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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Services Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist them or act on their behalf in a variety of circumstances. Most such hirelings have fairly ordinary skills, while others are masters of a
craft or art, and a few are experts with specialized adventuring skills. Some of the most basic types of hirelings appear on the Services table. Other common hirelings include any of the wide variety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Upper Tavick’s Landing This ward is effectively a self-contained city catering to the nobles that live there. It has fine housing, skilled services, a luxurious mercantile district, and even an
entire district—Sunrise—designed for the servants of the nobles. The services and lodging in Sunrise accommodate those with poor or modest lifestyles, as opposed to the higher-priced goods found elsewhere
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Services Adventurers can pay nonplayer characters to assist them or act on their behalf in a variety of circumstances. Most such hirelings have fairly ordinary skills, while others are masters of a
craft or art, and a few are experts with specialized adventuring skills. Some of the most basic types of hirelings appear on the Services table. Other common hirelings include any of the wide variety
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
lair, and a former shrine to Sune has become a prison for the cursed elf. The main bathhouse looks exactly as Sylvarie built it, and it continues to provide services to visitors. Most of the staff of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Staff Chapter 5 of the Player’s Handbook details the costs for characters to hire skilled and untrained hirelings. As is true of characters in any campaign, Acquisitions Incorporated franchisees are
free to hire any NPCs they want, within whatever limitations the DM wants to set on such employment. But the franchise itself comes with a number of staff whose wages are part of the franchise’s cost
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Tavick’s Landing The Guild of Starlight and Shadows The guildhall of one of Sharn’s most prestigious arcane orders. A reliable source for arcane spellcasting services. Deathsgate, Middle Tavick’s
travelers to immediately access the services of House Sivis, House Deneith, and others. Terminus, Lower Tavick’s Landing Velvet’s Staffed by changelings, this comfortable inn specializes in fulfilling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
disrepair.
Kitchen. In addition to hired cooks, Umbrusk’s staff includes patrons who couldn’t pay their tabs. They all work in a cramped, greasy kitchen behind a swinging door near the bar.
Stage
. There’s no formal vetting process for who can use the stage; the taproom’s rowdy patrons loudly express their enthusiasm—or disdain—for anyone brave enough to perform.
Tavern Services The tavern
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
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
. You help advance your franchise by keeping staff happy (enough), hiring competent (enough) workers, coming up with slogans and catchphrases, launching marketing schemes, and getting jingles and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
for is making sure your work-life balance is in order. You want to be seen by your staff as the suave, fashionable master of your franchise’s occult services, not the creepy weirdo with the glowing eyes
, results-minded individual is contracted to perform services for a higher-up, in exchange for career advancement. Have I described the perfect employee, or a warlock? Yes.
— K’thriss Drow’b
Eldritch
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
services. Just make sure that staff and intern contracts have strong language regarding the risk of friendly fire. But in the small print, way down there at the bottom. No wizard will ever take offense
collateral damage” thing. Now let’s get down to business. The utility that a wizard brings to an Acquisitions Incorporated operation is obvious to franchise members, staff, clients, and rivals alike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
services are in demand. Morgrave University is in Upper Menthis Plateau. This is a college for adventurers, and an opportunity to add a little levity to your story. Choosing and developing a starting point
staff member (“The bartender is an old dwarf named Clanky; he’s got a prosthetic arm.”). It might be something about the food, or about events hosted at the location (“Once a week, the local mediums hold
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
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
declining profits in a vacillating economy, the Orzhov have begun offering protection services, promising to shield their “customers” from both physical harm and fiscal disaster. These operations amount to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
stat block to represent these scholars, if necessary. Despite their meager resources, the astronomers who work at this remote observatory don’t charge adventurers for most services. Instead, the
. This is the observatory’s primary source of income; since demand is low, funding is a perpetual struggle. Adjoining chambers accommodate the observatory staff. Stairs ascend from the clock room to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
few small businesses. You have respectable lodgings, usually a spacious home in a good part of town or a comfortable suite at a fine inn. You likely have a small staff of servants. Aristocratic. You
your time between adventures in town, availing yourself of whatever services you can afford — paying for food and shelter, paying townspeople to sharpen your sword and repair your armor, and so on. Some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
helpful to think ahead as well. Acquisitions Incorporated is known for mobile franchises, helping to bring goods and adventuring services to distant locations. When a franchise headquarters becomes
associated with that lifestyle for franchisees and select staff are subsumed within the overall cost of running the franchise. Outside the franchise headquarters, normal lifestyle expenses apply.
Many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, usually a spacious home in a good part of town or a comfortable suite at a fine inn. You likely have a small staff of servants. Aristocratic. You live a life of plenty and comfort. You move in
whatever services you can afford--paying for food and shelter, paying townspeople to sharpen your sword and repair your armor, and so on. Some characters, though, might prefer to spend their time away from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
established a presence on the Rock by taking over an unmarked, inconspicuous building near the Lesser Market. The place is occupied by a small staff of agents who act as an intermediary between the
time, Xenotermination takes on temporary members, who are sought out because they have a particular talent. Anyone who wants to offer their services, on either a permanent or occasional basis, is welcome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
)
WIS
10 (+0)
CHA
9 (−1)
Saving Throws Int +6, Wis +3
Skills Arcana +6, History +6
Damage Resistances cold (granted by staff of frost), fire
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive
, animated, or raised from the dead.
Special Equipment. Avarice wields a staff of frost with 10 charges (see “Actions” below).
Spellcasting. Avarice is a 10th-level spellcaster. Her spellcasting ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
equipment, and basic services don’t draw a second glance. Immunity. As long as you remain in the aristocrat’s good graces, you are nearly immune to prosecution under the laws within the aristocrat’s sphere
, Charlatan, Folk Hero, Hermit, Sage Bodyguard Criminal, Folk Hero, Noble, Outlander, Soldier Informant Charlatan, Criminal, Entertainer, Sailor, Urchin House Staff Entertainer, Guild Artisan, Sailor, Soldier
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
damaged and broken down, however. Each set of doors has AC 16, 500 hit points, a damage threshold of 10, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. The gatehouse staff operates in three daily shifts that
of all three shifts, and any attack on the gates brings the full force of the gatehouse staff to bear. Merchants and other visitors who come seeking food are rarely turned away, but their wagons and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
staff cordial. The tavern is a popular hangout for rangers and scouts, most of whom sell their services as wilderness guides. One of Nemyth’s “regulars” is a friendly and capable guide named Zindra
successful DC 20 Dexterity check. T7. Ransor’s Open Road This establishment once sold feed and caravan supplies, as well as the services of caravan guards. Its owner passed away many years ago, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
took over. The scarecrows are disguised as attractive humanoids. They don’t speak in their roles as bathhouse staff, but they nod and smile if spoken to. Two gargoyles act as the guardians for the
aware that the adventurers aren’t at the temple for its services, they try to distract them by beseeching the characters for aid, in exchange for one of their special rituals. The hags first try to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
, and piled in one of them is a vast golden trove.
Out of the dusty gloom steps an aged dwarf clutching a staff carved and painted to resemble a pair of entwined dragons — one red, one gold. Despite
Ahghairon (see appendix A) in exchange for his services. Dealing with the gold dragon presents an unusual challenge for the characters, and a peaceful resolution is more likely to benefit them than a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
” earlier in the adventure). He greets the characters warmly and is happy to explain the treatments and services on offer (as noted in the “Relaxing at the Restful Lily” sidebar). If the characters
ask about the missing Falthrax, Saeth feigns ignorance. If the characters aren’t interested in the Restful Lily’s services at present, he encourages them to look around. In any event, as soon as he is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
for one of the following reasons: Information Source. Erlynn knows all the local rumors. If she trusts the adventurers, Erlynn can direct them to an NPC who needs their services.
Place to Stay. The
they wait for priests to attend to their needs.
Situated in the Garden Quarter, this temple is dedicated to Fharlanghn, a god favored by travelers and mercenaries. The Priests who staff the temple
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
only during one of the less-restrained services in a temple of Loviatar. If the characters fail to leave after this warning, Rasqel gives them an ultimatum: they can walk away or face the wrath of the
their agents to sell them algae. As the characters start to hire franchise staff at the end of this episode, this is a perfect opportunity to set up how staff members can conduct franchise business with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
allied faction, or an influential figure in Sigil, one can gain temporary protection services or extra muscle in the form of a few reliable guards who stubbornly obey every city ordinance. Fortune’s
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->Storm King's Thunder
residence, attended by a loyal staff and a private garrison of twenty veterans. Moonlord Daviana Yalrannis (CG female Tethyrian human knight) is the master of the tower, charged with its defense and upkeep
. A powerful Harper wizard named Krowen Valharrow (CG male Turami human archmage with a robe of useful items and a staff of fire) also resides in the tower, along with dozens of domesticated tressym
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
extol the virtues of meditation and whatever calm faiths visitors might bring with them. Few seek the church’s services on their own. Rather, most who come to dwell at the church either have a room
Flaming Fist soldiers staff the checkpoint, which operates only during the day. After dark, the drawbridges on either side of the keep are raised, halting all traffic and forcing latecomers to take shelter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
visitors might bring with them. Few seek the church’s services on their own. Rather, most who come to dwell at the church either have a room rented for them by concerned family or receive a somewhat
Flaming Fist soldiers staff the checkpoint, which operates only during the day. After dark, the drawbridges on either side of the keep are raised, halting all traffic and forcing latecomers to take