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Faceless

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

often as you wish, using one to hide the other or serve as convenient camouflage. However, should someone realize the connection between your persona and your true self, your deception might lose its

part of them expressed to an extreme. To define a persona, feel free to choose characteristics from other backgrounds, particularly folk hero, hermit, or noble. For the person behind the persona, the

Inheritor

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

intend to do with your gift once you realize what it is capable of. Folk Hero d8 Personality Trait 1 I judge people by their actions, not their words. 2 If someone is in

them again. 2 I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land. 3 A proud noble once gave me a horrible beating, and I will take my revenge on any bully I encounter. 4

Campaign Conflicts

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

has a broader reach and represents a greater threat. The threshold of a new tier can also be an opportunity for characters to realize the scale of a conflict they’ve been dealing with—to realize, for

example, that the bandits they fought throughout their first four levels are merely puppets of an enemy nation they must confront in the second tier. The “Greyhawk” section in this chapter has examples of conflict arcs. Downloadable PDF

Far Traveler

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

few miles from where they were born. You aren’t one of those folk. You are from a distant place, one so remote that few of the common folk in the North realize that it exists, and chances are

otherwise have, for you and your traveling companions. Noble lords, scholars, and merchant princes, to name a few, might be interested in hearing about your distant homeland and people. Suggested

Ivan's Powers and Dominion

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

the statistics of a human noble. His menace manifests in the form of psychological manipulation, making others doubt reality, and causing victims to overestimate his control. Cursed Correspondence. Ivan

deception so they don’t realize the discordance between his childlike affectations and his appearance. If forced to reveal his aged form, he pretends to be confused and employs elaborate clockwork toys

Octopus Attack

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

tricky as the ship rocks back and forth. Treat the floor as difficult terrain. Climbing stairs or a ladder requires a DC 10 Strength (Athletics) check, unless a character has a climbing speed. On a failed

rowboat to reach the Emperor. Observant players might realize that the octopus is focusing its efforts on the ship. Anyone who leaps overboard or gets into the rowboat is safe from the octopus

Doppelganger

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

. 2 Conceal evidence of a vast conspiracy. 3 Control a community through fear by posing as a legendary bogeyman. 4 Replace a noble to enjoy a decadent lifestyle. 5 Spy on wizards to

is wearing or carrying isn’t transformed. Meeting yourself is the surest way to realize you’re not as charming as you think you are. —Someone claiming to be Lorhirin of Fearchor Keep

Salvagers Wanted

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

acquainted with the sorts of taverns and inns the characters might be found in. When the characters are brought to Aubreck (a male human noble), they quickly note that he has seen better days. His

recently spotted adrift, approximately five days out from land. The noble is worried that someone else might claim the ship’s goods as salvage if he doesn’t act quickly. He has already hired a ship, Soul

Wreck of the Star Goddess

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

in the branches above. The crash could have occurred anytime within the past 3d10 days. Climbing up to the wreck is relatively easy, thanks to many vines in the trees and lines of rigging hanging from

ship’s captain (NG female Halruaan human noble). She explains the situation briefly before she weakens and her voice becomes too soft to hear from the ground. The other crash survivors include the ship’s

Mithral Tower

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

busy scions climbing into skycoaches, hosting opulent parties, and showing off their latest purchases at all hours of the day. Unicorn Estate has a grand unicorn statue and unicorn-shaped topiaries

gate and two following Alden. Alden d’Orien (neutral male Brelish human noble) and his assistant, Vishtai (chaotic good male kalashtar; see chapter 6), are talking about official house business

S2. Gatehouse

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

stationed inside the gatehouse, one in each tower. Four guards (male and female humans) man the adjacent walls. If the characters are seen flying or climbing over the walls, the guards assume that the

If the characters ask to be let inside or otherwise draw the attention of the guards on the wall, one of the guards fetches the burgomaster, Dmitri Krezkov (LG male human noble). His ancestors built

Faceless (New Background)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

someone realize the connection between your persona and your true self, your deception might lose its effectiveness. Suggested Characteristics A faceless character usually plays their persona — the

, particularly folk hero, hermit, or noble. For the person behind the persona, the one who truly strives to be faceless, consider a distinct set of faceless characteristics. As a result, those with

Faceless (New Background)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

hide the other or serve as convenient camouflage. However, should someone realize the connection between your persona and your true self, your deception might lose its effectiveness. Suggested

persona, feel free to choose characteristics from other backgrounds, particularly folk hero, hermit, or noble. For the person behind the persona, the one who truly strives to be faceless, consider a

The Zhentarim

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

dangerous times as opportunities. When a merchant caravan needs an escort, a noble needs bodyguards, or a city needs trained soldiers, the Zhentarim provides the best-trained fighting forces money can

buy. Zhentarim agents traveling to and from Mantol-Derith have recently passed on information and rumors concerning demonic activity in the Underdark. The organization’s members have yet to realize the

High City

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide

High City Rising above the rest of Bral on the trailing edge of the asteroid, the High City is a green, spacious expanse that holds Prince Andru’s palace, called Starhaven, and various noble estates

climbing vines. The palace has many windows, all rendered shatterproof by magic. Attendants in impeccable livery see to the needs of the palace’s occupants, while armored guards stand vigilant around the

13. Mutated Apprentices

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

can pass through narrow openings in the wall. Climbing over the wall requires a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. The wall can be easily broken apart or pushed down, but doing so creates a

of magic, however. Once they realize they’re in the presence of one or more spellcasters, the nothics become slightly more cooperative. They know that several bipedal rat creatures are holed up on the

The Streets of Sharn

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

!" a priest of the Sovereign Host cries, pointing to a grimy halfling clutching a silver chain and climbing up the side of a tower. 49–50 A young woman using a crutch and missing a leg approaches, asking

Kundarak bank, a human noble screams at a dragonmarked dwarf, "What do you mean it's lost?" 07–09 A priest of Kol Korran preaches to a crowd, saying, "The best way to invest in yourself is to invest in

Spawn Hollow Locations

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

realize that the mind flayer fanatics placed their bolstering rune before the slaadi arrived and don’t care about returning. The characters can access Spawn Hollow from area X5 in Illithinoch. The

tadpoles cavort in the pit, climbing in and out of the whirlpool. A single red slaad carefully watches over them, giving them a whack when they nip at each other. The slaadi are eager to attack intruders

Bard

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

gymnast! Slaying a kobold? Take it down with a legendary oath, and no one will realize that an asthmatic farmhand could have done the same thing with a rusty sickle. Running across a room? Use

3 A lesser noble who you double-crossed in a brilliant scheme 4 A fallen paladin who you tricked into breaking their oath 5 A leader of another adventuring party who blames you for

Mayhem in the Market

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

, even as a more pressing distraction arises. The characters won’t realize it yet, but Kala has just targeted another scion of the Kings of Coin, Arel Avim. She has used a poison of her own design to

attacking is named Arel Avim. He uses the noble stat block, has 0 hit points, and is dying. After the Attack Once the merchant is dealt with, several people move to help the wounded man, Arel Avim. One of

Mbala

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

sheer cliffs can be scaled, but only with a climbing kit, proficiency in the Athletics skill, and at least 300 feet of rope. The path is a much easier route to the top. It begins on the north side of

shells rattle in the breeze, and smoke drifts from hut. A creature shuffles slowly around the hut, hunched over in an animal-like posture. You realize it’s a human woman: impossibly old, crippled by

14. Obelisk

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

fungi growing on the walls. The characters realize this if they climb near the ceiling of the cavern, where the optical trick is easy to discern. Map 4.7: Obelisk Chamber The different levels of the

mesa are separated by 10-foot-high cliffs. Climbing a cliff requires a successful DC 12 Strength (Athletics) check. Pliinki, a mad derro savant (see appendix C), stands atop of the mesa. Hidden on a

Feywild

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

. Adventurers climbing a volcano on the Material Plane might suddenly find themselves scaling a Feywild mountain topped with skyscraper-sized crystals that glow with internal fire. Leaving behind a wide and

pass normally in the Feywild, characters might spend a day there and realize, upon leaving the plane, that less or more time has elapsed everywhere else in the multiverse. Whenever a creature or group

Strahd's Enemy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

safe. A. Horseman (Joker 2) I see a dead man of noble birth, guarded by his widow. Return life to the dead man’s corpse, and he will be your staunch ally. This card refers to Nikolai Wachter the

elder, who is dead (see chapter 5, area N4o). If the characters cast a raise dead spell or a resurrection spell on his preserved corpse, Nikolai (LN male human noble) agrees to help the characters once he

Cave Locations

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

angled. It empties into the ravine outside and requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check to ascend or descend without magic or climbing gear; a character who fails this check by 5 or more

benefit, as evidenced by the rictus grins that cross their faces when intruders realize the berserkers are seemingly unkillable. The berserkers don’t automatically sense when the fire has been put out

Ruinous Citadel Locations

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

realize that the mage is unreasonably preoccupied with her cloak, absently touching it as she chats. If the characters ask Naxa about her behavior, she admits that the cloak isn’t merely a fancy magic

Daggers, a +2 Longbow, three Potions of Poison, and a Potion of Giant Strength (stone). One banner bearing Lolth’s symbol is bordered with a thick silk rope. This is a Rope of Climbing that functions

Ironslag: Yakfolk Village

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

can be made to climb the stairs without an ability check. Mules, being surefooted, can climb the steps with ease and don’t need to be coaxed. Chimera Lair After climbing 350 feet, the staircase is

mostly, with a few orc and dwarf bones). The staircase resumes on the opposite side of the ledge, climbing another 150 feet to area 2. In the back of its lair, the chimera has a nest of bones, bits of

N4. Wachterhaus

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

house’s sullen countenance, you hear the edifice actually groan. Only then do you realize the extent to which the house hates what it has become. The Wachter family, once an influential noble line in

ghastly sight awaits those who peer into the room: Across from the door, a fire sputters and struggles for life in the hearth, above which hangs a framed family portrait: a noble father and mother

Upper Palace Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

investigate 5 minutes later. Each room’s occupants are frozen in time. Individual rooms have their own color schemes and notable features, as indicated below: P40a. Red Room. A high elf noble (neutral

lesser beings. P48b. Characters can reach this chamber by climbing a staircase from area P14b on the palace’s lower level. An enameled white coffer rests on a black basalt pedestal in the middle of the

Yun Dynasty Ruins Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

telepathically says, “We are the hungry dead. Honor us with lunch, or suffer our curse.” Characters who hear the otyugh can make a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a successful check, they realize something

and long life. Four of them have the following contents: rotted documents, a suit of adamantine splint mail, slippers of spider climbing, and ancient coins worth 5,000 gp. The fifth cabinet radiates

Locations on the Second Level

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

without some climbing). Inside these rooms are rings set in the walls, chains attached to the rings, buckets, heaps of straw, and precious little else. The occupants and other contents of the cells and the

guardroom are as follows. Cell 1C. The female elf in this cell is destined for sacrifice in the Temple. She is a noble, and she promises that if she is rescued, she will send her rescuers a reward of

Temple Crypts

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. The statue to the east features a noble elf man seated on a fine chair. The Large statues mark the entrances to the tombs of three elves: the Silvanesti ambassador Cithcillion and his companions

what became of his companions. The characters may realize the other tombs (areas S7 and S9) belong to Madar and Tenadria. Cithcillion’s Quandary. If the characters tell Cithcillion that Madar and

Areas of the Sanctum

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

the following features: The area is split into two levels, with alabaster steps climbing 3 feet to a smaller raised platform overlooking the larger area. The platform is bare except for three golden

noble, is paying the Zhentarim not to reveal that he hired Zhent thugs to assault nonhumans. Jelenn Urmbrusk, a Waterdavian noble, receives regular payments from the Zhentarim to offset monies he

The Walking Statues

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

stone. Its gaze looks up toward the sphere, and the pattern of bird droppings around its eyes gives it the appearance of weeping. All about the statue, climbing up its chest and on its knee and

city during the Spellplague. When the walking statues stopped, this one toppled onto its side, taking on the appearance of a titanic sculpture of a noble lady asleep in her garden. The Honorable

Adventure Models

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

. 6 After being insulted by a giant sovereign, a noble giant schemes to open a portal to the Abyss and summon a demon lord to destroy the sovereign’s settlement. The site becomes a festering sinkhole of

tend herds of mastodons and where reptiles from Earth’s ancient past still roam the sea and sky. The English fairy tale of Jack climbing a beanstalk to a giant’s cloud castle is a similar example of an

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