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Volo's Guide to Monsters
undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
, giving each individual and every generation a reason to feel pride and self-respect. The kobolds prefer to run away than fight, to live off the scraps of others, and they are often dominated by larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Option 1: Mysterious Patron Have a friendly patron whose true identity is somewhat mysterious befriend the adventurers early in their careers and send them on each adventure in sequence. The patron
that doesn’t at first seem to involve a dragon (such as “The Will of Orcus,” chapter 3) turns out to revolve around one, but of course that’s exactly the reason Bahamut sent the characters to investigate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
The Relic Lecture During an early Advanced Arcane History course that all the characters are attending, Dean Tullus displays a relic she discovered during a recent expedition. Read or paraphrase the
knots around itself. “I unearthed this in the Fortress Badlands during my most recent expedition. Its creator and use remain uncertain. But by investigating the reason for its creation, we stand to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Amphail Amphail lies on the Long Road, about three days’ ride north of Waterdeep. The town is named after Amphail the Just, one of Waterdeep’s early warlords, who is said to haunt the surrounding
precariously to the high, tilted saddle, waving their arms and commanding imaginary armies into battle. Within spitting distance of the statue is the Stag-Horned Flagon, a cozy tavern. Reason to Visit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
” section in chapter 3 can issue this challenge. Why a Challenge? Choose one of the following grudges as the reason for the challenge: Dangerous. The Rival accuses the characters of causing the dangerous
learns the details in the “Furygale” section of chapter 1. The characters can arrive at the Furygale Repository whenever they please and find it empty—no one is using the storage site this early in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. They practice the use of illusion magic from an early age. Most forest gnome communities include a full-fledged illusionist and an apprentice or two, and they use their talents in service of the
community — designing longer-lasting or larger-scale illusions that help the community stay hidden from the world. Gnomes use illusions for practically any reason — as a game, for defense, or for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
inspire some youngsters to take such risks. Whatever the reason, from time to time a halfling feels the call of adventure and sets off with a walking staff, a satchel, and a few biscuits. The first
stop for many of these plucky souls is a faraway city where they hope to find some like-minded companions. Fancy Feet A halfling’s potential for adventuring usually manifests early in life. When a child
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, which is a plane of good, the Feywild leans toward neither good nor evil; both are equally prevalent and powerful there. For that reason, parts of the Feywild where evil holds sway are substantially
have spent most of their lives in the Feywild can experience their first other-life memory as early as the age of 200 years. Eladrin aren’t affected this way. Because of their link to the primal elves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
origin. For this reason, I immersed myself in the study of the druidic mysteries and became a champion of the natural order. Fighter d6 I became a fighter because … 1 I wanted to hone my combat skills
reason not to remain in one place for too long. 4 I have seen what happens when the monsters come out from the dark. I took it upon myself to become the first line of defense against the evils that lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
losses of the war, or the lack of leadership shown by our new king, or mere war-weariness, but for whatever reason Adbar’s gates are even harder to move with soft words than they have been in the past
necessary for newcomers to get around safely. Beneath the citadel proper, miles of dwarf-sized caverns form a confusing maze that frustrates most non-dwarf visitors. These tunnels are what remain of the early
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
him. Quizlit Leitlink. She’s always helping people. No one is that nice for no reason. She must want something. Spugnoir. He’s got a secret book he’s always reading from. He won’t let anyone else look
her early 30s with dark olive skin. She wears an apron over her skirt and keeps her dark-brown hair up in a fancy kerchief. She’s deaf and communicates using Common Sign Language.
FamousCook. Greta
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
seen en route. The DM can choose to add to the story, imparting additional details or planting seeds for future adventures. If you wish, the ritual can be ended early, allowing the party to encounter
a Cartographer? d8 Reason
1 A paranoid person by nature, you like seeing what’s ahead of you at all times.
2 Your parent was a cartographer, their parent was a cartographer, and by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
their emotions and instincts rather than out of reason and logic. Only certain charismatic orcs, those who have been directly touched by the will and might of Gruumsh, have the capacity to control the
understand the ebb and flow of combat to sit around his council fire and learn the ways of warfare. Skilled Strategists. Orcs that show aptitude for the nuances of warfare at an early age are considered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
others await death at the hands of the drow or their pets. Regardless of what they might think of the adventurers — and each other — outside the slave pens, all the NPCs have good reason to cooperate in
characters are likely to become their companions for a substantial part of the adventure, so it is good to lay the groundwork for those relationships early on. Some of the NPCs might not survive the initial
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
wildfire as they march forward. More broadly, they favor the direct approach and the simple plan to more oblique machinations. That’s one reason they loathe the cultists of elemental water, with all their
arcane arts who learned much of his fire magic from Vanifer herself, Bastian relies on his spells in a fight, and he is a “quick burn” sort who tries to deliver maximum impact early in the fight. If he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
much of lower-ranking students, including waking early to be sure the master has food upon rising, or staying awake while the master sleeps to create something the master will need (or will judge) upon
waking. For one reason or another, about three quarters of a tribe’s members are awake at any given time. When outside their settlements, stone giants travel almost exclusively in darkness or — when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
effect on it early with a successful save.
4. Druid’s Watch When Reidoth visits Thundertree, this is where he makes camp. This small house appears to be in better condition than the ruined and
dragon in area 7. If they succeed, Reidoth will honor his part of the agreement but will not accompany the party inside the mine. If the characters attack him for any reason, Reidoth transforms into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Relics Two ancient giant relics are buried here — one in the ground before the giant stone raven, and another under the Gray Wolves’ altar. Uthgar’s early followers planted these objects here to
Long Road. They are so named because the area has been the target of several meteor showers over the millennia. The hills are haunted by various tribes of Uthgardt, giving few others reason to visit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Rivergard early in the campaign, he is likely to recognize them from accounts of their deeds. Use your best judgment. If Shoalar recognizes the characters, he chooses one of the following options: He
cult and annoys him, he has the characters thrown out of Rivergard. If the party seems unaware of the cult but offers a good reason to remain in Rivergard, Grimjaw permits the characters to stay only
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
), commander of Everlund’s army and a windbag High Sorcerer Vaeril Rhuidhen (NG male sun elf archmage), a quiet voice of moderation and reason who keeps the peace between the council’s more fractious
year. Ramps carved into the cliffs lead down to the shore, where stone docks protrude into a shallow bay that freezes by late fall and doesn’t thaw until early summer. Fireshear imports most of its food
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
hollow-eyed early retirees — before marking it up to sell to optimistic would-be heroes. Scalm Shilvin, a neutral female tiefling spy, is the shop’s slick, tail-coat-wearing tiefling proprietor. She made
flooding. Sentries are constantly on alert for ships drawing suspiciously near the island, and no one is allowed through the fortress’s gate without a reason and an escort. Cells themselves have heavy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
early retirees — before marking it up to sell to optimistic would-be heroes. Scalm Shilvin, a neutral female tiefling spy, is the shop’s slick, tail-coat-wearing tiefling proprietor. She made a decent
allowed through the fortress’s gate without a reason and an escort. Cells themselves have heavy steel doors with high-quality locks, with the keys held by Jailer Albrecht Little, a lawful neutral male