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Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Cavaliers also learn how to guard those in their charge from harm, often serving as the protectors of their superiors and of the weak. Compelled to right wrongs or earn prestige, many of these
The archetypal Cavalier excels at mounted combat. Usually born among the nobility and raised at court, a Cavalier is equally at home leading a cavalry charge or exchanging repartee at a state dinner
Classes
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
. Cavaliers also learn how to guard those in their charge from harm, often serving as the protectors of their superiors and of the weak. Compelled to right wrongs or earn prestige, many of these
The archetypal Cavalier excels at mounted combat. Usually born among the nobility and raised at court, a Cavalier is equally at home leading a cavalry charge or exchanging repartee at a state dinner
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Charge. If the ram moves at least 20 feet straight toward a target and then hits it with a ram attack on the same turn, the target takes an extra 5 (2d4);{"diceNotation":"2d4","rollType":"damage
","rollAction":"Charge","rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
Magic Resistance. The ram has
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
, and their members operate anywhere the organization deems necessary. These groups employ listeners, rumormongers, smugglers, sellswords, cache-holders (people who guard caches of wealth or magic for
to one day rise to the top of my faith’s religious hierarchy. (Lawful)
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Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful
backgrounds
, Heretical Text, Holy Symbol, Traveler's Clothes, 10 GP; or (B) 50 GP
You have learned that the dominant religious beliefs of your region are lies. The corrupting forces may be in charge, but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, the city can count on the other members of the Lords’ Alliance to come to its defense. This arrangement infuriates Amn, which is not prepared to test the alliance’s resolve. To the east, the nations of
Elturgard and Cormyr view Baldur’s Gate as a lawless cesspool that might have to be dealt with someday. These nations especially frown on the city’s broad religious tolerance. Candlekeep To enter the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
, the city can count on the other members of the Lords’ Alliance to come to its defense. This arrangement infuriates Amn, which is not prepared to test the alliance’s resolve. To the east, the nations of
Elturgard and Cormyr view Baldur’s Gate as a lawless cesspool that might have to be dealt with someday. These nations especially frown on the city’s broad religious tolerance. Candlekeep To enter the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Religious Order Sure, serve that religious order, and soon you’ll be doing a thousand loads of your high priest’s laundry, because—conveniently—it’s divine will.
Tasha
Your group acts in the
service of a religious institution. The patronage of a religious order isn’t simply a matter of each member of your party belonging to the same faith, though. The faith’s administration—with its own
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Patron Benefits With a religious order as your group’s patron, you gain the following benefits: Divine Service. In times of need, your group can appeal to the priests of your faith for magical aid. A
cleric or druid of your faith who is of sufficiently high level will cast any spell of up to 5th level on your group’s behalf, without charge. The priest even provides any costly material components
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Intro to Stormwreck Isle
protect them. Recently, your resolve has been shaken by corruption in the city guard and ruling aristocrats. Personal Goal: Rejuvenating Pilgrimage. Seeking to reinvigorate your resolve, you learned of a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
outsiders to Akharin Sangar to supplement the city’s guard during the festival. The group in power trusts that competent adventurers from outside the city will have no connection to the local revolutionary
factions. Midnight Sun. An ally of the characters has received permission to visit Akharin Sangar and witness a periodic event in which the moon shines like the sun. This ally asks the characters to escort them on a scholarly or religious expedition.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
and calling for aid if someone gets hurt. To prepare for the battle, Mayor Raven calls out to those assembled, explaining the mercenaries will charge up the west side of the hill while the militia
and other participants charge down. The two groups will clash midway in a mock fight, with the mercenaries’ Istarian forces eventually retreating. Participants are encouraged to use their own armor but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
21. Elite Guard Barracks This damp chamber is filled with dry straw sleeping palettes, and houses the guards responsible for the protection of Thessalar’s apartments and laboratories. Creatures Three
lizardfolk renders are stationed here. They attack any intruders to subdue them, then drag them before Thessalar in area 15. Manipulating Time Having a mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
ensures peace in Viktal. Wicker scarecrows guard the rich fields, and friendly people go about their business with idyllic simplicity. Families in the community share their crops and resources
equally. The cheery villagers welcome visitors, showing eager interest in their stories and lodging them free of charge at the village inn, the Fisher’s Rest. Visitors are welcome to stay for as long as they like, especially as one of the seasonal Tithe festivals approaches.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
against the south wall, on which several bodies lie wrapped in funeral shrouds.
The wooden platform is used as a dais for religious rites. The faithful are brought here after death, blessed, and then
guide spend 1 charge in this area results in four lizardfolk guards and a lizardfolk shaman opening the secret door to the south and conveying the bodies down the south corridor before vanishing from sight.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
vault, and if the characters do something particularly loud, a guard might investigate at your discretion. Exterior Security Characters who learned the guard rotation in the “Preparation” section know two
guards are posted on the balcony and one guard patrols around the outside of the building at ground level. A character can avoid the notice of the exterior guards with a successful DC 12 Dexterity
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Once you’re done describing the situation, ask the players what their characters want to do. Note what the players say, and identify how to resolve their actions. Ask them for more information if you
bookshelf. Outside combat, the characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
situation, ask the players what their characters want to do. Note what the players say, and identify how to resolve their actions. Ask them for more information if you need it. Sometimes the players
characters don’t need to take turns, but you need to give each player a chance to tell you what their character is doing so you can decide how to resolve everyone’s actions. In combat, everyone takes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
game sessions to resolve. When strung together, these adventures form an ongoing campaign. A D&D campaign can include dozens of adventures and last for months or years. A Dungeon Master gets to wear
mastery and world-building. The D&D rules help you and the other players have a good time, but the rules aren’t in charge. You’re the DM, and you are in charge of the game. That said, your goal isn’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
out at 15 feet high.
Desks. Two rows of stone desks and chairs face the entrance. The tops of the desks are angled slightly and have inkwells carved into them.
Caught off guard by the arrival of
and scrolls in this room are brittle and fall apart easily. Most of the manuscripts describe the day-to-day religious observations of the priests of Dumathoin. A character who spends at least 1 hour
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroes of the Borderlands
large collection of books on all matter of subjects—even occult rituals.” (True)
“Anyone entering the inner bailey is bound to cross paths with Shannik, sergeant of the guard. I think he’s a little too
hard on new recruits.” (True)
DM Secret! Ivlis secretly leads the Cult of Chaos, an evil cult that feeds on destruction and disarray. Her supposed religious journey is a cover for her occult
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
28. Private Chapel The temple’s high priest resides in these small quarters, which contain a bed, personal effects, ceremonial robes, and religious instruments of office. A fireplace along the
mechanical guide spend 1 charge in this area causes the high priest to leave for area 29 by way of the secret door, then prepare for a ceremony of blessing.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
you assignments or reward you for achieving certain objectives, but it doesn’t dictate your activities. Adventurers’ guilds, heads of state, immortal beings, inquisitive agencies, religious orders
, and universities are typically highly autonomous. In a player-directed organization, you don’t have a patron because your adventuring party is in charge. You’re the boss; you tell others what to do
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
grumpy around goats, the ogres decide to attack. Assuming some of the characters are sleeping for the night, anyone on guard duty can attempt a DC 15 Wisdom (Animal Handling) or Wisdom (Insight
) check to notice that the goats are getting restless. This gives those on guard three rounds to wake up any sleepers and take precautions. After three rounds, the ogres, numbering three plus one per
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
) check measures your ability to recall lore about deities, rites and prayers, religious hierarchies, holy symbols, and the practices of secret cults. Other Intelligence Checks The DM might call for an
guard Forge a document Recall lore about a craft or trade Win a game of skill Spellcasting Ability Wizards use Intelligence as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
) check measures your ability to recall lore about deities, rites and prayers, religious hierarchies, holy symbols, and the practices of secret cults. Other Intelligence Checks. The DM might call for
city guard Forge a document Recall lore about a craft or trade Win a game of skill Spellcasting Ability Wizards use Intelligence as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Build Your Group Religious orders attract people from all walks of life. It can be fun to play against type—to make a devout character with the criminal or charlatan background, for example
would drive the order into obsolescence or even banishment if she were in charge.
Does Lady Ofejjaia hold her lofty position because of her loyalty, her piety, and her qualifications? Or is she
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
for higher education, especially in philosophy and literature. The city-state cautiously embraces progress, adopting developments in magic and science as long as they don’t contradict religious
curfew after sundown, and everyday interactions are tinged with restraint to steer clear of Atash’s forbiddances. Sangarians reserve intimacy for family and close friends, lowering their social guard
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
do more exciting work elsewhere. They might offer to kill the current leader and put the workers in charge, or they might come up with a totally different plan. Whatever the party’s tactics allow the
roleplaying to carry the encounter until it’s time to resolve the situation. If the adventurers make a compelling offer to the cultists, they might do what the party wants with no check. If the outcome
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake
that causes nature to flourish. Dangerous fauna and flora guard Claugiyliamatar’s treasure hoard, which includes several crystal balls and statues of powerful female humanoids. A cabal of evil human
with anxiety and frustration so Chardansearavitriol the Ebondeath can possess Claugiyliamatar’s body. The necromancer put one of his lieutenants, an undead warlock named Viantha Cruelhex, in charge of organizing these assaults.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
spectators can’t decide which of them should guard the meteorite, and they are anxious for someone to help resolve their dispute. The gazers were drawn to the cavern by the spectators’ argument but lack the
their telepathy to jointly reach out to the characters: An alien voice in your head says, “Mysterious outsiders! I am Spectator Greelob. This is Spectator Orlob. Each of us claims the right to guard this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
, and immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage from nonmagical weapons that aren’t made of adamantine. Destroying the arch all but dooms the project, since Zox lacks the resolve to start
. Kurlog will accept reasonable aid to complete this mission. In particular, he could use help taking down the arbalests that guard the Simulacrux. 2c. Detritus Wreckage. This section of cavern is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
communities offer abundant sacrifices to the god, but also guard their ancient rituals from outsiders, as Karametra’s organized clergy harshly forbids discussion of abandoned religious practices. However
pull plows, the cats that guard the granaries, and the roosters that wake families and call them to their work are given blessings, special treats, and a day of rest. Stories say that strays found on
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
could expand, or do you prefer not to dwell on such things? If you’re religious, did the shocking tragedy of the Mourning cause you to question your faith, or did it reinforce it? If you’re an
represents you channeling these vengeful ghosts. Is there a way to lay these spirits to rest? Do they have unfinished business they want you to resolve? As a sorcerer your arcane powers could be the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
. There are ways to resolve these problems, but the answers aren’t always simple or obvious. There can certainly be times when decisions are straightforward. If the Emerald Claw is about to detonate a
better off under their rule. There are ancient and primordial forces at work in Eberron. But there are also misguided patriots, religious extremists, and dragonmarked houses looking to wring a few more