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Cleric

Classes Player’s Handbook

Core Cleric Traits Primary Ability Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Cleric level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: History, Insight

devotion through prayer and rituals, not through magic. Many mortals claim to speak for the gods, but few can marshal the power of those gods the way a Cleric can. Becoming a Cleric... As a Level 1

Prisoner 13

Monsters Keys from the Golden Vault

her triumph onto her skin. Using ancient rituals, Korda infused many of these artful etchings with the magic of Gauntlgrym’s forges, granting her wondrous gifts. Korda grew too ambitious for

in Dwarvish script on her neck and across her shoulder blades reads, “Endless dreams entombed in stone.” Flames. A roiling storm of brilliant flames covers her back and ribs. Shroud

Cleric

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

Cleric Core Cleric Traits Primary Ability Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Cleric level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill Proficiencies Choose 2: History, Insight, Medicine

Planes. Not every member of a temple or shrine is a Cleric. Some priests are called to a simple life of temple service, carrying out their devotion through prayer and rituals, not through magic. Many

Cleric

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

Cleric MICHAEL BROUSSARD A Miraculous Priest of Divine Power Core Cleric Traits Primary Ability Wisdom Hit Point Die D8 per Cleric level Saving Throw Proficiencies Wisdom and Charisma Skill

devotion through prayer and rituals, not through magic. Many mortals claim to speak for the gods, but few can marshal the power of those gods the way a Cleric can. Becoming a Cleric... As a Level 1 Cleric

D6. Hall of Vows

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

D6. Hall of Vows Two unlit braziers flank the entrance just inside this wide hall. Detailed carvings of dwarves decorate both side walls. These images depict ceremonies, rituals of romance, love, and

behind the western brazier is a +1 greataxe. Its owner left it there while attending a ceremony in the greater temple, but the oni slew the dwarf and overlooked the axe in the aftermath. The axe has

Finding the Way

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

ruby in Ghazrim’s ring has a white, star-shaped core that guides its wearer along the safest, shortest route to Gravenhollow. Society of Brilliance If one or more members of the Society of Brilliance

Gracklstugh. If the characters helped the stone giants by putting an end to the horrid derro rituals in the Whorlstone Tunnels (see chapter 4), Stonespeaker Hgraam is willing to assign them a guide — a

The Planes of Eberron

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron

influence. When the influence of a plane is especially strong it is said to be coterminous. When its influence is weak, a plane is remote. These states can be important for epic rituals, the creation of

experiences of dreamers. There is a dark core at the heart of the plane, shaped by the nightmare force known as the Dreaming Dark. For reasons unknown to the general populace, Dal Quor is always remote

Gracklstugh

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

strongholds, afraid to venture out into the streets — even invisibly. Rumors abound of creatures active in the Darklake, and of secret rituals and offerings made to the dark waters to appease them. A

boil. Each side blames the other for recent happenings in the City of Blades and believes it can use the situation to its advantage. Keepers turn up dead, murdered by mysterious assailants, while

7. Halls of Worship

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

precious baubles with oil. The cultists are named Elthimar and Zelaya. They are carefully anointing items that have been plucked from Umbraxakar’s hoard — treasures that will be used in rituals to tether

the shadow dragon’s memories to specific areas of Vanrakdoom. Treasure. The items on the table include three silver bowls (25 gp each), two ceremonial daggers with wavy obsidian blades (75 gp each), a

Life in the City of Blades

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

Life in the City of Blades The duergar are called gray dwarves not only because of the color of their skin, but also because of their drab and joyless lifestyle. While they make no time for merriment

, the duergar have a culture as rich and complex as any other, and nowhere is this so evident as in Gracklstugh. Work never stops in the City of Blades, and the gray dwarves take pride in efficiency

39. Arcturia's Boudoirs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

of incense in each brazier fill the room with a pungent but pleasant aroma. The rakshasa is bound to these boudoirs and can’t travel beyond area 39, even through the use of spells, as long as the

fuel her terrible transmutation rituals. Alussiarr has no beef with the adventurers and doesn’t want to distress them by revealing its true form. It does, however, ask them to set it free by breaking

Upper Level B1-B9

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

to arcane magic by anyone who has proficiency in the Arcana skill. The book Retribution of the Ancients sits on the table. In addition to describing various dark rituals, this tome serves as Lord

that opens up through the crumbling wall of the antechamber is illuminated by a single brazier. At the end of the passage, a set of curving stone stairs descends farther down into darkness. If the

Ranger

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

ranger makes the difference between forlorn failure and fabulous success. Even when a franchise engages in commerce in the cities and towns of the realm, a ranger’s keen senses, sharp blades, and flesh

being a defender is core to your identity as a ranger. As a member of Acquisitions Incorporated, you channel your natural proclivity for protectiveness into a razor-sharp focus on the franchise. Pure

Gnolls

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

war bands seek to soften up foes with surprise attacks and to leave no survivors alive. Gnoll Flesh Gnawer These gnolls eschew the use of ranged weapons in favor of short blades that they wield with

hunger and violent urges. Eventually, they fight among themselves. The survivors devour the flesh of their slain comrades but preserve the bones. Then, by invoking rituals to Yeenoghu (appears in this

Membership

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

for social interaction, material support, and the fulfillment of spiritual needs. The core tenet held by initiates—that they alone are destined to survive the apocalyptic end of all things and populate

, and in the formal context of rituals, an initiate might be identified by their new name and brood number: for example, “Aphellis, Initiate of the Twenty-Sixth Brood.” Leadership The leaders of the

Caer Locations (C1-C9)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

, the guards respond, “Speaker Crannoc Siever has no need for your heathen rituals!” C2. Snowy Courtyard Footprints in the snow lead to various doors along this courtyard’s perimeter, including a tall

footlockers (where the cultists keep their cold weather clothing). A copper brazier full of hot coals is situated in the middle of the room. Protruding from the brazier’s base is a bellows that can be

Cragmaw Castle Locations

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

was once the castle’s banquet hall, with a soaring ceiling twenty-five feet high. Two large wooden tables with plain benches stand in the middle of the room, and a brass brazier full of glowing coals

room’s upper reaches, overlooking the floor. To the north, heavy curtains block a matching pair of archways. Between the archways is a cracked but ornately carved stone brazier. This chamber is home to a

Anatomy of a War Band

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

the remains of their foes using bizarre rituals. A hyena that feeds on such a corpse spawns a gnoll, while other humanoids who join in the feast become cultists of Yeenoghu. Fangs use their claws in

springs into action, its blades and teeth turn it into a whirling dealer of death, able to dash from one target to the next as though it had been shot from a bow. Gnoll Witherlings A war band might go for

Temple Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil

only accomplishments are as a gang leader. Drule once called his gang the Glinting Blades. The Blades were based in the Free City of Greyhawk until a wronged nobleman attempted to drown the gang’s

from the well and slaughtered the nobleman; as promised, the Glinting Blades became the Children of Suffocating Ooze. The gang traveled to the Temple of Elemental Evil to serve the Princess of Ooze

Orcs

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

blades, tactical experts who advise their chief in matters of war. Blades lead from the front, wading into combat fearlessly while barking orders at lesser soldiers. A blade knows how to use orcish

gateway to the ancestors. Orcs who die having served the tribe well go on to rituals meant to send them to Gruumsh’s realm. As befits followers of a god who doesn’t speak, hands of Yurtrus remove

Random Encounters

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

adornment’s sake is something duergar society frowns upon, the guards’ violent response was unnatural — a hint of the growing madness festering inside the City of Blades. Deep Gnome Merchant A female

the influence of Demogorgon. Many are developing tics, habits, and behaviors that fly against their core beliefs, including guards flaunting their corrupt behavior, the use of adornment for adornment’s

Gnolls

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

use of ranged weapons in favor of short blades that they wield with speed and efficiency. In the thick of a fight, they are capable of dashing across the field, slashing and snarling as they run down

violent urges. Eventually, they fight among themselves. The survivors devour the flesh of their slain comrades but preserve the bones. Then, by invoking rituals to Yeenoghu, they bring the remains back to a

Tour of the Planes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

and experiences of dreamers. The dark core at the heart of the plane is shaped by the nightmare force known as the Dreaming Dark. The primary inhabitants of Dal Quor are the quori, enigmatic master

reality. New arrivals are subject to forced conscription when encountered (whether by angel, demon, or devil), if they aren’t summarily dispatched. Amid the constant strife, windstorms of blades scour

Temples of Extraction

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a5

Nature The power of nature is stripped down to its most destructive core in this zone. 105. Temple of Plague A glowing green mist drifts around a shrine of binding in this white marble chamber. To the

, and her apprentice prefer to stand near the braziers. Braziers. The magic stone braziers are built into the room and can’t be moved. A creature that touches a brazier for the first time on a turn

Crushing Wave Cultists

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

elemental fire as reckless and short-tempered. Crushing Wave Priest Crushing Wave priests are the fanatical core of the cult. Gathering in secretive cabals, they perform dark rituals to glorify

the death if an avenue of retreat is open to them. Reavers carry shields made of giant crab shells, and the blades of their swords are lined with shark’s teeth. Crushing Wave Reaver Medium humanoid

Ironslag: Lower Level

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

door opens into a bedchamber. 26A. North Bedchamber Duke Zalto and Duchess Brimskarda sleep here, in an enormous bed with a frame made from crisscrossing iron sword blades welded together. Dangling

. A giant barrel in the southeast corner serves as a stool and rests in front of a burnished, full-length mirror mounted in the south corner of the east wall. An iron brazier hangs from a hook mounted

The Seldarine

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

core of divine entities remained loyal. Because they rejected Lolth’s treacherous ways, they retained their primal power and their immortality. Surface elves, and other elves who dwell in the light

his presence is no longer felt. Priest of Corellon Corellon doesn’t expect much from followers — no complex rituals or frequent ceremonies or even regular prayer. Corellon wants them to enjoy life

A Detour to Neverwinter

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

entertaining hallmark of assignments handed down from Head Office, and plausible deniability is one of the core competencies of any successful Acquisitions Incorporated franchise.) The Backstory

for free. Entering the Temple Anyone can enter the temple to worship Oghma at a shrine on the first floor. Acolytes and lesser clerics are available to perform rituals for a suitable donation. The

Cultists of the Dead Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

into the shadows with ease, or even turn invisible for a crucial moment. Cult Ranks. Low-ranking cultists of Bhaal are called night blades, whom Bhaal blesses with darkvision and superior stealth

master the necromantic arts. Delvers into Lore. Cultists of Myrkul study rituals that allow them to force the souls of the dead into service, compelling them to answer questions and share forgotten lore

Wedding Itinerary

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

shaping a massive mosaic. Not far from the dwarves is a large metallic construct with a terrifying number of appendages ending in blades and saws. It is thankfully unmoving. A female dwarf with sharp

a solid background in company history might recall that this is the same vault that the core members of Acquisitions Incorporated once robbed.) Vault Doors and Keys. Each vault door is covered in

Maelstrom Level 2

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

whalebone blades lined with shark teeth. The shields and the weapons aren’t particularly valuable, especially given their weight. A concave wall to the south has a giant-sized secret door set into it. It

cautionary tales about the fall of ancient Ostoria and accounts of the giants’ ancient war against dragonkind. Other stones have prayers and ancient rituals inscribed on them, most having to do with the

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