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                                                    Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     their coastal territories overlap, and they can nurture an inexplicably intense hatred of these metallic dragons. They can also draw the ire of druids and other nature protectors who don’t
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     topaz dragon their monarch, despite the dragon’s complete lack of interest and growing annoyance toward them.
Cold, Necrotic
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Multiclassing Proficiencies  Class Proficiencies Gained   Barbarian Shields, simple weapons, martial weapons Bard Light armor, one skill of your choice, one musical instrument of your choice Cleric Light
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     armor, medium armor, shields Druid Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal) Fighter Light armor, medium armor, shields, simple weapons, martial
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     business; you’ve been too busy going to the best parties. Just the other day, you were dancing with druids, and they summoned an Archfey from Thelanis. You don’t remember all the details — it was one of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     those parties — but it seems like you made a deal with the fey prince. You’re not sure what you agreed to; you’d better find out! Guild Artisan Bard. You ran the finest bar in Cyre, until the Mourning
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     are many eccentric nobles in Upper Northedge. A patron of the arts could take an interest in the career of a bard or entertainer. A collector might keep capable adventurers on retainer with the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     isn’t moving. Strahd had this human bard suspended from the ceiling as a test to see how long he could keep his head above water. The man weakened and drowned. On the floor of the cell, below the hanging corpse, is a smashed lyre. K75h. Empty Cell This cell contains nothing of interest.
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     every minute. K75c. Empty Cell This cell contains nothing of interest. K75d. Dead Dwarf This cell is linked to a teleport trap in area K73. The skeletal remains of a dwarf fighter lie at the bottom of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     like these exist in your world. Wizards (and bards and druids) might be so rare that a player character learns from a single mentor and never meets another character of the same class, in which case
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     for organizations presented earlier in this chapter. A player character necromancer might cultivate renown within the Cabal of Thar-Zad, while a bard seeks increasing renown within the College of Mac-Fuirmidh.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Emerald Enclave A character must demonstrate an interest in protecting nature or the natural order to join the Emerald Enclave. Druids and rangers are especially welcome. Waterdeep harbors a few
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , martial weapons Bard Light armor, one skill of your choice, one musical instrument of your choice Cleric Light armor, medium armor, shields Druid Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Dragonmarked Characters Here are examples of characters who carry the Mark of Scribing. House Agent Bard. The Draconic Prophecy is one of the greatest mysteries of all. You’re an observer tasked to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , spellbooks, and ancient lore. Hermit Warlock (Great Old One). The Mark of Making allows you to read the code of reality itself, to understand voices no one else can hear. You have no interest in the business
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     raising the dead. Find a patron. Many eccentric nobles make their homes in Upper Northedge. A patron of the arts could take an interest in the career of a bard or an entertainer. A collector might
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    A Bard’s Muse Naturally, every bard has a repertoire of songs and stories. Some bards are generalists who can draw from a wide range of topics for each performance, and who take pride in their
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     versatility. Others adopt a more personal approach to their art, driven by their attachment to a muse — a particular concept that inspires much of what those bards do in front of an audience. A bard who
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     cruel and capricious goddess who must be propitiated to avoid attracting her attention and interest in a negative way. Beshaba’s name is invoked when someone is beset by bad luck — which could be as
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     symbol) to ward off misfortune. The same gesture raised to the head signifies a salute; when pointed at someone, the “horns” indicate ill favor directed toward that individual. Many druids worship
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     societies and nature. Others take a more active hand, injecting elements of chaos and innovation into mortal life. Unlike the gods of good and evil, the neutral gods have little interest in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and shy, they are fiercely protective of their domain, regarding all plants and animals as their children. Chislev’s followers are often hermits, druids, and others who revere nature without asking
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Zilargo. Worse still, several of the wealthiest and most influential members of the board are associated with the Aurum, a shadowy cabal whose primary interest seems to be increasing its members
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    ’ wealth and influence. Whose interest, then, does the Chronicle serve?
 All the more reason, loyal readers, to rely on the Voice of Breland for unbiased news you can use.
 Civilian. Some groups include
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     me push beyond my limitations. 6 My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I risked becoming an indiscriminate killer.  Bard  d6 I became a bard because …   1 I awakened my latent bardic
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     abilities through trial and error. 2 I was a gifted performer and attracted the attention of a master bard who schooled me in the old techniques. 3 I joined a loose society of scholars and orators to learn
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     table; roll a d10, or choose a location of interest.  Bazaar Merchants   d10 Merchant   1 Secondhand Strings. A must-stop shop for the bard on a budget, with a variety of gently used instruments. 2
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . However, Muriel knows Barovia well enough to point out other nearby locations that might interest the adventurers, including the ruined mansion of Argynvostholt (see chapter 7) and the ancient burial
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     ground known as Yester Hill (see chapter 14). Muriel grew up hearing stories about the druids of Yester Hill, specifically how they turned away from their ancient beliefs to worship the devil Strahd
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     motivation, but it also might explain some of your class features or magic. A bard of the College of Lore might focus on the study of giants, a Rune Knight fighter (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     interest in giants, or one of those entities might be your warlock’s Otherworldly Patron. Mentors and Patrons Perhaps you had a giant as a mentor or a financial benefactor who taught you your profession
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     includes thirty commoners. Also present is a Zhentarim spy named Agorn Fuoco (NE male Turami bard; see appendix B) and his companion, Amath Sercent (LE female Mulan priest of Bane). Agorn is swept up in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     on another merry chase. Remallia and her fellow Harpers watch with interest but don’t get involved unless their lives or the lives of innocents are imperiled. Next Encounter If the characters take the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Phenax’s Champions Alignment: Usually chaotic, often neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, monk, rogue, warlock Suggested Cleric Domains: Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Charlatan, criminal
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and teller of tall tales. 
   5  You dedicated your life to upsetting the balance of power in a corrupt polis. 
   6  You have no idea why Phenax showed interest in you, and you might sometimes wish
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Ward to drop off his lady friend. She now has the stone — a fact that characters can discover by questioning the man, a bard named Agorn Fuoco. Agorn made such a good impression on Manshoon that he
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     them (see “The Three Urchins”). When the children see the characters for the first time, their interest is piqued. The children fancy themselves adventurers of sorts, and they are quick to idolize and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Emerald Enclave The Emerald Enclave takes an interest in characters who seek to preserve the balance within Waterdeep (particularly clerics of nature, druids, and rangers). Any such character is
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Sleight of Hand and Stealth skills. Confiscators are often rogues, and many have a history of stealing for profit rather than national interest. Hunter. The Hunter stalks humanoid prey, for purposes
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     Operator, who might end up stepping into a different role when the need arises. The Operator is often a bard and might come from a soldier or noble background (being accustomed to leadership in one
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    Kruphix’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, druid, monk, ranger, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Hermit, outlander
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     then, they’ve only gotten stranger. 
   5  You wanted to learn truths that only Kruphix knows. Now you’re starting to wonder if you know too much. 
   6  You have no idea why Kruphix showed interest in
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     solve 3 High priest who worries the characters are diminishing the temple’s prestige 4 Wizard who blames the characters for some recent troubles 5 Rival adventuring party 6 Bard who loves a scandal
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     interest 16 Political opportunist seeking a scapegoat 17 Traitorous noble looking to foment a revolution 18 Would-be tyrant who brooks no opposition 19 Exiled noble looking for revenge 20 Corrupt official
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     populace eventually fled. Those who remained behind were taken, one by one, and transformed into meenlocks. A bard who heard about the catastrophe decided to chronicle the stories of the survivors. He
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     traveled the area extensively, avoiding Vermeillon but seeking out its former residents in nearby towns. His account failed to draw interest, and the book remained among the remnants of his bardic career until his granddaughter found it and sent it on its way to Candlekeep.
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    . Fungal Plague. To protect a primeval forest from the encroachment of hunters and settlers, druids unleash a fungal plague that quickly gets out of hand. Old Enemy. An elusive villain who plagued the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     decadent cities, where the protagonists are often motivated more by greed and self-interest than by altruistic virtue. Sword-and-Sorcery Conflicts. In this flavor of campaign, magic-users often
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     her meal. As long as the characters keep their distance, the White Wyrm ignores them. Awakened Beast The frost druids of Icewind Dale use awaken spells to imbue native beasts with an Intelligence
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     score of 10 and the ability to speak Common or Druidic. The druids use these awakened beasts as spies and messengers. Roll a d8 and consult the Awakened Beast Encounter table to determine what kind of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Seldarine. The Elf Deities table enumerates the members of the Seldarine. For each god, the table notes alignment, province (the god’s main areas of interest and responsibility), suggested domains
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     welfare of forests and prairies, the passing of the seasons, and the lives of beasts. Most of his followers and priests are elf druids. They’re just as insular and secretive as any other druids, which
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     lunatic. The ground nearby is crawling with tiny twig monsters. The Barovian wilderness is home to druids who worship Strahd because of his ability to control the weather and the beasts of Barovia. The
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     druids are savage and violent, and each controls a host of twig blights, which fights until destroyed. If all the twig blights are destroyed or the druid loses more than half of its hit points, the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     magic items and spellbooks, Obaya hires a small squad of bodyguards, books passage on a merchant ship heading to Chult, and returns to Port Nyanzaru with her trove. Pay a Harper Debt A lawful good bard
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     with the Xanathar Guild and gauge interest in setting up a slave trade in Skullport, far from the eyes of Waterdavian authorities. Esvele didn’t learn of this meeting until after Kressando vanished, and
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     provide what aid they can and might even put themselves in harm’s way for the characters if a friendship is established.  Welcoming Island Leader   d6 Leader   1 Bard (see appendix C) 2 Druid 3 Guardian
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     4 1d6 druids and 5d10 tribal warriors 5 3d10 centaurs 6 3d10 scouts and 5d10 commoners   Welcoming Island Story Hooks   d4 Story Hook   1 The island is a colony or outpost sponsored by a nation or
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     widespread group of wilderness survivalists preserves the natural order while rooting out unnatural threats. Many of the Enclave’s members are barbarians, druids, and rangers. Some wander the untamed
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     chambers. The Black Network disguises its ownership of the inn to avoid unwanted attention. The organization also has a vested interest in maintaining the prosperity of Yartar. Minor Factions A number of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     differentiating it from its neighbors. Most of Goldenfields’ workers are human commoners. A handful of peaceful Chauntea worshipers (NG male and female druids of various races and ethnicities) live and work
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     the inside of Goldenfields’ western wall detours around a pair of semicircular herb gardens. Stone cottages located nearby belong to a dozen druids (N male and female humans of various ethnicities
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following bard spells prepared:
 Cantrips (at will): mage hand, mending, minor illusion, vicious mockery
 1st level (4 slots): cure wounds
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     operation out of a heavily guarded warehouse in the Dock Ward, offering loans to those in need of coin. Her interest rates are comparable to those of her competitors (including noble families of bankers such
                                                
                                            
                                        






