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Cleric

Classes Player’s Handbook

, Mace, Holy Symbol, Priest's Pack, and 7 GP; or (B) 110 GP Clerics draw power from the realms of the gods and harness it to work miracles. Blessed by a deity, a pantheon, or another immortal entity

associate themselves with temples dedicated to the deity or other immortal force that unlocked their magic. Harnessing divine magic doesn’t rely on specific training, yet Clerics might learn

Sorcerer

Classes Player’s Handbook

Sorcerer’s gift. So too might the gift of a deity, exposure to the strange magic of another plane of existence, or a glimpse into the inner workings of reality. Whatever the origin, the result is

your available spell slots. Sorcerer Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Sorcery Points Cantrips Prepared

Druid

Classes Player’s Handbook

, individual Druids gain their magic from nature, a nature deity, or both, and they typically unite with other Druids to perform rites that mark the passage of the seasons and other natural cycles

to determine your available spell slots. Druid Features ——Spell Slots per Spell Level—— Level Proficiency Bonus Class Features Wild Shape Cantrips

Yakfolk Warrior

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

retains its alignment; its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; and its proficiencies. It otherwise uses the target’s statistics, except the target’s knowledge, class features

Forgotten God. Yakfolk are the creations of a malevolent deity they call the Forgotten God. The worship of this nameless deity directs their lives. The deity takes the form of a male Yikaria, but its

Yakfolk Priest

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

retains its alignment; its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores; and its proficiencies. It otherwise uses the target’s statistics, except the target’s knowledge, class features

apart. Servants of the Forgotten God. Yakfolk are the creations of a malevolent deity they call the Forgotten God. The worship of this nameless deity directs their lives. The deity takes the form of

Starlight Apparition

Monsters Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed target’s statistics, but doesn’t gain access to the target’s knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. The possession lasts

spectral copy of itself across a vast distance with the help of a deity or another powerful celestial entity. The apparition lasts only as long as its services are needed to complete the task at hand

Cleric Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

spells relies on devotion and an intuitive sense of a deity’s wishes. Clerics combine the helpful magic of healing and inspiring their allies with spells that harm and hinder foes. They can

. Creating a Cleric As you create a cleric, the most important question to consider is which deity to serve and what principles you want your character to embody. The Gods of the Multiverse section

Imprisonment Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

a creature's name, identity, or deity but otherwise must be based on observable actions or qualities and not based on intangibles such as level, class, or hit points. A dispel magic spell can end

Lhammaruntosz

Monsters Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

well as this action. Her statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.Lhammaruntosz can take 3 legendary

Bahamut, which the dragon can use to commune with the deity. In recent decades Lhammaruntosz has retreated inside the shrine, becoming reclusive due to a attack by a disguised demon which has driven her

Sorcerer Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

birth, or a taste of the water from a mysterious spring might spark the gift of sorcery. So too might the gift of a deity of magic, exposure to the elemental forces of the Inner Planes or the maddening

, the lich who created you as an experiment, or the deity who chose you to carry this power. QUICK BUILD You can make a sorcerer quickly by following these suggestions. First, Charisma should be your

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

experience earns renown among other bards. Indeed, after telling so many stories about heroes accomplishing mighty deeds, many bards take these themes to heart and assume heroic roles themselves

22 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 20th +6 Superior Inspiration 4 22 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 Class Features As a bard, you gain the following class features.

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

of Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms, druidic circles are not usually connected to the faith of a single nature deity. Any given circle in the Forgotten Realms, for example, might include druids who

Entertainer - Baldur's Gate

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

occupation or social class that frequents the establishment. This contact is delighted to talk with you, and to listen. Variant Entertainer: Gladiator A gladiator is as much an

Flaw 1 I’ll do anything to win fame and renown. 2 I’m a sucker for a pretty face. 3 A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to

Faceless

Backgrounds Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

Being who you are, you could never be a hero. Whether due to your class, your people, your family, or your sins, something about you prevents you from effectively pursuing the path you’ve

1 A flamboyant spy or brigand 2 The incarnation of a nation or people 3 A scoundrel with a masked guise 4 A vengeful spirit 5 The manifestation of a deity or your faith

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

20th +6 Eldritch Master 4 15 4 5th 8 Class Features As a warlock, you gain the following class features.

Renown

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

campaigns where the gods take active roles in the world. Using this approach, you track renown based on specific divine figures in your campaign. Each character has the option to select a patron deity

Renown Renown is an optional rule you can use to track an adventurer’s standing within a particular faction or organization. Renown is a numerical value that starts at 0, then increases as a

Guild Membership

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica

suggested characteristics (personality traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws). Each guild entry also provides personal contacts; suggestions for your alignment, race, and class; and a list of spells that you can

add to your spell list if you’re a member of a spellcasting class. Guild Spells The spellcasters of Ravnica’s guilds have a style of magic specific to their guild. A guild’s description includes a list

Special Purpose

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

druids. 4 Crusader: The item seeks to defeat, weaken, or destroy the servants of a particular deity. 5 Templar: The item seeks to defend the servants and interests of a particular deity. 6 Destroyer: The

item craves destruction and goads its user to fight arbitrarily. 7 Glory Seeker: The item seeks renown as the greatest magic item in the world, by establishing its user as a famous or notorious

Schools of Magic

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

, a few class options suggest the existence of magic-using organizations in the world — bardic colleges and druid circles — which are up to you to flesh out. You could decide that no formal structures

like these exist in your world. Wizards (and bards and druids) might be so rare that a player character learns from a single mentor and never meets another character of the same class, in which case

Using This Book

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, archmages of multiversal renown, and the remnants of futuristic societies. This book provides a means of traveling between these and other adventures: the Infinite Staircase. Unlike spells such as

Plane Shift, the staircase can be accessed by characters of any class or level. It merely requires happening on the right door. The adventures in Quests from the Infinite Staircase can be worked into

Cleric

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

be hiding in dark places to avoid danger. As a cleric in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, you’ll carefully choose your deity so that the domains of your divine patron synergize seamlessly with

occasion. Divine Deals From the most notable nobles to the most humble members of the working class, everyone needs faith and spiritual guidance. And what better way to teach the value of faith to

Random Buildings

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

deity Tavern d20 Type 1–5 Quiet, low-key bar 6–9 Raucous dive 10 Thieves’ guild hangout 11 Gathering place for a secret society 12–13 Upper-class dining club 14–15 Gambling den 16–17 Caters to

twice on the Tavern Name Generator table) 16–17 Warehouse (roll once on the Warehouse table) 18–20 Shop (roll once on the Shop table) Residence d20 Type 1–2 Abandoned squat 3–8 Middle-class home

Secret

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

up serving, choose a Divine Domain that is appropriate for it, and if it doesn’t have a holy symbol, work with your DM to design one. The cleric’s class features often refer to your deity. If you

Secret No mortal soul is entirely free of second thoughts or doubt. Even a cleric must grapple with dark desires or the forbidden attraction of turning against the teachings of one’s deity. If you

Divine Domain

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

Divine Domain Choose one domain related to your deity: Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War. Each domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and each one provides

Divine Domain

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

Divine Domain Choose one domain related to your deity: Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, or War. Each domain is detailed at the end of the class description, and each one provides

Broken Silence

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

steadfast followers. Characters who draw their magic from gods won’t have access to spells or magical class features until the end of the encounter, as this prelude details a meeting with their deity

. Characters with no special interest in serving a deity might participate in the “Scales of War” prelude instead. The prelude unfolds in a surreal, dreamlike situation where characters can follow a

Aurochs

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

Aurochs Bahgtru, son of Gruumsh and Luthic, is the orc deity of unbridled strength. Legend says Bahgtru needed a mount as fierce as him for making war, so he sought a mighty aurochs, subjugated the

age, aurochs are sacred symbols of Bahgtru. No orc will eat such creatures, which are treated as honored warriors when they perish. Aurochs Large beast, unaligned Armor Class 11 (natural armor

Warlock

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

that combination as evidence of madness. Warlocks see it as a demonstration of bravery. Warlocks are defined by two elements that work in concert to forge their path into this class. The first

embrace a deity and that god’s ethos, a warlock might have no love for a patron, or vice versa. The sections that follow provide ways to embellish a warlock character that could generate some intriguing

Building a Dungeon

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

Alignment and NPC Class tables to determine specifics) 16 Kuo-toa 17 Lich 18 Mind flayers 19 Yuan-ti 20 No creator (natural caverns) Cults and Religious Groups d20 Cult or Religious Group 1

Demon-worshiping cult 2 Devil-worshiping cult 3–4 Elemental Air cult 5–6 Elemental Earth cult 7–8 Elemental Fire cult 9–10 Elemental Water cult 11–15 Worshipers of an evil deity 16–17 Worshipers of a good

Sentient Magic Item Traits

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

and goads its user to fight arbitrarily. 6 Glory Seeker. The item seeks renown as the greatest magic item in the world by winning fame or notoriety for its user. 7 Lore Seeker. The item craves

Seeker. The item seeks another sentient magic item, perhaps one that is similar to itself. 10 Templar. The item seeks to defend the servants and interests of a particular deity.

Sir Braford

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal

Tree and now swings his magic sword, Shatterspike, on behalf of a different sort of “deity.” Sir Braford Medium humanoid (human), neutral evil Armor Class 18 (chain mail, shield) Hit Points 19 (3d8

Modifying a Class

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

Modifying a Class The classes in the Player’s Handbook capture a wide range of character archetypes, but your campaign world might have need of something more. The following section discusses ways to

modify existing classes to better serve your game’s needs. Changing Proficiencies Changing a class’s proficiencies is a safe and simple way to modify a class to better reflect your world. Swapping

Gorthok the Thunder Boar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak

storms, and can be summoned during stormy weather to do the bidding of Talos’s evil followers. Like its patron deity, Gorthok revels in destruction. Gorthok the Thunder Boar Huge monstrosity, chaotic

evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 73 (7d12 + 28) Speed 50 ft. STR 20 (+5) DEX 11 (+0) CON 19 (+4) INT 6 (-2) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 14

Gnomes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

even among their allies. Indeed, members of other races sometimes thoughtlessly treat gnomes as second-class citizens, perhaps thinking highly of their gnome friends but rarely giving credit to gnomes

, goblinoids, and orcs, but gnomes and kobolds share a special hatred for each other. Both races believe in a legend that, long ago, the deity Garl Glittergold tricked the kobold god Kurtulmak, collapsing the earth and trapping him in an endless underground maze and earning his everlasting enmity.

Creating Sentient Magic Items

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

particular deity. 5 Templar: The item seeks to defend the servants and interests of a particular deity. 6 Destroyer: The item craves destruction and goads its user to fight arbitrarily. 7 Glory Seeker

: The item seeks renown as the greatest magic item in the world, by establishing its user as a famous or notorious figure. 8 Lore Seeker: The item craves knowledge or is determined to solve a mystery

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