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Urchin - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

their torch-based code. From the lighting, placement, and type of torch arranged on or near a structure, you can gather a great deal of information about those who live or do business there, particularly

. d6 Ideal 1 Respect. All people, rich or poor, deserve respect. (Good) 2 Community. We have to take care of each other, because no one else is going to do it. (Lawful

Azorius Functionary

Backgrounds 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

successfully prevented a murder, and the would-be perpetrator wants me dead. 5 One of my parents was prominent in the guild, and I resent constantly being compared to that standard. 6 I’ve

Settlements and Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Settlements and Sites Hazlan’s few remaining communities are populated by hunters, miners, and artisans. They struggle to learn a glimmer of magic to earn a measure of respect from the domain’s

spellcasters. Mages live wherever they please, in traveling caravan palaces, floating towers, or more fanciful dwellings. Most gather close to Hazlik’s palace, Veneficus. Map 3.7: hazlan View Player Version

Goblinoid Campaign Themes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

outposts or vaults the adventurers are guarding. Whatever the Dhakaani do, it should be part of a mission objective. Is the goal to strengthen their kech? Gather information about the enemy? Recover

when they attack. But a group of adventurers could come to earn the respect of their Dhakaani foes and learn more about the enemy. Perhaps a group of adventurers chooses to respect the Dhakaani’s claim

Preparation Time

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

. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters

each “unlikely” encounter. Step 9. Create a new encounter designed to appeal specifically to one player, or alter an existing encounter to relate to the goals and motivations of that player’s character. Over the course of several sessions, do this for all your players and their characters.

The King's Citadel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

treason. The Citadel isn’t required to provide compensation for the services it demands, but an adventurer who wins the respect of the Citadel can certainly benefit from the relationship. The Citadel is

made up of these four divisions: The King’s Dark Lanterns gather intelligence and engage in covert operations. The King’s Shields protect the royal family and its closest associates. The King’s Swords

Preparation Time

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

. Gather any maps you’ll need for the definite and possible encounters, then focus the remainder of your prep time on the definite encounters, as outlined below. For combat encounters, review the monsters

player, or alter an existing encounter to relate to the goals and motivations of that player’s character. Over the course of several sessions, do this for all your players and their characters.

Chapter 2: Raiders' Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

toward the southeast, and their trail is easy to spot. A small, stealthy group could follow the trail to the raiders’ camp and gather information. Governor Nighthill approaches the characters with a

reward from what’s left of the town treasury. Recovering treasure, however, is a lesser goal when compared to the other objectives he brings up. Any gear or supplies the characters need for the trip are

Druid Circles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

temples, but druids and their followers still gather to honor the cycles of nature and to ensure the natural balance isn’t threatened. People who dwell in or near wild lands do well to learn if a druid

the tradition of circles. In a circle, all are equal, and while respect is given to age and accomplishment, the circle reaches decisions as a whole. Those who disagree are free to argue their point, or

Chapter 2: Raiders' Camp

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

toward the southeast, and their trail is easy to spot. A small, stealthy group could follow the trail to the raiders’ camp and gather information. Governor Nighthill approaches the characters with a

reward from what’s left of the town treasury. Recovering treasure, however, is a lesser goal when compared to the other objectives he brings up. Any gear or supplies the characters need for the trip

Air Elemental

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

elementals gather clouds and winds into ever-changing bodies with indistinct limbs and vague features. Beyond their home plane, these elementals might serve magic-users who conjure them, or they might

. Success: Half damage only. What can withstand the storm’s scream? The lightning’s spear? The want of sweet breath? Air is the mightiest of elements—respect its power. —Husam, Son of the Breezes, ruler of djinn

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

, giving each individual and every generation a reason to feel pride and self-respect. The kobolds prefer to run away than fight, to live off the scraps of others, and they are often dominated by larger

this traitor onto their winged kin. Kobold Names Kobold names are derived from the Draconic tongue and usually relate to a characteristic of the owner, such as scale color, distinctive body parts

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

gather and celebrate, dwell the followers of Yurtrus, the god of disease and death, and Shargaas, the god of darkness and the unknown. Orcs too weak for battle (because of bodily weakness, malformation

laden wagon or after heroically defending it from thieves gain great respect and advance higher in the tribe’s pecking order. All Are Fighters Most of the orcs that stay behind when the

The Giant Tongue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

. Hill giants who choose that path make themselves maug. Non-giants are considered maug out of hand and must usually prove themselves maat to gain a giant’s respect. Runes and Tale Carvings For much of

etched in wood, ice, stone, or even earth, in the case of hill giants. These “tale carvings” relate legends or the stories of important events or meetings in the manner of highly sophisticated cave

Mind Flayer Magic

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

learn to use must be ineffectual compared to what illithids are capable of. Arcane Magic Mind flayers consider arcane magic to be an abomination, a twisted cousin of psionic power that will be erased

made of stone. Every jar is made for an individual, inscribed with Qualith and artwork that relate the mind flayer’s accomplishments. Often a mind flayer’s funerary brain jar is created long before

Leonin of Oreskos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

receive cold receptions. The Speaker Each year, on the day of the first full moon after the autumn equinox, matriarchs from all the leonin prides gather at Tethmos to select a monarch, who acts as a

the sun rises on this festival day, the leonin gather to renew pacts of friendship. The matriarchs of all the prides hold council during this time. As dusk falls, the council announces a new speaker. A

Structured Society

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

wage small-scale wars on humanoids, usually through proxies such as cults and allied creatures, and uses these conflicts to gather riches and slaves until it has enough resources to establish the yuan

envisioned. Absent the presence of an anathema, yuan-ti abominations are the leaders in most yuan-ti cities. Yuan-ti Malisons The various kinds of malisons are imperfect compared to abominations but

Loose Pantheons

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

the affairs of the universe. People gather in public shrines to worship gods of life and wisdom, or meet in hidden places to venerate gods of deception or destruction. Each deity in a pantheon has a

religious rites and festivals. Priests at such sites relate stories of the gods, teach the ethics of their patron deities, offer advice and blessings, perform religious rites, and provide training in

Mutual Respect

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

Mutual Respect Whether you’re playing with long-time friends or strangers, it’s important to create a foundation of mutual trust. The best games happen when everyone at the table feels safe enough to

be themselves, speak up, and get into character. It’s up to everyone to uphold the principles of respect. Difficult conversations often fall on the DM to lead, but they don’t have to. If one player’s

Glasya

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

overwhelming odds with an audacious plan attract her attention and could win her respect and patronage. The reason behind Glasya’s rise to lordship is the subject of much whispered debate in the Nine Hells

Material Plane. They have one critical advantage compared to their mortal contemporaries: Glasya’s knowledge of the law. She knew that in many cases, procedures that devils observed and obeyed as laws

Mutual Respect

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

Mutual Respect Whether you’re playing with long-time friends or strangers, it’s important to create a foundation of mutual trust. The best games happen when everyone at the table feels safe enough to

be themselves, speak up, and get into character. It’s up to everyone to uphold the principles of respect. Difficult conversations often fall on the DM to lead, but they don’t have to. If one player’s

Inside the Clans

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

Inside the Clans As a collection of disparate clans, the Gruul have no single leader and no headquarters. But the Gruul respect strength and are willing to follow a strong individual who points them

Gruul, so when he calls on the other clans to join a raid, they usually agree. Even the fractious Gruul can see the benefit of banding together. The clans sometimes gather at Skarrg, a ruined palace

People of Setessa

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

but wander the world as men do. They gather information for the Ruling Council, search out routes for peregrination (including identifying sympathetic individuals and households who will mentor young

Setessa are reared by the polis as a whole and treated with the highest respect; their welfare is paramount and their training is a significant part of every warrior’s occupation. Orphans and abandoned

First Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

this point, use Neverember to also fill in any information the characters did not gather during Hoard of the Dragon Queen that you deem important.) Most of the factions recognize that Skyreach Castle

). The fate of the dragon hatchery divides opinion as well. Most delegates respect a decision to destroy the hatchery, accepting that having fewer dragons to deal with later on is an advantage. However

Gods of the Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

late to prevent the collapse of the empire. Sseth chose to rest and gather strength during the years of decline, as more and more of the yuan-ti adopted his worship. His most devout followers, known as

-ti that take one of the lesser serpent gods as an object of worship. The worshiper of a serpent god pays homage not out of respect or fear, but because it aspires to emulate the entity, beseeching it

Giant Patrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

demonstrating just how superior a giant’s strength is compared to smaller creatures. Such a boss might run a protection racket, a group of highway robbers, or a kidnapping ring. A giant boss might even take to

dreams. The tutor might teach stone carving, runic magic, or the histories of the giants to eager students, while sending them on missions to gather wisdom from the dreaming world. The Tutor

Cult of the Black Earth

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

, and unyielding resolve. They are deliberate and slow to act, careful to consider their plans and gather their strength before beginning any new enterprise. Once earth cultists resolve to act, they

suspicious of the Cult of Howling Hatred. They believe that the air cultists are mercurial, unreliable, and generally out of touch with reality. The earth cultists respect the strength and ferocity of the

First Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

. (At this point, use Neverember to also fill in any information the characters did not gather during Hoard of the Dragon Queen that you deem important.) Most of the factions recognize that Skyreach

been). The fate of the dragon hatchery divides opinion as well. Most delegates respect a decision to destroy the hatchery, accepting that having fewer dragons to deal with later on is an advantage

1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3

1. The Vault of Chicomoztoc (Chee-koh-MOZ-tok, the place of seven caves) The poisonous gas is present here, affecting fire and breathing. Relate the following information to the characters gradually

below. Center Display. The diorama in the alcove holds twelve tribal warriors, one scout, a mastiff, and a panther. The deer don’t animate. Niche A. In a river scene, a dozen commoners gather rushes

The Dead Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

from violent death has some respect for Bhaal. Assassination and murder underpin many of the plots in the city, from the business of highly-paid killers on patriar payrolls to slayings of opportunity

committed by Outer City fanatics. Such bloodthirsty faithful rarely gather in numbers, but they typically mark themselves by carving a fresh gouge on their thumbs — spilling their blood in Bhaal’s name

The Dead Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

from violent death has some respect for Bhaal. Assassination and murder underpin many of the plots in the city, from the business of highly-paid killers on patriar payrolls to slayings of opportunity

committed by Outer City fanatics. Such bloodthirsty faithful rarely gather in numbers, but they typically mark themselves by carving a fresh gouge on their thumbs — spilling their blood in Bhaal’s name

Old Keoland

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

Old Keoland United by their shared history as part of the ancient Kingdom of Keoland, the marches and fiefdoms between the Lortmil Mountains and the higher mountains to the west gather diverse

) Fiefdom with a significant navy; its princess commands the respect of many dwarves beyond Ulek Valley of the Mage, the The Mage of the Valley (identity unknown) Secluded refuge of an ancient archmage

The Lords' Alliance

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

forces to win the day. Lady Laeral Silverhand Chaotic good female human wizard Ideals: Creativity, respect (“We cannot stop what we do not understand.”) Interaction Traits: Quiet, curious Pledged

adventurers and taking a firm leadership role in the council. Ambassador Connerad Brawnanvil Lawful good male shield dwarf fighter Ideals: Honor, respect (“A sturdy axe, a strong hand to hold it, and a

Traditionalists

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

who support her appreciate her willingness to stick up for them. Despite her temper, she respects those who keep their cool. Anyone who stands up to her wins her respect. Those who try to flatter her

reconciliation, giving the factions a chance to make amends. 17–18 A bungled smuggling operation lands a few respected people in jail, leading to near riots as fishers gather in a huge mob to effect a

Solitary but Social

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

such a connection, and a young hag born of a grandmother begins her existence already benefiting from a greater measure of respect and status. Want to know a dark secret? Ask a hag. The trick lies in

superstition and adapted it to their own uses, although some among the oldest hags claim to have invented the concept or at least named it. Alternative Coven Spells Some covens gather for a specific

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