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following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic.
The college’s members gather in libraries and
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
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A flamboyant spy or brigand
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The incarnation of a nation or people
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A scoundrel with a masked guise
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A vengeful spirit
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The manifestation of a deity or your faith
unidentifiable as your true self. By removing your disguise and revealing your true face, you are no longer identifiable as your persona. This allows you to change appearances between your two personalities as
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
provide you with access to a hidden safe house, free room and board, or assistance in finding information. These agents never risk their lives for you or risk revealing their true identities.
to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful)
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Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
theoretical mettle against the real world; Baldric, a dwarf Cleric who refuses to tie himself to a single deity when he can trade favors with them all; Lark, a tiefling Bard with as many secrets as songs; and Uggie, a pet otyugh.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip. The chosen spells count as bard spells for you but don’t count against the number of bard spells you know. Peerless Skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
monarch or following the tenets of a deity. A noble who keeps such a bard as a herald or advisor knows that the bard would rather be honest than politic. The college’s members gather in libraries and
choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table, or a cantrip. The chosen spells count as bard spells for you but don’t count against the number of bard spells you know. Peerless Skill
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
comfortable lies of reality, revealing forgotten or terrible truths. 3 Expand their faith though mind control or supernatural coercion. 4 Make global changes, like sinking the land or awakening
volcanoes. 5 Remake life on a mass scale, altering other creatures’ bodies or spiritual beings. 6 Summon their deity or its herald, weapon, or realm into their world.
Kobold
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
sent Kurtulmak to retrieve it. Garl lured his pursuer into a maze-like cavern, then collapsed the exits behind him, trapping Kurtulmak for all eternity. Kurtulmak is a hateful deity, one who despises
owner, they are often willing to take the chance of revealing themselves because the potential reward is worth the risk.
Dragon Servitors
Kobolds believe that they were created by Tiamat from the blood
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
steadfast followers. Characters who draw their magic from gods won’t have access to spells or magical class features until the end of the encounter, as this prelude details a meeting with their deity
. Characters with no special interest in serving a deity might participate in the “Scales of War” prelude instead. The prelude unfolds in a surreal, dreamlike situation where characters can follow a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
menace, ask for the check without revealing the DC.) The following modifiers apply to the check: Arcane spellcasters gain a +6 bonus. Characters who openly worship a deity associated with death gain
a +4 bonus. Clerics and paladins of good-aligned deities take a –6 penalty. Other characters wearing visible signs of worshiping any good-aligned deity take a –4 penalty. A character takes a –4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
menace, ask for the check without revealing the DC.) The following modifiers apply to the check: Arcane spellcasters gain a +6 bonus. Characters who openly worship a deity associated with death gain a
+4 bonus. Clerics and paladins of good-aligned deities take a –6 penalty. Other characters wearing visible signs of worshiping any good-aligned deity take a –4 penalty. A character takes a –4 penalty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Demon-worshiping cult 2 Devil-worshiping cult 3–4 Elemental Air cult 5–6 Elemental Earth cult 7–8 Elemental Fire cult 9–10 Elemental Water cult 11–15 Worshipers of an evil deity 16–17 Worshipers of a good
deity 18–20 Worshipers of a neutral deity NPC Alignment d20 Alignment 1–2 Lawful good 3–4 Neutral good 5–6 Chaotic good 7–9 Lawful neutral 10–11 Neutral 12 Chaotic neutral 13–15 Lawful evil 16
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
those memories voice once more: Varyas’s eidolon. With the aid of both the eidolon and Varyas’s mask, a character can start the process of revealing the message written on the mask. While Varyas’s eidolon
deity languishes on an island just beyond where the Tartyx cascades off the world’s edge. There stands a dilapidated palace where Phenax hid for a time during his escape from the Underworld. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
reliability that makes her a popular deity.
The Miraculous Field. Outside Setessa is a farm that produces incredible fruits and grains that can heal illnesses, increase fertility, and stave off
, occasionally, a centuries-old depiction of the goddess breaks, revealing an ancient icon inside, typically a primitive mud idol of a woman bearing a sheaf of grain in one hand and a skull in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a dead, hateful deity of any origin you choose. This vestige can’t be harmed or controlled, and it is immune to all conditions. Any creature that touches the amber monolith forms a telepathic link
after one week, returning the house to its full power. If the amber monolith is destroyed, the house responds as described above and the inky water drains away, revealing the treasure within. Mara’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Kruphix’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral Suggested Classes: Bard, cleric, druid, monk, ranger, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Knowledge, Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Hermit, outlander
the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these: Keeping a dangerous secret despite personal cost Revealing a critical truth at an important moment Mediating a major
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
with dead spell is cast on his head (which would need to be taken somewhere away from the tower’s spell drain effect), Yan reveals that he was banished from his clan for stealing. A half-elf bard named
compartment hidden in the wall behind the suit of armor. If the armor is activated and commanded to retrieve the treasure, it pulls the stones out of the wall, revealing the treasure beyond. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
resembles an unblinking eye, staring skyward. A deity devoted to revealing the truth might seem to have a weak draw in a city of merchants, but Savras was widely worshiped in Chult long before the
contracted who’ll bring an item to order, for the right price. 7. Temple of Savras Savras is a deity of wizards, fortune tellers, diviners, and those who unfailingly speak the truth regardless of whether
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
excavate the temple ruins, hoping to find evidence of their benevolent deity. The work is continuing under the rule of the evil serpentfolk, but it’s slow going. Several grippli have been forced to
the malisons are a chime of opening and a lantern of revealing (which they use as a precaution against invisible enemies). After the malison strikes the chime for the first time, the item has 5 uses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
neutral good priests of Celestian, the enigmatic deity of stars and wanderers on Oerth. Though apprehensive about exploring the complex, the couple are dear friends to Laysa and support her efforts. Talo
and in Acererak’s entry in appendix B. Marian doesn’t realize exactly how dangerous the complex here is. Magic Items. Marian has a Lantern of Revealing sitting near her and a Gem of Seeing strapped to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
flamboyant spy or brigand 2 The incarnation of a nation or people 3 A scoundrel with a masked guise 4 A vengeful spirit 5 The manifestation of a deity or your faith 6 One whose beauty is greatly accented
themselves stymied by your disguise. Upon donning a disguise and behaving as your persona, you are unidentifiable as your true self. By removing your disguise and revealing your true face, you are no longer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
A flamboyant spy or brigand
2 The incarnation of a nation or people
3 A scoundrel with a masked guise
4 A vengeful spirit
5 The manifestation of a deity or your faith
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removing your disguise and revealing your true face, you are no longer identifiable as your persona. This allows you to change appearances between your two personalities as often as you wish, using one to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Mummy The Will of Dark Gods. An undead mummy is created when the priest of a death god or other dark deity ritually imbues a prepared corpse with necromantic magic. The mummy’s linen wrappings are
despoiling bloodshed.
More ephemeral or permanent offenses, such as revealing a secret the mummy wished kept or killing an individual the mummy loved, can’t be so easily remedied. In such cases, a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
characters arrive shortly before twilight. When they arrive, lay out the poster map of the carnival for the players to see. After revealing the map, read the following boxed text to any players whose
. This letter has similar text to the first letter, as well as the symbol of a deity worshiped in your campaign world (choose an appropriate deity). This letter can be taken to any temple where that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
warped Test Market until its identity is discovered. Once caught, the Keymaster can be forced to open the inn’s basement door — revealing the dimensional caverns leading to the ritual site. Advancing to
to the fireplace is an unoccupied raised stage where a bard might strike up a tune. The bar is to your left, where a half-elf in a heavy leather duster receives a drink from a tall female elf wearing a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tu’narath They call it the City of Death. I would mock such a tired excuse for a name, but if it fits, who am I to argue?
— Gimble, gnome bard
When the githyanki fled from the illithids
, Vlaakith led them to safety on the Astral Plane inside the floating corpse of a six-armed deity. This being’s body long ago calcified into a great slab of rock, its lower half smashed by some ancient
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Iggwilv’s experiments. Eighteen troglodyte warriors live in the warrens. The clan is led by a bloated hezrou servant of Laogzed, a lesser demonic deity of mindless gluttony venerated by these troglodytes
a column near one of the pentacles is a Weapon of Warning (glaive) veined with hellfire. G9d: Mechanized Checkpoint A copper-hued light flares and then fades, revealing a doorless, perfectly cubic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
conceal his identity, revealing it only when the time has come to display his true power. He is always well-dressed, donning the fine clothing of a noble or wearing the armor and gear of a successful
people in gruesome ways. He’s brought to heel only by the combination of Bane and Myrkul. Bhaal’s cultists emulate their deity, carrying out gruesome murders to spread fear and horror. They are charming
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
stone.
Creatures. A Red Wizard transmuter (see appendix B) works here with a dwarf cleric of Grumbar, a deity associated with caverns and earth. The dwarf assists in the creation of clay golems
of the glyphs is connected to the evocation magic of the pillars, thereby revealing the function of the glyphs without a check. A character who understands how the glyphs work can take an action to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
the Dragon Bar, an imp encourages them to speak with Vez the oni. F3: Illusory Fountain Heavy doors swing inward, revealing a jingling fountain of gold coins rising from the floor of an extravagant
-deity with a petty portfolio, such as dust mites, scheduling conflicts, gazebos, or three-toed sloths. Celestials and Fiends acknowledge the participant’s godly status, but with no followers to boast
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
15 Wisdom (Perception) check. To open it, one must press a nearby wall carving shaped like an eye. When this is done, the secret door swings inward, revealing a curved hallway (area X8) beyond. X3
area’s prisoners. Cell Occupants Cell Prisoners A A male half-ogre named Groz, a minotaur named Umpok, and a female orog named Charworl B Kidnapped Waterdavians: Xia Shung (NG female Shou human bard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
other paths to power. Cloud Giant Smiling One Cloud giants aren’t, on the whole, religious. They tolerate many conflicting ideas about their patron deity, Memnor. The smiling ones strain that tolerance
spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with spell attacks). The giant has the following bard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): minor illusion
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
successful DC 14 Strength check. Statue of St. Cuthbert. The missionaries of St. Cuthbert planned to stay for months or years in most ports, so they brought along a statue of their sacred deity to display
in pieces that litter the ground. Crab of Cuthbert. The day before the Marshal sank, Clergol of the Viola, a bard and a follower of St. Cuthbert, cast the awaken spell on a crab he named Barnacle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
: a prominent playwright, bard, or court fool in whose words, art, or performance the people perceive universal truth. On a smaller scale, this might be an influential local poet, minstrel, satirist
might or might not happen, depending on the actions of the characters. Describe the person or creature that discovered the prophecy and how it was found. What did this creature gain by revealing it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
magic flames for 24 hours. If the brazier is lit, the heat it gives off starts to melt the ice in the chamber, revealing the words of the inscription after 10 minutes. Alcoves. Examination of the alcoves
Stars!” A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (History) check knows this legendary piece of music, as does any bard in the party. If the characters enter the music hall, read: This grand