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Hobgoblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
white paint. They work as a police force in hobgoblin society, making judgments about honor, mediating disputes, and otherwise enforcing discipline.
Rank, Status, and Title
As in any strict military
banners, each one made up of a group of interrelated families. Members of a banner live, work, and fight together, and each banner has a separate status within the legion that is reflected in the power of
Knight
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
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
most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar) instead of the Position of Privilege feature. One of your commoner
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
you can work your way into a more prominent position.
Regardless of your past and the wealth of your family, your initial status with the guild is near the bottom, until you have proven your value
decides if your demands are reasonable and if there are subordinates available to fulfill them. As your status in the guild improves, you gain influence over more people, including ones in greater
Noble
Legacy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
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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Variant Noble: Knight
A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
Tortle Guides The following tortle NPCs can be added to the list of guides available for hire in Chult. One of the tortle guides, Kwilgok, works for the merchant prince Jobal in Port Nyanzaru. The others, Eeyal and Mudgraw, are freelancers operating out of Fort Beluarian and Ahoyhoy, respectively.
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
knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar) instead of the
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
-minted 1-zino coins)
Feature: Legal Authority
You have the authority to enforce the laws of Ravnica, and that status inspires a certain amount of respect and even fear in the populace. People mind
even be stripped of your position.
Azorius Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Azorius Guild Spells table are added to the spell list of
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
joined together in a common goal; pride in one’s work Six of coins Beggar Sudden change in economic status or fortune Seven of coins Thief Those who steal or burgle; a loss of property, beauty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
The Lhazaar Principalities Capital: Regalport Noted for Ships, fish, mercenaries, merchants, pirates This loose confederacy of pirate lords, merchant princes, and sea barons holds the northeastern
domain has its own traditions, values, and goals—and each has a long list of vendettas and feuds with other princes. Beyond this, anyone who can win the support of enough ships and people can claim a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
magical talents, extraordinary training, or a life of adventure. Some are generous, helpful sorts, while others are more cautious in sharing what they have. Use the following list of jobs and roles to
Gossip
Hermit
Hooligan
Hunter
Innkeeper
Laborer
Lamplighter
Mason
Merchant
Miner
Mud lark
Patient
Pilgrim
Resurrectionist
Rioter
Scribe
Servant
Shepherd
Student
Tailor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, hermit, or refugee 39–43 Explorer or wanderer 44–55 Farmer or herder 56–60 Hunter or trapper 61–75 Laborer 76–80 Merchant 81–85 Politician or bureaucrat 86–90 Priest 91–95 Sailor 96–00 Soldier Race
Friendly 11–12 Indifferent Status 3d6 Status 3 Dead (roll on the Cause of Death table) 4–5 Missing or unknown 6–8 Alive, but doing poorly due to injury, financial trouble, or relationship difficulties 9–12 Alive and well 13–15 Alive and quite successful 16–17 Alive and infamous 18 Alive and famous
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Zodiac Associations Wade Acuff The Sky of Many Things The Common Zodiac Associations table summarizes astrological beliefs about the Sky of Many Things. The first three columns list the names of the
Watcher Midwinter Onyx Imp Black, white Constitution
Balance The Merchant Late winter Quartz Fish Orange Intelligence
Sage The Wise One Early spring Garnet Sphinx Purple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
prompted your rise to heroic status or use the table below to tie your background to events in Saltmarsh. Use this table in place of the Defining Event table in the Player’s Handbook. Saltmarsh Defining
into town one night to raid the dockside warehouses. You raised the alarm and led the defense. Gellan Primewater, an important merchant in town, owes you a big favor for saving his business.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
suggestions for how a cloud, fire, frost, or stone giant’s efforts to retain or achieve a high status within the ordning might drive adventures. (Hill and storm giants aren’t included here because of their
limited participation in the ordning.) The ordning strikes me as something between a god-ordained hierarchy and a true meritocracy.
—Bigby
Giants and the Ordning d10 Ranking Status 1 High Very
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
exposure can be catastrophic. For the people of Port-a-Lucine, attending the Grand Masquerade signals a victory in their ceaseless quest for status. Visiting Duchess Saidra’s estate, tasting her refreshments
invitation to the Grand Masquerade is a fiercely coveted item in Dementlieu. Tension builds throughout the week as members of the aristocracy wait to see whether they’ll make the list. The duchess’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Other Nonplayer Characters This list of twenty NPCs is provided for when you need one quickly. You can, of course, change any details about them that you wish. Use them to flesh out the caravan, to
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Other Nonplayer Characters This list of twenty NPCs is provided for when you need one quickly. You can, of course, change any details about them that you wish. Use them to flesh out the caravan, to
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Baldur’s Gate is arduous, so merchants travel together for safety. Each merchant hires guards independently, but the common belief is that if everyone hires two or three and enough wagons travel together
preparations to leave on the morrow. Select anyone from the list of merchants and travelers to be a potential employer. Each character makes a Charisma (Persuasion) or Strength (Athletics) check, whichever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Baldur’s Gate is arduous, so merchants travel together for safety. Each merchant hires guards independently, but the common belief is that if everyone hires two or three and enough wagons travel together
preparations to leave on the morrow. Select anyone from the list of merchants and travelers to be a potential employer. Each character makes a Charisma (Persuasion) or Strength (Athletics) check, whichever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
suggested characteristics (personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws). Each guild entry also provides personal contacts; suggestions for your alignment, race, and class; and a list of spells that you can
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->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. When a struggling merchant fails to keep up appearances, the resulting fall is less public but no less final. Left with no home and no livelihood, these wretches inevitably fall prey to the Red
to be something they’re not. Your family pretended to greater wealth and status than their means. Is the rest of your life a lie? How much of it do you feel is a lie? Do you suspect you are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
cafes in the city and is awash in gambling debts.
Hullhollyn owns a merchant fleet and has a trade truce with the Irlentree family.
Irlentree owns a merchant fleet, has a trade truce with the
of Neverwinter after the eruption of Mount Hotenow and married into the patriars to elevate their status.
Vanthampur specializes in civic engineering under the purview of family matriarch Duke Thalamra Vanthampur.
Whitburn owns the slate quarry east of the city.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
receive relatively cordial treatment from those other hags instead. Every hag has a particular status relative to others of her kind and to hags of all sorts, based on age, abilities, influence
other hags vie for prominence in a chaotic pecking order that no mortal can truly figure out. A hag that is known to associate with an auntie has a higher status than a similarly powerful hag without
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->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Spells table are added to the spell list of your spellcasting class. (If you are a multiclass character with multiple spell lists, these spells are added to all of them.) Silverquill Spells Spell Level
in order to maintain my high social status. 2 I prefer saying the blunt truth over a pretty lie, and I don’t particularly care whose feelings I hurt. 3 I believe that uplifting my peers is the best
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Guilds of Waterdeep list. By law, there are no active thieves’ guilds in Waterdeep, and the Xanathar Guild isn’t an actual guild but a faction (see “Factions in Waterdeep,” below). To join a guild, one
must possess a background, a proficiency, or a status that the guild values. For example, a character with the sailor background is welcome to join the Master Mariners’ Guild. One can practice a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
cafes in the city and is awash in gambling debts.
Hullhollyn owns a merchant fleet and has a trade truce with the Irlentree family.
Irlentree owns a merchant fleet, has a trade truce with the
of Neverwinter after the eruption of Mount Hotenow and married into the patriars to elevate their status.
Vanthampur specializes in civic engineering under the purview of family matriarch Duke Thalamra Vanthampur.
Whitburn owns the slate quarry east of the city.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
prince, it is instead Xeleth who, seeing his status in danger, challenges Xedalli to combat. In either case, proceed to the “Trial by Combat” section. If the characters attack Xeleth or otherwise try to
spell list or the wizard spell list. The chosen spell, which must be of 7th level or lower, uses the caster’s spellcasting ability and requires no material components. Once the spell is cast, it fades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
symbol, a flail with a head dipped in white paint. They work as a police force in hobgoblin society, making judgments about honor, mediating disputes, and otherwise enforcing discipline. Rank, Status, and
legion is organized into units called banners, each one made up of a group of interrelated families. Members of a banner live, work, and fight together, and each banner has a separate status within the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
guarding nobility, to investigating a ruin or rumor of monsters anywhere in the North. Though it has stood for hundreds of years, Waterdeep is only now returning to its status of a century and a half ago
to do so. Somehow, even the air seems fresher. In the words of one wise moon elf matron (whose status as my aunt has positively no bearing on her wisdom), “Waterdeep is back to where it was when I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
the social status associated with the old money of nobility or royalty. You live a lifestyle comparable to that of a highly successful merchant, a favored servant of the royalty, or the owner of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
chambers, that indicate status, family connection, and community role. Since most non-loxodons can’t distinguish these underlying tones, let alone produce them, loxodons often translate them into titles
list of options. Your trunk can’t wield weapons or shields or do anything that requires manual precision, such as using tools or magic items or performing the somatic components of a spell. Keen Smell
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
within. The Price of Redemption Baalzebul and his agents recruit mortals that are desperate for redemption of some sort, perhaps the restoration of lost status or the recovery of resources that were
lost because of treachery or incompetence. To these people who have been humbled by unfortunate events, Baalzebul offers a supernatural means of regaining one’s reputation or riches. The failed merchant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, skilled tradespeople, and military officers. Wealthy. Choosing a wealthy lifestyle means living a life of luxury, though you might not have achieved the social status associated with the old money
of nobility or royalty. You live a lifestyle comparable to that of a highly successful merchant, a favored servant of the royalty, or the owner of a few small businesses. You have respectable lodgings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
-drow, Shinzi says that non-drow are “more than welcome at the Shadow.” The advertisement doesn’t list any prices, but on the back of the scroll is a map marking the location of the rooming house in
drow nobles. If the characters look like they could use his help, Dalfred does whatever he can to assist them. The orphaned daughter of a drow merchant and a human slave, Shinzi was adopted by






