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Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
wealth from the constraints of a feudal social order. You learned your skills as an apprentice to a master artisan, under the sponsorship of your guild, until you became a master in your own right
members of your profession, which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings.
Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused of a crime, your guild will support
Kenku
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
The map we found showed the entrance to the Priest King’s treasure cache right in the middle of the ruined section of the city. We approached our destination without issue, but as we arrived
Treasure Hunter
Haunted by an ancient crime that robbed them of their wings, the kenku wander the world as vagabonds and burglars who live at the edge of human society. Kenku suffer from a sinister
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
social order. You learned your skills as an apprentice to a master artisan, under the sponsorship of your guild, until you became a master in your own right.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion
good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings.
Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused of a crime, your guild will support you if a good case can be made for your
Tiefling
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Basic Rules (2014)
“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.”
Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice
swindlers, thieves, or crime lords. Sometimes they live among other minority populations in enclaves where they are treated with more respect.
Lacking a homeland, tieflings know that they have to make
Backgrounds
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
You relentlessly seek the truth. Perhaps you’re motivated by belief in the law and a sense of universal justice, or maybe that very law has failed you and you seek to make things right. You
escaped, but you’ve continued to uncover magical hoaxes.
5
You were wrongfully accused and convicted of a crime. You managed to escape and seek to help others avoid the experience you
Species
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
“But you do see the way people look at you, devil’s child.”
Those black eyes, cold as a winter storm, were staring right into her heart and the sudden seriousness in his voice
swindlers, thieves, or crime lords. Sometimes they live among other minority populations in enclaves where they are treated with more respect.
Lacking a homeland, tieflings know that they have to make
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
their manners in your presence and avoid drawing your attention; they assume you have the right to be wherever you are. Showing your Azorius insignia gets you an audience with anyone you want to talk to
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
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
craft dangerous magical wares without batting an eyelash. Whenever a noteworthy crime or mysterious happening occurs in the city, you immediately have a list of 1d4 suspects who, if they aren’t
scholarly pursuits, a sage values knowledge highly—sometimes in its own right, sometimes as a means toward other ideals.
d8
Personality Trait
1
I use polysyllabic words that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. Both the Watch and the Flaming Fist have the right to dispense immediate justice, should they witness a crime in progress. In unclear situations, or when a person of influence is involved, the accused
given much more leniency than commoners. A noble heir who steals from a shop might get away with a fine paid by a parent, whereas a commoner committing the same crime may be jailed or publicly flogged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
. Both the Watch and the Flaming Fist have the right to dispense immediate justice, should they witness a crime in progress. In unclear situations, or when a person of influence is involved, the accused
given much more leniency than commoners. A noble heir who steals from a shop might get away with a fine paid by a parent, whereas a commoner committing the same crime may be jailed or publicly flogged
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
The Crime Scene In the wake of the explosion, people emerge from their houses and shops to survey the devastation. The fireball didn’t set any buildings ablaze, but it left eleven people dead: One
playing a flute and a fiddle, and two male halflings who were dancing The characters have only a few minutes to search the crime scene before members of the City Guard arrive. After that, they aren’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
a trial by ordeal or trial by combat. If the evidence against the accused is overwhelming, a magistrate or local lord can forgo a trial and skip right to the sentencing. Sentences A settlement might
have a jail to hold accused criminals awaiting trial, but few settlements have prisons to incarcerate convicted criminals. A person found guilty of a crime is usually fined, condemned to forced labor for a period of several months or years, exiled, or executed, depending on the magnitude of the crime.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Kenku The map we found showed the entrance to the Priest King’s treasure cache right in the middle of the ruined section of the city. We approached our destination without issue, but as we arrived at
Haunted by an ancient crime that robbed them of their wings, the kenku wander the world as vagabonds and burglars who live at the edge of human society. Kenku suffer from a sinister reputation that is not wholly unearned, but they can prove to be valuable allies.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Interesting Things About Breland Sharn is the largest city in Khorvaire. Almost a nation in its own right, the City of Towers is a hub for commerce and intrigue. Chapter 3 provides more information
include the monsters of Daask and House Tarkanan, an alliance of assassins and thieves with aberrant dragonmarks (see chapter 4 for more about these crime syndicates). Breland’s major cities are highly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
requires finesse. The lure should be compelling, but not so irresistible that the players stop caring about what their characters are doing right now. To keep players from straying, save your best
when they spot a wanted poster or a missing person poster (complete with the promise of a sizable reward). Members of the local militia or city watch put out the word that a crime has been committed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
initially indifferent toward the characters. If the dragon is not attacked right away, it circles the characters’ ship once as it identifies a safe place to land, then lands gently on the deck. Dagaz casts
a haughty tone. “By order of Vlaakith the Undying, Queen of the Astral Sea, I declare that you are guilty of the crime of trespassing. As your punishment, it is my solemn duty to decapitate your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
characters in your party: Bruiser. Sometimes subtlety means breaking just one of a snitch’s kneecaps. The Bruiser uses force and the threat of force to make sure that the crime syndicate gets what it
are natural Burglars, but anyone else with the right combination of skills and abilities can do the job. Mastermind. Somebody has to be the brains of any criminal operation—that’s where the Mastermind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
its own right. If one of these cards comes out in a casting and seems to contradict the prediction of an earlier card, the Vistani always assume that this card takes precedence. High Deck Name
past; the return of an old enemy or the discovery of a secret buried long ago Executioner The imminent death of one rightly or wrongly convicted of a crime; false accusations and unjust prosecution
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
city’s middle ground. Rampant crime, class grudges, foreign threats, and economic pressures leave many Baldurians feeling trapped within their own homes. Flaming Fist patrols react to threats with
gates. Here crime and poverty are contrasted by wonders from afar and the riches of cultures across Faerûn. The mix of wanderers and refugees remains in constant flux, with communities forming and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
right. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools Languages: One of your choice Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a letter of
of a crime, your guild will support you if a good case can be made for your innocence or the crime is justifiable. You can also gain access to powerful political figures through the guild, if you are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. The Meet continues until all items are resolved or half the participants leave. Crime in Godsbreath is rare, and justice in this land focuses on making the wronged party whole. Decisions on how to
the most severe wrongs, offenders are banished to uninhabited islands, though they retain the right to travel to the Meet each year to seek reconciliation with the larger community. The Gods’ Tale The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
organization imprisoned you, perhaps because of a crime you committed against that faith or because the leaders considered you the servant of a rival power. Euryale You or your family are watched by
secretive figures. They usually keep hidden, but you’ve seen they wear an unknown symbol. Fates You made a choice in your past that haunts you. Whatever the consequences, it’s not clear you made the right
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
can’t take it!” A frazzled human woman soothes the toddler in her arms. “It’ll be all right,” she says. “We just can’t play outside after sundown, okay?” A human man holds up a sketch of an orc woman
action to protect Phandalin. Harbin, however, is neither an investigator nor a constable, and he is overwhelmed by the populace’s vitriol. Harbin asks the characters to investigate the four crime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
city’s middle ground. Rampant crime, class grudges, foreign threats, and economic pressures leave many Baldurians feeling trapped within their own homes. Flaming Fist patrols react to threats with
armed citizens on the streets. Whether the Lower City is actually safer after the formation of crews remains an open question. In the Outer City, all the world washes against the city’s gates. Here crime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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
live in your city” and “I lurk in your nightmares.” When the characters meet Alanik, he reveals that these messages appear at crime scenes in multiple communities, on the same nights.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
resolved right now. This is entirely optional: As a player, you could choose to roll or select an option from the Debts table. Why would you possibly want to take on a debt? It’s a way to add depth to
committed a crime during the Last War, and now you’re being blackmailed by someone who has proof. Your actions may have been justified, but the law won’t care.
2 You’ve got a gambling problem. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
: “Right after the explosion, I ducked behind a rain barrel. Then I heard a ‘plop’ and found this in the barrel.” Martem produces a necklace of fireballs with two beads remaining and a broken clasp. As
. Characters who withhold the necklace, and knowledge of it, from the City Watch are guilty of a crime in Waterdeep. Hampering justice by concealing evidence can result in a fine of up to 200 gp and hard labor for up to a tenday.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, however, endeavor to equip you with the tools to recognize nobility and to interact with the higher class. Spotting a Noble Nobility in Waterdeep are granted the right to bear arms. In the legal code
of the city, this means not merely the ability to carry a weapon, but the right to retain up to seventy equipped soldiers. These soldiers always wear a house’s colors and the house’s “arms of grace
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Criminal Syndicate Crime—what’s the point? Why steal from someone when you can simply outwit them or turn them into a toad?
Tasha
A network of criminals employs your group. You could be full
under their wing when you were young and became a parental figure. 2 Clever Urchin. An innocuous person, perhaps a beggar or menial laborer, knows all the right people and shares their connections with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
resented authority in my younger days and saw a life of crime as the best way to fight against tyranny and oppression. 2 Necessity forced me to take up the life, since it was the only way I could survive
home and found a place in a thieves’ guild or some other criminal organization. 6 I was always bored, so I turned to crime to pass the time and discovered I was quite good at it. Entertainer d6 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
or when you need a reminder of your own skill and luck. Sure, if anyone found the item on you, there’s a good chance you could be arrested and convicted of the crime that procured it. But that’s part
of the excitement, right? Favorite Trophies d10 Trophy
1 The handkerchief of a noble’s paramour, with their initials sewn into it as well as the date and the place the gift was given
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
merchants’ guilds, crime syndicates, and temple hierarchies. Rather than dark events and villainous plots, an intrigue adventure typically revolves around the exchange of favors, the rise and fall of
individuals in power and influence, and the honeyed words of diplomacy. A prince’s efforts to be named heir to the throne, a courtier’s ambition to sit at the queen’s right hand, and a merchant’s desire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
element of your past that plays an ongoing role in your story. But perhaps you have a problem that needs to be resolved right now. Another way to define a character’s flaw is to roll on the Debts
. Debts d10 Debt 1 You committed a crime during the Last War, and now you’re being blackmailed by someone who has proof. You can justify your actions, but the law won’t care. 2 You’ve got a gambling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. The dominated character reports to the City Watch that the party broke into Cassalanter Villa and must be arrested for their crime. During the hours when Victoro is home and awake, his location in the
known to worship Siamorphe, a demigod whose ethos is the nobility’s right and responsibility to rule. Terenzio and Elzerina The Cassalanter twins aren’t members of their parents’ cult and have no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. d8 Life of Seclusion 1 I was searching for spiritual enlightenment. 2 I was partaking of communal living in accordance with the dictates of a religious order. 3 I was exiled for a crime I didn’t
for my own benefit. (Good) 2 Logic. Emotions must not cloud our sense of what is right and true, or our logical thinking. (Lawful) 3 Free Thinking. Inquiry and curiosity are the pillars of progress