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Basic Rules (2014)
or deck of cards, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp
Specialty
During your time as a soldier, you had a specific role to play in your unit or army. Roll a d8 or choose
mistake in battle that cost many lives—and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
4
My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6
I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
keep that mistake secret.
4
My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6
I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
cards don’t sit flush; the walls, floor, and ceiling are irregular but not difficult terrain. All the cards except for the Void card are visible throughout the House of Cards. Damaging the cards causes
House of Cards Features The House of Cards has the following features: Construction. The surfaces are composed of cards of various sizes from the Deck of Many Things. Unless otherwise noted, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Doors and Key Cards Doors in the Donjon Sphere are made of the same space metals as the outer surface. A magical sensor above each doorway detects movement within 10 feet, which causes the door to
door and uttering the command word “open” in Infernal. Doors that require key cards to unlock are color coded on map 17.2 and called out in the text. The color of the door indicates the type of key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
spellcasters, but they can enrich any character’s story. When using this table, you can either choose the entries that speak to you or draw cards from the deck. Sage Destinies Card Heroic Tie
con unsuspecting individuals. Gem You carry a seemingly ordinary item stolen from a powerful archmage, and it causes inexplicable things to happen around you. Jester You come from a long tradition of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. Divinatory readings using cards modeled after the original Deck of Many Things are an important way to gain insight into the future and the fate that awaits the world. Arcana Those who undergo a rite of
lest they be destroyed along with it. Lost Causes. Those who don’t accept the teachings of the Heralds of the Comet are doomed to destruction, and they deserve pity. Initiates are taught to warn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
House of Cards Locations The following locations are keyed to map 18.1. Mike Schley Map 18.1: The House of CardsView Player Version 1: Entrance Every surface of this irregularly shaped room is made
from cards of various sizes from the Deck of Many Things. Some show their intricately patterned backs, while others show their faces. Four large cards that serve as doors lead from the chamber: Rogue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Goals The Solar Bastion monitors the Deck of Many Things in all its manifestations throughout the multiverse, warns and protects those who find it, and minimizes the damage it causes when found
and assist the deck’s owners. They make sure the owners understand the rules of drawing cards, the wide range of possible effects, and the dangers of keeping a Deck of Many Things long enough to draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land) Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a
anyone who is not a proven warrior. 3 I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost many lives, and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret. 4 My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. 5 I obey the law, even if the law causes misery. 6 I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
right causes the propeller to pivot in that direction, allowing the ship to turn while the propeller is operating. When the Direction lever is centered, the propeller moves the vessel straight ahead
and personal effects. Atop each desk are a sturdy lamp, a Dragonchess set, and playing cards. 6. Storeroom This room is packed to the ceiling with crates of rations, barrels of fresh water, and casks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
gates (see “Gates”). Striking either menhir with a hard object or targeting one or both with a shatter spell deals no damage, but causes an affected standing stone to emit a loud ringing that awakens
the marilith demon inside. Nothing else causes these demons to awaken. The first thing an awakened marilith does is free itself using its Teleport action option. The mariliths are hostile toward all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, and mortals end up worse for dealing with her, because she holds all the cards. A bargain with Zariel is eternal; there is little hope of wriggling out of it. However, she does expect the best from
feet, of the lair is filled with smoke, which causes the area to be heavily obscured. The smoke can’t be cleared away. If Zariel dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days. Do not pity the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
pushed or pulled around. Casting dispel magic on the statue while it’s floating causes it to fall, topple off the ledge, and shatter in area K5 below. Anyone in that area when the statue falls must
cards, and the fourth sitting on the edge of a bed, re-stringing a heavy crossbow. The thugs work for Manshoon and leap up to attack anyone they don’t recognize as one of their own. A successful DC 17
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
ruffians in leather armor play cards at one table, while two town guards eat at the bar and chat with the dwarf bartender. All eyes turn to you as the door opens.
This area is used as a mess hall for
giant. Hallways lead east and west, and doors lead north and south. Seated at a table in the northeast corner are two identical human women playing cards.
The women playing cards are two doppelgangers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Moore (neutral good human) has childlike enthusiasm and displays guileless naiveté.
Karn Ironpebble (lawful neutral dwarf) grumbles to himself, counts cards, and is deliberately slow at playing his
threatened and cornered. As an action, he can utter a prayer to Mammon, which causes two spined devils to magically emerge from the bas-relief on the north wall. Each devil appears in an unoccupied
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
of gaming set or who succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (History) check can determine that the ghosts are playing Three-Dragon Ante with spectral cards. The game distracts them, at least temporarily
fireplace, forcing it to heat both this room and the kitchen (area C5). Dealing damage to the fire elemental frees it and causes it to go berserk. C5. Kitchen This kitchen contains a large stove
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
this room to area V1. Pass Card Stash. Characters who take a minute to search the boxes find a small, partially open box in the southwest corner. Inside are three palm-sized pass cards, each stamped with
the museum’s logo. A scrap of paper inside the box reads “spare alarm pass cards.” Each pass card allows its bearer to bypass the museum’s alarms, as described in the “Bypassing Alarms” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
reduced to dust. Unless noted otherwise, a character’s life expectancy is around 100 years. If a character is killed in this way, the multiversal glitch causes them to reappear somewhere out of the other
, a ring of onlookers keeps a wary distance from a massive, scaled devil and a fiery demon playing a game of cards. Thousands of stars in the night sky bear red or green nimbuses.
Tiefling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
game of cards.
Zuzanna Wuzyk Daveras
The elf is Daveras, a neutral druid. Daveras joined the camp after his lifeboat crashed into Havock. The remains of his lifeboat rest on the starboard
segment.
If the characters haven’t met Ilren already, Ilren is here playing cards with Daveras.
Talking with Daveras. Though gruff, Daveras is friendly. He shares the following information:
Missing
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
top of the machine. Gambling Devices. These advanced gambling machines simulate hundreds of games of chance and skill by replicating cards, dice, slots, tokens, roulette wheels, and other popular
or a computerized opponent simulated by the device. The machines distribute each player’s winnings as digital credits in accounts linked to their key cards, which are useless to the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
† (attitude: 1d6 + 2) lumbering through the area, heedless of damage it causes
†Monsters marked with a dagger (†) appear in Monsters of the Multiverse. Roll a d10 if you don’t have that book. *See
)
8 2 ettins (attitude: 1d8) playing cards, with each head as an individual player in a four-player game
9 2 ogre chain brutes† (attitude: 1d4 + 1) demolishing a small structure
10 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
, tugging or turning the knob causes the vial in the door to break, releasing a cloud of poisonous gas that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on the door. The trap also triggers if the door is forced
couch, and several upholstered chairs, one of which is bright blue. Playing cards and coins lie scattered across a table. Slumped around the table are four drunken guild members clutching empty mugs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
friendly and welcoming, and they know nothing of the attempted coup. They believe Shalfey died of natural causes and regard Piyarz as the legitimate keeper of the books unless proven otherwise. Hostel
smell of pipe smoke greets visitors to this raucous hall. Four gnomes sit here laughing, eating, and playing cards.
Three members of the Griswill Garrison (lawful neutral, gnome guards) sit here






