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Bard
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of song, speech, and the magic they contain. Bards say that the multiverse was spoken into existence, that the words of the gods gave it shape, and that echoes of these primordial Words of Creation
still resound throughout the cosmos. The music of bards is an attempt to snatch and harness those echoes, subtly woven into their spells and powers. The greatest strength of bards is their sheer
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
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Breath Weapon (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). Ram Sugar exhales fire in a 30-foot-long line that is 5 feet wide. Any
half as much damage on a successful one.Fanatics are often part of a cult’s leadership, using their charisma and dogma to influence and prey on those of weak will. Most are interested in personal power above all else.Fire
Magic Items
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
This artifact destroys wealth to provide light and protection. Wrought from the finest yellow gold, the lantern has four faces, and an unwavering amber flame burns within it. The faces of the lantern
. The lantern has the following random properties:
2 minor beneficial properties
1 major beneficial property
1 minor detrimental property
Precious Fuel. The lantern burns only one source of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
minotaur with six iron horns. A fiendish light burns in his red eyes. Although he is filled with bestial blood lust, there lies within him a cruel and cunning intellect devoted to subverting all
below. He grants his rank-and-file followers the Unerring Tracker trait, and cult leaders gain the Incite the Hunters trait.
Labyrinthine Recall. This creature can perfectly recall any path it has
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abilities. Members of his cult can gain the Crushing Blow trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Indomitable Strength trait.
Crushing Blow (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action
long rest. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage taken. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed. The target dies if its hit
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abilities. Members of his cult can gain the Crushing Blow trait. Cult leaders can also gain the Indomitable Strength trait.
Crushing Blow (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). As a bonus action, the
long rest. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to half the poison damage taken. This reduction lasts until the poisoned condition is removed. The target dies if its hit
Feats
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Your inner fury burns tirelessly. You gain the following benefits:
Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
When you hit with an attack using a simple or martial
you finish a short or long rest.
Immediately after you use your Relentless Endurance trait, you can use your reaction to make one weapon attack.
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maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
Gaze. Demogorgon turns his
named Aameul and Hathradiah. Their gaze brings bewilderment and confusion to any who confront them.
Similarly, the spiraling Y sign of Demogorgon’s cult drives those who contemplate it for too
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
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Trait
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a
sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and claims the spoils of the cult’s victories.
2
A sapphire dragon is bound by an ancient pact to advise a monarchy on matters of
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
A cult devoted to a Great Old One of the Far Realm seeks an alien monolith that can summon its master, but the site is guarded by an amethyst dragon.
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An amethyst dragon wyrmling is actually
the worlds.
Ancient Amethyst Dragon Connections
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Connected Creatures
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A yuan-ti cult known as the
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Dragon Personality Traits
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Trait
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I often fixate on specific historical battles or wars and won’t rest until my
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Adventure Hook
1
Posing as an avatar of an evil earth elemental-god, a sapphire dragon serves as general to a fanatical cult—and claims the spoils of the cult’s
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
or wars and won’t rest until my hoard contains that conflict’s most significant artifacts.
2
I am constantly aware of a call from beyond this world. I must prepare to answer that call
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Adventure Hook
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Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
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Cultists of Orcus
Orcus grants his rank-and-file cultists the Undying Soul trait, and his cult leaders can gain the Aura of Death trait.
Undying Soul
(Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). If this creature is reduced to 0 hit points, it immediately makes a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If it succeeds, it is instead reduced to 1 hit point.
Aura
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her most loyal cultists. They can gain the Ferocious Surge trait, and her cult’s leaders can also gain the Infernal Tactics trait.
Ferocious Surge (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Bard In Ravnica, bards are commonly found among the Azorius Senate, the Cult of Rakdos, and the Selesnya Conclave, serving in a variety of capacities as lore keepers and entertainers. Bard Subclass
Demogorgon
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until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.
Gaze. Demogorgon turns his magical gaze toward one creature that he can see within 120 feet of him. That
Demogorgon’s cult can inspire madness in those who contemplate it for too long. All the followers of the Prince of Demons go mad, sooner or later.Demogorgon’s Lair
Demogorgon makes his lair
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
vast, sprawling rubblebelts of broken terrain that civilized folk have long abandoned. You can find a suitable place for you and your allies to hide or rest in these areas. In addition, you can find
joined the Cult of Rakdos.
9
A distant relative is trying to recruit me into the Selesnya Conclave.
10
I stopped a Simic biomancer from trapping wild beasts to perform vile experiments on them.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
fire burns in the center of the room, its smoke rising out to the central cavern and then out of the caves. If the alarm hasn’t been raised, 5 dragonclaws and 1 dragonfang (see appendix D for
statistics) are at leisure here. Unless the characters are wearing cult garb and can roleplay effectively, the cultists immediately recognize them as intruders and attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rise of Tiamat
fire burns in the center of the room, its smoke rising out to the central cavern and then out of the caves. If the alarm hasn’t been raised, 5 dragonclaws and 1 dragonfang cultists (see appendix D) are
at leisure here. Unless the characters are wearing cult garb and can roleplay effectively, the cultists immediately recognize them as intruders and attack.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, sacrificing their own to appease their so-called god. Appeased by these living offerings, Zargon returned to the tunnels beneath Cynidicea, where its cult grew.Zargon’s Lair
Zargon’s lair
water must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition until it finishes a long rest.
Eerie Weather. The area within 10 miles of the lair experiences strange weather
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
14. Temple Chandlery Torches used throughout Vanrakdoom are coated with a black wax that burns with a purple flame. The cultists of Shar know the secret process of making this wax, which they also
use to fashion their candles. This room contains all the supplies and tools needed to create black wax candles and torches, including flasks of oil, ceramic crucibles, and wooden candle molds. The supplies and tools rest on wooden tables spaced haphazardly about the room.
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in
to become a vampire cleric of the evil god. She now leads Shar's debased cult in Vanrakdoom and intends to send the group on a mission to destroy the Spires of the Morning, the temple of Lathander
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Orcish Fury Prerequisite: Half-orc Your inner fury burns tirelessly. You gain the following benefits: Increase your Strength or Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20. When you hit with an
again until you finish a short or long rest. Immediately after you use your Relentless Endurance trait, you can use your reaction to make one weapon attack.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Whispers Most folk are happy to welcome a bard into their midst. Bards of the College of Whispers use this to their advantage. They appear to be like other bards, sharing news, singing
songs, and telling tales to the audiences they gather. In truth, the College of Whispers teaches its students that they are wolves among sheep. These bards use their knowledge and magic to uncover
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
College of Glamour The College of Glamour is the home of bards who mastered their craft in the vibrant realm of the Feywild or under the tutelage of someone who dwelled there. Tutored by satyrs
, eladrin, and other fey, these bards learn to use their magic to delight and captivate others. The bards of this college are regarded with a mixture of awe and fear. Their performances are the stuff of
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can leave the lair
any ice or quartz crystals in that region.
Positive Energy. Any creature that finishes a long rest within 6 miles of the lair regains two additional spent Hit Dice.
Thriving Wildlife. Animal
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the greatest bards and philosophers to partake in “the Great Dialogue” in the dragon’s mountaintop lair. But only the dragon knows that the Great Dialogue has no end, and no one can
the clairvoyance spell, requiring no spell components and targeting any ice or quartz crystals in that region.
Positive Energy. Any creature that finishes a long rest within 6 miles of the lair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
contains the following: Purple Flames. The walls are lined with rusty iron sconces, each holding a torch coated in black wax that burns with a purple flame.
Cult Ritual. Six human cultists of Shar
kneel on rough woven mats in the center of this area, chanting in low tones. A human cult fanatic engulfed in a swarm of rats stands quietly in their midst.
The kneeling cultists are named Caradoc
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, but are commonly found in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
Song of Rest. The bard can perform a song while taking a short rest. Any ally who hears the song regains an extra 1d6 hit points if it spends any Hit Dice to regain hit points at the end of that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Cult of Malar In the prologue of Lore of Lurue—not a part of the story that the characters witness or experience—Ecamane Truesilver describes the underlying truth of the situation and identifies the
sorts in tribute to their god, then casting the carcasses into the pool. As the adventurers will discover, this cult of Malar (otherwise nameless) includes several berserkers as well as worgs and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
anchorites of the Cult of Talos. The forces of the cult include one archer and one dark tide knight (see appendix A) for every two characters, including sidekicks, rounded down. If there is an odd number of
horses made of water. Accompanied by a wagon full of archers, pulled by another of the water steeds.
The steeds move at 30 feet per round, and otherwise cannot attack or be harmed. As the Cult of Talos
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Creating a Bard Bards thrive on stories, whether those stories are true or not. Your character’s background and motivations are not as important as the stories that he or she tells about them
a story. Some bards acquire their magical music through extraordinary means, including the inspiration of fey or other supernatural creatures. Did you serve an apprenticeship, studying under a master
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Cult of Geryon Goals: Physical prowess, domination of others through strength, destruction of all opposition Typical Cultist: Bandit, bandit captain, berserker, cult fanatic, cultist, gladiator, thug
ability to strike bargains. He deals especially with those who seek brute strength. Any warlike monster — such as orcs, ogres, and trolls — can be lured into Geryon’s cult. His cultists typically form
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Bard Bards are gifted poets, storytellers, and entertainers who travel far and wide, commonly found performing in taverns or in the company of jolly bands of adventurers, rough-and-tumble mercenaries
Rest. The bard can perform a song while taking a short rest. Any ally who hears the song regains an extra 1d6 hit points if it spends any Hit Dice to regain hit points at the end of that rest. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Location and Timing This attack can occur anywhere. The cult has no concern for innocent bystanders, but the encounter will be easier for you to run without a panicking crowd to deal with. This
combat encounter should occur after a previous combat encounter has drained some of the characters’ resources, but before they can finish a long rest.