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variety of skills as they do to perfecting their combat abilities, giving them a broad expertise that few other characters can match. Many rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine the
was the trigger that led you away from your previous life? Did a great con or heist gone terribly wrong cause you to reevaluate your career? Maybe you were lucky and a successful robbery gave you the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
treaty, or achieve whatever other objective led to the interaction in the first place. The creatures they interact with also have agendas. Some DMs prefer to run a social interaction as a free-form
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
bandits led by one bandit captain. The bandits try to take out sentinels outside the camp perimeter first. Otherwise, the attack starts with a volley of sixteen bolts, lit on fire and all directed at
one wagon. The wagon starts to burn, and the attackers flee back toward their camp. Anyone pursuing them is led up over a ridge, straight into an ambush of the massed bandits waiting below the crest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Raiders of Clan Ironeye The duergar of Clan Ironeye, led by a half-shield dwarf, half-duergar prospector named Skella Ironeye, have come to plunder this level of Undermountain. They are assisted in
contrast to the usual duergar focus on utility. The duergar she leads are content to follow her for the sake of what their raids will earn them, and they care nothing for the historical value of the relics
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
exotic creatures aren’t enough to satisfy the most innovative members of the house, and this has led to the practice of magebreeding. Using the Mark of Handling and dragonshard focus items, Vadalis
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
level of the island caves has been submerged in 80 feet of water. The stone causeway that previously led from the shore to the cave entrance now leads to a new set of stone doors built by the sahuagin
progressively louder as the listeners approach area 19. The other two levels of the fortress are underwater. To achieve their objectives, the adventurers must use magical means to navigate these areas.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a seemingly innocuous character. Regardless of the Darklord’s current role, their wickedness led to the creation of their domain and their imprisonment in Ravenloft. Though these individuals vary
brood over their failures, but nevertheless they relentlessly strive to achieve their ambitions. Their desperate struggles fuel their conflicts with characters. Liberally use Darklords in your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
this chapter, all with a special focus on commerce or Acquisitions Incorporated itself. Worried about whether a specific class or subclass has what it takes to make it in a cutthroat mercantile
environment? We’ve got the advice and narrative options you need. This chapter also presents a new race inspired by the chaotic drive to achieve that underlies every Acq Inc campaign, as well as a number of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Mordenheim’s Powers and Dominion Dr. Viktra Mordenheim dresses in functional, bloodstained lab wear. Her statistics are similar to those of a spy, but her focus is on science and her medical genius
secrets to achieve goals known only to her. While this might lead to plots involving all manner of amoral science, the doctor’s work includes the following routine abominable operations. Construct
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
receiving that news, Vladimir ceased his advance and led his knights back to Argynvostholt. He realized that Strahd had already died and been damned to a hell of his own creation. With nowhere else to
described in the Monster Manual, has a year to achieve its revenge before its body crumbles to dust and its soul enters the afterlife. In Barovia, however, a revenant can remain in its body indefinitely, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Campaign Characters The characters are the focus of every D&D adventure, and their players are your partners in developing their characters’ epic journeys. By working with your players to understand
villain. Ambition. A character’s ambition is a broad, personal aspiration the character hopes to achieve through a lifetime of adventuring. A character might dream of becoming a legendary knight or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
between their legs. Below her, Captain Calomir led the Selesnya army. He rode his white war rhino, driving the Selesnya ranks forward, guiding them through the streets toward the Rakdos horde.
— Doug
with Mat’Selesnya into a single being — is said to embody the will of the Worldsoul in a similar way. The original mission of the conclave involved conservation and charity, but its focus has long been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
area should be free of devils unless the characters arrive there just as the devils do. Group 1: Abishai and Cultists This group is led by the mastermind behind the raid on the cathedral: Victuusa, a
move through the cathedral. The spined devil roars at them as it uses its telepathy to order them to focus. This lack of caution and discipline makes ambushing or sneaking up on the group easy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
increasing violence. The Cult of Rakdos already serves a megalomaniacal demon of chaos, so its members have no interest in seeing any other ambitious figure achieve supreme rulership over Ravnica. They
fear that any other guild might gain enough power to overwhelm all the others and impose its own values on everyone. For this reason, they focus their efforts on subverting other guilds’ schemes, by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
careful and determined planning, the Diggermattocks led a force back to Blingdenstone to reclaim it. While they have not yet been crowned, everybody treats them as the de facto rulers of the settlement
-Derith for tools, weapons, and supplies. Because the Blingdenstone economy depends on mining, the Miners’ Guild holds a lot of power in Blingdenstone. Led by the Pickshine family, the Miners’ Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Anthradusk, and then slay the dragon to stop his ritual. This is your destiny—indeed, the egg has led me to you.”
Eldemere hands the characters the egg. She does whatever she can to convince them to go to
? “He’s a tyrant who seeks to resurrect and bind his dead ancestor dragons, then use them to conquer the region. His depravities focus on Haskasori, which he’s made his temporary lair. But he often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The pair’s adventures—including several deadly encounters with the Kargat—eventually led them to relocate to Port-a-Lucine in Dementlieu. A mystery involving a shape-shifting serial killer resulted in
be.” Flaw. “I focus so much on others that I often don’t see what’s afflicting me.” Adventures with Alanik and Arthur Alanik Ray is an exceptional investigator with an uncanny ability to notice detail
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
they long for children, know the pinch of hunger, and feel the turn of the seasons. Prayers to Karametra focus on asserting Karametra’s constancy and bounty, praising the god’s love and generosity
let any plants grow. The mortals of the world, threatened with starvation, beseeched her to curb her wrath. In an effort led by Karametra’s priests, nearly all of humanity prayed for a week, neither
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
them. Two forces of evil rise nearby, eager to control the region around Leilon and eventually the Sword Coast. The first is a cult of Talos, god of storms, led by the priestess Fheralai Stormsworn
Mortus in exchange for help finding and seizing the body of a living dragon to inhabit. The people of Leilon are completely unaware of these threats, as they focus on more immediate dangers, like the wild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Investigating the Panic A character who investigates what led to the students’ mysterious behavior can make a DC 14 Intelligence (Investigation) check. A successful check reveals that the sick
is making its own investigation into the events at Kollema Hall—one that will scrutinize everyone who was there. She ends the meeting by telling the characters to focus on studying for their upcoming exams.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
cavern is the site of a heated battle between House Freth (to the north) and House Auvryndar (to the south). House Freth’s forces are nine male drow led by a male drow mage named Spirreth Dalambra. The
forces of House Auvryndar are fifteen drow (twelve females and three males) led by a female drow priestess of Lolth named Shindreer Argonrae. The chasmes are agents of House Freth, while the hezrou is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
student magically gazes into the intricate patterns of nature Building a Quandrix Character Any spellcasting class or subclass can work well for a Quandrix character. Both the scholarly focus of wizards
to achieve something mathematically impossible. I must leave a legacy! Quandrix Trinkets. When you make your character, you may roll once on the Quandrix Trinkets table, instead of on the Trinkets
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
style, consider using inspiration as a reward when the characters achieve an important goal or victory, representing a surge of confidence and energy. Under this model, give everyone in the party
inspiration if the characters manage to defeat a powerful foe, execute a cunning plan to achieve a goal, or otherwise overcome a daunting obstacle in the campaign. Genre Emulation. Inspiration is a handy tool
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
raids led by the cult, the treasure collection system, the crash or capture of Skyreach Castle, and the importance of the wyrmspeakers and dragon masks to the cult. If the party played through the
adventure await. Setup: Varram the White One of Remallia Haventree’s first acts in her fight against the Cult of the Dragon was to encourage the Harpers to focus all their resources on the cult’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
moment, then lets it drop to the ground amid even more cheers.
A character who understands Draconic can hear the lizardfolk shouting support and cheering the lifter’s “new personal best.” The focus
are friendly Celestial petitioners (detailed in Morte’s Planar Parade). They are led by the largest of their number: the colorfully frilled Sesspech. She introduces herself and eagerly shares the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Event-Based Adventures In an event-based adventure, the focus is on what the characters and villains do and what happens as a result. The question of where those things happen is of secondary
steps the villain takes to achieve its goals. Create a timeline showing what the villain does and when, assuming no interference from the adventurers.
Building on the previous example, you might
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
imprisoned means that Levistus can focus his full attention on such matters, which allows him to excel at what he does. A Contested Realm Levistus was not always the lord of Stygia. The archdevil Geryon
Plane has led to speculation that Stygia was not always a layer of the Hells, but was previously a world on the Material Plane. Its inhabitants, facing annihilation, are said to have pledged their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
interlopers who enter the Nessian Wood without permission. During their training, troops there focus on archery and guerrilla tactics. Their leader is Niketa, a woman in her fifties who spends most of
heart of Setessa. Its regiment, led by the hero Anthousa, is dedicated to the defense of the polis and the training of its children. The Leina warriors favor double-edged axes. Ophis Tower. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
dragon raids led by the cult, the treasure collection system, the crash or capture of Skyreach Castle, and the importance of the wyrmspeakers and dragon masks to the cult. If the party played through the
of the adventure await. Setup: Varram the White One of Remallia Haventree’s first acts in her fight against the Cult of the Dragon was to encourage the Harpers to focus all their resources on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the Dragon Army, Zhelsuel scoffs at their eagerness to rush to their deaths. Zhelsuel ultimately demands the characters leave and not return. He commands the expedition, specifically Dalamar, to focus
land’s hidden magic. Finding the City of Lost Names If the characters asked Dalamar about the City of Lost Names, he tells them he learned of the city from the Silvanesti writings that led him and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
easy to achieve, and adventurers with much experience swiftly advance in rank (and, consequently, political influence) once they become permanent members. Many ranking officers are former adventurers
only through this gate, and is taxed by the city — despite the fact that it was just such taxes that led to the city’s being overthrown by its first dukes and the Lower City enclosed by its ring wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
me they might have greater numbers now than before their organization’s fall. New leadership for this larger group has led to a shift in focus. While still a source of capable mercenaries, the
organization into something stronger than before. The man to whom this new Zhentarim owed fealty was a dark knight known only as the Pereghost. The Pereghost had long led the armed forces of the Zhentarim at
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
force Arcane Armor 3rd-level Armorer feature Your metallurgical pursuits have led to you making armor a conduit for your magic. As an action, you can turn a suit of armor you are wearing into Arcane
you. You can use the arcane armor as a spellcasting focus for your artificer spells. The armor attaches to you and can’t be removed against your will. It also expands to cover your entire body, although
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
they complete this mission and return with the staff, she escorts them to the obelisk and tries to activate it. If the characters are unwilling to help Veneranda achieve her goal, they quickly outlive
six staffs stored in racks along its walls, with room for more.
Each staff can serve as an arcane focus for a spellcaster. The staffs are as follows: Staff 1 is a straight stick of pale ash with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
name (or invent) a group that opposes it, fomenting revolution. Then let the following points help you flesh out the conflict: Name three things the rebels want or hope to achieve. The rebels achieve a
victory against those they wish to overthrow, even if it’s a pyrrhic victory. Which of their three goals do they achieve? How long is this achievement likely to last? State the cost exacted upon the