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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Religious Order Contacts Your primary contact within the religious order is usually some kind of priest—not necessarily a cleric or druid, but someone who holds a priestly office and a position of
liaison within the religious order. Order Contact d8 Contact 1 A cloistered priest with little worldly experience who doesn’t really understand what you do but seems to approve of it anyway 2 A
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
sparkles.
If you use an arcane focus, it probably takes the form of an intricate device that could include metal gauntlets, glass canisters, copper tubing, and leather straps attaching it to your body
I’m incapable of admitting a flaw in my logic.
Contacts
The laboratories of the Izzet League are constantly starting up new projects and dissolving old ones, so it’s easy for
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
"} necrotic damage, and the mage gains 6 temporary hit points.A larva mage is a nightmarish combination of a mortal body and otherworldly substance. When a powerful cultist of a wormlike entity such as Kyuss
or Kezef—usually a warlock or other spellcaster—contacts the comet-borne emissary of an Elder Evil, the emissary can merge with a mortal consciousness to create a larva mage. None of the
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
knowledge, rather than brute force. Harper agents are often proficient in Investigation, enabling them to be adept at snooping and spying. They often seek aid from other Harpers, sympathetic bards and
to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful)
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Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful
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
there simply so that Sir Baerdren can keep his eye on her and ensure that she doesn’t sabotage the templars from within?
Fixer. The Fixer might work for a religious order for entirely non-religious
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
life. If you have a contact in the Tyrants, you might know someone on the Tyrants Contacts table. Tyrants Contacts d4 Contact 1 Korryn (elf) maintains Korryn’s Quill, a shop in the Bazaar of Dura
maintain many different personas tied to their schemes. 4 Weave (changeling) is a body artist who runs a salon in the Dragoneyes district.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
The Gods of Two Peoples There are no half-elven gods, so half-elves follow elven or human deities of their choosing — although just as many religious half-elves believe that their gods choose them
for rangers, Milil or Corellon for poets and bards, and so forth. Many half-elves worship Sune or Hanali Celanil in appreciation for the love their parents felt for one another, and the two goddesses
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Species
Volo's Guide to Monsters
religious significance. Most kobold sorcerers are of the draconic bloodline origin and specialize in either damaging magic (which can also be used in mining), augmentation (of materials or allies), or
lay up to six eggs per year, and an egg matures for two to three months before it hatches.
Kobolds don’t engage in funeral ceremonies; a dead kobold’s body is burned or disposed of in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
give them a broad range of knowledge to support their schemes. Bards, rogues, and wizards are often drawn to this role. Safecracker. The “breaking” part of “breaking and entering” is the Safecracker’s
relies on interpersonal skills and a network of contacts falls into the role of the Talker. Charisma proves useful for this role, along with proficiencies in skills such as Deception, Intimidation
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
. Some merchants have termed Waterdeep “the best supply center in the world,” with the largest collection of superb craft workers, experts, useful contacts, and potential hirelings to be found anywhere
identities are largely unknown. The public face of this ruling body is the Open Lord of Waterdeep. The current Open Lord, Laeral Silverhand, has held the position for only a few months, and many of the city’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
The body of a servant or an ancestor. 3 The core of a dracolich’s melted hoard. 4 A corrupted dragon egg. 5 A dragon horn a hero took as a trophy. 6 A nation’s royal or religious treasure. 7 A powerful
a dracolich is on the same plane of existence as its soul gem, the dracolich can survive the destruction of its physical body. Its spirit retreats into the gem if the dracolich’s body is destroyed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
body. 2 An Aurum Concordian is renowned for having the finest arcane library in Khorvaire. Adventurers might help them collect more tome, but when a number of prominent wizards are murdered and their
research goes missing, is the Concordian to blame? 3 A member of the Gold Concord is on the run from the Aurum after learning a terrible secret. 4 An imprisoned Concordian mobilizes a network of contacts and well-placed Aurum members in order to secure their own release.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a2
exploring the stronghold, they might find another map, perhaps on the body of an adventurer from the previous expedition, or in the library in area 49. It could lead to a different dungeon, a city in
to collect the bounty for orcs they kill or capture. If the characters eliminate all the orcs in the stronghold, the mayor honors them with a celebration attended by the eminent citizens of the town. The characters have established valuable contacts who can aid them in their later endeavors.
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
stone golem. This stone supposedly fell from Ogrémoch’s body during the fight against Olhydra that carved out the first of the temple caverns. The smaller alcove holds the golem under construction
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
dinner.
2 The Darklord contacts the adventurers via letters or dreams.
3 The Darklord meets the adventurers disguised as a nonthreatening inhabitant or animal.
4 The Darklord meets
innocents.
6 The Darklord possesses the body of someone the adventurers care about.
7 The Darklord possesses the body of one of the adventurers.
8 The Darklord invites the adventurers to a negotiation, promising nonviolent solutions to a conflict.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Factions Factions are like political parties, religious organizations, or secret societies. Players can choose a connection to one of five factions: the Harpers, the Order of the Gauntlet, the
met their contacts before the adventure starts. The Lords’ Alliance and the Zhentarim, on the other hand, have an elaborate system of pass phrases and secret signs that identify their agents to one
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Bard: College of Spirits Bards of the College of Spirits seek tales with inherent power—be they legends, histories, or fictions—and bring their subjects to life. Using occult trappings, these bards
number on both dice, you can ignore the number and choose any effect on the table. SPIRIT TALES
Storytellers, like bards of the College of Spirits, often give voice to tales inspired by some greater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
bards find a home in Silverquill, putting the power of their voices to use with Silverquill magic. Wizards (especially those who study the Schools of Illusion and Enchantment) are common in
, highlighting the diversity of the student body. Suggested Characteristics. With the college’s intense standards looming over them, Silverquill students range from cocky and cutthroat to overwhelmed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
takes it back to its nest to be devoured.
The peryton is a bizarre creature that blends the body and wings of a bird of prey with the head of a stag. Its strangest feature is its shadow, which appears
humanoid rather than reflecting the creature’s physical form. Sages postulate that the first perytons were humans transformed by a hideous curse or magical experiment, but bards tell a different tale
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Star Spawn Larva Mage A larva mage is a nightmarish combination of a mortal body and otherworldly substance. When a powerful cultist of a wormlike entity such as Kyuss or Kezef — usually a warlock or
other spellcaster — contacts the comet-borne emissary of an Elder Evil, the emissary can merge with a mortal consciousness to create a larva mage. None of the original cultist’s personality survives
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
. So gifted a musician was he that an admiring wizard gave Frody an instrument of the bards—a famous Canaith mandolin called Golden Axe. The mandolin’s magic served Frody well during his many
body was returned to Toadhop and laid to rest in the earth next to his mother, Veena, and his sister, Marigold. Golden Axe was buried with him. Shortly after Frody was interred, a tiefling named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
experts share contacts, exchange resources such as materials or tools, and leverage their collective influence to affect politics for their benefit. Alternatively, merchants and other business owners
existing enchanted items and might be willing to buy or trade adventurers’ spoils. 4 Moneychangers. These merchants deal in all forms of currency, acting as bankers, loan agents, and crucial contacts for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
equivalent of religious figures in githyanki culture, although the githyanki have no priests or clerics of normal sort. Two aspects of their nature set knights apart from other githyanki. Each knight
addition, if you score a critical hit with it against a creature’s astral body, you can cut the silvery cord that tethers the target to its material body, instead of dealing damage.
Dragon Steeds The
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
brewing among various deities. While the fighter has contacts in a mercenary company or army, the cleric might know a number of priests, paladins, and devotees who share his faith.
Your class gives
, simple and martial weapons
Monk
A master of martial arts, harnessing the power of the body in pursuit of physical and spiritual perfection
d8
Dexterity & Wisdom
Strength & Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, 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
. Yet, as recent events have borne out, a god who is gone might not remain absent forever. More than a few supposedly dead gods have returned and amassed a new body of worshipers. Indeed, the legends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
heaped around Shagambi’s bones: 200 gp, five moonstones (50 gp each), the fine music box activated by the trap (250 gp), and an instrument of the bards (Canaith mandolin). The instrument turns to dust and
Nine Trickster Gods"). When Shagambi’s spirit manifests, read: Six shadowy serpents slither out of the mandolin and coil around your body. You hear a purring voice in your mind say, “I am not your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
body of a dead whale being pulled behind a fishing boat. When you delivered the goods, the corpse suddenly exploded, sending whale meat and whiskey bottles for half a mile. 2 Cart and Sword. You drove a
. Saltmarsh Ties It’s an open secret, at least among the old-timers in town, that Gellan Primewater runs the biggest smuggling operation in this section of the coast. You have contacts with him and his organization, enabling you to request an audience with him as necessary.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
, the creature’s heart and viscera are removed from the corpse and placed in canopic jars. These jars are usually carved from limestone or made of pottery, etched or painted with religious hieroglyphs
Resistance. The mummy lord has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Rejuvenation. A destroyed mummy lord gains a new body in 24 hours if its heart is intact
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Other Religious Systems In your campaign, you can create pantheons of gods who are closely linked in a single religion, monotheistic religions (worship of a single deity), dualistic systems (centered
shadows, sometimes aiding the other deities, and sometimes working against them with the pantheon’s enemies. Mystery Cults A mystery cult is a secretive religious organization based on a ritual of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
all aspects of a hag’s life. A hag might fly in a magical giant’s skull, landing it on a tree shaped to resemble an enormous headless body. Another might travel with a menagerie of monsters kept in
actions invoke. Dark Sorority. Hags maintain contact with each other and share knowledge. Through such contacts, it is likely that any given hag knows of every other hag in existence. Hags don’t like each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
burning caravans that belong to the rivals of those who do pay. Less scrupulous merchants are finding it easier to do business with the cult than to fight against them. Any Zhentarim contacts of the
discovered their meetings. The succubus forced her victim to slay the other aide to cover her tracks, then to kill himself. If the characters investigate, they can obtain the body to question it using speak
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
, who steal goods, sell wares in the street (sometimes those they have just stolen), meet unscrupulous contacts to hand off coin, information, or purloined items, and engage in the occasional spell
later revealed to have been her lover. His body was found in the river, with the soaked remnant of what appeared to be Nestra Ruthiol’s favorite cloak. That she loudly and publicly argued with Palyr’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
(proceed with “Agents of Order”). Agents of Order Aristimus (lawful neutral githzerai futurist; see Morte’s Planar Parade) is the captain of Automata’s guards and a member of the town’s ruling body, the
drains lead to the underground. Beltha has previously met contacts at the Divine Machine tavern. Once their conversation is over, Aristimus wishes the party luck and leaves them to their business
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
burning caravans that belong to the rivals of those who do pay. Less scrupulous merchants are finding it easier to do business with the cult than to fight against them. Any Zhentarim contacts of the
discovered their meetings. The succubus forced her victim to slay the other aide, then to kill himself. If the characters investigate, they can obtain the body to question it using speak with dead, or they
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Deepkingdom’s lore. However, ultimate political and religious power is held by the Deepking and the lairds. Deepking Horgar Steelshadow V Deepking Horgar V ascended to the throne in 1372 DR. He is a
keeps all the city’s factions at each other’s throats and out of Horgar’s way. Council of Lairds This advisory body represents the interests of the different clans that have pledged allegiance to the






