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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
discourse. Satyrs feel that life is to be lived and experienced with all the senses. Satyrs see the world and everything in it as a book of delights, and they want to explore every page. See chapter 3
importantly—it feels really good. Driven by instinct and intuition, most satyrs prove unpredictable, following their sense of wonder wherever it leads.
Very Odd Indeed
Satyrs are known for their
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
instinct proves a useful starting point when determining who might take a bribe, who might turn a blind eye to a crime, or who might have criminal connections. You can also use this sense to get a
feeling about who might fulfill their duties strictly by the book.
Suggested Characteristics
The horrors of war combined with the rigid discipline of military service leave their mark on all
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
choice, as appropriate to your factionLanguages: Two of your choiceEquipment: Badge or emblem of your faction, a copy of a seminal faction text (or a code-book for a covert faction), a set of common
frequently proficient in Deception. They seek aid from the wizards, mercenaries, merchants and priesthoods allied with the Zhentarim.
FEATURE: SAFE HAVEN
As a faction agent, you have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
characters and the players alike. While being shadowed, the characters can try to treat with the queen’s fey agents. With suitable roleplaying or a successful DC 20 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion
) check, they can convince the agents that they’re attempting to destroy the book on the queen’s behalf, buying them time to continue their investigations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
inhabitants of the planes. This book contains useful data gleaned from Morte’s stories and ramblings. Still, the planes are vast and varied, and what Morte experienced as true might not match all
circumstances. Reader beware. Using a Stat Block This book is a companion to the Monster Manual and uses a similar presentation. If you are unfamiliar with the monster stat block format, read the introduction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Volothamp Geddarm The bombastic world traveler Volothamp Geddarm is enjoying some downtime in Waterdeep following a successful book tour promoting his latest work, Volo’s Guide to Monsters. He spends
most of his free time in the taproom of the Yawning Portal, reuniting with old friends and mulling over his next book project. Volo has an inflated opinion of himself and his importance in the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
nothing to break their loyalty to the Queen of Air and Darkness. Effective roleplaying, magic, or a successful DC 18 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check enables the characters to convince the elves
set on ending the threat of the princess by destroying the book and all those connected to it. If the characters ask about the Princess of the Shadow Glass, the elves say that she was exiled from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the behaviors common to corrupt guards and military officers a mile away. While awareness of such corruption doesn’t equate to evidence of it, and your sense certainly isn’t foolproof, your instinct
proves a useful starting point when determining who might take a bribe, who might turn a blind eye to a crime, or who might have criminal connections. You can also use this sense to get a feeling about who might fulfill their duties strictly by the book.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
instinct proves a useful starting point when determining who might take a bribe, who might turn a blind eye to a crime, or who might have criminal connections. You can also use this sense to get a feeling about who might fulfill their duties strictly by the book.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
What the Avowed Know The following information can be learned from talking to Candlekeep’s monks and sages: Mazfroth’s Mighty Digressions is the third book to transform into an ectoplasmic monster
where to find them. If the characters talk to the Avowed about the incident they experienced involving Mazfroth’s Mighty Digressions, the monks offer them a helm of comprehending languages as a reward for finding out who is responsible for the deception.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Volothamp “Volo” Geddarm The bombastic world traveler Volothamp Geddarm has come to Chult to deliver signed copies of his latest book, Volo’s Guide to Monsters. In addition to setting up audiences
wish to explore jungles, lost cities, and dungeons. Friendly taverns and bawdy festhalls are more my style.”
Bond. “Planning an expedition? You really should buy a copy of my latest book, Volo’s Guide
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Warlock Core Warlock Traits Primary Ability Charisma Hit Point Die D8 per Warlock level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Arcana, Deception, History
), Book (occult lore), Scholar’s Pack, and 15 GP; or (B) 100 GP Warlocks quest for knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the multiverse. They often begin their search for magical power by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Esthetic An esthetic is a biological, symbiotic creation of a reigar (see “Reigar” later in this book). It is essentially an organic ship with only the barest hint of awareness. Without its reigar
to guide it, an esthetic becomes a nearly mindless entity with an instinct for self-preservation. Reigar use their esthetics as spelljamming warships. When a hostile reigar in its esthetic encounters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
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WIS
18 (+4)
CHA
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Int +8, Wis +7, Cha +7
Skills Arcana +8, Deception +7, Insight +7, Persuasion +7
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages
a 50 percent chance of magically summoning a young solar dragon (described later in this book). A summoned dragon appears in an unoccupied space that the summoner can see, acts on its own initiative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training Light armor Starting Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Leather Armor, Sickle, 2 Daggers, Arcane Focus (orb), Book (occult lore), Scholar’s Pack, and 15 GP; or (B) 100 GP Warlocks quest for knowledge that lies hidden in the fabric of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
spell slot or material components. Beast Speech You can cast speak with animals at will, without expending a spell slot. Beguiling Influence You gain proficiency in the Deception and Persuasion skills
. Bewitching Whispers Prerequisite: 7th level You can cast compulsion once using a warlock spell slot. You can’t do so again until you finish a long rest. Book of Ancient Secrets Prerequisite: Pact of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
speak it truthfully.”
The characters need not resort to violence to obtain the deva’s mace-key. Here are some alternate approaches: Clever Deception. The characters can pose as emissaries of a
jurisdiction with greater claim to the Stranger’s custody. Convincing Omid to release the Stranger requires a successful DC 17 group Charisma (Deception) check. If the characters used a forgery kit to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Bedtime Rhyme” later in this book for details). The Hearth From outside, the Hearth appears to be a modest tavern of sturdy construction, with warm light emanating from a pair of small windows on
in a corner of the Hearth’s taproom, reading a book.
A few years ago, the ogre was like many others of his kind—brutish and cruel. He met a halfling adventurer wearing the shiny gold headband and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
without bothering to cover up the stink of death. The first leucrottas came into being alongside some gnolls during the rampages of Yeenoghu (appears in this book) on the Material Plane. While many of the
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DEX
14 (+2)
CON
15 (+2)
INT
9 (−1)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
6 (−2)
Skills Deception +2, Perception +5
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
Languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
with a successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check. If one or more mages fall in battle, the rest use greater invisibility spells to turn invisible and retreat, putting the tower on
using its Charm ability to convince a character to part with the book, and then by using Etherealness to disappear with it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
action (see appendix A), a character can convince Grump by succeeding on a DC 12 Charisma (Intimidation or Persuasion) check. A character can instead make a DC 12 Charisma (Deception) check if
the characters question Grump at that point, the bugbear reveals that Kelek used a book to find the nearby portal. The book includes instructions on using a unicorn’s horn to ritually cast a Wish spell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
don’t intervene. If the characters aren’t present, it takes the duergar 10 minutes to subdue the rioting prisoners. If the characters return to the prison yard after obtaining the Book of Vile
for their intrusion and succeed on a DC 20 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check, the erinyes try to capture the characters for questioning. B16: Common Room This room is furnished with two long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
as boggles, quicklings, and redcaps (all appear in this book) or even satyrs and sprites (both appear in the Monster Manual). Warlock of the Archfey
Medium Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 13
Throws Wis +3, Cha +6
Skills Arcana +2, Deception +6, Nature +2, Persuasion +6
Condition Immunities charmed
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any two languages (usually Sylvan)
Challenge 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
interminable discourse. Satyrs feel that life is to be lived and experienced with all the senses. Satyrs see the world and everything in it as a book of delights, and they want to explore every page. See
. Driven by instinct and intuition, most satyrs prove unpredictable, following their sense of wonder wherever it leads. Very Odd Indeed Satyrs are known for their eccentricities. Some people spend too
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
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Development. As an Influence action (see appendix A), a character can convince King Gurgle to turn against Kelek with a lie or compelling argument and a successful DC 14 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check
, brandishing Uni’s horn in one hand and a book in the other. Four enormous, wolflike beasts are gathered around the mosaic, their malevolent eyes fixed on their evil master.
When Kelek sees you, he snarls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
something. If the characters push the issue, a successful DC 10 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check causes Squid to dish up information. Any Charisma (Intimidation) check inspires him to first
. The diamonds are held in a silk bag that’s been placed in a false tome titled A Layperson’s Book of Common Knowledge. Oppal hid the book in a vault beneath the Hall of Knowledge — the local temple to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, reading a book. Large framed pictures of cities and landscapes hang on the walls, and a worn, blood-spattered rug covers the floor. Other furnishings include a pair of rocking chairs, a couch, and an
Charisma (Deception) check convinces these Zhents that the characters are their allies. Treasure. Resting in small piles and neat stacks on the table are 74 cp, 52 sp, 19 gp, and 4 taols. K15. Summoning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
the book he was holding in the library when he was trapped in the painting two days ago. He’s outwardly friendly, and he politely asks the characters who they are and what they’re doing here. Because
a successful DC 19 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check convinces Quill that the characters are his allies and that they’ve come to help him escape Wisteria Vale. However, he insists that they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
spellbook has white leather covers and vellum pages. The tiefling’s personal sigil is burned into the front cover. The book contains the spells Avarice has prepared plus the following additional spells
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STR
10 (+0)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
16 (+3)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
15 (+2)
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +3
Skills Arcana +5, Deception +4, History +5
Senses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
Alhoon Mind flayers that pursue arcane magic are exiled as deviants, and for them no everlasting communion with an elder brain (appears in this book) is possible. The road to lichdom offers an
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Saving Throws Con +7, Int +8, Wis +7, Cha +7
Skills Arcana +8, Deception +7, History +8, Insight +7, Perception +7, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances cold, lightning, necrotic
Damage Immunities
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
below). A character can take the Influence action and make a DC 12 Charisma (Deception) check to try to fool the bugbears into thinking the character is a guest of Uncle Nibblecheek. Bugbears fooled
of a book imparts a taste of the knowledge within, while consuming the tome altogether results in a sugar rush followed by mild cramps and gas. Hag’s Dentures. Uncle Nibblecheek’s dentures popped out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Crossed silver battleaxes Deep Duerra, duergar goddess of conquest and psionics LE Arcana, War Mind flayer skull Dugmaren Brightmantle, god of discovery CG Knowledge Open book Dumathoin, god of buried
woodlands NG Nature Face of a raccoon Baravar Cloakshadow, god of illusion and deception NG Arcana, Trickery Dagger against a hooded cloak Callarduran Smoothhands, god of mining and carving stone N
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
instinct supersedes its hunger, prompting it to surrender telepathically. The mind flayer apologizes for its assault and proposes an end to hostilities. Given a chance, it recounts how the Scavenger was
leather, its contents written in a Braille-like script. The mind flayer uses its tentacles to read the script, which other creatures can decipher with a comprehend languages spell. The book contains
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
allowed them to pass, but with demons now coming from that area, Gideon angrily assumes that the humans are in league with the demons. A successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception or Persuasion) check
here. Gideon’s Testament. The book is a testament written by Gideon in the months leading up to Elturel’s fall. It pontificates about the evil of demons, instructing the reader to be ever vigilant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
attack intruders, but Ahooshathan has a strong survival instinct. If both nothics are slain, or if Ahooshathan is badly injured and plainly outmatched, the mind flayer surrenders. Ahooshathan offers what
. Tricking Duoro requires a successful DC 12 Charisma (Deception) check. If Duoro believes the characters are allies, he shares the following: Ilvaash Details. Duoro relays that Ilvaash was formed from