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Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
Brahma Lutier left the group. In fact, his first assignment was to assist in the team's attempts to apprehend the wandering bard. An adopted child of the âCâ Team's Rosie Beestinger, Pendragon is his
mother's foil in almost every way â including his goal of wanting to mainstream some of the family's rumored criminal interests. Pendragon has, in fact, attempted to kill his mother â and been killed
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
);{"diceNotation":"1d6+1","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Silvered Sword","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage (silvered sword).Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a
, if he thinks heâs in danger of being unmasked, he retreats to his tower (see chapter 11) or some other quiet corner of Strahdâs domain.
Rictavioâs Traits
Ideal. âEvil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
)
Half-Elf Wizard (School of Evocation)
Wood Elf Cleric (Life Domain)
Hill Dwarf Bard (College of Lore)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Unearthed Arcana
presents revised subclasses for the Cleric (Knowledge Domain), Fighter (Purple Dragon Knight), and Wizard (Bladesinger), along with new subclasses for the Bard (College of the Moon), Paladin (Oath of the Noble Genies), Ranger (Winter Walker), Rogue (Scion of the Three), and Sorcerer (Spellfire Sorcery).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Unearthed Arcana
document presents revised subclasses for the Bard (College of Spirits), Cleric (Grave Domain), Rogue (Phantom), Sorcerer (Shadow Sorcery), and Warlock (Hexblade Patron and Undead Patron) as well as new subclasses for the Artificer (Reanimator) and Ranger (Hollow Warden).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
, the Dark Powers gathered them both into the Domains of Dread. Generally, though, Ivana and Ivan have little to do with one another. Their homes occupy opposite ends of the domain, and their interests
Vetistiqua
Tatenna Fulchighora
DOMAIN WITH TWO DARKLORDS
Ivana Boritsi and Ivan Dilisnya are coequal rulers of Borca. As they both committed depraved crimes in the same land at the same time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
3rd Filled with a rage that channels the primal magic of the storm Barbarian Path of the Zealot 3rd Fueled by a religious zeal that visits destruction on foes Bard College of Glamour 3rd Wields the
beguiling, glorious magic of the Feywild Bard College of Swords 3rd Entertains and slays with daring feats of weapon prowess Bard College of Whispers 3rd Plants fear and doubt in the minds of others
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
domain appropriate to that deity for their Divine Domain feature. Often, heroes choose to devote themselves to particular gods either out of piety or self-interest. Sometimes, though, the gods choose
the same god, but more likely, they represent the interests of different gods as they face the dangers of the world together. Gods of Theros Deity Alignment Suggested Cleric Domains Common Symbol
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Loyalists of Kalakeri The Kalakeri military and traditionalists throughout the domain back Maharani Ramyaâs claim to the Sapphire Throne. Ramya tries to eliminate her siblings and the rebels
Convincing the faction to heed advice seemingly counter to its interests â5
25 Convincing Ramya to leave Jadurai â5
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
Tree to tap into cosmic vitality.
Zealot to rage in union with a god.
Bard. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of...
Dance to harness agility in
. Then harness the...
Life Domain to be a master of healing.
Light Domain to wield searing, warding light.
Trickery Domain to bedevil foes with mischief.
War Domain to inspire valor and chastise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Playerâs Handbook
. Then follow the Path of the...
Berserker to unleash raw violence.
Wild Heart to manifest kinship with animals.
World Tree to tap into cosmic vitality.
Zealot to rage in union with a god.
Bard
and magical secrets.
Valor to wield weapons with spells.
Cleric. Invoke divine magic to heal, bolster, and smite. Then harness the...
Life Domain to be a master of healing.
Light Domain to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
basis for comparison, domain inhabitants call those who speak of other worlds liars. For them, the following topics are standard aspects of life in their home domain or in a broader collection of
domains they call the Land of the Mists. Culture and Technology Each domain boasts its own culture, either drawn from the Material Plane or a parody manufactured to torment a Darklord. As such, a domain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
mysterious goals. As part of this arrangement, Strahd avoids harming Vistani who travel within his land. Closing the Borders. Strahd closes Baroviaâs borders whenever something that interests him threatens to
escape, surrounding the domain with poisonous mist. Those who enter the Mists choke and are affected as detailed in âThe Mistsâ section at the start of this chapter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
interests, or they might already possess itâmaking them the Darklordâs quarry. In any case, while itâs well known that the pharaoh seeks some lost treasure, he doesnât advertise that what he seeks is
his own ka, making this revelation part of any successful hunt. Roll or choose an option from the Hunt for the Ka table to determine what form the domain-spanning quest takes. Hunt for the Ka d6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
with Rage, and wade into hand-to-hand combat. Then follow the Path of the Berserker to unleash raw violence. Bard. Perform spells that inspire and heal allies or beguile foes. Then join the College of
Lore to collect knowledge and magical secrets. Cleric. Invoke divine magic to heal, bolster, and smite. Then harness the Life Domain to be a master of healing. Druid. Channel nature magic to heal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
of Solamnia. Fighters and paladins make up the bulk of the knighthoodâs forces. Clerics (often with the War domain) can also be found among the knightsâ ranks.
For a more unusual take on a Knight
of Solamnia character, consider playing a bard of the College of Valor (or the College of Swords from Xanatharâs Guide to Everything) or a barbarian devoted to the ideals of the nature god Habbakuk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
apprehend the wandering bard. An adopted child of the âCâ Teamâs Rosie Beestinger, Pendragon is his motherâs foil in almost every way â including his goal of wanting to mainstream some of the familyâs
rumored criminal interests. Pendragon has, in fact, attempted to kill his mother â and been killed himself in the process. Despite his having been resurrected at Rosieâs request, things remain cool
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
supernatural investigation, or even explore another domain.
When players create Keeper of the Feather characters, ask them the following questions.
What sparked your interest in the occult? Did
knowledge most interests you? Are you curious about archeology, astrology, divination, cryptozoology, electricity, or spiritualism? How has this gotten you into trouble?
Who aids your investigations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Nature Domain Gods of nature are as varied as the natural world itself, from inscrutable gods of the deep forests (such as Silvanus, Obad-Hai, Chislev, Balinor, and Pan) to friendly deities
own secret tongue. But many of these gods have clerics as well, champions who take a more active role in advancing the interests of a particular nature god. These clerics might hunt the evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Rules of Conduct Although Zybilna is indisposed, three of the rules she put into place when she created her Feywild domain continue to hold weight: the rule of hospitality, the rule of ownership, and
happen to them as a result, but that fact alone is not enough to encourage most others to likewise break the rulesâfor all they know, the brigands might be acting in the hagsâ interests. If Zybilna were
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
. Choose a guild and refer to its description in chapter 2 for suggestions on building the party around it. 2 Classic Party. Boros or Selesnya cleric (Life Domain), Azorius or Boros fighter (Champion
warlock, Rakdos rogue 7 Nature Party. Selesnya druid, Gruul barbarian, Simic wizard or Selesnya bard, Golgari rogue 8 Benevolent Party. Selesnya cleric, Boros paladin, Azorius wizard, Selesnya bard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
orchestrated his downfall solely to spite her nemesis, Selûne. Vanrak had lost his family, his title, and most of his army, and he was in danger of losing hold over his domain. In the Year of Silent Shadows
own, Wylynd is surrounded by distant relatives, including a savvy half-drow grandnephew named Helion Moonstar, whom she has chosen to be her heir. The familyâs business interests lie in cartography and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Rictavio Several months ago, a colorfully dressed half-elf bard came to Barovia in a carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling
heâs in danger of being unmasked, he retreats to his tower (see chapter 11) or some other quiet corner of Strahdâs domain. Rictavioâs Traits Ideal. âEvil cannot go unchallenged.â Bond. âTo protect those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Intervention. If the characters havenât found a way to Prismeer by the end of the evening, Ellywick Tumblestrum (see âFeasting Orchardâ earlier in the chapter) comes to their aid. The gnome bard appears
weight in Prismeer. Fey creatures in the domain will not attack a Witchlight Monarch unless the monarch attacks them first. Moreover, Fey creatures in Prismeer treat a Witchlight Monarch with great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
secret agendas that might work against the charactersâ interests. You can let the partyâs size and the playersâ interest in bringing NPCs into their group determine whether more than one of the
ignored as he attacks them. Garret Levistusson CN male tiefling bard/rogue The Cartophileâs first choice to join the charactersâ expedition, Garret is an untrustworthy bon vivant and magpie. His mapmaking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tuânarath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue?
â Gimble, gnome bard
When the githyanki fled from the illithids
by categorizing the castaway items, making it easier for other githyanki to locate objects related to their personal interests. Creatures seeking to infiltrate Tuânarath have had success in using this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
particular backgrounds and interests of the adventurers, you can make some or all of the following additional activities available as options. Building a Stronghold A character can spend time between
adventures building a stronghold. Before work can begin, the character must acquire a plot of land. If the estate lies within a kingdom or similar domain, the character will need a royal charter (a legal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
characters who donât get in the way. The door leading north into Lottieâs domain is not locked. Lottie assumes that anyone coming this way is a staff member on legitimate business, or is looking to die
of the casino assume that anyone entering Lottieâs private domain is either invited or is soon to be dead, and pay no mind to characters breaking in. The floor of this room is covered in red tiles
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
in pieces that litter the ground. Crab of Cuthbert. The day before the Marshal sank, Clergol of the Viola, a bard and a follower of St. Cuthbert, cast the awaken spell on a crab he named Barnacle
who fish in the waters around Saltmarsh know that a dragon turtle called Xalatamos claims the wreck of the Marshal as part of its domain. As long as the wreck was undisturbed, Xalatamos kept to itself
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
commitment to protecting Waterdeepâs interests. The wizard serves for one year and acts as a liaison between the city and the abbot, while also aiding in the defense of Goldenfields. The guildâs current
the Goldenfields compound that lies northwest of the wheat fields. G16. Apple Orchard Many a bard has sung songs about Goldenfieldsâ apple orchard; its old yet seemingly ageless trees yield thousands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
: a prominent playwright, bard, or court fool in whose words, art, or performance the people perceive universal truth. On a smaller scale, this might be an influential local poet, minstrel, satirist
leaderâs passing: Name one positive change that the leader brought to his or her domain or sphere of influence. Does that change persist after the leaderâs death? State the general mood or attitude of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
black robe looks up from her work, her face twisted in an expression of rage.
Creatures. Burdug the shaman, an orc Eye of Gruumsh, has commandeered a chamber as her private domain. She lives here with
. (The ogre would never stoop to wielding the delicate blade like some prancing bard.) 13. Dwarven Statue At the end of the passage stands a statue of a fierce-looking dwarf in heavy mail armor. The stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
cultists stop playing. Frustrated with the mediocre initiates, Windharrow asks if the characters are skilled musicians and if they would like to audition for the band. If a bard character or a character
displease Aerisi Kalinoth. If the characters adopt the garments and instruments of the Windwyrds, they stand a chance of passing through the air cultâs domain without difficulty. Bone Flutes. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
convince Shon that they have Prismeerâs best interests at heart, he gives them the horn and tells them where to find Zybilna (area P22), warning them about the jabberwock if he hasnât already done so. P29
shortly after the archfey carved out her domain in the Feywild. Raezil spends most of her time abroad, in the courts of other archfey, and hasnât kept up on the politics of Prismeer. Once she is no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
of superiority, believing themselves the most powerful and worthy of all mortal creatures. When they interact with other creatures, it is only to further their own interests. They believe in their
dragon masterâs domain.
A black dragonâs malevolent influence might also cause the spontaneous creation of evil shambling mounds that seek out and slay good creatures approaching the dragonâs lair