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Commune

Spells Player’s Handbook

question. Divine beings aren’t necessarily omniscient, so you might receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In

You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three questions that can be answered with yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each

Young Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

local environment, consuming vast quantities of fish and pale crabs and cultivating fungal growths. They bully nearby communities when they can or enter into cautious arrangements with powerful

dragons demand tribute from these groups in the form of food or treasure. Underdark explorers have many reasons to brave deep dragon lairs beyond treasure hunting; they might contain the only surviving

Decaton Modron

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

sprout out from their rounded frames in all directions. Their heads contain ten eyes to readily observe the operations of surrounding base modrons. In emergencies, a decaton can discharge a bolt of

modrons hold leadership positions, maintaining order in Mechanus and the realms beyond. For more information on modrons, see the Monster Manual.

Commune Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

You contact your deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three questions that can be answered with a yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each

question. Divine beings aren't necessarily omniscient, so you might receive "unclear" as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity's knowledge. In a case where a one

Animated Coffin

Monsters Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary

boxes with simple fittings to elaborate, gilded sarcophagi and reverent, fabric-lined caskets. Beyond the City of Doors, animated coffins serve similar—albeit less industrial—roles

. Natural ambushers and tireless sentries, animated coffins guard ancient necropolises, family crypts, and the lairs of powerful Undead. A cautious vampire might sleep in an animated coffin to evade hunters

Auril (Third Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her. Auril’s worshipers know better than to disturb her self-imposed isolation. Terrible blizzards have cut off Icewind Dale

from the rest of the world, and a shroud of mist conceals her island in the Sea of Moving Ice. Roleplaying Auril Portraying a deity, even a lesser god such as Auril the Frostmaiden, can be daunting

Auril (First Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures that can harm her. Auril’s worshipers know better than to

Portraying a deity, even a lesser god such as Auril the Frostmaiden, can be daunting. For roleplaying purposes, the following suggestions might prove helpful: So long as she has mortal worshipers, Auril

Halfling Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

colors. Halfling practicality extends beyond their clothing. They’re concerned with basic needs and simple pleasures and have little use for ostentation. Even the wealthiest of halflings keep their

avoid unwanted attention. Halflings work readily with others, and they are loyal to their friends, whether halfling or otherwise. They can display remarkable ferocity when their friends, families, or

Auril (Second Form)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined to be cautious and avoid contact with other creatures

conceals her island in the Sea of Moving Ice. Roleplaying Auril Portraying a deity, even a lesser god such as Auril the Frostmaiden, can be daunting. For roleplaying purposes, the following suggestions

Relentless Juggernaut

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

masterpiece at the scenes of its crimes. 3 Avatar. The killer sacrifices its victims, believing it’s a manifestation of a deity or force beyond morality. 4 Doctor. The killer

Relentless Slasher

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

manifestation of a deity or force beyond morality. 4 Doctor. The killer dissects victims or harvests their organs for the sake of medical understanding. 5 Mask. The killer wears a distinctive

Leonin

Species Mythic Odysseys of Theros

need in their shimmering homeland and knowing the treachery of strangers. Still, some leonin wonder what lies beyond Oreskos’s border mountains and seek to test themselves in a wider world

-shaking roars, gives most leonin an air that readily shifts between regal and fearsome. Leonin often act with confidence, which can come off as imperiousness. While this can reassure their allies, it can

Sword of Zariel

Magic Items Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

. Ideals D6 IDEAL 1 Charity. I always help those in need. (Good) 2 Faith. I choose to follow the tenets of a particular lawful good deity to the letter. (Lawful

1 I am too quick to judge others. 2 I offer forgiveness too readily. 3 I will sacrifice innocent lives for the greater good. 4 Flaw? What flaw? I am flawless. Utter perfection

Knight of the Order

Backgrounds Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

service to a deity, such as Kelemvor’s Eternal Order or Mystra’s Knights of the Mystic Fire. Other knightly orders serve a government, royal family, or are the elite military of a feudal state

. The Knights of Myth Drannor once again ride the roads of the Dalelands, and they’ve begun to spread to the lands beyond. Their members, each accepted by Dove herself, are above all valiant and

Human Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

traditions with origins far beyond the reach of any single human’s memory. They live fully in the present—making them well suited to the adventuring life—but also plan for the future

Just as readily as they mix with each other, humans mingle with members of other races. They get along with almost everyone, though they might not be close to many. Humans serve as ambassadors, diplomats

Ki-rin

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

violet eyes. In a breeze or when aloft, the creature’s scales and hair appear to blaze with a holy, golden fire. Beyond their coloration, ki-rins vary in appearance based on the deity each one

Kobold Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

sent Kurtulmak to retrieve it. Garl lured his pursuer into a maze-like cavern, then collapsed the exits behind him, trapping Kurtulmak for all eternity. Kurtulmak is a hateful deity, one who despises

provoke retaliatory attacks from the creatures they steal from. It’s better to be cautious and overlooked than to be considered dangerous and a threat. In a couple of situations, kobolds might

Druid Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of nature itself or from a nature deity. Many druids pursue a mystic spirituality of transcendent union with nature rather than devotion to a divine entity, while others serve gods of wild nature

includes the worship of Nature as a primal force beyond personification, but also encompasses the worship of Beory, the Oerth Mother, as well as devotees of Obad-Hai, Ehlonna, and Ulaa. In the worlds

Warlock Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon

, while poring over tomes of forbidden lore, a brilliant student’s mind is opened to realities beyond the material world and to the alien beings that dwell in the outer void. Once a pact is made, a

Chapter 8: Beyond a Lightless Star

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

Chapter 8: Beyond a Lightless Star The mind flayer fanatics have fled from the subterranean stronghold of Illithinoch to the Far Realm. There, the fanatics commune directly with their wicked deity

T1. Entry Cavern

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

don’t want to attract attention while coming or going from the entrance tunnel. The stone door to the east has no lock. It slides open smoothly. Beyond it, a passage of dressed stone slopes downward

coffer is a heap of damp sand from which the ends of torches protrude. Beyond the wooden door, the tunnel continues ten feet before opening into the quarry behind Albaeri Mellikho’s house. The damp

Petitioners

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade

Petitioners Petitioners are former mortals. They’ve lived, ceased living, and now exist on the Outer Planes. They typically inhabit a plane that shares their alignment or the realm of a deity they

beyond the Outer Planes don’t affect this creature. Soul Shape. A dead petitioner can be returned to life only by the true resurrection spell or the wish spell. If affected by these spells, a petitioner chooses whether to return in its original mortal form or as a petitioner.

Questioning the Halflings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

beyond the grave is enough to make them confess everything. In fact, any serious questioning or threat of harm earns the pair’s cooperation. The halflings readily share the following information: Sythian

Commune

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Commune 5th-level divination (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (incense and a vial of holy or unholy water) Duration: 1 minute You contact your deity or a divine proxy

omniscient, so you might receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be misleading or contrary

Levkarest

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

glamor only from afar, or when nobles exploit street-level fads. Beyond the nobles’ elaborate rivalries, another force moves in Levkarest. At the Great Cathedral, pious commoners and aristocrats alike beg

for the favor of the deity Ezra, but in the catacombs beneath the cathedral, a hidden cell of the Ulmist Inquisition meets. This society cultivates psionic prowess to undermine the evil in people’s

Deck of Many More Things

Magic Items The Book of Many Things

of 22. Temple. A deity or entity of similar power becomes bound to aid you. At any point in time between drawing the card and when you die, you can use your action to call on this entity for divine

intervention, and the entity is bound to answer. The parameters and nature of this intervention are chosen by the DM. If you die without having used this intervention, the deity fulfills its obligation

Commune

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook

Commune Level 5 Divination (Cleric) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual Range: Self Components: V, S, M (incense) Duration: 1 minute You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three

receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be misleading or contrary to the deity’s interests

Commune

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

Commune 5th-level divination (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: Self Components: V, S, M (incense and a vial of holy or unholy water) Duration: 1 minute You contact your deity or a divine proxy

omniscient, so you might receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be misleading or contrary

Commune

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

Commune Level 5 Divination (Cleric) Casting Time: 1 minute or Ritual Range: Self Components: V, S, M (incense) Duration: 1 minute You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three

receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be misleading or contrary to the deity’s interests

Athreos's Villains

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

Athreos’s Villains Athreos’s champions readily forsake their connections to other mortals. Working among endless throngs of the dead and grieving can sap one’s empathy and harden any soul. As a

shouldn’t exist. Athreos’s Monsters Most creatures that serve Athreos aid the god in destroying the undead. Beyond that, the Athreos’s Monsters table presents a few creatures likely to serve the

Strahd's Vistani Servants

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

events occurring in lands beyond his reach. These Vistani will lie to protect the vampire, and they fear the consequences of disobeying him. When it comes to sharing information about their dark

master, Strahd’s Vistani pretend to be helpful, but the information they impart is misleading at best and often deceptive. They readily tell adventurers that they have a potion that protects them from the

Fortress Cities

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

meet here to plan or refine their strategy for battling the githyanki and the mind flayers. Shra’kt’lor is the most well defended of the githzerai outposts — no force in Limbo could readily threaten the

city or its inhabitants. Teleportation circles are barred except on the fringes of the place, at always-guarded locations beyond the city’s outermost defenses. Those who use plane-shifting magic to

29. Ruined Stockade

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

29. Ruined Stockade This cavern was once a shrine for Baervan Wildwanderer, the gnomish deity known as the Father of Fish and Fungus. Now it belongs to the Pudding King. The sound of dripping water

fills this dark cave, and various oozes slither across the walls and floor. Some sort of fungal wall or partition once divided the cave, but that barrier has been destroyed. Beyond it lies more

Noteworthy Features

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

Noteworthy Features Those familiar with Har’Akir know the following facts: Har’Akir is a land of vast deserts and deadly storms. Water is scarce beyond the land’s few oases and the city of Muhar. The

? Are you a devout follower of all the gods of Har’Akir, or do you favor a single deity? Do you worship only as you must to gain food and protection from the priests? Do you secretly worship a deity other than the gods of Har’Akir?

Ghost Trap

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

Ghost Trap Gremorly’s ritual forces any Humanoid who dies within the keep to return as a ghost that’s unable to pass beyond the keep’s walls. The ritual can be broken by disassembling, moving, or

bedrooms (area 10), and the Gloved Hand are in the crypt (area 14). Each group can be customized to fit your campaign; for example, Fate’s Devout might serve a prominent deity of fate in your setting, the

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