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Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Unless a card allows you to draw additional cards, any cards drawn exceeding this number have no effect.
As soon as you draw a card, its magic
whichever cards they desire. Alternatively, roll on the Deck of Many More Things table below to randomly determine what cards are drawn.
Deck of Many More Things
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Card
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Aberration
Urchin
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
shaped by lives of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better
I eat like a pig and have bad manners.
6
I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
7
I don’t like to bathe.
8
I bluntly say what other people are hinting at
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
fervent desire to share the joy you have experienced with Ravnica. Along with the rest of the conclave, you are committed to resisting the ambitions of the other guilds — with military force if
conclave has a deeper connection to the Worldsoul than I do.
6
I’m trying to atone for the life of crime I led before I joined the Selesnya, but I find it hard to give up my bad habits
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
value on friendship. (Any)
6
Daring. I am most happy when risking everything. (Any)
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BOND
1
My vessel was stolen from me, and I burn with the desire to
recover it.
2
I intend to become the leader of the network of smugglers that I belong to.
3
I owe a debt that cannot be repaid in gold.
4
After one last job, I will retire from the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
of desperate poverty, for good and for ill. They tend to be driven either by a commitment to the people with whom they shared life on the street or by a burning desire to find a better life &mdash
a pig and have bad manners.
6
I think anyone who’s nice to me is hiding evil intent.
7
I don’t like to bathe.
8
I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
bond might involve other bounty hunters or the organizations or individuals that employ you. Your ideal could be associated with your determination always to catch your quarry or your desire to maintain
things look bad.
6
An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I’m okay with that.
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
family alone, or it could be concerned with another noble house that sides with or opposes your own. Your ideal depends to some extent on how you view your role in the family, and how you intend to
insatiable desire for carnal pleasures.
5
In fact, the world does revolve around me.
6
By my words and actions, I often bring shame to my family.
Orc
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
diplomacy. They care only for satisfying their insatiable desire for battle, to smash their foes and appease their gods.
Booming Birth Rate
In order to replenish the casualties of their endless warring
everywhere in the world around them, and the priests of a tribe are entrusted with the responsibility of identifying these signs and omens — both good and bad — and deciding how the tribe should
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
A Domain Divided The poster map of Prismeer shows the Feywild domain divided into four sections: the splinter-realms of Hither, Thither, and Yon, and the Palace of Heart’s Desire. These fragments are
, and the Palace of Heart’s Desire simply by walking into or flying over the border mist, whereupon they are instantly transported to the border of whichever part of Prismeer contains their intended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Handling the Cards The Deck of Many Things has the power to transform anyone who draws from it, but to trigger its effects, the individual handling the cards must state their desire to draw from it
, as well as the number of cards they intend to draw. Otherwise, the deck’s magical powers lie dormant. Anyone who identifies a deck learns this about the deck in the process, per the rules for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
for you to describe what happens next, the players should be specific about how they want to defeat the trap. Simply stating the desire to make a check isn’t helpful for you. Ask the players where their characters are positioned and what they intend to do to defeat the trap.
sown with too many traps, and if the characters are victimized over and over again as a result, they are likely to take steps to prevent further bad things from happening. Because of their recent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
knowledge, but the dragon is cagey on that point. Seeing good and bad in equal measure among the lesser races, Ileuthra recognizes that helping the humanoids is less a case of deciding whether they are worthy
of aid, and more about deciding whether these adventurer ambassadors can be trusted to properly lead the factions. Desire. Ileuthra has no preconceived sense of what might be the best course, and he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Otaaryliakkarnos Female Silver Dragon The representative of the silver dragons believes that among the lesser races, neither good nor bad is ever absolute. The humanoids are in need of protection and
unfriendly. Desire. Otaaryliakkarnos would like the metallic dragons to strike now as Protanther suggests, but she does not know if they can succeed alone. An alliance would reduce casualties for all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
knowledge, but the dragon is cagey on that point. Seeing good and bad in equal measure among the lesser races, Ileuthra recognizes that helping the humanoids is less a case of deciding whether they are worthy
of aid, and more about deciding whether these adventurer ambassadors can be trusted to properly lead the factions. Desire. Ileuthra has no preconceived sense of what might be the best course, and he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Otaaryliakkarnos Female Silver Dragon The representative of the silver dragons believes that among the lesser races, neither good nor bad is ever absolute. The humanoids are in need of protection and
instead unfriendly. Desire. Otaaryliakkarnos would like the metallic dragons to strike now as Protanther suggests, but she does not know if they can succeed alone. An alliance would reduce casualties for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
ettin’s having a comfortable home and all the food it could desire. The ettin also has a friendly neighbor in the Alchemist (see area 4), who provides Jibber-Jabber with compost that transforms the water in
aboleth and knows nothing about its conflict with the kuo-toa.) The water in the river has started to taste bad. (The ettin has not yet been poisoned by the water, which the aboleth has tainted with its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
. Though he sees both good and bad in the lesser races, he believes that their capacity for attaining great power despite their physical limitations makes them dangerous. For all their capability, humanoids
magic of the Dracorage mythal, sending dragons across Faerûn into an uncontrolled rage. Convincing Protanther to trust humanoid factions that include elves is a difficult task. Desire. Protanther
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
characters take the Darklord’s situation from bad to worse, whether as fanatical supporters or tragic victims? Write down three types of characters who are aligned with the Darklord and three who
bond, desire, or loved one.
2 An adventurer shares a Darklord’s flaw.
3 The Darklord and an adventurer share camaraderie over a mutual ideal.
4 The Darklord believes they can teach
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
. Though he sees both good and bad in the lesser races, he believes that their capacity for attaining great power despite their physical limitations makes them dangerous. For all their capability
shaped the magic of the Dracorage mythal, sending dragons across Faerûn into an uncontrolled rage. Convincing Protanther to trust humanoid factions that include elves is a difficult task. Desire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
orchestrated the king’s abduction. Although they share a disdain for dragons, Blagothkus and Countess Sansuri are bitter rivals. If the characters intend to confront Sansuri (see chapter 9, “Castle of
. Blagothkus bears no ill will toward small folk, but his desire to rekindle the ancient war between giants and dragons could have devastating consequences for small folk settlements up and down the Sword Coast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
and fame are good motives, but they’re often hiding something deeper—perhaps a longing to be accepted, or a burning desire to prove your naysayers wrong.
Me? I fight to protect others and to kindle
inheritance if you can make a name for yourself as a hero. Donjon You’re stranded far from home and intend to fight your way back. Euryale A year of solitude gave you clarity and led you down the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
and enslavement of the weak as necessary steps in bringing about the chaos they intend to unleash on the world. In battle, fire cultists launch sudden, overwhelming assaults. They throw themselves into
, or else they’re just not doing their part. Fire Prophet Through all-consuming ambition and a desire to punish all who ever thwarted her dreams, the tiefling Vanifer has risen to leadership of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a4
, and discovered the system of old lava-tubes that riddle the cone and the underlying strata. With a little alteration, he thought, these would be perfect for his purposes. The area already had a bad
really the magician of legend, after thirteen hundred years?), the wealthy collectors have promised to grant them whatever they desire, if it is within their power to do so.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, uncaring of the events of the world. They remarked on how the halflings enjoyed the simple pleasures of the moment, such as food and music, family, and friendship, and how they seemed to desire no more than
off bad luck or to bring good fortune. Villages or even families might have superstitions observed by no one else, such as the following:
For a safe journey through a forest, leave a few seeds or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Master Manipulators Hags delight in corrupting others. They do so not by imposing their will or being outwardly violent, but by making sinister bargains with those who seek their aid. This desire to
under her sway — and she remembers the exact terms of every one of those bargains. Making a Deal out of Desire Although it could be argued that there’s no good time to make a bargain with a hag
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
many lies, I place a high value on friendship. (Any) 6 Daring. I am most happy when risking everything. (Any) Smuggler Bonds d6 Bond 1 My vessel was stolen from me, and I burn with the desire to
recover it. 2 I intend to become the leader of the network of smugglers that I belong to. 3 I owe a debt that cannot be repaid in gold. 4 After one last job, I will retire from the business. 5 I was
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of his life will be the day when Borngray can leave the Mere of Dead Men and scrape its mud and stink off his boots. He has never mentioned his desire to leave to the bullywugs, whom he considers
bullywugs, but he has spoken to a few fellow tribesfolk he trusts. Their response was interested but noncommittal; they intend to take revenge on the bullywugs, but not until the omens are right. Meanwhile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
second-best day of his life will be the day when Borngray can leave the Mere of Dead Men and scrape its mud and stink off his boots. He has never mentioned his desire to leave to the bullywugs, whom
retribution from the bullywugs, but he has spoken to a few fellow tribesfolk he trusts. Their response was interested but noncommittal; they intend to take revenge on the bullywugs, but not until the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
members intend to keep the group from dissolving, they immediately attempt to recruit a replacement. This process involves each prospective member committing cruel acts with the aim of impressing the
on rare magic to the hag’s daughter. THE RULE OF THREE
They say that things come in threes. Good things. Bad things. Strange things. Hags and purveyors of witchcraft embrace the Rule of Three, as it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
that apprentice who accompanied me out of the High Moor. To everyone of any influence who might read this, heed my words: do not be misled. The serpents do not intend to coexist peacefully — they merely
desire to help his king build a nation whose status equals or outmatches other realms across the face of Faerûn. Jarant keeps him near, it is said, because of all the king’s courtiers, Dhosun is the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
decided to leave it behind. Noble d6 I became a noble because … 1 I come from an old and storied family, and it fell to me to preserve the family name. 2 My family has been disgraced, and I intend
caused me to leave my family to see the world. I look after myself. 2 I ran away from a bad situation at home and made my own way in the world. 3 Monsters wiped out my village, and I was the sole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
traditions? Can a dwarf stumble into a warlock pact despite having no connection to a culture that normally produces warlocks? As always, it’s better to say yes and use the player’s desire as an
feature with something purely combat focused, you’ve just made that class more powerful in combat, and it could overshadow the other classes in a way that you didn’t intend. There’s no formula that can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Saltmarsh develops under their control. They intend to ignite open war between Keoland and the Sea Princes, leaving both realms battered and weakened while the Brotherhood moves in. Unlike the other
his sense of responsibility stems from her example. Every important decision he makes is guided by his desire to live up to her standards. If Skerrin is implicated in her murder, his hold over Anders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
battling demons in the fields when they suddenly felt an overwhelming desire to consume humanoid flesh. These guards are eager to return to the battle in the fields, disappearing as they pass through the
enters your mind. “Nice work. Take a break. You’ve got an hour before the really bad stuff happens.”
The characters can spend the next hour interacting with Lulu’s memory of Idyllglen. They can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
accompanying stat block) named Vundru. Vundru used to lurk much closer to Illithinoch, where he became infused with minor psychic abilities. He has no knowledge of the Far Realm and no desire to learn more
here, and I don’t know why.” “The mind flayers intend to ravage the whole Underdark! I don’t wish ill on people in Gibbet Crossing, though we have little in common. I still have time to warn them