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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Spellcasting. The magewright’s spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 12). To cast one of its rituals, the magewright must provide additional material components whose value in
gold pieces is 20 times the spell’s level. These components are consumed when the ritual is finished. The magewright knows the following spells:
At will: mage hand, prestidigitation
Rituals
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
. Any hollow or crook will do, but often a special cavity is carved out of the trunk. The tree is bathed and watered with the blood of the sacrificed victim, and the body is buried among the tree’s
or Fey that performed the rituals, while others acquire the services of freed wood woads that find renewed purpose in serving a kindred guardian.Bludgeoning, PiercingFire
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
used as part of rituals to resolve disputes. The gavel has the following properties.
Arbiter’s Shield. At the start of every combat, attack rolls against you have disadvantage before the start of
you trace it becomes the center of a spherical area of magic that has a 30-foot radius and that is fixed to the place. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that requires the gavel to be within 5 feet of
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
dedicated solely to her, but the devotees performed no such ritual. As revenge for the devotees’ betrayal, the Spider Queen manipulated the creation rituals so that they sometimes created
could lay eggs that birthed more chitines (and the rare choldrith) and could direct the chitines in their work. But the devotees soon realized their mistake—choldriths belonged to Lolth, body
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
Yuan-ti were originally humans who transformed themselves into serpent folk through ancient rituals. Most yuan-ti were corrupted into monsters by those rites, but some yuan-ti instead became a new
people who mix characteristics of humans and snakes.
Blessed with resistance to magical and poisonous effects by the rituals that created them, each of these yuan-ti manifests their serpentine heritage
Dwarf
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Basic Rules (2014)
ye in trouble if I came out an’ looked for ye!”
— R. A. Salvatore, The Crystal Shard
Kingdoms rich in ancient grandeur, halls carved into the roots of mountains, the echoing of
frivolous. Two things to be said for them, though: They don’t have many smiths, but the ones they have do very fine work. And when orcs or goblins come streaming down out of the mountains, an elf
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
glow. Earth genasi hair can appear carved of stone or crystal or resemble strands of spun metal.
Genasi
Tracing their ancestry to the genies of the Elemental Planes, each genasi can tap into the
, Undead. These types don’t have rules themselves, but some rules in the game affect creatures of certain types in different ways. For example, the cure wounds spell doesn’t work on a
Species
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
and reforming without purpose or direction, until a creature exerts deliberate will to stabilize it. Through their potent psionic power, githzerai carved a home for themselves amid the chaos. As the
work on a Construct or an Undead.
Life Span
The typical life span of a player character in the D&D multiverse is about a century, assuming the character doesn’t meet a violent end on an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
inspire their work. Those who work minor magic into their labors are called magewrights. Far more limited in magical power than a typical spellcaster, a magewright is dedicated to learning a handful of
spells, and magewrights cast their non-cantrip spells as rituals—even spells that can’t normally be cast in this way. Most magewright rituals take 10 minutes to perform, but certain complex rituals can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
temples, with clergy and daily rituals, are in the Upper City, which precludes commoners from worshiping after dark, when only residents are allowed to remain in the Upper City. Since most commoners work
during the day, their faith usually becomes secondary in their lives. Ostentatious adherence to religious rituals is seen as a privilege of the wealthy. Some Baldurians even think outwardly displaying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
temples, with clergy and daily rituals, are in the Upper City, which precludes commoners from worshiping after dark, when only residents are allowed to remain in the Upper City. Since most commoners work
during the day, their faith usually becomes secondary in their lives. Ostentatious adherence to religious rituals is seen as a privilege of the wealthy. Some Baldurians even think outwardly displaying
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
, they use local settlements—and any competent visitors—as pawns in their struggle.
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An ancient deep dragon has put the folk of a city to work building the dragon a metropolis to rule
alliances or enmities. Their lairs are highly individual. Some are woven from networks of living fungus. Others are built upon the ruins of ancient cities or carved into caves near underground lakes.
Deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
several “relics” that it used in its rituals. These worthless items are stored in thirteen niches along the walls: A small, mummified, yellow hand with sharp claws (a goblin’s hand) on a loop of rope A
knife carved from a human bone A dagger with a rat’s skull set into the pommel An 8-inch-diameter varnished orb made from a nothic’s eye An aspergillum carved from bone A folded cloak made from stitched
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
have heard of the strange skyships the Halruaans sail, and a few know of the tales that even the least of their people can work magic.
Halruaans usually make their journeys into Faerûn for
traditional rituals that are unfamiliar to those around me.
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Sarcasm and insults are my weapons of choice.
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Open. I have much to learn from the kindly folk I meet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Plane of Earth. Giants of an ancient civilization sought to harvest the rockslide’s magic and endless mineral resources. To aid their work, they carved walkways around the rockslide and built stone
bridges spanning the fissure it pours into. The Giant runes these folk carved into the bridges still glimmer with crystalline light as they harness elemental earth magic.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
10. Mad Mage’s Puzzle Indentation. A 4-inch-deep, 8-foot-wide, 10-foot-long rectangular indentation is carved into the floor of this 20-foot-high cavern.
Jigsaw Pieces. A loose pile of carved
, painted stones stands near the south wall.
The pile contains ninety-nine chunks of stone, each weighing 25 pounds and carved in the shape of a jigsaw puzzle piece. The pieces form an image of Halaster
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
elaborately carved and decorated staffs. Some are at work sweeping or scrubbing the temple’s floors, while others gaze into scrying bowls or scrutinize tea leaves.
The priest who sits at the largest table has
magical divination. Clerics, mages, and other scholars work at the institution’s Celestial Observatory, its Library of Ultimate Truth, and its College of Divination. When the characters arrive at the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the party must convince the loggers to relocate before their work touches off a conflict with the Gatekeepers. 4 Working with an agent of the Chamber, the Gatekeepers are convinced the actions of the
characters will bring a daelkyr one step closer to freedom. 5 The characters discover evidence suggesting that the rituals performed by the local Gatekeepers are weakening their seal, not empowering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Settlements and Sites The lands of Mordent are carved into estates passed down through hereditary lines, accompanied by minor titles of nobility. These estates—including Gryphon Hill, Heather House
, and Westcote Manor—number among the most notable landmarks in the domain. The tenant farmers who work the land pay a portion of their crops to the landowners as rent. A small but relatively well-off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
access is limited accordingly. Purebloods live and work on this tier, which features cages for slaves, special quarters for the current slave master, and a centrally located torture chamber. A pair of
mount. This level contains a library where the yuan-ti store the knowledge of their transformation rituals, and a chamber where those rituals are performed. Temple Mount At the apex of the pyramid
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
. Black dragons versed in magic often record notes and rituals on bones, shells, and metal plates instead of paper or parchment. These unusual works are art in their own right, each featuring rows of
symbols carved on a trio of gemstones the size of apples
8 An elaborately carved mask representing a god of harvest and fertility
9 Metal horn caps inset with gems, made for the dragon by
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
26. Spider Queen’s Temple Years of neglect have left this temple in a terrible state. Work has begun to repair the damage. Web Curtain A web curtain separates a 50-foot-high arched narthex to the
a giant spider. Whether Vlonwelv and her entourage are here or not, the temple nave contains the following features: Decor. Six cracked pillars carved with intertwining demons stretch to a 50-foot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
arches carved of white stone. The rituals of Auril’s worship often seem cruel to outsiders. In Luskan, visitors gather at the temple to watch the frequent “wet parades,” a ritual in which supplicants don
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
D3. Courtyard This courtyard is open to the sky, and its walls have been carved with scenes of dwarves engaged in rituals, often in pairs, of a friendly or amorous nature. A twenty-foot-tall statue
of a female dwarf in a gown stands atop a stone dais in the middle of the courtyard, her arms outstretched in a welcoming gesture, her face carved with a warm smile. Unlit stone braziers stand in each
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
fleshy odors. To the west, a huge gong carved with snake patterns stands on a second balcony.
During rituals, the fane swells with yuan-ti, but the room is unguarded otherwise. When struck, the gong
sometimes brought here to be eaten by frenzied revelers or transformed into yuan-ti (see “Yuan-ti Rituals” below). Cauldron A stew made from boiled flesh sloshes inside the cauldron, which is heated by a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
when the orcs stormed the mines. The dead still lie where they fell. Many tunnels intersect at this natural, thirty-foot-high cavern. The walls are carved with simple reliefs showing dwarf and gnome
miners hard at work. Below them, nearly two dozen skeletons in rusted scraps of armor are scattered across the cavern floor. Some are dwarf skeletons, while others are orc remains. Half a dozen large
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Bytopia Creatures influenced by Bytopia appear carved, constructed, or sculpted by an expert artisan. A creature influenced by Bytopia also gains one or more of following traits of your choice
sound (wind, waves, chirping, or the like). The chosen phenomenon is perceivable up to 10 feet away.
The magical property lasts for 24 hours.
Sounds of Work. Whenever the creature casts a spell or
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
in mithral in the base of the haft. Among giants, this item is used as part of rituals to resolve disputes. The gavel has the following properties. Arbiter’s Shield. At the start of every combat
ground with your finger. The point where you trace it becomes the center of a spherical area of magic that has a 30-foot radius and that is fixed to the place. The transfer takes 8 hours of work that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
summoning conducted by an entity on a distant plane. They have little will in determining where they can go.
Because of this restriction, on the Material Plane most devils work through cults. Cults
typically consist of folk who have used rituals to contact devils and pledge their souls to them in return for power. The Lords of the Nine drive most of the soul trade, and the gifts they can offer are determined by Asmodeus’s decrees.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
knowledge. Accounts of experiments on captured people and animals are found throughout. It is through these experiments that the masters developed rituals for the creation of magic items capable of circumventing the work that would otherwise be needed to perfect the soul, the essence, and the mind.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
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, a Cleric can reach out to the divine
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Shirt, Shield, 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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
dark silken mats with a pale web-strand pattern woven through them in silvery thread. In the middle of the chamber (at the center of the web) stands a broad pedestal carved from zurkhwood, with a 10
shrine, overseeing routine rituals and offerings to Lolth. Roll a d6 when the characters enter the shrine to determine who they might meet. Shrine Activity d6 Activity 1–2 Asha is in the room alone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
quarters contain a collection of carved tablets, as well as actual books and scrolls found nowhere else in the library. Ustova’s quarters feature a collection of musical instruments and divination tools
distorted distance and direction can be in the library (see the “Gravenhollow: General Features” sidebar). His quarters are a work of art, covered with murals and wall carvings of his own design, along
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
7. Teleportation Pillars Eight black marble pillars form a circle in this 20-foot-high room. Carved into each pillar is a symbol representing one of the eight schools of magic (Abjuration
can use divination magic to determine the correct answer if they can’t work it out. Speaking Melair’s name aloud while standing in the room causes the symbols on the pillars to glow bright colors