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within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
an action, make a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. On a success, you learn the relevant information based on the nature of the creature and its place in the world.
If you fail the check, this
monsters
black crystal called chardalyn, fragments of the shattered Crystal Shard.
Zlan has leveraged its connection with the shattered Artifact to psychically infest chardalyn, using the crystalline material to
the time he was working to create the Crystal Shard, Zlan was a devotee of a god of darkness, confusion, and pain. Zlan likes to subtly twist minds to confusion and paranoia and doesnât take
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
You have spent your life aboard fishing vessels or combing the shallows for the bounty of the ocean. Perhaps you were born into a family of fisher folk, working with your kin to feed your village
fishing tackle. If you have access to a body of water that sustains marine life, you can maintain a moderate lifestyle while working as a fisher, and you can catch enough food to feed yourself and up to
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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The
, working for someone who has more than they deserve. But the Guild offered you a way to fix that. You keep doing what youâve always done â guard work, dock labor, business accounting &mdash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to determine the nature of that connection. 1d4 Criminal
1 You have family or friends in the organization, but youâve still got to prove yourself to the gang.
2 You retired from the
criminal life long ago. But you still have deep roots with the organization, and now theyâre pulling you back in.
3 Youâre secretly working for the City Watch or a foreign crime agency, trying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. The university is an excellent source of sages who hire their services out on a short- or long-term basis. Even those who profess to be sages but have no connection to the university tend to cluster
research through some hands-on experience might find undiscovered lore in the lowest regions of Sharn, where sewers and tunnels snake through ancient ruins. Similarly, the crypts of the City of the Dead might hold some relevant historical information.
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
see magic as part of their connection to dragons, and are proud to be blessed with the ability to wield such power. Young kobold sorcerers are trained by elders, and the training has an almost
waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to blows over their differences.
Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
round, farming more than twenty square miles of tillage in gangs of hard-working gardeners. No guest at Goldenfields ever leaves hungry, and the farmer-priests expect that everyone should leave with
âfood for a tenday or more on the road, and seeds for the future beyond that.â Reason to Visit. Darovik is a useful contact for characters with a connection to the Emerald Enclave. Goldenfields is also an intended destination of the missing delegation, though they obviously never arrived.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Jobs Working in gainful employment while at school can provide a character with a modicum of cash and help forge connections with student coworkers.
Getting or Losing a Job A character can hold
works a Job, they gain a positive or negative Relationship Point (the playerâs choice) with one student NPC at that Job. This represents a coworker with whom the character is often scheduled and with whom they can easily form a connection (see the Relationship rules later in this chapter).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dragonmarks and Backgrounds Dragonmarks are bound to certain bloodlines, and by choosing a mark, you are establishing your characterâs blood connection to one of the families in the dragonmarked
options: Agent. You have a close, ongoing relationship with your house. The house agent background is a good choice if you are actively working for the house. Alternately, you could take the noble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, a sailor, or a guild artisan working to support the elf army, or you might be a charlatan seeking opportunities. As a human from Valenar, you could be an urchin born in Taer Valaestas, or a folk hero
steeds, but a wide range of Valenar beasts bond with non-elves. As a starting character, you might not have established a connection to a Valenar beast. If you return to Valenar later in your adventuring career, perhaps you will find your bondmate.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
reward for this assignment. If a character tells Artavazda about their meeting with Laleh Ghorbani, the pari is delighted that they already have a connection with the Silent Roarâone they can use in
the Brightguardâs favor. If the characters ask Artavazda for more information, the pari admits to working with vague information about the Silent Roar but insists the Brightguard is dedicated to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarks and Backgrounds Dragonmarks are bound to certain bloodlines, and by choosing a mark you are establishing that your character has a blood connection to one of the families in the
background. Consider the following options. Agent. You have a close, ongoing relationship with your house. The house agent background is a good choice if you are actively working for the house. Alternately
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldurâs Gate Gazetteer
kingpinâs cousin without realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a
. You take special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes. 3 Itâs always been about money. Youâre not paid what youâre worth, working for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
without realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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special joy in hitting its targets first, tipping off its con victims and otherwise frustrating its schemes.
3 Itâs always been about money. Youâre not paid what youâre worth, working for someone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
things take a deadly turn. Such a Client is often a nonplayer character whose connection with the party is dissolved at the end of an adventure, but sometimes a Client develops a taste for excitement and
capabilities. Consultant. Sometimes skilled individuals end up working alongside inquisitives for a time. Such Consultants might work for a newspaper, study an esoteric field, or write crime fiction for a living
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
its hard-working farmers, fishers, and laborers. From the loftiest families to the lowliest workers, Mordentâs people cling to traditions that define the order of society and each personâs place in it
experiments of twisted scholars or bound to the service of the Darklord of the domain, Lord Wilfred Godefroy. And those with a personal connection to the Darklord are inevitably drawn to his manor on Gryphon Hill to become part of his endless torment.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Enclave Within the Enclave Horn Enclave is a fully inhabited living space, workshop, and stronghold. Residents. The enclave is home to more than one hundred dwarves, with nearly half of those working as
portcullis south of the Hall of War. The lever chamber west of the war room controls two portcullises east of the dwarven residences. Other defenses are noted in relevant sections of the episode. Vaults
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
relevant story lines into the larger campaign. Party Formation During session zero, your role is to let the players build the characters they want and to help them come up with explanations for how their
working with that player to come up with their characterâs backstory, then let the player decide if they want the character to have a sidekick (see the âSidekicksâ section in this chapter). You might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
âsigns of her fervent desire to prove her connection and dedication to Djaynai. Personality Trait. âI have more important matters to attend to than you.â Ideal. âTradition must be preserved at all costs
the following points: Zisatta tries to discern whether the characters are working for the Peopleâs Stewards and is pleased if they are. She tries to get the characters to admit their mission is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
connection with the Tyrants gives you access to expert forgersâand could provide you with unexpected secrets. One of the tricky issues with the Tyrants is that many of its members maintain shared
smaller gangs and criminal organizations, and it may not be immediately obvious who a gang is working with. And thereâs always new people looking for opportunities, who havenât yet been noticed by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
between two allies.
10 Collapse Skyway or one of the towers.
The Twist 1d8 Twist
1 A friend or former ally is working with the villain.
2 The villain is not who they appear to be
.
6 The villain has a personal connection to one of the PCs.
7 The initial plot was just a distraction from the actual plot.
8 The villain is fighting a greater evil, and their plot is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
showdown at the Well of Dragons, but their presence elsewhere in the adventure (including the additional encounter âDevilish Demandsâ) should make attentive players wonder at the connection between devils
and dragons. Devils are supreme manipulators, and if the characters have the opportunity to speak with devils that arenât working for the cult, donât be afraid to offer them diabolical assistance. Such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
showdown at the Well of Dragons, but their presence elsewhere in the adventure (including the additional encounter âDevilish Demandsâ) should make attentive players wonder at the connection between devils
and dragons. Devils are supreme manipulators, and if the characters have the opportunity to speak with devils that arenât working for the cult, donât be afraid to offer them diabolical assistance. Such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
(including the additional encounter âDevilish Demandsâ) should make attentive players wonder at the connection between devils and dragons. Devils are supreme manipulators, and if the characters have
the opportunity to speak with devils that arenât working for the cult, donât be afraid to offer them diabolical assistance. Such an offer should put all charactersânot just those of good alignmentâin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Fisher You have spent your life aboard fishing vessels or combing the shallows for the bounty of the ocean. Perhaps you were born into a family of fisher folk, working with your kin to feed your
water that sustains marine life, you can maintain a moderate lifestyle while working as a fisher, and you can catch enough food to feed yourself and up to ten other people each day. Fishing Tale You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
discover later that the villain survived and is hungry for revenge. Improving Villains Adventurers get more powerful over time, so if a villain is going to remain a relevant threat, the villain needs to get
villain and improve its challenge rating to make it relevant to the higher-level characters. NPC Stat Blocks. Some of the stat blocks in the Monster Manual can reflect the same character at different
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
motivations and goals. Bonds might answer any of these questions: Whom do you care most about? To what place do you feel a special connection? What is your most treasured possession? Your bonds might be tied
innâs proprietor gave her a new chance at life, and her friendship with her adventuring companions was forged during her time working there. Its destruction by the marauding dragonarmies gives Tika a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
within 5 feet of a creature killed within the past 24 hours, you can cast the augury spell. The course of action you inquire about with the spell does not need to have any connection to the dead creature
ways to reverse or mitigate events resulting from that death. As an action, make a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. On a success, you learn the relevant information based on the nature of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
connection between parent and child is stronger than the attachment between unrelated clan members. Nevertheless, the distinction is so slim as to be unnoticeable to outsiders â dwarves will endure
, many dwarves support the clan by working at an occupation that sustains the community â brewing ale, tending crops, and preparing food, for instance. Not everyone can be a master artisan or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
speaker, he is broadminded, humble, and determined, with a deep connection to the land. He is quick to seek opinions from the matriarchs of the leonin prides, and often defers to their wisdom. While his
, though they generally disdain working for anyone but other leonin. Numerous leonin fighters and rangers count themselves as Ironmanes. Sun Guides True children of Oreskos, the Sun Guides have lived in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
occasion. Divine Deals From the most notable nobles to the most humble members of the working class, everyone needs faith and spiritual guidance. And what better way to teach the value of faith to
Faith Every cleric has a uniquely personal connection to their deity. You are no exception, though you like to think you bring your own special flair to the relationship, and vice versa. Relationship
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
components themselves.)
You donât need this information now, but it becomes relevant in episode 5. Asking now gives the players time to forget you asked!
Failed Minstrel. The minstrel Noriel (NG male
human commoner) has spent a rough month in Luskan. He believes that his father was once a pirate working for one of the Ships, but heâs had no luck so far tracking him down. Norielâs poor sense of fashion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
records all lore relevant to its operation, including tracking the economic, technical, and arcane methods by which the franchise can be improved. A loremonger records the deeds and history of the franchise
, you are a studious individual, usually with an interest in history or technical subjects. You might revel in your role, working as a central figure in your franchise as you use your knowledge to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mountains, in the Mournland, filled with secrets and waiting to be explored. History of the Colossi House Cannith spent much of the war working on various kinds of constructs that could serve as soldiers
amounts of gold flowed from Cyreâs coffers into the vaults of House Cannith as research and development continued, working toward a new kind of warforged that would bring an end to the war once and for