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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
In your earlier days, you were a personage of some significance in a noble court or a bureaucratic organization. You might or might not come from an upper-class family; your talents, rather than the
circumstances of your birth, could have secured you this position.
You might have been one of the many functionaries, attendants, and other hangers-on in the Court of Silverymoon, or perhaps you
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
branch to seal the promise.
“The Kindly Lord does not issue invitations to their court lightly. I suggest you accept.”
—Gwyddion, messenger of Talion
High Fae
Ageless and
operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored, and outright lies must never be spoken (though misdirection and riddles are always welcome). To
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with the ability to cast sorcerer spells. The drug’s effects are potentially dangerous and always unpredictable. This isn’t something a player character should want to use; adventurers
are more likely to interfere with Daask smugglers or deal with an addict who accidentally casts a fireball in a crowded street. The specific effects of dragon’s blood are up to you, but you can take inspiration from the Wild Magic Surge table in the Player’s Handbook.
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Air and Darkness, the dread ruler of the Gloaming Court. Once lazy, egotistical folk, the creatures that would become the quicklings were late in answering the queen’s summons one time too many
constantly paces and shifts in place, as though it can’t wait to be off again.
Quicklings have a capricious nature and are always up to something. A quickling spends most of its time perpetrating
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. His critics call him naive, though never to his face. His primary interest has always been leading soldiers in battle, so he finds it frustrating to have his ambitions of ascending to a higher rank
stratagems. Bael gladly spares the lives of those he defeats—if they pledge their souls and service to him. Demons are an exception; although he is willing to corrupt almost any other foes, he always
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Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
they jockey for favors and status in the Kindly Lord’s court.
High Fae
Ageless and inhuman, high fae are the oldest creatures in Eldraine, embodying the natural splendor and danger of the
untamed wilderness. High fae have no regard for mortal values of honor and law, but they nonetheless operate under inviolable rules of their own: gifts must always be repaid, promises must be honored
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
of her limbs. Skabatha roams Thither on her flying rocking horse (see chapter 3 for its stat block), which creaks horribly as it moves.
Skabatha’s Weakness
Skabatha always forgets the first
returned, the hags used this power to trap Iggwilv and her court in temporal stasis. The hags then carved up Iggwilv’s domain, splitting it between them. The sisters couldn’t agree on which
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
practice of always including at least one goblin jester. This jester is allowed to go anywhere and do whatever they please, hopefully preventing a nilbog from manifesting. The position of jester is much
sought-after among the courts’ goblins, because even if the jester is obviously not a nilbog, the court must indulge their chaotic behavior.
Nilbogism
A nilbog is an invisible spirit that
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
From the Oasis Theater’s spectacular singers and acrobats to the pantomimes and shadow puppeteers of the Wide, Baldur’s Gate hosts a colorful array of performers. Good acts can always
find ready audiences, and the constant flow of travelers means that both new spectators and new spectacles are always passing through.
You thrive in front of an audience. You know how to entrance them
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Curse of Strahd
, “Into the Mists”, to understand his personality and goals.
Although Strahd can be encountered almost anywhere in his domain, the vampire is always encountered in the place indicated by the
intelligently and do everything you can to make him a terrifying and cunning adversary for the player characters.
When you run an encounter with Strahd, keep the following facts in mind:
Strahd
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
more, as a member of an Uthgardt tribe.
Your people have always tried to hold to the old ways. Tradition and taboo have kept the Uthgardt strong while the kingdoms of others have collapsed into chaos
abandoned the soft ways of civilization.
BARBARIAN TRIBES OF FAERÛN
Though this section details the Uthgardt specifically, either it or the outlander background from the Player
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background in the Player’s Handbook as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries when appropriate to suit
your identity as a knight of your order.
Your bond almost always involves the order to which you belong (or at least key members of it), and it is highly unusual for a knight’s ideal not to
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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the normal amount of time (up to 16 hours) each day before being subject to the effect of a forced march (see “Travel Pace” in chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). Additionally
never sours my mood.
5
I am dependable.
6
I am always working on some project or other.
7
I become cantankerous and quiet in the rain.
8
When the sea is within my sight, my
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook).
Suggested Characteristics
Use the tables for the soldier background below as the basis for your traits and motivations, modifying the entries
largely depends on your worldview and your motivation for fighting.
Soldier
d8
Personality Trait
1
I’m always polite and respectful.
2
I’m haunted by
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and other magical effects.
Memory’s Dance. As a Bonus Action, a creature can perform some steps from a dance of the Tall Man’s court and make a DC 20 Charisma (Performance) check. On a
unoccupied space to the Tall Man’s destination.The Tall Man is a mysterious entity that haunts an accursed forest. Once, he was an archfey who ruled a now-forgotten court, renowned for its dances that
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you need—but you’re always at the mercy of those institutions as well.
You may have a specialized role within the system, such as a court jester or sommelier. Or you may occupy a more
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phistophilus, or contract devil. These bureaucrats of Hell are rarely found outside the infernal courts, and then almost always to pursue potential contracts, tempting mortals to sell their souls in
defeat him, he isn’t destroyed. Instead, his soul is cast into the court of the powerful entity to whom he pledged the Rajani soul, where he must hastily explain his failure to avoid obliteration.
Urevian spends his time in the room he’s claimed as his personal domain (area G10).Fire, PoisonCold
Entertainer
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
6
Instrumentalist
7
Poet
8
Singer
9
Storyteller
10
Tumbler
FEATURE: BY POPULAR DEMAND
You can always find a place to perform, usually in an inn or tavern
but possibly with a circus, at a theater, or even in a noble’s court. At such a place, you receive free lodging and food of a modest or comfortable standard (depending on the quality of the
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
court of the Queen of Air and Darkness, one of the Feywild’s archfey. Goblins thrived in her dangerous domain thanks to a special boon from her—a supernatural knack for finding the weak
character. The Player’s Handbook offers a list of languages to choose from. The DM is free to modify that list for a campaign.
Creature Type
Every creature in D&D, including each player
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best of who you are and where you are from. Flashes of déjà vu are common, taunting you with recollection, but they almost always slip away, as ungraspable as the mists of Druskenvald. An
GM, letting you as a player discover the cause alongside your character.
Suggested Story Threads. This background presents a paradox when considering threads to weave through a campaign, since the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
an agent of a specific councilor—perhaps your own ancestor? The Undying Court despises undead creatures that prey on the living, so if you don’t have a concrete mission, you can always hunt down undead and evil necromancers.
Undying Court Our greatest champions and sages will never be lost to us. Their wisdom guides us, and their power protects us all. Honor our past. Respect our traditions. Perfect your skills and you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
an agent of a specific councilor—perhaps your own ancestor? The Undying Court despises undead creatures that prey on the living, so if you don’t have a concrete mission, you can always hunt down undead and evil necromancers.
Undying Court Our greatest champions and sages will never be lost to us. Their wisdom guides us, and their power protects us all. Honor our past. Respect our traditions. Perfect your skills and you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
The Soggy Court The Soggy Court is a community of neutral bullywugs who have an overdeveloped sense of grandeur. They are preoccupied with pomp and courtesies, and they possess an insatiable lust for
, in oil. The community is small, but plots abound. A violent coup is always just around the corner. Whenever there’s a commotion anywhere in Downfall, bullywug courtiers clamor to find out what’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
The Soggy Court The Soggy Court is a community of neutral bullywugs who have an overdeveloped sense of grandeur. They are preoccupied with pomp and courtesies, and they possess an insatiable lust for
, in oil. The community is small, but plots abound. A violent coup is always just around the corner. Whenever there’s a commotion anywhere in Downfall, bullywug courtiers clamor to find out what’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Noteworthy Sites The city of Yongjing is a bustling network of tightly packed buildings and narrow alleys. A wide central avenue bisects the city and connects the grand palaces of the emperor’s court
through a series of plazas. Map 13.3: yongjingView Player Version Hall of Divine Wisdom Each morning, the Gate of Ascendance is thrown open, and petitioners seeking the ear of the emperor crowd onto
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Noteworthy Sites The city of Yongjing is a bustling network of tightly packed buildings and narrow alleys. A wide central avenue bisects the city and connects the grand palaces of the emperor’s court
through a series of plazas. Map 13.3: yongjingView Player Version Hall of Divine Wisdom Each morning, the Gate of Ascendance is thrown open, and petitioners seeking the ear of the emperor crowd onto
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
different characters’ traits — positive and negative—come into play with about the same frequency. Don’t let a player get away with a positive trait that always seems to apply and a negative trait that never does. At your discretion, you can also tie a character’s ideals, bonds, and flaws to this system.
example, the player of a character with the noble background could reasonably argue that the proficiency bonus should apply to a Charisma check the character makes to secure an audience with the king
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
different characters’ traits — positive and negative—come into play with about the same frequency. Don’t let a player get away with a positive trait that always seems to apply and a negative trait that never does. At your discretion, you can also tie a character’s ideals, bonds, and flaws to this system.
example, the player of a character with the noble background could reasonably argue that the proficiency bonus should apply to a Charisma check the character makes to secure an audience with the king
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
often need to fight to protect their dominion. The lair of a silver dragon is always an impressive sight. Young dragons make their homes in icy cliffs, excavating space for themselves within the
its highest levels extending fully into the sky. Map 5.13: silver dragon lair View Player Version Silver Dragon Lair Features The silver dragon lair shown in map 5.13 is composed of three connected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
often need to fight to protect their dominion. The lair of a silver dragon is always an impressive sight. Young dragons make their homes in icy cliffs, excavating space for themselves within the
its highest levels extending fully into the sky. Map 5.13: silver dragon lair View Player Version Silver Dragon Lair Features The silver dragon lair shown in map 5.13 is composed of three connected
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide
need—but you’re always at the mercy of those institutions as well. You may have a specialized role within the system, such as a court jester or sommelier. Or you may occupy a more generic role as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Areas of the Courthouse The following locations are keyed to map 4.6. View Player Version H1. Upstairs Waiting Room This room has the following features: Two guards stand outside the doors to the
records rooms (area H2) at all hours. Behind a desk sits a court clerk (commoner). Uncomfortable wood benches line the walls. A copper plaque mounted above each bench says, in Common, “Please have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Areas of the Courthouse The following locations are keyed to map 4.6. View Player Version H1. Upstairs Waiting Room This room has the following features: Two guards stand outside the doors to the
records rooms (area H2) at all hours. Behind a desk sits a court clerk (commoner). Uncomfortable wood benches line the walls. A copper plaque mounted above each bench says, in Common, “Please have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
what you might do with them. It’s always up to the DM to decide if an unusual race is an option for player character; there’s a place for dragonborn in Eberron, but if a DM doesn’t want to use them in a campaign, they remain hidden and unknown.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
are gleaming, fruitful places, where dream and reality blur together and where the weary can find rest. I don’t dream because I don’t sleep. I’m always awake so no one can ever sneak up on me.
If
I dreamed, they would be bigger dreams than yours, though, because my head is bigger.
Circle of Dreams Features Druid Level Feature 2nd Balm of the Summer Court 6th Hearth of Moonlight and