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Basic Rules (2014)
standing army, a town guard, or a village militia? Or it might have been a noble’s or merchant’s private army, or a mercenary company.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics
mistake in battle that cost many lives—and I would do anything to keep that mistake secret.
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My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
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I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong.
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
military organization you were a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and what kind of experiences you had during your military career. Was it a standing army, a town guard, or a village
keep that mistake secret.
4
My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning.
5
I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
6
I’d rather eat my armor than admit when I’m wrong.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dealing with the Soldiers If the characters confront the Dragon Army soldiers on the cliffs, the messenger attempts to retreat to the Dragon Army camp on her warhorse rather than aiding her allies
. With the Dragon Army soldiers gone, Cudgel is eager to ride out to meet her mercenaries. She plans to bring them back to a defensible position just north of the village. If the characters don’t attack the Dragon Army soldiers on the cliffs, skip to the “Preparing for the Worst” section.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
known as Death House, you need to guide them to the village of Barovia. The “Creeping Fog” adventure hook in chapter 1 works best, as it introduces few distractions. Once the characters arrive in
Strahd’s domain, steer them to the village. For the duration of this introductory adventure, any attempt by the characters to explore other locations in Strahd’s domain causes the mists of Ravenloft to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lorwyn: First Light
Adventurers might visit Lys Alana for one of the following reasons. Artistry. Committed to leaving the past behind, Perfect Gecoran seeks new decorations for the village through trade rather than theft. The
sunlight.
The village of Lys Alana is home to about five hundred residents, most of whom are elves. Overseeing the village with detached fairness is the elf Perfect Gecoran (Medium Noble). While many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
chapter) or any location where you expect to track the adventurers’ movement in hours rather than days. The ground cover of an area this size will include broad stretches of one predominant terrain type
no settlements at all. You can also indicate the extent of the cleared farmland that surrounds each city or town. On a province-scale map, this will show as a belt a few hexes wide surrounding each town or village. Even small villages farm most of the arable land within a mile or two.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the iceberg rises more than a hundred feet above the water, and the jagged ice peaks add another two hundred feet above that. The Ice Hunter village is a collection of snow shelters and tents sitting at
the center of the island. The village can’t be seen from the sea because of the berg’s height, but a large shelf of ice where the Ice Hunters beach their boats is clearly visible from the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the iceberg rises more than a hundred feet above the water, and the jagged ice peaks add another two hundred feet above that. The Ice Hunter village is a collection of snow shelters and tents sitting at
the center of the island. The village can’t be seen from the sea because of the berg’s height, but a large shelf of ice where the Ice Hunters beach their boats is clearly visible from the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the lodge. They might also bargain and make a deal with Talis, striking against those who oppose her ascension. If they do the latter, she helps the party reach the nearby village of Parnast and aboard
Skyreach Castle (see chapter 8)—but negotiations are fairly hazardous and might easily result in combat rather than a deal. If the players don’t realize that the cult hopes to bring Tiamat to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
avoid contact with those they see as lesser creatures. They are obsessed with the Draconic Prophecy, which is a map of possible futures rather than a clear-cut prediction. Its paths are revealed in
don’t consider the impact of their actions on lesser beings; if a Chamber dragon must destroy a human village to foil the plans of a demon, it will do so without hesitation.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the lodge. They might also bargain and make a deal with Talis, striking against those who oppose her ascension. If they do the latter, she helps the party reach the nearby village of Parnast and aboard
Skyreach Castle (see chapter 8)—but negotiations are fairly hazardous and might easily result in combat rather than a deal. If the players don’t realize that the cult hopes to bring Tiamat to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
. Whatever the reason, travelers might look for a halfling village, but they fail to notice a narrow path that cuts through the underbrush, or they find themselves traveling in circles and getting no
closer to their goal. Rangers who have encountered halflings or lived among them know of this effect, and they learn to trust their other senses and their instincts rather than relying on sight. A typical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Wuxia When a sensei disappears mysteriously, her young students must take her place and hunt down the oni terrorizing their village. Accomplished heroes, masters of their respective martial arts
, return home to free their village from an evil hobgoblin warlord. The rakshasa master of a nearby monastery performs rituals to raise troubled ghosts from their rest. A campaign that draws on elements of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
adventure involves social interaction and exploration, rather than combat, your work will probably be easier if you use milestone awards. Appropriate milestone awards include the following: Finding
–3rd Village of Barovia 3 4th Town of Vallaki 5 4th Old Bonegrinder 6 5th Village of Krezk 8 5th Wizard of Wines Winery 12 6th Van Richten’s Tower 11 6th Yester Hill 14 7th Argynvostholt 7 7th Werewolf Den 15 8th Tsolenka Pass 9 8th The Ruins of Berez 10 9th Castle Ravenloft 4 9th The Amber Temple 13
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
and serve as a final, vexing puzzle for anyone who tries to make use of an item without her consent. A hag’s treasure — like a gift from a fey being — should be doubted and even feared rather than
simply being scooped up and carted away. Treasure-seekers are likely to fare better if they consider a hag’s booty to be trapped, exercising caution rather than giving in to greed or curiosity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
campaigns to overturn it. Rather, her champions’ work often serves her immediate interests or embodies her ire about some recent slight. The Thassa’s Quests table suggests a few adventures the god’s
champions might involve themselves in. Thassa’s Quests d6 Adventure Goal
1 Help a village of Thassa’s faithful evacuate to the hills before Thassa sends a great wave to punish the village’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
rest of the village. Headstones sit at odd angles, some toppled completely. Small cairns, rather than inscribed headstones, mark the graves toward the back.
Characters who take time to read the
with the second wave of villagers. With their livelihood drying up before their eyes and the hidden danger lurking in the village, the couple made the regretful decision to abandon their shop, buying
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Legends of Greyhawk
fungal traits. Hommletans love their children regardless, so their parents raised them like any other children. The children are Hommlet to the core and love their village.
Use the Tea Flingers to
. Tybbon suggests talking to the suspects to gather information about them. Also, Edyth, the barmaid, knows all the village gossip. Vesta suggests searching the suspects' rooms for clues. Her dad has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
halfling gods are viewed as folk heroes — mortal beings who ascended to divinity, rather than divine entities who descend from their realms to influence the world. Because of this outlook, halflings
, plant, and harvest. She knew that the bounty of a halfling village would be tempting plunder for any brigand or monster, so she used her powers to conceal their homes from easy discovery, blending them
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
can also carouse in the village circle, volunteer to perform on the festival stage, or socialize with locals. Any villager from the “Vogler Gazetteer” section might interact with the characters at the
festival. Whenever you please, transition to the “Battle of High Hill” section. Fish Catch Traffic flows steadily from the village circle to the wharf. Here, the fish catch pits amateur fishers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
domain’s Darklord, Strahd von Zarovich. While the village of Vallaki leans toward themes of deception, the village of Barovia, in the shadow of Castle Ravenloft, is steeped in oppression. The domain’s
momentarily resemble a rotting zombie, while in Har’Akir, Darklord Ankhtepot’s visage might appear in a sandstorm. Strive to make such elements feel like moments of strangeness—harmless oddities that a character can dismiss as their eyes deceiving them, rather than suggestions of an immediate threat.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
supplies lay destroyed on the floor of this hut near the corpse of an old woman lying face down in a pool of dried blood. Manda Gutterpunch ran this shop that serviced the fishers in the village. A
characters might decide to wait for the sahuagin to exit the cave to raid the town rather than assault the cave. If they take this course of action, roll a d10. The result equals the number of hours
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
rather serve the devil than a madman.” She owns an old house in town (area N4) but rarely leaves her estate. Her two adult sons, Nikolai and Karl, are local troublemakers. Lady Wachter also has a mad
dragon died there long, long ago. South of town is a village that has been abandoned for decades. Its burgomaster committed some terrible offense and incurred the wrath of Strahd.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Grim Champion of Bloodshed Wynemar Brack was once a farmer, but mercenaries in a local war razed her fields and sacked her village. In desperation, she yielded to the clever patter of a traveling
have the frightened condition until the end of its next turn.
Domenico Cava Wynemar Brack Well, that’s not quite correct, either. Rather, I fear the sheer destruction those three grim champions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
the mountains know to avoid confrontations with these monsters at all costs.
Established settlements are attractive to perytons as a renewable food source. As such, village councils and local
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Consider featuring recurring elements such as these in your game: Community. Introduce a small group or community the characters can think of as their people, like a village, neighborhood, guild, or crew
a character’s player directly, but instead consider handing over your narrative reins and letting a player describe the perfect detail. For example, say you have a peaceful village you plan to feature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
adventurers arrive at the fortified village of Nightstone, shortly after a cloud giant attack. After securing the settlement, the characters locate several missing villagers in a monster-infested cave
complex north of the village. The chapter concludes with the characters rescuing the villagers and gaining a quest that leads them to one of three locations: Bryn Shander, Goldenfields, or Triboar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
would rather let the past fade. In truth, he won’t join the characters because their unexpected news has inspired thoughts of vengeance that he wants to undertake on his own. As soon as the characters
leave him, Vecken dons his armor and weapons and heads for Greenfast by horse. Assuming the characters don’t set out for Greenfast immediately by faster means, the warrior arrives at the village ahead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Platinum Mine A gaping hole in the mountainside northeast of the village marks the entrance to the platinum mine. Several carts sit outside the cavern. One is filled with rock and dirt pulled from
, having watched the characters in the village, escalate their psychic torment when the characters enter the mine. Each character who enters the mine must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or have
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the unrest along the Sword Coast. The group might besiege a village the characters are staying at, raid and enslave another settlement, or start charging tolls along one of the trade roads of the
the dwarves fend off an attack by 4 ogres and a half-red dragon veteran named Yggran. The dwarves are hopelessly overmatched and flee rather than fight. If her fellow cultists can’t save Cheela, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
the unrest along the Sword Coast. The group might besiege a village the characters are staying at, raid and enslave another settlement, or start charging tolls along one of the trade roads of the
the dwarves fend off an attack by 4 ogres and a half-red dragon veteran named Yggran. The dwarves are hopelessly overmatched and flee rather than fight. If her fellow cultists can’t save Cheela, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the unrest along the Sword Coast. The group might besiege a village the characters are staying at, raid and enslave another settlement, or start charging tolls along one of the trade roads of the
dwarves fend off an attack by 4 ogres and a half-red dragon veteran named Yggran. The dwarves are hopelessly overmatched and flee rather than fight. If her fellow cultists can’t save Cheela, they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Halfway Inn should stand where it does. Perhaps it is there because, as humans put it, “It is halfway to everywhere.” A small village surrounds the titular inn, which is itself not a single building, but a
folk have taken it upon themselves to speak on such topics rather heatedly. I’m hopeful that the coming decades will smooth over these differences and sooth the contentions. Evereska is a beautiful place, and I see no reason to mar that beauty with an argument among friends.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
a past victim. Gnolls use ranged attacks mainly to prevent their prey from fleeing, rather than softening up their targets with an initial barrage of arrows before an assault. A target wounded by a
the hunt for prey. The events that presage their presence are easy to misinterpret as the results of other threats. A scout might go missing, a caravan fail to arrive on time, or a village be left
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
, she would much rather send them against her rival than fight them. At the same time, she knows she cannot be seen as disloyal to the cult’s interests. Negotiating with Talis Talis is wary of the
not for long. If pressed for details, Talis reveals that castle belongs to a cloud giant allied with the cult. The castle, she says, is hidden near the village of Parnast, which is under the cult’s