part aren and his contacts

Golgari Agent

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

coins Feature: Undercity Paths You know hidden, underground pathways that you can use to bypass crowds, obstacles, and observation as you move through the city. When you aren’t in combat, you

Maegera the Dawn Titan

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

in the aura that aren’t being worn or carried ignite. A creature also takes 35 (10d6);{"diceNotation":"10d6","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Fire Aura","rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage from

cloud are blinded and can’t be seen. Create Fire Elemental (Costs 3 Actions). Maegera’s hit points are reduced by 50 as part of it separates and becomes a fire elemental with 102 hit

Naiad

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

for whatever catches their eye. Living creatures aren’t exempt from this curiosity, either. Naiads are known to befriend aquatic creatures, or even to keep modest menageries. The occasional star

-crossed castaway has even been known to become part of such collections. Secret Routes of the Sea. Sailors across the world claim that naiads know all the secret aquatic routes of Theros. Using this

Gruul Anarch

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

ruins. You are part of a savage society that clings desperately to the Old Ways — attuned to nature, full of primal rage, and given short shrift by a world consumed with continuing civilization

effects, such as flames smoldering behind your eyes or dancing over your hands. Suggested Characteristics Gruul ways aren’t the ways of civilized folk, and the Gruul have little patience for

Rakdos Cultist

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

. Rakdos Contacts d8 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

Characteristics Members of demonic cults aren’t generally known as the kindest or most mentally stable individuals, so you’re likely to have something in your nature that distinguishes you from the

Changeling Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

knowing another like themselves. Others are part of nomadic changeling clans spread across the Five Nations, families who keep their true nature hidden from the single-skins. Some clans maintain safe

a family, allowing a younger changeling to take advantage of contacts established by the persona’s previous users. Changeling Names A changeling might use a different name for each mask and

Star Spawn Larva Mage

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

or Kezef—usually a warlock or other spellcaster—contacts the comet-borne emissary of an Elder Evil, the emissary can merge with a mortal consciousness to create a larva mage. None of the

original cultist’s personality survives the transformation; what emerges is wholly alien. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known

Dimir Operative

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

. You can choose your secondary guild or roll to determine it randomly. This secondary guild membership determines a portion of your starting equipment and is also where most of your contacts come from

Star Spawn Grue

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Aura of Shrieks. Creatures within 20 feet of the grue that aren’t Aberrations have disadvantage on saving throws, as well as on attack rolls against creatures other than a star spawn

hopelessness. Star Spawn The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes of existence lie realms alien to mortal life. Some are so hostile that even a moment

Simic Scientist

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

my research and any other tasks I have to complete. Contacts The fluid nature of clades, whose rosters span different laboratories and change as researchers discover new interests, creates

Minotaur Legacy

Species Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

tails, but minotaurs of the Ordruun clan (and some others) have their tails docked as part of a coming-of-age ceremony; they find the heavy armor of the Boros legion much more comfortable without a long

, are much better known and respected. Boros minotaurs choose the precision of the legion over the fury of the pack. Minotaurs tend to vent their outrage through violence, but they aren’t

Urban Bounty Hunter

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

. What’s more, you aren’t alone, as a bounty hunter in the wild would be: you routinely interact with both the criminal subculture and other bounty hunters, maintaining contacts in both

aren’t a savage who follows quarry into or through the wilderness. You’re involved in a lucrative trade, in the place where you live, that routinely tests your skills and survival instincts

Ezmerelda d'Avenir

Monsters Curse of Strahd

hunters got on each other’s nerves, and their arguments became more frequent. At last, Ezmerelda suggested that they part company with some shred of their friendship still intact, and van Richten

herself. Tarokka Deck. Ezmerelda keeps a deck of tarokka cards in her wagon (chapter 11, area V1). Although the cards aren’t magical, Ezmerelda can use them to perform a card reading for the

Hermit - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

souls who manage to find isolation amid its tumult. You lived in seclusion — either in a sheltered community such as a monastery, or entirely alone—for a formative part of your life. In your

contradictions, fills your hours. 4 You tend to some part of the city’s forgotten history: the unmarked graves in Cliffside Cemetery, the crumbling remains of dead patriar families’ manors, or

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

important than the gear and fighting style of its members, and so most of these orders aren’t limited to fighting types, but are open to all sorts of folk who are willing to battle and die for the

reflect the agenda, sentiment, or philosophy of one’s order. KNIGHTLY ORDERS OF FAERÛN Many who rightfully call themselves “knight” earn that title as part of an order in

City Watch / Investigator

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

You have served the community where you grew up, standing as its first line of defense against crime. You aren’t a soldier, directing your gaze outward at possible enemies. Instead, your

service to your hometown was to help police its populace, protecting the citizenry from lawbreakers and malefactors of every stripe. You might have been part of the City Watch of Waterdeep, the baton

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

good that even if some people you meet have heard of your homeland, they know merely the name and perhaps a few outrageous stories. You have come to this part of Faerûn for your own reasons, which

Soldier - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

you care to remember. You trained as a youth, studied the use of weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, including how to stay alive on the battlefield. You might have been part of a

military organization you were a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and what kind of experiences you had during your military career. Was it a standing army, a town guard, or a village

Faction Agent

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Many organizations active in the North and across the face of Faerûn aren’t bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries

to be knowledgeable in History, and can always rely on the aid of the governments that are part of the Alliance, plus other leaders and groups who uphold the Alliance’s ideals. The Zhentarim

Clan Crafter

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

shield dwarf clans learned long ago that only proud fools who are more concerned for their egos than their craft turn away promising apprentices, even those of other races. If you aren’t a dwarf

’m rude to people who lack my commitment to hard work and fair play. 6 I like to talk at length about my profession. 7 I don’t part with my money easily and will haggle

Deck of Many More Things

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

you are proficient with appears in your hands. The DM chooses the armor. If you lack proficiency with any armor, your base AC instead now equals 12 + your Dexterity modifier while you aren’t

Vigor of the Hill Giant

Feats Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

maximum of 20. Bulwark. When you are subjected to an effect that would move you at least 5 feet or give you the prone condition, you can use your reaction to steady yourself. You aren’t moved and don

’t have the prone condition. Iron Stomach. Whenever you eat food as part of a short rest and spend one or more Hit Dice to regain hit points, you regain additional hit points equal to your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus.

Vermin Familiar

monsters

serve wicked masters, they also delight in playing the part of dutiful servants to corrupt spellcasters who aren’t evil. Secret. Vermin familiars are gripped by deep-seated fears shared by the vermin forms they inhabit, and as such, are terrified of dogs and other canines.

Pepperbox (Exandria)

Equipment

allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.

Wrin Sivinxi

monsters

its portability. She opened her shop, Wrin’s Wonders, four years ago. In that time, she has become part of the community, even if many of its citizens regard her as a good-natured eccentric

. Sales of the strange and bizarre aren’t brisk in the small town, but that’s no matter to Wrin—she’s patient and has enjoyed her time in Otari so far. One day, she hopes to make

The Barrow King

monsters

cast it aren’t wasted. Necrotic Shroud. When a living creature within 1 mile of the lair regains Hit Points as part of finishing a Long Rest, it can only regain up to half its Hit Point maximum

Pistol (Exandria)

Equipment

UNOFFICIAL MATERIAL These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.

Bad News (Exandria)

Equipment

UNOFFICIAL MATERIAL These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.

Musket (Exandria)

Equipment

UNOFFICIAL MATERIAL These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.

Palm Pistol (Exandria)

Equipment

UNOFFICIAL MATERIAL These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.

Soldier Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

battlefield. You might have been part of a standing national army or a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local militia who rose to prominence during a recent war. When you choose this background

, work with your DM to determine which military organization you were a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and what kind of experiences you had during your military career. Was it a

Yuan-ti Pureblood Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

live births aren’t uncommon. A mating between yuan-ti of different types almost always produces eggs that hatch into yuan-ti of the weaker parent, so most choose partners of the same type in the

and eaten as part of the procedure. Undercover Empire The human civilization that gave rise to the yuan-ti was among the richest in the mortal world. It rapidly progressed in metalworking, using

Blunderbuss (Exandria)

Equipment

UNOFFICIAL MATERIAL These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.

Hand Mortar (Exandria)

Equipment

. THIS IS UNOFFICIAL MATERIAL These game mechanics are usable in your campaign if your DM allows them but not refined by final game design and editing. They aren’t officially part of the

Dungeons & Dragons game and aren’t permitted in D&D Adventurers League events unless otherwise stated.

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby waterway and greatly improving the town’s sanitation. If the kobolds like the area and aren’t mistreated by the humans

other creatures, because such objects are more likely to be in good condition and thus more useful or valuable. When they go after items that aren’t free for the taking, kobolds try to remain

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