deal interest are blowing

Courtier

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

life, your relationships with your former fellows can be an advantage for you and your adventuring comrades. You might undertake missions with your new companions that further the interest of the

intrigues of interest in the group are. Suggested Characteristics Use the tables for the guild artisan background in the Player’s Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations

Sage - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you a master in your fields of study. Skill

published in Baldur’s Mouth, you can surmise a great deal about Baldurians’ secrets — who’s practicing necromancy, who’s involved in spying or smuggling, who would purchase or

Young Topaz Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Strength deal half damage. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn’t weakened. Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell

topaz dragon their monarch, despite the dragon’s complete lack of interest and growing annoyance toward them. Cold, Necrotic

Lizardfolk Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

utility and importance. Nowhere does this come through as strongly as when lizardfolk deal with the dead. To a lizardfolk, a comrade who dies becomes a potential source of food. That companion might have

into the future. This approach allows them to maintain their current level of influence in the world, but it limits their growth. Lizardfolk have no interest in developing writing, making long-term

Poisons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

as allowing advantage on the saving throw or dealing only half damage on a failed save. Inhaled. These poisons are powders or gases that take effect when inhaled. Blowing the powder or releasing the

, tear ducts, and other parts of the body. Injury. Injury poison can be applied to weapons, ammunition, trap components, and other objects that deal piercing or slashing damage and remains potent until

Poison (p. 257)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata

are powders or gases that take effect when inhaled. Blowing the powder or releasing the gas subjects creatures in a 5-foot cube to its effect. The resulting cloud dissipates immediately afterward

components, and other objects that deal piercing or slashing damage and remains potent until delivered through a wound or washed off. A creature that takes piercing or slashing damage from an object coated with the poison is exposed to its effects.

Patrons

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

Patrons A patron is a contact who employs the adventurers, providing help or rewards as well as quests and adventure hooks. Most of the time, a patron has a vested interest in the adventurers

’ success and doesn’t need to be persuaded to help them. A patron might be a retired adventurer who seeks younger heroes to deal with rising threats, or a mayor who knows that the town guard can’t handle a

Poisons

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

advantage on the saving throw or dealing only half damage on a failed save. Inhaled. These poisons are powders or gases that take effect when inhaled. Blowing the powder or releasing the gas subjects

, and other parts of the body. Injury. Injury poison can be applied to weapons, ammunition, trap components, and other objects that deal piercing or slashing damage and remains potent until delivered

Fourth Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

for the Zhentarim’s support. Rian points out that the Zhentarim have a keen interest in Xonthal’s Tower. Ownership of the tower is under discussion by the council, but the tiefling wants to deal

interest in current affairs. She bemoans the dithering of the other factions, stating that the Black Network is willing to act immediately and unflinchingly — if the party can help arrange agreeable terms

Fourth Session

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

for the Zhentarim’s support. Rian points out that the Zhentarim have a keen interest in Xonthal’s Tower. Ownership of the tower is under discussion by the council, but the tiefling wants to deal

interest in current affairs. She bemoans the dithering of the other factions, stating that the Black Network is willing to act immediately and unflinchingly—if the party can help arrange agreeable terms

Infernal Contracts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Infernal Contracts Once the devil and the character agree to the terms of a deal, the agreement must be sealed with a contract, which the devil can produce as an action. The contract often appears in

some theatrical manner; for example, it might arrive in a puff of smoke, accompanied by a fiendish cackle or an imp waving a sparkler. Contracts take a variety of forms, with the terms of the deal

Bad News

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath

, comes aboard the ship. This captain, a human named Captain Starling Winchet, trades stories and ale with the captain and crew of the characters’ ship. She tells a tale that is of particular interest

to the adventurers. While the Uneasy Alliance was passing near the Thunder Cliffs, they spotted a great deal of wreckage, which likely came from the waters directly before the caves there. They did see

41. Northeast Chamber

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

stone frame. Statue. Standing in front of the mirror is an unfinished 8-foot-tall statue of a merfolk blowing a conch shell, its lower body replaced by a misshapen block of chiseled granite. (This

and attack if any of them are disturbed or if the roper dies. They have the statistics of flying swords but deal piercing damage instead of slashing damage on a hit. Mirror Gate to Level 10 Etched

High Elves: The Aereni

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

council of undead high elves. The greatest heroes of the Aereni join the Undying Court after death, joining their heroic ancestors in immortality. The Aereni are isolationists who have little interest

. What is your family known for, and how can you prove yourself to be a master of these skills? Do you have ancestors in the Undying Court, and if so, what’s your relationship with them? Do you find it challenging to deal with the short-lived races, or are you patient with them?

The Cauldron Caper

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

Charisma (Persuasion) check can convince him to sweeten the deal, in which case he offers up to ten 500 gp gemstones. If the characters accept his offer, Danneth needs 48 hours to call in some debts and

"). Any tracks they make in the snow are obliterated after 1d4 hours by blowing wind. Although they are lawful evil, the Zhents have strict orders not to kill anyone. Enemies they reduce to 0 hit points

Brains in Jars

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

Nolzur’s marvelous pigments would be of special interest to Garret, while Tuerny (creator of the lost artifact The Iron Flask of Tuerny the Merciless) would be of special interest to Mary Greymalkin. The

fear that outcome. They might strike a deal with the characters to use their control over the monastery to aid the party — but only if they agree to first go back and slay the sphinx. Once the sphinx

Vaeve's Offer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Camlash’s forces, and the lower entrance is guarded by spyder-fiends. Vaeve points out both entrances to the cliffside redoubt, two miles distant and barely visible through the blowing fog. If the

characters express interest in confronting Kas, Vaeve suggests first facing one or both generals. Defeating Camlash might compel Kas to emerge to seize a final victory over Lolth’s forces. Defeating Miska

Touch of Death

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

interest in you. 4 You survived a near-death experience—but shouldn’t have. Ever since, death and ill omens follow you. 5 You are out of sync with time or reality. Anything you touch is

). Inescapable Death. When you hit a target with an attack roll and deal necrotic damage, you ignore the target’s resistance to that damage. Withering Contact. When you start your turn grappling a creature or

Mistshore: Winter

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

blowing snow. The water around the docks is frozen solid, and impoverished commoners clad in tattered garments gather around sputtering campfires for warmth. These folk are suspicious of anyone they

them (see “The Three Urchins”). When the children see the characters for the first time, their interest is piqued. The children fancy themselves adventurers of sorts, and they are quick to idolize and

Adventure Examples

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

encounters might be easier or harder than you expect unless you adjust them. Situation. Each adventure lays out what’s going on—the situation that the adventurers are called on to deal with. See “Lay Out

they complete “The Winged God.” Use the encounters and interactions the characters have in these early levels, and the situations that interest your players, to plan later adventures.

Fallen

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

corpses led to infection and disease. The City Council had no interest in sinking gold into Lower Dura to restore the area, and the district was abandoned. Today, the district known as Fallen is strewn

with the rubble of the fallen tower, mingled with shattered buildings and broken statues. Those who venture into Fallen must deal with the Ravers, feral savages that lurk in the shadows. There’s no

Jarlaxle Baenre of Bregan D'aerthe

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

Menzoberranzan, and he takes an interest in the adventurers — particularly if they travel with Grin Ousstyl. If the characters agree to meet with Jarlaxle in House Do’Urden, read the following when they first

, Jarlaxle gives them whatever aid he can short of doing their “dirty work” for them. If the characters mention Vizeran DeVir, Jarlaxle’s interest is piqued, for he thought Vizeran was dead. He warns them

Firejolt Café Locations

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

typically works alongside five older student employees, one from each college, though she sometimes hires younger students who express interest in working for her (see the “Jobs” section earlier in the

chapter). The front counter of the barista station is a whirl of chaos while Ellina and the other employees deal with the orders of dozens of students and faculty members. The back of the station is

Adirohit's Retribution

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Adirohit to reveal the following details: Long ago, Jijibisha Manivarshi made a deal with a wicked god to give her fiendish powers that would ensure her victory in the Shankha Trials. Adirohit was

interest in doing this, though—what Adirohit did to Manivarsha fills her with anger. Feel free to roleplaying the contentious dynamic between Amanisha and Adirohit, or encourage the characters to choose

Character Objectives

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

alleviates the risk of players losing interest. For example, if the overall story of your adventure involves a quest to deliver a priceless relic to a remote monastery, each encounter along the way is an

character might try to bribe enemies rather than fight them, or chase after a fleeing enemy to see where it goes. Players who ignore objectives will have to deal with the consequences, which is another

The Platinum Rooms

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

. These beings are focused on their entertainment. They have no interest in the characters or the characters’ plans, and they won’t use violence unless attacked. Use the Platinum Rooms Visitors table to

won an eon of these archons’ service in a deal with a Celestial lord, and the bearlike archons—one black-furred and the other white—obey her dutifully. The warden archons visit areas P1–area P4 only

Example of Play

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

? Maeve: My work here is done. (She mimes blowing smoke away from her fingertips.) 6 Asking for the spell’s damage allows the DM to roll a saving throw for each monster and mark off the right

wound you. The other one has lost any interest in fighting, and it starts running away. Now it’s Auro’s turn. 7 It’s not Shreeve’s turn, but the DM decides to allow the Goliath Fighter to step

Sylvira Savikas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

they present the box to her, she snatches it out of their hands and studies it closely. She takes similar interest in the Shield of the Hidden Lord (which she calls “the Shield of Gargauth”), but avoids

Resolute, which binds them to defend the nation of Elturgard. I met him years ago, and my instincts told me he was a charlatan. Afterward, I grew to suspect that he had cut a deal with one or more powerful

Force Grey (Gray Hands)

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

something valuable: the Blackstaff’s patronage. Vajra continues to take an interest in their adventuring careers, helping out when she can. Force Grey (Gray Hands) Missions Party Level Mission Brief

positions throughout the city. We must deal with this problem at once. Infiltrate Xanathar’s lair and destroy whatever is responsible for creating these creatures.” The characters must slay Nihiloor the

Glory of the Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

find as they deal with giants or explore giants’ hidden realms. These treasures range from the contents of a wandering giant’s bag to the mightiest relics of giants’ ancient civilization. The chapter

, This book represents a journey for me, and I am excited to take your hand and lead you along the same path. I never had much interest in giants, though I certainly respected their strength. My various

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