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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
their manners in your presence and avoid drawing your attention; they assume you have the right to be wherever you are. Showing your Azorius insignia gets you an audience with anyone you want to talk to
modeled my career after a highly respected lawmage or arrester, but I fear that my role model might be involved in something illegal.
Flaws
d6
Flaw
1
I’m
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
players’ interest. Not every result from the table needs to be the beginning of something in your story. Simply showing that Sharn lives and thrives around the players’ characters—that it’s full of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Why Do You Need 200 Gold Pieces? A flaw or regret is something that shapes your personality, something that plays an ongoing role in your story. But perhaps you have a problem that needs to be
something that can be part of your character moving forward. If you’re trying to reclaim a magic item from a pawn shop, it lets you establish that your character has that magic item — which could be an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Zombie A zombie retains no vestiges of its former self, its mind devoid of thought and imagination. A zombie left without orders simply stands in place and rots unless something comes along that it
. Zombies appear as they did in life, showing the wounds that killed them. However, the magic that creates these vile creatures often takes time to run its course. Dead warriors might rise from a
Orc
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
subsist on this sort of prey and booty for quite some time.
War Wagons
Orcs pillage and scavenge wherever they go — everything is loot, and loot is always something to be proud of. In order to
dirges during combat.
Orc Ideals
d6
Ideal
1
Strength. Showing superior strength brings honor to Gruumsh. (Any)
2
Prowess. Killing all your enemies is the path to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
it, listen to it, taste it, murmur odd statements to herself, and mentally place a value on the merchandise. Hags aren’t subtle about showing their intent at such times, and one might snatch away the
their enemy is asleep). Although a hag can always resort to attacking with her claws, if it comes to that then something has gone very wrong with her plans. Hag Personality Traits d8 Personality Trait
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you make a tragic mistake, and if so, is it something you can ever undo? Did you hurt or betray someone who now seeks revenge? The Regrets table provides a few examples of missteps that might haunt
character once owned that magic item—an heirloom, something you created, or a gift from a mentor—you’ve just temporarily lost it. If you’re trying to raise money to join a secret society, it suggests
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
directs at least one attack each round at such a character.
4 The dragon tries to drive the characters off by emotionally hurting or humiliating them—threatening something they obviously care about
, damaging their equipment, insulting them, or showing how ineffectual their attacks are.
5 The dragon has a way to call for help hidden deep inside the lair, such as a magic horn that summons
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
innate power over them. He plays with them as if they were children, chasing them through the gloomy depths.
Something changes, and the oozes flow away. The deep gnome runs after them, fearful of
being alone once again. You feel a great hunger seize him. He experiences visions that pass into your vision, showing what appears as a paradise to him but an oozing nightmare for all others.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
goal was to make something explode. CELESTIAL TOYMAKERS
A handful of master artificers exist among the rock gnomes who take the magic of their craft to new heights. These legendary gnomes usually
mind-boggling creations — their so-called “celestial toys.”
These master artificers are friendly to those who seek them out. They enjoy showing off their works and take great glee in watching
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
rest and recuperate on their journeys. Even during the dark times when Helm ceased showing signs to his faithful, the priests and people at Helm’s Hold kept their doors open and their eyes on the road
evil in your heart, or if there is the whiff of something otherworldly about you, ride on. You’ll find no sanctuary there. Places and People of the Hold Helm’s Hold is still a relatively small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. The moans of the garden’s victims suddenly take on a new tone of fear as something moves across the foul ground. A disgusting larval creature rises up before you, showing only vestigial fungal growths
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
, Kettlesteam has become convinced something is amiss with her patron. As a warlock, she senses that Zybilna is no longer in touch with her—a very disconcerting thought! Kettlesteam wants to question the
to blackmail the carnival owners into showing them the way to Prismeer. How the characters acquire the vane is up to them, but Kettlesteam is happy to help. Development If the characters reunite
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a7
worth 10 gp each, seven spell scrolls (all of 1st- and 2nd-level wizard spells), and a map showing a location several hundred miles away that supposedly has a rich treasure (it is a fake, naturally
) inquiring about one of the references in the “Legend of the Tomb.” Note that something so simple as a commune spell will reveal that the demilich has not been destroyed.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
about. This leaves the uninfected confused but happy that something joyous is about to happen. Beyond the mud and mushrooms that spread across the cavern, a large, clear pool sits in the midst of the
. Bioluminescent fungi trace strange constellations along the cavern’s ceiling and walls, showing the darkness of the ravine and a mist-shrouded smaller cavern beyond.
Inner Circle The central mound is the base
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
harlequin suit and a jaunty hat. When he presides over the carnival’s Big Top, he sparkles like a disco ball.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “There’s always something for me to smile
.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I click my fingers at those around me when I want something.”
Ideal. “I strive to bring beauty and wonder into this world with the power of my voice.”
Bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
harlequin suit and a jaunty hat. When he presides over the carnival’s Big Top, he sparkles like a disco ball.
Alignment. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “There’s always something for me to smile
. Chaotic good.
Personality Trait. “I click my fingers at those around me when I want something.”
Ideal. “I strive to bring beauty and wonder into this world with the power of my voice.”
Bond
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
wall, showing a large cavern beyond. Two lab tables stand before the rift.
A tall goblin stands in the middle of this room, shouting in Goblin at three shorter companions.
A goblin psi commander
expendable minions present in case the grells beyond the rift get too curious. The goblins erroneously believe the mind flayers have left something of value here, so they’ve been ransacking this room
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
on a DC 16 Intelligence (Investigation) check discovers a single pearl hairpin worth 300 gp. Y2: Destroyed Entry Huge shards of wood showing traces of paint litter this area, along with rusted farm
telepathically says, “We are the hungry dead. Honor us with lunch, or suffer our curse.” Characters who hear the otyugh can make a DC 12 Wisdom (Insight) check. On a successful check, they realize something
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
you can see, is highly unstable. I thought I could keep the diamond safe, but I couldn’t resist showing it off from time to time. I let my vanity get the better of me.” The Entity. “Something alien and
food.
The two sprites are named Sysie and Val. Any character who converses with them and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check notices they are both uneasy. They sense something is amiss with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
caught up in the trappings of civilization.” Bond. “I will always try to help a friend.” Flaw. “I’m such a scatterbrain. I forget important pieces of information until something reminds me.” L2
something else entirely. Both Konrad and Rugga are in constant agony. They can communicate telepathically out to a range of 60 feet. Their communications consist of pleas to release them from their torment
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
hidden in silt at the bottom of the cistern. A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check while looking in the cistern spots something beneath the muck. Anyone who swims to the bottom can
that the pieces could be used to bar the entrances to the hermitage. 9. Library Faded tapestries showing maritime scenes and dramatic storms at sea hang from the north and south walls of this cozy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6
-foot radius (simulate this by making players uneasy in whatever way you find best). The wall to the west is a mural showing giants bowing before a black cairn, offering sacrifices and giving gifts. The
wall grow more gruesome as the viewer proceeds north, culminating in scenes showing human and giant sacrifice near the end closest to the altar (area 11). 10. Servants’ and Thralls’ Worship Area The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
middle of the hall. The walls are painted in green and blue, decorated with tattered banners showing nautical designs.
Jolliver Grimjaw conducts most of his business here. He is a wereboar, although he
as long as needed, giving them bunks in area K8. If the party seems to know something but appears weak or dangerous, Grimjaw orders the cultists to attack. If the party seems to know something and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
flooded pit. The dark water ripples and splashes strangely, as though something lurks deep within it.
The collapse that occurred here long ago disturbed an underground wellspring, flooding the whole
common in Dumathoin’s holy places. Rivibiddel hasn’t discovered any in the crypt yet. Lever. The lever here in this crypt probably has something to do with revealing the crypt’s hidden sanctum, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
in it where something large smashed through.
Three galvan magen, three demos magen, and one hypnos magen stand guard outside the observatory with orders to prevent strangers from entering it (see
has a different cover showing a humanoid figure that represents one of the siblings: the Martyr (with a noose around its neck), the Traitor (with a knife held behind its back), the Bewitched (with a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
to give him something he wants. If the characters ask him what he wants, he tells them: The goliath thinks for a moment, then points toward a neighboring mountain to the northeast. “Bring me the white
century chronicle the souring of the friendship between the two goliath clans, with scenes showing warriors of Wyrmdoom Crag slaying griffons followed by bloody skirmishes between the goliath clans on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
constructs, three figures in custodial uniforms—a halfling, a dragonborn, and a human—are crawling around on the floor as though searching for something.
The insectoid creatures are three
blinking. The wireframe windows mounted above the console are magic projection screens that act as security cameras, showing the interior of the tower (areas B1, B2, B3, and B4, respectively). Stonky has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
mountains with wild claims of having been lost in the peaks and visiting the city by accident. And though none of them could produce a full map showing the route they took, their stories all shared a
, showing no signs of vegetation or other life, and highlighting the glimmering glass statuary that stands everywhere. Even at a distance, many of the statues appear to be humanoids of different races
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Three
d6 Rumor
1 “Something keeps spooking the pack animals. I wonder what it could be?”
2 “I hear there’s an old granary in the rubblebelt that’s filled with bandit plunder
closest thing the Gruul have to a guildhall— a place where their clans can come together, roast giant boars, boast of their exploits, and form something akin to camaraderie before they go their separate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
(Investigation) check enables a character to deduce that the doors aren’t what they seem, through small clues showing that they are unused. The same check focused on a statue can reveal a small line on
and there a remnant of something valuable can be salvaged from the trash. Roll a d10 the first time a character searches a given room; on a result of 10, the character uncovers a semiprecious stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
butler after luring him out of hiding with the following rhyme: Slip underneath the doorway,
Then fold and disappear.
That’s where you’ll be hiding
Whenever I am near.
But I have something for you
ruined, as though something huge had stomped across it. Whatever caused this damage also left a gaping hole in one wall, through which you can see open air and the twilight sky.
If the characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
are made of silver. The platter and the carafe are worth 10 gp each, while the goblet is worth 5 gp. All three are engraved with a simple pictograph showing a lizard standing proudly with its forked
something of its contents, your imagination might be stretched! Reading the book conveys no special advantage to the characters, and most of the contents are too obscure for full comprehension. A