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Player’s Handbook
Learn the Secrets of the Multiverse
The counsel of a Diviner is sought by those who want a clearer understanding of the past, present, and future. As a Diviner, you strive to part the veils of space
, time, and consciousness. You work to master spells of discernment, remote viewing, supernatural knowledge, and foresight.
classes
Player’s Handbook (2014)
The counsel of a diviner is sought by royalty and commoners alike, for all seek a clearer understanding of the past, present, and future. As a diviner, you strive to part the veils of space, time
, and consciousness so that you can see clearly. You work to master spells of discernment, remote viewing, supernatural knowledge, and foresight.
classes
, these ancient patrons know firsthand the paths of ambition and the routes past the doors of death. They eagerly share this profane knowledge and other secrets with those who work their will among the living.
Monsters
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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Reap Memory (3/Day). The specter touches one incapacitated creature and chooses 1 hour from among the past 24. Unless the creature succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw, the creature loses all
. Their work can include driving off people who accidentally wander too close to a secret rooftop meeting, killing those who knowingly infiltrate Dimir property, and tracking those who have stolen guild
classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
firsthand the paths of ambition and the routes past the doors of death. They eagerly share this profane knowledge, along with other secrets, with those who work their will among the living.
Beings of this
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
locks, pluck keys from belts and pouches, clamber up walls, and sneak past guards — playing the perfect daughter by day while cutting loose at night. To hide her identity from those she met, she wore a
. When she throws back her cloak to reveal the costume she has put together, most folk toss their purses and flee. If that doesn't work, she usually needs only to draw her dagger. Of course, some of the
classes
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
firsthand the paths of ambition and the routes past the doors of death. They eagerly share this profane knowledge, along with other secrets, with those who work their will among the living.
Beings of this
Orb of Dragonkind
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Basic Rules (2014)
Ages past, elves and humans waged a terrible war against evil dragons. When the world seemed doomed, powerful wizards came together and worked their greatest magic, forging five Orbs of Dragonkind
work toward the evil ends it desires. The dragon essence within the orb might want many things: the annihilation of a particular people, freedom from the orb, to spread suffering in the world, to
Hermit
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
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
was exiled for a crime I didn’t commit.
4
I retreated from society after a life-altering event.
5
I needed a quiet place to work on my art, literature, music, or manifesto.
6
Reborn
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Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
sensations or visions of the past to come rushing back.
Rather than sleeping, reborn regularly sit and dwell on the past, hoping for some revelation of what came before. Most of the time, these are dark
fulfill.
Mordent. You emerged from the mysterious device known as the Apparatus, your body a lifeless shell and your past a mystery.
Creating Your Character
At 1st level, you choose whether your
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
, you can automatically find a safe route to land a boat on shore, provided such a route exists.
HARDSHIP ENDURED
Hardship in your past has forged you into an unstoppable living weapon. This
;You enabled the escape of your fellow soldiers, but at great cost to yourself. Some of your past comrades may think you’re dead.
4
Juggernaut. No reasonable explanation can explain
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Tomb of Annihilation
An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who
the treasures and relics of wizards, warlords, or royalty. Some archaeologists plunder for wealth or fame, while others consider it their calling to illuminate the past or keep the world’s
Shifter
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Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
choose the kind of lycanthrope in your past, or you can determine it randomly by rolling on the Lycanthrope Ancestor table. The table also provides a suggestion for the Shifting option you might have
rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
past that could rewrite history. It might be information that would be damaging to the people who consigned you to exile, and hence the reason for your return to society.
Work with your DM to
a collection of religious texts stuffed into an attic and forgotten when a believer’s patron deity died. In this solitary work, you’ve learned secrets no one else knows.
5
You killed
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
of the Guild or pressed into dirty and dangerous work by unscrupulous masters.
You grew up on the streets alone, orphaned, and poor. You had no one to watch over you or to provide for you, so you
if they deal fairly with strangers, have Guild or government connections, or have either helped or denied the Gateguides in the past.
Suggested Characteristics
Urchins are shaped by lives
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
you can work your way into a more prominent position.
Regardless of your past and the wealth of your family, your initial status with the guild is near the bottom, until you have proven your value
responsible for collecting debts from powerful people.
4
A vampire pontiff tried to use me as a pawn in past schemes.
5
A silent spirit follows me around.
6
A sibling has keys to parts
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
As a member of the Boros Legion, your life is devoted to the service of angels and consecrated to the work of establishing justice and peace on the streets of Ravnica. You might be a true believer
the more warfare-oriented aspects of the legion’s work.
Personality Traits
d8
Personality Trait
1
I approach every task with the same high degree of military precision
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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, evidence from a past case (choose one or roll for a trinket from the Horror Trinkets table after this background), a set of Clothes, Common;common clothes, and 10 gp
Path to Mystery
Your first case
suffered, even while still being pursued by the law.
6
You survived the destructive use of a magic device that wiped out your home. Members of a secret organization found you. You now work with them
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
determine your inheritance from among the possibilities in the table below. Work with your Dungeon Master to come up with details: Why is your inheritance so important, and what is its full story? You might
My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots.
5
I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
6
I wish my childhood sweetheart had come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Story Overview When Phenax sent Varyas the Knowing a vision of the oracle’s impending death, the seer didn’t fear—he knew his work was just beginning. (BASTIEN L. DEHARME) Like all the Returned who
followed him, Phenax abandoned his past identity during his flight from the Underworld. Through ages, the god managed to recover parts of his history, but much remained a mystery to him. Recently
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
Armed with an inventive intellect, a love of magical technology, and an unquenchable energy, you are an enthusiastic participant in the research work of the Izzet League. Though you’re likely
Ideal
1
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any)
2
Creativity. Half the world’s troubles come from stodgy thinking, stuck in the past. We need innovative
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Magical Study The fundamental work of Strixhaven University is the application of magic to academic study. Students and faculty aren’t limited to magical topics alone; they pursue studies in every
facet of existence—magical or otherwise—applying magic to whatever they study. At Strixhaven, historians call the spirits of the dead to aid their lessons about the past, and arcano-biologists use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
to its neighboring communities. But then bandits overran the town, and Phandalin lay abandoned for centuries. Only in the past few years have settlers built a new village on the ruins of the old
. These townsfolk hope to grow Phandalin through hard work, camaraderie, and the shared purpose of building a lasting home. Threatening their efforts and their survival are bandits, brigands, and monsters. Kent Davis A typical morning unfolds in the idyllic town of Phandalin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
The Agency Darklord: Flimira Vhage
Hallmarks: Detective work, memory loss
Everything inside the office of the Agency is a monotone gray. Anyone who passes the frosted glass door into this single
agents to investigate these cases, then report back to her. However, she never reveals her own past as a detective-turned-criminal, her involvement in every case her agency investigates, or that the Agency exists within her mind.
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Folk Hero Origins
Folk heroes might rise from a variety of circumstances, or their origins might be a secret as they do their work anonymously. If you wish, you may roll on the Folk Hero
, 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
My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
rage against their enemies. They simply observe and react as a situation warrants.
Lizardfolk lack meaningful emotional ties to the past. They assess situations based on their current and future
learned to laugh. You use this talent in response to all emotional situations, to better fit in with your comrades.
6
You still don’t understand how metaphors work. That doesn’t stop
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Vhage Agency Darklord: Flimira Vhage Hallmarks: Detective work, memory loss Everything inside the office of the Vhage Agency appears as a monotone gray. Anyone who passes the frosted glass door that
correspondence relating to mysteries all across the Domains of Dread. She enlists agents to investigate these cases, and then report back to her. However, she never reveals her own past as a detective
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Silver Dragons Dragons of Courage and Fairness Habitat: Mountain, Urban; Treasure: Arcana Silver dragons work to preserve peace and encourage greatness. They try to live as examples of decency while
humanoids, they ally with artists, historians, knights, and humble leaders who learn from the past to create better futures. Silver dragons take inspiration from legendary heroes and have grand
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
structures suggest the work of a vast, magical elven nation, but all evidence of these people has been reduced to enigmatic scraps of art and lore. At the heights of crumbling towers or in empty crypts blaze
violet, cataclysmic fire (see “Cataclysmic Flames”). In rare cases, these phantasmal flames reveal glimpses of Lord Soth’s past and details that the clever might use to win the Darklord’s favor.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Healthy Competition When the characters make their choice of which agent they want to work with, whatever agent they turn down immediately arranges to send out their own competing expedition. (If the
characters agree to work for both agents, both agents might still send out second redundant expeditions as insurance.) These expeditions are composed of five cultist servants, led either by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Nagas Nagas are intelligent serpents that inhabit the ruins of the past, amassing arcane treasures and knowledge. The first nagas were created as immortal guardians by a humanoid race long lost to
days, ready to continue its eternal work. Benevolent Dictators and Brutal Tyrants. A naga rules its domain with absolute authority. Whether it rules with compassion or by terrorizing its subjects, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
soldiers would fare in an invasion scenario. As adventurers, you might be able to simulate such a threat.
“I’d like you to sneak past the guards stationed here after sunset and steal a pennant from
their work, Andrella offers the characters a total of 25 GP. Infiltrating the Guardhouse During the night, eight soldiers stand watch outside the gatehouse: six on the roof and another two on the ground
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
echelons of the Guild or pressed into dirty and dangerous work by unscrupulous masters. Baldur’s Gate Feature: Gateguide Connection Even though you might not be a member of the Gateguides crew, you’ve
those who live or do business there, particularly if they deal fairly with strangers, have Guild or government connections, or have either helped or denied the Gateguides in the past.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
mindful, these metallic dragons work toward greatness and help others achieve all they can. They strive to preserve innovations, from the works of past civilizations to new discoveries, and they share
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Inner Blingdenstone Population: 300 deep gnomes (svirfneblin)
Government: Work collective led by Dorbo and Senni Diggermattock
Defense: Militia, summoned earth elementals
Commerce: Salt
, gemstones, and rare minerals
Organizations: The Miners’ Guild, the Stoneheart Enclave
The defenses in Outer Blingdenstone paint a picture of a paranoid people under siege, but once past the final gates