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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
. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Industrious. The leprechaun is proficient with all artisan’s tools and adds double its proficiency bonus to ability checks made with them.
Reluctant Refusal. When a creature offers the
leprechaun the chance to partake in merriment or revelry such as a song, a dance, or a good meal, the leprechaun must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or have the charmed condition for 24 hours. While
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
disguised as a human merchant prince.
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An adult emerald dragon shows an emerald dragon wyrmling how to safely observe Humanoids without being detected.
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An adult emerald dragon keeps a
, particularly in volcanic regions. Over time, their psychic presence seeps into the land surrounding their lairs, expanding their awareness and subconsciously luring their favorite food—giant
Folk Hero
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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
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Acquisitions Incorporated
: Investigation, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies: One type of artisan’s tools
Languages: Any one of your choice
Equipment: One set of artisan’s tools, merchant’s scale, a set of fine
clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp
Feature: Supply Chain
From your time as a merchant, you retain connections with wholesalers, suppliers, and other merchants and entrepreneurs. You can call upon these connections when looking for items or information.
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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
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. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
trinket
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An article of clothing
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A piece of jewelry
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An arcane book or formulary
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A written story, song, poem, or secret
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A tattoo or other body marking
them again.
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I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land.
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A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter.
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Noble
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You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. You might be a pampered aristocrat
unfamiliar with work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be an honest, hard-working
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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)
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Bond
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I have a family, but I have no idea where they are. One day, I hope to see them again.
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I worked the land, I love the land
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Background Descriptions Sixteen backgrounds are presented in this section in alphabetical order: Acolyte
Artisan
Charlatan
Criminal
Entertainer
Farmer
Guard
Guide
Hermit
Merchant
Noble
Sage
Sailor
Scribe
Soldier
Wayfarer
Knight
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You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. You might be a pampered aristocrat
unfamiliar with work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be an honest, hard-working
Soldier
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standing army, a town guard, or a village militia? Or it might have been a noble’s or merchant’s private army, or a mercenary company.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics
, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
you might or might not choose to share.
Although you will undoubtedly find some of this land’s ways to be strange and discomfiting, you can also be sure that some things its people take for
society.
Halruaa. Located on the southern edges of the Shining South, and hemmed in by mountains all around, the magocracy of Halruaa is a bizarre land to most in Faerûn who know about it. Many folk
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
You understand wealth, power, and privilege. You carry a noble title, and your family owns land, collects taxes, and wields significant political influence. You might be a pampered aristocrat
unfamiliar with work or discomfort, a former merchant just elevated to the nobility, or a disinherited scoundrel with a disproportionate sense of entitlement. Or you could be an honest, hard-working
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Listening Post Conversations Proclaimer Ward steers the characters to a small group of other people in the Listening Post to workshop the clues buried in the “Copper for a Song” lyrics. Proclaimer
or an Intelligence (Nature) check to impress Zakia with knowledge about rare herbs or monsters. A person who is Friendly toward a character helps decipher clues in the song lyrics and imparts the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
song or poem, drawn by tales of the land’s harsh beauty and the legendary exploits of Drizzt Do’Urden. Since then, Auril the Frostmaiden has cast an evil spell over the dale, preventing you from
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
established House Phiarlan in Khorvaire. These elves are the finest entertainers in the land, giving them access to all manner of places and secrets. But the elves do more than entertain. There has always been
an elite force of spies and assassins within the house. Common folk know nothing of this. Only special clients — powerful nobles, merchant lords, and the like — have access to these shadow-marked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Godsbreath knows why. Residents of this land have been migrating into the fertile but dangerous lands of the Rattle. But Rattle farmers are threatened by oversized coyotes, bulettes, and other threats. Farmers
whisper of strange magic that manifests without warning, causing unusual weather and reshaping the soil. Some believe these effects might be connected to ancient magics affecting the land or the will
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the 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
from a corrupt merchant to help the poor. 5 I led a militia to fight off an invading army. 6 I broke into a tyrant’s castle and stole weapons to arm the people. 7 I trained the peasantry to use farm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Harbor Ward Port Nyanzaru’s harbor can accommodate ships of all sizes. The enclosed, eastern portion of the harbor is reserved for the use of the merchant princes, but the rest of the docks are
the exclusive use of the merchant princes and those diplomats, dignitaries, and influential foreign merchants whom the merchant princes want to flatter with privilege or impress with magnificence. 12
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
of Aristocrats From the heads of scheming merchant families to immortal sorcerer-queens, each member of the aristocracy holds a measure of wealth and power—and they desire more. The rulers of a barony
that power and prestige lie just around the corner, this minor lordling grasps for every opportunity to climb the ranks. 2 Merchant Mastermind. Reputation, wealth, and power are one and the same for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
toward the chieftain. In a moment the song of steel was over.
Caerys watched as the warlord fell to the ground. With a contemptuous snap of her wrist, she flicked the blood from her blade into the
thousands of years ago, the elves rose up against the giants who ruled that land. Ultimately, the elves fled from Xen’drik and settled the island nation of Aerenal. There they split into two distinct cultures
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
energies to harnessing the astonishing natural resources of their mountain home. The dwarves were then reborn as merchant lords. In the early days of the Last War, Mror miners made an astonishing
, which resolves disputes and issues affecting the entire nation. Each hold includes a number of lesser clans, who owe fealty to the noble line. Those who occupy land above have the right to claim the
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
militia? Or it might have been a noble’s or merchant’s private army, or a mercenary company.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
castle whose walls cried. Mara was never seen again, and Castle Laventz came to be called the Castle of Lament. Centuries passed, and Castle Laventz fell to ruins. Eventually, the successful merchant
Loren Halvhrest purchased the land. By then, only one of Castle Laventz’s towers remained. The frugal Halvhrest incorporated the tower into the construction of a lavish manor for his family. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
will destroy the airship and everyone on it. But if she wins the debate, the dragon will take them to distant Argonnessen, and no human has ever seen the land of dragons and returned! The world of
unknown in either the modern world or any world of medieval fantasy. Great cities where castles scrape the sky prosper throughout the continent of Khorvaire, and a thriving aristocracy of merchant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
dispersed around a large area of land. Farmers live on their land, which spreads them widely around the village center. At the heart of the village, a handful of structures cluster together: a well, a
supplies are readily available, though exotic goods and services are harder to find. Inns and taverns support travelers. Organizations: The town contains several temples, as well as various merchant
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Kalaman’s harbor. Small local fishing ships vie for harbor space alongside mighty seafaring vessels, some from far-off lands. Every day there’s a 10 percent chance a merchant ship from a distant land puts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
spread fear, suspicion, and deceit better than doppelgangers. Found in every land and culture, they can take on the guise of any individual of any race. Stealing Secrets. A doppelganger’s adopted
merchant or noble, the others take on a number of identities as circumstances warrant, playing the parts of family or servants while they live off the victim’s riches. Changelings. Doppelgangers are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
asked, you receive handsome rewards. 3 You’ve inherited a plot of land in Q’barra. If you don’t visit within a year, you’ll lose the claim. 4 Due to an unusual twist of Triumvirate law, you share the
and Talius) within House Lyrris. Gnome names are long and lyrical; a Zil proverb claims “the sweetest song is the name of a friend.” Personal and clan names are usually at least three syllables long, and there is a strong tradition of alliteration.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
to hurl enormous, 200-pound rocks to land as close as possible to a target on the ground. If the characters refuse to play, the galeb duhr are disappointed and return to their rest. Development. The
cave appears to hold nine boulders, but three are Galeb Duhr that are singing while rolled up. Their song is quiet but deep and resonant, causing vibrations in the floor. If the galeb duhr notice the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
the “Treachery in Kalakeri” section later in this domain description. The wilds of Kalakeri might also fuel terrifying adventures. The land holds all manner of perilous ruins and mysteries, from the
grown only in the gardens of the Cerulean Citadel. Estavan, a mysterious oni merchant, offers to pay good money for the spice and even more for the seeds.
6 A parent asks the characters to bring






