# NPC Secrets *Source: Dungeon Master's Guide (2024) p. 86* **NPC Secrets** `dice: [](npc-secrets-xdmg.md#^npc-secrets)` | dice: 1d10 | Secret | |------------|--------| | 1 | The NPC is in disguise, concealing their identity or some aspect of their appearance. | | 2 | The NPC is currently planning, executing, or covering up a crime. | | 3 | The NPC (or their family) has been threatened with harm unless the NPC does something. | | 4 | The NPC is under a magical compulsion (perhaps a [Geas](Mechanics/CLI/spells/geas-xphb.md) spell or some kind of curse) to behave in a certain way. | | 5 | The NPC is seriously ill or in terrible pain. | | 6 | The NPC feels responsible for someone's death or ill fortune. | | 7 | The NPC is on the brink of financial ruin. | | 8 | The NPC is desperately lonely or harboring an unrequited passion. | | 9 | The NPC nurses a powerful ambition. | | 10 | The NPC is deeply dissatisfied or unhappy. | ^npc-secrets