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’d never see her again—then, to our horror, we did.”
—Hopewell Lightfinger, Sword Coast Adventurer
When the spirit of a malevolent trickster or callous rogue refuses to
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
adventurer was nearly cut short during a battle of which the bards still sing. Unleashing a devastating attack with the aptly named Apocalypse Dagger, the rogue destroyed a giant single-handedly — and lost
his arm in the process. Although Viari was made bodily whole again in an equally dramatic magical fashion, some of those closest to him have noticed that those miraculous events weigh on him still, perhaps suggesting consequences that only he foresees.
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The Book of Many Things
successful life even more glorious—only to draw a destructive card that changed your destiny forever.
Your desperation has driven you to the career of adventurer. You don’t seek out dark dungeons
containing 13 gp
Feature: Still Standing
You have weathered ruinous misfortune, and you possess hidden reserves others don’t expect. You gain the Alert, Skilled, or Tough feat (your choice). Your
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these principles, and much
formidable adventurer.
See the “Uthgardt Lands” section of chapter 2 for details on each tribe’s territory and its activities that will help you choose your affiliation.
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Backgrounds
Curse of Strahd: Character Options
, common;set of common clothes, and 1 sp.
Harrowing Event
Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness
. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts.
8
You opened an eldritch tome and saw things unfit for a sane mind. You burned the book, but its
Changeling
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
be. And so it remains. Though the children are shunned by all, the gift of the Traveler protects them still.
—Chance, changeling priest
Changelings can shift their forms with a thought. Many
havens in major cities and communities, but most prefer to wander the unpredictable path of the god known as the Traveler.
In creating a changeling adventurer, consider the character’s relationships
Species
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still
others embrace the solitude of the hunt, striving to distance themselves from those who’d tempt their hunger.
Dhampir Hungers
Every dhampir knows a thirst slaked only by the living. Those who
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
freshly grilled steak.
— Tordek, dwarf fighter and adventurer
Only a fool looks at the lizardfolk and sees nothing more than scaly humanoids. Their physical shape notwithstanding, lizardfolk
pity. Born into the world lacking stout scales and sharp teeth, it’s a wonder they have managed to survive for so long. The typical human would barely make it through a day in the swamps.
Still
Dhampir
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. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still
others embrace the solitude of the hunt, striving to distance themselves from those who’d tempt their hunger.
Dhampir Hungers
Every dhampir knows a thirst slaked only by the living. Those who
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
are my family.
4
I wield the same Boros weapon my grandparent did, for the honor of our family.
5
I ran with the Rakdos in my youth, and I’m striving to atone for my past misdeeds
.
5
An adolescent relative ran off to join the Gruul in an act of rebellion and has not yet returned.
6
I once befriended an Izzet scientist, and we’re still cordial though the
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
greater rewards as an adventurer. Your experience makes you familiar with the ins and outs of mercenary life, and you likely have harrowing stories of events on the battlefield. You might have served with
people are all that matter. (Any)
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Bond
1
I would still lay down my life for the people I served with.
2
Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
organization that gave you your start in life. In any event, the abilities that you honed while serving as a courtier will stand you in good stead as an adventurer.
Skill Proficiencies:
1
The workshop where I learned my trade is the most important place in the world to me.
2
I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Their reasons are often deeply personal. Some seek danger, imagining monsters as personifications of their own hungers. Others pursue revenge against whatever turned them into a dhampir. And still
others embrace the solitude of the hunt, striving to distance themselves from those who’d tempt their hunger.Dhampir rogue
Human
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, striving to leave a lasting legacy. Individually and as a group, humans are adaptable opportunists, and they stay alert to changing political and social dynamics.
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Elves. “It’s best not to wander into elven woods. They don’t like intruders, and you’ll as likely be bewitched as peppered with arrows. Still, if an elf can get past that damned
races
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
possible sense, they still look human. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Tieflings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling
reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
Tiefling
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possible sense, they still look human. However, their infernal heritage has left a clear imprint on their appearance. Tieflings have large horns that take any of a variety of shapes: some have curling
reflect their fiendish heritage. And some younger tieflings, striving to find a place in the world, adopt a name that signifies a virtue or other concept and then try to embody that concept. For some
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
Uthgardt Tribe Member Though you might have only recently arrived in civilized lands, you are no stranger to the values of cooperation and group effort when striving for supremacy. You learned these
yourself adrift. Or you might come from a segment of the Uthgardt that adheres to tradition, but you seek to bring glory to your tribe by achieving great things as a formidable adventurer. See the
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek personal perfection through contemplation and rigorous
adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who leave their cloisters take their work
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
adventurer clad in moldering leather armor. Scaling the chasm walls without gear requires a successful DC 15 Strength (Athletics) check. Treasure The skeleton still wears a ring of free action on one bony finger.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Creating a Druid When making a druid, consider why your character has such a close bond with nature. Perhaps your character lives in a society where the Old Faith still thrives, or was raised by a
an adventurer as part of your druidic calling, or did you first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred grove or spring? Perhaps your homeland was befouled by evil, and you took up an adventuring life in hopes of finding a new home or purpose.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Harrowing Event Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness threatening to consume you, and you
cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered. 7 A hag kidnapped and raised you. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and fills your mind with evil thoughts. 8 You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
hedge maze by accessing a portal inside the tower that they use to travel in and out. The wizard Xonthal was an extraordinary figure. Beginning as a lowly adventurer, he traveled across Faerûn and
been up to in the intervening decades, or whether he’s even still alive. Some think he must have become a lich, while others believe he’s just dead. All that’s certain is that the hedge maze remains a frustrating barrier, and the spells and wards protecting the tower against entry remain as powerful as ever.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Awakened Tree Some awakened trees stand in still, meditative states for long periods, making them easy to mistake for normal plants, while others patrol regions of natural power. Awakened trees are
those hatched and raised in captivity can become reliable mounts.
The thing’s got an axe for a face and a giant, angry rooster for everything else—of course I want to ride it!
—Batley Summerfoot, Adventurer
Alex Stone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Harrowing Event Prior to becoming an adventurer, your path in life was defined by one dark moment, one fateful decision, or one tragedy. Now you feel a darkness threatening to consume you, and you
cursed with lycanthropy and later cured. You are now haunted by the innocents you slaughtered.
7 A hag kidnapped and raised you. You escaped, but the hag still has a magical hold over you and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, conflicts and successes, and encounters with the unusual. They can help to explain why your character became an adventurer, and some might still affect your life even after they are long over. The
interest. 31–40 You made an enemy of an adventurer. Roll a d6. An odd number indicates you are to blame for the rift, and an even number indicates you are blameless. Use the supplemental tables and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Warehouse Secrets Grotten Longflint (NE female gnome spy) describes herself as an adventurer, but her current trade is burglar and pickpocket. She is understandably circumspect about her business
from Dory’s warehouse in return. If that deal is struck, the burglar tells them that some sort of golem made up of parts of sea creatures was recently delivered to the warehouse. Grotten has no idea where it came from, but is sure that the golem is at the warehouse or in Dory’s residence still.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
good-hearted and striving to help others where she can. Artemis is lawful evil, unconcerned with the value of sentient life but at least professional in his approach to murder.
As an evil character
, Artemis is not an ideal adventurer. He began his career as a villain, and only cooperates with heroes when he must — and when it’s in his own best interests. In most games, evil adventurers cause
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
hedge maze by accessing a portal inside the tower that they use to travel in and out. The wizard Xonthal was an extraordinary figure. Beginning as a lowly adventurer, he traveled across Faerûn and
been up to in the intervening decades, or whether he’s even still alive. Some think he must have become a lich, while others believe he’s just dead. All that’s certain is that the hedge maze remains a frustrating barrier, and the spells and wards protecting the tower against entry remain as powerful as ever.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
still young, or is your time as an urchin a thing of the past? 1d4 Urchin
1 You grew up on the streets of Lower Dura. You had to find or steal the things you needed to survive. You don’t
trust anyone or anything… except the few friends you’ve made over the years. You’d do anything for your friends—even become an adventurer.
2 As an orphan, you were recruited by a gang of thieves
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Training and Asceticism Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek
monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Training and Asceticism Small walled cloisters dot the landscapes of the worlds of D&D, tiny refuges from the flow of ordinary life, where time seems to stand still. The monks who live there seek
monsters or tyrants. For a monk, becoming an adventurer means leaving a structured, communal lifestyle to become a wanderer. This can be a harsh transition, and monks don’t undertake it lightly. Those who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
one of the monastery’s best giant wrestlers. She still considers herself an adventurer, though, and has recently begun to feel the itch of wanderlust. The characters’ quest to rid the Star Forge of evil
playful adventurer whose primary interests are giantkind and the natural world. A few years ago, she took up residence at the Fireside Monastery, where she quickly rose through the ranks to become
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
people in their nation, or reviled by the people they served? Grim Inspiration Something the villain saw or experienced during the war made a lasting impression that still drives them today. Perhaps
story — or a compelling villain. Which one of the characters served alongside the villain? Were they equals, or was one of higher rank? Did the villain abandon or betray the adventurer, or was it the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. Mordenheim desperately hastened her experiments, employing anyone who would bring her bodies—both newly dead and still living. On her operating table, victims were killed, returned to life, and died again
rumors of a glowing woman wandering in the icy wastes. Since then, Mordenheim has continued her experiments on the dead and living, striving to recreate her successes and failing every time. Between
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
character lives in a society where the Old Faith still thrives, or was raised by a druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of
becoming a druid was part of your character’s destiny.
Have you always been an adventurer as part of your druidic calling, or did you first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred grove or spring