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At your GM's discretion, you can take a Dark Bargain.
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their dark magic allows them to influence the dreams of others, sending messages or inflicting nightmares with a touch. Tales talk of ambitious wizards, frantic monarchs, and desperate heroes
all hags, dusk hags enjoy causing strife to those who bargain with them, and find ways to twist and turn promises to their own advantage. The Dusk Hag Prophecies table provides examples of the sort of
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Hells—courted a mighty fey in hopes of luring him into trading away his soul. The attempt failed, but not before a troop of satyrs were corrupted by the dark delights of Phlegethos. The satyrs were
bound to their fey lord and unable to bargain away their souls. So rather than claim them, Fierna warped and twisted them before returning them to the Feywild, content that the corruption of the satyrs
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
;s your position in the family? Are you the heir to the head of the family? Have you already inherited the title? How do you feel about that responsibility? Or are you so far down the line of
unquestioned, and impress those on the lookout for wealthy patrons. You are welcome in the Upper City and may stay there after dark without being harassed or evicted. Your word is accepted over others&rsquo
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
return for some service or future favor. If a character already has a Dark Gift, accepting such a bargain causes them to lose their current Dark Gift and gain a new one. A Dark Gift gained as a result
of such a bargain reflects the agenda of the being or beings offering the bargain, be it the Dark Powers, a Darklord, or a more mysterious force. The particulars of the Dark Gift and how it will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
-god’s plan from the Dark Powers. Upon working out a bargain with those powers, Kas devised a plot to usurp the power Vecna was gathering. The moment before the lich unravels existence, Kas plans to slay Vecna and step into the lich’s place, reshaping the multiverse to his own whims.
Kas’s Plan Lauren Walsh The Dark Powers have gifted Kas a powerful artifact to help him destroy Vecna Shortly after Vecna began traversing the multiverse to gather secrets, Kas learned of the lich
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
made at a forgotten shrine? Did you bargain with a voice whispering from a mirror, the sea, or the Mists? Does the Dark Gift compound with your other character choices to reinforce your unique origin
Dark Gifts The Dark Powers influence many who struggle within their clutches, tempting both the innocent and ambitious with whispered promises. These sinister bargains are rarely spoken, coming in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Dark Fantasy Dark fantasy is as much a genre of fantasy as it is a genre of horror. Generally, any tale featuring both supernatural elements and horror themes might be considered dark fantasy
, whether it’s a fantasy story steeped in horror elements or an otherwise realistic world that features a supernatural terror. Dark fantasy refers to fantasy worlds where grim themes, nihilistic plots, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Dark Bargains and Cursed Paintings The process of creating the cursed paintings that are the hallmark of the Fetid Gaze was first attributed to a night hag grandmother whose name other hags fear to
,” which the sisters promise to call for within a year. Any creature that accepts the bargain is taken to the studio in the temple tower (area T15), where the sisters work together to paint a beautiful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
had two sons, Malik and Janus, and one daughter, Tianna. The family owned several tanneries and shoemaking shops in Waterdeep, but most of its wealth was inherited on Maria’s side. Lord Viallis’s
history or the noble families of Waterdeep. The public details of the dark event are well known: Lord Yellowcrest was away from Waterdeep on business, then returned to find his wife, his sons and daughter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Rival Vendors Dyn Singh Night Market vendors Lamai Tyenmo and Kusa Xungoon inherited a long-standing rivalry between their families, but they want to move past it. Circumstances and family grudges
conspire to exacerbate their enmity. In the course of the adventure, the characters are drawn into their conflict. Lamai Tyenmo Lamai Tyenmo (lawful good, gnome commoner) has dark, wild hair and a wide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Sylvarie into a bargain that allowed them to take over the bathhouse. These cruel and cunning fey now use the temple to lure wealthy, greedy, and vain nobles and adventurers, preying on their
insecurities and tricking them into accepting dark bargains that ultimately lead to misery. The temple consists of three buildings. What was once Sylvarie’s private tower has been taken over by the hags as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
grandest deep gnome strongholds, which existed for more than two thousand years until it was overrun a little more than a century ago by the dark elves of Menzoberranzan. The deep gnomes recently reclaimed
their old home, and now struggle to rid it of malign influences that have crept into the tunnels and warrens in their absence. Deep gnomes are lean with dark, earthen skin tones of gray. Males are bald
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Temple. There, amid hidden lore and the imprisoned vestiges of ancient evil, Strahd first encountered the Dark Powers—and made a bargain with them to regain his vitality and ensnare Tatyana’s heart
castle’s guards and wedding’s guests rose up to assassinate Strahd. Despite suffering countless wounds, Strahd did not die. The nature of his bargain with the Dark Powers was revealed, and Strahd
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
throughout the noble house. 3 A wizard who sought to accelerate their own power by making a dark bargain must now pay the price demanded by their sinister patron. 4 A powerful demon has corrupted the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Gothic Horror Villains Villains in gothic horror tales are subtle or unassuming until they reveal their true nature. Any intriguing figure with a dark secret can serve as a gothic horror villain, and
isn’t a vampire, but uses his reputation as one to terrorize his vassals
2 An indulgent socialite who made a terrible bargain with a fell power to retain her youth
3 A scientist obsessed with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
appearance is mostly inherited, in small settlements all the yuan-ti look somewhat alike, while larger settlements see more intermixing, which produces a wider range of results. Yuan-ti Snake Body Type
d20 Snake Body Shape 1–5 Thick 6–15 Normal 16–20 Sleek Yuan-ti Humanoid Skin Color d20 Humanoid Skin Color 1–4 Dark brown 5 Green-brown 6–9 Light brown 10–15 Medium brown 16 Pale brown 17–18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
accumulate much knowledge of local lore, dark creatures, and magic, which they are pleased to sell. Hags enjoy watching mortals bring about their own downfall, and a bargain with a hag is always dangerous
also return the child to its grieving parents, only to watch from the shadows as the child grows up to become a horror. Dark Bargains. Arrogant to a fault, hags believe themselves to be the most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
block) fades into view above the crater, a spectral knight with distorted, screaming features. Mara shouts before attacking, attempting to bargain with the force in the amber monolith: “You foul thing
with the vestige inside. The vestige tries to coax the creature into its service by offering it a Dark Gift (see chapter 1). The amber monolith has AC 16, 80 hit points, and immunity to poison and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Make a Deal with the Lower Planes Your pact draws on the Lower Planes, the realms of perdition. You might forge a bargain with a demon lord such as Demogorgon or Orcus; an archdevil such as Asmodeus
the extent to which you strive against those aims. Level 3: Dark One’s Blessing When you reduce an enemy to 0 Hit Points, you gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Charisma modifier plus your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
working their brooms and carts at every hour of the day — and for a few hours after dark — all over the city, removing not just animal dung but other refuse. This service is free to all, paid for by
with the twist of a knob. This convenience is made possible by the inventiveness of the Gondar, the industry of the Cellarers’ and Plumbers’ Guild, and the magic that Waterdeep inherited from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. This merging obliterated most of Korva’s body and personality, leaving Berlain with an extra mouth and an extra set of arms that once belonged to her brother. She also inherited a few of his internal
organs and personality traits. She can speak using one or both of her mouths. Berlain has dirty blonde hair, piercing dark eyes, and two mouths where one would normally be — one below the other, canted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
faults.
Am I to make pie from these crumbs?
My liege, he’s dead.
Are you the lord here? I bring dark tidings from afar.
It seems we are in a bit of a pickle.
You would make a mistress of the
bumps to come!
What manner of ghoul is this I see before me?
I feel I have inherited much from this meeting.
Knaves, footpads, and liars. I am in good company!
Stop saying that! Are you a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
your faults.
Am I to make pie from these crumbs?
My liege, he’s dead.
Are you the lord here? I bring dark tidings from afar.
It seems we are in a bit of a pickle.
You would make a mistress of
more bumps to come!
What manner of ghoul is this I see before me?
I feel I have inherited much from this meeting.
Knaves, footpads, and liars. I am in good company!
Stop saying that! Are you a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron from beyond the grave. An
extraordinarily powerful necromancer might also discover the dark methods of creating a deathlock and then bind it to service, acting in this respect as the deathlock’s patron. Obedient and Obsessed. An
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
she might be under her command, working off the debt of a bargain for itself or someone else. Favors beget favors, and under duress a hag might speak a magic word to call upon a blood debt from a
presence, becoming twisted versions of their former selves (in a dark fey sort of way), but still recognizable as what they once were. She might alter them with magic, making them tireless, resistant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dusk Hag Dusk hags resemble gnarled crones with shriveled orange skin, tangled gray hair, and eyes that burn like hot coals. They see visions of the future in their dreams, and their dark magic
enjoy causing strife to those who bargain with them, and find ways to twist and turn promises to their own advantage. The Dusk Hag Prophecies table provides examples of the sort of dreams dusk hags might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
of a greater whole. Cults of the Dragon Below are based on madness or power. A cult that seeks power chooses to serve a dark force because of the gifts they receive from it. A cabal of scholars might
serve the demon overlord Sul Khatesh in exchange for secrets of magic. In the Mror Holds, dwarf clans bargain with Dyrrn the Corruptor to gain symbionts and sinister gifts. The Shadow Marches contain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
futures and who strike a proper bargain with her (as described in “Bargaining with Endelyn” earlier in the chapter). If the characters ask her to conduct auguries for them, read: Draped in black robes
assassin 3 Dissolved in a pool of acid 4 Pulled down into dark water and drowned 5 Hanged by the neck 6 Impaled on a stalagmite 7 Poisoned by a friend 8 Crushed by a falling castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a3
boulder is five feet tall and colored brown with dark streaks and spots. Leaning against it is what appears to be a bamboo staff.
In the mud around the base of the boulder is a moving shape, looking like
the crayfish is attacked. Once it is awake, it may attack or bargain. It speaks Olman. The crab can be reasoned with, if the party doesn’t attack it and can come to terms with it. The crab denies any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
exit appears to be an archway filled with a black void.
Any creature that touches the dark void is whisked away to the demiplane that separates Gromph’s inner and outer sanctums (see the previous
it can to prevent the adventurers from leaving with Gromph’s grimoire (see “Treasure”). The characters can bargain with the trapped or defeated demon. It is reluctant to tell them what it knows, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
where Abbathor comes in. The dwarves’ attachment to their creations has a dark side: many of them fall victim to feelings of selfishness and greed. The culprit is Abbathor, the black sheep of the
a dwarf offers a piece of merchandise for sale to an outsider, that merchant is expected to drive a hard bargain, even if the item is in truth an inferior example of its kind. Fortunately for the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
dark lord of Nessus, strives to subjugate the cosmos to satisfy his thirst for power. To do so, he must continually expand his infernal armies, sending his servants to the mortal realm to corrupt the
ever sample true power, which they crave like the sweetest ambrosia. Dark Dealers and Soul Mongers. Devils are confined to the Lower Planes, but they can travel beyond those planes by way of portals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
might have stumbled across a Deck of Many Things and drawn a card with a potent, positive effect. Or maybe you inherited a modest fortune from a distant relative you didn’t know you had. Regardless, you
Trinkets d6 Trinket 1 A perfumed silk scarf from an admirer 2 A crystal bead that glows like a candle in the dark 3 A letter of introduction and invitation from an influential person in a far-off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
The Black Lake The darkest and most remote corner of the Glitterhame’s cavern system, the Black Lake is a large, winding cavern filled with water that drains from the Dark Mere through a submerged
with the characters unless they surrender, give her all of their treasure, and throw their arms and armor in the lake. If the characters seriously injure her, Nightscale might bargain to buy time so