mechanus seize with only artisan from for land

Crab Folk

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

spell gave the crab folk an insatiable love for silver. When they see it, all crab folk feel an irresistible urge to seize it and carry it back to their lairs. If necessary, they resort to violence to

bad luck a gull might happen to land near a crab folk lair and utter the right combination of cries to summon up this ancient compulsion. Driven to action, the crab folk rampage along the coast

Folk Hero Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

tyrants and monsters that threaten the common folk everywhere. Skill Proficiencies: Animal Handling, Survival Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land

) Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp Defining Event You previously pursued a simple

Folk Hero - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools, vehicles (land) Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (one of your choice), a shovel, an iron pot, a set of common clothes, and a pouch containing 10 gp

me away from my higher calling. (Any) d6 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

69. Mechanus Chain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

69. Mechanus Chain Hot wind tinged with the smell of burning oil blows down a forty-foot-diameter vertical shaft. Stone balconies protrude from the walls on opposite sides of this expanse, with the

, Acererak contaminated a workforce of modrons from the plane of Mechanus. Under the stewardship of a corrupt pentadrone, the modrons rerouted one of their great chains into the tomb. The sections of the shaft

Visiting the Night Market

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

rare treasure, local delicacy, or expert artisan available only at the night market. Alternatively, they want to sell a possession to or obtain an appraisal from a merchant with an unusual specialty

. Market Regular. A character grew up in the land surrounding the night market, and visiting the market is an important part of their life. Coming to the market and showing it to their friends is an

Outer Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

, only to form anew, again and again. Beneath the ruby glow lay a dark nightmare land of bare rock and flumes of sparks and gouting flame, where things slithered and scrambled half-seen in the shadows

. Mountains clawed the ruby sky. The Land of Teeth, Azuth had once aptly called it, surveying the endless jagged rocks. This was the Greeting Ground, the realm of horror that had claimed the lives of

Outlands

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

a Celestial and a Fiend arguing in a tavern while sharing a fine bottle of wine. Gate-Towns of the Outlands Town Gate Destination Automata Mechanus Bedlam Pandemonium Curst Carceri Ecstasy

slaad to wreak havoc in the gate-town of Automata than it is for even a horde of slaadi to accomplish anything in Mechanus itself. Celestial spies and Fiend assassins carry out subtle plots and

Valenar Characters

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

, a sailor, or a guild artisan working to support the elf army, or you might be a charlatan seeking opportunities. As a human from Valenar, you could be an urchin born in Taer Valaestas, or a folk hero

—granted a bond to a patron ancestor and a chance at immortality—or are you more interested in building a homeland for your people? As a human whose land the elves reclaimed, do you want to work with

Noteworthy Sites

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

stage, selling noodles, seafood, pot stickers, and other delicacies from colorful stalls and carts. Visitors might sample fine desserts, seek the expert works of artisan families, or be entertained by

scholarly Preed family, whose members believe the land has grown angry and will soon swallow Siabsungkoh whole. Avyrn Mountain Centuries ago, a young sorcerer named Phi Maymoon scaled Avyrn Mountain and

Life in Dayawlongon

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

ninunos, spirits of the dead who have taken on new, dryad-like forms and serve as intercessors between mortals, the gods, and the land. Ninunos watch over their bloodlines, bestowing good fortune on

pious descendants or curses upon those who put their own needs over those of the family and broader community. Bonesingers Artisan-warriors, bonesingers dedicate their lives to maintaining the skybridges

It's Your World

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

city to another. Gods Inhabit the Land, or Are Entirely Absent. What if the gods regularly walk the earth? What if the characters can challenge them and seize their power? Or what if the gods are

Character Backgrounds

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

beat a drunk goliath at arm wrestling? Guild Artisan You came to Icewind Dale to start a business. Your shop was doing well until Auril the Frostmaiden cast her evil spell to banish the sun. Now

place farther from the trappings of civilization than Icewind Dale. This is a land without pretense, and the people of Ten-Towns pay you little mind. To them, you’re just another silly old fool

Dragonmarks and Backgrounds

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

don’t have many special privileges, but you also don’t have responsibilities. Guild artisan is a good choice to reflect basic house training, but you could choose entertainer for the Mark of Shadow

Human Manufacturing Passage Orien Human Land Transportation Scribing Sivis Gnome Communication, Translation, Verification Sentinel Deneith Human Bodyguards, Mercenaries

Academy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

the land, travel to places spoken of in myth, and discover truths beyond imagining. Denying ignorance, you pursue wondrous sights and endlessly unearth new facts. Undiscovered creatures, the covetous

. Such documents grant you special status, such as access to forbidden regions or neutral standing in embattled areas. Such identification isn’t always a boon, though. In a land frequently plundered by

Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

undead or obtain a younger body 4 Steal a planar creature’s essence 2 Influence (d4) 1 Seize a position of power or title 2 Win a contest or tournament 3 Win favor with a powerful individual 4 Place a

person’s affection 6 Power (d4) 1 Conquer a region or incite a rebellion 2 Seize control of an army 3 Become the power behind the throne 4 Gain the favor of a ruler 7 Revenge (d4) 1 Avenge a past

Factions in Athas

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

projects, so the Free get involved to stop this practice and punish the perpetrators for their crimes. The Emerald Enclave Druid circles Athasian druids see themselves as guardians of the land and enemies

destruction is bad for business, even by House Tsalaxa’s standards. If the house’s agents can seize the cult’s secrets in the process of eliminating the threat, so much the better.

Scarlet Brotherhood

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

. For decades, this group has been concocting a conspiracy to spread fear, chaos, and uncertainty across the land. When the time is right, the Brotherhood will strike to seize the reins in kingdoms all

across the world. Already its assassins have slain those who might oppose their sinister plans. In almost every court in the land, from the most remote backwater barony to the imperial courts of world

The Basilisk Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

farther east would eventually lead you to Elturel, capital of the holy land of Elturgard — or at least that was the case until a few days ago. The flood of refugees from Elturel has gotten worse

Duke Ulder Ravengard has convinced Captain Darmin Zodge, a lawful evil human veteran, to prove himself worthy of leading the Flaming Fist — lest some rival seize the opportunity in the days ahead

Council of Four

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

current situation, Duke Stelmane is in no position to oppose attempts by her fellow dukes to seize the reins of power in Baldur’s Gate. Duke Dillard Portyr Duke Dillard Portyr was once a respected

political agenda through meetings in her private offices and at her family estate. When she does choose to debate, she speaks with a strength beyond what it seems like her age should allow, and is known for leveling insults that land unsettlingly close to (supposedly) hidden truths.

Licensed Region

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

granted the rights to engage in sea trade within that region. You can ship goods (over land, water, or air) to one city or other settlement outside your region. (The DM approves this location, and

Campaign” in chapter 1 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide.) You are expected to expand your trade and branding throughout the region. You’ll seize new markets, develop new offerings, increase your network

Crab Folk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

seize it and carry it back to their lairs. If necessary, they resort to violence to claim the metal. Brutal Raiders. Each year, when the warm summer gives way to the chill of autumn, the crab folk look

, to harangue the crab folk with its cries and drive them to war. Today, by a stroke of bad luck a gull might happen to land near a crab folk lair and utter the right combination of cries to summon up

Campaign Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

superstitions? What Mysteries Does the World Hold? Every campaign setting has mysteries: a fabled land across the sea, a grim forest hiding a terrible secret, restless spirits haunting a ruined keep for

reasons unknown, an ancient dungeon built for a forgotten purpose, and so on. Dream up as many mysteries as you wish—you never know which ones will seize your players’ imaginations and become central

Council of Four

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

current situation, Duke Stelmane is in no position to oppose attempts by her fellow dukes to seize the reins of power in Baldur’s Gate. Duke Dillard Portyr Duke Dillard Portyr was once a respected

political agenda through meetings in her private offices and at her family estate. When she does choose to debate, she speaks with a strength beyond what it seems like her age should allow, and is known for leveling insults that land unsettlingly close to (supposedly) hidden truths.

Religious Order

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

stave off otherworldly invasions, to protect the powerless from oppression, or to spread the teachings of your religion in a hostile land. Or perhaps you serve a corrupt hierarchy by making its

gifted artisan conveys the will of the divine through prophetic song or artwork. 3 Mysterious Text. The gradual translation of a secret holy text points you toward the next step of a divine destiny. 4

Ancient Being

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, Folk Hero, Hermit, Sage Pupil Acolyte, Entertainer, Folk Hero, Guild Artisan, Sage Guardian Acolyte, Folk Hero, Hermit, Outlander, Soldier Offspring Any Ancient Being Quests Though their work

compromised. Perhaps they are defecting to a rival, attempting to seize the ancient being’s power. Whatever the case, you must catch them to end their threat. 6 Astral Heist. A powerful rival of your patron

Trielta Hills

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

miners scrape out the interior of the hills seeking the bits of gold and silver they may find waiting there. No warlords threaten this land, no liches or dragons plot to seize it for themselves. There

a dozen or two dozen halfling or gnome families, living in homes molded gently into rolling hills. Relatively shallow valleys serve as agricultural land, while the slopes are used for growing vine

Criminal Syndicate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Acolyte, Charlatan, Guild Artisan, Noble, Soldier Mastermind Acolyte, Criminal, Folk Hero, Noble, Sage Mole Any Criminal Syndicate Quests Your work as a syndicate member involves more than simple street

swindles or pickpocketing. Someone with your skills cooperates with others for greater purposes that offer both dangerous risks and splendid rewards. The law of the land is your most persistent enemy

Life Span

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

significant threat to a city or kingdom, either through overt violence or subtle manipulation. Young Dragon Goals d6 Goal 1 Establish a lair and develop the land around it to maximize safety

, manuscripts for a famed author’s entire body of writings, or every piece of jewelry made by a master artisan 5 Transform an entire world into an extreme environment suitable as a lair—a volcanic

The Greyhawk Setting

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

cinders from the nearby Hellfurnaces. Land of Black Ice. Those who have ventured far north of the Burneal Forest tell of a strange phenomenon. Instead of normal stark-white snow and translucent blue

-white ice, there is an endless landscape of deep-blue ice partially covered in snow. Strange arctic monsters prowl these fields of dark ice. Stranger still, a verdant land is rumored to exist beyond

Other Villains

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

, a secret dwarven retreat in the Vale of Dancing Waters. It hired Grumink and his crew of cutthroats to seize the shrine and start digging (see “The Vale of Dancing Waters” in chapter 6). The thought

the Nettlebee clan, a wealthy family of halflings that raise livestock and farm their land. He presents the outward appearance of a modest rancher, and he forbids extravagance on his farm. Thinking he

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Map a new land. 9 Find a place to establish a colony. 10 Find a natural resource. 11 Hunt a specific monster. 12 Return home from a distant place. 13 Obtain information from a reclusive hermit. 14 Find

Protect a wilderness site from attackers. 20 Roll twice, ignoring results of 20. Other Goals d12 Goal 1 Seize control of a fortified location such as a fortress, town, or ship. 2 Defend a location

Ascendant Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

to go after what they want—everyone makes their own fate. At the same time, nothing’s free. It takes work, dedication, and sometimes blood to seize greatness. There’s no inherent malice in the Fated’s

Order Who Discover Laws to Find Truth Factol: Hashkar Headquarters: High Courts Aligned Plane: Mechanus Members: Con artists, lawyers, spellcasters Epithet: Guvners The Fraternity of Order examines

A Detour to Neverwinter

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

builder overseeing the renovations. Dwarf artisan Kollette Kwarter (NG female dwarf commoner) has finally grown tired of the elf’s constant griping and badgering. At any opportune moment as the characters

find easier work for more money elsewhere in the city. Quick-thinking characters can seize this opportunity to pretend to be masons, carpenters, or other craftspeople to gain access to the basement

Hive Ward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

abound for those ready to seize them. Residents live unhampered by bureaucracy or judgment, free to pursue their deepest passions or indulge their guiltiest pleasures. Hive Ward Encounters d8 Encounter

with a tiny cog for a cap. When placed on a flat surface, the cap rotates like the gears of Mechanus. Golden Gout. Imported from the Nine Hells, this spiced whiskey burns all the way down. Imbibers

Torrents Locations

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

take the helpless creature over the falls and into area P20. P10. Trial by Water A ribbon of dry land hugs the walls of this cavern, the walls of which are covered with chalk-scrawled symbols of

weak and disobedient cultists inside the cage in a ritual meant to strengthen them. The cultists attack if the characters free them, using bare hands until they can seize weapons. They surrender if

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