CURSE OF STRAHD: OPTIONAL BACKGROUNDS - A Collection of Backgrounds for Season 4 of the D&D Adventurers League - Black Fist Double Agent

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CURSE OF STRAHD: OPTIONAL BACKGROUNDS presents new background options for exploring Lord Strahd’s realm, including survival in the mists and reshaped landscapes. The document includes a Season 4 D&D Adventurers League background, “Black Fist Double Agent,” detailing the character’s role as an informant to the Tears of Virulence while secretly working for the deposed Black Fists. It provides skill and tool proficiencies, equipment, lifestyle, a variant feature note, and guidance through personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws.

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Black Fist Double Agent

Role and Motivation

Proficiencies, Equipment, and Lifestyle

Feature: Double Agent

Personality Traits

Ideals

Bonds

Flaws

CURSE OF STRAHD: OPTIONAL BACKGROUNDS Surviving the Mists takes guts, courage, and a bit of luck. Contained herein is a selection of new and interesting backgrounds for those who wish to explore the dangers of Lord Strahd’s realm. “A cold, clinging mist covers the land this morning, and as we push through it we can almost hear the howl of desperate creatures both mundane and exotic…and when it clears, we can clearly see that the land is not the same as it once was. We are somewhere new, somewhere darker; the trees are twisted and the stars are not the same.” –Last diary entry of Arlo Frumm, Phlan Refugee A Collection of Backgrounds for Season 4 of the D&DAdventurers League V1.1 Designers: Jay Africa, Kalani Vernon, Cindy Moore, Dave Russell, Derek Gray Development and Editing: D&D Adventurers League Administrators and Coordinators D&D Adventurers League Wizards Team: Mike Mearles, Chris Lindsay D&D Adventurers League Administrators: Robert Adducci, Bill Benham, Travis Woodall, Greg Marks, Alan Patrick DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, the dragon ampersand, Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, Dungeon Master’s Guide, D&D Adventurers League, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. All characters and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast. ©2016 Wizards of the Coast LLC, PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057-0707, USA. Manufactured by Hasbro SA, Rue Emile-Boéchat 31, 2800 Delémont, CH. Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK. Black Fist Double Agent You are an informant for the Tears of Virulence who now lord over Phlan, but are also a double agent for original town guard of Phlan, the Black Fists. For the Tears you’ve been tasked with ferreting out the secrets of Phlan's criminal underworld, insurgency, and the common peoples of Phlan. In exchange for reporting on the activities of dissenters, criminals, and other rebel elements, the Tears of Virulence leave you alone to conduct your affairs in peace. In reality you work for the deposed Black Fists, sharing misinformation with the Tears of Virulence that often helps the Black Fists and other phlan insurgents. Since the evacuation of Phlan, you are even busier today than you ever were previously, as the number of dissenters among the refugees grows daily, while you are afforded many opportunities to spy on the peoples of Mulmaster and Elventree, to the pleasure of your contact(s) within the Tears of Virulence. Skill Proficiencies: Deception, Insight Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit, and one type of artisan’stools or gaming set Equipment: Disguise kit, common clothes, a Tears of Virulence emblem, a writ of free agency signed by the Lord Regent, a set of artisan’s tools or gaming set you are proficient with, and a pouch with 15 gp (payment for services rendered) . Lifestyle: Moderate Feature: Double Agent You have a reliable and trusty contact within the Tears of Virulence garrison in Phlan to whom you pass information and secrets. In exchange, you can get away with minor criminal offenses within the town of Phlan. In addition, your Black Fists contacts can help you secure an audience with the Lord Regent, the Lord Sage, members of the Black Fists, or deposed nobles and authority figures who are sympathetic to the Phlan refugees and insurgents.[Note: This feature is a variant of the Noble feature.] d8 Personality Trait around. 2 My eloquence and sophistication are tools I use to avoid arousing suspicion myself. 3 missions. 4 I live by my wits and always check every lock twice, just 1 Peop

FAQs

What is the core premise of the “Black Fist Double Agent” background?

The character serves as an informant for the Tears of Virulence ruling Phlan, but secretly acts as a double agent for the deposed Black Fists by sharing misinformation.

Which skills, tools, and starting gear are listed for this background?

Skill proficiencies are Deception and Insight; tool proficiencies include Disguise Kit and one type of artisan’s tools or a gaming set. Equipment includes a disguise kit, common clothes, a Tears of Virulence emblem, a writ of free agency, artisan’s tools or a gaming set, and 15 gp.

What does the Double Agent feature enable during play?

It grants a reliable contact within the Tears of Virulence garrison to pass secrets and information, while allowing the character to commit minor criminal offenses in Phlan.

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