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You’ve made your bones on games of chance, and one day your games crossed the line into something far more serious. You might have played for your soul against a Fiend, matched wits with
imagine.. or pay. A spellcaster who conjured the wrong entity may find themself a gambler. The desperate who sought out a mysterious figure to throw dice and match wits for power or salvation can find their
monsters
of desperate exiles fleeing persecution, face starvation in the wilds. Seemingly by chance, they stumble across ancient standing stones or a similar edifice. The runes on the site are strangely
civilization. A kingdom ready for the coming invasion stands a chance of defeating the threat. One that perceived the cultists as rabble, bumpkins, or harmless lunatics risks having its cities and towns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
provision the party, and there’s always a chance for the characters to encounter others from whom they can buy or steal provisions. Additionally, many creatures the adventurers might meet and kill
characters’ need to forage and acquire supplies serves as a motivator to drive them to explore and visit different parts of the Underdark. The more desperate their need becomes — as levels of exhaustion rack up — the more risk players will likely be willing to take.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
ward (cantrip), expeditious retreat (1st level), spider climb (2nd level), gaseous form (3rd level) Levistus has no cult in the traditional sense. Instead, he offers favors to those who are desperate to
pledge their souls to him a single chance to escape from danger, but some cunning folk strike a deal with Levistus, pledging their souls to him in return for escape at a future date. This boon takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
provision the party, and there’s always a chance for the characters to encounter others from whom they can buy or steal provisions. Additionally, many creatures the adventurers might meet and kill
characters’ need to forage and acquire supplies serves as a motivator to drive them to explore and visit different parts of the Underdark. The more desperate their need becomes — as levels of exhaustion rack up — the more risk players will likely be willing to take.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
ward (cantrip), expeditious retreat (1st level), spider climb (2nd level), gaseous form (3rd level) Levistus has no cult in the traditional sense. Instead, he offers favors to those who are desperate to
pledge their souls to him a single chance to escape from danger, but some cunning folk strike a deal with Levistus, pledging their souls to him in return for escape at a future date. This boon takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stalks them. She sometimes poses as a drow captive of a dragon, desperate to avoid being eaten and willing to pay with her treasure to be rescued. The Harpers have learned her secret, and do their best to
. Reason to Visit. A side trek in chapter 6 takes place at Rundreth Manor, and the characters have a chance to confront the Dark Lady and perhaps find common cause against the cults.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
stalks them. She sometimes poses as a drow captive of a dragon, desperate to avoid being eaten and willing to pay with her treasure to be rescued. The Harpers have learned her secret, and do their best to
. Reason to Visit. A side trek in chapter 6 takes place at Rundreth Manor, and the characters have a chance to confront the Dark Lady and perhaps find common cause against the cults.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
contract that sealed Elturel’s doom is hidden. This is a lie, the claim a desperate ploy to buy time and, hopefully, a chance to escape.
back to the Material Plane to kill him. His location in Baldur’s Gate (or the chance that he might have fled the city) is left to your determination, as is the process by which the characters can track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
contract that sealed Elturel’s doom is hidden. This is a lie, the claim a desperate ploy to buy time and, hopefully, a chance to escape.
back to the Material Plane to kill him. His location in Baldur’s Gate (or the chance that he might have fled the city) is left to your determination, as is the process by which the characters can track
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
brood over their failures, but nevertheless they relentlessly strive to achieve their ambitions. Their desperate struggles fuel their conflicts with characters. Liberally use Darklords in your
absence, those who sought to escape or supplant them seize their chance. Rudolph van Richten prepares for his next expedition, watched over by the spirit of his son, Erasmus.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
desperate for another chance at making his fortune or the once-traitorous knight eager to restore her honor are examples of the individuals he deals with. What those folk don’t know is that Baalzebul
within. The Price of Redemption Baalzebul and his agents recruit mortals that are desperate for redemption of some sort, perhaps the restoration of lost status or the recovery of resources that were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
brood over their failures, but nevertheless they relentlessly strive to achieve their ambitions. Their desperate struggles fuel their conflicts with characters. Liberally use Darklords in your
absence, those who sought to escape or supplant them seize their chance. Rudolph van Richten prepares for his next expedition, watched over by the spirit of his son, Erasmus.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
desperate for another chance at making his fortune or the once-traitorous knight eager to restore her honor are examples of the individuals he deals with. What those folk don’t know is that Baalzebul
within. The Price of Redemption Baalzebul and his agents recruit mortals that are desperate for redemption of some sort, perhaps the restoration of lost status or the recovery of resources that were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Omuans. They disguised themselves as jungle creatures and promised great power in return for devotion. Desperate for redemption, the Omuans tore down their temple to Ubtao and raised shrines to these
patiently waited for their god, Dendar the Night Serpent, to come forth and swallow the world. Earthquakes shook Omu and cracked it open like a fig, causing the river to burst its banks. Chance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
supplies rests a box made from tightly grown pink coral. Inside is a necklace of adaptation and 4 potions of healing. 19. Hall The sahuagin mount a desperate defense here, determined to protect their leaders
, leader of the sahuagin forces, takes the field. This is your chance to add a dramatic finale to the assault, as the baron leads eight sahuagin champions into battle. The baron roars as he launches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
supplies rests a box made from tightly grown pink coral. Inside is a necklace of adaptation and 4 potions of healing. 19. Hall The sahuagin mount a desperate defense here, determined to protect their leaders
, leader of the sahuagin forces, takes the field. This is your chance to add a dramatic finale to the assault, as the baron leads eight sahuagin champions into battle. The baron roars as he launches
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
pens, and separate training areas for various creatures. Map 4.5: arena View Player Version Arena Villains All sorts of unsavory elements can be found in an arena—backstabbing competitors, desperate
’ conversations and then blackmails them with the information.
5 A stone giant interrupts a session of games and demands a chance to compete.
6 A promoter forces athletes to overexert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Omuans. They disguised themselves as jungle creatures and promised great power in return for devotion. Desperate for redemption, the Omuans tore down their temple to Ubtao and raised shrines to these
patiently waited for their god, Dendar the Night Serpent, to come forth and swallow the world. Earthquakes shook Omu and cracked it open like a fig, causing the river to burst its banks. Chance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
pens, and separate training areas for various creatures. Map 4.5: arena View Player Version Arena Villains All sorts of unsavory elements can be found in an arena—backstabbing competitors, desperate
’ conversations and then blackmails them with the information.
5 A stone giant interrupts a session of games and demands a chance to compete.
6 A promoter forces athletes to overexert
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
leave a dead mezzoloth behind. Two pairs of mezzoloths patrol the battlefield in irregular patterns. Characters traveling across the nodule or searching the rubble have a chance of encountering a
trying to disguise it as their lost companion. The umber hulk is several feet taller, two arms fewer, and lighter in color than the mezzoloths, but the mezzoloths are desperate. The umber hulk is just glad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
leave a dead mezzoloth behind. Two pairs of mezzoloths patrol the battlefield in irregular patterns. Characters traveling across the nodule or searching the rubble have a chance of encountering a
trying to disguise it as their lost companion. The umber hulk is several feet taller, two arms fewer, and lighter in color than the mezzoloths, but the mezzoloths are desperate. The umber hulk is just glad
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
details on such adventures). Whether the characters survive or meet spectacular ends doesn’t matter, as death might mean a return to the character’s original body, a second chance to try again, or a
desperate choices powerful characters can avoid. Tools for Terror Survivors allow you to control how players will engage with a horror adventure. The stat blocks in the following section are designed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
his patience. Dalamar participated in the ill-fated defense of Silvanesti against the Dragon Armies. His desperate actions were part of the reason he and the other mages were sent to the Northern
Wastes. Despite resenting his people’s small-minded decisions, he sees this mission as a chance to prove himself and potentially strike back against the Dragon Armies. Dalamar studied pre-Cataclysm magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
town, or a vermin-infested boarding house in the worst part of town. You have shelter from the elements, but you live in a desperate and often violent environment, in places rife with disease, hunger
are, the greater the chance you will be drawn into political intrigue as a pawn or participant. SELF SUFFICIENCY
The expenses and lifestyles described in this chapter assume that you are spending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
behind the destruction. The slaves are desperate to escape from the drow and pitifully grateful for any aid offered. Giant Wolf Spiders These spiders lurk in burrows under the spongy ground, leaping out
they don’t attack drow or anyone accompanied by a drow. There’s a 25 percent chance that 1d4 drow guards are standing within 120 feet of the orcs, quietly resenting the fact that they’ve been assigned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Palace of Bones and the gold-scaled Ping’On Tower loom. By day, the streets are largely empty, except for those few desperate residents of I’Cath who have yet to succumb to the domain’s dream. They
? Did you discover a secret way out of the city? Did a family member make a bargain with Tsien Chiang that gave you a chance at a better life? Did Tsien Chiang send you forth for a reason?
Whom did
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
details on such adventures). Whether the characters survive or meet spectacular ends doesn’t matter, as death might mean a return to the character’s original body, a second chance to try again, or a
desperate choices powerful characters can avoid. Tools for Terror Survivors allow you to control how players will engage with a horror adventure. The stat blocks in the following section are designed to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
worst part of town. You have shelter from the elements, but you live in a desperate and often violent environment, in places rife with disease, hunger, and misfortune. You are beneath the notice of most
of politicians, guild leaders, high priests, and nobility. You must also contend with the highest levels of deceit and treachery. The wealthier you are, the greater the chance you will be drawn into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Palace of Bones and the gold-scaled Ping’On Tower loom. By day, the streets are largely empty, except for those few desperate residents of I’Cath who have yet to succumb to the domain’s dream. They
? Did you discover a secret way out of the city? Did a family member make a bargain with Tsien Chiang that gave you a chance at a better life? Did Tsien Chiang send you forth for a reason?
Whom did
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
behind the destruction. The slaves are desperate to escape from the drow and pitifully grateful for any aid offered. Giant Wolf Spiders These spiders lurk in burrows under the spongy ground, leaping out
they don’t attack drow or anyone accompanied by a drow. There’s a 25 percent chance that 1d4 drow guards are standing within 120 feet of the orcs, quietly resenting the fact that they’ve been assigned to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
his patience. Dalamar participated in the ill-fated defense of Silvanesti against the Dragon Armies. His desperate actions were part of the reason he and the other mages were sent to the Northern
Wastes. Despite resenting his people’s small-minded decisions, he sees this mission as a chance to prove himself and potentially strike back against the Dragon Armies. Dalamar studied pre-Cataclysm magic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
worst part of town. You have shelter from the elements, but you live in a desperate and often violent environment, in places rife with disease, hunger, and misfortune. You are beneath the notice of most
of politicians, guild leaders, high priests, and nobility. You must also contend with the highest levels of deceit and treachery. The wealthier you are, the greater the chance you will be drawn into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
town, or a vermin-infested boarding house in the worst part of town. You have shelter from the elements, but you live in a desperate and often violent environment, in places rife with disease, hunger
are, the greater the chance you will be drawn into political intrigue as a pawn or participant. SELF SUFFICIENCY
The expenses and lifestyles described in this chapter assume that you are spending
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
dragon’s eggs, but once every few years a kobold hatches with an innate version of the dragonshield’s abilities. Accomplished at hand-to-hand combat, it bears many scars from desperate fights and carries a
and thus desperate to prove themselves deserving of it. A dragonshield’s natural kobold cowardice is still present in its makeup, and thus it might still run away from a threat. But it also has the