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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule
wonders? (Chaotic)
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Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
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Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators. But
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural practices to
to mirror the dragon’s mood.
Clever Concealment
The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples, using their psionic
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural practices to supernatural occurrences
dragon’s mood.
Clever Concealment
The shyest of the gem dragons, emerald dragons are also the most curious. They love to observe local settlements and peoples, using their psionic abilities to
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
You are a scion of one of the great noble families of Waterdeep. Human families who jealously guard their privilege and place in the City of Splendors, Waterdhavian nobles have a reputation across
family alone, or it could be concerned with another noble house that sides with or opposes your own. Your ideal depends to some extent on how you view your role in the family, and how you intend to
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
into the realm of dreams to communicate with the creatures that sleep near their lairs. In this way, they inspire artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds
in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
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Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators. But greater still are those who inspire them. (Any)
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Power
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
shield dwarf clans learned long ago that only proud fools who are more concerned for their egos than their craft turn away promising apprentices, even those of other races. If you aren’t a dwarf
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The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me.
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I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still looking
Orcus
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Out of the Abyss
. Great bat wings sprout from his shoulders, and his head is like the skull of a goat, the flesh nearly rotted from it. In one hand, he wields the legendary Wand of Orcus, which is described in
effects:
Dead beasts periodically animate as undead mockeries of their former selves. Skeletal and zombie versions of local wildlife are commonly seen in the area.
The air becomes filled with the
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
rot. Great bat wings sprout from his shoulders, and his head is like the skull of a goat, the flesh nearly rotted from it. In one hand, he wields the legendary Wand of Orcus, which is described in the
Undead mockeries of their former selves. Skeletal and zombie versions of local wildlife are commonly seen in the area.
If Orcus dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
mountain in a local range, transforming it into a series of gleaming spires. Though visitors are rare, the dragon has built a roadway that ascends the mountain to encourage travel to and from the lair
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can
has spent considerable time shaping the pinnacle of the tallest mountain in a local range, transforming it into a series of gleaming spires. Though visitors are rare, the dragon has built a roadway
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
(which could pertain to certain individuals in the group, such as your sponsor or mentor). Your ideal might be concerned with the prevailing philosophy of your court or organization.
Guild
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The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me.
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I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
CONTACT
You have a reliable and trustworthy contact who acts as your liaison to a network of other criminals. You know how to get messages to and from your contact, even over great distances
; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
Variant Criminal: Spy
Although your capabilities are not much different
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair once it has begun
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Connected Creatures
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A young crystal dragon tries to protect a local population of rare snowy owlbear;snowy owlbears from poachers
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
artists and poets, encourage great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule
ludicrous wonders? (Chaotic)
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Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
5
Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators
Triton
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
to escape so easily. A great conclave of tritons chose volunteers skilled in weapons and magic as part of an expeditionary force to enter the Material Plane and seek out their enemies.
Those tritons
of truth. Few know of the tritons’ great victories over dreadful undersea threats. The tritons make little allowance for such ignorance and are delighted to expound upon the great debt others owe
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
great thinkers, and spur adventurers to heroic deeds. They sometimes give guidance to those in need or request help from adventurers to encourage them to greatness.
As a rule, moonstone dragons are
? (Chaotic)
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Beauty. There is beauty to be found in even the simplest things if you look hard enough. (Good)
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Inspiration. Great are history’s artists and creators. But greater still are
Gnome
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made in modest earth tones, is elaborately decorated with embroidery, embossing, or gleaming jewels.
Delighted Dedication
As far as gnomes are concerned, being alive is a wonderful thing, and they
, sometimes to the great annoyance of their adventuring companions.
ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE
It’s rare for a gnome to be hostile or malicious unless he or she has suffered a grievous injury. Gnomes
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
not guarantee victory. Planning and tactics do. (Lawful)
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Companionship. Sure, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good
population, but the galeb duhr are causing trouble for local miners.
4
Two Lolth cultist;cultists seek a magical relic that attracts giant spider;giant spiders, but the relic’s resting place has
Satyr
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
all, and the proper response to such a gift, as far as most satyrs are concerned, is to accept it with relish.
Born of the Wild
In their physical forms, satyrs embody a fusion of humanoid
Xenagos as a satyr who lived life to the fullest and who played tricks that stirred up even the gods. Yet, he’s also an example of how bitterness can turn a great trick nasty and how schemes that
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
You have sailed into war on the decks of great ships, patching their hulls with soup bowls and prayers. You once helped build a fishing vessel that single-handedly saved a town from starvation. You
again until after it has been pulled ashore and fully repaired.
Suggested Characteristics
Shipwrights are resourceful carpenters and designers. They often have a dedicated spot at the local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Random Encounters Chult is home to an immense variety of plants, beasts, monsters, and intelligent beings. Random encounters with the local wildlife are inevitable and help to make the party’s
well. Where undead are concerned, traveling by river is safer than traveling by land, both because undead are poor swimmers at best and because it’s easier to pour on speed in canoes and escape across the water than to flee through tangled jungle.
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
hundreds of miles of the Great Glacier and the Great Ice Sea. No one from your nation makes the effort to cross such colossal barriers without a convincing reason. You must fear something truly
locations discussed here, it is far more unnatural. You hail from one of the settlements in the Underdark, each of which has its own strange customs and laws. If you are a native of one of the great
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
truly do search for evidence of the gods, many are more concerned with establishing and controlling local rule, and do not shy away from using coercion and threats to get their way.
leaders in Abanasinia What would be the Lords’ Alliance instead represents the local rulers of the scattered towns of Abanasinia that are not controlled by the Seekers. These settlements mostly lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
to all who employ defiling magic. No great druid organizations span the entire Tyr Region, but a number of smaller, localized druid circles are concerned with the disturbances and disasters triggered
bureaucracy of a specific city-state can serve a similar role in a Dark Sun conversion of this adventure. The city-state most immediately concerned with the rise of a dangerous magical cult in the Great
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
prey on the rich, whether pickpockets or con artists. The community where you plied your trade might have been one of Faerûn’s great metropolises, such as Waterdeep or Baldur’s Gate
comes in the form of a contact in any city you visit, a person who provides information about the people and places of the local area.
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
to and from your contact, even over great distances; specifically, you know the local messengers, corrupt caravan masters, and seedy sailors who can deliver messages for you.
BALDUR’S GATE
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
restaurants. Are you part of one of these international guilds, or tied to a smaller local organization? 1d4 Guild Artisan
1 You’re a young prodigy. You’ve just joined the guild, but your
kids are using today.
3 You’re a respected member of one of the dragonmarked guilds, but you’re concerned about the policies of the house and the direction of its leadership.
4 You’re a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
characters arrive, the people of Vogler are concerned with two things: kicking off the annual Kingfisher Festival and putting a local hero to rest. Before running this chapter, make sure each character has
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, my hoard brings me great joy. But the real treasures are the guests who stop by to see it. (Good)
Sapphire Dragon Adventures
The Sapphire Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for
of psychic forces has begun to affect the local fauna in strange ways.
Sapphire Dragon Lairs
Sapphire dragons make their lairs in enormous caverns and complex tunnel systems. As they grow
Yuan-ti Pureblood
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
people who became yuan-ti were one of the original human civilizations. Their society built great temples of stone and forged metal into armor, tools, and weapons. In their ceremonies they paid homage to
;t suppress.
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I respect and emulate a great hero or ancestor.
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An enemy destroyed something of value to me, and I will find where it lives and kill the offender.
Yuan-ti Flaws
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
today. On the positive side, the Watch Commander Iyanna ir’Talan has gone to great efforts to purge corruption in the local garrisons of the Sharn Watch; this is one of the few districts where the Watch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Treasure Mind flayers don’t hoard coins, gemstones, jewelry, and other sorts of treasure. However, a colony obsessed with the study of biology would consider a new, alien specimen a great prize
, especially a living creature. One concerned with improving its war machinery might seek out new gear, weapons, and armor it can use. A colony that collects gold coins or gemstones might do so not to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and other religious communities of your deity. Knights of civic orders can get help from the community—whether a lone settlement or a great nation—that they serve, and knights of philosophical orders
occasionally risky assistance, such as a band of local citizens rallying to aid a sorely pressed knight in a fight, or those who support the order helping to smuggle a knight out of town when he or she is being hunted unjustly.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
, the group employs many agents and spies to look after its interests. The Circle of Eight is much less benevolent than the Harpers; its wizards are not particularly concerned about tyranny and are more
druids of the Flanaess belong to a great order known as the Old Faith. Each region of the continent falls under the purview of a Great Druid, who in turn oversees a hierarchy of lower-ranking druids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
, concerned about the phenomenon and anyone caught in it, asks the party to investigate. If the characters undertake this quest, see “Foul Weather at Wayside.” House of Thalivar Quest On a random evening, the
into the Mere of Dead Men is late to return. Although the commander is not concerned, the party can still choose to look for them. If the characters undertake this quest, see “Missing Patrol