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                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     giving the devil his heart's desire, I bring salvation to him and his land.”
Bond. “I love the creatures I create, including my beautiful golems and mongrelfolk.”
Flaw. “I can't be corrupted. My
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor Belviews of their lingering imperfections. The Belview family, however, had strange ideas of what it
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     actions, not their words.
Ideal: “All people deserve to be treated with dignity.”
Bond: “Duvessa is a natural leader, but she needs help. That’s my job.”
Flaw: “I bury my emotions and have no interest in small talk.”
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Isolde place her devotion to the carnival above her desire to leave it.
When Isolde’s fey carnival crossed paths with another carnival from the Shadowfell, the eladrin found the escape she
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     do not carry the burden do not eat.”
Ideal. “Those most deserving of aid are those who never ask for it.”
Bond. “You share a bond with those you travel with, a bond closer
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the titan fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Pact of Suffering. Using a 10-minute long ritual, the titan can forge a magical bond with a willing
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     more punishing suffering in exchange for their pacts or knowledge.
Barbed Gifts
When a supplicant piques a daemogoth titan’s interest, the titan can grant a blessing to the supplicant (see &ldquo
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     her ability to locate such an individual.
None of Madam Eva’s Vistani kin know her true identity or purpose. They puzzle over her desire to remain in Barovia.
Madam Eva’s Traits
Ideal
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . “I wish Strahd to be free of his curse.”
Bond. “The Vistani are my people now.”
Flaw. “The people whose fates I divine aren’t important. They are but the means to an end.”
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Obzedat function as a unit, driven by their shared desire to accumulate ever more wealth for the guild. In times of disagreement, the eldest of the council exerts his seniority to bend the council to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Council’s Traits
Ideal: “Influence is measured in power, status, and money, but mostly money.”
Bond: “Gather as much as you can while you can, for when you die, you will take
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     demeanor, caustic observations, and morbid interests can form a lasting bond with a powerful ally.
Entropic Hoards
Topaz dragons prize information on destruction and creation, whether abstract or
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     topaz dragon their monarch, despite the dragon’s complete lack of interest and growing annoyance toward them.
Cold, Necrotic
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . But anyone who can endure their abrasive demeanor, caustic observations, and morbid interests can form a lasting bond with a powerful ally.
Entropic Hoards
Topaz dragons prize information on
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     sun and have no desire to get wet, beyond enjoying a bit of sea spray in the air. But they love being able to see the water, so they build their lairs on the heights of seaside cliffs or near perfect
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Monsters
                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     irritated when disturbed. But anyone who can endure their abrasive demeanor, caustic observations, and morbid interests can form a lasting bond with a powerful ally.
Entropic Hoards
Topaz dragons prize
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     threatens shipping and caravans around a major city.
Topaz Dragon Lairs
Topaz dragons are happiest by the sea. They spend most of their time basking in the sun and have no desire to get wet
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Tabaxi
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     mull over the stories and rumors they collected like a miser counting coins.
Although material wealth holds little attraction for the tabaxi, they have an insatiable desire to find and inspect ancient
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Fleeting Fancies
Wandering tabaxi are mercurial creatures, trading one obsession or passion for the next as the whim strikes. A tabaxi’s desire burns bright, but once met it disappears to be
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     messenger, calm emotions, warding bond
3rd
plant growth, speak with plants
4th
aura of life, conjure minor elementals
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awaken, commune with nature
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     they split into two distinct cultures: the introspective Aereni and the warlike Tairnadal. While neither of these cultures have much interest in human activities, a small number of elves have immigrated
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the patron ancestors formed a bond with you. Now it is your duty to follow in the footsteps of your patron, living your life as they lived theirs, allowing this champion to live on through you. This
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Species
                                                    Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     they split into two distinct cultures: the introspective Aereni and the warlike Tairnadal. While neither of these cultures have much interest in human activities, a small number of elves have immigrated
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the patron ancestors formed a bond with you. Now it is your duty to follow in the footsteps of your patron, living your life as they lived theirs, allowing this champion to live on through you. This
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     life, your relationships with your former fellows can be an advantage for you and your adventuring comrades. You might undertake missions with your new companions that further the interest of the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     intrigues of interest in the group are.
 
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the guild artisan background in the Player’s Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Sage
                                                    
    
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                                                    Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    You spent years learning the lore of the multiverse. You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     of oneself. (Any)
d6
Bond
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It is my duty to protect my students.
2
I have an ancient text that holds terrible secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands.
3
I
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     take a trip down the Styx for all I care. (Neutral)
6
Redemption. There’s a spark of good in everyone. (Good)
d6
Bond
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I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     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
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Bond
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My town or city is my home, and I’ll fight to defend it.
2
I sponsor an orphanage to keep others from enduring what I was forced to endure.
3
I
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Urchin
                                                    
    
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                                                    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
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     better life.
d6
Bond
1
My town or city is my home, and I’ll fight to defend it.
2
I sponsor an orphanage to keep others from enduring what I was forced to endure
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
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I’m eager to explain every detail of my most intricate experiments and theories to anyone who shows the least bit of interest.
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I assume that everyone needs even the most basic
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     interfere with the conclusions of logic. (Lawful)
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Superiority. My vast intellect and strength are directed toward increasing my sway over others. (Evil)
Bonds
d6
Bond
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                    Yuan-ti Pureblood
                                                    
    
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                                                    Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     interest of maintaining the strength of their personal bloodline.
The yuan-ti have abandoned their humanity and consider non-serpentine humanoids to be lesser creatures, barely more civilized than
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . (Evil)
Yuan-ti Bonds
d6
Bond
1
I will see our empire rise again and, in so doing, win the favor of the serpent gods.
2
I am enamored with the culture and trappings of
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     suit your identity as a bounty hunter. For instance, your 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 your reputation for being dependable.
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . You scoured manuscripts, studied scrolls, and listened to the greatest experts on the subjects that interest you. Your efforts have made you a master in your fields of study.
 
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                                                     domination. (Evil)
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Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any)
d6
Bond
1
It is my duty to protect my students.
2
I have an
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     granted will be to you new wonders that you’ve never laid eyes on before. By the same token, you’re a person of interest, for good or ill, to those around you almost anywhere you go.
 
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     speech, and perhaps even your appearance all mark you as foreign. Curious glances are directed your way wherever you go, which can be a nuisance, but you also gain the friendly interest of scholars and
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sickness. By giving the devil his heart’s desire, I bring salvation to him and his land.” Bond. “I love the creatures I create, including my beautiful golems and mongrelfolk.” Flaw. “I can’t be corrupted. My heart is pure, my intentions noble and good.”
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for which they were eternally grateful, but could not cure them of certain human defects that had been present since birth. The Abbot became consumed with a prideful, obsessive desire to rid the poor
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                    Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     value on friendship. (Any)
6
Daring. I am most happy when risking everything. (Any)
D6
BOND
1
My vessel was stolen from me, and I burn with the desire to
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     teeth, a pseudodragon resembles a tiny red dragon but its disposition is playful. Quiet and Defensive. Pseudodragons have little interest in other creatures, and they avoid them whenever possible. If
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     pseudodragon often vocalizes animal noises. A rasping purr indicates pleasure, while a hiss means unpleasant surprise. A bird-like chirping represents desire, and a growl always means anger or discontent
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     remade, with no guilds and no hierarchies. (Chaotic)
6
Spectacle. People are inspired by the greatness they see in art. (Any)
Bonds
d6
Bond
1
I have belonged to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Orzhov oligarch has taken an interest in my career, like a patron of the arts.
8
Roll an additional Rakdos contact; you can decide if the contact is an ally or a rival.
9
A Selesnya healer
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     reminders of the Darklord’s inadequacies. When symbolism is too subtle, the literal specters from the Darklord’s past return to haunt them. Unpleasant Hope. The Darklord’s desire—commonly their bond—is
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    Endless Torment In every domain, instruments of suffering from the Darklord’s past ensure their greatest desire remains in view but ever out of reach. Even though a Darklord is effectively immortal
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     affairs of other guilds is a great way to get squashed like a bug. (Neutral)
Bonds
d6
Bond
1
I cherish the finger of a family member who was petrified by a
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     stole something valuable.
8
I found a baby beast and sold it to a Rakdos wrangler who remains grateful to me.
9
A Selesnya druid and I share an interest in the same garden, and we have
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the flesh as long as possible, and as a spirit afterward. (Any)
Bonds
d6
Bond
1
The unbearable weight of my debt has driven me to desperation.
2
I’m duty-bound
                                                
                                            
                                                
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Orzhov Contacts
d8
Contact
1
The spirit of an ancestor has taken an interest in me.
2
An older cousin has the ear of a powerful oligarch.
3
I know a knight who is
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Backgrounds
                                                    Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     and raised in a different world from the one that most folk know—one that grants you privilege but also calls you to fulfill a duty befitting your station. Your bond might be associated with your
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . It is my duty to protect and care for the people beneath me. (Good)
d6
Bond
1
I will face any challenge to win the approval of my family.
2
My house’s alliance
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . “Responsibility isn’t really my thing.”
 Ideal. “What’s yours is mine; it’s only a matter of time.”
 Bond. “I have a reputation to uphold. I can’t have it sullied by silly concepts like honesty and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     breeze!”
 Ideal. “The pursuit of true love compels me! Never shall I wilt if I have such a cause to champion.”
 Bond. “The beautiful Pollenella—a vision in stripes.”
 Flaw. “I cannot resist a pretty
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . “Responsibility isn’t really my thing.”
 Ideal. “What’s yours is mine; it’s only a matter of time.”
 Bond. “I have a reputation to uphold. I can’t have it sullied by silly concepts like honesty and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    !”
 Ideal. “The pursuit of true love compels me! Never shall I wilt if I have such a cause to champion.”
 Bond. “The beautiful Pollenella—a vision in stripes.”
 Flaw. “I cannot resist a pretty face
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     understandable in all languages, simply states: “All are welcome here. No fighting! No spellcasting! No exceptions!” Mahadi greets all visitors, directing them toward whatever establishments interest them the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     most while reserving the highest praise for his own beloved restaurant and spa, Infernal Rapture. There, he fulfills their every desire in an attempt to place them in his debt. If this doesn’t work
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                                     Compendium
                                                    
                                                    
                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     secrets lie beneath the sands, markers of a history the land’s few residents know of only in story and song. Their interest in past splendor is smothered, as life is harsh in Har’Akir and the living
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the City of the Dead, the Darklord watches over his domain, careless of the passage of mortal lives as he sends his servants in search of his only remaining desire: his ka, the missing piece of his
                                                
                                            
                                        





