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Ghosts of Saltmarsh
how you survived a particular battle. Every arrow and bolt missed you. You slew scores of enemies single-handedly and led your comrades to victory.
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Stowaway. For days, you hid in the bilge
, marines tend to operate best in groups, valuing camaraderie and the companionship of like-minded individuals.
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PERSONALITY TRAIT
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I speak rarely but mean every word I say
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
crown. None who have attempted to claim this strange gift have survived. Even the gods prove reticent to speak of the place, denying its existence or speaking of it with shame. The miracles and conflicts of the gods play out endlessly in the stars of Nyx
(TYLER JACOBSON)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Trauma Survivor You survived. Whatever it was, you made it through, and you can help others do the same. People view you as an expert on the traumatic situation you faced—be it a specific sort of
violence, illness, or otherwise. You are aware of nonmagical recovery techniques, common resources, and misinformation. You know how to speak to sympathetic doctors, clergy, and local leaders and can convince them to shelter one person (other than yourself) at a modest lifestyle for up to one month.
Magic Items
Infernal Machine Rebuild
This strange device was once thought to have been built by gods long forgotten and to have survived the eons since their passing, for it is incredibly ancient and crafted by means unlike anything
150 feet but lose all other movement.
You are blinded.
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You can cast the speak with animals spell at will, but can use it to speak with only one animal of your choice.
All animals despise
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
mesa in their dreams, seeing others like themselves in passing, and meeting otherworldly beings. The secret behind these dreams is found in the oldest legends, which speak of the Ghost Orchid Tepui
, rattling whistles rose from the Llanos at night. As the fighting increased, the whistling manifested near villages and haciendas, inspiring nightmares or incurable despair for those who survived hearing it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
those who survived Acererak’s onslaught remain on the island and are still working to rebuild. Many seek to reclaim the treasures that were stolen from them. Geography. The Isle of Serpents is a part of
activities, and most families have been here for many generations. The characters learn this when they visit the island.) Legends. Legends speak of Acererak’s infamous Tomb of Horrors, a deadly labyrinth
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
anywhere in the necropolis. Mages who survived Ythryn’s fall but succumbed to the arcane blight (see “Magical Effects” below) became nothics that speak Loross instead of Undercommon (see the “Loross: The
speak Loross instead of Undercommon (see the “Loross: The Netherese Tongue” )
91–00 Iriolarthas the demilich, with 1d3 nothics that speak Loross instead of Undercommon trailing behind it (the demilich uses the nothics to open and close doors and clear obstacles, since it can’t do so)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
on treating the wounded and getting everyone back to Vogler safely. Cudgel Betrayed As the characters and Mayor Raven speak, Cudgel Ironsmile seeks answers. While the battle was taking place, one of
wounded but survived the battle—possibly Gragonis, if the characters spared him. She angrily shakes and yells at the wounded mercenary. If the characters don’t act first, Mayor Raven calms Cudgel and has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
from a stone peg on the northwest wall is an iron ring with three keys.
The creature chained to the floor is alive, having survived a ghastly magical ritual that can’t be reversed or undone. It is
creature is prone and restrained. It also suffers from two levels of exhaustion. It has an Intelligence of 1, and it can’t speak or understand any language. Replace the ogre’s action options with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
innocents died, the face of the world was reshaped, and the gods themselves faded into legend. Through ages of struggle, the peoples of Krynn survived, but the world isn’t what it was. Those nations
have joined the enemy en masse. Whispers also speak of winged doom, wild reports of riders on dragonnels—and I dare imagine worse.
I don’t yet understand the shape of our enemy. Their motivations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Sword of Zariel. Also before you are Lulu and the ghostly warrior, Yael. The hollyphant is the first to speak. “I remember everything now. Idyllglen was the last straw. We followed Zariel to Avernus
exists no longer.’ Which of you is brave enough to draw the blade and be gone forever?”
Any character who survived Lulu’s memory of Idyllglen can pull the Sword of Zariel from the dais. Characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
. This movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.
Cast a Spell (Costs 2 Actions). The champion uses Spellcasting.
Domenico Cava Aleron We fought. I survived. I couldn’t speak for days afterward.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Khoravar speak both Common and Elvish, and among themselves they often blend these two together. This pidgin makes perfect sense to anyone who speaks both languages, but someone who speaks only one of them
the human farmers in the east and the druids and wilder folk in the west. 4 Your small Khoravar community has only survived in the slums of Sharn through the close, family-like support you show each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
mists was horrifically transformed. Over a million Cyrans were killed on the day of Mourning. Those who survived were soldiers fighting in enemy territory, those living on the borders who were able to
never dissipate. Stories speak of living spells—war magic that has taken physical form, sentient fireballs and vile cloudkills that endlessly search for new victims. And angry ghosts continue to fight
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
doesn’t believe Awa’s story. If any of the creatures had survived the purge, their hunger for gold would have revealed the creatures long ago. If pressed to suggest what else might be in the mine
influences the prince’s willingness to speak out later in the adventure (see the “Beyond the Gold Warren” section).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
sins entered the court record. Even Primus’s patience has its limits, and in time, the remaining angels who were eager to testify were told that only a few more would be allowed to speak. A brawl
thwarted every conspiracy mounted against him. He once walked into the lair of one of his enemies in Mount Celestia and survived using nothing more than his words and his wits. Even his most ardent enemies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
quenched his thirst with wine. He survived. When we asked him who he was, he wouldn’t say. All he wanted was to return home, but we were deep in the land of his enemies. We took him as one of our own and
far and wide to find heroes such as yourselves to end our dread lord’s curse and put his troubled soul to rest. Our leader, Madam Eva, knows all. Will you return to Barovia with us and speak with her
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
favor. They speak in voices as soft as the sea breeze or as sonorous as storm waves breaking against a rocky cliff. In flight, their lower bodies transform into columns of foamy water. Water Lords
command.’ The halfling, overjoyed, wished for immortality, so the marid polymorphed him into a fish that flopped around humorously until, finally, it expired. It’s a cautionary tale that has survived
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Characters who speak to the proprietor of the meat shop, a portly middle-aged woman named Sora Cuttle (LG female Illuskan human commoner), learn that she received an unexpected delivery from Justyn Rassk
to them that Xanathar would want him back. He is being held until a ransom is paid, but Xanathar has learned where he is being kept. Any bugbears that survived the initial attack try to rescue Ott
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
of the town. Sheriff Markham Southwell leads Town Speaker Duvessa Shane to the gatehouse to speak with the angry giant. Augrek Brighthelm is already there. Beginning the Encounter The characters are in
has either the Ring of Winter or knowledge of its exact whereabouts, so characters will probably have to kill her. Once the characters defeat the frost giants, they gain special quests and rewards based on which NPCs survived the battle.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
lifeless heaps. Colossal Survivors. Some warforged colossi survived the Day of Mourning more or less intact and are thought to only be in stasis, waiting to be awakened. Cannith artificers are eager to track
Languages understands Common but can’t speak
Challenge 25 (75,000 XP)
Immutable Form. The colossus is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
past comrades may think you’re dead. 4 Juggernaut. No reasonable explanation can explain how you survived a particular battle. Every arrow and bolt missed you. You slew scores of enemies single
Personality Trait 1 I speak rarely but mean every word I say. 2 I laugh loudly and see the humor in stressful situations. 3 I prefer to solve problems without violence, but I finish fights decisively. 4 I
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
characters to speak with the second mate, Kycera, in the galley (area Z3). A character who succeeds on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check intuits that the two are uneasy about some of their crewmates. If the
hull. The lifeboat crashed into a different segment of the wreck, and Daveras outran the raiders to get to the camp on the stern segment. He believes no one else survived. If Ilren isn’t present
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
is a sullen man who says little, letting his actions speak for him. He believes he has been wronged by the world and hates all people except those as broken and unfortunate as himself. Gar also
when pirates attacked the merchant ship. During the fighting, Gar was knocked overboard. For days he survived by clinging to the ship’s wreckage, until a shark ripped off his left arm. Death seemed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
wizard hurling over Tser Falls (area H). The wizard, his staff and spellbook lost, survived the fall and retreated into the mountains, hoping to regain his power, only to be driven mad by the
, but when he does speak, his pronouncements are authoritative and not to be questioned. The archmage has never had his fortune read by Madam Eva and doesn’t care to, but if he is told about the Holy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
future in which he defeated the dragon but lost his life in the process. Endelyn also claimed to see an alternate future in which the dragon was defeated and Alagarthas survived; she would share the
against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep. If the characters speak with Alagarthas, he tells his tragic story and shares the following information in the course of a conversation: Endelyn’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
death knight can see and speak through the skeletal figurehead (see “Death Knight’s Soul”). D2. Upper Deck The upper deck contains a set of stairs that descend into the bowels of the ship, two ballista
This cabin belongs to Fheralai Stormsworn. Bearskin throws cover the floor and the walls are decorated with the mounted, charred heads of her enemies. If Fheralai survived the “Leilon Besieged” quest
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
draped with furs is the only furnishing here to have survived the collapse.
A lesser priest charged with tending the chapel resided here long ago; it’s now where Honna sleeps. The collapse formed a
Talhundereth were protective of their library and unwilling to share its lore with most visitors. Typically, knowledge seekers would speak with the temple’s librarian and wait here while the librarian
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Jessamine (N female Chultan human assassin, her hit point maximum reduced to 58) doesn’t speak often. When the council finds itself divided on an issue, however, Jessamine usually casts the deciding vote
survived the gauntlet of undead and dinosaur attacks, making it back to Port Nyanzaru in a canoe laden with treasure. There’s no doubt he’s led a life of adventure; his body bears many scars from his
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
use its Poison Breath in this state, nor can it speak. It can communicate by blinking the lights in its eyes—one blink for no, two blinks for yes, three blinks for “I don’t know.” It understands Elvish
by the Netherese, is a dead tongue. Very few creatures in the world today would recognize it, much less speak it. Loross used the Draconic alphabet in its written form, while the spoken language had
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
if either of those creatures survived. Gideon doesn’t accompany the characters, wanting to guard the chapel against demon attacks. G5. Gideon’s Quarters This small building was Gideon Lightward’s
large tome appears to have survived the destruction. It sits open at the center of the partially collapsed desk.
See area G4 for information on roleplaying Gideon if the characters first encounter him
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dimernesti group in their priest’s absence, is pious, curious, and insightful. Having survived in the deadliest depths of the Turbidus Ocean for over a century, he knows better than to venture into
creature in the room uses an action to apologize to Habbakuk or speak a prayer to the god’s name. C3: Cleansing Room In the center of this room rests a three-foot-high brass basin filled with clear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14. They speak Common and Giant. These cloud giants are cartographers engaged in remapping the Sword Coast while searching for ancient battlegrounds and
hunting a red dragon in the Valley of Khedrun, and only he survived. The story is a fabrication, but Arzastra bought it. The shifty dwarf is actually a wanted criminal named Worvil “the Weevil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the tub. The blood spatters on the floor are a day old at most. The character also notices a few more recent tracks, suggesting that at least one person survived the onslaught. It’s not clear in which
four spell scrolls: gust of wind, speak with animals, speak with plants, and control water. These were created by Tallos the druid, who misplaced them here and forgot about them. 10. Distillery
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
seen without his suave bodyguard, Valken Naspeer (N male half-elf assassin). Although Urlam and Valken are good-humored and speak highly of the local authorities, they know that the lord protector
they can’t animate. The skeleton is unarmed and deals 1 bludgeoning damage on a hit. Any character who casts a speak with dead spell on Mirak’s skull and asks Mirak’s spirit how he died learns that