conjured runes gods to her records

Scion of Thrym

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

);{"diceNotation":"1d6", "rollType":"recharge", "rollAction":"Glacial Upheaval"}. The scion digs its hands into the ground at a point it can see within 30 feet of itself and launches a magically conjured mass of

rapidly and thrive within 6 miles of the scion. If the scion dies, these effects end immediately. Scions of Giants’ Gods Giants are descended from the All-Father, Annam, and his children. But

Adult Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long-gone creators. They are fascinated by time-manipulation magic and forgotten knowledge. Those who stumble upon a time

dragon’s hoard might find invaluable historical information from eras past.A Time Dragon’s Lair Time dragons often lair in the ruins of ancient civilizations or temples to dead gods and do

Ancient Time Dragon

Monsters Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

what will be. Time dragons prize historical records, objects representative of lost cultures, and treasures from long-gone creators. They are fascinated by time-manipulation magic and forgotten

civilizations or temples to dead gods and do their utmost to preserve these historical sites. A time dragon’s insatiable desire for knowledge means it’s likely to have more than one such lair. The

Wyrmskull Throne

Magic Items Storm King's Thunder

Built by dwarven gods and entrusted to the rulers of Shanatar, an ancient dwarven empire, the Wyrmskull Throne was a symbol of dwarven power and pride for ages untold. The throne hovers a foot off

the ground and is a massive thing made of polished obsidian with oversized feet — the impaled skulls of four ancient blue dragons. Runes glisten in the carved obsidian, winking to life with blue

Ancient Emerald Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

of power near their lairs and keep detailed records of how phenomena connected to those sites react to outside influences. They also avidly collect magic items and spells that create illusions

for a history of the gods the dragon is compiling. Emerald Dragon Lairs Emerald dragons make their lairs in caves and subterranean ruins, favoring locations that have been abandoned&mdash

Gug

monsters

prints. Victims are taken to rancid lairs marked with strange runes and sacrificed to the gugs’ wicked gods of blood, darkness, and nightmares. Dire rumors tell of lightless gug cities made of

Downcast

races

At the conclusion of the Gods’ End, a thousand souls fell to Etharis like burning stars from the sky. The downcast had once been part of the celestial legions, but the death of the gods sent

absence of the gods, the Arch Seraphs of each deity descended upon the mortal realm, taking upon themselves the burden of imposing order on a world cast into disarray. The Arch Seraphs were the most

Gnoph-Keh

monsters

some dreadful apotheosis by cultists is unclear. What is plain is that gnoph-kehs rule as vicious, hateful gods among the mountain tribes they enslave. Terrible Deities. A gnoph-keh craves worship

and obedience. When it arrives in a mountainous region, it besieges the land with conjured blizzards, forcing local tribes into submission. It culls its new servants, brutally slaying those who display

The Barrow King

monsters

, and tales speak of a tide of death that will sweep across the world if the king himself should awaken. Records of the king’s living exploits and identity are near nonexistent, but rumors abound

", "rollAction":"Undying Mount"}. The king casts Phantom Steed, requiring no spell components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability. The conjured steed takes no damage from areas of effect. The spell ends early if the king casts it again.

Shub-Niggurath

monsters

of desperate exiles fleeing persecution, face starvation in the wilds. Seemingly by chance, they stumble across ancient standing stones or a similar edifice. The runes on the site are strangely

cultists, tearing down their shrines and cursing the gods that they believe have turned against them. Corruption Runs Deep. With each passing year, the land grows more and more tortured. Natural animals

Orc Legacy

Species Volo's Guide to Monsters

Lord Dagult Neverember once told me, during a drunken tirade, that orcs are fearful of their gods, and, if one plays one’s cards right, they can be controlled through that fear and made to

the plane of Acheron. It is there in the afterlife where the chosen ones will join Gruumsh and his armies in their endless extraplanar battle for supremacy. Gods of the Orcs Orcs believe their gods

Archives

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

Archives Gravenhollow’s records are organized by rooms attuned to the past, the present, or the future. Each level has a random number of rooms, arranged without any apparent system other than the

library’s intuitive ability to direct visitors to where they want to go — or to where the library thinks they need to go. Accessing the Records The library keeps its records on stone and crystal slabs

Noteworthy Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

her family and made a significant offering to the gods. In return, the gods created a stable plain where she built her new home. A group of guides and explorers called the Trail Keepers base their

when the gods moved mountains to create Xoxotla’s plain. Itzimico As volcanic ash drifts into the sea, it turns the coastal waters of the Obsidian Gulf dense and acidic, making docking a challenge

The Larger Truth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

personality. Thanks to Ward’s history of making friends, trading favors, and pulling strings, even rivals find the Proclaimer difficult to directly oppose. Ward seeks evidence of the gods’ influence and motives

in all things. Ward then adds such evidence to their orders’ records and creates new verses of the Awakening Song. Personality Trait. “I listen for the words you dare not say.” Ideal. “I’ll know more

Noteworthy Sites

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

her family and made a significant offering to the gods. In return, the gods created a stable plain where she built her new home. A group of guides and explorers called the Trail Keepers base their

when the gods moved mountains to create Xoxotla’s plain. Itzimico As volcanic ash drifts into the sea, it turns the coastal waters of the Obsidian Gulf dense and acidic, making docking a challenge

Bard Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

Humming as she traces her fingers over an ancient monument in a long-forgotten ruin, a half-elf in rugged leathers finds knowledge springing into her mind, conjured forth by the magic of her song

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

The Cataclysm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

The Cataclysm As a last effort to avoid mass destruction, the gods sent the Thirteen Warnings, a series of signs meant to deter the kingpriest. Trees wept blood, fires raged unnaturally, and cyclones

struck the gleaming Temple of the Kingpriest. The gods also warned a few chosen mortals, reasoning that if any of them reached Istar and prevented the ritual, the world might not be beyond redemption

The Larger Truth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

personality. Thanks to Ward’s history of making friends, trading favors, and pulling strings, even rivals find the Proclaimer difficult to directly oppose. Ward seeks evidence of the gods’ influence and motives

in all things. Ward then adds such evidence to their orders’ records and creates new verses of the Awakening Song. Personality Trait. “I listen for the words you dare not say.” Ideal. “I’ll know more

Chapter 9: Magic in Etharis

compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide

across the continent, eradicating the population of divine mages until only a scattered few remained. Of course, no one who records history witnessed the gods rise or fall—if there were ever gods at

Divine Magic Sebastian Kowoll Divine magic may seem contingent on the presence of gods, deities, Arch Seraphs, and Arch Daemons, but it is much more nuanced and complex. Divine spellcasters believe

History and Myth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the distant past happened “many, many years ago.” In Theros, history transforms into myth more quickly than it does in other worlds, becoming generalized, vague, and moralistic. And because the gods

are so deeply involved in mortal affairs, it’s often impossible to distinguish between the myths of divine activities and the scraps of historical fact in these records. The origin and generations of

History and Myth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros

the distant past happened “many, many years ago.” In Theros, history transforms into myth more quickly than it does in other worlds, becoming generalized, vague, and moralistic. And because the gods

are so deeply involved in mortal affairs, it’s often impossible to distinguish between the myths of divine activities and the scraps of historical fact in these records. The origin and generations of

The Cataclysm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

The Cataclysm As a last effort to avoid mass destruction, the gods sent the Thirteen Warnings, a series of signs meant to deter the kingpriest. Trees wept blood, fires raged unnaturally, and cyclones

struck the gleaming Temple of the Kingpriest. The gods also warned a few chosen mortals, reasoning that if any of them reached Istar and prevented the ritual, the world might not be beyond redemption

Before the Cataclysm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Before the Cataclysm Krynn’s earliest centuries have passed into mythohistory. The story begins in the Age of Starbirth when the gods forged the world from primordial chaos. This period’s records are

and the remaining gods. Takhisis the Dragon Queen in Her Human Guise During the thousand years before the Cataclysm, known as the Age of Might, several human nations flourished, conquering vast

Before the Cataclysm

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Before the Cataclysm Krynn’s earliest centuries have passed into mythohistory. The story begins in the Age of Starbirth when the gods forged the world from primordial chaos. This period’s records are

and the remaining gods. Takhisis the Dragon Queen in Her Human Guise During the thousand years before the Cataclysm, known as the Age of Might, several human nations flourished, conquering vast

Heroes of the Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

) might use the magic of Giant runes, or a paladin’s Sacred Oath could involve allegiance to the tenets of a philosophy or organization of giants (such as those described in chapter 2). Giant-Made

Accessories You might use a giant-crafted item—probably something inscribed with one or more Giant runes—as a spellcasting focus. For example, the staff you wield as an arcane focus might have been a giant’s

Runic Circle Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

choice. Waves of invaders appear throughout the night, unless the characters can activate the proper sequences of runes and star carvings to sever the invaders’ connection to the circle. Missing

the records in the circle with her apprentices and minions from the Fire Giant Encounters table (see chapter 3), puzzling out the secret of creating the flying ships used by the civilization that

Runic Circle Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

choice. Waves of invaders appear throughout the night, unless the characters can activate the proper sequences of runes and star carvings to sever the invaders’ connection to the circle. Missing

the records in the circle with her apprentices and minions from the Fire Giant Encounters table (see chapter 3), puzzling out the secret of creating the flying ships used by the civilization that

Heroes of the Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

) might use the magic of Giant runes, or a paladin’s Sacred Oath could involve allegiance to the tenets of a philosophy or organization of giants (such as those described in chapter 2). Giant-Made

Accessories You might use a giant-crafted item—probably something inscribed with one or more Giant runes—as a spellcasting focus. For example, the staff you wield as an arcane focus might have been a giant’s

The Giant Lords

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

elevated by the gods to the pinnacle of giantkind. Chief Guh Guh, a gluttonous hill giant chief, has raised an enormous timber steading in the hills northeast of Goldenfields, in the central Dessarin

she becomes the largest giant in the world, Guh believes the gods will reward her and elevate hill giants to the top of the ordning. Guh has spent the past four months gorging herself, while nearby

The Giant Lords

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

elevated by the gods to the pinnacle of giantkind. Chief Guh Guh, a gluttonous hill giant chief, has raised an enormous timber steading in the hills northeast of Goldenfields, in the central Dessarin

she becomes the largest giant in the world, Guh believes the gods will reward her and elevate hill giants to the top of the ordning. Guh has spent the past four months gorging herself, while nearby

Orc Culture and Beliefs

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

Orc Culture and Beliefs Orcs live in constant fear of their gods, and their behavior is rooted in that mentality. They believe that they can see the influence of the gods everywhere in the world

communication from the gods. If the tribe has encountered a similar omen before, the priests understand how to interpret it, but if a sign from the gods has no clear explanation, the priests might

48. Shagambi's Tomb

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

48. Shagambi’s Tomb Each character who teleports into this tomb from area 47C appears atop a randomly determined teleportation rune (see “Teleportation Runes” below). Characters can also enter the

this area: Nervous Unkh suggests that her host leave the tomb at once using one of the teleportation runes, though she can’t decide which rune is best. Impulsive Wongo thinks it’s a good idea to shatter

Orc Culture and Beliefs

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

Orc Culture and Beliefs Orcs live in constant fear of their gods, and their behavior is rooted in that mentality. They believe that they can see the influence of the gods everywhere in the world

communication from the gods. If the tribe has encountered a similar omen before, the priests understand how to interpret it, but if a sign from the gods has no clear explanation, the priests might

Deneir

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

. It’s common practice for someone who writes a letter or records information to say a prayer to Deneir to avoid mistakes. Similarly, artists acknowledge Deneir before beginning and upon completing

saved for later use is information lost. They consider literacy an important gift of the gods, one that should be spread and taught. His followers are scribes and scholars devoted, like their patron

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