deeds instance are bursts

Faceless

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

there. 3 I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path. 4 I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule. 5 I think far ahead, a detachedness

Infamy. My name will be a malediction, a curse that fulfills my will. (Evil) 5 Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any) 6 Anonymity. It’s my deeds that

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

agent. (For instance, consider the words “faith” and “faction” to be interchangeable.) Your bond might be associated with other members of your faction, or a location or an

Personality Trait 1 I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. 2 I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

their savagery. Green dragons, for instance, sometimes use orcs as sentinels or shock troops. Orcs are sometimes attracted to the service of frost giants or fire giants, who then “reward&rdquo

instance, the chief of one tribe might be the only one that has the right to stain its tusks with red ochre, while the warriors of another tribe rub streaks of ash into their garments to signify their safe

The Golden Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

can provide unexpected help. For instance, if the characters lack vital information needed for a heist, their handler might share a recent discovery. If the characters need special equipment, their

the players to determine what heroic or impressive deeds their characters performed in their backstories to gain the attention of the Golden Vault. Then improvise a roleplaying scene in which the characters meet their Golden Vault handler.

The Rank and File

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

allow for variations. A pit fiend, for instance, might take the form of an imp in order to personally infiltrate a kingdom on the Material Plane. The hierarchy of the Nine Hells has thirteen tiers or

personal attitude and situation. For instance, devils that fight in the Blood War rely on military regulations and their officers’ directions to dictate their actions. They obey orders without

Attitude and Race

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

trade offer their cargo or services to the characters in exchange for deeds, items, or coin. Use the ship’s purpose to guide what they have to trade. For instance, commercial fishermen might offer a

a sandbar. 4 The ship is sinking. Help with Purpose Ship crews looking for help with their purpose approach the characters asking for direct aid in a task. For instance, mercenaries ask for help

G. Tser Pool Encampment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

crackles like dry weeds. “At last you have arrived!” Cackling laughter bursts like mad lightning from her withered lips. Madam Eva (see appendix D) speaks the name of each party member and makes some

reference to that individual’s past deeds. She then asks the characters if they want their fortunes read. If they say yes, Madam Eva produces a worn deck of cards and proceeds with the sequence outlined

Faceless (New Background)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

strive to have no personality — it’s easier to forget what’s hardly there. 3 I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path. 4 I sleep just as much as I need to and on an

be a malediction, a curse that fulfills my will. (Evil) 5 Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any) 6 Anonymity. It’s my deeds that should be remembered, not their

Faceless (New Background)

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

instance that set me upon my path. 4 I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule. 5 I think far ahead, a detachedness often mistaken for daydreaming. 6 I cultivate a

) 5 Incorruptibility. Be a symbol, and leave your flawed being behind. (Any) 6 Anonymity. It’s my deeds that should be remembered, not their instrument. (Any) Faceless Bonds d6 Bond

Special Features

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

table entries make more sense for certain items than for others. Some magic items are made only by certain kinds of creatures, for instance; a cloak of elvenkind is made by elves, rather than dwarves. If

wielded this item. Anyone who’s familiar with the item’s history expects great deeds from the new owner. 4 Ornament. The item was created to honor a special occasion. Inset gemstones, gold or platinum

Locations I - L

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

the young remorhaz bursts out of the snow and ice nearby. Iron Road Once a prominent thoroughfare built by the dwarves of Besilmer, the Iron Road remains one of the few visible relics of that bygone

. Klauth spends many waking hours scrying Faerûn with his spells, and he probably knows more about the deeds and whereabouts of surface-world creatures in the North and along the Sword Coast than any

Supernatural Regions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

. Haunted Haunted environs include homes burdened by wicked deeds, the sites of mass killings, and locations where individuals died while experiencing powerful fear, sorrow, or hatred. Haunted places

it, and the creature can’t benefit from being invisible. 16–20 A boil of termites bursts from the ground, along with dozens of bones and a treasure of the DM’s choice (see “Random Treasure” in the

K84. Catacombs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

descent from a duke of the Nine Hells, and his deeds did justice to this ancestry. His sarcophagus is made of beaten lead and encased in gold (see “Treasure” below). Its lid can be pried open with a

and engaging in mischief. For instance, it warns the characters that the sarcophagus is trapped, and that opening the lid will free a pit fiend bound within. Treasure. Characters who take the time to

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