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definition, the life of a Paladin is an adventuring life, for every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world&rsquo
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prayers and rites that help them draw on power from the Outer Planes.
Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their
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Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
archon, a struggling halfling, or a catatonic mule, all such meals are culinary delights for a darkweaver, served up from the cosmic kitchen that is the multiverse. These spider-like terrors appreciate
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Roll a die. If you roll an even number, the cocoon contains the bones of a Humanoid. If you roll an odd number, the
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Basic Rules (2014)
to those chosen to fulfill a high calling.
Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on study or training. A cleric might learn formulaic prayers and ancient rites, but the ability to cast cleric
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
holy symbol that represents that divinity.
Some clerics, especially in a world like Eberron, serve a whole pantheon, rather than a single deity. In certain campaigns, a cleric might instead serve a
cosmic force, such as life or death, or a philosophy or concept, such as love, peace, or one of the nine alignments. Chapter 1 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide explores options like these, in the section
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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->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.
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Paladins who take the Oath of Glory
ability, magic weapon 9th haste, protection from energy 13th compulsion, freedom of movement 17th commune, flame strike Tiefling Paladin of Glory Channel Divinity 3rd-level Oath of Glory feature You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
oath cast their lot with the side of the light in the cosmic struggle against darkness because they love the beautiful and life-giving things of the world, not necessarily because they believe in
ensnaring strike, speak with animals 5th misty step, moonbeam 9th plant growth, protection from energy 13th ice storm, stoneskin 17th commune with nature, tree stride Channel Divinity When you take this oath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
associated with particular springs and groves (such as Eldath). Druids revere nature as a whole and might serve one of these deities, practicing mysterious rites and reciting all-but-forgotten prayers in their
: Animal Handling, Nature, or Survival. Bonus Proficiency Also at 1st level, you gain proficiency with heavy armor. Channel Divinity: Charm Animals and Plants Starting at 2nd level, you can use your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
gods he once served. Immediately he set to wiping out that religion, replacing it with new gods of his own imagining, false divinities for whom he alone spoke. Using blasphemous rites, Ankhtepot
together the dead conquered the souls of Har’Akir. The ages have marched ever on. Ankhtepot has known treachery and conquest. He has known divinity and rule. But now he knows only boredom and despair
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
the players as follows: This chamber was once a shrine, as evidenced by wall carvings that depict dwarves carrying censers and observing religious rites. However, the eastern section of the room has
collapsed, filling the area with rubble. Gnawed bones scattered among the debris are the remains of a number of dwarves.
Treasure. Characters who search through the rubble in the eastern portion of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Emerald Claw. The Odakyr Rites. The nation of Karrnath has a proud martial heritage, and its soldiers are unmatched in discipline. But in the early years of the Last War, Karrnath was crippled by famine and
as cannon fodder. Over decades, a high priest named Malevanor worked with the necromancers of the Blood of Vol to develop the Odakyr Rites, which grant Karrnathi undead the ability to make tactical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
an eye patch. It clutches a whip in one bony hand.
Along the east wall are three rusty gates with mold-covered cells beyond them.
Cultists used to perform ghastly rites here. Human prisoners were
stone and the treasure hidden behind it (see “Treasure” below). Cell C contains the bones of a treacherous tiefling cultist who tried and failed to overthrow the temple’s high priest. Disturbing this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
. The philosophy of the Blood of Vol teaches that divinity lies within all mortal beings and reveres the undead who have secured that immortality. Various cults are devoted to the demons and horrors
nature’s wrath NE Tempest Bundle of five sharpened bones The Fury, goddess of wrath and frenzy NE War Winged wyrm with woman’s head and upper body The Keeper, god of greed and death NE Death Dragonshard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
walls at varying heights. The air is stale and quiet.
Among the rocks and dead wood that litter the ravine’s floor are the bones of animals and explorers, picked clean by scavengers. Vultures leer at
Bugbear raiders plan an assault. 2+ I: Minotaur Lair A malevolent minotaur prowls this ruined cave. 2+ J: Gnoll Lair Vicious hunters scour this forsaken shrine. 2+ K: Shrine of Evil Chaos A dastardly cult performs unholy rites in this temple. 3
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->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
themselves the shadar-kai, and they gathered others like themselves around their queen in hopes that, once she achieved divinity, she would unify all the elves. The queen’s plan was to use the souls of
there. Their former queen arose from the center of a maze of ash and let loose a scream of ebon smoke that penetrated the flesh and minds of the wizards, turning their bones black and lacerating their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
School of Necromancy The School of Necromancy explores the cosmic forces of life, death, and undeath. As you focus your studies in this tradition, you learn to manipulate the energy that animates
to your spellbook if it is not there already. When you cast animate dead, you can target one additional corpse or pile of bones, creating another zombie or skeleton, as appropriate. Whenever you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
taste for humanoid flesh. Prisoners are often taken back to their camps to become the centerpieces of great feasts and rites involving dancing, storytelling, and ritual combat. Victims are either
cooked and eaten by the tribe, or are sacrificed to Semuanya, the lizardfolk god.
Canny Crafters. Though they aren’t skilled artisans, lizardfolk craft tools and ornamental jewelry out of the bones of their kills, and they use the hides and shells of dead monsters to create shields.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Minotaur A minotaur’s roar is a savage battle cry that most civilized creatures fear. Born into the mortal realm by demonic rites, minotaurs are savage conquerors and carnivores that live for the
tearing of flesh, and the cracking of bones spur a minotaur’s lust for carnage, overwhelming all thought and reason. In a blood rage, a minotaur charges anything it sees, butting and goring like a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. In the ancient past, bonesingers oversaw the final rites when great bakunawa died, then infused the creatures’ bones into the magical bridges that unite Dayawlongon as one land. During the days of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
knowledge she gleans from unholy rites. If Teocín is captured, she says nothing to the characters, but they can learn of her goals, Orencio, and Pazuzu by looking through her notes—dozens of filthy
health to avoid the threat of disease that comes from working with the dead. H3: Corpse Disposal The stench here is horrendous. Hundreds of humanoid and animal bones fill the chamber in charnel heaps
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, source of demons and foul things. And the ring around our world is the broken body of Siberys, the Dragon Above, whose blood is the source of all magic.
This cosmic struggle was merely the first of
is built on the bones of the past, and these ancient mysteries may have a dreadful impact on the future. Many of the modern cities of Khorvaire are built on the foundations of ancient goblin cities and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
a pile of bones. 2. Antechamber The scent of warm, humid rot smothers this dismal chamber. Mosaics cover the walls, their colors faded and images scrambled by lost tiles. A thick layer of mud covers
lid caked in crumbling candle wax and rotted offerings. Whatever rites were performed here were overseen by a larger-than-life statue in the alcove to the south, a sculpture depicting the upper body of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
with distaste and unease. They interact with the tribe mostly on occasions of death, claiming the bones of fallen warriors to add to the ossuary shrines of Yurtrus, and sometimes during shamanic rites
the 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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
and take his power. Instead, Jergal calmly abdicated his throne of bones and allowed each of the three mortals to take part of his divinity. Thus it was that Bane assumed the portfolio of strife, Myrkul
, so you don’t have to share with the Beast?”
The trio agreed to this alternative, and Jergal broke off his skeletal finger bones and gave them to the contestants. When Malar returned from chasing the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
characters and asks them to retrieve its skull from the Bones of the Night (see the “Lower Ward Locations” section) so it can finally be laid to rest. 7 Two githzerai monks approach the characters
tracts undermining the gods’ divinity litter the broken streets near the Shattered Temple. Defiers sometimes seed these tracts with details of scandals to discredit clerics and other worshipers. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
I’Cath Domain Trapped in a Dream Darklord: Tsien Chiang Genres: Body horror and cosmic horror Hallmarks: Endlessly changing labyrinth, deadly jiangshi, inescapable dreamworld Mist Talismans: Scrap of
Palace of Bones and the gold-scaled Ping’On Tower loom. By day, the streets are largely empty, except for those few desperate residents of I’Cath who have yet to succumb to the domain’s dream. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
the ordning (and from the notion of a cosmic order more generally), and exactly the kind of power their ordning rewards. Of the countless rulers of the infinite Abyss, four have particular influence
Snurre’s hall houses a temple where drow priests lead rites to the Elder Elemental Eye Another popular avenue for giants who turn from the gods of the Ordning derives from giants’ close ties to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
moving onto it. 6. Food Storage Thick webbing chokes this room, partially covering strung-up bones, shriveled limbs of humanoids and animals, and other gruesome remains. Four human-sized bundles hang
the fiendish magic coursing through the webs here. Krell and the other cultists spent many hours here sanctifying the webs and offering rites to Lolth, and the goddess has rewarded them with these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
. Sometimes a mystery cult is a type of worship within a pantheon. It acknowledges the myths and rituals of the pantheon, but presents its own myths and rites as primary. For instance, a secretive order of
experiences new meaning in life. DIVINE RANK
The divine beings of the multiverse are often categorized according to their cosmic power. Some gods are worshiped on multiple worlds and have a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
control the dungeon and conduct their rites there. Tomb. Tombs are magnets for treasure hunters, as well as monsters that hunger for the bones of the dead. Treasure Vault. Built to protect powerful
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
: Bleakers To the Bleak Cabal, the quest for cosmic meaning is futile—the multiverse doesn’t make sense, and it isn’t supposed to. With no greater truth, individuals must derive their own meaning from the
razorvine that is Sigil. Faction Attire. Members of the Doomguard garb themselves in the bones of long-dead creatures and deliberately allow their weapons and gear to rust. Sinkers display their scars
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5
themselves by decorating their lair and chewing bones. Pool. The magic of the pool has failed, and the water is filthy. Any non-undead creature that starts its turn in the pool must succeed on a DC 10
Constitution saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. Bones. Pig bones and humanoid bones are scattered across the floor, but a few 1-foot-high piles are difficult terrain. Braziers. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
made of bones, horns, claws, or teeth taken from enemies
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18 Elongated, fang-like teeth, or extra rows of teeth
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8 Humanoids are not ready to learn the horrible cosmic truths in the books in my hoard.
9 The prospect of living for centuries more exhausts me.
10 I’m convinced that a version of