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Guild Artisan / Guild Merchant Legacy

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in the guild’s good graces. Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don&rsquo

family) with interests across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop

Geryon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

The region containing Geryon’s lair is warped by his magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Chilling Wind. Freezing strong winds howl around the area within 1 mile of the lair

–6). As a reaction when this creature takes damage, it can roll a d10 and subtract the number rolled from the damage. Geryon (Variant);VARIANT: SOUND THE HORN Geryon can have an action that

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

. Variant Noble: Knight A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar

Geryon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

banishment spell. Regional Effects. The region containing Geryon's lair is warped by his magic, creating one or more of the following effects: Intelligent creatures within 1 mile of the lair frequently

. If Geryon dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days. VARIANT: SOUND THE HORN Geryon can have an action that allows him to summon enslaved

Noble - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

bestowed? How much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What&rsquo

; without question, and any corruption among guards or government officials tends to work in your favor, not against you—at least until you make some effort to expose it. Variant Noble: Knight A

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Etizalan and begin their investigation there. You can use the “Tletepec Gazetteer” section at the end of this adventure as a starting point to detail the region. Forgotten Realms. The region of Tletepec

might sprawl among the Peaks of Flame in Chult or the Firesteap Mountains east of the Lake of Steam. Greyhawk. Tletepec could easily exist in the volcanic region where the Hellfurnaces meets the Amedio Jungle, just south of Cauldron. It could also be added as one of the Olman Islands.

Guild Artisan - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

your district. Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You don’t craft items yourself

across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little shop. In some ways, the traveling merchant’s life lends itself to adventure far more than the life of an artisan.

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Sagorpur. If you wish to further detail that region, use the “Shankhabhumi Gazetteer” section at this adventure’s end as a departure point. Eberron. Shankhabhumi could appear as its own island

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

to detail the region however you please. Eberron. San Citlán might appear between the Blade Desert and Endworld Mountains in eastern Khorvaire, a location that might lead you to add more elves and

Hills or Desertmouth Mountains. The lands east of Tethyr or the mountainous reaches of Chessenta might also accommodate this rugged region.

The Pudding Court

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the “Royal Oozes” sidebar). Since his return, the Pudding King has been using the power granted him by Juiblex to summon and command every ooze in the region. ROYAL OOZES Princess Ebonmire is a

as the black pudding’s Pseudopod attack. Prince Livid is a gray ooze with 30 hit points (use the psychic gray ooze variant).

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

outside Yeonido. If you wish to further detail the city and its surroundings, use the “Yeonido Gazetteer” section at the end of this adventure. Dragonlance. Either the island of Enstar or the New

Coast region could host Yeonido. The distant relationship between the people of Krynn and their gods could be another reason why some of the city’s dead have difficulty finding peace. Forgotten Realms

Setting the Adventure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. Characters traveling from the Radiant Citadel arrive in Godsbreath about a mile outside Promise. If you wish to further detail this land, use the “Promise Gazetteer” section at this adventure’s end as a

departure point. Forgotten Realms. Godsbreath could be a region in Turmish, with Promise replacing Alaghôn or Nonthal. Godsbreath could also be part of Featherdale in the Dalelands, adding its

Setting the Adventure

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Citadel arrive near the city of Anisa. Use the “Sensa Empire Gazetteer” section to further detail the region. Eberron. At a distant edge of the Menechtarun Desert on Xen’drik, Sensa could be a secluded

Ancient Dragon Turtle

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

table to help select spells for a spellcasting dragon. (Though the Monster Manual doesn’t explicitly include dragon turtles in the variant rules for making a dragon a spellcaster, you can apply

"} fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Being underwater doesn’t grant creatures resistance to this damage. Regional Effects The region containing a dragon

Adult Moonstone Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

a night hag (coven variant);night hag coven are determined to prevent an adult moonstone dragon from contacting creatures in the dream realm, and the dragon has no idea why. 7 An adult

succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw or have disadvantage on ability checks until initiative count 20 on the following round. Regional Effects The region surrounding a legendary moonstone dragon

An Important Detail

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

An Important Detail Calder Moore The Mount Ironrot region is a wasteland scattered with broken war machines Before the characters leave Sigil for Mount Ironrot, the Wizards Three share their

Death in the Mines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

was the last miner out before the entrance collapsed. No one else from his crew escaped. If pressed, Awa can detail the creature that attacked him further (see the “Aurumvoraxes” section at the end of

in the region. After Awa shares his experience, Uzoma tells the characters how King Diara has been pushing to increase output at the mine to please Empress Inaya, excavating newer tunnels so quickly

Human Names and Ethnicities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

physical characteristics of humans can change wildly from region to region. In the Forgotten Realms, for example, the clothing, architecture, cuisine, music, and literature are different in the northwestern

, Ramondo VARIANT HUMAN TRAITS If your campaign uses the optional feat rules from chapter 6, your Dungeon Master might allow these variant traits, all of which replace the human’s Ability Score

Kinds of Treasure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Kinds of Treasure Use these guidelines in conjunction with the information in the Dungeon Master’s Guide to detail the treasures in a dragon’s hoard. Feel free to swap coins, gems, and art objects in

the Player’s Handbook) rather than coins 2–3 Coins from an ancient culture local to this region, ancestral to the people who live here now 4–5 Coins from an ancient culture in a distant

1. Create a Home Base

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

in most D&D campaigns. Use a larger town or city if you want a campaign with urban adventuring. 2. Create a Local Region See “Mapping the Campaign” earlier in this chapter for guidance. Draw a map

reasons (legitimate or otherwise), throwing them into the midst of the adventure. For each of these steps, give the locations only as much detail as they need. You don’t need to identify every

Rangers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

responded with a whoo, then went off into a complicated series of chattering hoots and whoos. Montolio took it all in, weighing every detail. With the help of his friends, particularly this rather

, the chief orc of the region, but as time went on, the ranger began to suspect differently. — R.A. Salvatore, Sojourn Long have rangers walked the wilds of the Sword Coast and the Savage Frontier

G: Heart's Hollow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

, a bronze dragon who has lived in hiding in the region for centuries. The first residents of Heart’s Hollow were wanderers she rescued while disguised in human form. Over time, others lost in the

chapters. The Dragon Hunter As characters near Heart’s Hollow (or whenever you wish to introduce Clystran), the Wash rises in the region. The character with the highest passive Wisdom (Perception) score

Trial of Trust

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

asks the characters their business and listens intently. Though she has never met Shalfey, she knows of the elder sage and thinks well of him. If the characters detail their memories from the memory

her calculations. She tells the characters the shooting star fell in Therno Pass, a small region of the Tegefed Mountains inhabited by Aberrations called derro. All she knows about this group of

Modifying a Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

your world might worship a patron deity, performing secret missions in that deity’s name. To reflect this cultural detail, you could add Religion to the list of skills that a rogue character can choose

an existing feature that can be used as a model? How does the new class feature compare to other features of the same level? Variant: Spell Points One way to modify how a class feels is to change how

Death of a Dragon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

one of the dragon’s echoes on another world, increasing that echo’s power. Regional Reversal As described in the Monster Manual and discussed in more detail in chapter 4, a dragon’s presence

alters the region around the dragon’s lair. When the dragon dies, those effects typically end immediately or fade away over the course of several days. But a traumatic death sometimes extends negative

The Big Picture

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

beginning of Aerdy’s decline marked the high-water mark of Keoland’s expansionist policies, as it held sway from the Pomarj to the borders of Ket. Aided by Celene, rebels in the Ulek region strove to curb

became semi-independent while remaining loyal to the crown, and the diverse peoples of this region coexist in relative peace once again. With this big picture in mind, you can think of the Flanaess

Points of Interest

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

Points of Interest Beyond Saltmarsh are a number of locations that characters can visit. Providing in-depth detail in for all of them is beyond the scope of this book, but enough information is

monsters emerging from the Dreadwood. It serves as a key stopover point for travelers venturing inland from the southern coastal region. The community is dominated by a small keep set atop a hill that

Noble

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

much influence do they wield, and over what area? What kind of reputation does your family have among the other aristocrats of the region? How do the common people regard them? What’s your position in

to my family. Variant Noble: Knight A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature

Character Advancement

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands

party gains 1 level. This advancement occurs only once. If the characters are already level 3, they don’t gain a level for achieving this milestone. Region 1: Trail This dirt trail connects the Keep on

the region. Use these to enhance your descriptions or handle situations where rules like lighting or terrain are relevant. The rules glossary in the D&D Beyond Basic Rules defines any capitalized

Spawn Hollow Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

. Slaad explorers recently discovered a place where tadpoles can grow on their own, albeit slowly. The quasi-organic chambers of this region emerge from a whirlpool and disappear into a nearby vortex

implanting both slaad tadpoles and warty flesh into the survivor to replicate this region’s strange effect. Chalaag explains its plan in grisly detail while it fights. Into the Vortex. The vortex is about 4

Gate of Illumination Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Izel’s plan to collect offerings and cast them into volcanoes across the region, waking dozens of other tlexolotls. It can also relate any other detail of the Izel’s plot from the adventure’s background

covering the walls depict several myths known throughout the region. Any of the legends mentioned in the “Tletepec” section at the end of this adventure might be represented here, such as the tale of the

Fortitude

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

anyone they believe would spoil the lands beyond. Regional Effects The region containing Fortitude’s planar gate is influenced by the magic of Arcadia, creating one or more of the following effects in

experience, patrons can visit the second floor, where the Beehive’s proprietor—a mind flayer arcanist (a variant mind flayer) that uses a disguise self spell to appear as a grinning human cosmetician named

Guild Artisan

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

handiwork. Everywhere I go, I’m surrounded by rivals. Variant Guild Artisan: Guild Merchant Instead of an artisans’ guild, you might belong to a guild of traders, caravan masters, or shopkeepers. You

family) with interests across the region. Perhaps you transported goods from one place to another, by ship, wagon, or caravan, or bought them from traveling traders and sold them in your own little

Geryon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

effect on itself if it deals any damage to one or more of its allies. Geryon casts the banishment spell. Regional Effects. The region containing Geryon’s lair is warped by his magic, creating one or

this area must succeed on a DC 21 Wisdom saving throw or derive no benefit from the rest. If Geryon dies, these effects fade over the course of 1d10 days. VARIANT: SOUND THE HORN Geryon can have an

Geryon

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Wisdom saving throw or become restrained for 1 minute. The target can end the effect on itself if it deals any damage to one or more of its allies. Regional Effects The region containing Geryon’s lair

rolled from the damage. Variant: Sound the Horn Geryon can have an action that allows him to summon minotaurs. Sound the Horn (1/Day). Geryon blows his horn, which causes 5d4 minotaurs (see the

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