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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     magic, science, and reason over religion, mysticism, and superstition. Stars  Card Name Represents   Master of stars Wizard Mystery and riddles; the unknown; those who crave magical power and great
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     knowledge One of stars Transmuter A new discovery; the coming of unexpected things; unforeseen consequences and chaos Two of stars Diviner The pursuit of knowledge tempered by wisdom; truth and honesty
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     empty, but cries of pain can be heard coming from beyond the door. 7b. Unused Torture Chamber The walls of this room are lined with coiled whips, daggers, and other menacing tools. A small table in the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     coming from areas 7d and 7e.
 Circle. In the middle of the floor is a 10-foot-diameter circle of entrails surrounded with ghastly script written in blood (see “Abyssal Circle” below).
 Furnishings. Four
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     sought revenge against the Vistani and took up a life of hunting evil monsters. The Waiting Game. Van Richten isn’t a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , Insight +7, Medicine +7, Perception +7, Religion +6, Sleight of Hand +4
 Senses passive Perception 17
 Languages Abyssal, Common, Elvish, Infernal
 Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
 Special Equipment. In
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     his head. A character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the old man as a representation of Bahamut, the god of good dragons, in human form, and the seven canaries as his
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     without coming into contact with the lava.
 Eggs. Six red-speckled dragon eggs sit in the lava pool.
 The lava curtain is created magically but is not itself magical. A creature that enters the lava
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     feet of the Girscamen feel a harmless supernatural chill—an effect of the unquiet spirits haunting the ship. If characters succeed on a DC 14 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check, they can tell
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     in area T4 occurred. Derek and Violette have been protecting the books hidden in this chamber. Upon recognizing the characters, Derek thanks them for coming to recover the tomes he and Violette have
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     Eagletalon. A successful DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check made to study the carved pillars reveals that a pillar can be empowered with radiant energy if the name of the hero it represents is
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     trodden on, but the scene it shows is still recognizable. A successful DC 10 Intelligence (History or Religion) check allows a character to recognize the scene as showing Torm presenting the Helm of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    -headed flail. Any character who succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes it as the symbol of Yeenoghu, the demon lord of gnolls.  Z2. Feasting Cave Crude steps lead down to a frigid
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     noise to attract the attention of the gnolls can hear them coming by their manic laughter. The Cackling Chasm Roster provides a summary of these denizens and the areas they originate in. When Chyzka sees
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     face the wall if he knows he has guests coming. B10. Laboratory The laboratory is crammed with tables bearing alchemical gear. Bottles of rare ingredients line the walls, alongside strange trinkets and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     library contains dozens of tomes covering a variety of esoteric subjects: magic, alchemy, religion, and the cosmos. B13. Planar Beacon This room is dominated by the planar beacon: a 5-foot-high, egg-shaped
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Scions of Elemental Evil
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    .
       Mod Save 
    Str  11  +0  +0 
  Dex  12  +1  +1 
  Con  10  +0  +0 
        Mod Save 
    Int  10  +0  +0 
  Wis  11  +0  +2 
  Cha  10  +0  +0 
   
 Skills Deception +2, Religion +2
 Gear
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                      +1  +1 
        Mod Save 
    Int  10  +0  +0 
  Wis  14  +2  +4 
  Cha  13  +1  +1 
   
 Skills Deception +3, Persuasion +3, Religion +2
 Gear Holy Symbol, Leather Armor
 Senses Passive
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     + 16)
 Speed 30 ft.
   STR
  12 (+1)
 
  DEX
  15 (+2)
 
  CON
  14 (+2)
 
  INT
  10 (+0)
 
  WIS
  11 (+0)
 
  CHA
  16 (+3)
Skills Deception +5, Intimidation +5, Religion +2
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    
  16 (+3)
Skills Arcana +3, Religion +3
 Damage Immunities fire
 Senses passive Perception 10
 Languages Common, Ignan
 Challenge 6 (2,300 XP)
 Spellcasting. The flamewrath is a 7th-level
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    ) score of 14 or higher hears what sounds like sobbing or muttering coming from within. The door is sealed firmly, as are the shrine’s four windows, and all are coated by an unnaturally resilient resin of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . If the characters destroyed Sylvarie’s painting before coming here, they encounter Sylvarie in her true form: a neutral good moon elf priest who is not wearing armor (AC 10). In this case, she is
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     faint sound of chanting is audible coming from a corridor to the northwest. To the south are three cells with iron-banded wooden doors. A small, barred window is embedded in each door at the height of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     succeeds on a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the figure as Asmodeus. Cult Gathering. During cult gatherings, a bearded devil guards each of the doors leading to area A7. A4. Family Crypt
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , which could include coming to the Material Plane on a mission. A ki-rin disciple in the world usually serves its deity as a scout, a messenger, or a spy. Ki-rins are attracted to the worship of deities
                                                
                                            
                                                
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  INT
 19(+4)
 
  WIS
 20(+5)
 
  CHA
 20(+5)
Skills Perception +9, Insight +9, Religion +8
 Damage Immunities poison
 Condition Immunities poisoned
 Senses blindsight 30 ft
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     “religion” is a mishmash of confused tradition, borrowed mysticism, hallucinogenic intoxicants, and manufactured lore that serves more as a road to personal power for Pharblex than as a spiritual system for
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     races coming and going around the castle, so when they see strangers, their first assumption is that the newcomers are more cultists. This assumption is reinforced if Snapjaw or other lizardfolk
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     some sort don’t keep coming, the bonds of allegiance among the goblinoids eventually fray. Legions of hobgoblins begin infighting, and goblins shirk their duties while the hobgoblins are distracted
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and power than they previously possessed by serving as agents of the goblinoids, helping to identify any who are disloyal to the host. In matters of religion, there is little or no flexibility. The
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     black were destined to one day follow the Path of Phenax, coming back from death as Returned. After Orestes’s death, his tomb was consecrated as a holy site by Phenax’s followers, in part due to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    . Images of pale drops hover over a skeleton, while black drops loom over a Returned. Any character who succeeds at a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check learns that the sarcophagus itself bears a
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     disagree as to how many days they’ve been here). They have seen a number of strange, shady people coming and going, including some who wore cloaks to conceal their features. The doors seemed to work
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     fidgets with the medallion she wears, especially when trying to remember something. A DC 12 Intelligence (Religion) check notes that priests often wear such medallions, engraved with their holy symbol
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     shamanistic magic. His “religion” is a mishmash of confused tradition, borrowed mysticism, hallucinogenic intoxicants, and manufactured lore that serves more as a road to personal power for Pharblex
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     seeing cultists of many races coming and going around the castle, so when they see strangers, their first assumption is that the newcomers are more cultists. This assumption is reinforced if Snapjaw
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     creatures and can’t repair itself while one or more creatures occupy its space. A character who studies the rubble of the shattered dais and succeeds on a DC 17 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     which it was used to slay her. Not willing to destroy the weapon for fear of thwarting the first vision, she has kept the hilt hidden in an attempt to keep the second vision from coming to pass. Each
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     characters make the climb invisibly, at night, or during a rainstorm, it’s impossible to reach the monastery without the aarakocra knowing they’re coming. Fifty-six aarakocra live in Kir Sabal, in
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     still very old. It can be recognized as a portrayal of Ubtao in tabaxi form with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check. The aarakocra don’t know the statue as Ubtao; they revere it simply as
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     remains consecrated to Torm. A creature that touches the altar and succeeds on a DC 15 Charisma (Religion) check regains all its hit points. This check can be attempted only once for any creature. Though
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , prays to Torm for 1 minute, and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check at the end of the prayer causes Torm’s power to wash over the altar and wipe clean the blood and other desecrating
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (Perception) check hears a faint tapping noise coming from the dome’s east side. This sound is a gnome named Prit (see area P54), rapping on the other side of the wall with a spoon. This section of the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     knowledge unique to the people of Bakar. A character who inspects the statue and succeeds on a DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check knows this god prizes secrets. Treasure. If a character tells the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     chaplain of the fortress, prayed to Procan for divine intervention against the approaching Tammeraut. The residents of the hermitage, who generally espouse no particular religion, have converted the
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     chamber into a library. Any character who has an appropriate background or who succeeds on a DC 14 Intelligence (History or Religion) check recognizes that the carpet depicts the symbol of Procan, the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     of winter scenes. Set into the back wall is a door inscribed with a large snowflake. A single word is carved into the lintel above it.
 Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     that a massacre took place here recently. You hear the squawking of buzzards coming from the middle of the camp and see a half dozen vultures picking at two bodies outside one of the larger tents
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , to try new things, to imagine what they desire and then pursue it, and to be kind to others. In return for this freedom from the usual requirements of religion, Corellon expects them to address
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     and the timing of its appearance. A moonbow appearing above a new moon is the most dreaded sign, for it is said to signal a coming period of great upheaval and many deaths. Lunar Worship. Temples to
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     the Big Foot. A character can deactivate the magic of the runes by standing within 5 feet of a footprint and using an action to succeed on a DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana or Religion) check. Alternatively
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     city rulers abandoned the plan, and the gate was sealed. Or at least that’s what everyone thought. A character who succeeds on a DC 18 Intelligence (Arcana, Nature, or Religion) check can sense that
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    , preferably in twos or threes. Any cleric who examines the chapel’s decor can attempt a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check to identify the deities that were once revered here: Oghma (god of
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     concealed canvas door. If cornered, the doppelganger fights to the death rather than allow itself to be captured. If Gundren is revived, he thanks the party for coming to his rescue but won’t leave Cragmaw
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     (Perception) score hears faint crying coming from a small stand of stones. Investigating the cries reveals a tiny winged figure, head in hands. This is Thunderwing, a sprite. She immediately gravitates
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     character who takes the time to study the murals and succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Religion) check uncovers subtle symbology related to the worship of Zuggtmoy. A character who succeeds on this
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     window. Stairs lead to the crypt below. If the characters haven’t encountered the Gloved Hand (area 14) yet, they hear the faint echo of an argument coming from below. 6: Dining Hall Read or paraphrase
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     spiderweb-covered library contains hundreds of books in genres ranging from history and religion to speculative fiction. Gremorly added his impressive personal collection to the library, including
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     circumstances. Dory is willing to give up this information because he knows its time in the Styes is coming to an end — and he wants to trigger as much final mayhem as it can. If he can’t use the cult for its
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     contains a tattered book with a florid spiral design. A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Religion) check identifies this design as the symbol of Tharizdun. The book is handwritten in a combination of
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     he regains a number of hit points equal to the amount of psychic damage dealt. A character who succeeds on a DC 20 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the statue as a depiction of Deep Duerra
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     approach this chamber hear screams of agony coming from inside. Braziers of glowing-hot coals heat and light this room, the walls of which are lined with closed iron sarcophagi standing on end. In the
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     room, characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher also notice a faint murmuring coming from one of the ceramic jars—a smooth, onyx-black jar with geometric engravings
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     base is a strange symbol. Smears of a strange, dark, dripping fluid mar the iconography.
 A character who succeeds on a DC 17 Intelligence (Religion) check recognizes the iconography of the defaced
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     with the image of a golden sun on its outside. Characters who succeed on a DC 10 Intelligence (Religion) check recognize it as the holy symbol of Siamorphe, demigod of nobility. Gilded mirrors and
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                    , creatures that have telepathy can’t communicate telepathically with creatures outside the attic unless the doors are open. Terenzio and Elzerina have heard howling coming from the attic two or three
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     trouble is coming. Treasure. Nezznar’s divinations are accurate. Buried in the shallow rubble at the bottom of the rift is the crushed skeleton of a dwarf wearing gauntlets of ogre power. The remains can
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     character proficient in the Religion skill recognizes the depiction. The statue is beautifully carved, and its emerald eyes appear to be worth 5,000 gp each. A character can climb the statue and pry
                                                
                                            
                                        
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                                                         - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                     perpetually tracks creatures in Illithinoch with its Creature Sense ability. It likely knows that the characters are coming and which denizens they’ve dispatched before arriving. Once the characters come to
                                                
                                            
                                                
                                                     gateway to the Far Realm. A character examining the runes who succeeds on a DC 13 Intelligence (Religion) check realizes that the runes spell out prayers to Ilvaash that will open the gateway into
                                                
                                            
                                        





