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: Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion
Weapon Proficiencies
Simple and Martial weapons
Armor Training
Light, Medium, and Heavy armor and Shields
Starting
Paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and
Classes
Player’s Handbook
, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion
Weapon Proficiencies
Simple weapons
Armor Training
Light and Medium armor and Shields
Starting Equipment
Choose A or B: (A) Chain Shirt, Shield
, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP
Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
so blessed is that oreads go out of their way to leave such sites alone.
Tales of Fire. The followers of Purphoros regard oreads with special reverence, as myths tell of cagey smiths befriending these
mind the cycles of nature, the daily interplay of wild animals, or other cosmic forces. Occasionally, though, groups of the same kind of nymphs congregate in a place of natural power or beauty. In
Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3)
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Monsters
Monster Manual (2014)
time, the serpent gods heard those prayers, their sibilant voices responding from the darkness as they told the yuan-ti what they must do. The yuan-ti religion grew more fanatical in its devotion. Cults
their race, allowing them to shed their frail humanity like dead skin. Those that did not transform eventually became slaves or food for the blessed of the serpent gods. The yuan-ti empires withered
Backgrounds
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
denizens.
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion
Languages: Two of your choice (Celestial or Gith recommended)
Equipment: A set of traveler’s clothes, a diary, an ink pen, a bottle of ink, and a
lasting impression on you. This deity saw fit to share one secret or obscure bit of cosmic lore with you. Work with your DM to determine the details of this knowledge and its impact on the campaign.
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Sorcerer
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Basic Rules (2014)
otherworldly influence, or exposure to unknown cosmic forces. One can’t study sorcery as one learns a language, any more than one can learn to live a legendary life. No one chooses sorcery; the power
ancestors? Or did some extraordinary event leave you blessed with inherent magic but perhaps scarred as well? How do you feel about the magical power coursing through you? Do you embrace it, try to
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
in the shadows. Order agents tend to be proficient in Religion, and frequently seek aid from law enforcement friendly to the order’s ideals, and the clergy of the order’s patron gods.
The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: Athletics, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple and Martial weapons Armor Training Light, Medium, and Heavy armor and
Paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion. Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and armor. Even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Insight, Intimidation, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple and Martial weapons Armor Training Light, Medium, and Heavy armor and Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Chain
that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion. Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and armor. Even so, their martial skills are secondary to the magical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Dragon Blessed Dragon blessed are the acolytes of dragons, whom they revere as gods. They wield magic to heal and support those who have earned their dragon masters’ favor—and scourge those who incur
the dragons’ wrath. Dragon blessed view their lives and magical abilities as gifts bestowed by their dragon, and they give life energy to save those they deem important to their masters’ work. Dragon
Paladin
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turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
The Cause of Righteousness
A paladin swears to uphold justice and righteousness, to stand with the good things of the world against the encroaching
has taken him or her away from adventuring for a time, every paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against evil. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of the militias and armies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Champion of Gorm Champions are blessed by Gorm to lead their fellow guardians. In battle, they channel auras of ghostly lightning to protect Gorm’s servants. Champion of Gorm Medium Humanoid
)
Saving Throws Str +5, Wis +4
Skills Athletics +5, Insight +4, Religion +3
Senses passive Perception 12
Languages Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP) Proficiency Bonus +2
Brave. The champion has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
existence itself. Characters who reach 20th level have attained the pinnacle of mortal achievement. Their deeds are recorded in the annals of history and recounted by bards for centuries. Their
characters might be called on to undertake grand adventures on the cosmic stage. And as a result of these adventures, their capabilities can continue to evolve. Characters gain no more levels at this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training Light and Medium armor and Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Chain Shirt, Shield, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest’s Pack, and 7
GP; or (B) 110 GP Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity, a Cleric can reach out to the divine
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
belong to an established religious hierarchy, but many do not. The gods choose whomever they will, and sometimes a devoted worshiper is blessed with all the abilities of a cleric, despite not being a
path of the cleric. They serve their faiths in other roles, such as priests, scholars, or artisans, while some go on to vocations that have nothing to do with religion. A few souls who are denied the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Proficiencies Choose 2: History, Insight, Medicine, Persuasion, or Religion Weapon Proficiencies Simple weapons Armor Training Light and Medium armor and Shields Starting Equipment Choose A or B: (A) Chain
Shirt, Shield, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest’s Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
cosmic implications of Maglubiyet’s attacks. To prevent the goblinoids from outstripping her people in population, she urges the orcs to have many offspring and teach them the ways of battle not only
herself and claw Maglubiyet’s beady eyes from his face to prevent him from taking them from her. The cosmic battle between the two pantheons has raged for eons without resolution, leading those
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
, History, Nature, and Religion. Diplomat. Negotiating treaties, de-escalating conflicts, and issuing ultimatums are tasks that fall within the purview of the Diplomat, who typically puts their high
Charisma to work in the service of the state. These characters often come from a noble background and bring proficiency in skills such as Intimidation and Persuasion to their work. Bards are natural fits in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
are close to their ultimate triumph, persuading him to join the “winning side” in this cosmic conflict. As soon as Eleith notices a character use obvious divine magic—healing an ally or turning
succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check discerns that these materials describe various rites practiced by Orcus worshipers. Ghostly Librarian. The spectral figure in the alcove is the Ghost of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
the plane’s most dangerous denizens. Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Religion Languages: Two of your choice (Celestial or Gith recommended) Equipment: A set of traveler’s clothes, a diary, an ink pen
a lasting impression on you. This deity saw fit to share one secret or obscure bit of cosmic lore with you. Work with your DM to determine the details of this knowledge and its impact on the campaign
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Persuasion (or sometimes Intimidation) and Religion can be useful for this character. Many clerics fill this role, but devout bards can also be effective Teachers. Some Teachers bring skills from the
connection to the divine. This character might be the driving force behind the group’s quests, steering them according to divine will. Proficiency in skills such as Insight and Religion can help reflect
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
headwaters in the Blessed Fields of Elysium. This plane-spanning waterway provides a path through some of the Upper Planes. It flows through each of Elysium’s layers, passes through the top layer of the
World Tree The World Tree, Yggdrasil, is a cosmic ash tree that spans the Outer Planes and links them to many worlds of the Material Plane. Its roots stretch into the Lower Planes, touching Hades
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
beads on a string. But it’s not the only possible explanation of the river’s course. The World Tree A different arrangement of planes envisions them situated among the roots and branches of a great cosmic
are imprisoned in endless darkness, lies below Hades. And far to the west of the known world in the Material Plane are the blessed Elysian Fields. The souls of great heroes reside there. Solar Barge
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
skills. Bards and rogues make natural academic Financiers, as do those with the charlatan and noble backgrounds. Research Assistant. Whether their seeking to graduate, get published, or make their
sage background is an obvious choice for the Scholar, with acolyte and hermit also providing fine alternatives. Proficiency in skills such as Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, and Religion often proves useful for this character.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and innkeepers, rangers, and the clergy of gods that are
different, however: bearers of the gauntlet are holy warriors on a righteous quest to crush evil and promote justice, and they never hide in the shadows. Order agents tend to be proficient in Religion, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
3 3 — — — — — — 7 +3 Blessed Strikes 3 4 11 4 3 3 1 — — — — — 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 3 4 12 4 3 3 2 — — — — — 9 +4 — 3 4 14 4 3 3 3 1 — — — — 10 +4 Divine Intervention 3 5 15 4 3 3 3 2
— — — — 11 +4 — 3 5 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — — 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 3 5 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — — 13 +5 — 3 5 17 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — — 14 +5 Improved Blessed Strikes 3 5 17 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — — 15 +5 — 3 5 18 4 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Other Religious Systems In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems (centered
), or even forces and philosophies that don’t center on deities. Tight Pantheons In contrast to a loose pantheon, a tight pantheon focuses on a single religion whose teachings and edicts embrace a small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
4 3 3 — — — — — — 7 +3 Blessed Strikes 3 4 11 4 3 3 1 — — — — — 8 +3 Ability Score Improvement 3 4 12 4 3 3 2 — — — — — 9 +4 — 3 4 14 4 3 3 3 1 — — — — 10 +4 Divine Intervention 3 5 15 4 3 3 3 2
— — — — 11 +4 — 3 5 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — — 12 +4 Ability Score Improvement 3 5 16 4 3 3 3 2 1 — — — 13 +5 — 3 5 17 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — — 14 +5 Improved Blessed Strikes 3 5 17 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 — — 15 +5 — 3 5 18 4 3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
your world might worship a patron deity, performing secret missions in that deity’s name. To reflect this cultural detail, you could add Religion to the list of skills that a rogue character can choose
firmly in the world by associating the class with a particular race or culture. For example, you might decide that bards, sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards represent the magical traditions of four
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
contract states, “one shy of a million gold coins and the sacrifice of one shy of a hundred unfortunate souls.” Victoro is well schooled, suave, slow to anger, and blessed with good health, long life
)
CON
14(+2)
INT
16(+3)
WIS
17(+3)
CHA
18(+4)
Saving Throws Con +6, Wis +7
Skills History +7, Insight +7, Persuasion +8, Religion +7
Damage Immunities poison
Condition
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
: History, Religion Languages: Two of your choice Equipment: A bottle of black ink, an ink pen, a hammer, a hooded lantern, a tinderbox, a tome of history, a school uniform, and a pouch containing 15 gp
Lorehold. Bards thrive in Lorehold, and wizards (particularly those of the School of Divination) are numerous among its students. Clerics (often with the Knowledge or Light domains) are also quite common
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, to try new things, to imagine what they desire and then pursue it, and to be kind to others. In return for this freedom from the usual requirements of religion, Corellon expects them to address
sages imagine that, one day, all elves will be given this opportunity, after Corellon is satisfied by the completion of some great cosmic quest, and elves will once again be a people of unfettered form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
undead captain places his boot on the rail along the deck of his creaky galleon and leans over the bow. His disembodied hand perches on his shoulder, and lightning from the cosmic storm flashes
sensitive to holy praise. While aboard the ship, bards and other musicians are allowed to play only secular tunes.
Article 3: Coward’s Consequence. Those who abandon their post or shirk their duty
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Oath of Glory You. You’re it. You’re the winner of the cosmic fortune lottery. Oh, and you’re going to tell absolutely everyone all about it? Just great.
Tasha
Paladins who take the Oath of Glory
following benefits for 1 minute: You are blessed with an otherworldly presence, gaining advantage on all Charisma checks. Once on each of your turns when you make a weapon attack and miss, you can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
the religion of Dumathoin. Getting In. Rivibiddel accessed a secret Underdark passage leading to the pool in area P5. He swam past that room’s treacherous inhabitants and was delighted to find the work
information about the Crypt of the Talhund from his own scouting and from He of the Hidden Gemstone: Blessed Site. Talhundereth was once a significant holy site for followers of Dumathoin. Generations of their