gloom contacts learn

Sending Stone

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

mission, make a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. On a success, you can learn up to three rumors related to creatures or organizations involved in the mission, which come to you through your sending

stone. These rumors reflect current or historical knowledge possessed by Acquisitions Incorporated or the organization’s many contacts. Improved Rumor Mill At rank 3, when you use your Rumor

Dimir Operative

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

. You can choose your secondary guild or roll to determine it randomly. This secondary guild membership determines a portion of your starting equipment and is also where most of your contacts come from

. You infiltrate your secondary guild to learn its secrets, keep tabs on its activities, or perhaps undermine it from within. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth Tool Proficiencies:

Simic Scientist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

soldiers 5 Crypsis Project, focused on intelligence and counterintelligence 6 Independent research in a new area Feature: Researcher When you attempt to learn or recall a magical or

library, a university, or an independent scholar or other learned person or creature. Knowing where the information can be found doesn’t automatically enable you to learn it; you might need to

Izzet Engineer

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

basic knowledge of the structure of buildings, including the stuff behind the walls. You can also find blueprints of a specific building in order to learn the details of its construction. Such

I’m incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic. Contacts The laboratories of the Izzet League are constantly starting up new projects and dissolving old ones, so it’s easy for

Gloom Stalker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Stalker Features Ranger Level Feature 3rd Gloom Stalker Magic, Dread Ambusher, Umbral Sight 7th Iron Mind 11th Stalker’s Flurry 15th Shadowy Dodge Gloom Stalker Magic Starting at 3rd level, you learn

Gloom Stalker Gloom Stalkers are at home in the darkest places: deep under the earth, in gloomy alleyways, in primeval forests, and wherever else the light dims. Most folk enter such places with

Criminal - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

spent a lot of time among other criminals and still have contacts within the criminal underworld. You’re far closer than most people to the world of murder, theft, and violence that pervades the

; but what you learn you pass on to the Guild. 4 The inequality of Baldur’s Gate has driven you to take matters into your own hands. You steal from patriars and rich Lower City residents

Sailor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

the ways of the sea, however, and you blend in at the docks with ease. You can mingle with foreign crews, learn news from them, and strike up easy friendships. Some of them have contacts with local

Inside the House

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

Inside the House House Dimir has a clandestine aspect hidden from all but its most important members. The guildmaster, Lazav, and his direct contacts guide and manipulate the covert operations of the

are concerned. Any given Dimir agent knows of no more than a handful of alleyway contacts and dossier drop spots. One agent knows another only by a code name, or receives communications only at a

Newspaper Contacts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

Newspaper Contacts Usually, your primary contact—the person who gives you assignments for the newspaper—is an editor of some kind, who takes the stories you write and makes them suitable for the

. Consult the Newspaper Contact table to learn about the editor or other newspaper figure you’re responsible to. Newspaper Contact d8 Primary Contact 1 A tough-as-nails senior editor who holds you to

Eldeen Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

Magic Initiate feat to learn a little druidic magic. Most of these traditions work with the druidic Circles of Land, Moon and Shepherd; Beast Totem barbarians; clerics with the Nature domain; or rangers

leads them to fight undead, but also to take actions that cull the weak and strengthen survivors. Extremists have spread plagues, especially in large cities. Warlocks and Gloom Stalker rangers can be a good fit.

Keepers of the Feather

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

fiends and angry spirits into their salons. But a few earnest amateur spiritualists genuinely sought to learn more about the secrets beyond their homes, their lives, and the Mists. In these would-be

occultists, the wereravens saw potential. KEEPER CHARACTERS Characters playing members of the Keepers of the Feather have access to contacts with interest in spiritualism and the occult, including hapless

Witherbloom Faculty

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

bayou. Valentin is a kind of sangromancer—he receives visions from the blood he consumes, which he uses to learn things about a creature or place. He has no qualms about exploiting the bayou’s

students, and she almost always has a pot of tea brewing. Tivash, Gloom Summoner It’s tough to study the secrets of life and death without getting your hands dirty—which is the first thing Tivash

Varrin's Proposition

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

Varrin’s Proposition Varrin Axebreaker (lawful good, dwarf noble) contacts the characters to enlist their aid in retrieving the key. Varrin’s braided hair and beard are black with streaks of gray. He

learn how to open the vault. How you do that is up to you; if you need to spring her from the prison in exchange for this information, please do so. I can provide you with a way in, as well as the

Chapter 3: Character Classes (Continued)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

to strive for peak combat prowess. Eldritch Knight to learn spells to aid in combat. Psi Warrior to augment attacks with psionic power. Monk. Dart in and out of melee while striking fast and

beast. Fey Wanderer to manifest fey mirth and fury. Gloom Stalker to hunt foes that lurk in darkness. Hunter to protect nature with martial versatility. Rogue. Launch deadly Sneak Attacks

Adventure Summary

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

purposes. In the aftermath of that battle, the characters learn of how the Whisperer has used the gloom and despair of the Styes as an incubator for the juvenile kraken it keeps to the west of the

. During their investigation, the characters visit Hopene’er, the asylum where Jarme was held. They learn that Mr. Dory, a prominent member of the community, has some odd connections to Jarme’s case, and

Varrin's Proposition

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Prisoner 13

Varrin’s Proposition Varrin Axebreaker (lawful good, dwarf noble) contacts the characters to enlist their aid in retrieving the key. Varrin’s braided hair and beard are black with streaks of gray. He

learn how to open the vault. How you do that is up to you; if you need to spring her from the prison in exchange for this information, please do so. I can provide you with a way in, as well as the

Episode 3: Darkness at the Lighthouse

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

, the tiefling paladin occultant of the Fellowship of the Golden Mongoose. On the way, Omin Dran contacts them with a request. He wants them to stop in Neverwinter to check on a cache of Acquisitions

— or doing a deal with — Hoobur. With the threats in the lighthouse dispensed with, the characters learn that its franchise members had also recently collected one of the clockwork components of the

Chapter 3: Character Classes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. Fighter. Master all weapons and armor. Then embody the... Battle Master to use special combat maneuvers. Champion to strive for peak combat prowess. Eldritch Knight to learn spells to aid in

. Weave together martial prowess, nature magic, and survival skills. Then embody the... Beast Master to bond with a primal beast. Fey Wanderer to manifest fey mirth and fury. Gloom Stalker to hunt

Ruz Bazaar

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

characters can also learn about Emad by spending an hour investigating the bazaar. After doing so, have each character investigating the market make a Wisdom (Perception) check. The character who has the

smuggling business is dwindling, as his contacts fear provoking Atash or believe there’s no money to be made in the isolated city. Emad recently received a strange samovar from a treasure hunter in the

Conclusion

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

their own Acquisitions Incorporated franchise! The characters need to send a message to Omin Dran to report their findings. Not long after, Omin contacts them using magic, congratulating them on their

decipher the jargon to learn the following, or Viari can explain the highlights: Franchisees pay a monthly fee to Acquisitions Incorporated to maintain their franchise. As part of that fee, Acquisitions

Adventures

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

of the domain or Darklord that captures the characters’ attention. How is this matter urgent and time-sensitive? What can the heroes learn that points them to larger threats or the Darklord’s past

dinner. 2 The Darklord contacts the adventurers via letters or dreams. 3 The Darklord meets the adventurers disguised as a nonthreatening inhabitant or animal. 4 The Darklord meets

Secretarian

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

, whenever your franchise begins a major quest or mission, make a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check. On a success, you can learn up to three rumors related to creatures or organizations involved in the

mission, which come to you through your sending stone. These rumors reflect current or historical knowledge possessed by Acquisitions Incorporated or the organization’s many contacts. SENDING STONE

12. Glasstaff's Quarters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

ruffians to secure his own position in town. Iarno knew of the Black Spider through his contacts in the Lords’ Alliance and brokered a meeting. The drow promised to share the secrets and wealth of the

learn of his predicament and “arrange for his freedom.” If he is questioned while in captivity, Iarno relates the following information, all of which is true: The Black Spider is a drow (dark elf). The

Seeking the Ritual Site

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

, but pockets of blue spellfire and the warping effects of planar energy can often still be seen in the area. The characters can make use of contacts from episode 3 to determine that agents of the Six

Ishaldra, who studies how evil magic can alter locations in the world. She can help the characters learn how to detect powerful magical essences, but only if they can elude Claugiyliamatar and the other

Outline

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

, Leosin Erlanthar or Ontharr Frume are likely candidates.) Varram the White. The adventurers learn the location of one of the cult’s highest-ranking leaders—Wyrmspeaker Varram. After discovering that

shaping the fight against the cult. Xonthal’s Tower. The Cult of the Dragon is not without its own internal strife, as the adventurers discover when a cultist contacts them with the offer to turn

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

met their contacts before the adventure starts. The Lords’ Alliance and the Zhentarim, on the other hand, have an elaborate system of pass phrases and secret signs that identify their agents to one

” in chapter 2.) Such contacts can’t promise the characters specific resources or reinforcements, but they’re friendly faces who know the lay of the land and can offer guidance. They can pass messages

Ranger Class Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

. Druidic Warrior. You learn two Druid cantrips of your choice (see the Druid class’s section for a list of Druid spells). Guidance and Starry Wisp are recommended. The chosen cantrips count as Ranger spells

Ranger subclass of your choice.The Beast Master, Fey Wanderer, Gloom Stalker, and Hunter subclasses are detailed after this class’s description. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at

Amphail

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Amphail or Waterdeep before the purchase, like most of the mysterious matters in Amphail, may have the secret backing of one noble house or another. My contacts say the Oglyntyrs have petitioned the

Waterdeep who send their children to Amphail, or allow them to go there, hope that their sons and daughters will learn some lessons about life while away from Waterdeep. If they are going to cause

Feywild Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

) Gloaming Court (Unseelie Fey) Favors gloom, twilight, cobwebs, fireflies, hooting owls, and croaking frogs Values the intuitive and instinctual (for example, mystical rituals, visionaries, and

sufficient incentive to move elsewhere, or the two archfey learn to live with each other (and other denizens of the region must answer to both). An archfey whose Domain of Delight doesn’t overlap with

Locations in Bryn Shander

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

huddle next to strangers and learn what they know. She conceals a sending stone on her person and uses it once a day to pass along information to Thwip Ironbottom, a Harper agent based in Hundelstone. B8

mines, and he has contacts throughout the dwarfholds of the North, including Mithral Hall. One of the patrons of Kelvin’s Comfort is Sir Baric Nylef (see appendix D), a knight of Tyr and a member of the

Giantkind Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

diplomacy or guile can carry the day. Cloud Giant Encounters d12† Encounter 1 1 cloud giant seeking to learn the secrets of 1 spectral cloud* (attitude for both: 1d8) 2 1 cloud giant

table is appropriate for places steeped in gloom, whether within the Shadowfell or touched by that plane’s sorrowful influence. The creatures on this table might populate places where giants fell into

People of Phandalin

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

Development. Brawn knows a great deal about Tresendar Manor, including the location and layout of its dungeon. Characters who talk to him about his past can learn a few details of the entrance to the

take responsibility for temple services is a sign of her trust and their own ability. They defend her unless they learn the truth. Phandalin … Phandalin. Yeah, I know it. Temperate climate. Average

A Detour to Neverwinter

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

Request Omin Dran contacts the characters via the franchise documancer’s documancy satchel or some other form of magic. When he does, read the following to detail his request: “Yeah, so I’m going to need

found in the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. But the following information covers the basics the characters can learn regarding this side trek: Everything that goes on in Neverwinter is inexorably tied

Redbrand Hideout Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

encountered in chapter 1. The characters will learn more about these goblins in later chapters. Crevasse. This steep-sided fissure is 5 to 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep. Its rough walls are easily climbed

hopes that the Spider will somehow learn of his predicament and “arrange for his freedom.” Iarno “Glasstaff” Albrek Medium Humanoid (Human, Wizard), Lawful Evil Armor Class 12 (16 with mage armor

Locations V - Z

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

, useful contacts, and potential hirelings to be found anywhere. Others caution that the city houses a veritable army of potential enemies for those who aren’t careful — and everyone agrees that its wide

ago. The cloud giants plan to meet with the city’s leaders to learn more about Waterdeep’s history and determine whether any remnants of Ostoria survive today. The family’s noble patriarch is a

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