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Curse of Strahd
threatened to spill her blood. Ezmerelda convinced him that she genuinely wanted to help him find his missing son, whereupon van Richten told her the saddest of tales. He had found his son, who had been
. When she arrived there, she found some of van Richtenâs belongings, but of the vampire hunter there was no sign. Although she is anxious to learn the whereabouts of her mentor, she is also eager
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
decades unexpectedly retires to the Elemental Plane of Air. Monstrous forces immediately move into the areaâand might take control of the pass unless the dragon can be convinced to return.
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âif only they would stop trying to kill the dragonâs guests.
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A crystal dragon wyrmling is placed in a monastery to learn the teachings of the monks before returning home in three years. The monks donât appreciate the wyrmlingâs pranks.
Cold, Radiant
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
)
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Inquisitiveness. Even the smallest village contains myriad stories of love, loss, triumph, and betrayal. There is always more to learn about people. (Any)
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Espionage. Once I get paid
must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. (Any)
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Inquisitiveness. Even the smallest village contains myriad stories of love, loss, triumph, and betrayal. There is always more to learn about people. (Any)
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Espionage. Once I get
and must be convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Even the smallest village contains myriad stories of love, loss, triumph, and betrayal. There is always more to learn about people. (Any)
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Espionage. Once I get paid for the information I glean
dragon are terrorizing a nearby halfling settlement. One solution is to get rid of the dragon.
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An emerald dragon is the headmaster in absentia of a bardic college and must be convinced to defend
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Inquisitiveness. Even the smallest village contains myriad stories of love, loss, triumph, and betrayal. There is always more to learn about people. (Any)
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Espionage. Once I get paid for the
convinced to defend the school in a contest against a rival college.
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An emerald dragon invisibly tails a party of adventurers, causing trouble for the heroes so the dragon can watch how they respond
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Basic Rules (2014)
Wizardâs apprentice
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Scribe
FEATURE: RESEARCHER
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you
situations.
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Iâm convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets.
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Ideal
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Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
prefer for the DM to invent these details as part of the game, allowing you to learn more about your inheritance as your character does.
The Dungeon Master is free to use your inheritance as a story
hook, sending you on quests to learn more about its history or true nature, or confronting you with foes who want to claim it for themselves or prevent you from learning what you seek. The DM also
Backgrounds
Tomb of Annihilation
exploring is part of a plan to find the secret of everlasting life. (Any)
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Danger. With every great discovery comes grave danger. The two walk hand in hand. (Any)
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Bond
1
Ever since I was a child, Iâve heard stories about a lost city. I aim to find it, learn its secrets, and earn my place in the history books.
2
I want to find my mentor, who
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
: RESEARCHER
When you attempt to learn or recall a piece of lore, if you do not know that information, you often know where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a
⊠compared ⊠to me.
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I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations.
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Iâm convinced that people are always trying to steal my secrets.
d6
Ideal
Backgrounds
Guildmastersâ 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
to finding a solution to a scientific problem.
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Iâll never forget the laboratory where I learned my skills, or the other attendants who learned alongside me.
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Iâm convinced
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Godsbreath, since before the first human settlers arrived to till the crimson soil. Nakari liked to visit the settlers in human guise and learn their stories, songs, and ways. When she learned that an
acolyte had dutifully written down the verses of the Awakening Song, Nakari convinced the acolyte to sell her the record for a single copper coin and the promise that she would never let them fall into the wrong hands.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
outskirts of the hamlet. From Frodyâs zombified corpse, the characters learn that the stolen mandolin is called Golden Axe. They also learn the identities of the grave robbers who stole the mandolin, as
students, Wylie van Timmel, shows great promise. Sythian hatched a plan to snatch Golden Axe from Frodyâs grave and give it to Wylie as a present, hoping to earn the favor and long-term financial support
Backgrounds
Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
soldiers
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Crypsis Project, focused on intelligence and counterintelligence
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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 doesnât automatically enable you to learn it; you might need to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
their patronâs affiliation. Aurum Missions d6 Mission 1 Retrieve a journal from a ship that sailed to Xenâdrik and never returned. 2 Locate the grave of a certain dragonmarked scion, and retrieve
the signet buried with them. 3 Make friends with a scholar at the local university and learn their vices. 4 Recover a trove of art, artifacts, or recorded knowledge that was thought lost in a battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Garlothâs rat familiar arrived to find the mausoleum open and grave robbers inside. They killed the rat, took the stone, and fled along with the skeletal remains of Grindaâs ancestors. Characters who
search the plundered crypts find neither the rat nor the stone, but they do find a clue left behind by one of the grave robbers (see âCrypt Clueâ below). As the characters make their way out, Xanathar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortuneâs Wheel
Chapter 1: Grave Escape The characters have died, but their adventures are far from over. Victims of a multiversal mishap, they awaken with hazy memories in the basement of the Mortuary, a foreboding
living tomb where the dead are interred, cremated, or raised to serve the Heralds of Dust. Surely, someone in the City of Doors can help the characters learn about their pasts, but the characters must first escape their gloomy prison before its wardens lay them to rest.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Grave Domain Gods of the grave watch over the line between life and death. To these deities, death and the afterlife are a foundational part of the multiverse. To desecrate the peace of the dead is
an abomination. Deities of the grave include Kelemvor, Wee Jas, the ancestral spirits of the Undying Court, Hades, Anubis, and Osiris. Followers of these deities seek to put wandering spirits to rest
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me.
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Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice.
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Ideal
1
Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet
to learn. (Neutral)
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Suspicious. I must be careful, for I have no way of telling friend from foe here. (Any)
d6
Bond
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So long as I have this token from my homeland, I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
procured the instrument legally and are unaware that it was stolen from a grave. Should they learn about the grave robbery, the three students instruct the housekeeper to pack up their belongings, and
they leave the conservatory at once. Sythian canât afford to lose his students, so if the characters threaten to tell the students about his grave robbing or the fact that he consorts with demons, he surrenders the instrument to ensure the charactersâ silence.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
invite them up to partake in the rite. He has convinced those gathered here that heâs a druid of the Circle of the Scarlet Moon and promises to teach others the rite as itâs performed. The atmosphere
is one of festive anticipation. Real druids here are excited to meet their fellows and learn from the mysterious but powerful Elizar.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Janderâs torturer, Haruman â a fallen Hellrider and one of Zarielâs infernal generals. Lulu eventually realizes sheâs made a grave mistake and led the characters to the wrong place. She suggests two
possible paths going forward: the Path of Demons and the Path of Devils. Each path features a number of locations across Avernus that the characters must visit in sequence to learn where Zarielâs sword is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
heroes discover a hidden truth. Ghost Story Plots d8 Plot
1 Investigate the bloody graffiti being left on the villageâs ancient walls and stop the vandal.
2 A dying hero is convinced
visit his haunted family home and put his deathless family to rest.
7 Discreetly follow a phantom vagabond to find out where she disappears to and with whom.
8 Learn why a mob of spirits besieges the local temple on the winter solstice each year.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
has four chapters: Chapter 1, âDragonâs Rest,â introduces Runaraâs cloister and its inhabitants and provides the characters the opportunity to learn about the problems facing the island. It also
,â describes how the grave of Sharruth spawns magical connections to the Elemental Plane of Fire that threaten a community of mushroom-like myconids. Chapter 3, âCursed Shipwreck,â details a ship that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
take it by force (encounter 2, âMistshoreâ). After the characters defeat these attackers, they learn that Grinda told her rat familiar to hide the stone in her familyâs crypt in the City of the Dead
Guild attack them, believing they have the stone. A clue left behind in the mausoleum leads the characters to an old windmill in the Southern Ward and a pair of grave robbers (encounter 10, âConverted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
respective shops, but neither is much help to the charactersâ investigations. Each is convinced her rival is to blame for a string of thefts and accidents, despite having no proof. If the characters
. Characters can learn more once theyâve made names for themselves in the market (see âLearning Moreâ and âWhat Vendors Knowâ). If the characters guard or stake out either Tyenmo Noodle Bowl or Xungoon Family
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
secret someone carried with them to the grave.
4 Track down and eliminate someone who is trying to keep a radical discovery a secret.
5 Assassinate an important figure whose death would
catalyze one of Pharikaâs experiments.
6 Perfect a perilous ritual to awaken the landscape and learn how to discover its forgotten lore.
A Pharika Campaign Pharika delights in testing the limits
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters worked as protection for gravediggers in Neverdeath Graveyard. They fought undead, grave robbers, and sometimes even devils who served evil cultists. 2 Hoping to put their Neverwinter experiences
them to learn more. As a result, they know everything the Wizards Three tell the party about the planes where the pieces of the rod are located. 6 Hoping to put their experiences behind them, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
land. 6 I begin or end my day with small traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me. Ideals d6 Ideal 1 Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet along my way. (Good
. Though I may not know their ways, neither do they know mine, which can be to my advantage. (Evil) 5 Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral) 6 Suspicious. I must be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Erlanthar was also in town. Through diligent research and interviews conducted during his travels between Berdusk and Candlekeep, Leosin became convinced that the cult is engaged in a big operation
, but he doesnât yet know what it is. Leosin uses the raid as an opportunity to infiltrate the cult so that he can learn more about the cultâs plans. He is discovered and captured, however, and needs the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
could learn anything more. They havenât returned. Just before the observatory collapsed, Tonalliâs research into the towerâs writings and signs in the surrounding lands convinced him that the cause
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Erlanthar was also in town. Through diligent research and interviews conducted during his travels between Berdusk and Candlekeep, Leosin became convinced that the cult is engaged in a big operation
, but he doesnât yet know what it is. Leosin uses the raid as an opportunity to infiltrate the cult so that he can learn more about the cultâs plans. He is discovered and captured, however, and needs the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
figure. 8 Lore Seeker: The item craves knowledge or is determined to solve a mystery, learn a secret, or unravel a cryptic prophecy. 9 Destiny Seeker: The item is convinced that it and its wielder have key
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
cursed to be unable to learn from past mistakes or perceive their own failings, though theyâre convinced that this time will be different. Shocking Reminders. The domain is drowning in symbolic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
bayou. Valentin is a kind of sangromancerâhe 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 bayouâs
, Arcano-Biologist Verelda Lang (chaotic neutral dryad) is a respected Witherbloom professor of growth who teaches introductory courses in magical physiologies, helping students in every college learn about