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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, it always reflects the patron’s interests, ranging from small-scale concerns to matters of cosmic scope. A deathlock in the thrall of a Fiend might work to destroy a specific temple dedicated to
, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron.
An powerful necromancer might also discover the wicked methods of creating a deathlock and then subjugate it, acting as the deathlock’s patron.PoisonNecrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Silvered
Species
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
external ears, their noses are broad and flat, and they are partially amphibious.
Cool Rationality
Despite being talkative, vedalken keep their personal lives private, and they tend to engage more
with ideas than with people. They form close friendships based on mutual interests or compelling disagreements, and their interactions dwell on their thoughts about those issues rather than their
Half-Elf
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
like elves, and to elves, they look human. In height, they’re on par with both parents, though they’re neither as slender as elves nor as broad as humans. They range from under 5 feet to
, wandering the wilds as trappers, foresters, hunters, or adventurers and visiting civilization only rarely. Like elves, they are driven by the wanderlust that comes of their longevity. Others, in
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Basic Rules (2014)
and hardy, dwarves are known as skilled warriors, miners, and workers of stone and metal. Though they stand well under 5 feet tall, dwarves are so broad and compact that they can weigh as much as a
up the adventuring life might be motivated by a desire for treasure—for its own sake, for a specific purpose, or even out of an altruistic desire to help others. Other dwarves are driven by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, Masons’ Guild, and Shipwrights’ Guild—oversees the city’s broad business interests and runs varied public services. The guilds’ leaders are neutral human and hill dwarf nobles who are prone to bickering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
match their preferences. At best, a group of players is a lot like their characters, in that having different interests and capabilities enables them to handle a broad range of challenges.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
the local clan leader. She despises needless cruelty but is ruthless in protecting her family’s interests. Eastbridge is a blend of Boromar loyalists, Daask insurgents, refugees and veteran soldiers
driven here by war, even a small band of warforged. Westbridge is as safe as Callestan gets, while anything goes in Eastbridge. Westbridge has a significant halfling population. In Eastbridge, a group of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
celebrated by their local communities. When members gather, they discuss shared interests, especially in history and archaeology. Aurum members often take an interest in a particular civilization or era
by binding the current barons and monarchs to their will or by tearing down the current systems and creating something new. In stories driven by action, the Aurum can fund expeditions to exotic lands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Jacqueline RenierJacqueline Renier A century ago, Richemulot was a lively place. In those days, not a building stood vacant as merchants from both ends of the Musarde set up shop along the broad
. Her grandfather grew infirm over the years and less able to look out for the family’s interests, and the others—even her twin sister, Louise—seemed oblivious to the threat. It fell to Jacqueline to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the service of a god (whether a member of the Ordning or an interloper god) and pursuing that god’s interests in the world. A band could also be a group of young giants who want to experience the
corruption spreading through the local flora and turning animals into Aberrations.
5 A band of hunting giants has driven its prey—enormous beasts—into pastureland. The local farmers seek help.
6
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
character’s interests and disposition. Personality traits might describe the things your character likes, his or her past accomplishments, things your character dislikes or fears, your character’s self
background. They might inspire you to heights of heroism, or lead you to act against your own best interests if they are threatened. They can work very much like ideals, driving a character’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
blue or violet. They lack external ears, their noses are broad and flat, and they are partially amphibious. Cool Rationality Despite being talkative, vedalken keep their personal lives private, and they
tend to engage more with ideas than with people. They form close friendships based on mutual interests or compelling disagreements, and their interactions dwell on their thoughts about those issues
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
evil character, Artemis is not an ideal adventurer. He began his career as a villain, and only cooperates with heroes when he must—and when it’s in his own best interests. In most games, evil
adventurers cause problems in groups alongside others who don’t share their interests and objectives. Generally, evil alignments are for villains and monsters.
Languages Your race indicates the languages
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Elturgard and Cormyr view Baldur’s Gate as a lawless cesspool that might have to be dealt with someday. These nations especially frown on the city’s broad religious tolerance. Candlekeep To enter the
united in their dislike for the nation of Amn. Outside of Port Nyanzaru, Baldur’s Gate maintains its own holdings in Chult. Fort Beluarian serves as a beachhead for the interests of the city, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Elturgard and Cormyr view Baldur’s Gate as a lawless cesspool that might have to be dealt with someday. These nations especially frown on the city’s broad religious tolerance. Candlekeep To enter the
, and both cities are united in their dislike for the nation of Amn. Outside of Port Nyanzaru, Baldur’s Gate maintains its own holdings in Chult. Fort Beluarian serves as a beachhead for the interests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron from beyond the grave. An
in gathering servants of its own. Whatever the goal, it always reflects the patron’s interests, ranging from small-scale concerns to matters of cosmic scope. A deathlock in the thrall of a fiend might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
fin that protrudes from the middle of her back. Whymsee is a shorter woman with broad shoulders. Her legs have been replaced with tentacles, and her upper torso is covered in some kind of tough
strung across the back of the chamber to serve as underwater beds, and a variety of hooks have been driven into the walls with netting attached to serve as shelving.
Caught up in the netting of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
key components of life within the city. Change is possible, but usually only when it’s driven by members of the royal family or the noble clans. Queen Jin-Mi sits at the apex of the social order
. These somber magistrates are known for the traditional, broad-brimmed black hat, called a gat, that they each wear as part of their uniform. Names Family comes first in Yeonido, and thus an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
rewards ambition, granting its members autonomy to pursue their own interests and gain some measure of personal power or influence. In this way, the organization is a meritocracy. The Zhentarim welcomes
fate would destroy the Zhentarim’s plans for control of Faerûn. Davra Jassur
Lawful evil human assassin
Ideals: Order, discipline, ambition
Personality: Driven, focused, ruthless
Potential
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
respects the other gods whose interests balance creation and destruction, such as Thassa, Purphoros, and Nylea, considering them better attuned to Theros’s needs and destiny’s myriad outcomes. Nylea shares
relationships with Erebos and Athreos are complicated. Ages spent in the Underworld with Erebos have driven home for her how arrogant and tyrannical he is, as ready to commit the same sins as Heliod if given the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Dungeons & Dragons campaign to explore. A vast, sprawling city that covers the whole of the known world, Ravnica teems with intrigue and adventure, driven by the conflicts among the ten powerful guilds that
character archetypes, competing factions that player characters can join, and abundant opportunities to develop and drive a campaign driven by the guilds’ schemes and interactions. This book, then, is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
garrison in Middle Central. He does his best to serve the interests of the nobles and wealthy patrons in the Central Plateau, and as a result these wards are among the safest in Sharn. But Yorgan’s
. Over a century of service, she has woven a net of graft and extortion across Menthis Plateau; she looks after those who pay their dues. Her mother was driven from House Phiarlan when she developed an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
sat the deep, broad well that was the only known entrance to the dungeon. Around this well he built a tavern and inn that caters to adventurers and those who seek their services, and he called it the
. Most visitors are content to swap stories by the hearth, but sometimes a group driven by greed, ambition, or desperation pays the toll for entry and descends the well. Most don’t survive to make the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Waterdeep — extend their influence into nearby regions, often creating or accepting vassal settlements, but in the end, these realms are cities, driven to consider their own protection and future
interests and gathering and updating information on its settlements for her superiors, fellow agents, and potential recruits, including adventurers who might serve the Alliance or one of its members
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
engages Asteria in conversation about her interests finds her an overflowing font of information. But she also retains her stubborn streak and quickly repudiates anyone who tries to order her around
undead champions from the Grim Harrow, and infiltrating the Solar Bastion (see chapter 10) before Hilarion discovered her. Asteria is driven to protect innocent people who accidentally stumble across
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
represents the richest interests and the most powerful armies on the Sword Coast. The order controls wealth that can hire mercenaries, ensure the loyalty of wavering princes, and possibly even bribe a few
Even while they are working together, members of the Lords’ Alliance are always advancing their own interests. Everyone knows and expects it—it’s a fact of dealing with the alliance. That doesn’t mean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
represents the richest interests and the most powerful armies on the Sword Coast. The order controls wealth that can hire mercenaries, ensure the loyalty of wavering princes, and possibly even bribe a few
Even while they are working together, members of the Lords’ Alliance are always advancing their own interests. Everyone knows and expects it—it’s a fact of dealing with the alliance. That doesn’t mean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
bamboo or thatch walls with enormous windows to let in the breeze, under broad thatched or tiled eaves. All buildings are richly decorated with paint, ivy, and vivid flowers. Some are painted in
fountain or rain basin. With so much water running downhill, Chultans also make excellent use of water-driven mechanical gadgets. Many buildings have water wheels built into their cisterns. Rainwater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
be driven to murder by passion. A refugee could become a cutpurse out of desperation. The rowdy Brelish veterans who call themselves the Brokenbridge Brawlers don’t think of themselves as criminals
veterans who present themselves as a vigilante militia that protects Cyran refugees, but some say they’re just pursuing selfish interests Muut Bugbears in Lower Dura who have been “protecting” Malleon’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
represents the richest interests and the most powerful armies on the Sword Coast. The order controls wealth that can hire mercenaries, ensure the loyalty of wavering princes, and possibly even bribe a few
Even while they are working together, members of the Lords’ Alliance are always advancing their own interests. Everyone knows and expects it—it’s a fact of dealing with the alliance. That doesn’t mean
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
area. The undead attack until they are destroyed or the intruders have been driven away. They pursue intruders throughout the tunnels but do not leave the Winding Way. Once any intruders have been
killed or driven back through the door of the room, the undead return to their original positions. The specters hang back from the fight, and if the characters appear on the verge of victory, they move
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
members of different genders, ethnicities, and sexualities, as well as people with disabilities and of varied beliefs, as having broad roles, professions, interests, and outlooks. Endlessly work to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
warlock who fails to live up to a bargain with an evil patron runs the risk of rising from the dead as a deathlock, a foul Undead driven to serve its otherworldly patron. An powerful necromancer might
. Whatever the goal, it always reflects the patron’s interests, ranging from small-scale concerns to matters of cosmic scope. A deathlock in the thrall of a Fiend might work to destroy a specific
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
academy’s mandate, but members find opportunities to undertake far-flung research expeditions—only so much can be learned in libraries, after all. An academy’s focus can be broad or singular, artistic
), your primary interests involve aiding your contact in their research. Alternatively, you might work to further the academy’s efforts in another way, perhaps related to security or funding. The Academy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
goals and interests that usually involve the acquisition of even greater wealth. Such a giant’s appeal to adventurers is simply the promise of a steady salary and a luxurious lifestyle. The
archetypal giant seer is a storm giant driven by the search for signs of Annam’s activity. The seer might seek out omens written in natural phenomena, manipulate world events to bring about the fulfillment