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Curse of Strahd
, Strahd’s biological mother. The second was the queen’s midwife, a devout follower of Mother Night named Baba Lysaga. Although it was the former who raised Strahd and enabled him to follow in
received several disturbing reports, Queen Ravenovia was forced to banish the midwife from the kingdom. Lysaga never saw Strahd again, but she has succeeded in staying alive to witness the triumphs of
Bard
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, ensuring that her companions’ words will be well received. Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds
of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
Wizard
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knowledge and power calls even the most unadventurous wizards out of the safety of their libraries and laboratories and into crumbling ruins and lost cities. Most wizards believe that their counterparts
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What drew you forth from your life of study? Did your first taste of magical knowledge leave you hungry for more? Have you received word of a secret repository of knowledge not yet plundered by any
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
The Redcloak Battalion The soldiers of the Redcloak Battalion are among the deadliest warriors in Sharn. When a situation calls for extreme military force, both the Sharn Watch and the King’s Citadel
turn to the Redcloak Battalion. This elite unit fought in the forefront of the Last War, and the bards in Menthis today sing of the exploits of Khandan the Hammer and Meira the Huntress. At the end
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
devout worshiper, but who has also been invested with a measure of a deity’s power. The question has long been debated: Does a mortal become a cleric as a consequence of deep devotion to one’s deity
, thereby attracting the god’s favor? Or is it the deity who sees the potential in a person and calls that individual into service? Ultimately, perhaps, the answer doesn’t matter. However clerics come
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
village of Krezk
4 The identical twins Yasmine and Nasseri, who are devout servants of the god Ezra
5 Renoir Laurent, the teenage son of Chantal Laurent, a woman Strahd abducted years ago
6 Petra Rilenovich, a young prodigy who has gained local renown for her remarkable paintings of what she calls her “dream lives”
7 Vanasia, the leader of a far-ranging Vistani band
8 Quentin L’Argent, the dragonborn son of human goat herders living near the ruined manor Argynvostholt.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
example, young men and women sometimes attempt to divine the names of their future spouses by saying a rhyming chant that calls upon Savras while gazing in a mirror. Savras has no currently active
legend, Savras was trapped in Azuth’s staff for ages. Azuth eventually freed Savras so long as Savras swore fealty, and today the staff is a potent symbol for those who revere Savras. Devout worshipers
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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
BREAKING YOUR OATH
A paladin tries to hold to the highest standards of conduct, but even the most virtuous paladin is fallible. Sometimes the right path proves too demanding, sometimes a situation calls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
effect that calls for a damage roll (including Magic Missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Which Spell Scrolls can Bards understand—spells from the Bard list only, or
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
Build Your Group Religious orders attract people from all walks of life. It can be fun to play against type—to make a devout character with the criminal or charlatan background, for example
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Lorinda’s Powers and Dominion Lorinda is a green hag of extreme age. In her true form, she carries her darling family—three grim dolls she calls Laveeda, Leticia, and Laoirse. When dealing with the
art, and small sacrifices. The most devout, called Mother’s Minders, each undertake a ritual in which they pluck out their left eye, gifting its sight to Mother. Lorinda can see through her followers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
. You can use Cutting Words to reduce the damage from any effect that calls for a damage roll (including magic missile) even if the damage roll is not preceded by an attack roll. Can a bard replace
in the Spellcasting feature. Which spell scrolls can bards understand—spells from the bard list only, or spells from the bard list plus spells from Magical Secrets? A bard can use any spell scroll
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
a lively debate on the current state of the Race of Eight Winds. Detention is run by a halfling who calls herself Brandy. She claims to be a excoriate, driven from House Ghallanda after refusing to
large meeting rooms, and a small concert hall. Rumors say that this is an outpost of the secret Circle of Song, a society of bards and entertainers spread across Khorvaire; others swear that House
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
from a satchel and places it on the conference room’s oak table. “You know the town of Phandalin? Just off the Triboar Trail? A few months back, we awarded a group a franchise there. We received word
answering any calls.”
Omin snaps his fingers, and a paper, a pen, and an ink pot leap from his satchel. “This note gives you the right to travel to Phandalin and investigate the franchise there on my behalf
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
characters don’t disguise their approach, one of the investigators calls out, identifies themselves, and welcomes the company. They invite the party inside to meet with their partner. Ultimately, if
the party proves cooperative, the investigators offer the following information: They know nothing about the messages the characters received. They have heard of mysterious occurrences wherein strangers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
never received one in life. Merle lies in the casket but occasionally sits up to hear his own eulogies. The Dusters ask the characters if they’d like to say anything on behalf of the deceased. 6 A lost
to expel a dybbuk† from a corpse. The exorcist asks the characters to help in dispatch the Fiend. 9 Two bards† in the Heralds of Dust approach the characters and sing a ballad honoring the dead. If the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
it — sometimes literally. Drow have respect for the power of demons, but they don’t fear them the way most other mortal creatures do. A drow who calls up a demon from the Abyss into the Underdark
, but those who lead her people and direct her worship must be closely watched to be sure they remain devout, unquestioning, and afraid.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
, crescent-shaped birthmark. Puzzle Your studies led you to a scrap of prophecy or the memoir of a prominent figure, which calls your beliefs into question. Rogue A devout individual whom you looked up to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Redcloak Battalion The soldiers of the Redcloak Battalion number among the deadliest warriors in Breland. When a situation calls for extreme military force, law enforcers turn to the Redcloak
Battalion. This elite unit fought at the forefront of the Last War, and Brelish bards still sing of the exploits of Khandan the Hammer and Meira the Huntress. At the end of the war, the battalion was split
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Airship (area G12)—if he hasn’t already—and hurries to the dragon’s aid. He calls for the dragon to fly up toward the ceiling of the cavern, allowing the githyanki to teleport onto his back. If Bloodied
) Ancient lyre whose arms are capped with dragon heads made of gold (worth 250 GP) Jade orb (worth 100 GP) engraved in Infernal with the name of Nessus Cube of Summoning Instrument of the Bards (Doss lute) Silvered Weapon (Spear)
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
-student, Nassari famously “turned in” an earthquake, which almost destroyed three campus buildings. The piece received a standing ovation from the mage-student body—and a grumpy thumbs down from the campus
technique in any artistic pursuit. If a new student is upset or overwhelmed, she eagerly calls forth playful, beautiful elemental creatures to cheer up the student. Zaffai, Thunder Conductor As soon as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
calls “Lefty,” was later animated as a crawling claw. The disembodied hand can play instruments and communicate using simple gestures. If Topolah is in sight, Captain Gargenhale’s posture briefly slumps
. The rest fell prey to ships under the command of Vael, whom Gargenhale calls the scourge of pirates, raiders, and anyone else who refuses to bow to the might of Xaryxis. Despite these cautionary
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Baba Lysaga Two women gave life to Strahd von Zarovich. The first was Queen Ravenovia van Roeyen, Strahd’s biological mother. The second was the queen’s midwife, a devout follower of Mother Night
attachment to the baby Strahd did not go unnoticed. After she received several disturbing reports, Queen Ravenovia was forced to banish the midwife from the kingdom. Lysaga never saw Strahd again, but she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Blingdenstone, paying adventurers to scout and keep an eye on the territory while they organized their people across the dwarven holds and surface-world cities that had received them. After a decade of
, eventually subjugating a black pudding he calls “Princess Ebonmire” and a gray ooze he calls “Prince Livid.” When the demon lords arrived in the Underdark, he followed the oozes drawn by Juiblex’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Awarding Magic Items Awarding magic items is the purview of the DM. You can award a magic item because the story calls for it or the players would be especially pleased to have it. This section helps
the Armaments tables for Barbarians, Fighters, Paladins, and Rangers. Use the Implements tables for Bards, Monks, and Rogues. Use the Relics tables for Clerics and Druids. Feel free to vary the tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
party known as Fate’s Devout. Wielding divine magic, they traveled across the realm to carry out Istus’s will. They came to this keep because they heard it was holy to Istus, but Gremorly killed them. The
recent events clearly. The leader of Fate’s Devout is Moira Stonehearth, who was a priest in life. The other members are Gunter Granitefist and Ragar Onyx. When the three notice the characters, Moira
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
know the purpose of the characters’ visit. If the characters join her, Shir offers them tea, then calls for fine Tashlutan wine, pastries, and other finger foods to be delivered to the table. The
, Shir says that the high priest went through the portal to visit Valin eight months ago and has not come back. Messages received from him through Valin’s attendant, Alessia, say that he continues to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
these last few missions, then it should all finally be over. 6 Devout Leader. Your commander is a person of deep faith. They believe that your success or failure lies entirely in divine hands and you are
, Sage, Soldier Scout Hermit, Outlander, Sailor, Soldier, Urchin Provocateur Acolyte, Charlatan, Criminal, Entertainer, Noble Spy Any Military Quests The wide-ranging work of a military unit calls for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
DC 15 Charisma (Performance) group check. Any character who received an acting lesson from Candlefoot in the Witchlight Carnival has advantage on this check. If the group check succeeds, the perytons
who lights all eight beacons without assistance causes the lake to display an image of whatever place that character calls home. The image lasts for 1 minute, and any creature that enters the water
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
) takes notice of their heroism. He tells them afterward that he has received reports of giants of various kinds attacking settlements throughout the Dessarin Valley. Anauroch This once-verdant land
him. In truth, Stillmarsh is a vampire (NE male Tethyrian human) whom Nalaskur occasionally calls upon to dispose of unwanted guests. Stillmarsh has an agreement with Nalaskur not to feed on locals or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Although some of the dancing is wanton and performed for show, large-scale ring dances in the street for all ages are also popular. All the dancing ends at dusk, after which bards and minstrels perform at
you? Flamerule 7: Lliira’s Night Originally a celebration held only in Waterdeep, this holiday has since spread up and down the Sword Coast. It has received a recent boost in popularity from the custom
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
text assumes that the characters are staying at Northfurrow’s End (area G8). A mighty yell shatters the night’s silence. “We’re under attack!” the voice calls out. “To arms! To arms!” Gathering your wits
of the nearest longhouse, loses his balance, and falls. You have never seen such a clumsy, disheveled halfling.
Not long after the initial attack on Goldenfields, the abbot received reports of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
Parade) wants the characters dead and gone. She calls on her two invisible bodyguards lurking in alcoves near the door: an eater of knowledge (that has consumed 5 brains) and a maelephant (see
(see below). Once her bodyguards are dispatched, Shemeshka calls for a truce (see “What Shemeshka Really Knows”). Shemeshka’s Domain. The House of Liars is among Shemeshka’s favorite safe houses, a layer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
result, in recent weeks Distant Shores has suffered vandalism and the owners have received threatening letters. Eomane House The four Eomane siblings are notorious throughout the Upper City for the
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
result, in recent weeks Distant Shores has suffered vandalism and the owners have received threatening letters. Eomane House The four Eomane siblings are notorious throughout the Upper City for the
patriars, traveling nobles, famed bards, and socially ambitious Lower City residents hoping to rub shoulders with the elite. The inn is unfussy, but conducts its service with flawless technique and the