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Mercenary Veteran

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

As a sell-sword who fought battles for coin, you’re well acquainted with risking life and limb for a chance at a share of treasure. Now, you look forward to fighting foes and reaping even

memories of war. I can’t get the images of violence out of my mind. 3 I’ve lost too many friends, and I’m slow to make new ones. 4 I’m full of inspiring and cautionary

The Noble Knife

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

knife is undertaken by a collective of artisans, and requires a range of exotic materials and components. Additionally, the act of creation takes twenty or more years off the lead artisan’s life. It goes

faction, you’d almost never see two teams in the same place at the same time — unless they had been given opposite tasks for some reason. If that’s the case, get out of there quick, because whatever happens next isn’t going to be pleasant. — Omin Dran

Rogue Subclass

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

: Second-Story Work You’ve trained to get into especially hard-to-reach places, granting you these benefits. Climber. You gain a Climb Speed equal to your Speed. Jumper. You can determine your jump

. On a failed check, the scroll disintegrates. Level 17: Thief’s Reflexes You are adept at laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You can take two turns during the first round of any combat. You take your first turn at your normal Initiative and your second turn at your Initiative minus 10.

Nontraditional Traditions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

threat level under wraps. Your ability to literally spend days hanging out at the tavern and never be noticed makes you a valuable addition to any franchise that needs to keep its collective eyes and

ears on happenings in town. Plus, you’re a guaranteed riot at company parties! Way of the Four Elements Most enemies who take on a monk expect to get a few punches or kicks for their trouble. So when

Ability Checks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

different way to get past the guard or try the check again against another guard at a different gate. But you might decide that the initial failure makes those checks more difficult to pull off

force and athleticism Smash down a door, move a boulder, use a spike to wedge a door shut Dexterity Agility, reflexes, and balance Sneak past a guard, walk along a narrow ledge, wriggle free from chains

The Watch Arrives

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

knows him, and most respect him regardless of their opinions of the City Watch in general. Staget doesn’t believe in rumors or gossip, he doesn’t drink, and he doesn’t let anger get the better of him

Captain Staget again. Though he is secretly pleased to have adventurers doing some of his work for him, he can’t let them overshadow his own efforts to keep the peace without risking a reprimand from his superiors.

Family Feud

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

the shopkeepers’ stands and the surrounding market and prove their rival is sabotaging them. The shopkeeper will take any evidence the characters find, present it to the Dyn Singh Merchant Collective

hired the party. If the characters refuse to get involved, one of the shopkeepers approaches them later under calmer circumstances, restating their concerns about their shop’s safety while making their offer again.

Introducing Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble

, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. Each of the ability scores governs a specific characteristic. Strength is physical might; Dexterity is agility, reflexes, and balance; Constitution is health and

to determine success or failure) with a specific ability, you’ll modify the roll by the number appearing there. Initiative. Each character has an Initiative modifier. When we get to a point in the

When Clans Collapse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

compromise their principles from time to time. Minor turmoil of this sort rarely leads to civil war or a rapid decline of the clan’s strength. But in the worst cases, a clan’s collective lack of

to care for them. If the survivors are able to get away, they tend to seek shelter in a human city or kingdom. Their skill as artisans ensures that almost any community would welcome their

Fighter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

its direction or collective nerve, you stand tall with the power of your convictions and an even more powerful assortment of weapons to keep things on track. If that sometimes inspires a need to crack

that would make an ogre barbarian blush. 5 You constantly converse with your opponents during the battle, doing whatever you can to distract them or get into their heads. It’s surprising how many

Dendradis

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

collective doom. Until then, Ascetelis is cheery and eager to help her new, temporary friends. Tracking R04M Hunting R04M might lead the characters into Dendradis or to explore the Spire on their own

the characters. There’s a problem, though. Even among rilmani, plumachs are notorious for avoiding strangers and their troubles. A character can get a plumach to talk by succeeding on a DC 20 Charisma

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

I want through sneakiness rather than direct confrontation. 6 I’m a sucker for a shiny bauble or a sack of coins, as long as I can get my hands on it without risking life and limb. Sorcerer d6 I

. 4 I decided to turn my natural lucky streak into the basis of a career, though I still realize that improving my skills is essential. 5 I took up with a group of ruffians who showed me how to get what

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

, the “Looted Wagon” encounter happens in your collective imaginations! Looted Wagon A wagon stands on the trail ahead. The driver and horses are nowhere to be seen. The wagon was looted by

Come, Easy Go. Mallyn doesn’t get attached to possessions or acquaintances. Inquisitive. Mallyn eagerly asks strangers lots of questions. Rumors “Don’t wander into the fens unless you’re

Market Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

bubbling acid, molten lava, and liquid shadow. Unicorns, bariaurs, and various Fiends get their hooves trimmed in grooming rooms, and galeb duhr sigh as they settle into boiling tubs of mud. Patrons dry off

-scrubbing mephits. Abrasive as a wiry brush, the eagle-eyed githzerai spends her days berating patrons who fail to observe the bathhouse’s strict “no running” policy or warning those who get too close to

Locations on the Upper Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

Ice Cave This bone-strewn cave is the den of two adult winter wolves and their three half-grown pups (use the dire wolf statistics). If the young are harmed, the parents fight recklessly, risking

the frost giants are doing in their war on humankind. They will report their observations to other stone giants if they get the opportunity. They fight only if attacked. Each has a stone greatclub and

Random Encounters in Hither

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Encounters in Hither table. If you roll on the table, get the same result as a previous roll, and don’t like the repetition, choose a different encounter that you think would be fun. Random Encounters

make their way through the swamp. Every mile, the inn stops for 10 minutes and lowers itself so that guests can enter or exit without risking injury. The inn follows an unpredictable course through the

Rogue Subclasses

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

requires that action. Level 3: Second-Story Work You’ve trained to get into especially hard-to-reach places, granting you these benefits. Climber. You gain a Climb Speed equal to your Speed. Jumper. You

cast the spell from the scroll. On a failed check, the scroll disintegrates. Level 17: Thief’s Reflexes You are adept at laying ambushes and quickly escaping danger. You can take two turns during the

Dragon Relationships

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

wise advisors or of a dictatorial tyrant who governs based on whim. Taxes might be funneled into the dragon’s hoard, but some dragons in this position regard the collective wealth of their empire as part

that a former companion of the enemy is actually a manipulative dragon—and asking them to help get revenge. (Companion) 4 The characters develop an ever-closer friendship with a secretive person

Lost Spire Locations (P9-P16)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

of a previous expedition, after they discovered a secret door that they couldn’t get open. The secret door was reduced to rubble, creating a gap in the wall leading to area P13. Dzaan’s simulacrum (see

a single collective object and roll once on the table for all of them. Illusory Creature. When an illusory creature stands beneath the crystal disk, the disk gives off a soft golden light. However

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

to navigate. Spiked to the tunnel floors are rail tracks built for iron carts. To get from one mine level to the next, one must traverse a series of ramps or use the elevator that connects areas 9

the yakfolk village. Assuming no yakfolk are left there to oppose them, they descend the thousand steps to the foot of the mountain (possibly risking attack from the chimera in area 1). Before they

Headquarters Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

overlook. The hours are very flexible, you get a 20 percent discount in the gift shop, you get a bathroom break every four hours as long as you ask your supervisor first. And sometimes if you go into the

’ collective skill proficiencies, tool proficiencies, backgrounds, and positions within their franchise could all impact the design and construction of a headquarters. A glassblower might make beautiful

Red Larch Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

leading down to the cellars. The Helm at Highsun is where locals relax, gossip, flirt, tell jests and “war stories” of their working days, and get drunk. It’s not a place for refined dining. A dozen

. Characters who question Thorsk can get directions to Scarlet Moon Hall (see chapter 3). 6. Chansyrl Fine Harness The pungent smell of tanned and oiled leather fills this crowded workshop, and the walls

Tower of the Heavens Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

chain belt worth 60 gp, and a bag containing 180 gp (the collective wealth the gnomes have earned for their service). T8: Storeroom Dozens of boxes, casks, and sacks are neatly stacked on shelves and

of wiggling eyestalks. The creature is a spectator in Piyarz’s service. Commanded to guard the chamber, the spectator telepathically warns unauthorized entrants to “scram or get zapped” and attacks

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