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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
this monastic tradition are known more for the appearance of their astral self than for their physical appearance.
When choosing this path, consider the quirks that define your monk. Are you obsessed
with something? Are you driven by justice or a selfish desire? Any of these motivations could manifest in the form of your astral self.
classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
monastic tradition are known more for the appearance of their astral self than for their physical appearance.
When choosing this path, consider the quirks that define your monk. Are you obsessed with
something? Are you driven by justice or a selfish desire? Any of these motivations could manifest in the form of your astral self.
Entertainer
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an entertainer.
d10
Entertainer Routine
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Actor
2
Dancer
3
Fire-eater
4
Jester
5
Juggler
establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your performance makes you something of a local figure. When strangers recognize you in a town where you have performed, they typically take a
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve
chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more.
Characters with the faceless background don a disguise &mdash
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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Entertainer Routines
A good entertainer is versatile, spicing up every performance with a variety of different routines. Choose one to three routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an
performance makes you something of a local figure. When strangers recognize you in a town where you have performed, they typically take a liking to you.
BALDUR’S GATE FEATURE: BACKSTAGE PASS
You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Something to Lose In a noir story, things don’t necessarily end well. But any adventure carries a risk of death or failure, so what additional factors might be at risk for the characters? They should
have something to lose beyond hit points, vulnerabilities not reflected in game statistics: fear of a tarnished reputation, a threat to a friend or lover, a favorite business destroyed or taken over
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Actions When you do something other than moving or communicating, you typically take an action. The Action table lists the game’s main actions, which are defined in more detail in the Rules Glossary
. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Actions When you do something other than moving or communicating, you typically take an action. The Action table lists the game’s main actions, which are defined in more detail in the rules glossary
. Ready Prepare to take an action in response to a trigger you define. Search Make a Wisdom (Insight, Medicine, Perception, or Survival) check. Study Make an Intelligence (Arcana, History
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
image of the holy symbol is one common example—a piece of volcanic glass—not something shared by all cults. There are warlocks who draw power from demon overlords and daelkyr cultists who serve mind
part of a cult, work with the DM to define your personal beliefs, along with the size and scope of your cult. Does your faith have wide support across the Shadow Marches? Or are you and your family the only people who share your particular beliefs?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
break something, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation. The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in certain kinds of Strength checks. Athletics. Your Strength
hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off. You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump. You struggle to swim or stay afloat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Theft in Baldur’s Gate The characters broke the law by stealing something valuable. The question is, did the characters perpetrate the theft because they needed or wanted something, or because they
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Theft in Baldur’s Gate The characters broke the law by stealing something valuable. The question is, did the characters perpetrate the theft because they needed or wanted something, or because they
didn’t want someone else to have it? Theft Details Define the particulars of the party’s theft, either by having the players craft their own or by rolling on the Theft Details table. Theft Details
Orc
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to be invincible. They see the principles that define them and their deities at work every day in the world around them — nature rewards the strong and mercilessly eliminates the weak and the
subsist on this sort of prey and booty for quite some time.
War Wagons
Orcs pillage and scavenge wherever they go — everything is loot, and loot is always something to be proud of. In order to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
or to define what could be? The perspective of substance emphasizes physical reality. In this view, math is embodied in the natural forces of the multiverse, waiting to be discovered by those with the
possibility. The perspective of theory focuses on the abstract realms of conjecture and possibility. Its scholars view math as a lens through which a mind can understand the cosmos, not something that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
facial expressions help convey a creature’s emotions. Smile, scowl, snarl, yawn, or pout, as appropriate. Use Motions and Posture. Movement and posture can help define an NPC’s personality. You might
distraction that allows a character to get close enough to the NPC to steal something from the NPC’s pockets. Intelligence. An NPC’s speech is so full of obscure references to a particular area of knowledge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
break something, to force your body through a space, or to otherwise apply brute force to a situation. The Athletics skill reflects aptitude in certain kinds of Strength checks. Athletics Your Strength
hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off. You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt midjump. You struggle to swim or stay afloat
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the
plane of lawful evil. A devil does not choose to be lawful evil or tend toward lawful evil, but rather it is lawful evil in its essence. If it somehow ceases to be lawful evil, it changes into something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Details Opportunities to subvert minds and deeds exist throughout Baldur’s Gate. When an opportunity presented itself, the characters seized on one in particular. Define the particulars of their
to realize just how little separated commoners from patriars. Slowly you worked to upend the old families’ control over the city — but then someone noticed.
2 You knew something powerful lurked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
architects of grand, heavily fortified edifices, which other folk dwell in for a price. The cultural notes in chapter 1 are the standard D&D depiction of these creatures, but by no means do they define them
, an ambassador, or something else? Work with the player to determine how the character ended up as an adventurer. The character’s bond is a great starting point to consider for this question. How did
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Details Opportunities to subvert minds and deeds exist throughout Baldur’s Gate. When an opportunity presented itself, the characters seized on one in particular. Define the particulars of their
realize just how little separated commoners from patriars. Slowly you worked to upend the old families’ control over the city — but then someone noticed. 2 You knew something powerful lurked within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
and Akros, no villages or military outposts mark Setessan territory, but a few key features in the Nessian Wood define the area under Setessan control. Amatrophon The Amatrophon encompasses a large
the fortress when there is reason to suspect danger from the east. More than once, though, patrols have reached the fort only to find something else has taken up residence, whether it be rowdy satyrs
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
you set your character apart from every other character. Your personality traits should tell you something interesting and fun about your character. They should be self-descriptions that are specific
about what makes your character stand out. “I’m smart” is not a good trait, because it describes a lot of characters. “I’ve read every book in Candlekeep” tells you something specific about your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
, evil, or neutral), and the other describes attitudes toward society and order (lawful, chaotic, or neutral). Thus, nine distinct alignments define the possible combinations. These brief summaries of the
lawful evil. A devil does not choose to be lawful evil or tend toward lawful evil, but rather it is lawful evil in its essence. If it somehow ceases to be lawful evil, it changes into something new—a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Faceless (New Background) Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing
the path you’ve chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more. Characters with the faceless background don a disguise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
your adventures, you define what deities are worshiped in a domain and whether those deities are actual gods, manifestations of the Dark Powers, or one masquerading as the other. EZRA, GOD OF THE MISTS
mysterious Raven Queen, or something else entirely is for you to decide. Whatever the case, Ezra’s followers, traditions, alignment, and the domains she grants her clerics vary widely. Collaborate with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
for your character, something that helps define your motivations. But if you want to add a little hard-boiled flavor to your character, you might consider a few additional aspects: Do you have a debt
you need to repay and, if so, do you need to resolve this in a week or in a year? Did you make a tragic mistake, and if so, is it something you can ever undo? The Regrets table provides a few examples
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Faceless (New Background) Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing
the path you’ve chosen. Even so, that doesn’t stop you. You’ve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more. Characters with the faceless background don a disguise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
is something all Waterdavians scorn, but you should also beware of acting in an overly familiar, boastful, or disrespectful way when in the presence of any noble. Though this sort of behavior isn’t a
regale audiences with humor and song. Fabulous — that word doesn’t begin to describe it, especially when they enhance the merriment with magic.
The city is also a haven for those who define for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you make a tragic mistake, and if so, is it something you can ever undo? Did you hurt or betray someone who now seeks revenge? The Regrets table provides a few examples of missteps that might haunt
element of your past that plays an ongoing role in your story. But perhaps you have a problem that needs to be resolved right now. Another way to define a character’s flaw is to roll on the Debts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
no such principles exist, how that power might be seized. Most mortals would rather be annihilated than have their souls travel to the Abyss, but some see its chaos as something that can be harnessed
— and the madly ambitious might even seek out the means of becoming a demon lord. Ever-Changing Layers The physical nature of the Abyss is something that few mortal minds can understand. Those who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
makes them wary of any new “friend” that doesn’t come across as genuine. Although they might not be able to define the feeling, halflings sense when something isn’t quite right, keeping their distance
Scholars, wizards, druids, and bards of other races have different ideas about how halflings escape peril, suggesting that by virtue of something in their nature, they occupy a special place in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
school can help define your role in the business, as well as your fellow franchise members’ expectations for you. Abjuration Protective magic is often underappreciated by the members of the lesser
reserve some spell slots before the rest of the party has been made sufficiently invulnerable? Hey, that’s what potions are for. Conjuration The ability to make something from nothing is the greatest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
routines or roll on the table below to define your expertise as an entertainer. d10 Entertainer Routine 1 Actor 2 Dancer 3 Fire-eater 4 Jester 5 Juggler 6 Instrumentalist 7 Poet 8 Singer 9 Storyteller
receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the establishment), as long as you perform each night. In addition, your performance makes you something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
that define the environment the characters are exploring. For example, an encounter table filled with bats, wraiths, giant spiders, and zombies creates a sense of horror and suggests the possibility of
encounter with a wandering ogre might end with the ogre offering to help the characters get where they need to go, or the ogre might have something in a nearby den that is significant to the adventure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. This might be a military defeat, the overthrow of old ideas, a cultural rebirth, or something else. Who died, lost, or was defeated? What weren’t they willing to compromise? Was the new leader complicit
Eberron campaign setting, a magical catastrophe lays waste to an entire country, transforming it into a hostile wasteland and ending the Last War. Divine judgment is something else entirely. This