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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
journals or hidden away in someone’s mind. Even you might not be aware of all the reasons behind the missions you carry out. Sometimes a mission’s sole purpose is to conceal the
motivation behind another strike performed in a different part of the city, or simply to spread fear.
As part of your covert work for House Dimir, you maintain a false identity as a member of another guild
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
astral clouds.
Githyanki who reside in the Astral Plane can live indefinitely.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your character is a member of the human race or of a fantastical
in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid, Monstrosity, Ooze, Plant, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some
races
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
With ever-changing appearances, changelings reside in many societies undetected. Each changeling can supernaturally adopt any face they like. For some changelings, a new face is only a disguise. For
character’s creature type is.
Here’s a list of the game’s creature types in alphabetical order: Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Giant, Humanoid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group Membership in an adventurers’ guild doesn’t affect the composition of your party in any way, though it may provide added reasons for why a party features a diverse array of characters with varied fields of expertise.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
some respects this area has never truly deserved its bad reputation. Yes, aside from the Field Ward, this is the area where most of Waterdeep’s poor reside. Yes, it is home to some of the least
. Their candles, oils, and glass are too regularly stolen or smashed. The Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters makes a halfhearted attempt to repair the streetlamps at the start of each season, but for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, and clear it entirely of threats so that the guild can construct a lighthouse on the site. Payment is made upon completion of the job, which will be verified by guild members. The mariners’ guild
The Job at Hand The posted contract explains that any interested parties are to meet with Guildmaster Tabeth at the local guild house. When the characters follow up, Tabeth provides them with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
charge 1 gp per month or 10 gp for a year’s dues paid in advance. A guild can expel a member for any number of reasons, not the least of which is failing to pay dues. GUILDS OF WATERDEEP
Bakers
Guild Membership Any characters with the guild artisan background are assumed to have free membership in one Waterdeep guild of their choice. Arcane spellcasters living in the city are required by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
the outsider. In Neverwinter, if you want to construct a building, you simply purchase the land and hire workers to build it. In Waterdeep, the Surveyors’, Map-, and Chart-makers’ Guild must first be
Guilds and Guild Law No aspect of life in Waterdeep goes untouched by at least one of its more than forty guilds. Virtually every profession has an associated guild, and there’s hardly a citizen of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
was the intended target? They can investigate the incident on behalf of a guild or a faction, or they can become involved for reasons of their own. One casualty of the fireball is in fact its intended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Building a Party It’s possible to put together a diverse party of D&D characters drawn from a single guild. The guild descriptions in chapter 2 offer suggestions for what such a party might look like
for the player characters to find common ground that unites them despite their differences in guild affiliation, ideals, and agendas. Even though some guild leaders (especially the villainous ones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. His job is to curb the violence in the Dock Ward, but he has been dragging his heels. After all, he reasons, if the Xanathar Guild and the Zhentarim want to destroy each other, why not let them? Staget
conclude that the dead men are members of the Zhentarim and the Xanathar Guild, since violent encounters between the two factions are becoming ever more frequent. While his constables search the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
-, and Chart-makers’ Guild. But if the adventure is tied to Chult and Tomb of Annihilation, he might instead work as a merchant prince in Port Nyanzaru. And either way, no matter how genuinely you
might be a criminal agent working for the Monastery of the Distressed Body, sending party after adventuring party to become new prisoners of the Grand Master. He might even be a construct sent from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
and respected member of the guild. Other members of the guild have a friendly attitude toward you by default. (Individual members of the guild might have reasons to dislike you despite your renown
Guild Membership You establish your character’s membership in a guild by choosing that guild’s background from among those detailed in this chapter. This book assumes that you have chosen a guild and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
potential and try to push you to greatness? 5 Golem Guide. Your guild contact is the soul of a long-dead artisan preserved in a construct body. This golem is wise and knowledgeable, but it has
Guild There’s power in groups. One bee’s a pest, but nobody messes with the swarm.
Tasha
Your group has ties to a powerful consortium of professionals who work together for mutual benefit. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M4. Dormitories When not on duty, the monks reside in this series of ill-kept rooms. Each of these dormitory cells contains only a bed, a trunk for personal effects, and a table. All are crafted of
guild in a city of your choice. One cache also holds a Three-Dragon Ante deck with one card enchanted to appear as whatever specific card its owner commands. This magic works only 25 percent of the time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
build specialized workshops for those purposes. Arcane Workshop Adventures Characters might find their way to an arcane workshop for a variety of reasons. Some possibilities are outlined in the Arcane
artificers finish making the item. 2 Petition the ranking artificer for access to the workshop’s specialized library. 3 Use the workshop to create a crucial magic item. 4 Locate a stolen construct that has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Individual Quests As described on the character sheets, the characters have their own reasons for visiting Dragon’s Rest. The Cleric The cleric was led here by a recurring dream involving the shadow
Dragon’s Rest in search of a lost fortune supposedly secreted away on the island by a member of the Gilded Gallows. The thieves’ guild member in question is Tarak, who did in fact betray the guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Description District The Citadel of the Sun A temple devoted to Dol Arrah, noteworthy for the three blessed griffons that reside there. Hope’s Peak, Upper Dura The Clifftop Adventurer’s Guild An
institution that provides adventurers with camaraderie and profitable work. Clifftop, Upper Dura The Drunken Dragon A tavern frequented by members of the Clifftop Adventurer’s Guild. The food is modest, but it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Sea Ward The Sea Ward stands proud on the high ground above Mount Waterdeep’s sunset shadow. The rich and the powerful (or those who wish you to think such of them, and can afford the rent) reside or
architectural designs for the gates show this to be false, however, and they can be viewed in the Map House — the guildhall of the Surveyors’, Map-, and Chart-makers’ Guild in the Castle Ward. Must-see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
original architecture. Meanwhile, smugglers and Guild agents bribed building crews, altered blueprints, and otherwise put their fingers in the plans at every turn to steer reinforcement efforts away
LIGHTS IN THE FOG
Baldur’s Gate has a couple interesting features not mentioned elsewhere in this gazetteer.
Fog. One of the reasons why pirates find Gray Harbor attractive is the thick fog that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
original architecture. Meanwhile, smugglers and Guild agents bribed building crews, altered blueprints, and otherwise put their fingers in the plans at every turn to steer reinforcement efforts away
Lights in the Fog
Baldur’s Gate has a couple interesting features not mentioned elsewhere in this gazetteer.
Fog. One of the reasons why pirates find Gray Harbor attractive is the thick fog that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
people swarm the area, and pickpockets dart among them to ply their own trade. Juggler’s Folk Guildhouse Operating behind the facade of a small backstreet playhouse, the guild of thieves known as the
hanging over the door depicts a thrashing bull rendered crudely in red paint. Most of the tavern’s patrons don’t suspect the establishment’s true purpose. Those who are here on guild business need to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
wants to add it to his private collection of Chultan relics, Kwayothé wants to melt it down, and Zhanthi wants it for sentimental reasons. Denying any one of them would be a grave mistake on the
gods reside — turn to dust and are destroyed as soon as they exit the tomb. These items include Obo’laka’s ring of protection (area 10), Moa’s staff of the python (area 14), Wongo’s mace of terror (area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
peasants, but it doesn’t mention the Cyran special forces and elite war mages who now reside in High Walls. As Brelish, we all want to show compassion to the truly innocent, but let us never forget that
, Tavick’s Landing offers a host of opportunities to enjoy food and entertainment from distant lands. Or you might find yourself here for one of a few specific reasons, such as: Take a chance. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
who have “retired” to military life. In both the Upper and Lower Cities, the underworld is controlled by a shadowy group known merely as the Guild. The dukes don’t acknowledge the power of this group
, and all of them seem to owe allegiance to the Guild. Efforts to destroy the Guild have thus far failed, due in part to the inability of outsiders to identify a clear leader of the group, but in no small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
reside in Bytopia and on other planes far from the Material Plane, locales where they can access and harness powerful energies. They have unlocked secrets of the multiverse that enable them to fashion
, stone melting compound, stirge repellent, and glow-in-the-dark paint. Artificers Rock gnome artificers construct exquisitely tooled and enameled pieces of machinery, often weaving magical properties
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
Fey Curses Curses are common punishments among archfey and other powerful Fey creatures. An adventurer might be cursed for any number of reasons, a few of which are listed below: Offending a powerful
looks like you. Your statistics are the same, but you are a Construct with vulnerability to fire damage, and you don’t require air, food, or drink. Items worn or carried by you are unaffected. 8
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
look at a diagram in a book. No mortal can verify whether Mount Celestia is sandwiched between Bytopia and Arcadia, but it’s a convenient theoretical construct based on the philosophical shading among
Midgard. Similarly, one vision of the planes where the deities of the Forgotten Realms reside situates a number of celestial planes in the branches of a World Tree, while the fiendish planes are linked by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
found on the Material Plane. The rest reside on the Elemental Planes, where they rule from lavish palaces and are attended by worshipful servants. Genies are as brilliant as they are mighty, as proud as
when bribed or compelled by magic. All genies command the power of their native element, but a rare few also possess the power to grant wishes. For both these reasons, mortal mages often seek to bind
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Emerald Enclave, the Lords’ Alliance, and the Zhentarim. All five factions have their own reasons for opposing the spread of Elemental Evil. However, none fully comprehend the gravity of the threat at the
or power — preferably both — in as short a time as possible. The Harpers, the Lords’ Alliance, and the Zhentarim compete within the city. The local thieves’ guild, the Hand of Yartar, vies for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
genasi smiths Embric and Avi (see chapter 2, area T3) can acquire one if the characters think to ask them. Animated Construct Any creature of the construct type works as this key, provided the creature
can create a painting that qualifies as this key. It takes 3d6 hours to finish the painting. Pair of Bugbear Ears The Xanathar Guild employs bugbears, and characters can chop the ears off any of them. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
temple’s intercession. For countless reasons, Baldurians are reluctant to trust the Watch, the Flaming Fist, or the Guild. When they find it necessary to seek aid from an influential organization, such
office and discreetly appointed meeting rooms. Criminal trials, tax counts, and professional guild meetings also take place in the High Hall. Most criminal trials are presided over by a proxy judge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
petitioners seeking the temple’s intercession. For countless reasons, Baldurians are reluctant to trust the Watch, the Flaming Fist, or the Guild. When they find it necessary to seek aid from an
office and discreetly appointed meeting rooms. Criminal trials, tax counts, and professional guild meetings also take place in the High Hall. Most criminal trials are presided over by a proxy judge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Everything), Knowledge Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte, entertainer, guild artisan Most champions of Purphoros are unswerving advocates of passion and creativity who change the world by doing what they
different reasons. As a follower of Purphoros, consider the ideals on the Purphoros’s Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background. Purphoros’s Ideals d6 Ideal
1 Devotion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Threats d10 Threat
1 2d4 giant rats
2 1 bandit captain and 1d6 bandits demand a “street use” tax
3 1d6 Guild pickpockets (spies)
4 1d4 ghouls picking at corpses left in the
conditions. Despite its charity, though, the Church of Last Hope is not universally loved. The Faithless, the Guild-associated gang in Twin Songs, see a trove of wealthy city-dwellers and wishy-washy non