Guildmasters Guide to Ravnica

INTRIGUE GUILDS

d12 Guild

1-2 Azorius Senate

3-6 House Dimir

7-8 Colgari Swarm

9-11 Orzhov Syndicate

12 Simic Combine

MYSTERY
Ravnica is rife with crime, presenting law-abiding
adventurers with ample opportunity to put their
mystery-solving s kills to the test. Identifying a guild
assassin, tracking a stolen treasure, or unmasking
a corrupt bureaucrat could all fall into this category.
Of course, the adventurers need not be virtuous or
law-abiding themselves: the Orzhov are more apt to send
their own enforcers after thieves than they are to turn to
the forces of law for assistance.

MYST ERY GUILDS

d12 Guild

1-4 House Dimir

5- 7 Colgari Swarm

8 lzzet League

9- 11 Orzhov Syndicate

12 Simic Combine

DISASTER

When a cyclonic rift sweeps through the streets, an

uncontrolled wurm crashes through buildings, or a

laboratory experiment goes haywire, heroes might be

called upon to s helter the innocent. stop the disaster at

its source, or hunt down the villain responsible.

DISASTER GUILDS

d12 Guild

1- 2 Golgari Swarm

3- 5 Gruul Clans

6- 8 lzzet League

9- 10 Selesnya Conclave

11 - 12 Simic Combin e

PROTECTION

When the innocent a re victimized by the powerful, he-

roes step in. Crimina l shakedowns, military raids, end-

less riots, and more a re chances for characters to prove

their mettle and earn the adulation of the populace.

PROTECTION GUILDS

d12 Guild

1- 2 Boros legion

3- 6 Gruul Clans

7- 8 Orzhov Syndicate

9-12 Cult of Rakdos

GUILD VERSUS GUILD

Interguild conAict is such a fundamental aspect of life

on Ravnica that the player characters' guild member-

s hip is an easy starting point for choosing an adventu re

villai n. If you c hoose a villain from a guild that's already

in conflict with one or more guilds that the characters

belong to, it 's easy to craft villainous goals that are at

odds with the characters' goals.

If all the playe r characters belong to a single guild,

choosing almost any other guild will provide oppor tu-

nities for conflict. The natural state of the relationship

between any two guilds is tension at best, and open

warfare at worst. All it takes is a villain willing to upset

the balance of power, and the characters' guild or their

own motivations should easily bring them into conflict

with the villain. A party's own guild could even provide

a villain, given the amount of scheming and intrigue that

exists even within the guilds. A guild official gone rogue,

membe rs of the same guild at odds with one another, or

even a corrupt guildmaster can put characters in con-

flict with th eir own guild.

If the characters come from different guilds, a com-

mon enemy provides a good reason for them to work

together. Any guild that isn't represented by one of the

characters is a fine c hoice for a villain.

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