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Zhentarim Mercenary

Backgrounds Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Kit, Fine Clothes, Hooded Lantern, Oil (3 flasks), 2 Pouch;Pouches, String, Tinderbox, 11 GP; or (B) 50 GP Maybe you needed the money. Maybe you longed for a family, no matter how dubious. Or maybe

you’re just good at getting the job done by any means necessary. Whatever your reason, you enlisted with the Zhentarim, the most notorious mercenary guild in the Realms. Though the Zhentarim&rsquo

Mahadi the Rakshasa

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

his business, as well as to pursue information and broker contracts and other such arrangements as needed. In addition to managing the Wandering Emporium, Mahadi is also the proprietor and host of

rank most highly in his esteem. Of course, guests leaving Infernal Rapture are expected to pay their bills in full prior to departure. If a guest cannot pay for whatever reason, the contract they

Hermit Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

case stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp Life of Seclusion What was the reason for your isolation, and what

changed to allow you to end your solitude? You can work with your DM to determine the exact nature of your seclusion, or you can choose or roll on the table below to determine the reason behind your

Giff Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

brighter the flash, and the thicker the smoke it produces, the more giff love a weapon. Their skill with gunpowder is another reason for their popularity as mercenaries. Giff revel in the challenge of

, giff ships and mercenary companies carry spare gunpowder in kegs. In an emergency, or any time a large explosion is needed, a whole keg can be detonated. A giff lights the fuse on the keg and can then

Transferring Colleges

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

Transferring Colleges The loose association of minstrels and masters that was your bard college helps to define your knowledge and skills. Still, no matter what your original collegiate connections

, as a bard in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, you now focus that learning into your own personal school of business. College of Glamour The lessons taught by the College of Glamour are right in

Starting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

they’re working for the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker (see the “Meet Me in Phandalin” adventure hook above) or they have another reason to go to the frontier town. No matter the characters’ motivation, allow

them to join the wagon without additional cost, narrating how each character secured passage as needed. If you establish why the characters are traveling together before you kick off the adventure, your later game sessions will go more smoothly.

College of Whispers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

this reason, members of this college rarely reveal their true nature. They typically claim to follow some other college, or they keep their actual calling secret in order to infiltrate and exploit royal

College of Whispers Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing

The Rose Stage

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

, pledgemages, and professors from the different colleges. SETTING UP SEDGEMOOR The characters will have heard about Sedgemoor during their first year at Strixhaven, but they have likely had no reason

to explore the bayou surrounding the Witherbloom College campus. That changes when Verelda Lang (the characters’ Magical Physiologies professor) assigns them to collect material components in

Skytower Shelter

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

either location. Also review the “Goliaths” entry in appendix C, in particular the “Spine of the World Goliaths” section. There is also a list of goliath names you can draw from, as needed. Characters

Skytower Shelter might return home for some reason, perhaps to seek help with matters concerning Icewind Dale. All goliaths who dwell in Skytower Shelter are members of the Akannathi clan. In addition to

Hierarchy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

, some members are highly respected while others are seen as dangerous for one reason or another. What is your relationship to the hierarchy you’re a part of? Is your entire order held in particularly

high or low esteem? Or does your adventuring party stand out from the larger order for some reason? Is your behavior in line with the expectations of your religion, or is it unorthodox in some way

Steading of the Hill Giant Chief

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

Steading of the Hill Giant Chief To send them off with every possible advantage, patrons outfit the characters with all standard items needed for both wilderness and dungeon exploration; and each

perils they are to face. They are to follow any clues that point toward the sinister hand suspected of guiding the uprising, but are to return at once if they determine exactly the reason or force behind the unholy alliance. Some relic of great evil might be at hand.

Biblioplex Locations (B1-B9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

-appointed reference librarians work at each of these circular desks (use any of the professor stat blocks found in chapter 7 if needed). All are expert scholars and powerful mages. They can provide

. Once a character chooses a college at the start of second year, they receive a set of college robes, a knit hat, a scarf, a tunic, and gloves free of charge. (This set normally costs 5 gp.) In

Hermit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

stuffed full of notes from your studies or prayers, a winter blanket, a set of common clothes, an herbalism kit, and 5 gp Life of Seclusion What was the reason for your isolation, and what changed to

allow you to end your solitude? You can work with your DM to determine the exact nature of your seclusion, or you can choose or roll on the table below to determine the reason behind your seclusion

Class Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

me push beyond my limitations. 6 My anger needed to be channeled into battle, or I risked becoming an indiscriminate killer. Bard d6 I became a bard because … 1 I awakened my latent bardic

but found I needed to work in the world, to bring the message of my faith to the darkest corners of the land. 6 I realize that my god works through me, and I do as commanded, even though I don’t know

Campaign Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

following categories: Goal. A character’s goal is a short-term reason for the character to adventure. At the start of a campaign, this might be a desire for treasure, a thirst for excitement, or some need

settle a grudge. A sneaky character puts their skills to the test by leading the rest of the party to conduct a heist. A character learns the location of a magic item needed to save their hometown. A

39. Golem Pit

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

area: Thoughtful Moa warns that adamantine or magic weapons are needed to harm a clay golem. Bossy Papazotl insists that someone stand on the third plinth. (“It must be empty for a reason!”) God Statues

glass eyeballs resting on a red cushion. One eyeball is pale green and the other is pink. Crystal Eyes. The nonmagical crystal eyes are two of the ten keys needed to open the vault of the beholder (area 44).

New Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

, the characters need a reason for Lord Neverember to request their help in chapter 1, even if it’s simply because their heroics are widely known. Regardless, 10th-level characters have already had long

the character has saved children from hungry monsters, thwarted rampaging monsters in villages, and protected the poor from greedy overlords. Purpose in Neverwinter d6 Reason 1 The character is

Old Tower: Summer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

are needed to enter it or what lies within. When the characters arrive, Esvele is in area O2, meeting with the following three guild representatives (commoners): Sembra Vashir (LN female Calishite

any reason other than to break into the Vault of Dragons. Esvele is willing to bring them on as business partners, allowing them access to the vault (preferably when there aren’t guild

Death

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

is needed or for the characters to save for later. A successful DC 15 spellcasting ability check is required for a lower-level character to use such a scroll. A strange faerzress effect can bring a

defeated, a former captive might join the group. Characters might meet up with new party members in any of the Underdark settlements they visit during the adventure, particularly visitors or locals with a strong reason to leave in a hurry.

The Challenge

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

” section in chapter 3 can issue this challenge. Why a Challenge? Choose one of the following grudges as the reason for the challenge: Dangerous. The Rival accuses the characters of causing the dangerous

time to take them down a notch. Challenge Details The opposing students challenge the characters to meet the following midnight at the Furygale Repository on the Prismari College campus. The repository

Vaeve's Offer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

fighting, and Vaeve worries that Naxa is brazen enough to attempt the retrieval on her own. Assistance Needed. Vaeve doesn’t know why the characters are here, but she assumes they’re planning to cross

the battlefield for some reason. Vaeve asks the characters to escort Naxa from the citadel back to Carapace Ridge. There’s significant treasure in the citadel, Vaeve says, and Vaeve would be grateful

Obviator

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

. You still remember how to get the taste just right. 2 You were once the head dishwasher in a famous wizard’s college. 3 One of your parents was a healer in a small outpost, and they

personnel manager of a struggling business and needed to come up with a herbal cure-all that would keep employees awake for eighteen-hour shifts. No one died. Mostly. 7 As the child of a wealthy and

Ability Checks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

ten times the normal amount of time needed to complete a task automatically succeeds at that task. However, no amount of repeating the check allows a character to turn an impossible task into a

Constitution Stamina and health Endure a marathon, grasp hot metal without flinching, win a drinking contest Intelligence Memory and reason Recall a bit of lore, recognize a clue’s significance

Bruenor's Plan

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

support our cause and your mission. From all I’ve seen and heard, there’s no one better to do what needs be done. “So, what say ye?” Paraphrase Bruenor’s speech as needed to handle interjections by

reason to think otherwise. Bruenor assures the adventurers they will have his gratitude and that of all Gauntlgrym — indeed, of all Faerûn — if they are successful. If the characters press for details

Life Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

someone important. Use the supplemental tables to determine this character’s identity and how this individual feels about you. Work out additional details with your DM as needed to fit this character

your DM to come up with the reason for the battle and the factions involved. It might have been a small conflict between your community and a band of orcs, or it could have been a major battle in a

Hvalspyd

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

. Chult has many gigantic carnivores, so a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check is needed to identify these indicators as foreign to the jungle; if the check succeeds by 5 or more, the source is

there. Obviously, this is a very inefficient way to search an area as large and as dense as Chult, but Drufi has no better idea. Drufi has no reason to attack or kill the characters, should they meet

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

seriously, and make sure they take yours just as seriously. Ideally, you’ll find a style of play that suits everyone. Downloadable PDF Using the Game Expectations Sheet The Game Expectations tracking

soft limit), incorporate it with care, if at all, and be ready to quickly veer away from it if needed. Common in-game limits apply to topics such as intraparty romance, sex, exploitation, racism

Mutual Respect

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

take yours just as seriously. Ideally, you’ll find a style of play that suits everyone. Downloadable PDF Using the Game Expectations Sheet The Game Expectations tracking sheet is a tool you can use

it with care, if at all, and be ready to quickly veer away from it if needed. Common in-game limits apply to topics such as intraparty romance, sex, exploitation, racism, enslavement, and violence

Healing Pools

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

characters might have good reason to seek out healing pools when a malady is beyond their ability to treat. Medical tests that are being conducted near healing pools could also present opportunities for

due to the priest’s experiments. 9 Kill or capture an escaped beast monstrously transformed by the priest’s experiments. 10 Retrieve materials needed to create a cure for a disease and

Giff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

skill with gunpowder is another reason for their popularity as mercenaries. Giff revel in the challenge of building a bomb big enough to level a fortification. They gladly accept payment in kegs of

explosion is needed, a whole keg can be detonated. A giff lights the fuse on the keg and can then throw the keg up to 15 feet as part of the same action. The keg explodes at the start of the giff’s

Chaos Incarnate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

seemingly obliterated in a battle (perhaps to be reborn in another location). For this reason, imposing a sense of order on the relationship between the Abyss’s layers is a fool’s errand. All that can be

specific destination. Escaping the Abyss likewise requires knowledge of the specific ritual needed to do so. Without it, visitors are trapped unless they have access to magic that permits travel between planes.

First Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

and the reason the party has been summoned. He advises the characters that though the factions are all nominally committed to stopping the Cult of the Dragon, none of the delegates have made

needed to be stopped, and they are happy if the castle crashed. However, some members of the Lords’ Alliance think it unconscionable that such a resource would be destroyed, intentionally or otherwise

First Session

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat

and the reason the party has been summoned. He advises the characters that though the factions are all nominally committed to stopping the Cult of the Dragon, none of the delegates have made

Castle needed to be stopped, and they are happy if the castle was crashed. However, some members of the Lords’ Alliance think it unconscionable that such a resource would be destroyed, intentionally or

Harpers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Remallia Haventree is hosting a party at House Ulbrinter, her villa on Delzorin Street, located between Vhezoar Street and Brondar’s Way in the North Ward. We have reason to suspect that drow spies have

(Insight) check is needed to out Jarlaxle. Impressed by the perceptive adventurers, he thanks Lady Haventree for an entertaining evening and dashes off, but not without first tipping his hat to the

Sports and Games

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

thrown or carried, and there are no limits on contact between participants, although only natural weapons are allowed. Typically, a low-level druid or adept is on hand to provide healing if needed—but any

the Stone Trees, part of the Cornerstone district, where the matches serve as both a spectator sport and a reason for gambling. Shifters created temporary hrazhak fields in the slums and warehouse

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