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Support staff (cook, blacksmith, or the like)
FEATURE: MILITARY RANK
You have a military rank from your career as a soldier. Soldiers loyal to your former military
, Intimidation
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
gaming set, vehicles (land)
Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a set of common
determine your role:
d8
Specialty
1
Officer
2
Scout
3
Infantry
4
Cavalry
5
Healer
6
Quartermaster
7
Standard bearer
8
Support staff (cook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
statistics, if an NPC, or it might be based on the franchise’s rank. See the “Franchise Advancement” section.) Alternatively, the staff member can use the check modifier of a character overseeing the
Making Task Checks When a franchise task requires an ability check, a staff member can use their own ability check modifier to determine success. (This modifier might depend on the staff member’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Franchise Rank By default, a franchise rank is gained at each tier of play (beginning at level 1 and advancing when the average party level reaches level 5, 11, and 17). The DM might choose to
increase or decrease the level of play at which franchise tiers are gained, or tie advancement to story or campaign goals. Each franchise rank provides characters the opportunity to operate in a larger
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Selecting Franchise Tasks Whether franchise tasks are undertaken during regular downtime or alongside other adventuring activities, a franchise’s rank puts a hard limit on the number of tasks the
franchise’s staff can undertake. See the “Franchise Advancement” section earlier in this chapter. (This limit is only for franchise tasks undertaken by staff. The characters are free to undertake
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
staff or fill a sudden need, but they are not part of the baseline staff gained through a franchise’s rank. Their pay is not covered by the franchise’s normal costs. Charming Introduction Also at rank 4
give. They have the skills to negotiate with subemployees, temporary hirelings, seasonal staff, and other humanoid (usually) resources. When staff members have problems, the secretarian is the one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, providing not only labor but story potential. Each franchise rank grants a number of new staff members who live in the franchise headquarters or within its geographic scope. The cost of maintaining
staff is included in a franchise’s costs. Each staff member has a proficiency bonus equal to 2 + the franchise’s rank. For skilled hirelings or crew, the DM might substitute NPC statistics when that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
option. Hiring Staff At rank 2, the franchise gains four additional untrained hirelings and one skilled hireling, allowing the characters to hire new staff to meet their needs. Such hires can be done in
Franchise Advancement As the characters attain 5th level, the franchise attains rank 2! You and the players should all spend some time in the “Franchise Advancement” and “Company Positions” sections
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Levels Franchise Rank Licensed Region New Staff Franchise Tasks Headquarters Features Costs
1–4 1 Settlement Majordomo, 2 untrained hirelings, 1 skilled hireling 1 task Starter
. You can adventure outside your territory, of course, and can assist or work for other organizations. However, you are expected to prioritize missions given to you by Head Office. Rank 1: Settlement
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
one or more spectral staff members. Defensive Features Also at rank 3, the headquarters gains one defensive feature, planned out by the players in collaboration with the DM. Ships and other vessels
is the franchisees’ responsibility). But over time, characters in an Acq Inc campaign are granted resources to help construct the headquarters of their dreams! Each franchise rank affords the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
to determine your role: d8 Specialty 1 Officer 2 Scout 3 Infantry 4 Cavalry 5 Healer 6 Quartermaster 7 Standard bearer 8 Support staff (cook, blacksmith, or the like) Feature: Military Rank You
Proficiencies: One type of gaming set, vehicles (land) Equipment: An insignia of rank, a trophy taken from a fallen enemy (a dagger, broken blade, or piece of a banner), a set of bone dice or deck of cards, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
Academy Locations The following descriptions are keyed to locations noted on the Spelljammer Academy map. Administration Security Level: Green (Visitor Rank) or Above, Purple (Officer Rank) or Above
-level security helmet for visiting the Sky Dock during orientation As the equipment is issued, staff members at reception give the new cadets a rundown on the academy’s security protocols (see
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
more than rumors and their somewhat-trademark-infringing logo. You can tease any of the information from “Factions and Rivals” in chapter 3 as you see fit. Since the characters are now running a rank 2
franchise, they can assign two franchise tasks to be run by staff in addition to any personal downtime activities they wish to engage in. If those downtime activities or franchise tasks involve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
franchise features, paying staff, creating merchandise with proper branding, settling legal issues, and more are all encompassed by the baseline cost for a franchise’s headquarters, a multiplier from
the franchise’s rank, and the franchise party’s business performance for the month. If a franchise’s costs leave a party low on cash, that’s a sign that it’s time to go adventuring. Alternatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
carries a glass staff.) Once he learns the truth about Iarno, Sildar expresses a desire to have Iarno captured and transported to Neverwinter to face the judgment of a higher authority. Regardless of
character agrees, Sildar Hallwinter awards the individual the title of “Cloak” and hands them a pin to represent the Lords’ Alliance. This rank and faction won’t affect this adventure, but it is significant for players who participate in Organized Play events.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
your interactions with the leadership of the guild are with people (or spirits) who occupy the rank just above yours. This hierarchy has corruption in it at every level, and at any time your superiors
ministrant with a staff of knights and syndics. These sites are centers of commerce clothed in the trappings of religion, where lowly borrowers come to seek atonement for their sins — atonement that is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the bards, each of which is named after one of the colleges. See chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for the game statistics of these magic instruments. Long ago, bards who sought the rank of
Staff (1366 DR) by wealthy Waterdhavian patrons and named for the old College of Ollamh. Students of the college undergo training in their chosen instruments, along with rigorous practice in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
Armory. Stoic and impenetrable, the lofty fortress houses the rank and file of the Harmonium, Sigil’s militant guards and enforcers. Taciturn sentries march along its spiked, gray-slate roof, gazing
where inheritances are squandered and made. Weapons and luck-altering magic are prohibited within the casino, but the staff enforces the policy only in the most blatant of violations. Platinum Rooms
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, or who have no chance to rise in rank, can beseech Selvetarm for prowess in battle without suffering any shame. Anyone of high standing or who hopes to attain high standing shies away from openly
number of her followers among the commoners who work as servants and staff. Only the most capricious of nobles would enter her priesthood, though some have done so. Inevitably, when such traitors are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
remake the world and rule over all. The Black Earth priests form a cabal of leaders whose fanaticism and magical power serve as the backbone of the cult. Individuals of unusual power hold higher rank
Actions
Staff. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage, or 5 (1d8 + 1) bludgeoning damage when used with two hands.
Marlos Urnrayle Marlos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
represents a typical member of the rank and file, though weaponry and armor can vary.
Soldier
Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment
Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield)
Hit Points 16 (3d8
instead.
Actions
Multiattack. Jarad makes two attacks: one with his Noxious Touch and one with his Staff of Svogthir. He can cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action in place of one of these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
enemies are memorialized in trophies, too, but only rarely do giants put the heads or bodies on display. A human hero’s greatsword or a wizard’s staff is a more appropriate trophy in such cases. A frost
weaker than its kin has a low rank in the ordning and practically no chance of rising any higher. At times, when a giant becomes intensely frustrated with that situation, it turns to clandestine