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                                                     Monsters
                                                    Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     potential rival and manipulates or quashes the ulitharid’s ambitions accordingly.
When an ulitharid finds sharing leadership with an elder brain insufferable, it breaks off from the colony
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the colony.
This process doesn’t work on the brain of an ulitharid that dies a natural death, as such brains are too decrepit to be used. Instead, each ulitharid carries a psionically enhanced
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     dragons often work together, with emerald dragons tracking the source of an incursion while sapphire dragons plan and execute a decisive purge—or recruit agents to do it for them.
Emerald
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     location. At first, effects are minor — grass turns brown, animals become listless, work and travel become very tiring. The longer Imix remains, the worse the heat becomes; after 5 days, crops
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ":"Wildfire","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage. A wildfire continues to threaten the characters for 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Wildfire Rounds"} rounds or until they
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . These gem dragons often work together, with emerald dragons tracking the source of an incursion while sapphire dragons plan and execute a decisive purge—or recruit agents to do it for them
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     often work together, with emerald dragons tracking the source of an incursion while sapphire dragons plan and execute a decisive purge—or recruit agents to do it for them.
Emerald dragons&rsquo
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
7
An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     events makes them particularly useful to their sapphire dragon cousins, who hunt down Aberrations and seek evidence of Far Realm incursions into the Material Plane. These gem dragons often work
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond.
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An
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Characteristics
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Characteristics
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Acquisitions Incorporated goes about its business. Why deal with the rest, when you can work for the best?
Perhaps the rival did not treat you as well as you were hoping, or you washed out of that organization
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    You were an intern at a rival of Acquisitions Incorporated, and you gained a healthy respect for not just the job and the franchising opportunities, but for the ruthless and efficient way
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     you can work your way into a more prominent position.
Regardless of your past and the wealth of your family, your initial status with the guild is near the bottom, until you have proven your value
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     activities in crime, banking, or debt collection could tie you to members of other guilds.
Roll twice on the Orzhov Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Orzhov Contacts table
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Characteristics
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or roll on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency.
2
I
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     increase in either case, causing the organization to become the Brightguard’s greatest rival. If the characters remain in Akharin Sangar, Artavazda or the Ghorbani sisters seek to enlist them in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     factions’ conflict. As either the Brightguard continues to crack down on rebels or the Silent Roar encourages wider resistance, the characters are likely to be drawn into increasingly desperate conflicts, eventually coming to the attention of the land’s ruler, Atash himself.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Armed with an inventive intellect, a love of magical technology, and an unquenchable energy, you are an enthusiastic participant in the research work of the Izzet League. Though you’re likely
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     even the lowliest attendant to make friends (and enemies) in laboratories across Ravnica.
Roll twice on the Izzet Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Izzet Contacts table
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Orc
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     created the orcs and continues to direct their destiny. He is aided and abetted by the other warrior deities, Bahgtru and Ilneval, who bring strength and cunning to the battlefield. The followers of all
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or roll
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency.
2
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Characteristics
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Characteristics
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disappeared on an expedition some time ago.
3
I have a friendly rival. Only one of us can be the best, and I aim to prove it’s me.
4
I won’t sell an art object or other treasure that
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     museum, or a university.
d6
Flaw
1
I have a secret fear of some common wild animal—and in my work, I see them everywhere.
2
I can’t leave a room without
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     beyond. If Kirina and Kedjou’s plot isn’t revealed, Kirina’s rise in influence continues. Knowing the depths of his rival’s treachery, Prince Simbon might request the characters’ aid in exposing the rival prince’s future plots.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     encounters with members of other guilds are more often violent than friendly, but occasional bonds do form.
Roll twice on the Gruul Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Gruul
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spiritual guidance at times.
5
Roll an additional Gruul contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
6
An Izzet scientist blames the Gruul for the destruction of his life’s
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Rivals Rivals are NPCs who oppose the characters and make their presence felt whenever the characters are engaging in downtime. A rival might be a villain you have featured in past adventures or plan
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     good are all examples of rivals. A rival’s agenda changes over time. Though the characters engage in downtime only between adventures, their rivals rarely rest, continuing to spin plots and work against the characters even when the characters are off doing something else.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     our work is to hurry it along — no matter what must be upended along the way. (Chaotic)
3
Knowledge. Understanding the world is more important than what you do with your knowledge
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     members are former members of other guilds.
Roll twice on the Simic Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and once on the Non-Simic Contacts table.
Simic Contacts
d8
Contact
1
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ;papers, and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Characteristics
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , and a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Characteristics
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or roll
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency.
2
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     a purse containing 20 gp.
Role
You are always gathering information for your house. But when the barons come to you with a specific mission, what sort of work do you usually do? Choose your role or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
House agents are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
D6
PERSONALITY TRAIT
1
I’m always looking to improve efficiency
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     complimented me on my work.
Non-Azorius Contacts
d10
Contact
1
Roll an additional Azorius contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
2
The person who
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the entire city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill.
Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    As a member of the Boros Legion, your life is devoted to the service of angels and consecrated to the work of establishing justice and peace on the streets of Ravnica. You might be a true believer
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the more warfare-oriented aspects of the legion’s work.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I approach every task with the same high degree of military precision
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the Monster Manual. You may use some, all, or none of these tools, and feel free to customize how they work. Your group’s enjoyment is paramount, so make these rules your own, aiming to match your group’s tastes.  Tasha prepares to win another game of wizardly chess against her rival Mordenkainen.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . If questioned about his motivations, he claims that Acererak took his family hostage, and will not release them until Moghadam completes his work. The truth is that the artificer has no family. He
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     delights in creating despair, and works on the tomb in the hope that his name will go down alongside Acererak’s in legend. Moghadam competes with a rival artificer named Thessalar, who operates out of a
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Healthy Competition When the characters make their choice of which agent they want to work with, whatever agent they turn down immediately arranges to send out their own competing expedition. (If the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     characters agree to work for both agents, both agents might still send out second redundant expeditions as insurance.) These expeditions are composed of five cultist servants, led either by the
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Kobold
                                                    
    
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                                                     Species
                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     strong social structure that stresses devotion to the tribe, are clever with their hands, and viciously work together in order to overcome their physical limitations.
In the kobolds’ version of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     crawl to make progress. In places where a tunnel opens into a chasm and continues on the other side, the kobolds might connect the two passages with a rope bridge or some other rickety structure
                                                
                                            
                                        






