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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s hoard, creating your bond through that token’s lingering draconic magic.
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A secret order of rangers who collect and guard draconic lore taught you their ways.
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A
power.
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An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud.
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You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.
Classes
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
dragon’s hoard, creating your bond through that token’s lingering draconic magic.
2
A secret order of rangers who collect and guard draconic lore taught you their ways.
3
A
power.
5
An ancient Draconic inscription on a standing stone empowered you when you read it aloud.
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You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was there, watching you.
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
rage.
If intruders disturb its resting place, the fire scion’s cradle rises as a bipedal juggernaut of molten rock. Sometimes miners risk their lives to find rich veins of ore in a scion&rsquo
scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See “Giants of Myth” in chapter 3 for additional inspiration.)
Scions of
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
molten rock. Sometimes miners risk their lives to find rich veins of ore in a scion’s volcano, or misguided fire cultists offer sacrifices meant to appease or awaken the volcano, and the awakened
first empires of giants until Annam retreated into seclusion. On other worlds, the scions guard their birthplaces (which are rich in elemental magic) or hold the substance of the world together. (See
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read them like they were children’s books. It’s a useful talent, and
want.
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I’m a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
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I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to.
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Sarcasm and
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
, and their members operate anywhere the organization deems necessary. These groups employ listeners, rumormongers, smugglers, sellswords, cache-holders (people who guard caches of wealth or magic for
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
) into a thought strand that others can potentially read, share, or steal. These thought strands are treated as valuable currency among the Dimir.
Suggested Characteristics
Skilled at infiltration
identity.
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I have trouble trusting anyone but myself.
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I have a particular vice that puts all my secrets at risk if I’m not careful.
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I’m pretty sure I’ve done
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
encounter, as Arasta summons her arachnid children to protect her. While she has temporary hit points from this trait, she can choose one of her mythic actions when she uses a legendary action.
Read or
it a risk, though, for those who Klothys finds unworthy might be driven mad. There, within Enorasi’s hollow trunk, Arasta awaits the next would-be prophet to make her meal. Her webs stretch
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
protection and durability
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Fin Clade, focused on movement
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Gyre Clade, focused on cyclical patterns and metamagic
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Guardian Project, focused on creating guard monsters and super
confident in my ability to adapt to any situation and handle any danger.
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I’ll take any risk to earn recognition for my scientific brilliance.
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I have a tendency to take shortcuts in
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a disguise. For
other changelings, a new face may reveal an aspect of their soul.
The first changelings in the multiverse appeared in the Feywild, and the wondrous, mutable essence of that plane lingers in
Charlatan
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
You have always had a way with people. You know what makes them tick, you can tease out their hearts’ desires after a few minutes of conversation, and with a few leading questions you can read
a born gambler who can’t resist taking a risk for a potential payoff.
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I lie about almost everything, even when there’s no good reason to.
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Sarcasm and insults are my
Balhannoth
Legacy
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Monsters
Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes
well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth that has been captured and exploited by drow might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of a
in the area reshapes to assume the appearance of a location sought by one intelligent creature whose mind the balhannoth has read (see Regional Effects below). The transformation affects nonliving
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
survive with just their wits in situations that would be deadly for other folk. Because of that fact, many lizardfolk myths state that their people were placed by the gods in the Material Plane to guard
follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.
Languages
Your character can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ability score of your choice increases by 1. Age. Changelings mature slightly faster than humans but share a similar lifespan — typically a century or less. While a changeling can transform to conceal
their age, the effects of aging affect them similarly to humans. Alignment. Changelings tend toward pragmatic neutrality, and few changelings embrace evil. Size. Your size is Medium. To set your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
ability score of your choice increases by 1. Age. Changelings mature slightly faster than humans but share a similar lifespan — typically a century or less. While a changeling can transform to conceal
their age, the effects of aging affect them similarly to humans. Alignment. Changelings tend toward pragmatic neutrality, and few changelings embrace evil. Size. Your size is Medium. To set your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Changelings mature slightly faster than humans but share a similar lifespan—typically a century or less. While a changeling can transform to conceal their age, the effects of aging affect them similarly
to humans. Alignment. Changelings tend toward pragmatic neutrality, and few changelings embrace evil. Size. Your size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. Changelings mature slightly faster than humans but share a similar lifespan—typically a century or less. While a changeling can transform to conceal their age, the effects of aging affect them similarly
to humans. Alignment. Changelings tend toward pragmatic neutrality, and few changelings embrace evil. Size. Your size is Medium. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
attempting to run it. If you’d prefer to play this adventure, you shouldn’t read any further or you risk spoiling it. The Monster Manual contains statistics for many of the creatures found in this
Running the Adventure The following adventure requires the fifth edition D&D rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). You should read an entire adventure before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
attempting to run it. If you’d prefer to play this adventure, you shouldn’t read any further or you risk spoiling it. The Monster Manual contains statistics for many of the creatures found in this
Running the Adventure The following adventure requires the fifth edition D&D rulebooks (Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual). You should read an entire adventure before
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
members of the town guard to patrol the potential rendezvous points each night for the next two weeks in case the smugglers return earlier than expected. If the ship is sighted, the council is unwilling
to risk the lives of volunteers by ordering them to take the ship and its crew by force. As soon as an approaching vessel is spotted, the council expects the characters to perform the actual task of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Employment Characters who are interested in making a fair wage for little risk can find jobs around town. Having a job can also enable a character to come to the attention of one of Saltmarsh’s
leaders. The employment opportunities below are tailored to each of those individuals, including: Hiring on with the Oweland family to work on a fishing boat Joining the guard and report to Eliander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
members of the town guard to patrol the potential rendezvous points each night for the next two weeks in case the smugglers return earlier than expected. If the ship is sighted, the council is unwilling
to risk the lives of volunteers by ordering them to take the ship and its crew by force. As soon as an approaching vessel is spotted, the council expects the characters to perform the actual task of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Employment Characters who are interested in making a fair wage for little risk can find jobs around town. Having a job can also enable a character to come to the attention of one of Saltmarsh’s
leaders. The employment opportunities below are tailored to each of those individuals, including: Hiring on with the Oweland family to work on a fishing boat Joining the guard and report to Eliander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
The Sky Is Falling When the characters safely reach the ground, read the following text: Above the field west of Kalaman, the Bastion of Takhisis crumbles. As the flying citadel tilts precariously
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The characters land a quarter mile from Kalaman’s west wall. There is little risk of the flying citadel crashing on the characters, but fallen rocks and the bones of death dragons litter the field
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
7: Bank The keep’s residents and visitors store their most valuable belongings and savings in the bank. When the characters arrive at the bank, read the following boxed text aloud: This one-story
bank sports a teller’s window with a drop-down counter. A bespectacled halfling woman in a silk tabard sits behind the glass. Outside, a bored human guard stands watch.
The banker, Quink, relies on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Purple Worm Attack As the altercation between the Ashen Heirs and the Brightguard comes to a head, read or paraphrase the following: Stone cracks and people scream as a massive, spiked worm erupts
cling to their buzzing boomhailers as they flee. A character who spends an action alerting an anarchist to the risk and succeeds on a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check convinces that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
The Sky Is Falling When the characters safely reach the ground, read the following text: Above the field west of Kalaman, the Bastion of Takhisis crumbles. As the flying citadel tilts precariously
.
The characters land a quarter mile from Kalaman’s west wall. There is little risk of the flying citadel crashing on the characters, but fallen rocks and the bones of death dragons litter the field
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Purple Worm Attack As the altercation between the Ashen Heirs and the Brightguard comes to a head, read or paraphrase the following: Stone cracks and people scream as a massive, spiked worm erupts
cling to their buzzing boomhailers as they flee. A character who spends an action alerting an anarchist to the risk and succeeds on a DC 14 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check convinces that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Approaching the Caer When the characters first approach the castle, read: A sturdy, stone castle devoid of warmth and ostentation squats atop the cliffs overlooking the town and the frozen harbor
. Warding the castle entrance are thick, battle-hardened wooden doors. Four cylindrical guard towers have wind-worn flags bearing the town’s heraldry fluttering above their tiled, conical roofs. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Approaching the Caer When the characters first approach the castle, read: A sturdy, stone castle devoid of warmth and ostentation squats atop the cliffs overlooking the town and the frozen harbor
. Warding the castle entrance are thick, battle-hardened wooden doors. Four cylindrical guard towers have wind-worn flags bearing the town’s heraldry fluttering above their tiled, conical roofs. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
necessary, though they are unwilling to risk their life or possessions. Carousing Contacts Tavern Contact Type The Snapping Line Fishers, sailors, laborers The Empty Net Smugglers, criminals The Wicker Goat Dwarves, town guard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, though, he discovered a hint of a truth he’d never considered. He had to know more, but the secrets he sought lay only in the Underworld. Phenax wouldn’t risk alerting Erebos to his interest, so he sent
Underworld. Though it took him years, the oracle discovered what he sought. Keeping the information secret and smuggling it out of the Underworld proved challenging, though. To guard what he’d learned
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Castle Kalaman When the characters and Darrett arrive at Castle Kalaman, read the following: Even if the imposing Castle Kalaman didn’t stand atop hundred-foot cliffs, it would still tower over every
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The guards at Castle Kalaman ask the characters to state their business. If the characters explain that they’re representatives of Vogler’s people, a guard leads them across a courtyard toward a council chamber where Lord Bakaris is speaking with the city council.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Arrival When the characters arrive at the tower, read the following boxed text aloud: The House of Thalivar is a tall tower at the heart of the town. Recently rebuilt by soldiers, the structure now
company of fifteen guards inhabit the tower, led by the wizard Gallio Elibro and his guard captain Hazz Yarrum. Two halflings serve the household as cooks and porters. Refer to “Meeting Gallio Elibro” when the characters present themselves for their quest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
necessary, though they are unwilling to risk their life or possessions. Carousing Contacts Tavern Contact Type The Snapping Line Fishers, sailors, laborers The Empty Net Smugglers, criminals The Wicker Goat Dwarves, town guard