the door is opened. Development. The ghost and the corpse are all that remain of a deceased member of the Order of the Stout Half-Pint, Patsy McRoyne. An examination of the body reveals
argument. Lighthouse Top The hatch in the ceiling of the fourth floor provides access to the top of the lighthouse. Magical shadow causes this area to be lightly obscured. When the characters arrive, read
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
— teaching many of them to read in the process — and then selling the notes directly. Today, Needle prints his broadsheets by the cartload, aided by mechanical scribes purchased from the Hall of Wonders and
cultists and necromancers. Chief among these latter customers is the family matriarch, Leylenna Candulhallow, a neutral evil female moon elf mage who takes the choicest and rarest of the deceased for her