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Acquisitions Incorporated
follows him as chief arcanist (and occasional arsonist) for Acquisitions Incorporated. And although his skills as an adventurer and real wizard remain highly sought after, Jim looks forward to a well
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Before you became an adventurer, your life was already full of conflict and excitement, because you made a living tracking down people for pay. Unlike some people who collect bounties, though, you
aren’t a savage who follows quarry into or through the wilderness. You’re involved in a lucrative trade, in the place where you live, that routinely tests your skills and survival instincts
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
greater rewards as an adventurer. Your experience makes you familiar with the ins and outs of mercenary life, and you likely have harrowing stories of events on the battlefield. You might have served with
behind the life of a soldier for hire, but your skills are undeniably suited for battle, so now you fight on in a different way.
MERCENARIES OF THE NORTH
Countless mercenary companies
Goblin
Legacy
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
higher-ranking castes keep their status by not sharing their knowledge and skills with other families, while those in the lower castes have little hope of escaping their plight.
Outsiders who don&rsquo
goblin tribe has to nobility is the caste of lashers — families of goblins trained in the ways of battle, and also possessed of key skills such as strategy, trap-building, beast taming, mining
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
connection to its ruling family or its businesses. The Adventurer, though, is hired by the house for more traditional adventuring skills—usually capabilities that the house’s other agents lack. The Adventurer
the house than with the specific roles in the party. Consider some or all of these roles for your characters: Adventurer. Some characters are associated with your patron house because of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
except inspire and encourage members 2 A retired adventurer who works hard to connect member groups with employment opportunities that match their skills 3 A petty rival who continually tries to claim
jobs, bounties, and rewards before you can 4 A bitter enemy who nurtures a grudge over some past wrong (real or imagined) and does everything possible to undermine you 5 A naive adventurer who admires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
2. Choose a Class bruenor Every adventurer is a member of a class. Class broadly describes a character’s vocation, what special talents he or she possesses, and the tactics he or she is most likely
proficiencies: armor, weapons, skills, saving throws, and sometimes tools. Your proficiencies define many of the things your character can do particularly well, from using certain weapons to telling a convincing lie. On your character sheet, record all the features that your class gives you at 1st level.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Backgrounds Every story has a beginning. Your character’s background reveals where you came from, how you became an adventurer, and your place in the world. Your fighter might have been a courageous
adventuring? Where did you get the money to purchase your starting gear, or, if you come from a wealthy background, why don’t you have more money? How did you learn the skills of your class? What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Backgrounds Every story has a beginning. Your character’s background reveals where you came from, how you became an adventurer, and your place in the world. Your fighter might have been a courageous
adventuring? Where did you get the money to purchase your starting gear, or, if you come from a wealthy background, why don’t you have more money? How did you learn the skills of your class? What
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reaping even greater rewards as an adventurer. Your experience makes you familiar with the ins and outs of mercenary life, and you likely have harrowing stories of events on the battlefield. You might have
of a soldier for hire, but your skills are undeniably suited for battle, so now you fight on in a different way. Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Persuasion Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal
Sharwyn Hucrele A young adventurer whose group ran afoul of a band of goblins, Sharwyn Hucrele now finds herself enslaved deep inside the Sunless Citadel, an unwitting supplicant of the Gulthias Tree
)
CHA
9 (–1)
Skills Arcana +5, Insight +4, Persuasion +1
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common, Draconic, Goblin
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Barkskin. Sharwyn’s AC can’t be lower than 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
playful adventurer whose primary interests are giantkind and the natural world. A few years ago, she took up residence at the Fireside Monastery, where she quickly rose through the ranks to become
one of the monastery’s best giant wrestlers. She still considers herself an adventurer, though, and has recently begun to feel the itch of wanderlust. The characters’ quest to rid the Star Forge of evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
and other exotic metals. Anyone who presumes to look down upon goblinoids should be surprised by the skills of the Dhakaani. The Heirs of Dhakaan are an agnostic society and don’t have clerics, paladins
commanders, typically having the skills of fighters, bards, or rangers. Bugbears cultivate a focused battle rage and are typically barbarians. Goblins are largely artisans and laborers, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
16 (+3)
Saving Throws Wis +3, Cha +5
Skills Arcana +7, History +7, Perception +3
Damage Immunities psychic
Markos.
Markos Delphi stands over a nightmare creation that combines
the body of an adventurer with a fragment of Krokulmar
Compendium
- 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->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->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Urban Bounty Hunter Before you became an adventurer, your life was already full of conflict and excitement, because you made a living tracking down people for pay. Unlike some people who collect
bounties, though, you aren’t a savage who follows quarry into or through the wilderness. You’re involved in a lucrative trade, in the place where you live, that routinely tests your skills and survival
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group A group sponsored by a university might look very much like any other adventuring party, with a range of diverse skills and capabilities. The only significant distinction lies
be a character with plenty of training and experience in the dangerous life of an adventurer. Sometimes called tomb raiders or grave robbers, such characters know that groundbreaking work requires
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
story — or a compelling villain. Which one of the characters served alongside the villain? Were they equals, or was one of higher rank? Did the villain abandon or betray the adventurer, or was it the
adventurer who betrayed the villain? This option can be especially interesting for a warforged villain; while searching for their own identity following the war, they have embraced a dark path. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Centaur “I hear centaurs make excellent mounts!”
— Batley Summerfoot, a halfling adventurer who never read HOOVES OF FURY,
by Irvil Grayborn of Sundown
Reclusive wanderers and omen-readers of
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WIS
13 (+1)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Athletics +6, Perception +3, Survival +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Elvish, Sylvan
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Charge. If the centaur moves at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. Phoenix comes from the streets, where he grew up a fighter until a job sweeping the steps of a small temple of Waukeen showed him a new path. His hunger for coin as an adventurer is thus guided by his
16 (+3)
CHA
13 (+1)
Skills Athletics +4, Performance +3 Persuasion +3, Religion +3
Senses passive Perception 13
Languages Common, Elvish
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Divine Display (1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
great at picking locks but had a terrible cruel streak. When the cloaker got her, we were glad we’d never see her again—then, to our horror, we did.”
—Hopewell Lightfinger,
Sword Coast adventurer
18 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +7, Wis +5
Skills Deception +8, Stealth +7
Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
the creature into a tree.
Matias Tapia A barkburr lignifies a
dwarf adventurer
Barkburr Small Plant, Unaligned
Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d6 + 24)
Speed 10 ft
., climb 10 ft.
STR
16 (+3)
DEX
6 (−2)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
1 (−5)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
1 (−5)
Skills Athletics +5
Damage Immunities psychic
Condition Immunities blinded, deafened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, your talents make you the invaluable linchpin of your franchise’s operations. Arcane Trickster What does an adventurer who has all the tricks of a rogue need? Even trickier magic! As a rogue of the
that art to the next level. Your top-notch infiltration and disguise skills mean that you’ll always be keeping busy. But if you’re one of those “You know too much, I have to kill you now, it doesn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Mirt Once known as Mirt the Merciless and the Old Wolf, Mirt made a fortune and carved out a reputation as an adventurer and philanderer. Today, an older and wiser Mirt serves as one of the Masked
when he must, and he hasn’t let his adventuring skills wither. His wife, Asper, passed away several years ago, and his rambling mansion has seen better days. Mirt spends his days embroiled in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
arsonist) for Acquisitions Incorporated. And although his skills as an adventurer and real wizard remain highly sought after, Jim looks forward to a well-earned retirement, at which point he hopes to
30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
18 (+4)
WIS
12 (+1)
CHA
14 (+2)
Saving Throws Int +7, Wis +4
Skills Acrobatics +5, Animal Handling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
even to the artificers of House Cannith, and they are experts in the working of adamantine and other exotic metals. Anyone who takes goblinoids for granted should be surprised by the skills of the
with tales of past glory. Among the Dhakaan, all goblinoids work together, using their talents for the greater good. Hobgoblins are the strategists and commanders, typically having the skills of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
2. Choose a Class Every adventurer is a member of a class. Class broadly describes a character’s vocation, what special talents he or she possesses, and the tactics he or she is most likely to employ
: armor, weapons, skills, saving throws, and sometimes tools. Your proficiencies define many of the things your character can do particularly well, from using certain weapons to telling a convincing lie
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
rare occasions when a Valenar animal chooses an adventurer of a different ancestry as a companion, it is universally accepted. The Valenar animals presented here—hawk, hound, and steed—are but examples
)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
9 (–1)
WIS
16 (+3)
CHA
11 (+0)
Skills Perception +5
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages understands Common, Elvish, and Sylvan but can’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
vengeance. Viari’s career as an adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a
+3
Skills Acrobatics +11, Athletics +7, Perception +5, Performance +5, Persuasion +5, Sleight of Hand +11, Stealth +8
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Draconic, thieves’ cant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Witchkite “I heard there’s an especially fearsome witch around here. Or was it a particularly cruel dragon? The tales were very confu—”
—Last words of the mostly forgotten adventurer Osval
While
, Wis +8, Cha +9
Skills Arcana +7, Perception +8, Stealth +5
Damage Resistances fire, psychic
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 18
Languages Draconic
Challenge 15 (13,000 XP
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Grim Champion of Desolation Jyn Corvis, a former adventurer, might have been the first person to draw the Skull card from a Deck of Many Things and be slain by the avatar of death. Even Jyn doesn’t
23 (+6)
CON
18 (+4)
INT
12 (+1)
WIS
20 (+5)
CHA
19 (+4)
Saving Throws Dex +14, Con +12, Wis +13
Skills Deception +12, Insight +13, Perception +13, Stealth +14
Damage
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
must. He doesn’t like talking about his past, and he won’t reveal anything about his time as an adventurer. If Durnan has any living family members, he doesn’t speak of them. He rarely says two words
)
INT
13(+1)
WIS
12(+1)
CHA
10(+0)
Saving Throws Str +8, Con +8
Skills Athletics +8, Perception +5
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages Common, Dwarvish
Challenge 9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Ringlerun Ringlerun became an adventurer to better satisfy his craving for arcane knowledge. One of his adventures took him into an underwater tomb, where he tricked a marid into surrendering a staff
, Cha +3
Skills Arcana +6, History +6
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP) Proficiency Bonus +3
Special Equipment. Ringlerun wields a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Grim Champion of Pestilence Aleron was once a tiefling adventurer, but unlike so many victims of the Deck of Many Things, he never drew the Skull card. Instead, when one of his allies drew the card
Points 120 (16d8 + 48)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
10 (+0)
DEX
18 (+4)
CON
16 (+3)
INT
17 (+3)
WIS
15 (+2)
CHA
21 (+5)
Saving Throws Dex +9, Cha +10
Skills Arcana +8, Perception +7