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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
often difficult because I’m so easily distr… oh my goodness, is that circlet made of silver?
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I find the waking world tedious and mundane and would much rather spend my time asleep
of an arcanaloth seeking a powerful Feywild artifact.
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An adult moonstone dragon attempts to help a beholder worried that its dreams will soon give birth to a rival beholder.
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Members of
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Storm King's Thunder
might rival him in power, in a fighting style marked by sudden attacks and just as sudden disappearances.
Klauth spends many waking hours scrying Faerûn with his spells, and he probably knows more
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Tomb of Annihilation
disappeared on an expedition some time ago.
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I have a friendly rival. Only one of us can be the best, and I aim to prove it’s me.
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I won’t sell an art object or other treasure that
searching it for secret doors.
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When I’m not exploring dungeons or ruins, I get jittery and impatient.
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I have no time for friends or family. I spend every waking moment thinking about
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
-minted 1-zino coins)
Feature: Legal Authority
You have the authority to enforce the laws of Ravnica, and that status inspires a certain amount of respect and even fear in the populace. People mind
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
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
unmasked and killed. My revenge on the killers will be thorough and painful.
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I spend as much time as I can in the Ismeri Library because I’m certain an information hub operates behind its
Contacts table, giving you an ally who serves as your contact in Dimir. Then roll twice on the table for your secondary guild. The first roll gives you an ally there, and the second roll gives you a rival
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
spellcasting, forming spirals that reflect the mathematical perfection of nature.
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The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a certain type of personality and encompasses
members are former members of other guilds.
Roll twice on the Simic Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Simic Contacts table.
Simic Contacts
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their patron’s affiliation. Aurum Missions d6 Mission 1 Retrieve a journal from a ship that sailed to Xen’drik and never returned. 2 Locate the grave of a certain dragonmarked scion, and retrieve
during the Last War. 5 Capture an officer from a rival nation’s army, or convince the officer to defect, to gain access to their specialized knowledge. 6 Sabotage the negotiations between a dragonmarked house and the local government on a plan that will undermine the Aurum’s status.
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains.
The civilization grew into a
royal family could poison a meal and declare it “safe” after taking a bite.
There are legends of certain yuan-ti infiltrating human cities and forming deadly covert societies that sell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
.) When a complication occurs during a downtime or franchise activity, the DM determines whether and how that complication connects to a rival. Certain complications might be caused by rivals, as when
, and how the franchise’s enemies — or potential enemies — might get caught up in those complications. When a complication or a rival comes into play during downtime or franchise activities, the DM
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
haunts occur throughout the house at this time. Waking the House The house reveals its full haunting at a dramatic moment. The adventure notes events that wake the house, many surrounding the events of the
entering and then leaving area 24. After waking, the House of Lament will not become dormant again for several weeks. Ambient Haunts Even while dormant, the house is haunted. During this time, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Necropolis Encounters table (see chapter 3), refuse to rest in peace. Head to Head to Head Two rival factions of giant kin vie to claim the throne. An ettin and a fensir skirmisher (see chapter 6
. Infernal Bargain A bone devil knows the power of Hiatea’s Hearth and is tempting a fire giant to claim the throne, but the giant’s wife knows the throne’s curse will mean her love’s certain doom. She begs
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
the false Auspicia, Dran Enterprises was taken over by Omin’s other sister, Portentia, who had operated in the shadows of the organization for some time beforehand. Certain personal secrets no doubt
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
; they might have been chosen to fulfill the words of a prophecy, because they were born at auspicious times and places, or because they happened to be in a particular place at a certain time. Individual
patron. The Visionary might hear the patron’s voice in dreams, see waking visions that convey the immortal’s will, or interpret signs in accordance with prophecy. Different backgrounds might suggest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Business Rival: Emmek Frewn Emmek Frewn, a salty northerner (NE male Illuskan commoner), recently tried to buy the tavern in Trollskull Alley but was outbid by Volothamp Geddarm. Stung by the loss
, he bought a smaller, less impressive building in the same alley and turned it into a pub, which he calls Frewn’s Brews. If you decide to introduce Emmek as a business rival, choose an unmarked building
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
determines its nature. Favors earned need not be expended immediately, but only a certain number can be stored up. A character can have a maximum number of unused favors equal to 1 + the character’s
sect in the temple offers you membership. 4 Another temple tries to recruit you as a spy.* 5 The temple elders implore you to take up a holy quest. 6 You accidentally discover that an important person in the temple is a fiend worshiper. *Might involve a rival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Strixhaven Tracking Sheet The sections on the following pages give special rules for certain aspects of university life. Players can use the sheet below to keep track of the effects of those rules on
each student NPC with whom their character has a Relationship. The player should track how many Relationship Points their character has with each NPC; whether that NPC is a Friend, a Rival, or a Beloved
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Mortal elves cannot know if it is the soul of someone recently dead or someone who died millennia ago. They cannot even be certain it is an elf of the same world. The only assurance they have is that it
, but they aren’t to be discussed with adults until a memory of waking life first intrudes upon a youngster’s trance. This experience, called the First Reflection, marks the end of childhood and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Haunted Zones Strahd can twist his domain to suit his whims. Starting when he makes his presence known, certain doorways in the house no longer connect to the rooms they did before. Instead
waking from a dream. Roll on the Emergence from a Haunted Zone table below to determine where the characters appear when they leave a haunted zone, or choose one of the locations listed. Emergence from a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
offering so she can examine it more closely, even if this makes it obvious she is interested. If she doesn’t have anything else like it, or can think of a use for it, or if having it means a rival
appearance and my cruel heart. (Evil) Hag Bonds d8 Bond 1 I hate a certain mortal family and steal one of their children each generation for my own purposes. 2 I am involved in a centuries-long feud
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Planar Portals [Raistlin’s] eyes studied the Portal, studied every detail intently — although it was not really necessary. He had seen it myriad times in dreams both sleeping and waking. The spells
, such as a genie, sphinx, titan, or native of the portal’s destination plane. Finally, most portals don’t stand open all the time, but open only in particular situations or when a certain requirement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
tomorrow’s target. The only things that are certain are the variety of your patron’s whims and that tomorrow there will surely be more. The Aristocrat Quests table presents the sorts of work you might
conduct at your highborn patron’s request. Aristocrat Quests d6 Quest 1 Noble Union. You work within multiple noble factions to unite rival families. 2 Business Breakthrough. You track down and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
with three contacts: an ally in their guild, a rival in their guild, and an ally or rival in another guild. (House Dimir is an exception.) Tables in each guild section help you determine who these
Contacts table for your guild, unless you’re in House Dimir (as explained in that guild’s section). Your first roll gives you an ally. Your second roll gives you a rival, who might be friendly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
humanoid would use its hand. A beholder can’t attune to items that require attunement by a spellcaster or a member of a certain class. A gift is a treasure the beholder can’t use itself but that would
rival beholder (or any parts it can recover from a battle) would certainly be a prized trophy, as would be the skull of a defeated dragon, the clothing of a famous adventurer the beholder killed, or
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rival orcs first and foremost as competitors for food and victims.
On some occasions, though, tribes that have a common concern band together. The result is an orc horde — a sea of slavering
the gods has no clear explanation, the priests might have to meditate for hours or days to get a vision of its meaning.
Every group of orcs has particular superstitions and recognizes certain omens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
fight and offers the characters a tiny amount of treasure if they’ll leave.
3 The dragon hates a certain type of character (sneaky rogues, healers, or heavily armored fighters, perhaps) and
rival who notices the characters approaching the dragon’s lair and keeps tabs on the fight. This rival might step in to help the characters or the dragon, depending on the circumstances, or might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
a shadow dragon wyrmling and teaches the dragon about the Shadowfell.
2 A group of wicked duergar has discovered that dragon eggs hatched in a certain part of the Underdark produce shadow dragon
fomorian army for some mysterious purpose.
6 A recently transformed adult shadow dragon uses the new power of shadow to terrorize the adult silver dragon who has been a rival for centuries.
7 An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
some rival skulls, that’s just the way of war. And if those skulls sometimes turn out to belong to people on your own side of the ledger, well, that’s just business. You are anything but reckless
, however, recognizing the effort that goes into doing a job right. Berserkers flailing about the battlefield and challenging all comers have a certain amount of flamboyance, sure. But you can’t spend the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
certain defeat at the hands of his other enemies. Rool’s betrayal doesn’t make him friendly toward the party. Once Daggerdark is dispatched, Rool continues to fight the adventurers to the bitter end
, grinning with the satisfaction that he dealt the fatal blow to his hated rival. 3. Hekaton in Chains Two Kraken Society cultists stand watch on the decks fore and aft of King Hekaton, who lies on his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
14. Temple Only stone giant thanes are allowed inside this hallowed cave. All other stone giants must remain outside or face certain punishment, by order of Thane Kayalithica and the others who have
time, waking only on nights of the new moon. Other thanes who earlier allowed themselves to be corrupted by the Steinfang were held in check by King Hekaton, but with him out of the way, Kayalithica is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
giant’s waking hours are taken up with meeting its responsibilities, whether that is a low-ranking pursuit or an artistic one. A tribe’s chieftain or another leader such as a shaman determines when the
tribe’s guards and hunters are on or off duty. Other giants align their sleeping and waking schedules with stone giants higher in the ordning from whom they seek to learn. Masters of the arts can ask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
has access to certain magic items. You can purchase common magic items from your patron contact. The DM determines the available stock or can call for a group Intelligence (Investigation) check to
compromised. Perhaps they are defecting to a rival, attempting to seize the ancient being’s power. Whatever the case, you must catch them to end their threat. 6 Astral Heist. A powerful rival of your patron
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rival, Bel, who fell out of Asmodeus’s favor and was forced to serve as Zariel’s adviser. Tiamat, the Queen of Evil Dragons, is a prisoner on this layer, ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine
the infernal courts. No one is certain whether Asmodeus had some secret cause to dismiss the archdevil or whether he is testing Geryon’s allegiance for some greater purpose. Malbolge Malbolge, the sixth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
mazelike troughs carved into the box’s surface. She then tips the box so that the liquid flows in certain directions through the mazelike patterns — until the box’s horn inlays pop loose and it breaks
mortals on the Material Plane, and there it amassed such a following as to rival that of gods. In that way, Gargauth became a sort of demigod, and having worshipers increased its power exponentially. My
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
in the death, defeat, or loss, or was the opportunity serendipitous? Despite the leader’s virtues, one flaw in particular outrages a certain segment of the populace. What is that flaw? What person or
reaction that affects every creature that uses or relies on it. You can eliminate a people, place, or thing that previously existed in a certain location or area in your campaign world. On a small scale, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
sent off to find other jobs or becoming the dragon’s next meal. Depending on the size of the commercial enterprise, the dragon might have subordinates who are responsible for certain aspects of the
d20 Adventure Hook
1 The dragon is trying to eliminate a business rival through ruthless competition or underhanded means, and the rival seeks the characters’ help. (Business owner)
2