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Storm King's Thunder
","rollAction":"Hand Crossbow","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage. Narth carries twenty crossbow bolts.
Roleplaying Information
Narth sells gear to adventurers, and he also has an
ran off and never returned.
Ideal: âThe bigger the risk, the greater the reward.â
Bond: âI adore my colleague Alaestra, and Iâd like to do something to impress her.â
Flaw: âIâll risk life and limb to become a legend.â
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
as he can, starting with evil Vistani.
Man with a Plan. Van Richten doesnât know that his former protĂ©gĂ©, a good-aligned Vistana named Ezmerelda dâAvenir, has come to Barovia
Richten becomes aware of Ezmereldaâs presence, he does his utmost to protect her without putting his own plans in jeopardy. If he can manipulate a party of adventurers into keeping an eye on her
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Ideal
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Exploration. Yesterday is already known. Today is for something new. (Chaotic)
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Empathy. Itâs a
.
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A crystal dragon seeks bold adventurers to steal an egg from an ancient white dragon who is infamous for abject cruelty and utter remorselessness.
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A crystal dragon has ripped open holes to
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
insignificant they are.
5
I attack anyone I notice taking from the seaâs bounty without offering something in return.
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I think of sailorsâ songs as their âwater speech&rdquo
fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
visitors the vastness of my domain, so they appreciate how insignificant they are.
5
I attack anyone I notice taking from the seaâs bounty without offering something in return.
6
I think
out of arrow range, so they know I am watching.
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I am fascinated by the politics of surface realms and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Ideals
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Ideal
1
Exploration. Yesterday is already known. Today is for something new. (Chaotic)
2
Empathy
the others.
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A crystal dragon seeks bold adventurers to steal an egg from an ancient white dragon who is infamous for abject cruelty and utter remorselessness.
8
A crystal dragon has
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Crystal Dragon Ideals
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Ideal
1
Exploration. Yesterday is already known. Today is for something new
no faction trusts the others.
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A crystal dragon seeks bold adventurers to steal an egg from an ancient white dragon who is infamous for abject cruelty and utter remorselessness.
8
A
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something new. (Chaotic)
2
Empathy. Itâs a gift to share in anotherâs joy, even if sometimes you must bear their pain, too. (Good)
3
Hospitality. We all live beautiful livesâit
find the heir, but no faction trusts the others.
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A crystal dragon seeks bold adventurers to steal an egg from an ancient white dragon who is infamous for abject cruelty and utter remorselessness
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
notice taking from the seaâs bounty without offering something in return.
6
I think of sailorsâ songs as their âwater speechâ and try to converse with them by humming
and talk endlessly with sailors and adventurers to stay current on the latest happenings on land.
Dragon Turtle Ideals
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Firbolg
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
something that put their homeland at risk, such as starting a forest fire or killing a rare or beautiful wild creature. These firbolgs are loners who wander the world in hope of finding a new place to
overwhelming attack.
Outcast Adventurers
As guardians of the wood, few firbolgs would dream of leaving their homes or attempting to fit into human society. An exiled firbolg, or one whose clan has been
Monsters
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
merchants, or bold adventurers, all travelers have something interesting to offer a killmoulis.
Hungry Helpers. Despite their odd appearance and origins, killmoulis crave the same creature comforts as
expedition into a draining ordeal that leaves adventurers tired, dispirited, and sullen.
Traveling Fey. A killmoulis arises spontaneously in the Feywild whenever someone commits an act of charity to
Equipment
with the ability to cast sorcerer spells. The drugâs effects are potentially dangerous and always unpredictable. This isnât something a player character should want to use; adventurers
Deep Dragon Wyrmling
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servants of my power. (Evil)
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Patience. All creatures might teach me something, and Iâm willing to wait and find out what that might be rather than acting in haste. (Good)
Deep
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Adventure Hook
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Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a cityâs streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they
Axe of the Dwarvish Lords
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Magic Items
Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Seeing the peril his people faced, a young dwarf prince came to believe that his people needed something to unite them. Thus, he set out to forge a weapon that would be such a symbol.
Venturing deep
adventurers have made careers of chasing after rumors and plundering old vaults to find it.
Magic Weapon
The Axe of the Dwarvish Lords is a magic weapon that grants a +3 bonus to attack and damage
Young Deep Dragon
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creatures cannot be trusted, so I constantly remind my servants of my power. (Evil)
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Patience. All creatures might teach me something, and Iâm willing to wait and find out what that might be
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Adventure Hook
1
Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a cityâs streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon
Backgrounds
Guildmastersâ Guide to Ravnica
. You can choose your secondary guild or roll to determine it randomly. This secondary guild membership determines a portion of your starting equipment and is also where most of your contacts come from
;Disguise kit
Languages: One of your choice
Equipment: A Dimir insignia, three small knives, a set of dark-colored common clothes, and the starting equipment of the background described in this
Backgrounds
Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
could have witnessed something remarkable or terrible, and now you must know more about this hidden truth. Or maybe youâre a detective for hire, uncovering secrets for well-paying clients. Whether
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Case
1
A friend was wrongfully accused of murder. You tracked down the actual killer, proving your friendâs innocence and starting your career as a detective.
2
Youâre
Tabaxi
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its secrets and nature have been laid bare.
Tinkers and Minstrels
Curiosity drives most of the tabaxi found outside their homeland, but not all of them become adventurers. Tabaxi who seek a safer
hand, which you constantly fidget with.
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You are always in debt, since you spend your gold on lavish parties and gifts for friends.
8
When talking about something youâre obsessed
Adult Deep Dragon
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of my power. (Evil)
6
Patience. All creatures might teach me something, and Iâm willing to wait and find out what that might be rather than acting in haste. (Good)
Deep Dragon
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Adventure Hook
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Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a cityâs streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they serve.
2
Svirfneblin hire the
Backgrounds
Baldurâs Gate: Descent into Avernus
Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path youâve
chosen. Even so, that doesnât stop you. Youâve left your old face behind, taking on a new persona, becoming something more.
Characters with the faceless background don a disguise &mdash
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Between Adventures Between trips to dungeons and battles against ancient evils, adventurers need time to rest, recuperate, and prepare for their next adventure. Many adventurers also use this time to
perform other tasks, such as crafting arms and armor, performing research, or spending their hard-earned gold. In some cases, the passage of time is something that occurs with little fanfare or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
services are in demand. Morgrave University is in Upper Menthis Plateau. This is a college for adventurers, and an opportunity to add a little levity to your story. Choosing and developing a starting point
Starting Points Sharn holds the potential for endless adventures. The City of Towers can serve as the foundation of a single adventure or an entire campaign. Defining a starting point is a way to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Between Adventures Between trips to dungeons and battles against ancient evils, adventurers need time to rest, recuperate, and prepare for their next adventure. Many adventurers also use this time to
perform other tasks, such as crafting arms and armor, performing research, or spending their hard-earned gold. In some cases, the passage of time is something that occurs with little fanfare or
Ancient Deep Dragon
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of my power. (Evil)
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Patience. All creatures might teach me something, and Iâm willing to wait and find out what that might be rather than acting in haste. (Good)
Deep Dragon
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Adventure Hook
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Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a cityâs streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they serve.
2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Outcast Adventurers As guardians of the wood, few firbolgs would dream of leaving their homes or attempting to fit into human society. An exiled firbolg, or one whose clan has been destroyed, might
not have a choice in the matter. Most adventuring firbolgs fall into this latter category. Outcast firbolgs can never return home. They committed some unforgivable deed, usually something that put
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Noncombat Challenges You decide whether to award experience to characters for overcoming challenges outside combat. If the adventurers complete a tense negotiation with a baron, forge a trade
agreement with a clan of surly dwarves, or successfully navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide that they deserve an XP reward.
As a starting point, use the rules for building combat encounters in
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
traveled in Waterdeepâs baroque and sometimes cutthroat conglomeration of guilds, nobles, adventurers, and secret societies. You might have been one of the behind-the-scenes law-keepers or
Iâll do anything to get my hands on something rare or priceless.
2
Iâm quick to assume that someone is trying to cheat me.
3
No one must ever learn that I once stole money
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
adventurers complete a tense negotiation with a baron, forge a trade agreement with a guild of surly smiths, or safely navigate the Chasm of Doom, you might decide the characters deserve XP. As a starting
adventure with something more than XP and treasure, also give them small rewards at milestone points, such as the following: The adventurers gain the benefit of a Short Rest. Characters recover a Hit
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
Attitude Choose the starting attitude of a creature the adventurers are interacting with: friendly, indifferent, or hostile. A friendly creature wants to help the adventurers and wishes for them to succeed
the adventurers try to persuade an indifferent creature to do something. A hostile creature opposes the adventurers and their goals but doesnât necessarily attack them on sight. For example, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Setting the Tone Clifftop runs with the idea that the player characters are known as adventurers. Theyâve accomplished remarkable feats and beaten impossible odds. One way to reflect this is to start
normal starting equipment. You have two common magic items and two uncommon magic items. All magic items are subject to the approval of the DM, and the DM may choose whether to assign these items or to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Mad Mageâs dungeon, but the adventure hooks described in this section can be used as further motivation. These hooks are divided into two categories: starting quests and future quests. Adventurers are
Adventure Hooks Adventurers who hang around the Yawning Portal often find work delving into Undermountain on the errands of others. The characters might have their own reasons for venturing into the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
Starting Location Begin your campaign in a location you can detail, such as a village, a neighborhood in a larger city, an outpost, or a roadside tavern. Be prepared to give players enough
Free City of Greyhawk, described later in this chapter, is an ideal starting location and illustrates the kinds of things to consider as you detail a starting location. If youâre building your own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Ten-Towns Quests This chapter presents two starting quests (âCold-Hearted Killerâ and âNature Spiritsâ) that the characters can get at the start of the adventure, regardless of which town serves as
their starting point. Every town has its own quest as well, as noted in the Starting Town table. Once you choose a starting quest, the other starting quests go unused. âCold-Hearted Killerâ has the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Starting Town Choose one of the ten towns as the starting point for the adventure. It doesnât matter which one, so pick your favorite or roll randomly using the Starting Town table. If you canât
decide and donât want to leave it to chance, choose Bryn Shander; itâs the most cosmopolitan settlement in Icewind Dale, and it has all the amenities a fledgling party of adventurers could hope for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide
adventurers also seek something more tangible: treasure. This chapter presents treasure in all its forms, from coins to magic items.
Chapter 7: Treasure Ilse Gort The Black Dragon Onyx guards her treasure hoard in the ruins of Xak Tsaroth Adventurers strive for many things, including glory, knowledge, and justice. Many