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The contents of this foul manuscript are the meat and drink of the wicked. It contains knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites doom.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna the
book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties.
The Book of Vile Darkness
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Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
races
For millennia, the tarandus have been known as a society of explorers devoted to charting and understanding the world. Their culture prizes discovery, and they believe that their lives are best spent
, often used for reading maps in dim light or signalling danger to their allies. Tarandus fur ranges from deep brown to pure white, shifting with age, climate or diet. They usually wear simple outfits
Magic Items
Keys from the Golden Vault
even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness.
Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every diseased idea, every unhinged thought, and every
powder if the book rests on it long enough.
A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and reap its benefits. The creature can then freely modify
compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack
Tarandus Rafa Teruel For millennia, the tarandus have been known as a society of explorers devoted to charting and understanding the world. Their culture prizes discovery, and they believe that
emit a gentle glow, often used for reading maps in dim light or signalling danger to their allies. Tarandus fur ranges from deep brown to pure white, shifting with age, climate or diet. They usually wear
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
. Damage to the Weave can cause unimaginable destruction, as evidenced by the Spellplague in 1385 DR, the Year of Blue Fire. Some scholars believe that Malar, god of the hunt, is responsible for lycanthropy
). After a character who reads Mazfroth’s Mighty Digressions finds an essay pertaining to their interests, but before they can finish reading the passage, the book attacks them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
serve a greater force. Once Humanoids—such as humans, dwarves, and elves—the cultists embraced the power of the Far Realm and transformed into Humanoid mutates (see appendix A). They believe the
Henlifel. Ontharyx abandoned his family to follow the malign whispers that led him to the obelisk. Ontharyx’s sons have come with a few retainers to see whether they can talk some sense into their father. These drow are in Talhundereth’s reading room (area T14) and might parlay with the characters.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
13. Speaking Stones A circle of stone menhirs predating Blingdenstone stands at the center of this small cavern. The gnomes believe this henge is a cluster of truly ancient galeb duhr, venerated as
manifestations of the gods. The more religious members of the Stoneheart Enclave cast augury and commune spells within the circle, interpreting the responses to their entreaties through subtle changes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, and they’re all around you. Do you believe that the spirits guide your actions? Do you show respect to the spirits of a location? Talentan shamans tend to be Shepherd or Moon druids, often assuming
. Hermit and Outlander are sound backgrounds, but you could be an acolyte or a sage who consults with spirits instead of reading books. Warriors and shamans alike often wear masks in order to present a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
End-Raze. The druids of the Old Ways believe that civilization will never be eradicated by scattered raids and petty skirmishes. They cling to the idea of a coming apocalypse, the End-Raze, when
): dominate beast, freedom of movement, wall of fire
5th level (2 slots): commune with nature, conjure elemental, scrying
6th level (1 slot): transport via plants, wall of thorns
Actions
Quarterstaff
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
cascades into another, acting out a drama that unfolds over decades, centuries, or even millennia. Every verse will be fulfilled in time, these immortals believe, and their goal is simply to tilt the
objects. Or they could refer to House Cannith, whose symbol is a gorgon. (Members of the Chamber, in particular, believe that mortals’ dragonmarks appeared on flesh in order to involve these people in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
between you and your DM, or perhaps your character learned about these events through omens or a reading from a fortune teller. Your destiny doesn’t determine your story’s outcome. Consider it more
or spy network opposes you at every turn. Donjon Someone important to you is imprisoned, but you believe they’re innocent. Euryale You committed a terrible trespass and have a bounty on your head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
them across the sea. The Dreaming Dark is an enigmatic order of monks, assassins, warlocks, and mystics. Their ultimate agenda remains unknown, but they hunt the kalashtar and some believe they can
, ring of mind shielding, ring of telekinesis, potion of mind reading, and the medallion of thoughts could represent psychic items from Sarlona. In addition to psychic treasures, Sarlona is a source of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
to know the secrets it contains, knowledge so horrid that to even glimpse the scrawled pages invites madness. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its
destroys whatever it touches. Even stone cracks and turns to powder if the book rests on it long enough. A creature attuned to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
storm, slow
7th
freedom of movement, ice storm
9th
commune with nature, cone of cold
Coast Druid Level Spells 3rd
mirror image, misty step
5th
water breathing, water walk
7th
terrain
9th
insect plague, wall of stone
Forest Druid Level Spells 3rd
barkskin, spider climb
5th
call lightning, plant growth
7th
divination, freedom of movement
9th
commune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
cast it in this way again until you finish a long rest. Sibyl Piety 25+ Oracle trait You can cast commune as a ritual with this trait. Once you do so, you can’t cast it in this way again until you
rarely believe the answers I give them.
3 I’m haunted by nightmares foretelling the deaths of people I’ve never met.
4 I’m often distracted by the sights and sounds of things that other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
philosophy. Clerics of Order meditate on logic and justice as they serve their gods, examples of which appear in the Order Deities table. Clerics of Order believe that well-crafted laws establish
5th mass healing word, slow 7th compulsion, locate creature 9th commune, dominate person Bonus Proficiencies 1st-level Order Domain feature You gain proficiency with heavy armor. You also gain
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
. Empyreans don’t age but can be slain. Because few empyreans can imagine their own demise, they fight fearlessly when drawn into battle, refusing to believe that the end is upon them even when
, pass without trace, water breathing, water walk
1/day each: commune, dispel evil and good, earthquake, fire storm, plane shift (self only)
Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the empyrean fails a saving
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
enemy of every enterprise.
Ways to Read the Kill d6 Reading
1 Using a tiny bellows to pump one last breath into a corpse.
2 Reading the entrails with special reading-the-entrails
dawn seven days later. I don’t really understand occultants, and to be honest, they scare the Abyss out of me.
— Jim Darkmagic
Why Be an Occultant? d8 Reason
1 You believe in karmic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
. Even magical scrying has failed to reveal his location. The botched kidnapping of Renaer Neverember won’t sit well with Urstul. He might try again. (Tashlyn doesn’t actually believe this, but she knows
. 3rd “There’s a shop in the Trades Ward called Weirdbottle’s Concoctions. The gnome who runs it is a friend of ours named Skeemo. He’s made some potions of mind reading for a client. Pick up the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Introduction: Welcome to Adventure This story began 50 years ago, and you’re part of it. In the 1970s, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson created a game of make-believe that fused rules with storytelling
Dungeon Master—and did everything they could to challenge and delight the other players. That game was, of course, the first version of Dungeons & Dragons, and you’re now reading its latest version
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
adventure as a player, stop reading now! Unless you want to keep going, that is. Because seriously, it’s not like anyone’s going to stop you. After all, information is power — in an Acquisitions Incorporated
campaign, and in life. Maybe you having a bit of an inside track is just what this adventure needs to make it really pop, and to keep the DM from getting all, “Ooh, look at me! I’m the one with the secrets!” I mean, can you believe how smug they are? It’s like they’re just begging you to turn the page …
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
outsiders to ready themselves for the coming destruction. Many initiates are fundamentally kindhearted and try to help outsiders when they can, but they ultimately come to believe most outsiders are lost
Things is key to the destruction of the multiverse. Performing a reading with this Deck of Many Things won’t simply reveal the future; it will determine the future, setting a date for the arrival of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Paladin: Oath of Glory Paladins who take the Oath of Glory believe they and their companions are destined to achieve glory through deeds of heroism. They train diligently and encourage their
Spells
3rd guiding bolt, heroism
5th enhance ability, magic weapon
9th haste, protection from energy
13th compulsion, freedom of movement
17th commune, flame strike
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
believe they and their companions are destined to achieve glory through deeds of heroism. They train diligently and encourage their companions so they’re all ready when destiny calls. Tenets of Glory
ability, magic weapon 9th haste, protection from energy 13th compulsion, freedom of movement 17th commune, flame strike Tiefling Paladin of Glory Channel Divinity 3rd-level Oath of Glory feature You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
the three nights of the full moon, three or more druids gathered around a moonwell can cast commune and scrying once each without expending spell slots and without material components, provided that one
food and shelter, and an opportunity to attend a gathering and speak, if they wish.
Still, the Harpers aren’t a druidic organization and, despite what some common folk might believe, not every druid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
this vantage. The village operates as a commune, with no exports or moneymaking businesses. Villagers grow trees and vegetables, cut wood to heat their homes, raise chickens and pigs, and share their
came from, and many believe he’s Strahd’s servant or the vampire himself in disguise. No one from the village visits the abbey anymore. The abbey’s bell rings at odd times, day and night, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
oath cast their lot with the side of the light in the cosmic struggle against darkness because they love the beautiful and life-giving things of the world, not necessarily because they believe in
ensnaring strike, speak with animals 5th misty step, moonbeam 9th plant growth, protection from energy 13th ice storm, stoneskin 17th commune with nature, tree stride Channel Divinity When you take this oath
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
scrawled pages invites doom. Most believe the lich-god Vecna authored the Book of Vile Darkness. He recorded in its pages every horrid idea, every corrupt thought, and every example of foul magic he
to the book must spend 80 hours reading and studying it to digest its contents and use its Adjusted Ability Scores, Tireless Form, Spells, Vile Lore, and Vile Speech properties. The Book of Vile
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
of uninvited guests, but quickly conceals her feelings with a welcoming smile. She attempts to gain the intruders’ confidence by pretending to believe that they are guests of Victoro’s and saying
villa can be determined randomly: d100 Victoro’s Location 01–70 He’s in his office (area C6). 71–90 He’s in the reading room (area C4). 91–00 He’s with Ammalia at one of the three locations
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
. The Uthgardt believe that their ancestors trapped their totem spirits under these mounds so that they and their descendants could commune with the spirits and gain their power. The Uthgardt fear magic
welcoming trading post it once was. The tribe’s spirit mound, Shining White, is northeast of the settlement, near an artery of the Surbrin River. Some of the more jaded tribesfolk believe that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands
characters. 6 A warm sponge cake cools on a dusty stone ledge. Its sweet, strawberry aroma wafts through the otherwise dingy passage. A note reading “DO NOT EAT” rests below its porcelain serving dish
. This mishmash of misfits and outcasts vows to dismantle society. The Undivided (Deniers) is a faction composed wholly of creatures native to Sigil. They believe those who pass through planar portals are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
character can notice a slight gap beneath the secret door with a successful DC 18 Wisdom (Perception) check. C4. Reading Room This reading nook has the following features: Light pours into this room
the northern wall has a butterfly-shaped, stained-glass peephole. If Victoro Cassalanter (see appendix B) is here, he’s reading a historical text titled The Rise and Fall of Hellgate Keep and taking
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, Zone of Truth 9 Beacon of Hope, Dispel Magic 13 Freedom of Movement, Guardian of Faith 17 Commune, Flame Strike Level 3: Sacred Weapon When you take the Attack action, you can expend one use of your
. The aura is filled with Bright Light that is sunlight. Oath of Glory Strive for the Heights of Heroism Paladins who take the Oath of Glory believe they and their companions are destined to achieve
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, and through many other means. So if an oracle stands on a beach imploring Thassa for an augury regarding a course of action you believe to be disastrous, you might describe the waves washing over the
starts drowning on dry land.
Divination Clerics and oracles have spells at their disposal that allow them to ask the gods for insight. The divination and commune spells contact a god and promise a






