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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
You have made a pact with one of the rarest kinds of genie, a noble genie. Such entities rule vast fiefs on the Elemental Planes and have great influence over lesser genies and elemental creatures
. Noble genies are varied in their motivations, but most are arrogant and wield power that rivals that of lesser deities. They delight in turning the table on mortals, who often bind genies into servitude, and readily enter into pacts that expand their reach.
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
You have made a pact with one of the rarest kinds of genie, a noble genie. Such entities rule vast fiefs on the Elemental Planes and have great influence over lesser genies and elemental creatures
. Noble genies are varied in their motivations, but most are arrogant and wield power that rivals that of lesser deities. They delight in turning the table on mortals, who often bind genies into servitude, and readily enter into pacts that expand their reach.
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Some barbarians hail from cultures that revere their ancestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past linger in the world as mighty spirits, who can guide and protect the living. When a
. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals.
Path of the Ancestral Guardian Features
Barbarian Level
Feature
3rd
Ancestral Protectors
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Some barbarians hail from cultures that revere their ancestors. These tribes teach that the warriors of the past linger in the world as mighty spirits, who can guide and protect the living. When a
. These tattoos tell sagas of victories against terrible monsters and other fearsome rivals.
Path of the Ancestral Guardian Features
Barbarian Level
Feature
3rd
Ancestral Protectors
Demogorgon
Legacy
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
form of two serpentine towers, each crowned by a skull-shaped minaret. There, Demogorgon’s heads contemplate the mysteries of the arcane while arguing about how best to obliterate their rivals. The
demon lord, roll on the Madness of Demogorgon table to determine the nature of the madness, which is a character flaw that lasts until cured. See the Dungeon Master’s Guide for more on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
acts as a guide and research assistant for the duration of their visit. This guide has access to all the resources of the library, with the exception of the vaults that contain the rarest and most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
acts as a guide and research assistant for the duration of their visit. This guide has access to all the resources of the library, with the exception of the vaults that contain the rarest and most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
anything a franchise’s characters or employees do might bring the franchise into conflict with rivals. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your games, you’re probably already familiar with
weaknesses. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your game, that book provides example rivals and talks about establishing a rival’s goals, assets, and plans. See also the “Factions and Rivals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
anything a franchise’s characters or employees do might bring the franchise into conflict with rivals. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your games, you’re probably already familiar with
weaknesses. If you use Xanathar’s Guide to Everything in your game, that book provides example rivals and talks about establishing a rival’s goals, assets, and plans. See also the “Factions and Rivals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Adventurer’s Guide. Not depicted on the maps are scores of tiny hamlets and hundreds of isolated homesteads scattered throughout the North. These places are too small to be of consequence. Even so
, adventurers traveling along a road or a trail might come across a tiny settlement consisting of a handful of homesteads built around an inn or tavern where locals gather. (If you need a tavern name, use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Adventurer’s Guide. Not depicted on the maps are scores of tiny hamlets and hundreds of isolated homesteads scattered throughout the North. These places are too small to be of consequence. Even so
, adventurers traveling along a road or a trail might come across a tiny settlement consisting of a handful of homesteads built around an inn or tavern where locals gather. (If you need a tavern name, use the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the ones presented in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. If you have that supplement, consider using the guidelines for rivals and the complications attached to some of the activities given in that book. You can also offer other activities as you see fit. The ones detailed below are specific to Saltmarsh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the ones presented in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. If you have that supplement, consider using the guidelines for rivals and the complications attached to some of the activities given in that book. You can also offer other activities as you see fit. The ones detailed below are specific to Saltmarsh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Thundering Observatory Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Thundering Observatory or to give them missions to pursue there. Collateral Damage Factions consisting of
the observatory’s Death Ray to destroy her rivals in Hiatea’s Hearth (in this chapter). The current ruler of Hiatea’s Hearth has learned of the giant’s plan and implores the characters to thwart it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Thundering Observatory Adventures Here are sample adventure hooks to bring characters to the Thundering Observatory or to give them missions to pursue there. Collateral Damage Factions consisting of
the observatory’s Death Ray to destroy her rivals in Hiatea’s Hearth (in this chapter). The current ruler of Hiatea’s Hearth has learned of the giant’s plan and implores the characters to thwart it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
About This Book This book is your guide to life at Strixhaven in Dungeons & Dragons—an introduction to the university, a guide to creating student characters there, a campaign, and a collection of
friends and foes. Chapter 1 gives an overview of life and study at Strixhaven. It introduces the main features of the central campus and each of the five colleges. Chapter 2 is your guide to creating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
About This Book This book is your guide to life at Strixhaven in Dungeons & Dragons—an introduction to the university, a guide to creating student characters there, a campaign, and a collection of
friends and foes. Chapter 1 gives an overview of life and study at Strixhaven. It introduces the main features of the central campus and each of the five colleges. Chapter 2 is your guide to creating a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Factions and Rivals Other books detail the many power groups and factions that operate in Faerûn and the Sword Coast (including the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide). But a number of new factions and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Factions and Rivals Other books detail the many power groups and factions that operate in Faerûn and the Sword Coast (including the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide). But a number of new factions and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
their lives, humiliate their rivals, and figure out what to wear to the Crystalfall dance. You can play up the humor in this scenario, but it can be just as dark as Callestan if you choose. A Morgrave
who accomplishes a meaningful personal goal could receive one to five hero points, as described in chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Another twist that works well with a Morgrave campaign is to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
their lives, humiliate their rivals, and figure out what to wear to the Crystalfall dance. You can play up the humor in this scenario, but it can be just as dark as Callestan if you choose. A Morgrave
who accomplishes a meaningful personal goal could receive one to five hero points, as described in chapter 9 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Another twist that works well with a Morgrave campaign is to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
used as alternatives to the approach in the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide, or you can use the material here to inspire the creation of your own options. By engaging the characters in
they amass on their adventures. The system presented here consists of two elements. First, it introduces the concept of rivals. Second, it details a number of downtime activities that characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
used as alternatives to the approach in the Player’s Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide, or you can use the material here to inspire the creation of your own options. By engaging the characters in
they amass on their adventures. The system presented here consists of two elements. First, it introduces the concept of rivals. Second, it details a number of downtime activities that characters can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
guide the characters to a door of their choosing. The angel plays melodies on its harp during the journey. 50–56 An aspect of the Iron Shadow, a young red shadow dragon, rises from a staircase shrouded
lost unit of the Great Modron March consisting of 1d8 duodrones and 1d6 tridrones proceeds down the staircase, cataloging its every door. 71–77 The staircase ahead disappears into a 60-foot sphere of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
toward its partner. Alternatively, the xorn and the umber hulk are rivals, with the characters caught in the middle. 2 A small war machine built at the monastery has been claimed by three kobolds
, which use it to attack any potential threats. Use the statistics for the oaken bolter (from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes) and the kobold inventor (from Volo’s Guide to Monsters). 3 The characters’ tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
toward its partner. Alternatively, the xorn and the umber hulk are rivals, with the characters caught in the middle. 2 A small war machine built at the monastery has been claimed by three kobolds
, which use it to attack any potential threats. Use the statistics for the oaken bolter (from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes) and the kobold inventor (from Volo’s Guide to Monsters). 3 The characters’ tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
guide the characters to a door of their choosing. The angel plays melodies on its harp during the journey. 50–56 An aspect of the Iron Shadow, a young red shadow dragon, rises from a staircase shrouded
lost unit of the Great Modron March consisting of 1d8 duodrones and 1d6 tridrones proceeds down the staircase, cataloging its every door. 71–77 The staircase ahead disappears into a 60-foot sphere of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Creating a Rival In essence, a rival is a somewhat specialized NPC. You can use chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to build a new NPC for this purpose, or pick one from your current cast of
supporting characters and embellish that NPC as described below. It’s possible for the characters to have two or three rivals at a time, each with a separate agenda. At least one should be a villain, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Creating a Rival In essence, a rival is a somewhat specialized NPC. You can use chapter 4 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to build a new NPC for this purpose, or pick one from your current cast of
supporting characters and embellish that NPC as described below. It’s possible for the characters to have two or three rivals at a time, each with a separate agenda. At least one should be a villain, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Autumn Encounter Chain Deception and misdirection are Jarlaxle’s forte, and he likes to trick his rivals into working for him. He steers the characters toward the Stone of Golorr and lets them think
to escape the characters (encounter 5, “Rooftop Chase”). They go to ground in Mistshore (encounter 2, “Mistshore”). Once the characters wrest the stone away from these drow, they can use it to guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
expensive items such as works of art and even magic items. In the case of magic items, this allows you to delegate the work of finding a buyer (a downtime activity described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide and
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) to the fence. The drawback is that you don’t get to choose whether to accept the offer you might receive—the fence makes that call for you. Immunity. As a member of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
characters take Grin Ousstyl with them, not so much as a guide but to help the party talk its way past drow patrols. The demonic invasion has put Menzoberranzan’s defenses on high alert, making it even
against attacks from the cavern. If the drow scouts escape and the characters don’t follow them, the scouts report to the outpost commander, who organizes a hunting party consisting of her and eight drow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Autumn Encounter Chain Deception and misdirection are Jarlaxle’s forte, and he likes to trick his rivals into working for him. He steers the characters toward the Stone of Golorr and lets them think
to escape the characters (encounter 5, “Rooftop Chase”). They go to ground in Mistshore (encounter 2, “Mistshore”). Once the characters wrest the stone away from these drow, they can use it to guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
expensive items such as works of art and even magic items. In the case of magic items, this allows you to delegate the work of finding a buyer (a downtime activity described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide and
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) to the fence. The drawback is that you don’t get to choose whether to accept the offer you might receive—the fence makes that call for you. Immunity. As a member of
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
loved ones if they honor them with an ofrenda: food and drink enjoyed in life, among other traditional offerings, presented on elaborate altars that guide souls back to the world. The days leading up to
they have no recollection of the afterlife. Governance and Growth San Citlán is governed by the Trecena, a council consisting of thirteen elected representatives. The ability to vote for these