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Use Powerful Runes to Weaken Enemies and Escape from Harm
You concentrate your efforts on perfecting your art, developing special marks to claim and cripple your targets. Rebel leaders, artists
works of art are famously difficult to pin down. The magical marks left behind become a calling card for any Runetagger, and as their strength and notoriety grow from the deeds that they commit (both good and evil), so too does the renown for their art.
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
combined their efforts to protect their ancient empire from a particularly vicious dragon. Stone and hill giants hewed a mighty form from living stone. Cloud and frost giants gathered rare metals, and
fire giants shaped them into flexible joints and plated armor. Storm giants inscribed runes into the inert form to give it the semblance of life. The fruit of these labors was an everlasting guardian
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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Alustriel and her deeds better known than in the Silver Marches and its capital, Silverymoon. Alustriel ruled Silverymoon for centuries, once disguised as a wizard named Elué Dualen and then later
service.
Alustriel stepped down as Silverymoon’s high mage more than a century ago. Her son, Methrammar Aerasumé, now leads the city and works to uphold his mother’s legacy
Acolyte
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You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary between the realm of the holy and the mortal world, performing sacred rites and
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Choose a god, a pantheon of gods, or some other quasi-divine being, and work with your DM to detail the nature of your religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon
Bugbear
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otherwise produce anything of value. They bully weaker creatures into doing their bidding, so they can take it easy. When a superior force tries to intimidate bugbears into service, they will try to escape
indolence offers no clue to how vicious the creatures are. Bugbears are capable of bouts of incredible ferocity, using their muscular bodies to exact swift and ruthless violence. At their core
Kobold
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invasion and oppression. Although individually they are timid and shy away from conflict, kobolds are dangerous if cornered, vicious when defending their eggs, and notorious for the dangerous
they were demigods — mighty beings of divine descent. This isn’t a casual sort of worship or lip service; kobolds are awed in the presence of a dragon, as if an actual avatar of a deity
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
background might aspire to greater things, not for themselves, but for their faith.
You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. You act as an intermediary
religious service. The Gods of the Multiverse section contains a sample pantheon, from the Forgotten Realms setting. Were you a lesser functionary in a temple, raised from childhood to assist the priests in
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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
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dominate person
Your magic often takes the form of blue or golden runes floating and glowing in the air in circular patterns or of shimmering azure barriers of magical energy. If you
mage in service of the guild.
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I joined the Azorius hoping to impress an arrester whom I admire.
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My former mentor is now a warden at Udzec, the new Azorius prison.
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I was second
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Heroes of the Lance, The The adventurers known as the Heroes of the Lance, whose deeds helped prevent Takhisis (see Tiamat) and her evil dragons from conquering the world of the Dragonlance setting
Takhisis’s service, the heroes were joined by others: Riverwind and Goldmoon, from the nomadic peoples of the plains; Gilthanas and Laurana, elf friends from Tanis’s childhood; and Tika Waylan, a young barmaid whom the original Innfellows remembered as just a kid.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
House Status Politics within a dragonmarked house can be vicious. Perhaps your the house leadership’s favorite scion. Perhaps you’ve been exiled from your house for misdeeds—your own or another’s. In
record of faithful service. 2 Reliable. You are reliable contributors to the house, and can count on it for help in difficult situations. 3 Oddballs. You don’t quite fit in, and tend to draw strange
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
. From stories about the deeds of gods that explain the workings of the world to inspirational (or cautionary) tales of heroes, remarkable tales spread in countless ways, be they diversions, lessons, or
songs. Just as in Theros, throughout this book you’ll find numerous tales of great deeds, magical origins, grim tragedies, and more. In each case, such myths appear in sidebars like “Myth of the
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, decipher old tomes, travel to strange places, or encounter exotic creatures. Bards love to accompany heroes to witness their deeds firsthand. A bard who can tell an awe-inspiring story from personal
experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
a god’s service. Your piety score reflects the actions you have taken in your god’s service—actions that the god richly rewards. When you choose a god to worship as a beginning character, your piety
score related to that god is 1. Your piety score increases by 1 when you do something to advance the god’s interests or behave in accordance with the god’s ideals. The gods expect great deeds from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and ultimately murdered the traveler. When the rest of the family discovered their terrible deeds, the sisters killed their father and brothers. As their murder spree unfolded, the Mists rose. When
they cleared, unfamiliar mountains in a land called Tepest surrounded the sisters’ simple valley home, and their true nature as vicious hags manifested. From the strange fey of Tepest, the three hags
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Ebonbane’s Tale Kateri Shadowborn was a great hero who, alongside her order of valorous knights called the Circle, spent her life in service of good. Among her greatest deeds was leading an army
against a nation whose king had been possessed by a fiend. She defeated the fiend, though doing so caused her magic sword to shatter. After a life of great deeds, Kateri Shadowborn retired to live in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
36. Temple Maintenance This corner of the dungeon was originally set aside for dwarf engineers and maintenance workers. 36a. Service Entry This corridor ends at a smashed door. 36b. Trash Compactor
door to area 36c. Dwarvish runes are inscribed above each lever.
The pit is a trash compactor designed to flatten garbage into sheets that can be easily carted away and disposed of. The first lever
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
your service. Did you fight for Breland, or did you serve in a foreign army? 1d4 Soldier
1 The war is never over. You know your enemies are still plotting, and you’re going to do whatever it
retired with honor decades ago. You’ve got an endless supply of stories of your heroic deeds. It’s been a long time since you’ve been in combat and your skills are a little rusty. But you’re sure that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Iroas Iroas is interested not in pretty words, but in great deeds. The faithful of Iroas show their piety by comporting themselves well in contests of athleticism or skill. Swearing an
wreath, is the opportunity to be visited by Iroas himself. (SLAWOMIR MANIAK) MYTHS OF IROAS
The myths told about Iroas’s deeds acclaim his valor and bravery as well as his inflexibility and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
deeds speak your intentions. Humility in one’s deeds. Do not boast or accept rewards undue to you. Unselfishness. Share resources, especially with those who have the most need. Good-temperedness. Render
service cheerfully and without disdain. Wisdom. Cause the most good through the least harm. Piety. Be faithful to the precepts of your god. Kindness. Protect the weak. Grant mercy to those who seek
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
8 the Conqueror 18 the Chanter 9 Glory Seeker 19 the Indomitable 10 the Victorious 20 the Vicious Devil Personality Traits d6 Trait 1 I always have a scheme to make a profit. 2 Nobody is as
War, and our service demands respect. 2 Evil without law is a pointless exercise in destruction. Rules make us what we are. 3 Those who follow me rely on my wisdom to ensure their prosperity. 4 One
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
careers and earned their abilities through experience. These characters have likely accomplished impressive deeds, so encourage your players to describe how the characters reached 10th level. The 10th
-Level Backstories d6 Deeds Accomplished 1 The character began their adventuring career investigating zombies that rose from a once-peaceful graveyard. Their investigations revealed a cult. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
life in their service. Xeluan and his heroic friends went on to perform great deeds. When earthquakes and volcanic eruptions threatened to destroy the heroes’ homeland, Xeluan carved a citadel into a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
that the devilkin’s screeching is a sure sign that easy prey draws near. Opportunistic Alliances. A flock of screaming devilkins can appreciate vicious cruelty in other creatures. If they see signs of
an evil presence in the land, such as a cruel overlord or a vicious necromancer, they may offer an alliance if the villain offers plenty of opportunities for them to engage in wanton destruction and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Giant Lords Convinced that King Hekaton is dead or otherwise out of the picture, five giant lords have struck out into the world to reshape the ordning through their deeds, each hoping to be
grants immortality to its wearer, was last seen in the possession of a human adventurer (and former Harper) named Artus Cimber. Guided by magical runes of tracking, Storvald plans to find the ring and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
national service. Piechota. The estate of Borca’s best ranchers lies half ruined as the result of another family’s treachery. Their wealth largely expended, the Piechotas open their home to travelers along
vicious ends. Tatenna. Bankers and landlords, the Tatennas track debts across the domain. They deal with every family except the Olzaniks, with whom they maintain a generations-old feud.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
) accuses the characters of murder and banditry.
8 A cabal of Mogis’s cult fanatics have almost succeeded in finding a way to summon Mogis’s warhound to their service.
Mogis’s Monsters Mogis is
associated with vicious monsters bent on wholesale destruction. He isn’t at all concerned with subtlety, but rather with creating mayhem. Adventures that bring characters into conflict with agents of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Bronze Dragon Treasures A bronze dragon’s hoard is a history of the dragon’s deeds, with trophies from fallen foes and payment from grateful petitioners resting alongside more mundane spoils of war
natural whorls in the bark that form the words, “For service not forgotten”
5 A dragon-sized drinking vessel crafted from a behir horn
6 Framed blueprints of a siege engine called the Moonhammer
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
blessings to use as they see fit in service to him. Purphoros is eccentric, however, and he could suddenly appear to hand down commands to his champions after months or years of silence. Priests, other
his destructive rages, or they might earn his wrath more directly by displaying weakness or cowardice. Wayward champions are usually able to atone for their deeds and regain his favor when he is in a
Orc
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their savagery. Green dragons, for instance, sometimes use orcs as sentinels or shock troops. Orcs are sometimes attracted to the service of frost giants or fire giants, who then “reward&rdquo
tribe to the death.
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Every serious choice I make must be decided by signs or omens from the gods.
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I carry the teeth of a great warrior. They inspire me to commit great deeds in battle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
through the canyon walls, offering shelter to both fugitives and monsters, and the darkness within the caverns provides a suitable environment for the bloodthirsty deeds of the god’s most depraved
caves.
6 A lamia lures young nobles into its cult with promises of hedonism and sells those who disappoint it to other canyon inhabitants.
7 A vicious gynosphinx captures groups of people
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
vicious dragon. Stone and hill giants hewed a mighty form from living stone. Cloud and frost giants gathered rare metals, and fire giants shaped them into flexible joints and plated armor. Storm giants
inscribed runes into the inert form to give it the semblance of life. The fruit of these labors was an everlasting guardian: the first runic colossus. A runic colossus stands 30 feet tall. It regards all
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
stairs into the single room of this floor, a snarling and growling greets you. On opposite sides of this room stand two vicious-looking hounds with black fur. The creatures smell of sulfur and rot
, and both wear ornate collars of silvery metal. Each stands within a square scribed onto the floor, ten feet on a side and edged with runes. The rune-marked boundaries appear to push the creatures back
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
composed recounting of deeds, events, and important persons. Dwarves combine their runes into patterns, present pictorial histories in seemingly unconnected murals and images, and otherwise leave their
murals that tell of the clan’s greatest deeds. A clan’s feasting hall might be stocked with utensils and place settings made of silver and gold. Defense Comes First Every dwarf knows instinctively that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
adviser and scribe, who might have other tasks for them to complete. Heroes’ Return Katerina Ladon Castellan Winvarle and the citizens of the keep celebrate the characters’ heroic deeds If the
efforts have forestalled the forces of chaos and made the Borderlands a safer place. Where there was once uncertainty, there is now hope.
Through your valiant deeds, you have proven yourselves to be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
a great hoard. Its leonine nature compels it to hunt and kill powerful creatures that threaten its territory. Its goat head grants it a vicious, stubborn streak that compels it to fight to the death
, their draconic ego makes them susceptible to flattery and gifts. If offered food and treasure, a chimera might spare a traveler. A villain can lure a chimera into service by keeping it well fed and its treasure hoard well stocked.