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Acquisitions Incorporated
Charisma checks made as part of a contest with Brahma.Formally a former member of the “B” Team, Brahma Lutier is a gifted cartographer, spy, and troubadour. Tutored in at least the latter of those
retirement is said to be connected to a falling out with husband Oak Truestrike, and Brahma has been operating as a solo agent for some time now. Known for a personality that is murderous and cheery in equal
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
.
Ideals
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Ideal
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Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Stoicism. All of us are part of the cyclical march of nature, which will continue with
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
motivation behind another strike performed in a different part of the city, or simply to spread fear.
As part of your covert work for House Dimir, you maintain a false identity as a member of another guild
anyone else uncover — including my guild superiors.
2
I formed a close friendship or romance with someone in the guild I’m infiltrating.
3
The Dimir agent who recruited me was
Magic Items
The Book of Many Things
various worlds. While it can include fewer or different cards, it frequently appears with a Deck of Many Things as part of a combined deck of sixty-six illuminated cards. The combined deck is usually
your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as the spellcasting ability (your choice).
Priest. Your Wisdom score increases by 2, to a maximum of 22.
Prisoner. Glowing chains made of magical force appear
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
different context: as an espionage agent. You might have been an officially sanctioned agent of the crown, or perhaps you sold the secrets you uncovered to the highest bidder.
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Ideal
1
Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful)
2
Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic)
3
Charity. I steal
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
organization, but who serve as its hands, head, and heart.
As a prelude to your adventuring career (and in preparation for it), you served as an agent of a particular faction in Faerûn. You might have
proliferation of secret societies and conspiracies in those lands. If your background is as an agent for one of the main factions of the North and Sword Coast, here are some possibilities.
The Harpers
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
of seaweed, a vial of jellyfish stingers, a glass bottle of unidentified slime, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp (Azorius 1-zino coins)
Clades and Projects
As a Simic researcher, you are part of a
’re genuinely curious.
3
A friend in my clade thinks I don’t know they’re a Dimir agent.
4
I helped a Golgari spore druid with the fertilization and growth of their
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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Rakdos Contacts
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Contact
1
I was part of a two-person act until my former partner moved to a different troupe.
2
My sibling and I ran away from home and joined the Cult
very amusing dark side.
2
A Boros captain really wants to “redeem” me.
3
I think a member of my troupe is a Dimir agent.
4
I once convinced a Golgari medusa to participate
Criminal / Spy
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Backgrounds
Basic Rules (2014)
from those of a burglar or smuggler, you learned and practiced them in a very different context: as an espionage agent. You might have been an officially sanctioned agent of the crown, or perhaps you
I can’t do it.
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I blow up at the slightest insult.
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Ideal
1
Honor. I don’t steal from others in the trade. (Lawful)
2
Freedom. Chains are meant to
Aasimar
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
celestial agent of the gods as a guide. This entity is typically a deva, an angel who acts as a messenger to the mortal world.
Hidden Wanderers
While aasimar are strident foes of evil, they typically
that it knows about.
As part of fleshing out an aasimar character, consider the nature of that character’s angelic guide. The Angelic Guide tables offer names and natures that you can use to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ground is free of cover in a 60-foot radius around the tower. Wall Chains. Barbed iron chains hang at 10-foot intervals down the exterior walls. These chains are part of the tower’s defense, as the
chain devil subcommander can animate them using its Animate Chains ability. Climbing a chain requires a successful DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check.
Map 3.7: Styx Watchtower View Player Version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
ground is free of cover in a 60-foot radius around the tower. Wall Chains. Barbed iron chains hang at 10-foot intervals down the exterior walls. These chains are part of the tower’s defense, as the
chain devil subcommander can animate them using its Animate Chains ability. Climbing a chain requires a successful DC 16 Strength (Athletics) check.
Map 3.7: Styx Watchtower View Player Version
Kenku
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lords’ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.” Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode
legitimate trades. These kenku adopt noises made as part of their craft. A sailor duplicates the sound of a fluttering sail, while a smith mimics the clanging of a hammer on metal. Non-kenku describe these folk by their trade sounds, such as Sail Snap, Hammerer, and Cutter.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
characters travel back to Toril, they cross paths with an asteroid and run into a githyanki agent of Vocath looking to retrieve Miken. Part 3: Homecoming. The characters return to the Spelljammer Academy
: slip past the planet’s defenses, find the meteorite, and bring it back to Spelljammer Academy. This adventure is split into three parts: Part 1: The Spindle. While exploring the Spindle (a mountain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
characters travel back to Toril, they cross paths with an asteroid and run into a githyanki agent of Vocath looking to retrieve Miken. Part 3: Homecoming. The characters return to the Spelljammer Academy
: slip past the planet’s defenses, find the meteorite, and bring it back to Spelljammer Academy. This adventure is split into three parts: Part 1: The Spindle. While exploring the Spindle (a mountain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
floor and ceiling, with a rusty chain near each corner. The chains are part of the tower’s elevator mechanism (see area V4). The 5-foot-square sections of floor that surround the central shaft are weak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
floor and ceiling, with a rusty chain near each corner. The chains are part of the tower’s elevator mechanism (see area V4). The 5-foot-square sections of floor that surround the central shaft are weak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
ability to function as a team. Part 3: Sabotage! An agent of an unknown foe sabotages the simulation chamber where the training exercise takes place, causing the equipment there to explode. The
Overview The adventure’s story takes approximately two hours to play and is spread over three parts: Part 1: Preflight Meal. While having breakfast and preparing for their imminent training exercise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
ability to function as a team. Part 3: Sabotage! An agent of an unknown foe sabotages the simulation chamber where the training exercise takes place, causing the equipment there to explode. The
Overview The adventure’s story takes approximately two hours to play and is spread over three parts: Part 1: Preflight Meal. While having breakfast and preparing for their imminent training exercise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Nine Hells or Bust If either agent is successful in taking the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad to the Nine Hells, it changes the balance of power in Avernus. Either Zariel is able to solidify her
Avernus as part of your campaign. FINDERS KEEPERS
If the characters plan on keeping the missing Infernal Machine components for themselves, for delivery to another patron (such as Kwalish), or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Nine Hells or Bust If either agent is successful in taking the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad to the Nine Hells, it changes the balance of power in Avernus. Either Zariel is able to solidify her
Avernus as part of your campaign. FINDERS KEEPERS
If the characters plan on keeping the missing Infernal Machine components for themselves, for delivery to another patron (such as Kwalish), or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are examples of characters who carry the Mark of Scribing. House Agent Bard. The Draconic Prophecy is one of the greatest mysteries of all. You’re an observer tasked to
keep your eyes open for any sort of manifestation of the Prophecy. You are part detective, part spy. Always keep your eyes open for leads and see where they take you. Sage Wizard. You started out as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
has begun to fall away in places. In the middle of the room is a 5-foot-square hole in the floor and ceiling, with a rusty chain near each corner. The chains are part of the tower’s elevator mechanism
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
has begun to fall away in places. In the middle of the room is a 5-foot-square hole in the floor and ceiling, with a rusty chain near each corner. The chains are part of the tower’s elevator mechanism
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Dragonmarked Characters Here are examples of characters who carry the Mark of Scribing. House Agent Bard. The Draconic Prophecy is one of the greatest mysteries of all. You’re an observer tasked to
keep your eyes open for any sort of manifestation of the Prophecy. You are part detective, part spy. Always keep your eyes open for leads and see where they take you. Sage Wizard. You started out as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
in the manipulation of time. These hourglasses were part of his attempt to control the flow of time, though he abandoned that research. The hourglasses can be rotated by pulling on their chains, but
overhead. Each is suspended by chains, pulleys, and gears in such a way that it can be turned over to set its sand running.
Slumped against the wall at the far side of the chamber is the cultist who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
in the manipulation of time. These hourglasses were part of his attempt to control the flow of time, though he abandoned that research. The hourglasses can be rotated by pulling on their chains, but
overhead. Each is suspended by chains, pulleys, and gears in such a way that it can be turned over to set its sand running.
Slumped against the wall at the far side of the chamber is the cultist who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
singed beard, and two humans—a man and a woman. The woman is wounded. Their chains are secured to iron rings, keeping them just out of reach of the food.
They are all shackled with iron chains and
not been abused, which makes him nervous. He says he arrived here from Hillsfar to the east, as part of a pilgrimage to a shrine on the coast, and this is why Talis singled him out for good treatment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
singed beard, and two humans—a man and a woman. The woman is wounded. Their chains are secured to iron rings, keeping them just out of reach of the food.
They are all shackled with iron chains and
not been abused, which makes him nervous. He says he arrived here from Hillsfar to the east, as part of a pilgrimage to a shrine on the coast, and this is why Talis singled him out for good treatment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Other Espionage Agencies Every nation has some form of espionage agency, and two of the dragonmarked houses (House Phiarlan and House Thuranni) include specialized espionage forces as part of their
is renowned for its wizards, and the Royal Eyes of Aundair excel at spellcraft and divination—almost every agent of the Royal Eyes has an arcane advantage. Agents spy on other nations, pursue notorious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Other Espionage Agencies Every nation has some form of espionage agency, and two of the dragonmarked houses (House Phiarlan and House Thuranni) include specialized espionage forces as part of their
is renowned for its wizards, and the Royal Eyes of Aundair excel at spellcraft and divination—almost every agent of the Royal Eyes has an arcane advantage. Agents spy on other nations, pursue notorious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
characters in your group might have different relationships with your patron, though; consider some or all of these roles for your characters: Agent. The Agent doesn’t receive direct communications
key part of a prophecy, or made what seemed like an innocent bargain with a harmless old hermit, or found an artifact with mysterious powers. The folk hero background is ideal for the Innocent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
characters in your group might have different relationships with your patron, though; consider some or all of these roles for your characters: Agent. The Agent doesn’t receive direct communications
key part of a prophecy, or made what seemed like an innocent bargain with a harmless old hermit, or found an artifact with mysterious powers. The folk hero background is ideal for the Innocent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
the shrewd, farseeing Nestra Ruthiol (female Tethyrian human noble). Yartar is part of the Lords’ Alliance, and Ruthiol considers that membership vital for its survival and prosperity. She knows that
). Reason to Visit. The “Dark Dealings in Yartar” side trek (chapter 6) brings the characters here. More broadly, characters affiliated with the Lords’ Alliance can readily receive support in Yartar, and Harpers and Zhentarim can get aid, too, if they’re discreet and know how to contact an agent in town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the orrery it was a part of, they began to scour the Sword Coast for information regarding the artifact. A month ago, their intelligence-gathering resources turned up word that two Acquisitions
in episode 3.) The Six set up an agent in Phandalin — Ditch Fundi, who first raised and now runs Phandalin’s new Temple of the Coin Maiden. Using Ditch’s intelligence on the activities of the Company