court workings reward

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

gain access to the records and inner workings of any noble court or government you encounter. You know who the movers and shakers are, whom to go to for the favors you seek, and what the current

In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the

Feature: Court Functionary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Feature: Court Functionary Your knowledge of how bureaucracies function lets you gain access to the records and inner workings of any noble court or government you encounter. You know who the movers

Patron Benefits

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

not fit the descriptions of contacts on this table. Contacts d12 Contact 1 A friendly law-enforcement officer sends clients your way and gives you inside information about the workings of the

the city’s inner workings. 5 The owner of a tavern or other business that attracts clientele from the seedy parts of society has an ear to the ground and often feeds you leads to more work. 6 A wealthy

Quest: Official Errands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

scribe pays them a handsome reward: a large, glittering gemstone (worth 100 GP), which they can sell to the jeweler for gold (see area 3). Svetlin Velinov Dwern Dwarf Scribe Stat Block: Noble

. Winvarle’s ideals are rooted in lofty notions of righteousness. Oblivious. While he excels at battle strategy, Winvarle scarcely knows the inner workings of his own keep. Rumors “The Cult of Chaos

Order of the Gauntlet

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

herself. Order of the Gauntlet Missions Party Level Mission Brief Mission Requirements and Reward 2nd “We hear that the Zhents are paying gangs in the Field Ward to attack suspected Xanathar Guild

disperse the would-be brawlers. Reward: Each Order of the Gauntlet character gains 1 renown. 3rd “A notorious thief called the Black Viper, long thought dead, has apparently returned to Waterdeep. She

Missing Modrons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

, creating multiversal anomalies. Shemeshka planned to eventually release the modrons to Mechanus, where they would skew the workings of that plane. She would then take advantage of the chaos. R04M wants

the modrons escape (see the “Unity of Rings” section later in this chapter for details). R04M can’t haggle or offer any greater reward, but he can hypothesize on the dire ramifications of the modrons

King Hekaton and His Daughters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

presided over a court that included representatives of every race of giant, from mighty storm giants to lowly hill giants. He used the power of the Wyrmskull Throne — a gift given to him by his wife

status among giants. In the aftermath of the upheaval, he did his utmost to hold his court together, bullying weaker giants into submission. Hekaton’s wife, Queen Neri, was particularly fond of the

M17. Prison

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

the characters come up with a different creative solution, you can reward their creativity with automatic success. Inside the Prison. Four cells sealed by stone doors branch off from the walls of

minds. Appendix D has additional roleplaying notes for Glister. Tales from the Gloaming Court, Vol. 8. The book Glister is reading is a hefty, green-covered tome with a withered frog stitched into its

The Giant Lords

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

she becomes the largest giant in the world, Guh believes the gods will reward her and elevate hill giants to the top of the ordning. Guh has spent the past four months gorging herself, while nearby

Kayalithica After fleeing Hekaton’s court, Kayalithica, an inscrutable stone giant thane, withdrew to her canyon sanctuary of Deadstone Cleft. There, in its hallowed halls, she hoped to elevate her

Legion of Azrok

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

in Azrok’s court, and these goblins are spreading the truth of Azrok’s blindness throughout Stromkuhldur to further besmirch his reputation and demoralize his troops. The hobgoblins under Azrok remain

) as a manner of protocol. After Azrok guarantees their safety in his settlement, Lurkana takes them aside and offers a reward for the safe return of her husband’s magic dagger. She emphasizes that

Easthaven Town Hall (T1-T10)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

spell to raise the figurehead from the depths of Lac Dinneshere a few months ago and hauled it to Easthaven, hoping for a reward. What they got was hardly worth the effort, and Speaker Waylen doesn’t

chairs, and colorful streamers hang from the rafters. A curtained window looks down on area T6. T10. Small Claims Court Residents of Easthaven come here to settle claims for petty crimes. Rows of

L14. Study

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

’ equally famous designers. Tales from the Gloaming Court is a set of eleven hefty, green-covered, illustrated books filled with stories and illustrations of Feywild intrigue that shed light on the

collection (volumes 3 and 8 of Tales from the Gloaming Court), Skabatha placed wards on every one of the remaining books. Any book that is removed from her study turns to ashes instantly. A detect magic

Candlekeep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

part ranks to allow the seeker inside to the Court of Air. Visitors are instructed to cross that area and stand before the Emerald Door, where another monk receives them, offers them food, bath, and

sleeping quarters, and arranges for each to meet a monk who will help to plan and then supervise the seeker’s visit to the library. The Court of Air The Court of Air is aptly named. This cobbled

Ribcage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

victims through legal proceedings and blackmail. Duchess Zurkbane wants nothing more than to plunge Ribcage into the Nine Hells and expects the Lords of the Nine will reward her for the

citadel’s courtyard, holding aloft a pair of burning scales. Behind it lies the Court of Cinders, an ornate house of law where devil magistrates administer justice on behalf of the diabolical courts

Skill Variants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

as my family’s ambassador to the court, and this sort of thing is second nature to me now.” This simple system relies heavily on players developing their characters’ histories. Don’t let it result in

table roll their eyes at its absurdity, go ahead and reward the player for making the effort. If a character has the Expertise feature, instead of choosing skills and tools to gain the benefit of that

Fierna and Belial

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

criminal charges are resolved here. The Diabolical Court is an independent institution, answering only to Asmodeus. That fact doesn’t discourage devils from constantly plotting to introduce new laws or

mortal’s emotions to her will, as a way to better understand the workings of mortal hearts and minds. What she or Belial intends to do with their accumulated knowledge none can definitively say, but

Event 6: Shemshime

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

. Confrontation Singing the final stanza draws Shemshime into the room. The book trembles, and its mechanical inner workings squeal to a halt for a moment before whirring back to life. You hear clicks, and shadows

. Reward. The Avowed give the characters a bag of holding as a reward for defeating Shemshime. TROUBLESHOOTING The adventure assumes that the quarantine remains intact. But there’s a reasonable chance

The Revered Queen

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

innermost court — the wondrous realm that Gith discovered in her journeys, and where she awaits those who have proven themselves worthy. Imagine you lack any concept of family. You’re constantly told that

many of the most formidable githyanki warriors to their reward. At the culmination of a grand ceremony that supposedly readies them for their journey to where Gith awaits, the supplicants enter her

The Three Packs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel

Hunt. If the characters can find out who is behind Oka’s death, Ophelia promises to reward them with a figurine of wondrous power (serpentine owl). Razortooth Rock Razortooth Rock stands 5 miles

, leafless tree. Here the giant albatross Parvaz holds court with a congress of winged creatures—sapient eagles, owls, pteranodons, winged lizards, and more. Parvaz uses the giant eagle stat block, with

Lower Level Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves

is described in area S13. “Starglass Waypoint Features” offers information about the sconces and elevator. Dyson Logos Map: Starglass Waypoint Lower LevelView Player Version S3: Fountain Court An

elegant crystal fountain adorns the middle of this court. The fountain’s centerpiece is a beautiful crystal statue of a knight wearing a helm and ornate armor, her hands clasped around the hilt of a

Rose Stage Festival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

felt dragon’s head, and a third wears a court jester’s pantaloons. The audience roars with laughter as the scene plays out. A familiar smiling figure approaches the characters. Brandishing a kazoo

ability check results in the crowd’s cheering and whistling, while a failed check results in boos and jeers. Further, the character whose Charisma (Performance) check is highest earns a valuable reward

3. Central Basin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

of the colony’s two myconid sovereigns, Phylo and Basidia. They hold court together with three myconid adult councilors named Brelup, Posbara, and Breberil. Ten awakened zurkhwoods (see appendix C

moldy scroll case containing a scroll of protection against fiends. Basidia promises an additional reward (see “Treasure”) if the characters investigate the Garden of Welcome on its behalf. Basidia

Hrakhamar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

Vinecutter. She lays out the problem (“firenewts have taken over our ancestral forge”) and proposes the solution (“kill them”). As a reward, each character will be allowed to take twenty 1-pound

10 pounds. Each adamantine ingot is worth 10 gp and weighs 1 pound. If she is present, Sithi Vinecutter allows the characters to collect their reward, though she watches them closely to be sure no one

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

of the bullywugs, overrun the castle, and are poised to kill Borngray and Pharblex in battle—Pharblex judges that the ideal time to forsake old allies and court new ones has arrived. He offers just

exploitation. When Rezmir promised that Voaraghamanthar would reward the tribe’s labors for the cult, the lizardfolk were ready to listen. Where the bullywugs fill the role of a static defense force, the

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

, overrun the castle, and are poised to kill Borngray and Pharblex in battle — Pharblex judges that the ideal time to forsake old allies and court new ones has arrived. He offers just about anything in

that Voaraghamanthar would reward the tribe’s labors for the cult, the lizardfolk were ready to listen. Where the bullywugs fill the role of a static defense force, the lizardfolk perform five functions

Daoine Gloine

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish

personage holding court, and so forth. In addition to the statues, huge numbers of glassy baubles are spread throughout these scenes, serving as stand-ins for fruit in a market, as huge jewels worn at a ball

character who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana) check determines that the workings of the panels derive from strange sources — some taken from the planar craft that became the monastery, but also from

Areas of the Air Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

are returned to their homes, their families offer a reward of 50 gp per prisoner returned. A13. Vergadain’s Hall This building was once a dwarven hall for feasting. Old wooden tables lay scattered and

court, her illusory wings gently fanning the air. She keeps her magic spear, Windvane (see chapter 7), close to her at all times. If Aerisi is here, her ever-watchful invisible stalker companion

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