before blood diffusing coming religious

Ceremony

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

You perform a special religious ceremony that is infused with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following rites, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the

. Bless Water. You touch one vial of water and cause it to become holy water. Coming of Age. You touch one humanoid who is a young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes an

Outlander - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Coming to Baldur’s Gate might seem like a good idea for a spectrum of reasons. Profit, excitement, and cosmopolitan opportunities all present tempting prospects, but rarely does one start on

, survived weather more extreme than any city-dweller could comprehend, and enjoyed the solitude of being the only thinking creature for miles in any direction. The wilds are in your blood, whether you were a

Zariel

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Immolating Gaze", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage.Once a mighty angel charged with watching the tides of the Blood War, Zariel succumbed to the corrupting influence

dangerous.Zariel’s Lair Zariel makes her lair in a basalt citadel that rises up in Avernus. From nearly a mile away, one can hear the screams coming from burned victims chained to the stronghold

Verdan

Species Acquisitions Incorporated

turned the color of jade and their blood began to flow black. Their ears grew pointed, and they gained a limited form of telepathy — but at the cost of forgetting their history. The underground homes

the character of the different cultures these folk have encountered since coming out into the sunlight. When a group of verdan live near dwarves, they might take on more dwarven-sounding names, only

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

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

humanoids, but they know that there is greatness within them and they are proud that they were chosen to be the blood-kin of dragons. Kobolds willingly serve chromatic dragons and worship them as if

Warnings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things

Warnings Warnings are the first stage of an apocalypse. A warning can involve a divine voice or a messenger telling people that the end is near, that punishment is coming unless they change their

direction. 3 The sky turns sickly green or bruised purple. 4 The water of a river or a lake or along a coastline turns to blood, acid, or blue sand. 5 All creatures born on a

Ceremony

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

religious ceremony that is infused with magic. When you cast the spell, choose one of the following rites, the target of which must be within 10 feet of you throughout the casting. Atonement. You touch

of water and cause it to become holy water. Coming of Age. You touch one humanoid who is a young adult. For the next 24 hours, whenever the target makes an ability check, it can roll a d4 and add the

3. Entrance to the Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

open pits. This area is noisy with the sounds of hammering and stone cutting coming from the west (areas 8 and 10). If the umber hulks are digging, a rumbling can also be heard to the east. But even

over all that, the characters can hear a rhythmic chanting coming from the south (carried from the chapel of area 14 by the magic of Phenex’s ceremony). Creatures Twelve neutral tiefling muralists work

Fiery Fangs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

out the cult, they send a pack of three hell hounds after the party. The hounds need only get the scent of the characters through spilled blood or discarded items. This encounter can take place wherever

the characters, following their tracks and baying with eagerness. If the characters are resting at an inn, they’re interrupted by screaming and barking coming from the inn’s common room, where the

28. Private Chapel

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild

28. Private Chapel The temple’s high priest resides in these small quarters, which contain a bed, personal effects, ceremonial robes, and religious instruments of office. A fireplace along the

fireplace hearth. Two types of offering can be placed in this graven brazier—either a character’s sacrifice of blood (represented by a self-inflicted wound that deals 5 piercing or slashing damage) or a

Tracking Kas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin

battle coming from the northwest. Interrogating Demons If the characters defeat and interrogate the demons in this area, they learn that a powerful vampire made haste recently toward the northwest. The

bodies of three glabrezus. The bodies and a blood trail lead northwest. Kas cut these creatures down on his way to Carapace Ridge.

Band

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

purpose. These are often warriors engaged in raiding, hunting, or a mission on behalf of the leader of their home community. Sometimes these bands are religious in nature—a small community dedicated to

dissuade the giants from coming any closer. 2 A raiding band of giants draws disaffected citizens of the region to join its ranks. The region’s desperate despot hires adventurers to fight the giants

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

religious viewpoints has created bad blood between the two cities, though neither city has been eager to test the military might of the other. Port Nyanzaru Baldur’s Gate serves as one of the main ports

Elturgard and Cormyr view Baldur’s Gate as a lawless cesspool that might have to be dealt with someday. These nations especially frown on the city’s broad religious tolerance. Candlekeep To enter the

Neighbors, Rivals, and Allies

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Elturgard and Cormyr view Baldur’s Gate as a lawless cesspool that might have to be dealt with someday. These nations especially frown on the city’s broad religious tolerance. Candlekeep To enter the

territory in Elturgard’s eyes, Elturel has responded by imposing a heavy tax on shipments headed downriver. This sort of economic brinkmanship coupled with radically different religious viewpoints has

The Ritual

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

see that the stonework of the depression is stained with the blood of innumerable sacrifices, and they can hear the gentle lapping of the Darklake coming up through the grate. The chanting grows louder

crying out and flailing in the shallows of the Darklake. Several are pulled under or strike at unseen foes beneath the surface. The water foams red with blood. Dozens of ixitxachitl (see appendix C

Connection to Strahd

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Strahd d8 Concealment 1 The incarnation pretends to be a religious zealot who took a vow of silence. 2 The incarnation (or their guardians) made a bargain with Madam Eva or the

redeem Strahd through their exceptional kindness or faith. 3 The incarnation knows their true nature and has weaponized their blood with poison that will put Strahd to sleep for a generation. 4

Serving an Immortal

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

prophesied events from coming to pass, or even engaging in seemingly random actions that further designs invisible to mortal eyes. Immortal beings might send you on all manner of adventures, such as those

shown on the Immortal Missions table. Immortal Missions d8 Mission 1 While in the tower of Mordain the Fleshweaver, spill blood on the stairs between the third and fourth floors. 2 As you pursue

Falkovnia

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Mist Talismans: Arms marked with the Blood Falcon, bloody spear head, correspondence from Lekar, sample of zombie flesh The days of the living are numbered in Falkovnia. The people would flee if they

the soldiers claim—because time is short and the dead are coming. Falkovnia is a land besieged. Empty countryside surrounds ruined or crumbling cities. A few desperate pockets of civilization survive

Tales Remembered

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Tales Remembered The funeral reception is a simple but crowded affair. Yalme, the Brass Crab’s proprietor, keeps bread, cheese, and local ale coming for the dozens of attendees. Practically everyone

three days, a trireme crewed by minotaur pirates had been chasing Ispin’s ship across the Blood Sea of Istar, when finally... 2 Ispin spent the night in a roc’s nest high in the Vingaard Mountains

The Forgotten Realms

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

worshiped locally, by individual tribes, small cults, or certain sects of larger religious temples. Deities of the Forgotten Realms Deity Alignment Suggested Domains Symbol Auril, goddess

fingers together Beshaba, goddess of misfortune CE Trickery Black antlers Bhaal, god of murder NE Death Skull surrounded by a ring of blood droplets Chauntea, goddess of agriculture NG Life Sheaf of grain

Interloper Gods

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

Interloper Gods Annam’s withdrawal has caused ongoing upheaval in the religious lives of giants across the Material Plane. Most believe Annam turned from his descendants in anger or disappointment

thus properly belongs to the Ordning, but others say he formed from Annam’s spilled blood. For a variety of reasons, he is never accorded equal status to the All-Father’s other children. Known as the

Life in the Styes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

, blood and offal from butchers, lye and fur from tanners, and indescribable chemical mixtures from alchemists. In the eastern portion of the Styes, the pollution is so bad that the river’s flow has been

the councillors impose steep taxes on the faithful, to prevent religious leaders from becoming too popular and eroding the council’s authority. But beyond this, even the most dedicated members of the

Campaign Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

, Overthrow. A dragon who is a political or religious leader might face a rebellion. Another dragon might even rise up to lead the freedom fighters. Extinction or Depletion. If dragons are on the verge of

the use of dragon blood or scales. Alternatively, dragons might be among the creatures competing to possess or control a new discovery. Prediction, Omen, Prophecy. A prophecy might deal with any of the

Cackling Chasm Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

descending into the rock. Blood has been used to draw crude symbols on the skulls. The skulls belong to humans, dwarves, goblins, goliaths, and orcs. The symbol on each skull looks like a three

noise to attract the attention of the gnolls can hear them coming by their manic laughter. The Cackling Chasm Roster provides a summary of these denizens and the areas they originate in. When Chyzka sees

Circles

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

of the Inner Circle and the Circle of Masters. However, Basidia’s views are either dismissed or ignored by Phylo and its allies, who zealously claim that exciting changes are coming for the grove. A

practice each of these things in different ways than humanoids. Truly alien creatures, myconids have difficulty telling flesh-and-blood humanoids apart. Myconids are innocent about matters of ethics

Murder in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Murder in Baldur’s Gate There’s blood on the characters’ hands. They all had a part to play in a murder — justified or not. Shared guilt, coercion, and fear keep the secret between them. Murder

second is seeing your abusive dealer bleeding out on the floor. Jopalin, of the teahouse of the same name, had it coming, and you haven’t felt the moonflower itch since. 5 You were only

Q36. Dragon's Audience Hall

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd

down. You cannot free me from my damnation, nor would I wish it." “If you have come to free this land from the creature that feasts on the blood of the innocent, know this: There is no monster I

. The first time Vladimir takes damage, six phantom warriors (see appendix D) materialize and join the fray, coming to his defense. Hatred so clouds Vladimir’s mind that he can’t remember that Sir Godfrey

Underdark Encounters (Levels 1–4)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

intellect devourer or 1 spectator 66 1d8 + 1 orcs 67–68 A faint tapping coming from inside a nearby wall 69 1 gibbering mouther or 1 water weird 70 1d12 gas spores 71 1 giant constrictor snake 72 1d10

blood and littered with the contents of 1d3 dungeoneer’s packs 81 1 chuul or 1 salamander 82 1d4 phase spiders or 1d3 hook horrors 83 5d4 duergar 84 1 ghost or 1 flameskull or 1 wraith 85 1 druid with 1

Appendix: Stagefright's Lines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

fool? Even a beholder wouldn’t have seen that one coming! Hurry! ’Tis best I die quickly. I would tear the world in two for a quaff. Lend me your hand. There is something I must show you. How

. Tell me what I must do. Is that a hoot or a growl? It chills my blood! Speak only good news! My mood is leaden. A tailor could not sew a finer lie. I think I’ll hide in the chimney. Silence

Black Pudding

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

An ancient black dragon’s acidic saliva. 2 The blood or extreme emotions of a foul deity. 3 Cosmic entropy or ruinous planar forces. 4 A curse that transformed a forgotten tyrant

penalty to attack rolls immediately after dealing damage to the pudding and coming into contact with it. The weapon is destroyed if the penalty reaches −5. The penalty can be removed by casting the

7. Pain and Pleasure

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

coming from areas 7d and 7e. Circle. In the middle of the floor is a 10-foot-diameter circle of entrails surrounded with ghastly script written in blood (see “Abyssal Circle” below). Furnishings. Four

empty, but cries of pain can be heard coming from beyond the door. 7b. Unused Torture Chamber The walls of this room are lined with coiled whips, daggers, and other menacing tools. A small table in the

The Path Forward

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

saw a bloodied woman in armor — a soldier wearing the colors and crest of Elturel — grasping a longsword fit for an angel. Fresh blood streamed from a nasty cut on the woman’s cheek. Flying next to the

wandered in a delirium before coming upon two odd, birdlike humanoids dressed in patchwork armor and standing next to a strange infernal vehicle. The bird creatures were equipped with odd weapons and tools

Murder in Baldur's Gate

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Murder in Baldur’s Gate There’s blood on the characters’ hands. They all had a part to play in a murder — justified or not. Shared guilt, coercion, and fear keep the secret between them. Murder

abusive dealer bleeding out on the floor. Jopalin, of the teahouse of the same name, had it coming, and you haven’t felt the moonflower itch since. 5 You were only protecting your own — in a way. Olten

Appendix E: Stagefright's Lines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

fool? Even a beholder wouldn’t have seen that one coming! Hurry! ’Tis best I die quickly. I would tear the world in two for a quaff. Lend me your hand. There is something I must show you. How

. Tell me what I must do. Is that a hoot or a growl? It chills my blood! Speak only good news! My mood is leaden. A tailor could not sew a finer lie. I think I’ll hide in the chimney. Silence

Forms of Worship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

clear, sunny days, and a Waterdhavian noble who habitually worships Deneir would give thanks to Sune after a successful coming-out party for her son. Even priests of particular gods acknowledge the

, to campaigns of outright religious bloodshed. Over generations, a new god might become a settled-in member of the pantheon. Indeed, some scholars posit that Faerûn has many “immigrant” gods, who

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