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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
part of them expressed to an extreme. To define a persona, feel free to choose characteristics from other backgrounds, particularly folk hero, hermit, or noble. For the person behind the persona, the
there.
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I treasure a memento of the person or instance that set me upon my path.
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I sleep just as much as I need to and on an unusual schedule.
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I think far ahead, a detachedness
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
important than the gear and fighting style of its members, and so most of these orders aren’t limited to fighting types, but are open to all sorts of folk who are willing to battle and die for the
family, similar to an order of monks. Although there are organizations, such as the Knights of the Shield, that use the trappings of knighthood without necessarily being warriors, most folk of Faer
Backgrounds
Ghosts of Saltmarsh
You have spent your life aboard fishing vessels or combing the shallows for the bounty of the ocean. Perhaps you were born into a family of fisher folk, working with your kin to feed your village
to the bodies of water in which they fish, and they think poorly of those whose actions adversely affect their livelihood.
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PERSONALITY TRAIT
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I am unmoved by the wrath of
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
vast, sprawling rubblebelts of broken terrain that civilized folk have long abandoned. You can find a suitable place for you and your allies to hide or rest in these areas. In addition, you can find
effects, such as flames smoldering behind your eyes or dancing over your hands.
Suggested Characteristics
Gruul ways aren’t the ways of civilized folk, and the Gruul have little patience for
Genasi
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Those who think of other planes at all consider them remote, distant realms, but planar influence can be felt throughout the world. It sometimes manifests in beings who, through an accident of birth
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Fire genasi often get themselves into difficulty with their fiery tempers. Like their air genasi cousins, they sometimes flaunt their perceived superiority over common folk. But they also want
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
of society that your chosen quarries move through. These people might be associated with the criminal underworld, the rough-and-tumble folk of the streets, or members of high society. This connection
Flaw
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When I see something valuable, I can’t think about anything but how to steal it.
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When faced with a choice between money and my friends, I usually choose the money.
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Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
for a treasure or two.
Bandit Kings. Forced to dwell in exile in the lands of the small folk, many fog giants develop an interest in those folk. Using a combination of threats and the promise of vast
work with ambitious humans, renegade elves, and greedy dwarves—all folk they see as properly civilized. They treat orcs, goblinoids, and other “barbarian” types as pesky vermin, best
Half-Orc
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
shared elements among these folk.
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an orc or half-orc as a former prisoner or a disgraced
name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating.
Male Orc Names: Dench, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Keth
Noble
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Basic Rules (2014)
Privelege
Thanks to your noble birth, people are inclined to think the best of you. You are welcome in high society, and people assume you have the right to be wherever you are. The common folk make every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Halflings Folk think of elves as aloof and graceful, dwarves as fierce and hardy, and of gnomes — if they think of them at all — as clever and shy. Halflings, in contrast, have the reputation of
settle in, make themselves at home, and weave themselves so deftly into the fabric of a community that it becomes hard for folk to think of a time without them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Halflings Folk think of elves as aloof and graceful, dwarves as fierce and hardy, and of gnomes — if they think of them at all — as clever and shy. Halflings, in contrast, have the reputation of
settle in, make themselves at home, and weave themselves so deftly into the fabric of a community that it becomes hard for folk to think of a time without them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, entertainer, and folk hero are all appropriate backgrounds. Local Customs. Each principality has its own martial traditions, fashions, and slang. Think about how your choices reflect your principality
forgotten treasure hoard? To command your own ship? To take your place as a prince? Think big and chase your dreams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, entertainer, and folk hero are all appropriate backgrounds. Local Customs. Each principality has its own martial traditions, fashions, and slang. Think about how your choices reflect your principality
forgotten treasure hoard? To command your own ship? To take your place as a prince? Think big and chase your dreams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
spells spilling out of the windows, Despite these persistent magical effects, most folk believe the structure is abandoned. Others think it’s haunted by the ghosts of the Kolat brothers. They’re wrong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
spells spilling out of the windows, Despite these persistent magical effects, most folk believe the structure is abandoned. Others think it’s haunted by the ghosts of the Kolat brothers. They’re wrong
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
charlatan, criminal, entertainer, and folk hero are all strong backgrounds. Local Customs. Each principality is unique. Each has its own martial traditions, fashions, and slang. Think about how your choices
circumstances, the people of the Principalities are always looking to the future. What is it you want? To find a forgotten treasure hoard? To command your own ship? To take your place as a prince? Think big, and chase your dreams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
charlatan, criminal, entertainer, and folk hero are all strong backgrounds. Local Customs. Each principality is unique. Each has its own martial traditions, fashions, and slang. Think about how your choices
circumstances, the people of the Principalities are always looking to the future. What is it you want? To find a forgotten treasure hoard? To command your own ship? To take your place as a prince? Think big, and chase your dreams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Warlock You think me mad? I think true insanity is being content to live a life of mortal drudgery when knowledge and power is there for the taking in the realm beyond.
— Xarren, herald of Acamar
danger and end their research, a warlock plunges ahead, heedless of the cost. Thus, it takes a peculiar mixture of intelligence, curiosity, and recklessness to produce a warlock. Many folk would describe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Warlock You think me mad? I think true insanity is being content to live a life of mortal drudgery when knowledge and power is there for the taking in the realm beyond.
— Xarren, herald of Acamar
danger and end their research, a warlock plunges ahead, heedless of the cost. Thus, it takes a peculiar mixture of intelligence, curiosity, and recklessness to produce a warlock. Many folk would describe
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
remarkable (and the source of your clerical abilities) and you feel that you’re just beginning to unlock its power. Are you willing to devote your abilities to your house? Or do you think that you may have
a greater calling? Folk Hero Bard. You served as a medic in the Last War, using humor and stories to keep up the spirits of your patients. You’ve seen too much suffering, and you need to do something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Creating an Artificer When creating an artificer, think about your character’s relationship with the artisan who taught them their craft. Does the character have a rival? Talk to your DM about the
. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the World of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers to keep airships
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
remarkable (and the source of your clerical abilities) and you feel that you’re just beginning to unlock its power. Are you willing to devote your abilities to your house? Or do you think that you may have
a greater calling? Folk Hero Bard. You served as a medic in the Last War, using humor and stories to keep up the spirits of your patients. You’ve seen too much suffering, and you need to do something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Creating an Artificer When creating an artificer, think about your character’s relationship with the artisan who taught them their craft. Does the character have a rival? Talk to your DM about the
. The strange technologies in the Barrier Peaks of the World of Greyhawk have inspired some folk to walk the path of the artificer, and in Mystara, various nations employ artificers to keep airships
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Your Character’s Abilities Take your character’s ability scores and race into account as you flesh out his or her appearance and personality. A very strong character with low Intelligence might think
his homeland—so Bob chooses the folk hero background for his dwarf. He notes the proficiencies and special feature this background gives him.
Bob has a pretty clear picture of Bruenor’s personality
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Your Character’s Abilities Take your character’s ability scores and race into account as you flesh out his or her appearance and personality. A very strong character with low Intelligence might think
his homeland—so Bob chooses the folk hero background for his dwarf. He notes the proficiencies and special feature this background gives him.
Bob has a pretty clear picture of Bruenor’s personality
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Guide to the City When you live on the inside low, you never see the sun. People hear “towers,” they think of graceful little spires, the sort of thing you see poking up in the corner of your
. You’ve got the folk in the middle, who live and work in the walls themselves. And then you’ve got those of us on the inside, our districts entirely contained in the hollow well of a great tower. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
slumber. When they can’t hear such noises, you might think folk of Mintarn would be inclined to explore Skadaurak, but as it was explained to me, the lack of the dragon snoring might mean he is away hunting somewhere, but it could just as easily mean he is present, watching, and holding his breath.
tributes to the great wyrm and was always careful to neglect not a copper, old Hoondarrh was known to sleep for decades at a time, and the folk of Mintarn took their agreement with the dragon for granted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Guide to the City When you live on the inside low, you never see the sun. People hear “towers,” they think of graceful little spires, the sort of thing you see poking up in the corner of your
. You’ve got the folk in the middle, who live and work in the walls themselves. And then you’ve got those of us on the inside, our districts entirely contained in the hollow well of a great tower. When you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
slumber. When they can’t hear such noises, you might think folk of Mintarn would be inclined to explore Skadaurak, but as it was explained to me, the lack of the dragon snoring might mean he is away hunting somewhere, but it could just as easily mean he is present, watching, and holding his breath.
tributes to the great wyrm and was always careful to neglect not a copper, old Hoondarrh was known to sleep for decades at a time, and the folk of Mintarn took their agreement with the dragon for granted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
: fierceness, cunning, courage, strength, and sailing skill.
Gundarlun The fisherfolk and merchants of Gundarlun are more like their mainland cousins than most island folk. Unlike other Northlanders, they are
less apt to start a fight with folk they don’t recognize. Because of their more peaceful bent, you’re more likely to be able to safely get fresh water and supplies in Gundarlun, though you should be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
watch over good folk in any forest, not matter how dark or cruel. When children are lost in the woods, people beseech Mielikki to protect them until they are found. Mielikki is the goddess of the forest
carry their words to the goddess by tracking her to whichever forest she hides in. Mielikki’s symbol is a unicorn, which prompts some to think of her as such and conflate her with Lurue, Queen of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Comforts of Civilization A mixture of technological advancement and sophisticated magic offers amenities to the people of Ravnica that would be extraordinary to folk in most D&D worlds, except one
not to think too much about where the thick gruel comes from. (In practical terms, even a character who can’t afford more than a wretched lifestyle doesn’t need to go hungry.) The citizens of Ravnica
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
sacrifice when it presents itself. This practice contributes to the reason why most common folk (and adventurers) think kobolds are stupid as well as weak; they’ve seen or heard of a lone kobold trying to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Red Wizards of Thay and other devilry. I pray that this will be the last time such efforts are necessary, but somehow, I think not. Today, Dragonspear remains crumbled and mist-shrouded. Rumors say
that the castle — seemingly quiescent — has become home to undead horrors of some sort, but no one seems terribly inclined to investigate such claims, so long as they don’t threaten the folk who live