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Player’s Handbook
Paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and
;s armies, but even fewer people can claim the calling of a Paladin. When they do receive the call, these blessed folk turn from their former occupations and take up arms and magic.
Becoming a
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.A troll that survives massive doses of poison might transform into a venom troll. Lingering poison infuses the troll’s blood and
case for dire troll;dire trolls.
Vaprak the Destroyer
Although trolls are rarely devout and seldom ponder spiritual questions, some fear and venerate the entity known as Vaprak the Destroyer
Monsters
Curse of Strahd
, Strahd’s biological mother. The second was the queen’s midwife, a devout follower of Mother Night named Baba Lysaga. Although it was the former who raised Strahd and enabled him to follow in
imparted to Lysaga the secret of longevity, which requires her to bathe in the blood of beasts on nights of the new moon. Failure to do so causes Lysaga to age rapidly, becoming mere dust and bones in a
Half-Orc
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
warriors, since he had a strong streak of human blood in him, and he found the daylight less bothersome than most of his tribe did. Among the Bloody Skulls, a warrior was judged by his strength, his
orc comrades didn’t last long among the Bloody Skulls or any other orc tribe for that matter. But it was often true that a bit of human blood gave a warrior just the right mix of cunning
Dragonborn
Legacy
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Species
Basic Rules (2014)
calling in life.
Proud Dragon Kin
Dragonborn look very much like dragons standing erect in humanoid form, though they lack wings or a tail. The first dragonborn had scales of vibrant hues matching the
fingers and a thumb on each hand.
The blood of a particular type of dragon runs very strong through some dragonborn clans. These dragonborn often boast scales that more closely match those of their dragon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
. The names given to these terrible entities include such strange descriptions as Atropus, the World Born Dead; Dendar, the Night Serpent; Hadar, the Dark Hunger; Haemnathuun, the Blood Lord; Ityak
-Ortheel, the Elf-Eater; Kezef, the Chaos Hound; Kyuss, the Worm That Walks; the Queen of Chaos; Tharizdun, the Chained God; Tyranthraxus, the Flamed One; and Zargon, the Returner. They are all forces of
Paladin
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Classes
Basic Rules (2014)
turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion.
The Cause of Righteousness
A paladin swears to uphold justice and righteousness, to stand with the good things of the world against the encroaching
of the world, but even fewer people can claim the true calling of a paladin. When they do receive the call, these warriors turn from their former occupations and take up arms to fight evil. Sometimes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Paladin MICHAEL BROUSSARD A Devout Warrior of Sacred Oaths Core Paladin Traits Primary Ability Strength and Charisma Hit Point Die D10 per Paladin level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and
Paladin’s oath is a powerful bond. It is a source of power that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion. Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and armor. Even
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Minotaurs Twenty-three minotaurs inhabit the southern half of the Maze Level. They spend most of their time fighting the drow. Their leader is a priest of Baphomet named Maku, a devout follower of
Level seek to emulate him through their blood lust and savagery. He appears as a great, black-furred minotaur with iron horns, burning red fire in his eyes, and a massive bloodstained glaive. Fervent
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, the gods whisked away their most devout followers and unleashed punishment on all who remained. A mountain of fire fell from the sky, destroying Istar. The Blood Sea—a new ocean that split eastern
The Cataclysm As a last effort to avoid mass destruction, the gods sent the Thirteen Warnings, a series of signs meant to deter the kingpriest. Trees wept blood, fires raged unnaturally, and cyclones
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation Supplement
impale their sacrifices on the hook above the altar. The victims’ blood would pool in the altar’s stone bowl, and the yuan-ti would wash themselves in the blood while calling Merrshaulk’s name, hoping to rouse the god from his slumber.
diameter, caked with dried blood. Set into the base of the bowl is an empty niche, and hanging from the ceiling above the altar is a bloodstained iron hook at the end of a rusty chain. A search of the wall
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Half-Orcs “We’re hunters in a world of sheep.”
—Kalaash’arrna,
Tharashk Inquisitive
Half-orcs can be found anywhere orcs and humans meet. The Ghaash’kala orcs of the Demon Wastes are devout
servants of the Silver Flame who devote their lives to containing the evils of the Wastes; as a half-orc paladin, you might have been sent south on a divine mission, hoping your human blood will help you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
that turns a devout warrior into a blessed champion. Paladins train to learn the skills of combat, mastering a variety of weapons and armor. Even so, their martial skills are secondary to the magical
every Paladin lives on the front lines of the cosmic struggle against annihilation. Fighters are rare enough among the ranks of a world’s armies, but even fewer people can claim the calling of a Paladin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
. Brightguard Before Atash, the Brightguard was a fringe collective of devout protectors who vowed to defend Akharin Sangar from evil in the name of their deity, the Sunweaver. When the angel Atash—an
agent of the Sunweaver—deemed service in the Brightguard a holy calling, the group’s ranks swelled. Most members have unshakable resolve, but recent revolutionary acts have the order on edge. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Sahuagin High Priestess A sahuagin high priestess is the most devout and ferocious of all Sekolah’s worshipers. Armed with a staff studded with jagged shark’s teeth, she can be seen leading dark
Perception 16
Languages Sahuagin
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The high priestess has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its hit points.
Limited
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
ventures into the darkness to retrieve the soul of her lost love. Calling on their divine parentage, a group of demigods undertake twelve labors to win the gods’ blessings for other mortals. A mythic-fantasy
they might have divine blood themselves. The monsters and villains they face probably have a similar origin. The minotaur in the dungeon isn’t just another bull-headed humanoid, but the Minotaur
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
the Church and the nation in pursuit of the highest ideals of the faith, as they crusade against the forces of evil across Khorvaire. But are they fulfilling that high calling? Or are they just as
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
for removing the heart, draining the body of blood, and wrapping the remains in linen. These methods preserve the body so the pharaoh might call it to service. It is a crime to burn the dead. Akirrans
? 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?
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Illuminator’s Tattoo Yes Common Masquerade Tattoo Yes Common Prosthetic Limb No Common+ Spellwrought Tattoo No Uncommon+ All-Purpose Tool Yes Uncommon+ Amulet of the Devout Yes Uncommon+ Arcane
Blood Fury Tattoo Yes Artifact Baba Yaga’s Mortar and Pestle Yes Artifact Crook of Rao Yes Artifact Demonomicon of Iggwilv Yes Artifact Luba’s Tarokka of Souls Yes Artifact Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
4. The Dying Second While the incredibly devout Gadrille the Reef-Reaver leads the group of cultists at the caves, Fheralai Stormsworn assigned a second-in-command to assist her — with special
his quarters His bodyguards sort through the latest haul of stolen and salvaged treasure. Occasionally the drow erupts in a coughing spasm that brings up blood from his lungs. He is worried but tries
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
embodied spirits, brought into the mortal realm by devout prayer or direct intervention. A sphinx maintains its vigil tirelessly, not needing to sleep or eat. It rarely engages with others of its kind
climbed in a howling storm. Sometimes a sphinx must be summoned from such an extradimensional space, with supplicants calling it from its empty lair. Only those the sphinx deems worthy gain admittance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
could handle. Calling forth a demon and failing to rein it in is a capital crime in most drow communities — an uncontrolled demon often spells disaster not only for the drow who pulled it from the Abyss
, but those who lead her people and direct her worship must be closely watched to be sure they remain devout, unquestioning, and afraid.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
the Elf-Eater, Dendar the Night Serpent, Borem of the Lake of Boiling Mud, Kezef the Chaos Hound, Zargon the Returner, Camnod the Unseen, Holashner the Hunger Below, Piscaethces the Blood Queen
of Zoretha, Kyuss the Worm That Walks, Tharizdun the Elder Elemental Eye, Atropus the World Born Dead, Pandorym the Utter Annihilation, Haemnathuun the Blood Lord, Maram of the Great Spear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
paladins doesn’t come from deities, but from the caster’s inner power or belief. 2 You come from an agnostic community and give little thought to spiritual matters. 3 You were once deeply devout, but a
Passion, revenge War Winged wyrm with woman’s head and arms The Keeper Death, greed Death Dragonshard in the shape of a fang or dracolich The Mockery Betrayal, bloodshed Trickery, War Five blood-spattered
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
incapacitated or dies.
Grave Calling Song. Aphemia intones a low, growling magical melody. Every undead within 300 feet of her must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or fall under her control
singing at any time. The song ends if Aphemia is incapacitated or dies.
(LUCAS GRACIANO) Blood-Toll Harpy Murderous gangs of harpies collect in grim places across Theros, preying on any who pass by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
gobbled up much of the fruit. It’s said that this original basilisk and its progeny are still heavy with undigested secrets, and that if basilisk blood is distilled into ink, it can be used to write out
festival in hopes of receiving a miraculous cure, and the truly devout imbibe near-lethal doses of poison, trusting Pharika to oversee their recovery. In some tales, a cobra with rainbow scales appears
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
have a dragon at its head—a shape-shifter dragon leading a thieves’ guild, perhaps, or a devout dragon stirring up zealots in Bahamut’s name. Discovery, Expansion, Invention. The discovery in question
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
he exacts in exchange for this strength is the sacrifice of decency, honor, and compassion. Mogis’s Goals To Mogis, the world is a canvas upon which he paints in blood. His goals are easy to understand
Heliod calling on Iroas to battle his brother, perpetuating the endless cycle of conflict between the twins. Of all his fellow gods, Mogis holds the most respect for Phenax. Mogis can’t help but smile at
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
different random encounter tables. Finally, a wilderness trek can be enhanced by calling attention to the weather. “You spend the next three days crossing the swamp” sounds less harrowing than, “You
spend the next three days trudging through knee-deep mud — the first two days and nights in the pouring rain, and then another day under the beating sun, with swarms of hungry insects feasting on your blood.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Background The time of dragons dawns. Calling upon ancient magic and a host of draconic allies, the Cult of the Dragon seeks to unleash Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells. By bringing the Queen
plans continue to move ahead as the Thayan exile Rath Modar and his Red Wizards bring expertise in summoning magic to the cult, preparing a tremendous blood sacrifice to empower the ritual. The alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Background The time of dragons dawns. Calling upon ancient magic and a host of draconic allies, the Cult of the Dragon seeks to unleash Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells. By bringing the Queen
plans continue to move ahead as the Thayan exile Rath Modar and his Red Wizards bring expertise in summoning magic to the cult, preparing a tremendous blood sacrifice to empower the ritual. The alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
Background The time of dragons dawns. Calling upon ancient magic and a host of draconic allies, the Cult of the Dragon seeks to unleash Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells. By bringing the Queen
plans continue to move ahead as the Thayan exile Rath Modar and his Red Wizards bring expertise in summoning magic to the cult, preparing a tremendous blood sacrifice to empower the ritual. The alliance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
wood for mortals’ use. Nylea doesn’t care if the characters are opposed by simple peasants, or by monsters beyond the characters’ ability to cope with. They might need to get creative, calling upon
her or trying to find a new divine patron to protect them. Myth of Halma, Nylea’s Emissary
One day, Nylea came upon an enormous lynx lounging in the shade of an olive grove, blood on its maw, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
sees preparing for and winning life’s essential battles as being of paramount importance and the highest calling one can experience. The true warrior fights with honor, courage, and dedication, and
followers to hone their bodies and minds just as they hone their blades. He is certain that to slacken his vigilance and grow lazy would guarantee his demise at the edge of his brother’s blood-soaked
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Fighter The best thing about blood money is that it spends just as readily as any other kind of money. Some fight to slake bloodlust. Others fight for the thrill of besting an enemy. Some fight for a
opportune moment, making your foe wonder what other tricks you might play.
4 Swearing, name-calling, political satire — you do it all. You make use of a range of down-and-dirty fighting epithets