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Magic Items
Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
Speaking Stones come in pairs, with each stone carved to match the other.
While you touch one stone, you can take a Magic action to send a short message of 25 words or fewer to the bearer of the
other stone. That creature hears the message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender if it knows you, and can answer in a like manner immediately. The stones enable creatures to understand the meaning
Monsters
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Semblance of Life. The podling is a physical copy of a creature digested by a bodytaker plant. The podling has the digested creature’s memories and behaves like that creature, but with
relishes exposing its skin to the sun. It resents clothing and hair.
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The podling often reacts as if some unseen force is speaking to it, staring into the distance or nodding.
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The
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
staff that can be ridden like a flying broom and that augments the hag’s magic.
Bheur hags are attracted to selfish actions inspired by deadly cold, such as murdering a traveler for a winter coat
or chopping down a dryad;dryad's grove for firewood. These actions are especially sweet to a bheur if they are unwarranted, such as a greedy merchant hoarding excess food for the winter while others
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
","rollDamageType":"radiant"} radiant damage and be blinded until the end of the blindheim's next turn. Creatures with the Sunlight Sensitivity trait have disadvantage on this saving throw.These frog-like
travelers. They typically make a cautious approach to stronger creatures, speaking in halting, croaking Undercommon to offer their services in return for fresh food, metal weapons, and trinkets from
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
—have been partners and collaborators ever since.
Mister Witch's Description
Mister Witch looks like a distinguished gentleman, for he is always dressed in fine attire. His favorite
carries his magic pocket watch.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I carefully consider my words before speaking them aloud.”
Ideal. “Caution. Thoughtless decisions lead
Species
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
assassins within House Phiarlan. Only special clients—nobles, merchant lords, and the like—have access to these spies.
Toward the end of the Last War, a bitter feud broke out between the
Soldier
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
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
bearer
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Support staff (cook, blacksmith, or the like)
FEATURE: MILITARY RANK
You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. Soldiers loyal to your former military
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, guardians of the sacred, and counterbalances to the forces of evil.
Ki-rins are an embodiment of good, and simply beholding one can evoke fear or awe in an observer. A typical ki-rin looks like a
of evil. Having one horn is most common, but a particularly fierce ki-rin might have two horns or a set of antlers like those of a great stag.
In many lands, common folk view ki-rins as heralds of
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Coming to Baldur’s Gate might seem like a good idea for a spectrum of reasons. Profit, excitement, and cosmopolitan opportunities all present tempting prospects, but rarely does one start on
clockwork, shimmering cloth of gold, a trained speaking bird, or some other small wonder—and told you that it came from Baldur’s Gate. You’ve come to see the source of such wonders
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
what others have said back to them to make sure I have remembered it correctly.
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I might not like you, but I will endeavor to treat you with respect, if not kindness.
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I like to impress
visitors by reciting epic poetry.
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The only people I’m interested in are those who know history and those who make history.
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I like to adopt the personas of characters from legend
Backgrounds
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
, blacksmith, or the like)
FEATURE: MILITARY RANK
You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. Soldiers loyal to your former military organization still recognize your authority and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Acting Players who enjoy acting like getting into character and speaking in their characters’ voices. Roleplayers at heart, they enjoy social interactions with NPCs, monsters, and their fellow party
members. Engage players who like acting by… giving them opportunities to develop their characters’ personalities and backgrounds. allowing them to interact regularly with NPCs. adding roleplaying
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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
nuances of royal courts half a continent away and shockingly ignorant of what life is like for the poor outside their own doorsteps.
This combination of worldly savvy and local blindness characterizes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
, roleplay them as you see fit. The mirror has two command words. Speaking the word “Khomara” while standing within 5 feet of the mirror deactivates or reactivates it. (The mirror can’t trap creatures
while deactivated.) Speaking the word “Blackfire” along with a cell number frees the creature trapped in that cell. Casting an identify spell on the mirror reveals its command words and magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Factions and Their Representatives Port Nyanzaru is the lone civilized hub on a vast peninsula of great wealth. Many factions would like to tap into that wealth, and they all have agents vying for
influence in the city or scouting the jungle for opportunities. Some of these can aid the characters, and others will try to hinder them. Laws and Punishments
The merchant princes can create or alter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
from Endrith Vallivoe, a local shopkeeper drinking in the Swinging Sword, who bought one of the books from a merchant recently arrived from Womford. Four new graves — simple rock cairns, really — have
. Larmon hangs around Gaelkur’s. He can guide the characters to the site where he found the graves, but he insists on waiting until morning. An Amnian merchant heading north on the Long Road stopped
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
invisible in the middle of a transaction, but keeps speaking as if nothing has happened. A duergar merchant threatens to kill the characters as a haggling technique, then denies ever saying so. A duergar
unload some of the treasures they might be carrying. Nonmagical weapons, armor, and shields can be purchased in the Blade Bazaar. Merchant Madness Characters who look around the bazaar notice a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
nature of the horror is on display. Ghost Story Settings d8 Setting
1 A realm where speaking to spirits is just like speaking with the living
2 A graveyard city-state where all living
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
they use for everyone who shares your origin.
The folk of Kara-Tur occasionally travel to Faerûn as diplomats or to forge trade relations with prosperous merchant cartels. You might have come
of them stray as far from home as you have.
You might be traveling to discover what wonders are to be found outside the deserts and sword-like mountains of your homeland, or perhaps you are on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
man’s glassy eyes and puppet-like movement suggest he has been drugged in some way. A protection from poison spell or similar magic ends the effect on the merchant. Victim. The man the merchant is
make an innocent merchant attack the local lordling. Kala Mabarin Kala Mabarin (neutral evil, human druid) is a skilled herbalist and datura, a protector of the spirits of the land. After years in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
business as a front to deal in illegal exports, like tut-krogh caterpillar eggs or wynling wings. The Dyn Singh Merchant Collective hires the characters to pose as buyers. 2 A revenant appears at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
spice up the journey, to help bring the trip to life, and to give characters people to like and protect, or dislike and quarrel with, along the way. Achreny Ulyeltin (Male Human Merchant). Ulyeltin is
. He is suspicious of everyone and makes outrageous accusations at the drop of a hat. Beyd Sechepol (Male Half-Elf Merchant). Ale and beer are so common that not much money can be made hauling them long
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Nyanzaru Encounters table to determine what the characters encounter, or simply choose an encounter you like. Port Nyanzaru Encounters d20 Encounter 1 A parrot poops on a random character’s head
. 2 Near the harbor, an ankylosaurus that tows boats through the warehouse canals goes on a rampage and must be calmed, restrained, or killed. 3 A merchant shouts, “Stop! Thief!” as a furtive youngster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
spice up the journey, to help bring the trip to life, and to give characters people to like and protect, or dislike and quarrel with, along the way. Achreny Ulyeltin (Male Human Merchant). Ulyeltin is
. He is suspicious of everyone and makes outrageous accusations at the drop of a hat. Beyd Sechepol (Male Half-Elf Merchant). Ale and beer are so common that not much money can be made hauling them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
black markets; fair and equitable trades Four of coins Merchant A rare commodity or business opportunity; deceitful or dangerous business transactions Five of coins Guild Member Like-minded individuals
Card Name Represents Master of coins Rogue Anyone for whom money is important; those who believe money is the key to their success One of coins Swashbuckler Those who like money yet give it up
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
) check might notice another patron wearing a cloak pin shaped like a chimera, or spot a shield emblazoned with a chimera hanging on a wall that conceals a secret door. Only after speaking to the
themselves in places where the characters can overhear them. A patron might say something like, “This inn keeps getting more expensive. With these fancy new meals, I’m surprised they aren’t charging a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. They have difficulty standing still, and are prone to quick, darting movements. They pace constantly, walking in circles around creatures talking to them. A kuo-toa priest speaking to a group of
followers doesn’t stand at a podium but wanders aimlessly while the crowd follows like a school of fish.
Kuo-toa prefer their leaders to be physically above their subordinates. (If no dais or platform is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
under no obligation to complete them; however, completing a side quest can lead to unexpected rewards and discoveries. Introduce as many or as few of these side quests as you like. The NPCs who
temple, Grandfather Zitembe, has too many other things on his mind, but he’s given Inete permission to investigate. Inete would like to accompany the characters’ expedition for safety, if characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Warriors (Neutral) who demand that the merchant surrender his goods. In combat, the kobolds shout things like “For the Winged God!” and “Fight to reclaim our home!” If four of them fall in battle, the
are causing trouble in the Cairn Hills. They’re raiding merchants, hoping the dragon will allow them to return home as its loyal servants. Hook. A merchant named Nondy Barducks (a Lawful Neutral, gnome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Failed Merchant Maybe you come from a long line of merchants. Perhaps you were an entrepreneur. Regardless, your ventures ended poorly. Whether it was because of outside influences, bad luck, or
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Devil Traits Common traits among devils include the following: Charm. Devils are consummate charmers. Like humans, some are better at it than others. The good ones savor the exchange of pleasantries
, speaking in measured sentences or noticing pleasant details about the environment or a character’s clothing. Patience. Devils are rarely in a rush to make a deal or sign a contract. As masters of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Setting A fertile agricultural region like the Dessarin Valley does not exist in Athas, but there are several frontier areas containing small, out-of-the-way villages separated by several days
Athas would have looked much like the Forgotten Realms. The four Haunted Keeps described in chapter 3 of this adventure are lonely outposts or ruins scattered throughout the badlands under which Tyar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Lionshield Coster Robson Michel Linene Graywind A wooden sign shaped like a shield and painted with a blue lion hangs above the door of this trading post. The building is owned by the Lionshields, a
merchant company based in the city of Yartar, over a hundred miles to the east. They ship finished goods to Phandalin and other small settlements throughout the region, but this outpost has been hit
, but by the heir of a dragonmarked house. Run a dragonmarked intrigue campaign if you want to emulate the schemes and power struggles of the Renaissance—merchant dynasties growing to rival royal families in influence—or stories of family power dynamics like The Sopranos or Succession.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
, which holds the first clues in the mystery. Like all other books in Candlekeep, Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor cannot be removed from the library, so make it clear to the characters that Sarah’s ghost
determine otherwise. The easiest way for characters without access to teleportation magic to travel from Candlekeep to the City of Splendors is to sail up the Sword Coast. Many merchant ship captains