Research Complications

Source: Xanathar’s Guide to Everything p. 132

Research Complications

dice: d6Complication
1You accidentally damage a rare book.
2You offend a sage, who demands an extravagant gift.*
3If you had known that book was cursed, you never would have opened it.
4A sage becomes obsessed with convincing you of a number of strange theories about reality.*
5Your actions cause you to be banned from a library until you make reparations.*
6You uncovered useful lore, but only by promising to complete a dangerous task in return.
^research-complications

*Might involve a rival