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Folk Hero
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Basic Rules (2014)
disaster.
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I stood alone against a terrible monster.
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I stole from a corrupt merchant to help the poor.
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I led a militia to fight off an invading army.
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I broke into a tyrant
you.
Suggested Characteristics
A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their humble origins as a virtue, not a shortcoming, and their
Firbolg
Legacy
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
’ presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travelers decide to move on, the better.
If these
Separated from the tribe and lost
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Homeland destroyed by natural disaster
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Personal quest ordained by omens
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Dispatched on a quest by tribe leaders
Firbolg Names
Firbolg
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
The brutes are at the gate, chaos is looming, and the only thing standing in the way of disaster is the foundation of law and order — as embodied in the Azorius Senate. You’re a proud
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
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A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
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I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
wants something from it, typically a means of improving one’s status or gaining leverage against enemies. A demon that answers the call wants something in return: an opportunity to spread carnage, to
could handle. Calling forth a demon and failing to rein it in is a capital crime in most drow communities — an uncontrolled demon often spells disaster not only for the drow who pulled it from the Abyss
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the key to improving Icewind Dale’s climate. Since chwingas are known to inhabit Ten-Towns and have some ability to alter their natural surroundings, Dannika thinks she can learn a lot by studying
. She then tells them she’s been looking all over town and hasn’t found any chwingas. She suggests the characters might have better luck in one of the other settlements. She could continue the search
Kobold
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby waterway and greatly improving the town’s sanitation. If the kobolds like the area and aren’t mistreated by the humans
provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat.
In a couple of situations, kobolds might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
potential and hope where others expect disaster. Key An inflexible person with power over you threatened to bring about disaster, but your decisive action prevailed. Knight The defenders of a religious
circumstance you don’t yet understand. Star When you adopted your current beliefs, your life changed dramatically for the better. Sun While you never placed much stock in the beliefs you were taught
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Adult Copper Dragon Svetlin Velinov Surrounded by guardians of the forest, an adult copper
dragon bequeaths a magic sword to a worthy hero Adult copper dragons use their influence to better the
world. With broad circles of friends, adult copper dragons delight in introducing people to one another and helping people find places where they can flourish. When disaster strikes, these dragons draw
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
clear why you make a great addition to any franchise. Cavalier An Acquisitions Incorporated franchise is a heady mix of adventuring and business, and both those pursuits require travel. Who better to
, providing a boon to your franchise’s standing in the community. Any franchise could do worse than having you as its public face — especially when your sense of quiet resolve is needed to quietly resolve some unexpected business disaster.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
event that marked you as a hero of the people. d10 Defining Event 1 I stood up to a tyrant’s agents. 2 I saved people during a natural disaster. 3 I stood alone against a terrible monster. 4 I stole
else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you. Suggested Characteristics A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
event that marked you as a hero of the people. d10 Defining Event 1 I stood up to a tyrant’s agents. 2 I saved people during a natural disaster. 3 I stood alone against a terrible monster. 4 I stole
else searching for you, though they will not risk their lives for you. Suggested Characteristics A folk hero is one of the common people, for better or for worse. Most folk heroes look on their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
better name if they like). The detector might take the form of a magical receptacle allowing one or more orrery components to function as a compass, a divination window tapping into planar disruptions
missions might tie in to improving the magic of the portalometer and involving tracking down lore or components. Or the characters could discover several possible locations for the Six’s ritual, then
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
sideline hobby of greedily trapping ribald dwarven poetry and recipes that “honor the noble turnip.”
WHISPER JAR
Construction Permits At rank 3, your knowledge of best practices for improving an
favorite thing to hear is, “I probably shouldn’t say anything, but did you know … ?”
2 Your whisper jar is a better conversationalist than most people you’ve ever met.
3 You can’t keep a secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Belial, but his contingency plans rescue him from possible disaster. Other devils might gain a brief advantage over the two lords because of their infighting, but whenever any true threat to their rule
mortal’s emotions to her will, as a way to better understand the workings of mortal hearts and minds. What she or Belial intends to do with their accumulated knowledge none can definitively say, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
gamble with the utmost skill and daring. Yet she is thought to watch over all who take risks to better their fortunes. The battle cry of the followers of Tymora is “Fortune favors the bold.” Someone
the Dawn Cataclysm, there was but one goddess of luck, Tyche. Ever flirting with fortune and disaster, Lady Luck bestowed and withdrew her favor at a whim. When her current paramour, Lathander, started
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
or a thief wronged me, so I focused my training on mastering the skills of my enemy to better combat foes of that sort. 3 An experienced rogue saw something in me and taught me several useful tricks
. 4 I decided to turn my natural lucky streak into the basis of a career, though I still realize that improving my skills is essential. 5 I took up with a group of ruffians who showed me how to get what
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
world than it does with the giants themselves. These adventures might be disaster stories, where characters might help bystanders escape. The source of the disaster might be a conflict between two giants
and a dragon are oblivious to the destruction they’re causing Delve into the Past The best reason for delving into the past is to discover a path to a better future.
—Diancastra
In the world of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
hours each of those days. Thus, creating an uncommon magic item takes 20 days and 500 gp. You are free to adjust the costs to better suit your campaign. If a spell will be produced by the item being
comfortable lifestyle at half the normal cost (see chapter 5, “Equipment,” in the Player’s Handbook). Gaining Renown A character can spend downtime improving his or her renown within a particular
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
brought word of disaster. A war galley fully loaded with pirates approaches from the southwest. It flies the flag of the raiders and bears the name of the cursed ship Tammeraut. We must prepare what
succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or take 18 (4d8) necrotic damage. A failed save likely kills him. Morley fared better and has lost only 1 point of Constitution and Charisma. He must make
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
, lamenting, “May your luck be better than mine.” 2 A deluxe sedan chair carried by four veterans stops in front of the characters. A gloved Humanoid hand parts its privacy curtain, extending them an
sourced from among the faithful cause their numbers to dwindle. Intent on improving their reputation and converting new members to their sinister fold, the fanatics of the Infinite Well don insincere smiles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Spellplague to a great inundation of the sea. In the century since that great disaster, the waters receded, and now stories told by travelers from the south tell of halfling communities that survived as
, who are better trained than their predecessors were. A few of Sembia’s less scrupulous former soldiers have taken to banditry, which offers other Sembians more opportunities for guard work. Thay. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to better fit the story you want to create with your players. HAVE WE BEEN HERE BEFORE?
The town of Phandalin will be recognizable to any players familiar with the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure
style that underlines their general disinterest in tradition. Development. Macklin had been preparing to seek employment with the Fellowship of the Golden Mongoose before the disaster that leveled
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
be prepared to store and carry it without looking in it. Omin isn’t keen to get into additional details, though, suggesting that the less the characters know, the better. (This is another potentially
by the eruption of Mount Hotenow years before. Citizens are still rebuilding from that disaster, largely thanks to the extra taxes Lord Neverember levies against the wealthy. The city’s poorer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in profit than quality. Lacking the carpentry skills of his ancestors, he relies on underpaid apprentices to assemble wagons that are little better than ordinary, yet they cost five times as much. The
townsfolk consider him a magnet for disaster. He lives surrounded by trophies of his past adventures, and rarely emerges from his estate. He never condescends to protect the town or use his wealth to aid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
disaster for the whole neighborhood. Seatower of Balduran The headquarters of the Flaming Fist stands on a rocky islet in the harbor, its sheer walls erupting from the stone in such a way as to grant
keep suspicion away from him, and he has to admit it’s a better deal than paying protection money himself. Water Queen’s House The oldest temple in Baldur’s Gate, the Water Queen’s House clings to its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Mandorcai managed to negotiate, potentially resulting in fiendish disaster for the whole neighborhood. Seatower of Balduran The headquarters of the Flaming Fist stands on a rocky islet in the harbor, its
, and he has to admit it’s a better deal than paying protection money himself. Water Queen’s House The oldest temple in Baldur’s Gate, the Water Queen’s House clings to its enormous pier like a monster of