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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
has urged Elkhorn to retire, but the old dwarf stubbornly refuses to do so.
Alignment. Lawful good.
Personality Trait. “As long as I have the strength in my bones to fight evil, that is what I
paladin committed to destroying evil wherever it rears its ugly head. Strongheart alone determines who can become a member of this prestigious group, which has more members than those described here
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Everybody’s always trying to get a leg up on somebody in Baldur’s Gate. One group’s con artist might be another’s revolutionary. Or maybe you’re just in it for yourself
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Suggested Characteristics
Charlatans are colorful characters who conceal their true selves behind the masks they construct. They reflect what people want to see, what they want to believe
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
retains its name, alignment, and personality. The creature also inherits Nafas’s palace and all it contains.
If the creature refuses, Nafas gains a new body in 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType
destroy Nafas is to take his place.
Nafas as a Patron
In addition to linking the adventures in this book, you can use Nafas as a group patron (detailed in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything). In
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, allowing them to better conceal their treasures from prying eyes and divinations.
Creating an Emerald Dragon
Use the Emerald Dragon Personality Traits and Emerald Dragon Ideals tables to inspire your
pit fiend to buy back the soul of a legendary hero.
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A group of adult red dragon;adult red and adult silver dragon;silver dragons set aside their differences to learn wisdom from an ancient
backgrounds
table.
Reveler Trinkets
1d6
Thread
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A small wind-up bell that you can conceal in the palm of your hand with a button to activate it
2
A dented metal spray bottle
3
A
string of colorful handkerchiefs tied together
4
A tarnished silver bell that sometimes refuses to jingle
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A pair of boots or slippers that squeak comically with each step
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A short scepter or baton with a horn on the cap
Hobgoblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
little to conceal an underlying brutality that hobgoblins practice on each other and perfect upon other races. Punishment for infractions of hobgoblin law are swift and merciless. Beauty is something
banners, each one made up of a group of interrelated families. Members of a banner live, work, and fight together, and each banner has a separate status within the legion that is reflected in the power of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, or magic to conceal their movement. Regardless of how the characters approach the den, have them make a group Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by the hobgoblins’ Wisdom (Perception) check. (Roll
Approaching the Den Adventurers can approach Grudd Haug from any direction. Those who come near the den without taking efforts to conceal themselves are spotted by the hobgoblins in the gong tower
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Conspiracy in Baldur’s Gate The characters are all that’s left of a group that strove to change Baldur’s Gate and failed. Now the city’s leaders or other powerful figures seek to stamp out the last
Mandorcai’s Mansion. You and others sought the tools and rites to prod the power within, to draw it out and make it yours. But what lies within the mansion refuses to ever serve again. 3 Too long has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Conspiracy in Baldur’s Gate The characters are all that’s left of a group that strove to change Baldur’s Gate and failed. Now the city’s leaders or other powerful figures seek to stamp out the last
within Mandorcai’s Mansion. You and others sought the tools and rites to prod the power within, to draw it out and make it yours. But what lies within the mansion refuses to ever serve again.
3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
isolate a character—especially anyone taking watch—and threaten them into giving him information about the fallen star for his employer, whom he refuses to name. Sion is most interested in what knowledge
person.
When he’s satisfied with the characters’ answers or deems the party uncooperative, Sion attacks. He and his sinister pets fight to the death, unflinchingly loyal to Piyarz.
Jane Katsubo Sion and his shadowy pets
skulk toward a group of
unsuspecting travelers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
moonstone dragon wyrmling torments a group of lost modrons by tricking them into performing chaotic acts.
6 A moonstone dragon wyrmling has volunteered to be a spy in a conflict between a group of
pixies and a group of quicklings. Both sides believe the wyrmling is working exclusively for them.
Young Moonstone Dragon Connections d6 Connected Creatures
1 A young moonstone dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the Giant Construct Encounters table (see chapter 3) at the forge. Wakeup Call A missing patrol’s trail leads to Dreamer’s Reach. The primordial’s dreams charmed the patrol to join a group of stone
giants who seek omens from the dream world. The patrol refuses to leave, and the giants and creatures from the Stone Giant Encounters table (see chapter 3) fight to keep the patrol here if necessary.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
case, his terms are the same. Rigorath refuses to explain why Mephistopheles wants the River Styx dammed. His master is wary of angering Zariel and refuses to grant directions to the Bleeding Citadel
orders the imp to follow the group invisibly after it completes its demolition work and report back when they’ve located the Bleeding Citadel. At that point, Mephistopheles sends an ice devil into Avernus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
that the daily life and traditions of the villagers conceal horrible secrets. What starts as glimpses of strange behaviors or rustic decorations culminates in learning the village’s secrets firsthand
local dishes.
4 A group of young people dramatically sob at the window of an old woman, who tosses horned wicker dolls to those who sob loudest.
5 A local fisher teaches knife-wielding
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
using the tunnels for their own ends. The Gray Ghosts have an alchemical laboratory and a fungal garden supplying them with poisons, and the leaders of the guild conceal a secret in the form of a
mysterious black obelisk in the farthest cave (see area 16). The other group is a budding cult of derro demon worshipers led by a renegade member of the Council of Savants. Sensing that the demon lords are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dozen crossbow bolts. Behind you, a metallic din announces a group of six heavily armored dwarves appearing out of thin air, their swords leveled at you from behind sturdy metal shields.
When the
check succeeds, and refuses them entrance if it fails. If the check fails by 5 or more, the guard gives the order to arrest the characters, announcing that they are now slaves of the duergar (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. It takes a successful DC 15 Strength check to break down a door that is barricaded shut. Floors. Cracked and uneven flagstones conceal a dirt floor underneath. Light. A small amount of natural light
aren’t likely to attack the party if they claim to be working in the Black Spider’s interest.
If the characters try to perpetrate a deception as a group, have them each make a Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
present what seems like an incompetent combatant who proves frustrating to engage. The drunken master’s erratic stumbles conceal a carefully executed dance of blocks, parries, advances, attacks, and
disadvantage on the roll, you can spend 2 ki points to cancel the disadvantage for that roll. Intoxicated Frenzy At 17th level, you gain the ability to make an overwhelming number of attacks against a group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the marauders, who consist of at least an ogre and some bugbears. Harbin is offering a 100 gp contract to any group that can drive the marauders and any goblin companions away. If the party pursues
his thirties.” In reality, Iarno created the Redbrands, installed himself as their leader, and took the pseudonym “Glasstaff” to conceal his true identity. (The Redbrands call him that because he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Triboar Trail, where travelers have reported trouble with a band of orcs near Wyvern Tor. He offers 100 gp to any group that can take care of the problem. If the party pursues this quest, see “Wyvern
the alias Glasstaff to conceal his identity. (The Redbrands call him that because he carries a glass staff.) Once he learns the truth about Iarno, Sildar expresses a desire to have the wizard captured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
can investigate each of these scenes in any order. Mischief in Progress While the characters are investigating around Phandalin, they may encounter a group of Sawplee goblins committing mischief
. The woman (use the commoner stat block) aggressively fights the goblins. 3 Three goblins stole a goat and are attempting to run away with it. The goat, however, refuses to move. 4 A pair of goblin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
of the ordinary, such as an approaching ship or group of visitors or a monster flying overhead, one guard descends into the tower to alert the rest of the prison while the others stay at their post
guard room (area R3). These guards insist on confiscating the characters’ weapons. In addition, one guard searches each character for concealed weapons. A character can conceal a dagger or similarly
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
conceal a light weapon on their person by succeeding on a DC 17 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check. Prisoners are delivered to the imperial docks, where they are met by six lawful neutral astral elf
returned to them, after which Corelleth’s squad leads the group through the streets of the citadel to the Temple of Light. If the characters flee from their escort, Corelleth’s squad doesn’t pursue
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
. The rest fell prey to ships under the command of Vael, whom Gargenhale calls the scourge of pirates, raiders, and anyone else who refuses to bow to the might of Xaryxis. Despite these cautionary
one character does all the talking, have that character make a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check; otherwise, have all participating characters make a DC 13 Charisma (Persuasion) group check. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
has made it to the surface world. Lost and confused, the wyrmling has been captured by a group of cruel adventurers.
3 A deep dragon wyrmling whimsically rules over a worshipful group of
repeated mind flayer attacks, a young deep dragon refuses to leave the cave where the dragon’s best friend—an adventurer who won the dragon’s respect and affection—lingers as a ghost.
Adult Deep Dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Auvryndar, a drow priestess of Lolth, stands atop a raised dais at the back of the hall, presiding over a group of four drow (two females named Ardulace and Dhessril, and two males named Izzatlab and
.
T’rissa is as malevolent as the demonic god she worships and refuses to speak to non-drow, let alone negotiate with them. T’rissa stabilizes dying characters so that they can be implanted with spider
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
, except Sprika, fire arrows from their Shortbows on their first turn, then move to engage in melee combat. Sprika prefers to lead from the back of the group, stowing her “magic stick” and continuing to use
her Shortbow unless threatened in melee. The giant centipede moves to the nearest character and attacks. Sprika refuses to surrender. If Sprika is killed, the rest of the goblins flee the caves. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
to find a crater where the city once stood, then took it upon herself to lead a group of fearful refugees west to Baldur’s Gate. Before the Flaming Fist closed the city gates, Reya and a handful of
others managed to sneak inside, but they didn’t get far before a group of Flaming Fist soldiers confronted them. The refugees scattered, and Reya soon found herself cornered by a Flaming Fist thug. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, point out that the player’s behavior is spoiling the fun for others, and ask the player to tone it down. If the player refuses to change this behavior, ask the player to leave the group. Some problems
(perhaps away from the table) that you have a group to please, not just one player. Tragic Limits Some players resist getting invested in the world of the game because they don’t want to endure the pain of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
the festivities with them, perhaps by dancing, drumming, or joining a group of Night Revelers in a vigorous debate. Dancing. The dance of the Night Revelers involves graceful acrobatics and exuberance
, the character stuns the group with some insight, and several philosophers ask the character to sign their favorite journals. Djeneba’s Offer After the characters interact with the Night Revelers or an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Donigarten Encounters table, or choose an encounter that you like. The party can avoid random encounters in Donigarten by succeeding on a DC 11 Dexterity (Stealth) group check. Donigarten Encounters
to the fungi fields of Donigarten, where they now roam as a pack, attacking intruders on sight. Escaped Slaves A group of 1d4 commoners (of any race) fled their masters when Demogorgon attacked and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, you can assign the same personality traits to an entire group of monsters. For example, one bandit gang might be an unruly mob of braggarts, while the members of another gang are always on edge and
fighting 5 Rabble; poorly trained and easily rattled 6 Brave; stands its ground 7 Joker; taunts its enemies 8 Bully; refuses to believe it can lose Monster Relationships Do rivalries, hatreds, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
, point out that the player’s behavior is spoiling the fun for others, and ask the player to tone it down. If the player refuses to change this behavior, ask the player to leave the group. Some problems
(perhaps away from the table) that you have a group to please, not just one player. Tragic Limits Some players resist getting invested in the world of the game because they don’t want to endure the pain of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
fill. If you want to use a giant as a patron for a group of adventurers, you can use the perks, contacts, and roles described in the “Group Patrons” chapter of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything alongside
. Giant Patrons Giant Role Group Patron Type Boss Criminal Syndicate Financier Aristocrat Seer Ancient Being Sovereign Sovereign Tutor Academy Warleader Military Force Boss A giant boss wields
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
give chase, saying, “Aboard my ship is a weapon you can use against the Xaryxian Empire! Help me retake the Last Breath, and the weapon is yours!” He refuses to elaborate until his mutinous crew is
!”
Gargenhale has used his Ship Invisibility action to conceal the Second Wind, although the effect is not readily apparent to anyone aboard the vessel. To pursue the fleeing mutineers, the Second Wind must