# Research Complications *Source: Xanathar's Guide to Everything p. 132* **Research Complications** `dice: [](research-complications-xge.md#^research-complications)` | dice: d6 | Complication | |----------|--------------| | 1 | You accidentally damage a rare book. | | 2 | You offend a sage, who demands an extravagant gift.* | | 3 | If you had known that book was cursed, you never would have opened it. | | 4 | A sage becomes obsessed with convincing you of a number of strange theories about reality.* | | 5 | Your actions cause you to be banned from a library until you make reparations.* | | 6 | You uncovered useful lore, but only by promising to complete a dangerous task in return. | ^research-complications *Might involve a rival