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his axe in wide swaths to cut through the ranks of orcs arrayed against him, shouting praise to the gods with every foe’s fall.
Calling down a curse upon the forces of undeath, a human lifts
a troublemaker? What are your ultimate goals? Does your deity have a special task in mind for you? Or are you striving to prove yourself worthy of a great quest?
QUICK BUILD
You can make a cleric
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
them with an opportunity or exorbitant compensation for a simple task. In the aftermath, the characters discover they have given up something of great value or realize they look like criminals. Levels 4
–6. The scheming noble or a rival offers the characters a way out of their predicament, but this involves a dangerous confrontation or daring infiltration. Supernatural forces—such as jilted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
d6 Missions 1 Strike Force. You are trained to make quick, strategic, devastating attacks against enemy assets. 2 Special Forces. You’re trained in covert operations, similar to the work of spies
enemy troops and surveying potential battlefields. 5 Peacekeeping. Your paradoxical task is to maintain the fragile peace of the Treaty of Thronehold by maintaining a military presence in turbulent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
necromancers and foul spirits. Whether they’re the remains of the ancient dead or fresh bones bound to morbid ambitions, they commit deathless work for whatever forces reanimated them, often serving as
with other skeletons, despite being hacked to animate splinters. 3 Mimics ways it entertained itself in life, such as acting, dancing, or reading. 4 Performs a familiar task, such as cleaning, cooking, mining, or praying. 5 Repeats its final moments of life. 6 Stands guard at the post it protected in life.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
be an easy task. Szass Tam, a scheming lich in command of the malevolent Red Wizards of Thay, plans to amass an army in this area of the Western Heartlands. Ironspine Keep makes an ideal place to
sequester his forces, and Szass Tam can’t allow the powerful Sword Coast cities to control the stronghold. He quickly dispatched a legion commanded by a spectral warlord to discourage the recovery effort
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
, humanoids have little time to learn the wisdom to direct that capability. The gold dragon knows that many of the world’s most wicked civilizations were built by humans who bargained with sinister forces for
shaped the magic of the Dracorage mythal, sending dragons across Faerûn into an uncontrolled rage. Convincing Protanther to trust humanoid factions that include elves is a difficult task. Desire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
discouraged from seeking out and defeating Demogorgon, because doing so could weaken the Abyss enough to allow the forces of the Nine Hells to gain a firm foothold there. An adherent of the Balance
the Material Plane from the devils’ taint, but doesn’t appreciate that it also would bring a grievous setback to the forces that had been keeping the demons from overrunning Avernus. Those who vow to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
have little time to learn the wisdom to direct that capability. The gold dragon knows that many of the world’s most wicked civilizations were built by humans who bargained with sinister forces for
magic of the Dracorage mythal, sending dragons across Faerûn into an uncontrolled rage. Convincing Protanther to trust humanoid factions that include elves is a difficult task. Desire. Protanther
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
infernal chains.) The bottoms of those spikes are guarded by scores of devils, making escaping the city by climbing down an arduous task. The Companion, the second sun that provided so much solace and
River Styx, to be met by the ordered forces of Avernus attempting to drive them back. This battle continues for the entirety of the characters’ stay in Elturel.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
are divided into three types of duty and armed appropriately for the task before them: Alamon. Rugged forces of wanderers patrol Akros’s borders, defending against invasion or attack by monsters that
forests and fields, hunt game for food, and train younger warriors as they go. Their tasks are to search for monsters that have strayed into Akroan territory and to protect travelers. Stratian forces
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
he faces the unwelcome task of reporting her death to her older sister, Erelal Freth, on level 12. If the characters help Spirreth overcome the forces of House Auvryndar, or if they corner and capture
cavern is the site of a heated battle between House Freth (to the north) and House Auvryndar (to the south). House Freth’s forces are nine male drow led by a male drow mage named Spirreth Dalambra. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
allied forces have devised a simple but effective plan. They begin with an attack by Saltmarsh’s militia against the entrance (area 1). Once the sahuagin commit troops to the defense of the gate, the
. It’s a daunting task, but the party has their allies’ full confidence. Resources Before being ferried from to a landing point near the sahuagin fortress, the Saltmarsh council provides the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
Adventure Background As the settlers of Leilon bend their backs to the arduous task of creating a defensible settlement in the dangerous wilds of the Sword Coast, even larger threats loom all around
them. Two forces of evil rise nearby, eager to control the region around Leilon and eventually the Sword Coast. The first is a cult of Talos, god of storms, led by the priestess Fheralai Stormsworn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
22. Al’chaia’s Quarters Al’chaia commands the githyanki forces in the Crystal Labyrinth and Crèche K’liir. This room serves as her quarters. The chamber’s contents are as follows: Al’chaia. Al’chaia
Labyrinth, provided they leave Crèche K’liir as soon as they complete “one small task” for her. If the characters are reluctant to accept her terms, Al’chaia offers them a manual of gainful exercise or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
escape Carceri only by becoming stronger than whatever force imprisoned them there, but that’s a difficult task on a plane whose very nature breeds despair and betrayal. The same tendency toward
betrayal prevents those who are imprisoned here from working together for long toward the common goal of escape. Adventures on Carceri might explore the forces—spiritual and psychological as well as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
the siege can avoid the main body of the devils’ army, but come under attack by forces to the rear. Adjust the boxed text below accordingly as you read it to the players to set the scene: Armored
battle, which is no small task. Treasure. Lucille wears a helm of devil command and carries a battle standard of infernal power (see appendix C for descriptions of these magic items), neither of which
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talents and abilities are honed with deadly focus on the grim task of protecting the borderlands.
Independent Adventurers
Though a ranger might make a living as a hunter, a guide, or a tracker, a
ranger’s true calling is to defend the outskirts of civilization from the ravages of monsters that press in from the wild. In some places, rangers gather in secretive orders or join forces with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
gauntlet.
The githyanki warriors follow orders without question and have no authority to negotiate; that task falls to the knights in area 7c. A fight here brings reinforcements from areas 7b and 7c. Arch
head hanging from her belt.
The older githyanki knight, Yaveklar, commands the githyanki forces on this level. Though she is eager to slay the ulitharid and wipe out the mind flayer colony, Yaveklar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
for Alden d’Orien, the scion of a dragonmarked house. Warforged from other parts of the city were also recruited to help in the task. The job required physical labor, so Coal’s injury prevented her
forces, the characters can still salvage the mission by bringing Coal’s corpse to Sergeant Vilroy, who calls in a favor and gets a member of the Blackened Book to cast a speak with dead spell on Coal’s corpse.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
creation of the Inner Planes, slowly sorting the tumult of the Elemental Chaos until the four Elemental Planes took shape. These sagas explain the giants’ close ties to the elemental forces of air, earth
him “pure perfection,” some item that for all his craft and skill he is unable to improve. He clearly intends this to be an impossible task. But Diancastra surprises him. Journeying to the outermost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
they’d do such a thing, and if she’s satisfied with the answer, obliges. Garra pays new recruits 100 gp each, promises there is more reward to come, and says the characters’ first task is to help her
Dexterity check with thieves’ tools picks the lock, and a character who makes a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check forces the chest open. The chest contains Garra’s treasure (see below), thirteen
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
walls. In the middle of the room, a stone pedestal holds a small brazier in which an eerie green flame dances and crackles. The brazier and its pedestal appear to have been untouched by the forces
this area, the spectator attacks. If the spectator is blinded somehow, it disappears back to its home plane, convinced that it can no longer perform the task for which it was summoned.
With a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Giant Patrons Many of the adventure hooks throughout this book involve giants asking characters for help or hiring them to carry out a task. This section outlines long-term patron roles giants might
adventurers refuses to serve the boss anymore. Find them and convince them to return, or join forces with them to topple the giant. Financier Armed with tremendous wealth, a giant financier pursues personal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Passage’s own King’s Star Inn, talking with two other unsavory-looking characters who could not be identified.
The first task in crafting a good recurring villain is ensuring that the villain survives
especially hard to get rid of, even if they are banished or imprisoned — their magic and their network of servants ensure that their reach extends far beyond their physical presence. Driving Forces. Most
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
water elementals to the task of bringing food to the dragon’s lair.
7 A bullywug community seeks help to defeat an adult black dragon who has been feasting on the bullywugs’ domesticated giant
frogs.
8 Two nations—one led by an adult black dragon and the other by a yuan-ti abomination—are on the brink of joining forces to destroy a third nation. The threatened nation is recruiting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, not thugs. Figure out which you have, then dispatch the ones not suited to the task. This is the Dragon Queen’s will.
Draconian Blockade Word reaches Kalaman of soldiers attacking travelers on the
camp and tries to ambush the characters after combat begins. Development. If the scout is freed, they report that the Dragon Army has split its forces to attack communities across Hinterlund and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
or gravity where entropic forces destroy whatever they engulf. Nothing can survive within for long. Only magic items and the corpses of gods and titans can endure inside the blob. Because of that fact
, treasure hunters and theologians sometimes give themselves the deadly task of trying to retrieve something from within the blob. This quest usually ends in annihilation, but occasionally it results
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
together? How do you motivate the whole party? Consider these options: Divine Coalition. The characters represent a coalition of gods who have joined forces against a common foe (or cabal of enemies). For
increase. Declining a Quest. The cost to a champion for refusing to accept a god’s quest can be steep. Sometimes, a champion can safely put the task on hold for a time, such as when helping another champion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the Church and the nation in pursuit of the highest ideals of the faith, as they crusade against the forces of evil across Khorvaire. But are they fulfilling that high calling? Or are they just as
—though it can be, especially in the case of the Church of the Silver Flame—but rather the task of encouraging people to live according to the highest ideals of faith. Proficiency in skills such as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
of my ancestors called on me to carry out a great task. 3 I lost control in battle one day, and it was as if something else was manipulating my body, forcing it to kill every foe I could reach. 4 I
of existence and my place in the world. 3 I stumbled into a portal to the Shadowfell and took refuge in a strange monastery, where I learned how to defend myself against the forces of darkness. 4 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, from baking to cartography. University professors, guides, traders, and bartenders might be guildless. Criminal gangs set themselves up as rivals to the Orzhov, and even military forces operate
independent of guild control, serving as neighborhood police forces or mercenaries for hire. About half of Ravnica’s population is guildless. That proportion is higher for some races than others: nearly all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
demonstrate a particular talent for some facet of combat or subterfuge, the hobgoblins might separate them into squads that employ those skills to best effect (see the “Bugbear Special Forces” sidebar
. BUGBEAR SPECIAL FORCES
Under any circumstances, bugbears are valued members of a goblinoid host. If some of them are specialized (or can be trained) in different aspects of warfare, their value
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
if the giants accept the offered tribute as permission to enter their territory, they might demand a higher price to pass through it. Usually this “gift” is a service of some kind — a task the giants
and majestic of giant-kind, are also the most aloof and the least understood. Uvarjotens aren’t just forces of nature; they are bound to nature, and are extensions of it, in mystical ways that humans
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
devises the strategies that allow the forces of Gruumsh to dominate the battle and fill their war wagons with plunder and severed heads. Ilneval stands with his bloody sword, calling to those who
indirectness, because orcs are meant to take and do what they want through straightforward assault and brutality. Nonetheless, when the chief seeks the aid of Shargaas to accomplish such a task, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the Inheritors of the First World is that a reborn Sardior will ultimately inspire Bahamut and Tiamat to join forces once again and return to the task of creation. Many members of the sect are gem
warnings of the mightier forces of the tides. As described in Eberron: Rising from the Last War, the dragons of the Chamber primarily act as observers, gathering information about new aspects of the