motivations speech

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

speech, and perhaps even your appearance all mark you as foreign. Curious glances are directed your way wherever you go, which can be a nuisance, but you also gain the friendly interest of scholars and

land. 4 I don’t take kindly to some of the actions and motivations of the people of this land, because these folk are different from me. 5 I consider the adherents of other gods to

Cultist

backgrounds

), Traveler's Clothes, 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP Cultist Affinities Cult Patron Skill Language Aberration Perception Deep Speech Celestial Religion Celestial Fiend (Demon

type of cult you joined, such as the following. Aberration.Alien creatures with inscrutable mindsets and motivations. Many originate from outside the known multiverse. Celestial. Beings of the

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation

. Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them

Grell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

prevents most creatures ambushed by grells from crying out before being dragged into the dark and consumed. Grells are sapient beings, but their intellects and motivations are alien to most. They

Lightning; Blinded, Prone Senses Blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14 Languages Deep Speech CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2) Traits Abduct. The grell needn’t spend extra movement to move a creature it is

Grell

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

prevents most creatures ambushed by grells from crying out before being dragged into the dark and consumed. Grells are sapient beings, but their intellects and motivations are alien to most. They

Lightning; Blinded, Prone Senses Blindsight 60 ft.; Passive Perception 14 Languages Deep Speech CR 3 (XP 700; PB +2) Traits Abduct. The grell needn’t spend extra movement to move a creature it is

Random Encounters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

displays of self-entitlement. Unlike the disciplined duergar, the derro are sloppy, erratic, and utterly insane. Their temperament is fickle, and their speech hard to follow. The one guaranteed

long been keeping his eye out for mercenaries in the city that could be bent to his service. If he spots the characters, he might take an interest in them. See “Themberchaud’s Lair” for information on the Wyrmsmith’s motivations and possible setups for an additional encounter with the red dragon.

Alignment

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Draconic Dragons, dragonborn Draconic Deep Speech Aboleths, cloakers — Infernal Devils Infernal Primordial Elementals Dwarvish Sylvan Fey creatures Elvish Undercommon

much like ideals, driving a character’s motivations and goals. Bonds might answer any of these questions: Whom do you care most about? To what place do you feel a special connection? What is your most