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House Agent in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
House Agent
The house agent background is the perfect background option for a character tied to a dragonmarked house.
House Agent
You have sworn fealty to a dragonmarked house. If you have a dragonmark, you're likely a member of one of the house's influential families, otherwise you're an outsider who hopes to make your fortune through the house. Your main task is to serve as the eyes of your house, but you could be called on at any time to act as its hand. Such missions can be perilous but lucrative. House Tool Proficiencies
| Your House | Proficiencies |
|---|---|
| Cannith | Alchemist' supplies and tinker's tools |
| Deneith | One gaming set and vehicles (land) |
| Ghallanda | Brewer's supplies and cook's utensils |
| Jorasco | Alchemist's supplies and herbalism kit |
| Kundarak | Thieves' tools and tinker's tools |
| Lyrandar | Navigator's tools and vehicles (air and sea) |
| Medani | Disguise kit and thieves' tools |
| Orien | One gaming set and vehicles (land) |
| Phiarlan | Disguise kit and one musical instrument |
| Sivis | Calligrapher's tools and forgery kit |
| Tharashk | One gaming set and thieves' tools |
| Thuranni | One musical instrument and poisoner's kit |
| Vadalis | Herbalism kit and vehicles (land) |
Role
You always gather information for your house, but when a baron give gives you a specific mission, what sort of work do you do? The House Agent Role table gives possibilities.
House Agent Role
| d8 | Role |
|---|---|
| 1 | Acquisition |
| 2 | Investigation |
| 3 | Research & Development |
| 4 | Security |
| 5 | Intimidation |
| 6 | Exploration |
| 7 | Negotiation |
| 8 | Covert Operations |
Skill Proficiencies Investigation, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies Two proficiencies from the House Tool Proficiencies table
Equipment A set of fine clothes, house signet ring, identification papers, and a purse containing 20 gp
Features
House Connections
As an agent of your house, you can always get food and lodging for yourself and your friends at a house enclave. When the house assigns you a mission, it will usually provide you with the necessary supplies and transportation. Beyond this, you have many old friends, mentors, and rivals in your house, and you may encounter one of them when you interact with a house business. The degree to which such acquaintances are willing to help you depends on your current standing in your house.
Suggested Characteristics
House agients are diverse. Consider the house you serve and the work you do when choosing characteristics.
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