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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
;s victims have dwindled, tales of the medusa queen and the divine secrets she hoards have not. Hythonia eagerly trades the mysteries she knows but demands a constant price: a beautiful individual to
worshipers dedicated to Pharika previously hoarded secrets and engaged in dark rituals.
Island of Potent Magic. Although Skathos’s location remains a mystery, stories tell of the island’s
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
, hags, and alien entities of the Far Realm, warlocks piece together arcane secrets to bolster their own power.
Sworn and Beholden
A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the
are comfortable in light armor and know how to use simple weapons.
Delvers into Secrets
Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
realizing the connection. You got the Guild to back off demands for your death by offering to make amends by working for the criminals, but even so the kingpin still plots a personal revenge.
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different context: as an espionage agent. You might have been an officially sanctioned agent of the crown, or perhaps you sold the secrets you uncovered to the highest bidder.
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library or university, teaching others the secrets of the multiverse. Other wizards sell their services as diviners, serve in military forces, or pursue lives of crime or domination.
But the lure of
in ancient civilizations knew secrets of magic that have been lost to the ages, and discovering those secrets could unlock the path to a power greater than any magic available in the present age
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
primordial world heeded the prayers of these people and hissed dark demands into their ears. The people tainted their souls by performing human sacrifices in the name of the gods, debased their flesh by
keen intellect and magic to discover the secrets of making steel. Its military shattered rival tribes and developed advanced tactics for fighting in forests and open plains.
The civilization grew into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
; it isn’t maug, but it isn’t maat, either. Mastering the secrets of magic, though, demands a degree of devotion that would take giants away from pursuits that are valued by the ordning. As a
artistry it demands and because their environment is perfect for its use. At least a few skiltgravr (“rune cutters”) can be found among any type of giants, even the slow-witted hill giants who stomp
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
goals, which typically means some kind of adventuring. Furthermore, the demands of their patrons drive warlocks toward adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Delvers into Secrets Warlocks are driven by an insatiable need for knowledge and power, which compels them into their pacts and shapes their lives. This thirst drives warlocks into their pacts and
of their goals, which typically means some kind of adventuring. Furthermore, the demands of their patrons drive warlocks toward adventure.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
take a monster to slay a monster, she left her people and sought the deepest secrets of her deadly homeland. When she returned, she volunteered to let von Kharkov hunt her. During the murderous game
that followed, Chakuna burned Castle Pantara and took the former Darklord’s head. Valachan is no mundane land, though. A Domain of Dread demands a Darklord, and Valachan will be ruled only by its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
harmed. Thassa’s followers might become villains for a vast range of reasons. Some become obsessed with recovering or keeping hidden the secrets of the deep. Others come to worship the ocean itself, with
suggests a variety of foes that might arise from among the god’s followers. Thassa’s Villains d6 Villain
1 A triton master of waves (see chapter 6) demands ever greater sacrifices to Thassa from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
city, overrun by jiangshi and ghosts. Escaping means engaging with those who know the city’s secrets, whether sleeping residents, wandering ghosts, or deadly jiangshi. The dream of I’Cath presents a
desperate local needs medicine for a sick spouse, but the only merchant in Gwai-Huit Center with the necessary herbs demands fresh fruit from the Gemstone Gardens. The local entreats the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
concerns are beneath a god’s notice. This outlook might put his champions in a difficult ideological situation, stuck between the demands of a wrathful deity and uncomfortable moral choices. The Keranos’s
prophecies, potentially drawing in secrets of the other gods or of reality itself. It is relatively easy for a mortal to lose Keranos’s favor because the god is quick to anger and doesn’t suffer failure
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Moonstalkers have many magic items stored within their hoards. If the character with a wish demands something Augustus doesn’t have, he can order the guild to steal it. If the character refuses to trade their
wish, Augustus threatens to expose the character’s secrets or have the character killed. Delour might catch wind of this plan and consider it a betrayal of the Moonstalkers, himself, and Pyrite. This
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
cult’s demands in the hope of winning concessions in return. It is difficult to muster troops when people are afraid they will be burned by dragonfire. This is a time for heroes to inspire the people of
the Sword Coast with a great victory or two. Fortunately, the Forgotten Realms has just such a group of heroes. Secrets In the first volume of Tyranny of Dragons, the Cult of the Dragon gathered up a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
-filled and submerged chambers. Important places within these sites suggest the rituals of kuo-toa faiths, the demands of kuo-toa deities, or the whims of omen-seeking archpriests. As with kuo-toa
creatures that whisper secrets. 4 A hidden shrine with a patchwork depiction of a new kuo-toa deity. 5 The lavish chamber of an animal or monster said to be prophetic, lucky, or literate. 6 A pool filled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
cult’s demands in the hope of winning concessions in return. It is difficult to muster troops when people are afraid they will be burned by dragonfire. This is a time for heroes to inspire the people of
the Sword Coast with a great victory or two. Fortunately, the Forgotten Realms has just such a group of heroes. Secrets In the first volume of Tyranny of Dragons, the Cult of the Dragon gathered up a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
cult’s demands in the hope of winning concessions in return. It is difficult to muster troops when people are afraid they will be burned by dragonfire. This is a time for heroes to inspire the people of
the Sword Coast with a great victory or two. Fortunately, the Forgotten Realms has just such a group of heroes. Secrets In the first volume of Tyranny of Dragons, the Cult of the Dragon gathered up a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
the chapel walls are eight nothics — former disciples of Acererak who lost their minds trying to learn their master’s arcane secrets. The nothics are restrained by the shackles and can’t make melee
successful DC 13 Dexterity check made by a character using thieves’ tools, or sundered with a good, hard weapon strike. If the characters ignore the nothics’ demands, the spiteful creatures attack them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
monster or an NPC, you can reveal elements of statistics or personality. For a location, you can reveal secrets about it, such as a hidden entrance, the answer to a riddle, or the nature of a creature
Complications table. Research Complications d6 Complication 1 You accidentally damage a rare book. 2 You offend a sage, who demands an extravagant gift.* 3 If you had known that book was cursed, you never
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, cling to life in the darkness, searching the underground for secrets that could lead to their ascension. Undersigil Encounters d6 Encounter 1 A vargouille reflection (see Morte’s Planar Parade
King, presides over the Dead Nations and their undead populace, but his throne is also his prison. The Silent King’s throne bestows a mantle of authority on its occupant, but it demands a grim toll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
state of shock. Who could unleash such power? Was this a weapon, and if so, when would those responsible issues their demands? Were the borders of the lingering walls of mist stable, or could they
treasures of an entire nation, along with the secrets of House Cannith and everything else that was left behind. It’s dangerous. It’s mysterious. But it’s also a dungeon the size of a nation, with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
stares intently at a human skull clutched in her outstretched hand.
“Now tell me, servant of evil,” Sarusanda demands of the skull, “where do your fellow occultists hide?”
The skull replies, its
. Regardless of the characters’ reaction to this revelation, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules in this book’s introduction.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the characters’ reaction to this revelation or whether they offer to look for Filch, learning it counts as a secret for the purposes of the Power of Secrets rules in this book’s introduction. Cyran
appendix A for both stat blocks). The blades fight until destroyed. They remain tight-lipped if captured, but if a character demands information and succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Intimidation) check
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
cave, it hides behind one of the large stone columns and watches them, attempting to use its Weird Insight (see the creature’s stat block) to discern the characters’ secrets. The nothic communicates
demands for food. The nothic knows everything the Redbrands know; see the “What the Redbrands Know” sidebar above.
Bridges. These bridges are made of wooden planks and have no rails. The south one is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
negotiate with Kwalish, the gnome asks only for a single bit of soul energy from any one character. If unsuccessful, he demands one bit of soul from each character in exchange for his aid or information. The
concerns, and he believes that the secrets of the technology found in the Barrier Peaks hold a vast potential to advance knowledge. If questioned, he proudly details his experiments (including with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the Dragon Army, Zhelsuel scoffs at their eagerness to rush to their deaths. Zhelsuel ultimately demands the characters leave and not return. He commands the expedition, specifically Dalamar, to focus
other elves to this region. Though he doesn’t know its location, he’s interested in finding it, as it reportedly was a magical marvel that might hold valuable secrets. Once Dalamar reveals this shared
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
secrets of existence. The four-armed sculpture at the maze’s heart is said to hold a great secret, perhaps a mysterious treasure or a riddle that the statue alone can speak. Each other chamber in the
waits in the temple’s entrance and demands treasure from anyone leaving.
4 The priest caring for the temple gets jealous whenever adventurers solve a puzzle he couldn’t and tries to kill them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, weaving their forms to create a grisly throne made of their petrified bodies. While the medusa’s victims have dwindled, tales of the medusa queen and the divine secrets she hoards have not. Hythonia
eagerly trades the mysteries she knows but demands a constant price: a beautiful individual to become part of her throne. Hythonia’s Lair Hythonia makes her lair on Skathos, an island where a secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
leaves behind the talisman of the sphere. One Pixel Brush Dragons from across the planes visit the Mausoleum of Chronepsis, seeking to learn the secrets of fate The Witch and the Wyrmling This encounter
others from seeing her eyes. She demands the characters give back her property. If asked, she shares the following details: She is Trikante, one of the greatest magical researchers the planes have ever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
. 8 The spirit of a former tyrant who demands sacrifices from their old domain. 9 A ghost hunter who inflicts hauntings on clients—then charges to remove the spirits. 10 The spirit of an evil captain
staff to keep their secrets. 2 A graveyard city-state where all living residents are grave keepers. 3 An opulent yet abandoned library, filled with haunted artifacts. 4 The site of an ancient battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
who meet their demands. 4 Pirate Fleet. This alliance of pirate captains is unified under a ruling captain or admiral and adheres to a strict code of honor. They converge only in response to an
society with members of their ranks. 6 Thought Thieves. These psychic criminals infiltrate their target’s minds to steal secrets and disguise their existence. Criminal Syndicate Perks With the criminal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
scholars and treasure hunters mount expeditions to plunder the ruins and unearth the secrets of the giants. On other worlds, the ruins of ancient giants’ civilizations might not be as numerous or well
1 The ghost of a murdered giant monarch appears to the monarch’s heirs and demands they claim vengeance. The heirs and the murderer end up in a wide-ranging conflict that threatens to devastate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
inside a hollow red triangle.
Patrols. Four bands of hobgoblins patrol Azrok’s Hold. Each patrol consists of three hobgoblins and a hobgoblin captain, who interrogates visitors and demands to see
visiting Skullport, claiming that it’s not safe for adventurers. It also tells them an Undermountain secret, hoping they’ll be lured away by the mystery. Draw a card from the Secrets Deck (see
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
at it. It must be full of secrets! Zert. He’s always telling us to “Get lost,” “Scram,” and “Beat it, kid. I’m not your sitter.” Who wouldn’t want to hang out with us? We’re charming! Tybbon
LG male
an appropriate rumor. The greatest source of hot gossip is Edyth (Medium, Chaotic Good Performer). She knows her value and demands a tip for the best news. If the characters tip her 5 GP or more
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, either to learn the secrets of her hallucinogenic plants or to ask questions about the distant past. Nangalore lies a half-mile from the River Olung. Thanks to centuries of silting and erosion, one of
, but Zalkoré won’t part with it unless the characters offer her something of equal beauty. As payment, she demands a gemstone, a piece of jewelry, or an art object worth at least 500 gp. (She won’t