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Triton Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Ah, the tritons. Imagine if the elves spent a few centuries far beneath the sea, where their arrogance and pretension could grow undisturbed. At least the tritons spent that time fighting sahuagin

elemental planes, and other dangerous spots far from the eyes of land-bound folk. Long-established guardians of the deep ocean floor, in recent years the noble tritons have become increasingly active in

Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

wealth from the constraints of a feudal social order. You learned your skills as an apprentice to a master artisan, under the sponsorship of your guild, until you became a master in your own right

. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.

Outlander - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

the path to Baldur’s Gate fully understanding the complex social morass that awaits. You enter the city an outsider, and it’s likely that—no matter how long you spend in the city&mdash

;you’ll leave an outsider, if you leave at all. You grew up in the wilds, far from the comforts of town and technology. You’ve witnessed the migration of herds larger than forests

Young Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social

Deep Dragon Wyrmling Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

knowledge of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

;s your position in the family? Are you the heir to the head of the family? Have you already inherited the title? How do you feel about that responsibility? Or are you so far down the line of

effort to accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other people of high birth treat you as a member of the same social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future

, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics. EVERYONE’S SECOND-BEST FRIENDS

Tortle Legacy

Species The Tortle Package

point, a tortle feels an almost overwhelming urge to venture far away from home and see more of the world. It gathers up its possessions and heads into the wilderness, returning months or years later

put to use when building forts to contain their offspring. Although they spend a considerable portion of their lives in isolation, tortles are social creatures that like to form meaningful

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

;s your position in the family? Are you the heir to the head of the family? Have you already inherited the title? How do you feel about that responsibility? Or are you so far down the line of

effort to accommodate you and avoid your displeasure, and other people of high birth treat you as a member of the same social sphere. You can secure an audience with a local noble if you need to. Baldur

Guild Artisan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

social order. You learned your skills as an apprentice to a master artisan, under the sponsorship of your guild, until you became a master in your own right. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion

across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.

Adult Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

most social and hospitable of dragons. They are equal parts mysterious, contemplative, and mischievous, making it difficult to know what to expect of them. Adult Crystal Dragon Connections d8

. Rising from the far side of the bridge are the lair’s anterior spires. These solid, pointed shafts resemble inverted icicles more than towers and enclose a terraced, open-air amphitheater that

Ancient Crystal Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

are among the most social and hospitable of dragons. They are equal parts mysterious, contemplative, and mischievous, making it difficult to know what to expect of them. Ancient Crystal Dragon

spans a chasm between a lesser peak and the lair. Anterior Spires. Rising from the far side of the bridge are the lair’s anterior spires. These solid, pointed shafts resemble inverted icicles more

Ancient Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat

Variety in All Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present — making them well suited to the adventuring life — but

also plan for the future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.

Dwarf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

some areas are off limits even to them. The chief unit of dwarven society is the clan, and dwarves highly value social standing. Even dwarves who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan

Variety in All Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

, but a human nation or culture preserves traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present — making them well suited to the adventuring life — but

also plan for the future, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.

Life in Umizu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Life in Umizu Umizu is a welcoming city, and many citizens hail from far-flung lands. Humans are the most numerous, with skin tones ranging from pale to medium brown, and with hair and eyes ranging

from dark brown to black. Social Mores Umizu is a matrilineal culture with a preference for succession by women. Most families live in multigenerational homes, and the wealthiest favor polyamorous

Clans and Kingdoms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

dwarven society is the clan, and dwarves highly value social standing. Even dwarves who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, and

Clans and Kingdoms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

dwarven society is the clan, and dwarves highly value social standing. Even dwarves who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan identities and affiliations, recognize related dwarves, and

Deep Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

relatively narrow tunnels. Deep dragons often hoard secrets, delighting in knowledge of far-off lands. Many seek out new insights and tricks that they can use against other denizens of the Underdark

, preferring social manipulation and crafty dealmaking to exerting themselves in combat. Deep dragons look down on any creature that isn’t useful to them, though they are willing to bargain for knowledge they lack. The ultimate paradox: some deep dragons are actually very shallow. -Fizban

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

shunting the rrakkma involuntarily back through the gate to Pandemonium. Playing the Pillars COMBAT Due to the disorienting nature of the Far Realm, the adventurers make any initiative checks with

on the creature’s Psychic Mirror ability to affect as many of the adventurers as possible. EXPLORATION Even saying the word ‘exploration’ in the Far Realm can be a harrowing experience. Focusing on

Cult of Rakdos

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

ridiculous. Members of the Cult of Rakdos have witnessed the grandiose speeches and self-important plans of other guilds and concluded that their rivals take themselves far too seriously. Since death comes for

labor. Some argue that any effort to give a demonic cult a respectable role in society was doomed to failure, but the cult remains part of Ravnica’s social fabric nevertheless. The Guildpact prohibits

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

walls. Other Features Though it is not marked on the map this room has a thick stone door (AC 17, hp 30), located at the far end of the hall just before entering the room itself. The door was

. Creatures/NPCs Three star spawn manglers were the first creatures to emerge from the portal to the Far Realm when the mind flayers opened it. These shadowy low-slung, creeping horrors each have six arms, and

Outlander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

on the path to Baldur’s Gate fully understanding the complex social morass that awaits. You enter the city an outsider, and it’s likely that — no matter how long you spend in the city — you’ll leave an

accompanied by a handful of equally bereft survivors, you must navigate a new life that you never asked for. 4 You were captured by kidnappers and taken far from your home. The Knights of the Unicorn

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

to make a pact with it and are bound to return with many sacrifices once they have completed their business in the Far Realm. Interested in being worshipped once more, the insane eidolon protects this

statue. EXPLORATION If the adventurers investigate they notice the tops of the statues are oddly flattened, as they were built to have a descending ceiling rest upon them. SOCIAL Once released from

Area Information

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma

of red goo on the far side of the chamber from where the adventures must enter. As the gith approach the chamber, the oblex sends a sulfurous impersonation of a human woman dressed in plate mail and

debris. SOCIAL If the gith wish to speak with the elder oblex, it is happy to waste their time with idle conversation. It tells them all manner of seemingly useful things that aren’t true.

Noteworthy Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

-grandchildren who lead their own trades or are Kings of Coin. Their power stems less from magic and more from their far-reaching connections. Elucidarium The bardic college of Zinda, the Elucidarium, is the

embroiled in the machinations of ruthless social climbers. Jeli Gardens The great gardens that spread to the west of the city are the source of Zinda’s wealth. Many Zindanese laborers tend the jeli

Outlander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

on the path to Baldur’s Gate fully understanding the complex social morass that awaits. You enter the city an outsider, and it’s likely that — no matter how long you spend in the city — you’ll leave an

equally bereft survivors, you must navigate a new life that you never asked for. 4 You were captured by kidnappers and taken far from your home. The Knights of the Unicorn freed you and brought you

Session Zero

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

zero.” Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything outlines how to run session zero discussions, but in general, use this session to discuss the game’s content, social contract, and house rules, and to create

much fun the group has. Everyone is responsible for the group’s enjoyment of the game. By the same token, the whole group has a role in determining how scary the game is and how far that frightful

New Ability Scores: Honor and Sanity

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

social situations, much as Charisma would, when a character’s understanding of a code of conduct is the most defining factor in the way a social interaction will play out. You might also call for an

use the proper etiquette in a delicate social situation Using his or her honorable or dishonorable reputation to influence someone else Honor Saving Throws. An Honor saving throw comes into play when

Inside the Syndicate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

-abiding community, because it is adept at exploiting laws and structures for its own gain. It sees itself, in a perfect world, as the arbiter and enforcer of a social order that keeps everyone in

and other explicitly illegal activities has made it vulnerable to Azorius enforcement. So far, the Azorius have demonstrated more interest in cracking down on the chaotic activity of the Gruul and

Eastern Flanaess

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

the East Shar Fanatical Suloise militarists called the Scarlet Order founded the Hidden Empire of Shar, which is closed to outsiders. The order controls the peninsula west of the Tilva Strait, as far

Aerdi tribe of humans that conquered the region and established the Great Kingdom almost 800 years ago. The Aerdi valued common sense, hard work, and knowing one’s place in a strict social order

Ephara's Influence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

injustice from within. She seeks for justice to prevail in civilized lands. Ephara seeks far more for her cities than mere safety. She drives every city to aspire toward efforts that help its people

who would deliberately try to undermine a thriving social structure. Ephara opposes Phenax and what she sees as his utter disdain for everything she stands for. Her relationship with Karametra is a

Rogue

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

into the dragon’s lair and the last one out (after securing away the choicest bits of treasure first), but their keen eye for details and their practiced social skills make them equally invaluable in

trap’s pressure plate in a dungeon is good. Avoiding an awkward social situation might be even more important. Explosive runes warding a treasure chest go off once, maybe no one spotted them, big

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