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Monsters
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
adventurers, and sinister cultists of the Hurricane Harvest. The power of their dragonmarks manifests as easy control of wind, thunder, and lightning, which they wield as readily in combat as in navigating
the sea and sky.</p>
<p>Members of the Hurricane Harvest believe that the Mark of Storm is not a gift of the Sovereign Host, as others in their house teach, but the sign of the Devourer
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
hundred years ago, the deva was sent from the Upper Planes to honor the legacy of Saint Markovia. He reopened the abbey and began tending to the physically and mentally ill. In so doing, he hoped to bring
languish in the abbey's madhouse, the Abbot is giving his creation lessons in etiquette and ladylike conduct so that “she” can be formally presented to Strahd and win his love.
Strahd has no interest
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
conduct myself determines my reward in the afterlife. (Lawful)
6
Redemption. All creatures are capable of change for the better. (Good)
Bonds
D6
BOND
1
I have a
1
I am too quick to judge others.
2
I offer forgiveness too readily.
3
I will sacrifice innocent lives for the greater good.
4
Flaw? What flaw? I am flawless. Utter perfection
Acolyte
Legacy
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Basic Rules (2014)
offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric—performing sacred rites is not the same thing as channeling divine power
the personal cost. (Good)
3
Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic)
4
Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faith
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
engage in wild revels. Cults of the Devourer gather around enormous bonfires. Cults of the Mockery conduct ritual combats or gather to torture captured enemies.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
other soldiers. You can also pass through the city’s gates without question — although you can’t bring guests into the Upper City as a member of the Watch might. Additionally, you&rsquo
;re always welcome at the Three Old Kegs, where the Three Old Toads are glad to greet you with a smile and a mug of ale.
The Watch. If you serve in the Watch, you’re required to conduct a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Nihiloor The illithid Nihiloor works for Xanathar, spending its days creating intellect devourers and setting them loose in the sewers of Waterdeep. Each intellect devourer attacks the first
humanoid it encounters, using its victim as a puppet to spy on the city and relay information back to Nihiloor. Occasionally, an intellect devourer is instructed to seek out a particular kind of target, such
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and offering sacrifices in order to conduct worshipers into the presence of the divine. You are not necessarily a cleric&mdash
city’s larger faiths, keeping track of the hundreds of religions newcomers bring with them is no mean feat.
Suggested Characteristics
Acolytes are shaped by their experience in temples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
to kidnap one of the leaders of the Undertakers and take that person back to Skullport to have an intellect devourer implanted in their skull, so that Xanathar can take control of the bandit gang. The
promise to dispose of it. The bugbears don’t keep their end of the bargain, but the goblins readily will do so out of self-preservation if all the bugbears and intellect devourers are dead.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
conduct yourself in the world at large as a representative of your house.
Noble
d8
Personality Trait
1
My eloquent flattery makes everyone I talk to feel like the most
insatiable desire for carnal pleasures.
5
In fact, the world does revolve around me.
6
By my words and actions, I often bring shame to my family.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the alley followed by eight kobolds disguised as children wearing troll masks. A bugbear named Morga and an intellect devourer hide in a doorway halfway down the alley and can be spotted with a
successful DC 16 Wisdom (Perception) check. When the characters reach Morga’s hiding spot, the bugbear and the kobolds attack. The intellect devourer stays hidden and tries to take control of a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sage Though Saltmarsh is by no means a center of learning, the lack of ongoing examination and investigation of its environs make it an ideal place to conduct research. The mystery of the Tower of
both experts in local history. You might have arrived in town to conduct research and have made their acquaintance. Eliander grants you access to his personal library and uses his considerable
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
greed as they undertake expeditions and explorations in competition with rival adventurers. Emerald Claw. Adventures can bring characters into conflict with sinister forces such as the Order of the
where characters conduct their explorations might suggest particular conflicts. This section describes the three suggested conflicts, the goals of the villainous groups, and possible plot arcs tied to them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Martira Bay The foggy port of Martira Bay is no stranger to mystery. A center of trade, the city receives regular visits from eerie vessels from mysterious lands. The oddities these ships bring make
Martirans indifferent to miraculous sights. This unflappability helps residents avoid standing out or drawing the attention of the Kargat, Darkon’s secret police, who conduct their domain-spanning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
personally, directing the future along a particular path. Others conduct experiments on dragonmarked humanoids, trying to understand the connection between these creatures and the Prophecy. Still others
agents of the Chamber can often be useful allies or patrons. But ultimately humanoids are just pawns in the dragons’ eyes, and they readily sacrifice any of those pawns to ensure the sanctity of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Fensirs Arash Radkia Two fensirs bring an offering of food to a hungry devourer that has outgrown her hut Long ago, a band of frost giants led trolls in a campaign to win Annam’s favor by conquering
narrow understanding is good.
—Diancastra
Fensir Devourer Some fensirs undergo a transformation after living in Ysgard for at least a thousand years. They grow rapidly to a height of 25 feet, fueled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Smuggling has also long been a profitable business here. The dwarven mining operation promises to bring about a rapid growth in Saltmarsh’s fortunes. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing depends on
have all helped fuel a bustling local black market. Some fishing boats meet ships at sea to load and unload illegal goods, while other cartels conduct business at isolated points along the shore near
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
line of communication with Flaming Fist officers and other soldiers. You can also pass through the city’s gates without question — although you can’t bring guests into the Upper City as a member of the
required to conduct a regular patrol in the Upper City or take a regular shift at its gates, and must report for training in the Watch Citadel once every ten days. In return, you have access to the Citadel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
the town’s shallow mud flats) to be transferred to cities along the Sword Coast. Two hundred years ago, the wizard Thalivar made his home here and raised a tower at the town center to conduct his
. They now watch the rebuilding of the town with caution, hoping that the reconstructed tower does not bring similar disaster. When the characters first arrive at the town (after securing it during the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
communication with Flaming Fist officers and other soldiers. You can also pass through the city’s gates without question — although you can’t bring guests into the Upper City as a member of the Watch might
conduct a regular patrol in the Upper City or take a regular shift at its gates, and must report for training in the Watch Citadel once every ten days. In return, you have access to the Citadel and a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
reopened the abbey and began tending to the physically and mentally ill. In so doing, he hoped to bring some much-needed light to Barovia. His efforts worked for a while, but then the Dark Powers began
ladylike conduct so that “she” can be formally presented to Strahd and win his love. Strahd has no interest in a flesh golem bride, but he enjoys corrupting this once angelic being and driving the Abbot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
instructions to bring back information and new ideas for the community. Most of these folk return to the burrow at the appointed time or even sooner, their curiosity having been satisfied. But a few
of them take readily to life in the outside world and don’t come back on schedule, returning to the burrow only after spending years or decades away as a member of an adventuring party. The Pull of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
following short message to one of the characters: “I am Vajra Safahr, the Blackstaff. Come to Blackstaff Tower in the Castle Ward at once. Bring your friends.” Despite her insistent tone, Vajra doesn’t
. If the characters rid Meloon of the intellect devourer in his skull, Vajra gives the party a wand of secrets. 5th “Xanathar is using intellect devourers to take control of Waterdavians in key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
splinter-realms. EIGHT AND THREE
As you run The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, look for ways to bring the numbers eight and three to the fore. For example, characters who take a long rest in the fey domain
originals, and you can alter a map’s features as you see fit. Nor do your maps need to be painstakingly rendered. You can omit details that are not readily visible (such as secret doors and other hidden
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
other, but they abide by an ageless code of conduct. Hags announce their presence before crossing into another hag’s territory, bring gifts when entering another hag’s dwelling, and break no oaths
accumulate much knowledge of local lore, dark creatures, and magic, which they are pleased to sell. Hags enjoy watching mortals bring about their own downfall, and a bargain with a hag is always dangerous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for all of us. I assure you that House Vadalis will conduct a full investigation of this incident and work to regain the trust of the good people of Fairhaven.”
The Cults of the Dragon Below are
recognize the true nature of the beings they serve. A cult of Rak Tulkhesh might truly believe their lord will bring peace to the world, even if that peace must begin with bloody war. Joining such a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
center to conduct his mystical studies. The House of Thalivar was topped with a planar beacon that lured creatures from other planes into the structure and trapped them there. After Thalivar mysteriously
ghosts bound to Leilon’s ruins. They now watch the rebuilding of the town with caution, hoping that the reconstructed tower does not bring similar disaster. When you are ready for the adventure to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
characters 25 gp each now and another 50 gp each if they bring in Coal. If the characters consent to meet with Coal, Germaine provides the location of the Cog Carnival, a bar in High Walls frequented by
warforged, and the appointed meeting time. Germaine also provides a Sharn Watch writ of enforcement. The writ authorizes the bearers to conduct official duties of the Watch under Sergeant Vilroy’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
Holy Symbol Impromptu Blessing A married couple asked Fazzir to give them a blessing for safe travel for a romantic getaway. Fazzir needs two assistants to perform the ceremony. To conduct the ceremony
postpones their trip, uneasy about what their journey might bring. Occult Symbol Last night, a vandal defaced the temple with a strange symbol. Fazzir doesn’t recognize the symbol. He asks the party to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
or gain by doing so will also readily set you on the right course if you’re simply polite.
Undercliff This area of rolling grassland and small wooded areas east of the city is a rural community
house has an estate where its members conduct business in overland trade — beyond the reach of Waterdeep’s auditors. If you visit this area, I recommend the Snobeedle Orchard and Meadery, owned and run by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
to conduct his mystical studies. The House of Thalivar was topped with a planar beacon that lured creatures from other planes into the structure and trapped them there. After Thalivar mysteriously
the rebuilding of the town with caution, hoping that the reconstructed tower does not bring similar disaster. When you are ready for the adventure to get underway, show the Leilon map to the players
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
its soul goes to the Nine Hells. Hags are usually content to wait and conduct their own business, allowing mortals to come to them when the perceived need is great enough. Instead of being interested
in a mortal’s soul, a hag wants to bring the mortal low during its life as compensation for fulfilling her end of the bargain. Devils barter with the soul as the commodity; hags barter because they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
next turn.
Spirit Session 6th-level College of Spirits feature Spirits provide you with supernatural insights. You can conduct an hour-long ritual channeling spirits (which can be done during a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
unless they conduct extensive dives to plumb the mere’s depths, requiring DC 10 Strength (Athletics) checks to swim underwater. If any characters are capable of staying this deep without suffocating and
conduct a thorough search of the lake, they discover the passage with a successful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. If the characters enter through this watery passage, they emerge in area 54 of map
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Sir Baerdren would readily surrender his position, were it not for his distrust of his seneschal, Ofejjaia of Korth.
Lady Ofejjaia, it seems, has other issues on her personal agenda besides
Persuasion (or sometimes Intimidation) and Religion can be useful for this character. Many clerics fill this role, but devout bards can also be effective Teachers. Some Teachers bring skills from the






