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Volo's Guide to Monsters
and worse, so you know you can count on them in a fight.
— Brego Stoneheart, sea captain
Tritons guard the ocean depths, building small settlements beside deep trenches, portals to the
, leaving the tritons vulnerable to deception. With their strong martial tradition, tritons can sometimes be too eager to leap into a fight.
Strangers to the Surface
Given their isolation, most tritons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ramshackle Closed inn This aptly named building—which used to be the only inn in town—closed after its last owner, a retired sawyer named DeGrootz, hanged himself in the common room two years ago
. Some locals believe that DeGrootz’s hanging was staged to conceal his murder at the hands of some old “friends” of his. Townsfolk are currently using the vacant building for lumber storage, but anyone
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the details of its construction. Such
Azorius inspector seems interested in my work.
2
I was ready to join the Boros before I decided on Izzet, and I sometimes still hear from the sergeant who tried to recruit me.
3
One of my
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
underbelly of civilization, and you have survived up to this point by flouting the rules and regulations of society.
Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth
Tool Proficiencies: One
Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
1
I helped create a krasis that I love like a pet and would carry with me everywhere … except it’s the size of a building, and it might eat me.
2
In my laboratory, I
interested in taking notes on monstrous anatomy than in fighting monsters.
3
Every social situation I’m in seems to lead to my asking rude personal questions.
4
I’m supremely
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
far more interested in the darker side of the house. At the moment you’re building your skills and reputation as an observer and investigator, but once you prove yourself you hope you’ll get to be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Daask Formed by monstrous immigrants from Droaam, Daask has been building its power in the Khyber’s Gate and Malleon’s Gate districts of Sharn for the last decade. It is most infamous for its
system has failed them. Daask makes its money through acts of violence, from mugging to armed robbery to outright pillaging. The group has diversified in recent years, building an extortion racket
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
adventurer you want to play. You might be a courageous fighter, a skulking rogue, a fervent cleric, or a flamboyant wizard. Or you might be more interested in an unconventional character, such as a brawny
rogue who likes hand-to-hand combat, or a sharpshooter who picks off enemies from afar. Do you like fantasy fiction featuring dwarves or elves? Try building a character of one of those races. Do you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
adventurer you want to play. You might be a courageous fighter, a skulking rogue, a fervent cleric, or a flamboyant wizard. Or you might be more interested in an unconventional character, such as a brawny
rogue who likes hand-to-hand combat, or a sharpshooter who picks off enemies from afar. Do you like fantasy fiction featuring dwarves or elves? Try building a character of one of those races. Do you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
bond to a patron ancestor, a place in a warband, and a chance at immortality? Or are you more interested in building a homeland for your own people? As a native, do you want to work with the elves or do you want to drive them out—and if so, who do you want to replace them?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Cult Fanatic Fanatics are often part of a cult’s leadership, using their charisma and dogma to influence and prey on those of weak will. Most are interested in personal power above all else. Cult
)
INT
10 (+0)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Skills Deception +4, Persuasion +4, Religion +2
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Lionshield Coster Hanging above the front door of this modest trading post is a sign shaped like a wooden shield with a blue lion painted on it.
This building is owned by the Lionshields, a
, all of which are for sale to interested buyers. (For prices, see “Adventuring Gear” in the Basic Rules.) Linene has a few scruples, however, and won’t sell weapons to anyone she thinks might be a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
two stone walkways raised atop 20-foot-high marble columns.
Bridge. A stone bridge on the platform spans the river to the east. (See area 10 for more information on the bridge.)
Building. A mossy
staircase climbs the south wall to the top of the platform. There stands a 15-foot-high stone building with a commanding view of the river and stone doors set into its north, west, and south walls. A
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
—granted a bond to a patron ancestor and a chance at immortality—or are you more interested in building a homeland for your people? As a human whose land the elves reclaimed, do you want to work with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
whatever it takes to win. (Evil)
3 Duplicity. I lie when it suits me, which makes things so much easier. (Chaotic)
4 Secrecy. All deception requires secrecy, but not all secrets are meant to
daring robbery Obstruct champions of other gods Building or restoring a temple to Phenax Your piety score to Phenax decreases if you diminish Phenax’s influence in the world, contradict his ideals, or make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
guards are posted on the balcony and one guard patrols around the outside of the building at ground level. A character can avoid the notice of the exterior guards with a successful DC 12 Dexterity
past a guard with a successful DC 16 Charisma (Deception) check. If the party’s preparations convincingly support their story—such as wearing guard uniforms while claiming they’re new guards—the DC
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
too lazy or self-interested to raise their young. They assume attractive male forms and seduce women, leaving them to raise their progeny. A doppelganger child appears to be a normal member of its
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
11 (+0)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
14 (+2)
INT
11 (+0)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Skills Deception +6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, advancing the cause of a draconic faction, building the dragon’s prestige, working for the well-being of dragonkind as a whole, or altering the nature of the world and its magic. A dragon’s schemes become
an event-based adventure, as described in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Whether the dragon is the villain, a patron, or an interested bystander, flesh out the dragon’s personality, goals, and other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
building’s foundation. Standing to one side is Guild Master Halia, her expression tense as she barks orders.
Guild Master Halia Thornton leads the building repair efforts. If a character attempts to talk
with Halia, the guild master says tersely that she’ll be happy to talk after she’s certain the building won’t collapse. Hex Sharpe The destruction of the cornerstone weakened
the foundation of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
approaching can make a Charisma (Deception) check, or a character who uses gestures and a calm voice to convince a mascot to wear the band can make a Charisma (Persuasion) check. The spirit statue in area W6
easily traversable but devoid of significant features or creatures): Building Ceilings. The ceiling of Wiltroot Hall (area W1) is 40 feet high. The ceilings of the observation huts (areas W2, W7, W9, W10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
placed in a heated pool for a period of 4d6 days. Treasure. An undamaged remorhaz egg can be sold to an interested buyer in Bryn Shander for up to 500 gp. A remorhaz uses its body heat to warm the
-high ceiling of this cavern is a forest of icicles, some of which have grown to a length of five feet or more. Embedded in the south wall is a cylindrical, domed building made of seamless black stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
its roof. At the pointed front of the building, steps ascend to a stone door caked in slime.
The shrine to the trickster god Nangnang (represented by a grung) contains one of nine puzzle cubes needed
, with 1d4 appearing at the end of each round until twenty have arrived. The grungs are jumpy and distrustful of strangers. At first, Yorb is more interested in scaring away intruders than he is talking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for Coal as her reason for hiring the characters, but a character who succeeds on a Wisdom (Insight) check contested by the Germaine’s Charisma (Deception) check can sense that she’s holding
the family is interested in Coal’s information (though Germaine also points out that the characters really are Coal’s best shot at surviving this ordeal, what with Coal being caught between the two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
particular backgrounds and interests of the adventurers, you can make some or all of the following additional activities available as options. Building a Stronghold A character can spend time between
adventures building a stronghold. Before work can begin, the character must acquire a plot of land. If the estate lies within a kingdom or similar domain, the character will need a royal charter (a legal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
quarters and gave it to Leandro for safekeeping. Leandro’s Map If the characters seem interested in stopping the earthquakes and solving the mystery of Rilago’s disappearance, Leandro shows them the map
shares an Oztocan fable about a band of heroes who defended their homeland with the help of a giant. When the giant died, the heroes honored their mighty companion by building a tomb around his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
they’re interested, building toward the event at a date you set. These activities can happen in the background as characters focus on other goals or as the events in the “Party Preparations” section
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
by the door of this large building shows the faded image of a workhorse holding a flagon of ale. The building is sagging and dilapidated, but it is more intact than the ruins across the road.
Six
ash zombies (see the “Ash Zombies” sidebar) lurk in the shadows in this building, slumped against the walls or under the bar. When living creatures enter, the zombies groan and stir, slowly climbing to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
M10. Treasury This solitary building is set atop a small floating islet within an area of open space punched down through the main body of the monastery’s island. It is held aloft on its own
drawn into the jar, where it remains desperate to be reunited with its body. As with the other brains in jars, this brain can be negotiated with. If a character succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Deception
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
door of this large building shows the faded image of a workhorse holding a flagon of ale. The building is sagging and dilapidated, but it is more intact than the ruins across the road.
Four ash zombies
(see the “Ash Zombies” sidebar) lurk in the shadows in this building, slumped against the walls or under the bar. When living creatures enter, the zombies groan and stir, slowly climbing to their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and legs, she looks like an adventurer. She has idle dreams of traveling the North and slaying dragons, but she is far more interested in building a mercantile empire and outgrowing Red Larch someday
), a follower of Tempus, and Lymmura Auldarhk (female Tethyrian human acolyte), a devotee of Sune, are serving at the shrine. Imdarr is a stern man who is keenly interested in news and rumors and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
interested in studying its effects more closely. Might you even hope to unravel its mysteries yourself? Do you see it solely as a tragedy, or do you hope that this awesome power could somehow be harnessed
each spell you cast? As a warlock, your patron could be interested in the Mourning and drive you to learn more about it. Your patron could even be part of the Mourning—perhaps a collective of spirits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
building has sleeping quarters for rent on the upper floor, usually sufficient to accommodate the slow stream of travelers making their way through Saltmarsh on the way to somewhere else. Those who seek an
noble family, this building was purchased by the crown and serves as the dwarven mining company’s headquarters in Saltmarsh. Manistrad Copperlocks stays here when she must do business in town
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
monster-infested island. A priest of Pharika, often a medusa, usually watches over the pool. The priest’s chambers are often in a building or a cave near the pools. Such places are part living
Pools View Player Version Healing Pools Villains Villains at healing pools are usually interested in healing themselves, harming others, or controlling others’ access to the pools. They might also take
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
student magically gazes into the intricate patterns of nature Building a Quandrix Character Any spellcasting class or subclass can work well for a Quandrix character. Both the scholarly focus of wizards
character. Quandrix Personality Traits d6 Personality Trait 1 When I find a subject I’m interested in, I won’t stop studying until I know everything about it. It keeps me up at night. 2 I hope this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Even the Zhentarim are interested in trying to improve their relations with Mirabar by helping to solve the mystery. Whether the characters set out to search for the missing delegation or choose to
dungeon beneath the Sumber Hills, the new Temple of Elemental Evil. Here, the elemental cults have established themselves in the ruins of an ancient dwarven stronghold. They are building up their