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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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pleasure.
Contacts
The Cult of Rakdos is anything but organized. Individuals frequently move from one performance troupe to another. Almost all members of the cult know former castmates now
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.
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I like to remind people of their inevitable demise.
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Sometimes I give voice to the whispers of the rot, which I hear but no one else does.
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I do my best to discourage anyone from
stronger than members of other guilds, isolated as they are from the realities of life and death.
RYAN PANCOAST
Contacts
To the extent that the Golgari Swarm acts like a single organism
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offer bribes, favors, or other incentives to induce people to reveal their secrets.
Your DM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away in an inaccessible place, or that it simply can
my research and any other tasks I have to complete.
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The fluid nature of clades, whose rosters span different laboratories and change as researchers discover new interests, creates
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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, they use local settlements—and any competent visitors—as pawns in their struggle.
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An ancient deep dragon has put the folk of a city to work building the dragon a metropolis to rule
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physician. Personas can even be passed down through a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users.
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those he kills and puts them on spikes in his den, where they utter pleas for mercy and sing paeans to his might. Grankhul watches over Hruggek when he sleeps, but if he must be elsewhere, he whispers
bugbears recognize two other gods, both of which they disdain and fear: Maglubiyet and Skiggaret.
Maglubiyet, the leader of the goblinoid pantheon, forced both brothers to submit to his rule, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
weapon, and if you hit, you add the same ability modifier to the damage roll, which is normal for weapon damage rolls. A specific rule, such as the rule for two-weapon fighting, might break the general
rule by telling you not to add your ability modifier to the damage. Polearm Master doesn’t have such a rule. Does Polearm Master let me make an opportunity attack against a target that is being forced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
upper class, but other characters can do so only if you judge that the character has made sufficient contacts. Alternatively, a character might use a disguise kit and the Deception skill to pass as a
noble visiting from a distant city. Resolution. After a workweek of carousing, a character stands to make contacts within the selected social class. The character makes a Charisma (Persuasion) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Telepathy Telepathy is a magical ability that allows a creature to communicate mentally with another creature within a specified range. Unless a rule states otherwise, the contacted creature doesn’t
contacts a different creature within range. A creature without telepathy can receive telepathic messages but can’t initiate a telepathic conversation. Once a telepathic conversation starts, the non-telepath can communicate mentally to the telepath until the telepathic connection ends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Telepathy Telepathy is a magical ability that allows a creature to communicate mentally with another creature within a specified range. Unless a rule states otherwise, the contacted creature doesn’t
contacts a different creature within range. A creature without telepathy can receive telepathic messages but can’t initiate a telepathic conversation. Once a telepathic conversation starts, the non-telepath can communicate mentally to the telepath until the telepathic connection ends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Benevolent locals There is no clear match for this world-spanning organization in Krynn. Instead of an established faction, treat the various Harper contacts in the adventure as friendly NPCs who are willing
truly do search for evidence of the gods, many are more concerned with establishing and controlling local rule, and do not shy away from using coercion and threats to get their way.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, Verminaard’s force follows whispers from the Dragon Queen into the southern lands of Abanasinia. The ambitious Highlord Kitiara Uth Matar commands the Blue Dragon Army. Second in power among the Dragon
the region’s nomads under Dragon Army rule. The half-ogre Lucien of Takar commands the Black Dragon Army, whose focused force supports the other armies and occupies the lands they conquer, including
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
suspects he’s lying. Emad misses the time before Atash’s rule when the bazaar was packed with shoppers from faraway lands. That was before Atash’s stringent edicts limited visitors to the city. A character
smuggling business is dwindling, as his contacts fear provoking Atash or believe there’s no money to be made in the isolated city. Emad recently received a strange samovar from a treasure hunter in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
experts share contacts, exchange resources such as materials or tools, and leverage their collective influence to affect politics for their benefit. Alternatively, merchants and other business owners
might also organize into guilds. Merchant barons who effectively rule a city or nation through iron-clad control of the economy or a network of innkeepers who share news and supply routes could both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
offer. They’re stymied by what is happening.” “My contacts in the Harpers have learned that the cause of the death curse is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger. According to their sources, the
merchant princes who rule the city.” Syndra has misgivings about sending inexperienced adventurers on so dangerous a quest, but she isn’t taking any chances. She fails to mention that other, more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, died. His unprepared twin sons shared the rule until the elder, Bromm, was himself killed by a dragon, leaving young King Harnoth with the rule of the ancient citadel. What followed was a great bleeding
of the realm. Much was required to break the North out of the great siege the Many-Arrows orcs held it under. There are also whispers that King Harnoth led his Knights of the Mithral Shield out into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
existence defies mortal understanding; the being simply is. It could be a primordial force of nature awakened to self-awareness that now inhabits the landscape or an alien intellect that whispers through
scroll. Research. Relying on an ancient being’s network of contacts, the being’s vast collection of lore, or perhaps the being’s direct teaching helps you unearth hidden secrets. If you can contact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
keeping secrets. If questioned about the carnival, the treant loudly whispers the following bits of information, preceding each with “I’m not really supposed to talk about this, but…” “Mister Witch and
or what has become of Prismeer or its archfey ruler; it thinks the domain is still thriving under Zybilna’s rule.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, who steal goods, sell wares in the street (sometimes those they have just stolen), meet unscrupulous contacts to hand off coin, information, or purloined items, and engage in the occasional spell
it clear that she didn’t wish to speak of the matter again, and she would ensure that anyone who brought it up in official dealings would be quite unhappy with the results. Though there are whispers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Plague-Mort Gate Destination: Infinite Layers of the Abyss Primary Citizens: Demons and Humanoids Ruler: Archlector Bex Might and treachery rule in Plague-Mort, an autocratic cesspool teetering on
unwitting puppet who pines for their power. He does their bidding, and in turn, the Pit whispers the names of mutinous townsfolk and other rising threats. Known dissenters are marched up the platform
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, where they utter pleas for mercy and sing paeans to his might. Grankhul watches over Hruggek when he sleeps, but if he must be elsewhere, he whispers commands to the severed heads to wake Hruggek if
they disdain and fear: Maglubiyet and Skiggaret. Maglubiyet, the leader of the goblinoid pantheon, forced both brothers to submit to his rule, but instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even
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
remove a rival to the sovereign’s rule—an ambitious general, fanatical priest, or jealous sibling. 3 Root out corruption or disloyalty among the giants, and eliminate their abuse of their strength to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
to prominence in the world. As scions of a realm that once enjoyed unmatched arcane power and a vast dominion, its members see themselves as superior to all other folk and the only ones fit to rule
pay well above market value for his goods, ensuring his popularity and dependence on Brotherhood contacts. The Brotherhood plans to surround him with their advisers and functionaries to ensure that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
perpetually dour. Nosy trees lean in to overhear whispers of conspiracy, eager for delicious tidbits they can gossip about later, and a rock might reshape itself to look like the creature that’s
and chatter within the Feywild is fueled by the intrigue and drama between the two queens that rule the courts. Titania, the Summer Queen, is the regal and charismatic ruler of the Summer Court. Her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
echo loudly here.
Humanoid cultists and aboleth savants aren’t the only ones whose dreams have been tainted by Tharizdun’s whispers. Four chuuls have also become haunted by the dark god’s sendings
Nadir, and it tries to keep at least three of the characters alive if it can. If the battle appears to be turning against the characters, Sgothgah contacts one of them telepathically (without identifying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
predicts that the war will end with Luthic the only deity standing, as the cave mother ascends to rule her warrior children.
Gruumsh, “He Who Watches” Gruumsh, the undisputed ruler of the orc
when contact with spirits occurs. The White Hands. Shamans who heed the telepathic whispers of Yurtrus walk the perilous line between the living and the dead, and gain uncanny powers from doing so
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Request Omin Dran contacts the characters via the franchise documancer’s documancy satchel or some other form of magic. When he does, read the following to detail his request: “Yeah, so I’m going to need
to Lord Dagult Neverember. After being ousted from his position as Open Lord of Waterdeep, Neverember took up the mantle of Lord Protector of Neverwinter. The citizens of Neverwinter accepted the rule
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
hope, as tenacious civilizations and peoples rebuild, reclaim, and create anew. Amn. A nation led by the representatives of five noble families, Amn is a place where the wealthy rule, openly and without
are fewer than they once were. Impiltur. With the rising of the waters of the Sea of Fallen Stars, some of Impiltur’s wealth and influence is returning, leading to whispers among the populace that a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, useful contacts, and potential hirelings to be found anywhere. Others caution that the city houses a veritable army of potential enemies for those who aren’t careful — and everyone agrees that its wide
over forcibly for a season or a few months at a time by bandits or Uthgardt, and a few overgrown remnants of the ancient elven kingdom of Rilithar. Whalebones Petty, warmongering kings rule over the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and her followers to make the Feathergale Society strong enough to rule Waterdeep as it should be ruled. Thurl Merosska
Medium humanoid (human), lawful evil
Armor Class 16 (breastplate)
Hit Points
(at will): friends, prestidigitation, vicious mockery
1st level (4 slots): disguise self, dissonant whispers, thunderwave
2nd level (3 slots): invisibility, shatter, silence
3rd level (3 slots
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
marble surface find the following inscription engraved on it in the Elvish script: “I rule by the verdict of my heart and the slam of my fist.” Striking the table with a clenched fist causes it to emit a
goblins that the jabberwock has devoured, are the following treasures: A pair of silver armlets (25 gp each) An ornate steel dagger that whispers “soon” whenever its wielder falls asleep (50 gp) A silver
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The three Waterdhavian families with the most influence in Amphail are Houses Amcathra, Ilzimmer, and Roaringhorn. These houses rule the town, with the controlling family changing each Shieldmeet
, the vampire is spoken of in whispers as the “Womford Bat.” Stillmarsh’s earth-filled coffin is hidden in the attic above his room at the Old Bargewright, accessible through a secret door in the ceiling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
his rescuers until he’s clear of Bavlorna’s cottage, at which point he thanks the characters and bids them adieu. Then, suddenly remembering the rule of reciprocity (see “Rules of Conduct” earlier in
the chapter), he picks up a stick, whispers to it, and hands it to one of the characters. If a character accepts the gift, a tiny flower blooms at one end of the stick. Until this flower wilts and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
NPCs by Guild This section describes various nonplayer characters that belong to each guild. These characters can serve as enemies, rivals, allies, or contacts. In addition to the NPCs presented here
guildmaster’s ideals, bonds, and flaws are included. As a general rule, a guildmaster’s personal agenda is in line with the guild’s goals described in chapter 2, so the guild entries there provide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
retired sailors, the bar’s regulars are in fact contacts for a variety of unsavory organizations, from smugglers and bandits to fences, drug dealers, and panderers. Some work for the Guild, others
that even rival crews or businesses engaged in the tensest of negotiations never violate the house’s rule against violence. This establishment’s commitment to discretion also makes the bathhouse the