before build defusing correct religion

Giff

Species Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

or the Astral Sea. Giff are split into two camps concerning how their name is pronounced. Half of them say it with a hard g, half with a soft g. Disagreements over the correct pronunciation often

. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which

Warforged Legacy

Species Eberron: Rising from the Last War

and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was

delight in exploring their feelings, their freedom, and their relationships with others. Most warforged have no interest in religion, but some embrace faith and mysticism, seeking higher purpose and

Occultant Abacus

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

makes within the next minute. The bead crumbles to dust when used, reappearing on your occultant abacus at the next dawn. Correct the Balance As a rank 4 occultant, you learn that sometimes the

an action, make a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. On a success, you learn the relevant information based on the nature of the creature and its place in the world. If you fail the check, this

Testing Phase

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Testing Phase On the day of the Exam, each character makes two ability checks related to parts of the test: Slaad Facts. Choosing the correct multiple choice answers to questions about red, blue

, green, gray, and death slaadi requires a successful DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Defusing Slaad Confrontations. Writing short essays about commonly accepted ways to keep slaadi calm during

Build Your Group

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

Build Your Group No common thread unites adventurers with an immortal patron, except perhaps uncommon openness to the mysterious and unknown. You haven’t been chosen because of your capabilities

—perhaps someone familiar with lore about the immortal but not directly inspired by it. Agents typically have proficiency in skills such as Arcana, History, and Religion. Innocent. Some characters have no

Klothys as Campaign Villain

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

correct things in order to appease the god. Likewise, the heroes might invoke the other gods’ support to deflect Klothys’s wrath. Boldest of all, the characters might determine what device allowed the god

convinced that mortals giving worship to the gods distorts their proper relationship to each other, and she sets out to abolish religion. 4 Now that she has left the Underworld, Klothys knows it’s only

DM Tips

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

something, correct yourself and move on. No one expects you to memorize every rule or detail. Even if you don’t realize your mistake until after a game session is over, it’s OK to acknowledge the mistake

. Expanded and Revised Magic Items. Chapter 7 is packed with new magic items and old ones that have been revised. Bastions. Chapter 8 has rules that allow player characters to build, maintain, and enjoy

Build Your Group

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

Build Your Group A head of state like Prince Oargev requires a variety of adventurers to do the range of tasks they require. Depending on the kinds of work you do, your party might include some or

, 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

Adventure Hooks

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

chapters because they’re intended to complement the information presented in each chapter. For example, if you get excited as you’re reading about the giant pantheon and decide you want to build an

Ordning”) 07–08 Stone Giant Artistry (chapter 2, “The Ordning”) 09–11 Rejecting the Ordning (chapter 2, “The Ordning”) 12–14 Annam’s Children Adventures (chapter 2, “Gods and Religion

Build Your Group

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

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

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

Build Your Group

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

Build Your Group A group sponsored by a university might look very much like any other adventuring party, with a range of diverse skills and capabilities. The only significant distinction lies

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.

Build Your Group

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

Build Your Group Newspapers employ a wide range of adventurers to bring news back to the home office. Consider some or all of these roles for the characters in your party: Voice of BRELAND

sensational story. High Intelligence and proficiency in Investigation often aids the core work of the Snoop, and knowledge of Arcana, History, or Religion can be helpful for background research. Divination

Occultant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

2 Eldritch Occultant, Bring Out Your Dead 3 Bead of Instant Karma, Death’s Omen 4 Bead of Diverted Karma, Correct the Balance Proficiencies and Starting Equipment As a rank 1

can add the d10 to any ability check, attack roll, or saving throw it makes within the next minute. The bead crumbles to dust when used, reappearing on your occultant abacus at the next dawn. Correct

Adventure Models

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

different kinds working together, perhaps united as members of a religious order or some other kind of organization that crosses the divide of giant kinds (see “Gods and Religion” and “Organizations

,” both in chapter 2). The Against the Giants table offers suggestions for adventure hooks you can use to build an adventure following this theme. On the world I call home, three linked mountain ranges

Horror Atmosphere

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

challenging to build and easy to disrupt, but any D&D game—particularly scary games—benefit from your work to cultivate an atmosphere consistent with the experience you’re trying to create. Consider the

and whisper during tense or conspiratorial moments. Allow yourself to sound uncertain, correct yourself, or pause as if you heard something outside. Ask players, “Are you sure?” Engaging with the suspenseful atmosphere you want to create helps bring it into being around you.

Other Nonplayer Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

long distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing

let people know why she was angry, so they can correct their behavior in the future. She will not tolerate bullying. Werond Torohar (Female Human Teamster). Quiet, unassuming Werond Torohar can

Other Nonplayer Characters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

distances. But that’s what fills Sechepol’s wagon. He will make his money on the road, selling his stock to his fellow travelers in the caravan. He is diplomatic and has a gift for defusing arguments

people know why she was angry, so they can correct their behavior in the future. She will not tolerate bullying. Werond Torohar (Female Human Teamster). Quiet, unassuming Werond Torohar can handle a

Villains

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

pawn in a position of power 3 Magic (d6) 1 Obtain an ancient artifact 2 Build a construct or magical device 3 Carry out a deity’s wishes 4 Offer sacrifices to a deity 5 Contact a lost deity or power

Betrayal or treason 2 Confiscating property 3 Conspiracy 4 Espionage or Spying 5 Oppressive Laws 6 Raising taxes 15 Religion (d4) 1 Curses 2 Desecration 3 False gods 4 Heresy or cults 16 Stalking 17

Yuan-ti

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

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 bound

yuan-ti claiming to be an avatar of Merrshaulk. Speaking with Merrshaulk’s voice, Sseth vowed to pull the yuan-ti out of decline and build a new empire. Many of Merrshaulk’s devout turned to the

Acererak

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

necromantic device called the Soulmonger, then hid it in the heart of the tomb. ACERERAK’S TRAITS Ideal. “Why be a god when I can be a creator of gods?” Bond. “I build dungeons to trap and slay

Skills Arcana +22, History +22, Insight +12, Perception +12, Religion +15 Damage Resistances cold, lightning Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from

Glory of the Giants

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

giants. Chapter 2 offers advice and tables to help Dungeon Masters use giants in play. It covers roleplaying tips, an overview of the hierarchical structure of the ordning and giants’ religion, and

ideas about giants’ organizations and societies. Chapter 3 presents tools to help Dungeon Masters build encounters, adventures, and whole campaigns around giants. The chapter includes tables you can

7. Clammersham Palace

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

try to pick the safe’s combination lock, doing so with a successful DC 25 Dexterity (Perception) check. The correct combination is prairie dog, wombat, badger, armadillo, wombat. A knock spell or

successful DC 15 Dexterity check, whereupon the music resumes playing. Zox plans to use the Simulacrux (see area 2a) to create enough scaladar to build new things and comfortably control what he now

Areas of the Vault

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

runes. The doors have neither handles nor hinges. The writing on them reads, “THE THREE KEYS. BRING THEM FORTH.” The doors part, sliding back into the walls, when the three correct keys are brought

. The inscription reads, “A secret never before told will part Dumathoin’s lips.” A successful DC 14 Intelligence (Religion) check identifies Dumathoin as the dwarven god of secrets. Any dwarf character

Modifying a Class

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

, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect

Chitines

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

build floors, walls, structures, objects, and traps that benefit and protect the colony. A warrior might be responsible for crafting web armor (which is as tough as hide or leather), while a group of

) CON 12(+1) INT 11(+0) WIS 14(+2) CHA 10(+0) Skills Athletics +5, Religion +2, Stealth +5 Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12 Languages Undercommon

Example Simple Traps

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

triggers the trap. Falling Portcullis Simple trap (level 1–4, moderate threat) Some folk who build dungeons, such as mad wizards in search of new victims, have no intention of allowing their visitors to make

. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check enables a creature to destroy the trap by defacing a key rune on the perimeter of the mosaic that is within reach; failing this check causes the trap

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen

“religion” is a mishmash of confused tradition, borrowed mysticism, hallucinogenic intoxicants, and manufactured lore that serves more as a road to personal power for Pharblex than as a spiritual system for

solitary dragons. Rezmir is working hard to persuade them that they could gain great power by revealing their secret at the strategically correct moment. Until Tiamat’s return looks more certain, however

Zorzula's Rest Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

(from left to right) “storm,” “death,” “light,” and “wind.” These runes are the key to opening the room’s hidden vault (area Z11). The runes must be tapped in the correct order to open the vault. The

correct order is the same as the runes’ order on the wall, from left to right: storm, death, light, and wind. If a creature taps the runes in the wrong order, the vault’s trap triggers, and the

Factions

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons

shamanistic magic. His “religion” is a mishmash of confused tradition, borrowed mysticism, hallucinogenic intoxicants, and manufactured lore that serves more as a road to personal power for Pharblex

fear from most solitary dragons. Rezmir is working hard to persuade them that they could gain great power by revealing their secret at the strategically correct moment. Until Tiamat’s return looks more

Where to Start?

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

staring at it. An archfey might obsess over a perceived injustice and work tirelessly to correct it. An archfey might obsess over their collection of acorns, believing the acorns are keys that unlock the

stories told by creatures from faraway places. They love to gather lore so they can build their own internal world of imagination or transform their domain with ideas from other worlds. Their lair is

Communication

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

, you might allow them to make a DC 14 Intelligence or Wisdom check (perhaps modified by proficiency in Arcana, Nature, or Religion) to determine the nature of simple omens, with a success indicating that

the correct message has been gleaned. Alternatively, characters might need to seek out oracles to interpret complicated omens for them. Omen Examples. The tables on the following pages provide

Overlords

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

their lives to build a prison of celestial light: a silver flame that bound the overlords in Khyber once more. These bonds have held for countless generations, but the overlords still yearn to break

30 (+10) WIS 22 (+6) CHA 25 (+7) Saving Throws Con +12, Int +18, Wis +14, Cha +15 Skills Arcana +18, History +18, Insight +14, Religion +18 Damage Resistances cold, fire

Tool Descriptions

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

Spot forged text 15 Forge a signature 20 Carpenter’s Tools Skill at carpentry enables a character to construct wooden structures. A carpenter can build a house, a shack, a wooden cabinet, or similar

the rest. Because it was fashioned quickly from whatever wood was available, the shelter collapses 1d3 days after being assembled. Carpenter’s Tools Activity DC Build a simple wooden structure 10

World-Shaking Events

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

the most as a result of the loss? Who or what benefits the most from it? 7. New Organization The foundation of a new order, kingdom, religion, society, cabal, or cult can shake the world with its

Religion/sect/denomination 9 School/university 10 Secret society/cult/cabal Then consider some or all of the following options: The new order supplants a current power group in the world, gaining territory

The Seldarine

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

. Those who worship Hanali Celanil build shrines in her honor around natural pools of clear spring water — a representation of the purity and power of Evergold. Her priests often surround such an area

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