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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
of these weapons have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct. Others have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain
believes that only that person should wield it, even if the bearer’s alignment differs from that of the weapon’s or the bearer’s goals later clash with the weapon’s goals
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
that the work gave him a sliver of joy. When the old keeper died years later, Naeryx replaced him.
The wealthy family that owned the clock tower didn’t pay Naeryx a lot of money for his work
later swept floors until an old clock tower keeper took him on as a helper. The tower’s clock was in such poor condition that it would break down often. Naeryx helped with the repairs and found
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
Ravenloft, has served Strahd's family faithfully for nearly five hundred years. He is Strahd's eternal servant, a longtime comrade-in-arms, and a ruthless warrior who has killed thousands in his lifetime
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Exile. Rahadin was exiled for refusing to bow down to a dusk elf prince whom he considered weak and corrupt. When the dusk elves later declined to pay fealty to King Barov, Rahadin helped Barov
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
was a little girl, her family kidnapped van Richten’s teenage son, Erasmus, and delivered him into the clutches of a vampire. Even today, years later, she can still hear Erasmus’s pleas
family had done to van Richten, ran away from home. After many harrowing adventures, she tracked down van Richten two years later. Thinking she was a Vistana assassin, he put a sword to her throat and
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
become the masters of hers. To appease Zybilna, this arrangement would remain in place only until the two carnivals crossed paths again.
Zybilna was intrigued enough by the shadar-kai to let Isolde go
vengeance have become all-consuming.
Roleplaying Isolde
The Carnival is the closest thing Isolde has to a family and a home, and she expects everyone who works for her to carry their weight. She
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
carnival wagon, with a pet monkey on his shoulder. He took over an abandoned tower on Lake Baratok before rolling into the town of Vallaki several months later. Claiming to be a carnival ringmaster
, and van Richten has lived with the horror of his family’s destruction ever since. After destroying Baron Metus in turn, van Richten sought revenge against the Vistani and took up a life of
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
you an exile, banished from your homeland for some crime against the Undying Court?
As one of the Aereni, think about your history. What is your family known for, and how can you prove yourself to be a
Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
in the guild’s good graces.
Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant
Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don&rsquo
family) with interests across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop
Species
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
to perfect the techniques of their ancestors. With centuries to devote to their studies, the elves are masters of their chosen crafts; at the same time, their society has changed very little over the
you an exile, banished from your homeland for some crime against the Undying Court?
As one of the Aereni, think about your history. What is your family known for, and how can you prove yourself to be a
Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
. Sometimes it beckons you in the dead of night.
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An apparition that has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You don’t know what it wants, and it won’t leave you alone
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4
Your family has a history of practicing the dark arts. You dabbled once and felt something horrible clutch at your soul, whereupon you fled in terror.
5
An oni took your sibling one
Criminal / Spy
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Basic Rules (2014)
; 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
everyone. (Good)
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Bond
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I’m trying to pay off an old debt I owe to a generous benefactor.
2
My ill-gotten gains go to support my family.
3
Something
Tortle
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Species
The Tortle Package
point, a tortle feels an almost overwhelming urge to venture far away from home and see more of the world. It gathers up its possessions and heads into the wilderness, returning months or years later
times in its life.
Tortles don’t have surnames or family names.
Male and Female Names: Baka, Damu, Gar, Gura, Ini, Jappa, Kinlek, Krull, Lim, Lop, Nortle, Nulka, Olo, Ploqwat, Quee, Queg, Quott, Sunny, Tibor, Ubo, Uhok, Wabu, Xelbuk, Xopa, Yog
Genasi
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
ties to two worlds, yet belonging to neither. Some genasi are born of mortal–genie unions, others have two genasi as parents, and a rare few have a genie further up their family tree, manifesting
of the people among whom they were raised. They might later assume distinctive names to capture their heritage, such as Flame, Ember, Wave, or Onyx.
Subraces
Four major subraces of genasi are found
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
your district.
Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant
Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don’t craft items yourself
but earn a living by buying and selling the works of others (or the raw materials artisans need to practice their craft). Your guild might be a large merchant consortium (or family) with interests
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Guild took over your family business, ran it into the ground, and burned the building for insurance money. You were driven into crime yourself, but you’ll never work for the Guild. You take
, funneling the money through charitable fronts to help the needy.
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You got into crime as a bored patriar looking for excitement. Your family has no idea of your activities, and neither does the
Goblin
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
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Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
Goblins know they are a weak, unsophisticated race that can be easily dominated by bigger, smarter, more organized, more ferocious, or more magical creatures. Their god
with goblins for at least as long as humans have worked with dogs and horses, and in goblin society those two animals serve similar purposes.
Family Matters
A goblin tribe is organized in a four
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
for one last chance to win back the goodwill you’ve drunk away.
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You once defeated a raging bugbear with a hand mirror, a mounted deer’s head, and two kicks to the groin. Later, you
me away from my higher calling. (Any)
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Bond
1
I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again.
2
I worked the land, I love the land
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
interpretation of that and offers gifts that can be turned against family members. Goblins who risk insurrection against their hobgoblin masters make pacts with Glasya, as do kenku who form criminal gangs. Glasya
exploiting the law for her own good, Glasya is a patron of thieves and other criminals, especially corrupt nobles. Her influence is supposed to strengthen family bonds, but she has taken a liberal
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Using This Book This book explores the Domains of Dread, the mysterious expanses of the Shadowfell that serve as backdrops for excitement and terror. It guides players and Dungeon Masters through the
lineages and backgrounds that provide ominous pasts for any character as well as Dark Gifts and subclasses to shape their fates. Chapter 2 explores how Dungeon Masters can create their own new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
became the friend and sometimes enemy of other famous adventurers, like Mordenkainen. In time, she ruled as the Witch Queen and later changed her name to Iggwilv—a figure of legend who is whispered
about, feared, and admired. Written for players and Dungeon Masters alike, this book offers options to enhance characters and campaigns in any D&D world, whether you’re adventuring in Greyhawk, another official D&D setting, or a world of your own creation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, he took shelter in a mysterious ruin and was found wandering the hills weeks later, babbling about an amber idol and the god he’d discovered, Zhakata the Provider and the Devourer. His family sought
G’henna Darklord: Yagno Petrovna Hallmarks: Corrupt theocracy, false deity Born of a Barovian family, Yagno Petrovna went missing upon the slopes of Mount Ghakis as a youth. As a violent storm rose
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Ivan Dilisnya The Dilisnya family maintains a tradition of treachery. The land of Borca originates from the same world as Barovia’s conquerors, the von Zaroviches, and Dilisnyas were present at
Castle Ravenloft the night of Strahd von Zarovich’s transformation. Ages later, the siblings Boris and Camille Dilisnya each plotted to steal the prestige of their cousins, the Boritsis. Camille
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
tall white brick wall, with a single wrought-iron gate as an entrance. The Cassalanter family crest — a green Y overlapping a stylized goose being fed — is emblazoned on the gate, and armored guards
stand at attention on either side. Cassalanter Villa is an extravagant manse with dozens of lavish chambers for the masters of the house and their guests — but its splendor belies the terrible secret
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
religion they need. Because they were forced to worship their draconic masters in times past, dragonborn are generally skeptical about religion, seeing it as a form of servitude. The skeptics believe
dragonborn, and Kelemvor speaks to some of the inevitability of death and the need to live well in one’s allotted time. Religious belief is an intensely personal thing the dragonborn who espouse it, some of whom are as devoted to their faith as they are to their family and clan.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
2. Twisted Gallery Bas-Reliefs. The curved walls are lined with bas-relief carvings, and plaques mounted beneath them tell the story of a forgotten Waterdavian family.
Statues. Two 9-foot-tall
Undermountain in their free time, pouring treasure into family coffers, and giving a black tablet to their brother, Xerrion. The carvings go on to show the original Shadowdusk Hold (in Waterdeep) on fire
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Casino Pit Masters A pit master presides over each room of the Red Belvedere. (The rooms of the casino are displayed on map 8.1.) The characters must gain favor with at least one pit master to access
A) and the master of the casino’s fighting pit. He relishes bloodshed, and his laughter booms over the gore-stained arena. Khai fancies himself the strongest of the pit masters, and he chafes under
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
The Fight for Freedom Dragonborn hail from Abeir, the primordial twin of Toril. On that world most of the dragonborn are slaves to their dragon masters, though many won their freedom and formed
maintaining their own traditions and culture. These efforts gave the nation and its people a reputation for being honorable and worthy of respect. Only a few generations later, however, the events of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Gash the Gnoll Minutes after the characters arrive, they hear the sounds of footsteps approaching. A few moments later, a gnoll slinks from the tunnel ahead. A gnoll creeps out of the shadows
abuse and torment. The gnoll now sees himself as a loyal and willing servant of the brutes, and he is eager to lead gnolls and anyone else to his minotaur masters. Gash is a gnoll with the following
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
lucky to see the morning.
— Tordek
The clan is the basic unit of dwarven society, an extended family that dwells together. Everything a dwarf does in life is devoted to improving or helping the
clan, bringing security and stability to its members and greater glory to the group. The most important clan members to any dwarf are the members of one’s immediate family, because the instinctive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
The Shadowdusks The Shadowdusk family, like many other Waterdavian noble lineages, made its fortune in trading. Three sisters named Arandraya, Maelweene, and Yarlithra Shadowdusk became famous for
mad, and it didn’t take long for the madness to spread to other members of the Shadowdusk family and come into public view. As the family’s behavior grew more bizarre, local broadsheets circulated
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
An apparition that has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You don’t know what it wants, and it won’t leave you alone.
4 Your family has a history of practicing the dark arts
cursed with lycanthropy and later cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered.
7 A hag kidnapped and raised you. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
Adventure Background Holrow Homestead is a farm that has been in the Holrow family for generations. The two-story, saltbox farmhouse is built atop a hill with a huge secret (see the “Secret of Holrow
traveled far and wide to make names for themselves, Arthur stayed home and took care of his aging parents. The Holrow name is well known, and many members of the family became accomplished magicians
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
has haunted your family for generations now haunts you. You don’t know what it wants, and it won’t leave you alone. 4 Your family has a history of practicing the dark arts. You dabbled once and felt
something horrible clutch at your soul, whereupon you fled in terror. 5 An oni took your sibling one cold, dark night, and you were unable to stop it. 6 You were cursed with lycanthropy and later
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
in 1987, the gates were flung wide for players and Dungeon Masters all over the world to come to Faerûn and create their own heroic tales. A year later, author R.A. Salvatore introduced readers to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, Castle Laventz, as his own. Months later, the relentless knight Mara Silvra received word of her father’s defeat. Calling in debts and intimidating mercenaries, Mara forged a small army during her grueling
the sole guests within a crimson-stained castle. Passing judgment on each noble for abandoning her family, Mara bricked them into her castle’s walls. Rumors swiftly spread of Mara’s vengeance and the