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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as
the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance, music, and poetry, and their teachers share this lesson: “Before the sun and the moon, there
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Bards believe the cosmos is a work of art—the creation of the first dragons and gods. That creative work included harmonies that continue to resound through existence today, a power known as
the Song of Creation. The bards of the College of Creation draw on that primeval song through dance, music, and poetry, and their teachers share this lesson: “Before the sun and the moon, there
Monsters
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
instead of the restrained condition.Stone giants believe the god Skoraeus Stonebones inspires artists to create their finest stone carvings. Sometimes a giant pursues this divine inspiration to the
while creating art might rise as a cairnwight and continue the work. Once the artwork is completed, the cairnwight remains as its undying guardian.
A cairnwight looks much like an emaciated stone
Species
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms.
Although they don’t realize
it, giff are drawn to the Astral Plane because, on a deep psychic level, they remain connected to their creator gods, who have just enough divine spark left in them to imbue giff with sparks of their
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Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally wounded man. Divine radiance
an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there.
Silver hair shining in a shaft
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
instead of killing them, he showed mercy and even honored them in a way by setting them free — under his control — so that bugbears could continue to employ their talents against his enemies
host, bugbears believe Maglubiyet has again corralled the brothers into a divine battle, and they honor their gods by following suit.
Skiggaret is the bugbear version of the bogeyman, as hateful and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Bard Music is the fruit of the divine tree that vibrates with the Words of Creation. But the question I ask you is, can a bard go to the root of this tree? Can one tap into the source of that power
? Ah, then what manner of music they would bring to this world!
— Fletcher Danairia, master bard
Bards bring levity during grave times; they impart wisdom to offset ignorance; and they make the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Lord of Blades Campaign Themes The Voice of
THRANE
Do They Know the War Is Over?
Against all logic and reason, people in Breland continue to argue that the warforged — creations of House
dead land of Cyre continue to fight as if the war had not ended, launching raids out of the “dead-gray mist” to the neighboring lands — including, of course, Thrane. Proclaiming allegiance to something
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->The Book of Many Things
Character Creation Options Next are four chapters of character-focused content: Chapter 6: Rogue. This chapter provides advice and new magic items suited to bards, rangers, rogues, and other
also includes character creation advice and magic items appropriate for clerics, druids, paladins, and other characters with a connection to the divine. Chapter 9: Knight. Characters who draw the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms. Although they don’t realize it
, giff are drawn to the Astral Plane because, on a deep psychic level, they remain connected to their creator gods, who have just enough divine spark left in them to imbue giff with sparks of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
fey creatures. Bards and archfey warlocks are often found among the Greensingers, and the Circles of Dreams works well for Greensinger druids. The Gatekeepers protect the natural world from unnatural
of the natural world and fight anything that threatens it. Many of them consider arcane and even divine magic to be such a threat. Ashbound sometimes attack the holdings of dragonmarked houses and seek
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Paladin Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally wounded man. Divine
watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
world. For example, you could decide that the clerics of a particular deity belong to an order that forbids the accumulation of material goods, other than magic items useful for their divine mission
presented as a divine blessing. Changing Spell Lists Modifying a class’s spell list usually has little effect on a character’s power but can change the flavor of a class significantly. In your world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Paladin Clad in plate armor that gleams in the sunlight despite the dust and grime of long travel, a human lays down her sword and shield and places her hands on a mortally wounded man. Divine
watches an orc war band celebrating its recent victory. Silently, he stalks into their midst and whispers an oath, and two orcs are dead before they even realize he is there. Silver hair shining in a shaft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
into existence as the result of divine action, as the expression of abstract ideals, or as manifestations of the strength of shared belief. As mortals continue to tell their tales of creatures that
the creature to serve as an emissary.
2 The creature formed as the side effect of some other divine action.
3 The creature escaped from the Underworld.
4 The creature took shape
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Ras Nsi Ras Nsi leads the yuan-ti of Omu on a divine mission to usher forth Dendar the Night Serpent and trigger the end of the world (see appendix D for more information on Ras Nsi and his evil
nor his yuan-ti priests have been able to ascertain the cause or find a remedy. As Ras Nsi’s power wanes, his rivals are preparing to dispose of him and continue their holy mission. Acererak promised
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
to return to normal. When the grippli prisoners realize that the characters have persevered, they waste no time getting the news to the village and the trading post. The refugees return home, and
within a tenday the frogfolk have repaired any damage to the crab pens and are back in business. The benevolent yuan-ti, once they recover from their wounds, might decide to continue digging out the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
outcome of the war, but no one dares to continue fighting, since all believe that renewed full-scale conflict could result in utter destruction. That said, the general belief is that the mystery of the
realize that it has a secret magical compartment until enemy spies come looking for whatever is inside it. Or a dying spy presses an amulet into the hand of one of the adventurers, saying, “The fate of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
magic depends on the Weave, though different kinds of magic access it in a variety of ways. The spells of wizards, warlocks, sorcerers, and bards are commonly called arcane magic. These spells rely on
use arcane magic. The spells of clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers are called divine magic. These spellcasters’ access to the Weave is mediated by divine power—gods, the divine forces of nature, or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
by the foulness it beheld, Fazrian sought to cleanse the Terminus Level of corruption, but the magic suffusing Halaster’s abominations corrupted the planetar’s divine zeal. The more horrors it
goodness still burns within the planetar. If the characters can make Fazrian realize that it has become what it sought to destroy, the planetar will end itself and, with its self-sacrifice, earn
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
divine calling to learn about their deity’s goals and become one of their chosen. You may alter any of this prelude’s elements to better match individual gods’ virtues and identities. Before you begin
characters have been having: You stand at the center of a forest clearing. Clashing steel echoes from the thicket beyond. As you look around, you realize piles of bodies cover the ground. One of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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
land and bringing fugitives to justice. Fighters and paladins make natural Marshals, many being former soldiers who continue fighting the Last War in different venues. They often have reasonable
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
gauntlet imbued with divine power rests in a temple beneath the waves. Unfortunately, that temple is now the lair of an especially tricky topaz dragon.
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A topaz dragon is injured and stranded far
realize they enjoy hunting together.
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A tempestuous marid continually floods the carefully dried-out lair of a topaz dragon.
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A sahuagin baron attempts to gain the support of other sahuagin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
the mortal realm and Nyx. He uses this power to safeguard the mortal world from reckless divine meddling and enforce the balance of power among the gods and their faithful. Because of his lack of
god, Kruphix simply is. He seeks nothing but to oversee the acquisition of knowledge, maintain the cycles of time, and uphold the divine order. He views his fellow gods as petty and vengeful, and he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
. Auril’s death is temporary, for a god who has mortal worshipers can’t truly die. When the Frostmaiden is resurrected on the next winter solstice, she has all her divine power. But her inclination is to
retreat from the world and not allow herself to be imperiled by mortals once more. The characters won’t have to deal with her again in their lifetimes unless they continue meddling in her followers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, lawless agitators, hardened criminals, oath breakers, and the champions of Heliod’s divine enemies pose constant threats, and the characters are charged with combating them all. At the beginning of the
the polis, they continue to enjoy Heliod’s favor as they vanquish one threat after another. Losing their patron’s favor is the greatest danger to champions of Heliod. If the god views them as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
respected, there would be peace and order in Nyx and the mortal world alike. Divine Relationships Heliod’s repeated attempts to establish himself as the ruler of the pantheon anger Erebos and Purphoros
himself the ruler of the pantheon, they reason, but his dictates can’t alter the rhythms of the sea and the cycles of nature. Thassa and Nylea will continue as they are, as they always have been
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
completely reasonable and plausible explanation. Singing songs and strumming lutes might be fine for most bards. Who doesn’t like a rousing shanty now and then? But standing in a crowded tavern playing for
copper pieces tossed by commoners isn’t for everyone — and it certainly isn’t for bards in the Acq Inc world. The power and magic tied up in the voice of a franchise bard is meant for greater things
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
phrase in Common: “The gate cannot hide from those it cannot see.”
While in this room, dwarf characters can sense the immense weight of the mountain gently pressing down on them and realize
came here to learn secrets and receive divine guidance. While attuned to the room and inside it, a dwarf can cast the divination spell at will. Answers provided by the spell come from an unknown source
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who study its ebb and flow to expect the stalemate to continue. A different view is put forth by the archmage Tzunk, who notes that Maglubiyet has never faced a foe as ferocious and protective as
battle or illness, but an orc can live to about 40, remaining healthy almost up until the end. Luthic’s divine blessing can further extend an orc’s life, though Gruumsh is never happy when
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
The Ring of Winter After reclaiming Svardborg, Jarl Storvald used rune magic to divine how best to find the Ring of Winter — what the frost giants call the Ice That Never Melts. The runes told
Zhentarim mage, Nilraun Dhaerlost. Nilraun was dragged before Storvald and came to realize that the frost giants were searching for the Ring of Winter. As the runes had foretold, Nilraun was also
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
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
this character’s divine connection. The Prophet is often a cleric or druid, but could also be an NPC with no real adventuring skills, who needs the group’s protection. Scholar. The Scholar brings
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Cairnwight Stone giants believe the god Skoraeus Stonebones inspires artists to create their finest stone carvings. Sometimes a giant pursues this divine inspiration to the exclusion of all other
rise as a cairnwight and continue the work. Once the artwork is completed, the cairnwight remains as its undying guardian. A cairnwight looks much like an emaciated stone giant. Its form is caked with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Cataclysmic Fire Though the signs of the gods’ rage have receded from the world, violet flames from the Cataclysm continue to burn in Sarlamir’s tomb. This magical fire lingers as a mark of disgrace
vision from a beam of divine light. As his wife pleads with him, he dons his armor and mounts his steed, then heads off. Distraction. The knight’s encounters the attendants of the elf woman from the






