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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
.
2
I like to remind people of their inevitable demise.
3
Sometimes I give voice to the whispers of the rot, which I hear but no one else does.
4
I do my best to discourage anyone from
affairs of other guilds is a great way to get squashed like a bug. (Neutral)
Bonds
d6
Bond
1
I cherish the finger of a family member who was petrified by a
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
traveled in Waterdeep’s baroque and sometimes cutthroat conglomeration of guilds, nobles, adventurers, and secret societies. You might have been one of the behind-the-scenes law-keepers or
tirelessly to get the best deal possible.
8
I’m well known for my work, and I want to make sure everyone appreciates it. I’m always taken aback when people haven’t heard of me
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
important to me than my life.
6
Dangerous work is best accomplished by an orderly group working with common purpose.
7
I treat my weapons, uniform, and insignia with reverence, for they
; more even than my closest friends.
5
I’m slow to trust members of other guilds.
6
I’ve been known to turn a blind eye to injustice, with the help of a modest bribe
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
concentrates the spoils at the top of the hierarchy. As a functionary in that system, your best hope is to claim as much as possible of the money that passes through your hands on its way up, so that
and wealth. (Evil)
5
Stability. The economy functions best when chaos is kept under control and everyone knows their place. (Lawful)
6
Eternity. I want to live forever — in
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
the doings of thieves’ guilds and street gangs. You might be a “velvet mask” bounty hunter, one who blends in with high society and noble circles in order to catch the criminals that
in a situation. Never tell me the odds.
7
The best way to get me to do something is to tell me I can’t do it.
8
I blow up at the slightest insult.
d6
Ideal
1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, not just what you accomplished in the past. The backgrounds associated with guilds in this chapter work like those in the Player’s Handbook, giving you proficiencies, languages, equipment, and
add to your spell list if you’re a member of a spellcasting class. Guild Spells The spellcasters of Ravnica’s guilds have a style of magic specific to their guild. A guild’s description includes a list
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Open for Business? If the characters intend to fix up and reopen the tavern in Trollskull Alley, they can expect to deal with various guilds without whose support the business is likely to fail
. Repairs to the walls and the roof require the approval and oversight of the Carpenters’, Roofers’, and Plaisterers’ Guild. The Cellarers’ and Plumbers’ Guild is best equipped to handle the refurbishing of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Some merchants have termed Waterdeep “the best supply center in the world,” with the largest collection of superb craft workers, experts, useful contacts, and potential hirelings to be found anywhere
. Others warn that it represents a huge army of potential enemies for those who aren’t careful — and everyone agrees that its busy streets are full of spies. Waterdhavian noble families and guilds hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
and pursuits contradict each other, frustrating any attempt to get to the truth of things. The public face of Dimir remains inscrutable, which some interpret as the best evidence that the guild’s true
by other guilds can destabilize that web. When the Boros take sudden, forceful action inspired by an unexpected burst of zeal, the Dimir can be caught off guard. The Selesnya behave predictably on
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
the entire city, your place in the Azorius can easily bring you into contact with members of other guilds, for good or ill.
Roll twice on the Azorius Contacts table (for an ally and a rival) and
best at everything in my legal training, and now I work with the person who was always just a little bit better.
6
A good friend was promoted into work they can’t tell me about.
7
I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
encourages the Simic to promote nature; the Upwelling urges them to perfect nature. The end result is the same: a hastened system of evolution that brings out the best in every creature’s nature. But
their subaquatic laboratories, pursuing their research while isolated from the volatile interrelationships among the other guilds. Prime Speaker Zegana encourages that isolationist attitude. At the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
and smooth roads and sturdy construction. No one needs to go hungry in Ravnica, because the Golgari Swarm provides a bare minimum of sustenance to anyone who can’t afford better food, though it is best
, gender identities, and sexual orientations. Well-established systems undergird society, largely through the efforts of the guilds. The Azorius Senate crafts, codifies, and enforces a comprehensive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
introduction from your guild, a set of traveler’s clothes, and a pouch containing 15 gp Guild Business Guilds are generally found in cities large enough to support several artisans practicing the same trade
offers a central place to meet other members of your profession, which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings. Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
town dominated by humans. You didn’t know any other half-elves, and you did your best to fit in. 3 You lived in the Eldeen Reaches as part of a small Khoravar community, trying to be a bridge between
associated with House Lyrandar or House Medani, but you’re more interested in the role the house plays in supporting Khoravar communities than in the work of its guilds. 10 You ride with the Valenar, hoping one day to prove that you are worthy of taking on a patron ancestor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions in Greyhawk Instead of the Forgotten Realms factions, the Flanaess has its own set of knightly orders, mage guilds, and elite societies that serve as power groups the player characters can
Gauntlet The Church of Saint Cuthbert Greyhawk is home to several different paladin orders that could serve as a substitute for this faction, but the best fit is the Church of Saint Cuthbert. The Church
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, many guilds have their halls in this ward. Of particular note is the House of Light, the hall of the Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters. Outside the building, a wagon-sized mound of wax with hundreds
of wicks is kept lit day and night, while being continually built up with adhered candles. Inside, the best works of the guild are put on display and sold, including not just candles of various
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
the others might be neutral or good; conflicts with those rivals might be social or political, rather than manifesting as direct attacks. The best rivals have a connection with their adversaries on a
personal level. Find links in the characters’ backstories or the events of recent adventures that explain what sparked the rival’s actions. The best trouble to put the characters in is trouble they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
neighborhood affiliations, doing their best to protect their territories. While this has given some of the city’s people a way of feeling more in control of their lives, it’s also increased the number of
: Flaming Fist mercenaries, the Watch
Commerce: Dyes, fish, imports from Chult, mercenaries, nautical supplies
Organizations: The Guild, neighborhood crews, trade guilds
Religions: Gond, Tymora
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
). When one needs to be replaced, the best candidates are those who appreciate the benefits of strict organization (and thus are lawful evil or at worst neutral evil) and who have a high tolerance for
a human, the tyrant has incredible staying power against challengers. Not only are its opponents unsure of the best way to kill it, but it can quickly retaliate with lethal force against multiple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
disaster. Most guild members believe it’s best to keep their heads down and stay out of the political conflict and to avoid attracting the disfavor of the Ochran, the guild’s order of assassins. More
destroys itself. The teeming hordes of the Golgari Swarm believe it is finally their time to shine. They have dwelled under the streets and under the sway of the other guilds for too long. They are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
population dwindled, and eventually the Forgemaster was overtaken in prestige and influence by the Ruling Master of Sundabar, who came to speak for the human guilds and merchants of the surface city. One
were meeting in was crushed. Despite the best efforts of Aleina Brightlance of Silverymoon’s Knights in Silver to organize a defense, and the valiant efforts of the Sundabar garrison, orcs streamed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
House Agent You have sworn fealty to a dragonmarked house, one of the mighty mercantile guilds that shapes Khorvaire. If you possess a dragonmark, you’re likely a member of one of the influential
. (Any)
6 Comfort. I want to ensure that me and mine enjoy the best things in life. (Any)
d6 Bond
1 My house is my family, and I would do anything for my family.
2 I love
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
are just. Following the law and obeying its edicts is critical, especially when it benefits these clerics and their guilds or deities. Law establishes hierarchies. Those selected by the law to lead
must be obeyed. Those who obey must do so to the best of their ability. In this manner, law creates an intricate web of obligations that allows society to forge order and security in a chaotic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
neighborhood affiliations, doing their best to protect their territories. While this has given some of the city’s people a way of feeling more in control of their lives, it’s also increased the number of
mercenaries, the Watch
Commerce: Dyes, fish, imports from Chult, mercenaries, nautical supplies
Organizations: The Guild, neighborhood crews, trade guilds
Religions: Gond, Tymora, Umberlee, any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, Oberon, and Hyrsam, the Prince of Fools. Those inclined to remain sullen in the face of such frivolity had best stay home, for celebrants do their utmost to evoke a smile from those they meet. Ches 21
halls for the announcement of new policies and a celebration of business concluded for the year. These gatherings culminate in a gala festival and dance sponsored by several guilds, which lasts from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
local militia, or accompanying the town guard on its patrols. Daily rulership is in the hands of the Council of Guilds, composed of the heads of the town’s informal trade groups. These guildmasters
heart, and wishes what is best for Daggerford. She regularly trains with the militia, and is seen in the town wearing armor just as often as she is adorned in the finery befitting her station. She
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
. However, in a city dominated by ideological factions, trade guilds hold little sway, and most factions—except for the Free League and Society of Sensation—discourage members from joining guilds, believing
Outer Planes and countless material worlds. The bank’s principal office is a monument to opulence and stability: a palatial building constructed from marble. Elite private security, the best that money
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
later claimed the plateau’s harbor as their own, but it was one known as Nimoar who is best remembered. A History of Waterdeep: Age One, The Rise of the Warlord records how Nimoar raised a wooden
was instrumental in establishing many of Waterdeep’s other institutions, such as its black-robed magisters, its Griffon Cavalry, and the city’s many guilds. The first Open Lord ruled wisely for over two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
three years ago with plans to establish a Zhentarim foothold in the city. In that time, they have forged alliances with various nobles and guilds and run afoul of others, all the while fending off
. Quick to anger, she hates to back down from a fight. She respects anyone who can best her in melee combat. Tashlyn Yafeera
Medium humanoid (human), neutral
Armor Class 18 (plate)
Hit Points 149
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to secure them elsewhere, ask about that location and their security measures. For the purpose of the adventure, it’s best if the characters keep the orrery components with them, rather than leaving
to broker deals between guilds and other organizations. Eriss works with Ship Taerl, and can be found in a small but well-maintained curio shop on a busy street just north of the city’s central
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of Splendors is a bustling, walled city on the Sword Coast. Some merchants have dubbed Waterdeep the best supply center in the world, with the largest collection of superb craft workers, experts
, crowded streets are full of spies. Waterdhavian noble families and guilds hold tremendous political and economic sway up and down the Sword Coast, but within the city itself, true power lies with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
to hold clandestine meetings and worship at a secret shrine of destruction. Various thieves’ guilds employed the tunnels to move from place to place secretly. Renegade wizards did terrible experiments
follow. If on friendly terms with the characters (or if he needs to offer up information to save his skin), Gorkoh can offer advice on the best way to deal with the carrion crawler, pointing out a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
difficult on even the best of days. The forest is patrolled by wood elves, who defend the woods from poachers. Visitors who leave the inhabitants of the Misty Forest alone, and who build their campfires
families from gaining a political foothold in the city, and has enacted harsh laws that prevent guilds from being formed. Neverwinter is a member of the Lords’ Alliance, and Neverember supports the efforts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
overseeing the city watch and the conduct of commerce in the city The Master of Guilds, Boldor Steelshield (N male shield dwarf noble), representing the merchants of Everlund, who is prone to hyperbole and
belligerently protective treants. Thus, it is best “forgotten.” An immortal druid named Pheszeltan dwells deep in the woods and is willing to offer advice to those with the skill to reach him. Fork