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living, commanding individuals to perform evil deeds of the undead's choosing or be destroyed. If its commands are not obeyed, an eye of fear and flame throws back its hood to reveal its skull—set
opaque black void. Ominous tales speak of these creatures prowling city streets in the darkest nights and during times of unease and unrest It is said that eyes of fear and flame were created by chaotic
Firbolg
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Outcast for murder
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Outcast for severely damaging home territory
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Clan slain by invading humanoids
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forest’s children by their deeds, habits, and other actions.
By the same token, their tribe names merely refer to their homes. When dealing with other races, firbolgs refer to their lands by
Kobold
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network of passages beneath the streets, connecting them to a nearby waterway and greatly improving the town’s sanitation. If the kobolds like the area and aren’t mistreated by the humans
undetected and don’t give their targets reason to harm them. For example, a group of city kobolds might sneak into a cobbler’s house at night to loot it of knives, leather bits, nails, and
Lizardfolk
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quirk for a lizardfolk character or to inspire a unique mannerism.
Lizardfolk Quirks
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You hate waste and see no reason not to scavenge fallen enemies. Fingers are tasty and
notable deeds or actions. For example, Garurt translates as “axe,” a name given to a lizardfolk warrior who defeated an orc and claimed his foe’s weapon. A lizardfolk who likes to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, some members are highly respected while others are seen as dangerous for one reason or another. What is your relationship to the hierarchy you’re a part of? Is your entire order held in particularly
high or low esteem? Or does your adventuring party stand out from the larger order for some reason? Is your behavior in line with the expectations of your religion, or is it unorthodox in some way
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
other in the streets. The realities of survival demand that the residents live and work together, and not dwell on history. A visitor can make many friends here but would be wise not to drudge up the dark deeds of anyone’s past in this small town.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Others warn that it represents a huge army of potential enemies for those who aren’t careful — and everyone agrees that its busy streets are full of spies. Waterdhavian noble families and guilds hold
chaos is “business as usual” for most city residents. Reason to Visit. Characters who need rare items, sage advice, or other services found only in large cities might say “we’re going to Waterdeep.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, the characters need a reason for Lord Neverember to request their help in chapter 1, even if it’s simply because their heroics are widely known. Regardless, 10th-level characters have already had long
careers and earned their abilities through experience. These characters have likely accomplished impressive deeds, so encourage your players to describe how the characters reached 10th level. The 10th
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
sentient beings must come to the light of reason and goodness of their own volition. That is why it is not interested in controlling minds: it focuses only on deeds, setting an example to the world in hopes
to strike only when evil deeds are being committed. Thus, the Order of the Gauntlet is hypervigilant, using every resource at their disposal—both divine and mundane—to know where and when dark deeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
background with one of these variant features. Each background also includes a bonus feature that marks a character as a native of Baldur’s Gate who’s familiar with the city — both its streets and its
, or as many of them as you wish to take. The “Dark Secrets” section presents a crime or sin that might force a party together or underlie their deeds. Once players have sorted out their individual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
background with one of these variant features. Each background also includes a bonus feature that marks a character as a native of Baldur’s Gate who’s familiar with the city — both its streets and its
, or as many of them as you wish to take. The “Dark Secrets” section presents a crime or sin that might force a party together or underlie their deeds. Once players have sorted out their individual
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
with a Boromar lieutenant or hiring a Tarkanan assassin. The thing that holds the district together on a daily basis is personal reputation and relationships. The reason no one robs the Anvil is
happen in the upper towers. Daask might release a gorgon into the streets. The necromancers of the Emerald Claw could test a necrotic weapon or a new form of undead. A pack of wererats could take root
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
? What crime is it committing, or how is it a problem? Who wants the villain stopped? Do they have a personal reason for this? What evidence has the villain left behind? How is the evidence initially
misleading? What clarifying evidence will the characters discover in the course of their investigation? How are the villain’s deeds terrifying or suggestive of a larger plot? Are the characters threatened? How might the characters trap the villain, draw them out, or predict their next move?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
hardest while living under the harshest conditions. Warehouses, poorhouses, and tenements dominate much of the area. Streets are steep throughout, and few have space alongside for pedestrians
often have no sign at all. You either know where you are going and have reason to be there — or you are lost, and a likely mark for pickpockets or worse. Streetlamps don’t fare well in the Dock Ward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
domain’s Darklord. In time, these poor souls can’t remember which version is the real I’Cath and which one is the dream. In the physical world, I’Cath’s surreal, knotted streets echo with their
, it is a nightmare of inescapable drudgery from which death is the only escape. The dream city’s identical, even streets sprawl across a broad hill, atop which rises a glorious palace Tsien Chiang
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
choose the entries that speak to you or randomly pull cards from The Deck of Many Things card set. One of the most important steps of a warrior’s journey is discovering the reason why you fight. Glory
their toes. Rogue Tales of your past heroic deeds might be somewhat exaggerated. Ruin When you lost everything, you realized the only thing you could rely on was your martial skill. Sage Descended
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
avoid repercussions. 6 Someone who loves a monstrous creature and does anything to keep it safe. 7 A wealthy heir who manipulates the ambitious into committing terrible deeds. 8 A poisoner who seeks
, poetic tragedy, and supernatural forces are staples of gothic horror. Adventure Hooks The dichotomy between goodness and evil, reckonings for wicked deeds, and dire choices are strong themes in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
for the world to heal. If Klothys didn’t intend this, they reason, then surely she wouldn’t have brought so many monsters along in her wake. The Klothys’s Villains table suggests just a few foes that
Klothys. The seer manufactures tragedy for the individual to provoke this revelation.
6 A cult fanatic of Klothys believes that the characters’ deeds mark them as servants of the titans, destined to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the Despair Lands. The Returned of Asphodel seek to be left alone with their ennui. They rarely leave the city, venturing out only when spurred by fugues of emotion or fleeting memories. The streets
studying arcane mysteries that could never be unraveled in a single life. Like all Returned, though, they have difficulty remembering what they learn. For this reason, the rooms of their order’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
charges sparingly. She can also focus her efforts on clearing the streets of innocent bystanders and coordinating the party’s actions with those of the local militia. (As she likes to say, “It’s a weak
buried under the Reghed Glacier (see “Vellynne’s Quest” at the end of the chapter). If you’re unable to save Vellynne for whatever reason, have the characters discover a journal in her belongings that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
composed recounting of deeds, events, and important persons. Dwarves combine their runes into patterns, present pictorial histories in seemingly unconnected murals and images, and otherwise leave their
of art makes any stronghold a prime target for thieves and raiders. For that reason, the entrance to a stronghold doesn’t broadcast its presence by being a stellar example of dwarven stonework. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
streets, quarreling for no apparent reason. Beyond the city’s walls, undead raiders strike out, menacing the lands of Akros, Meletis, and Phoberos. These raids are led by the city’s de facto ruler
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
. To the southwest, docks line the shore of the mere, packed with barges ready to cross the marsh and meet merchant ships at sea.
Newly built houses with thatched roofs line Leilon’s muddy streets. At
adventurers-for-hire.
Visitors with coin to spend are welcome in Leilon, and adventurers are the settlers’ favorites. For while there is much work to be done within the town, there are deeds to be done
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, twisting caves, primeval woods, and the maze-like streets and passages of desolate ruins. A minotaur can visualize every route it might take to close the distance to its prey. The scent of blood, the
tearing of flesh, and the cracking of bones spur a minotaur’s lust for carnage, overwhelming all thought and reason. In a blood rage, a minotaur charges anything it sees, butting and goring like a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
likely a reason why you’ve avoided them.
In addition to the gods, the supernatural gifts presented earlier in this chapter might influence your background. Consider what story emerges from your
.
Myths of the Iroan Games
Competitors seeking a place among the athletes of legend endlessly push themselves to claim victory during Akros’s world-renowned annual contest, the Iroan Games. The deeds
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
incorporate deadly acts into their performances in hopes of catching his eye and earning his favor. Stages for Rakdos performances appear on streets and plazas throughout Ravnica every night, and
fear that any other guild might gain enough power to overwhelm all the others and impose its own values on everyone. For this reason, they focus their efforts on subverting other guilds’ schemes, by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
or pursuing goals of their own. Several kinds of allies are described below, each with a different reason for accompanying the party. Guidance on when the ally might depart is also provided. An ally
should encounter this ally soon after drawing the card—within a few days or even sooner. Grateful Ally Your good deeds shall be rewarded; gratitude becomes guardianship.
This ally is grateful to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1
Eye of Fear and Flame An eye of fear and flame stalks the world of the living, commanding individuals to perform evil deeds of the undead’s choosing or be destroyed. If its commands are not obeyed
humanoid figure. The interior of its hood cannot be seen except as an opaque black void. Ominous tales speak of these creatures prowling city streets in the darkest nights and during times of unease
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Dock Ward Omin’s assignment takes the characters to Dock Ward in Waterdeep, a maze of seedy tenements, rough streets, and even rougher alleyways. If the characters have spent time in the city, they
ward knows the general layout of its streets and alleys, but finding Jolly’s Lamp Emporium and the abandoned warehouse requires asking for directions at some point. Use the following encounters as a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
be repaid.
2 I’m loyal to the friend or family member who taught me how to gamble.
3 The person who saved me from my gambling addiction is the only reason I’m alive today.
4 A patron
its enforcers are looking for me.
6 Urchins once helped me find marks for my games. Now I’m driven to help them escape the streets.
d6 Flaw
1 I don’t know when to quit. Especially
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Unwelcome Party The characters’ first encounter in Elturel is a gruesome one. A number of innocent residents of the city have been in hiding to avoid the devils patrolling their streets, but a lack
how long that process will take.) The only reason the city is not already under the control of devilish forces is the demon attacks. Stemming that abyssal tide is taking all the devils’ resources. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
the characters to reach the scene, depending on how they’re traveling. But if they tarry for no particular reason, Menard is dragged into the water, never to surface again. A similar period later, a
Tortle’s captain, a hard old salt named Athgar Friedson. Trouble at Sea Friedson is a Northlander who has pushed his crew to more and more dangerous and despicable deeds in recent months. He has even talked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
new techniques of performance and magic. 4 I felt a calling to recount the deeds of champions and heroes, to bring them alive in song and story. 5 I joined one of the great colleges to learn old lore
origin. For this reason, I immersed myself in the study of the druidic mysteries and became a champion of the natural order. Fighter d6 I became a fighter because … 1 I wanted to hone my combat skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Getting About Perambulating is the superior manner of experiencing the city and all its splendors. But if you’ve come with your own conveyance, the weather is inclement, or some other reason drives
those streets, and traffic is at its most hectic there. Most other roads in the city run east to west, but regardless of their direction, traffic elsewhere is generally less hectic and thus safer to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
. The recent disruptions began when the gods walked the Realms and slew each other before the eyes of mortals, until they walked back to their divine domains through the very streets of Waterdeep itself
Thayans and Baldurian merchants have coin enough to buy property within the city, if they choose, but that is no reason to award them noble titles and legal rights, instead of merely a mansion, for